Balancing Act 1 Janise Yntema collages and paintings

collages and paintings

Her use of natural pigments

The rhythm of the vertical stripes are resulting from the wooden sections glued by the industry

This suggests that she approaches her work with a sense of mindfulness and introspection

Balancing Act 1 Janise Yntema collages and paintingsBalancing Act 1 is part of a series of works on paper started in 2016. They are created in the evenings and aptly named after busy days of teaching and other responsibilities. The artist establishes parameters involving the use of a particular palette, certain mark making gestures and amount of time spent on each drawing. This work incorporates graphite, ink, and gouache, and is a combination of intuition based and planned execution.