The vibrant works of Canadian artist Madeleine Arnett are filled with liquid light and energy. Exploring the nature of fluidity, Arnett paints images of river rocks and water, giving these elements a wonderfully expressive feel through her swirling mixes of fluid and brilliant color. As she alternates styles, techniques, and tools, in her dynamic painting process, each work is both inventive and communicative, inviting us to consider the nature of water in new ways.
For Arnett, the river has become her muse; it is her fascination with water that propels her artistic drive. Using a lively color palette, compositionally each painting is balanced yet dynamic, conveying a sense of fluidity and timelessness through curved lines and elemental forms. Her use of light not only helps elucidate the transparent and elusive nature of water, but creates elements of reflection and refraction that add an entirely new dimension to her subject. What results are intricate patterns of curving, rippling light that remind us of the harmony and energy that water inevitably holds.