Small Paintings on Reclaimed Wood

These small paintings are part of a collection I created for an event in Belfast I was recently involved in - 'Gift to the City of Belfast.' Along with the ceramicist Rachel Ho (www.rachelho.co.uk) and the designer Micah Purnell (www.micahpurnell.com) I gave away 100 small paintings on squares of reclaimed wood by hiding them around Belfast City Centre.   

Small Paintings on Reclaimed Wood

I love to explore the themes of memory and a sense of place and this collection of 100 paintings uses salvaged wood as a vehicle to communicate the importance of restoration and hope through the connections we make with what we find around us.

This is the quotation used by Gift to the City (www.giftothecity.org) to describe the experience and my contribution.

‘I have created 100 abstract paintings on wooden squares salvaged from old pallet boards. Each one bears a unique visual history of layers, marks, and scores with faint, gold lifelines of hope running through. We are replenished when we seek to salvage the lost and forgotten parts of ourselves and our worlds, creating threads of hope through connection.’

You can find out more about 'Gift to the City,' at the link below on the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival website.

 

https://cqaf.com/gift-to-the-city-micah-purnell-rachel-ho/

 

Small Paintings For Sale

The following small paintings are for sale. If you would like me to reproduce a painting in similar style (either small paintings or larger ones on canvas or wood) you can contact me at orlagilkesonart@gmail.com to work with me on an art commission. 

 

 

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