tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112609722011-11-22T18:15:12.810-05:00Mary Weymark Gosspaintings and journal entriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-30048962820650551032011-10-07T14:11:00.000-05:002011-10-07T14:11:06.025-05:00FH414 Simple Gifts VII (lady among trees)
FH414 Simple Gifts VII (lady among trees)
10 x 8" oil on panel
FH414 detailsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-49964148427087284962011-10-05T13:50:00.000-05:002011-10-07T14:13:29.137-05:00FH412 Simple Gifts V (green)
FH412 Simple Gifts V (green)
10 x 8" oil, collage on panel
FH412 detailsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-47766496519718723312011-09-09T16:55:00.003-05:002011-09-15T17:28:03.801-05:00FH413 Simple Gifts VI (lady with lotus)
FH413 Simple Gifts VI (lady with lotus)
10 x 8" oil on panel
FH413 detailsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-25827646578241777682011-07-08T15:31:00.000-05:002011-07-08T07:23:20.666-05:00New entries, July 8, 2011, Black on White sketchbookMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-68358617122210975462011-07-01T10:11:00.003-05:002011-07-02T10:33:02.434-05:00FH406 Four Horizons XIII (red flowers, green leaves)
FH406 Four Horizons XIII (red flowers, green leaves)
12 x 12" oil on panel
$80.00
FH406 detailsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-3950167729875940962011-01-20T13:32:00.001-05:002011-01-25T12:59:14.099-05:00FH408 Simple Gifts III (brush, mug)
FH408 Simple Gifts III (brush, mug)
10 x 8" oil on panel
FH408 detailsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-3354722734775491112010-09-11T15:58:00.003-05:002010-11-26T16:24:13.922-05:00
FH411 Mary's world
768 x 1024 pixels digital drawing iPad Sketchbook Pro
FH411 detailsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-16050381010837418552010-09-05T15:44:00.002-05:002010-11-26T16:19:17.825-05:00FH410 Noah's fish1024 x 768 pixels, digital drawing iPad Layers
FH410 detailsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-46739093465141675242010-06-28T17:36:00.003-05:002010-07-03T10:49:35.327-05:00FH404 Four Horizons XI (think)
FH404 Four Horizons XI (think)
3090 x 2320 pixels digital painting using Adobe Ideas on iPadMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-10748158144602504002010-04-13T17:43:00.005-05:002010-07-02T17:48:44.676-05:00FH401 Contexts I (patterns)
FH401 Contexts I (patterns)
7 x 5" markers on digital printMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-64131445831334141012010-04-11T10:23:00.001-05:002010-04-11T10:30:13.996-05:00FH400 VIII Second ThoughtFH400 Four Horizons VIII (second thought)14x10" collage, markers on board
Part of the collage is a print of A344.Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-5078438947604003602010-03-02T19:10:00.001-05:002010-06-13T11:02:26.570-05:00FH399 Four Horizons VII (furls)
FH399 Four Horizons VII (furls)10 x 8" Prisma Colours and markers on panel
Private collectionMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-30110494143110208612009-10-27T15:10:00.004-05:002010-06-13T11:02:53.807-05:00FH398 Four Horizons VI (change) FH398 Four Horizons VI (change)10 x 14" acrylic, ink, collage on canvasPrivate collectionFH398 description
Four Horizons SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-69702132179820698272009-09-19T16:15:00.011-05:002010-06-13T11:03:14.981-05:00FH391 Four Horizons IIFH391 Four Horizons II12 x 12" mixed medium on panelPrivate collection
Four Horizons SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-82490768214272718622009-09-17T19:41:00.007-05:002010-02-04T11:37:08.006-05:00FH397 Four Horizons V (bird & scrolls)Fh397 Four Horizons V (bird & scrolls)1200 x 900 pixels digital painting on photo
Four Horizons SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-83824648493264397752009-09-06T20:53:00.003-05:002009-10-27T15:46:18.546-05:00FH396 Four Horizons IV (fish & leaves)
FH396 Four Horizons IV (fish & leaves)
640 x 480 pixels digital painting on photo
Four Horizons SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-41722211308530394992009-09-04T19:54:00.008-05:002010-06-14T17:09:32.194-05:00FH395 Four Horizons III (Companions)
FH395 Four Horizons III (Companions)
3000 x 2400 pixels digital painting on photo
Print available: 20 x 25" giclee on stretched canvas $195
Four Horizons SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-25177256747544030982009-09-01T11:59:00.005-05:002009-09-08T12:03:18.750-05:00They gather together their art and writing
It turns out that Mary has many years of writing that she has neglected to edit. Numerous uncatalogued drawings turn up, as well.
