Bio

C.W. Slade creates an enigmatic world of color, brilliant yet translucent; and form, nonrepresentational yet suggestive. She utilizes the artistic process as a
means of exploring life's mysteries, painting a philosophy of balance and
completeness, truth and discovery.
Slade's work reveals an eloquent dialogue between the artist
and her medium, a constant exchange of intuitive choices and the ensuing
reactions to the world unfolding on her canvas.

Beneath the surface of each painting are evocative suggestions of color, form
and language that reflect the artist's process of creation. Her abstract compositions allow the viewer freedom to be part of this process, to search for clues, messages
and fragments. The audience's experience of each piece is influenced by color,
the emotional and transformative value each tone brings to the entire canvas.

Slade applies numerous coats of pigment upon the surface of each piece to achieve the rich and luminous composition, which incorporates complex elements of collage and the resultant topography of countless layers of mixed media. Images and colors are applied to the base, covered by additional veils of medium, only to be partially revealed again by the scraping back and removal of the immediate facade. Her process is akin to the weaving of fabric, as each deposit of detail and color, whether hidden or apparent, is a significant component of the whole. The outstanding use of color intermingled with an exceptional instinct for placement merges together layers upon layers of intriguing visual components. Hints of symbolic imagery, words and forms encourage the viewer to search the vast terrain of Slade's brush; the final product is a textured map, a balance between the physical and mystical realm, that guides the viewer on a meditative journey through C.W. Slade's enchanting universe.

C.W. Slade's mixed media painting's have gained recognition in the art world and
her works are collected internationally.

CW Slade 2008 Calender and Notecards are available for purchase:
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"Painting is my way of exploring the mysteries of daily life, the uncertainty
of what it is to be human,
and scratch at the layer's of one's existence.
My deepest curiosities lie beneath the surface waiting to be discovered.
Music, poetry or even a single word can spark an idea.
What is most central comes to me in silence, that special time in
between all the chaos, allowing me a moment of repose.
My approach to art making is purely natural and spontaneous rather than deliberate.
I let the colors and images present themselves to me without question.
Slowly, the painting reveals it's secrets to me, much like awakening from a dream.
Art allows me the freedom to explore and to enter the ineffable space in between.
It is within this countless space that resides the creative spirit."

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