Judy Cheng’s paintings are, in a sense, the antithesis to prevailing notions of landscape painting. She doesn’t depict rolling hills, grand vistas, peaks and clouds, rather, she offers a study of what the landscape is really composed of. Under the tutelage of her close friend, legendary Vancouver artist Gordon Smith, Judy’s evocative, energetic pictures point their gaze downwards and straight ahead into the thickets. As she wrestles with the raw canvas, everything is brought directly to the front of the picture plane while pockets of space and depth are discovered and carved out of the composition. The branches, bushes, dirt, sticks, snow, leaves, and flowers jostle for position, crafting a dense, rhythmic mosaic.
Landscape III
2019
Acrylic On Canvas
30″ x 30″
$4,200.00
Nest
2010
Acrylic On Paper
23″ x 30″
Framed
$3,600.00
Summer
2010
Acrylic On Paper
23″ x 30″
Framed
SOLD
Quarry Rock III
2010
Acrylic On Paper
23″ x 30″
Framed
SOLD