On the other hand, desean has all of his art and writing neatly organized on his laptop, and he has already done the layouts for two or three books. It is quickly decided that Mary will be in charge of Data Retrieval and desean will be in charge of Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-18265223019007205382009-08-28T19:07:00.000-05:002009-08-28T19:07:21.017-05:00Vision 17
Vision 17
8 x 5" coloured pencils on old textbook
Our bodies bind us to the transient world
But our minds are free to experience the infinite
A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-18491071530389259312009-07-22T17:20:00.001-05:002009-07-22T17:22:11.723-05:00Vision 16Vision 168x5" coloured pencil on old text bookThe marriage of two SoulsIs a union worthy of LoveA Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-37554928785406652292009-07-20T19:29:00.002-05:002009-07-22T19:37:59.877-05:00Pattern 1 EnchantedPattern 1 Enchanted6.25x4" watercolour & markers on primed pamphletOne of my favourite sketching exercises is to make two or three bold lines…which I think of as vectors…and make my characters and objects fit into them. For this little painted book, I decided to use watercolours on the primed pages, filling my large shapes with colour. Using various markers, I used patterns to create texture and Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-17191565954459667412009-07-01T20:46:00.000-05:002009-07-01T20:47:09.072-05:00A394 Token VII (bowl)A394 Token VII (bowl)8x5" Prisma Colour on panel$60.00An experiment using coloured pencils on a primed panel.Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-33102197176655953362009-07-01T18:26:00.000-05:002009-07-01T18:27:04.197-05:00Pagescape VII PlayingPageScape VII Playing8.25x5" Prisma Colour pencils on hardcover novelThemes and messages in art are always a controversial subject among artists. The artists who paint what appeals to them often have their work labelled as ‘just pretty paintings.’ The artists whose main work is fraught with poetry and meaning often just want to paint a pretty picture, and not have to explain it. Meaning can be Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-10783521489011821302009-06-27T09:19:00.000-05:002009-06-27T09:20:01.648-05:00Pagescape VI ReflectingPageScape VI Reflecting8.25x5" Prisma Colour pencils on hardcover novelIt was another hot day, though there was a breeze rustling the leaves and stirring up patterns in the lake. Deb and I sat in the screen house, sketching and talking about the ever-shifting shapes of our lives. Every day, something changes, and our perception changes. And some days, our understanding of things completely startsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-24702696607016135192009-06-23T19:45:00.004-05:002009-06-23T20:03:19.695-05:00PageScape V ConnectingPageScape V Connecting8.25x5" Prisma Colour pencils on hardcover novelWhile my friend and collaborator desean was visiting, we had many discussions about our work processes, and especially how we work together. As soon as one of us mentions an idea, the other makes a connection, and from there we branch off in many directions, embellishing and refining, frequently returning to the original Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-43394027016573539172009-06-17T20:21:00.003-05:002009-06-17T20:54:28.458-05:00Vision 15Vision 158x5" coloured pencil on old text bookHow carefully we attire and adorn ourselvesBut the mind is the true clothing of the bodyA Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-10532887125526177462009-06-17T09:24:00.005-05:002009-06-17T15:46:16.965-05:00desean flies in from Vancouverdesean and Mary have corresponded and collaborated on art projects for many years. They decide it is time to gather their drawings and poems and art and writing together and turn it all into books.desean flies in from Vancouver and arrives at Mary's house in Moonbeam with his computer and camera under his wing. It's a fancy red wing, as you can see.flutterbirdsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-45033956525576328582009-06-15T16:27:00.005-05:002010-06-14T15:25:30.647-05:00A393 Token VI (caregiver)
A393 Token VI (caregiver)
10x8" acrylic and prisma colour on board
Private collection
The Token theme is about the almost magical moments and events in our lives, often repeating, that can become symbolic to us. When a crisis arises, these tokens seem to fall from the sky; someone takes care of us, or something or someone suddenly appears to make us smile. Something special happens, Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-52640207653286439602009-06-01T14:43:00.011-05:002009-06-17T20:54:44.583-05:00Vision 14Vision 148x5" coloured pencil on old text bookWhatever Life serves us, we should feast uponFor are we not glad to see the sun rise on a new day?A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-21886740191545924472009-05-24T21:04:00.003-05:002009-06-17T15:27:00.694-05:00Vision 13Vision 138x5" coloured pencil on old text bookArt animates our minds and handsAnd brings joy to our solitudePainted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-15500402335047089822009-05-17T11:07:00.005-05:002009-06-17T15:25:42.865-05:00page eighteenA Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-63655141343524818892009-05-14T12:03:00.004-05:002009-06-17T15:24:51.411-05:00A392 Artist & Anomaly VA392 Artist & Anomaly V24x18" acrylic, pastels, pencilsprivate collectionThis is a lost and found work. I did not have it recorded in my catalogue, and had not taken a picture of it. One day my friend Deb visited, and she brought the picture with her. I had given it to her daughter and then forgotten it completely. So here it is, slightly out-of-place, since there were no other numbers available Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-79833368539096065182009-05-13T15:03:00.005-05:002009-06-23T19:45:43.338-05:00PageScape IV DiscerningPageScape IV Discerning8.25x5" Prisma Colour pencils on hardcover novelAnother morning of sketching with Deb. We discussed the idea of discernment, really looking and focusing, as a path to discovery. Painting and writing help to crystallize ideas, giving form to what we can only sense.All is hidden for us to find. And each discovery leads us, if we are discerning, to another.PagescapesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-67376210390620501482009-05-09T16:51:00.002-05:002009-06-17T15:22:07.170-05:00page seventeenA Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-80733658710287745972009-05-08T18:21:00.009-05:002010-06-14T15:26:04.421-05:00A390 Token V (speckled bird)
A390 Token V (speckled bird)
10x8" acrylic and prisma colour on board
Private collection
The speckled birds appeared in a vivid dream after I finished chemo. I (dreamed I) was lying in bed, peacefully free of care and pain. A flock of colourful spotted birds sat on me and the blankets, cooing and chirping softly. It was just me and the birds, suspended in a blissful dreamscape.
Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-32327583592521123222009-05-07T18:10:00.006-05:002009-06-23T19:44:21.165-05:00PageScape III CrossingsPageScape III Crossings8.25x5" Prisma Colour pencils on hardcover novelThe ice began melting in the lake today, as the sun warmed the countryside. Deb and I sat out on the deck with our coloured pencils and books, talking and sketching. A breeze moved the trees gently, and stirred the patterns in the ice. Our conversation drifted, ideas crossing and shifting.PagescapesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-20894672750453257002009-05-04T17:32:00.007-05:002009-08-20T08:48:12.259-05:00Growth 17Growth 179x6" oil, marker on PC Paintbrush IV manualEver since I had been in remission, I have been thinking about a creature to represent new growth. I thought I would try out a little lizard-like character, cheery and fluid and gorgeously-patterned. Some of these creatures can grow back limbs and tails and such, and similarly, as I recover, my fingers seem to be coming back to life. Suddenly I Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-7061161845413203552009-05-01T22:21:00.009-05:002009-06-23T19:43:03.154-05:00PageScape II UnexpectedPageScape II Unexpected8.25x5" Prisma Colour pencils on hardcover novelI began painting on old books and manuals as a way to move my smaller works, sketches and paintings, away from standard formats, and contain them in a 'package'. Of course a book is a package that can contain many things, all presented in order, and portable. You might think a nice new blank sketchbook would do the job nicely,Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-4892077367535067932009-05-01T22:21:00.004-05:002009-05-05T22:37:39.671-05:00Vision 12Vision 128x5" coloured pencil on old text bookOur companions ease our burdensAnd help illuminate the WayReturn to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-68354477797213646652009-04-25T23:50:00.007-05:002009-06-23T19:41:44.218-05:00PageScape I EscapePageScape I Escape8.25x5" Prisma Colour pencils on hardcover novelThe wind blows, and everything changes. I can hear the birds, but their shapes merge with the shifting landscape. Even the trees are trying to be something else. It makes me feel restless, exhilarated. I escape into a little drawing, that belongs only to this moment. No rules, no plan...PagescapesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-23583013809513155732009-04-24T23:04:00.007-05:002009-05-05T22:36:36.054-05:00Vision 11Vision 118x5" coloured pencil on old text bookAre we not enlightened particlesObedient to the force that draws the circle?Return to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-30423014652511813902009-04-22T21:39:00.006-05:002009-05-05T22:36:15.866-05:00Vision 10Vision 108x5" coloured pencil on old text bookWe look inward,and find understandingWe reflect,and stretch out our handReturn Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-58388668462416343272009-04-20T22:46:00.003-05:002009-04-20T22:47:40.071-05:00Vision 9Vision 98x5" coloured pencil on old text bookThe mirror shows us somethingThat is more than this worldReturn to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-5638215826260470852009-04-16T12:53:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:54:31.759-05:00Vision 8Vision 88x5" coloured pencil on old text bookAnd however darkness overcomes usWe cannot fall below the wings of LightReturn to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-7917318093952763412009-04-13T18:43:00.007-05:002009-10-16T08:18:58.553-05:00A388 Token IV (fish & raven)
A388 Token IV (fish & raven)
12x12" acrylic & prisma colours on stretched canvas
private collection
The idea for the token sequence of little paintings began with a casual challenge from my mother. We were looking at her sketchbooks, in particular the pages of medallion-shaped designs, which she originally intended for pottery. I said that I thought they would make wonderful Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-56894518630965176042009-04-08T22:06:00.005-05:002009-04-08T22:29:36.892-05:00Vision 7Vision 78x5" coloured pencil on old text bookTake thought, and think againFor our next act is our future.Return to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-51498894463934826892009-04-06T22:23:00.000-05:002009-04-06T22:25:00.093-05:00Vision 6Vision 68x5" coloured pencil on old text bookLet us empty the chaos of our soulsAnd be filled again with LightReturn to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-86660506117440129322009-04-04T22:23:00.003-05:002009-04-04T22:25:20.662-05:00Vision 5Vision 58x5" coloured pencil on old text bookNature:Yet we cannot fully know ourselves or the Design,Only that it is our Alpha and OmegaReturn to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-24855374158677802972009-04-04T22:09:00.002-05:002009-04-04T22:21:37.567-05:00Growth 16Growth 169x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualImpending. Most of the time I avoid thinking about it, but from time to time, my upcoming cancer test results blanket my brain in a white fog. Pending. Coming soon. I scribble in the fog, over and over. Every time I sketch and scribble in my painted books, I find myself laughing over something...fat birds and rubbery characters, or strange, Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-39241603189560958802009-03-31T14:33:00.003-05:002009-04-04T22:11:20.111-05:00Growth 15Growth 159x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualOn a glorious sunny day, with my joyful bird characters twittering in my mind, I just paint and draw for fun.Return to Painted Book: GrowthMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-37915730573919379602009-03-28T12:20:00.002-05:002009-04-04T22:22:56.314-05:00Vision 4Vision 48x5" coloured pencil on old text bookIf the world is a reflection of usSurely we must strive to be our best selves.Return to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-79871181253065155762009-03-27T23:16:00.003-05:002009-04-02T14:51:24.190-05:00page sixteenReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-11010778417617877092009-03-27T23:05:00.004-05:002009-04-02T14:51:50.012-05:00page fifteenReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-76911519511795906762009-03-27T22:42:00.003-05:002009-08-18T09:47:27.820-05:00Growth 14Growth 149x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualAfter a critical period in life, we all change in some way. The renewed woman has grown spiritually: she gratefully cradles the bird, which represents the gift of life. She dwells in this one moment, content.Return to Painted Book: GrowthMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-6457693188767923492009-03-26T12:27:00.002-05:002009-04-02T14:40:07.146-05:00Growth 13Growth 139x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualThe sun came out today. Recovery. Warmth and sunshine. A flower blooms unexpectedly. I have been using up old tubes of paint for these pages, and this ancient crusty cadmium yellow was full of lumps. Even my chemo-numbed fingers can feel them, scattered like a code or a lunar landscape. Texture=Sensory Input, an artistic process that is felt, like the Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-25639851069395314182009-03-26T12:08:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:40:35.908-05:00Vision 3Vision 38x5" coloured pencil on old text bookHow can we abuse the worldWhile its Creator looks on?Return to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-12429806959840415292009-03-19T12:26:00.002-05:002009-04-02T14:41:14.657-05:00Vision 2Vision 28x5" coloured pencil on old text bookOf the countless leaves written on,How many have we turned over?Return to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-16731562154496873912009-03-19T11:32:00.002-05:002009-04-02T14:41:37.384-05:00Vision 1Vision 18x5" coloured pencil on old text bookAwareness:Into life we come and soon are gone,But what do we know of ourselves and the world?Return to Painted Book: A Vision of BeingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-17967710551036451562009-03-19T11:13:00.003-05:002009-04-02T14:42:02.429-05:00Growth 12Growth 129x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualA quiet dream. Gentle ideas flutter about, and remain.Return to Painted Book: GrowthMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-47618309114790479162009-03-17T10:25:00.003-05:002009-04-02T14:42:28.919-05:00Growth 11Growth 119x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualChaotic growth. Brilliant intrusion, the beginning of something new.Return to Painted Book: GrowthMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-78397672284631662192009-03-14T09:50:00.003-05:002009-04-02T14:42:50.550-05:00Growth 10Growth 109x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualGrowth 10 about dichotomy; after illness and trauma, the brain divides in two. One part carries on as normally as possible, avoiding the thoughts of the other part. Cancer is always there in the other half, waiting to reappear, and potentially treacherous cells hover in between, waiting to change. You are always waiting for the next test. You are alwaysMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-49902533563075897832009-03-12T10:02:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:43:20.723-05:00Growth 9Growth 99x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualSomewhere in the new green growth, an idea is forming, still vague and distant.Return to Painted Book: GrowthNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;}Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-49620912498676796422009-03-11T10:07:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:43:44.111-05:00Growth 8Growth 89x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualLately my mother and I have enjoyed looking through her sketchbooks. She keeps finding more...and she has a considerable number of them...and we pore over them, laughing and exclaiming. They are mostly filled with fish characters, designs and motifs. Some of them are whimsical, some extraordinarily beautiful. They spin around each other, changing into Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-90306288939741901902009-03-10T10:10:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:44:09.895-05:00Growth 7Growth 79x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualHere are the cancer cells again, seemingly under an impenetrable mountain. Yet beyond the burden and work of fighting this malevolence, a new world appears. The other side. Something to aim for, hope and light. And much nicer colors, too. Give me back my yellows and blues!Return to Painted Book: GrowthMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-61974040297845095052009-03-10T10:00:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:44:34.518-05:00Growth 6Growth 69x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualBlessed cleansing rest, letting everything pour in and pour out. This is an important part of growth.Return to Painted Book: GrowthMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1785415105155498872009-02-26T22:25:00.006-05:002010-06-13T11:05:24.838-05:00A387 Token III (creature)
A387 Token III (creature)
8x10" acrylic on board
Private collection
Here the woman reaches inward, holding the creature that both torments and heals her. She recognizes and understands the process. It is another step forward.
Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-50444145470544808962009-02-25T19:24:00.005-05:002009-06-21T13:04:55.328-05:00A386 Token II (shell)A386 Token II (shell)8x10" acrylic on boardprivate collectionThe woman is reaching behind her, listening to the shell of her past. The past whispers to her like a receding tide, almost overwhelming her with memories, and clouding her vision in waves. But she is already looking outward, glancing ahead with luminous vision. I believe she is pushing the past away, ready to approach her future, Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-18043988649189556972009-02-24T13:40:00.003-05:002009-06-21T13:07:17.984-05:00A379 Visage One (bolt)A379 Visage One (bolt)12x12" watercolor on canvas$90Like a bolt, the flow of your world, the way you perceive your world, can change. And you are changed.Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-61664478026868011052009-02-20T10:15:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:47:04.741-05:00Growth 5Growth 59x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualI was not going to exhibit this painted book, because the subject is so gruesome and personal. Cancer frightens everyone. But time has given me a different perspective. Now it all seems more symbolic than personal. In this image, I imagine myself reaching in, grabbing the cancer cells. An overwhelming urge to do something. And of course, throughout the Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-90175413637209410602009-01-29T10:17:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:47:33.708-05:00Growth 4Growth 49x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualIn Growth 4, my character receives the news, or maybe the news is just sinking in. It is entirely surreal, being told you have cancer, like something from a soap opera or B movie. I suppose some people break down into hysterics or cry for six months, or sink into depression. This character is just the one inside, the little child having a fit, while the Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-58577440068054044032009-01-29T08:17:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:48:00.801-05:00Growth 3Growth 39x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualGrowth 3 has more to do with the brain, the exponential growth of both normal and alien tissue, and the eventual return to normalcy.Return to Painted Book: GrowthMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-43240906275029617212009-01-29T06:55:00.003-05:002009-04-02T14:48:27.153-05:00Growth 2Growth 29x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualWhen I first was diagnosed with cancer, the whole idea of something alien growing inside me was disconcerting. I tried to imagine this new growth, the antithesis of positive development and change. In my sketches, I have been searching for a pattern to define it. Growth 1 is closer to the appearance of real cancer cells, but in this sketch I am imaginingMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-85972328519309482482009-01-28T10:25:00.002-05:002009-04-02T14:48:49.257-05:00Growth 1Growth 19x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manualGrowth is one of those double-edged words I like, both positive and negative. In one sense, it represents change and development. We leave behind the branching structure of our lives, and are pushed along on the growing edges of it. In another sense, growth means a tumour or malignancy. Sometimes such a growth is simply a flaw in us, sometimes a cancer. Mary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-7955228346336734522009-01-25T00:50:00.005-05:002009-05-14T10:16:03.657-05:00A378 Missing III (wolf)A378 Missing III (wolf)8x10" acrylic on board$60Return to Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-17310733447764248272009-01-24T23:18:00.002-05:002009-04-02T14:52:17.440-05:00page fourteenReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-29880897674882355712007-10-21T23:21:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:52:40.011-05:00page thirteenReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-82595221350036162062007-10-21T12:52:00.005-05:002009-06-21T13:09:40.004-05:00A377 Missing II (overflow)A377 Missing II (overflow)12x12" casein on canvasprivate collectionAnomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-57186759326523705282007-10-21T12:50:00.007-05:002009-06-21T14:17:54.733-05:00A375 Memory thirteenA375 Memory thirteen10x8" casein on board$60 Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-77332165225797073642007-10-17T15:36:00.004-05:002009-06-21T14:20:44.232-05:00A369 Memory eleven (token)A369 Memory eleven (token)20x16" oilprivate collectionAnomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-14633339447845103592006-06-22T15:04:00.002-05:002009-07-19T09:33:08.002-05:00367 'Blues Brothers'367 'Blues Brothers'16x20" alkyd oils on canvasprivate collectionMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1144022015249941832006-04-02T18:24:00.004-05:002009-06-21T14:22:11.545-05:00A366 Memory ten (drop) A366 Memory ten (drop)20.5x15" oil on board with birch frame in non-repeating design, carved by artistprivate collectionAnomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1143648833156316102006-03-29T10:49:00.002-05:002009-07-19T09:33:46.106-05:00364 Two Guys364 Two Guys commission16 x 20" acrylic on canvasprivate collectionMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1143644947917802132006-03-29T09:58:00.002-05:002009-07-19T09:34:12.384-05:00363 Four Guys363 Four Guys commission12 x 16" acrylic on canvasprivate collectionMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1143576956984552982006-03-28T15:11:00.001-05:002009-07-19T02:26:19.364-05:00A362 SoulmatesA362 Soulmates commission16x20" acrylic on acetateprivate collectionAnomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1143576313386777022006-03-28T15:02:00.004-05:002009-06-21T14:23:30.995-05:00A361 Missing One (Inertia)A361 Missing One (Inertia)36x30" pastels on linenprivate collectionAnomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1143571663986840722006-03-28T13:17:00.002-05:002009-06-21T14:24:58.019-05:00A360 Memory Eight (Duality)A360 Memory Eight (Duality)carving on cedar 5 x 3.5"$90.00Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1130987940387062052005-11-02T22:02:00.002-05:002009-06-21T14:41:20.565-05:00A359 Memory Seven (Fish) A359 Memory Seven (Fish)17" cedar carving$175.00Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-28198211185609318802005-05-15T23:24:00.001-05:002009-05-14T11:48:15.672-05:00page twelveReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-49657053468474277642005-05-15T23:04:00.001-05:002009-05-14T11:48:44.724-05:00page elevenReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-18545511024102929812005-05-15T22:30:00.001-05:002009-05-14T11:49:26.621-05:00page tenReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-24990825556792546502005-05-15T21:00:00.001-05:002009-05-14T11:50:01.983-05:00page nineReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-55822095554342668782005-05-14T23:41:00.001-05:002009-05-14T12:05:16.495-05:00page eightReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-62905406526102481222005-05-13T23:43:00.001-05:002009-05-14T13:22:30.975-05:00page sevenReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-2200628903535944552005-05-06T23:45:00.001-05:002009-05-14T13:22:54.033-05:00page sixReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-57190130329588975372005-05-05T23:47:00.001-05:002009-05-14T13:23:15.507-05:00page fiveReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-89587692576092669732005-05-04T23:50:00.001-05:002009-05-14T13:23:34.818-05:00page fourReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-16011170914367344092005-05-03T23:50:00.001-05:002009-05-14T15:03:06.201-05:00page threeReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-2434013179792802002005-05-02T23:52:00.001-05:002009-05-14T15:03:23.592-05:00page twoReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-34561855035188866672005-05-01T23:53:00.001-05:002009-05-14T15:03:41.049-05:00page oneReturn to Book of ComplaintsMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11260972.post-1130513012888941042005-01-16T11:21:00.002-05:002009-06-21T14:42:28.870-05:00A358 Visage One (Thought)A358 Visage One (Thought)15.5x5" poplar carving$250.00Anomaly SeriesMary Weymark Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129933597328889072noreply@blogger.com0