Joe Rich
Joe Rich is a Toronto based artist. Working in acrylic, ink, spray paint and a variety of mediums Joe primarily paints on canvas and wood. Joe has studied art for the past 18 years and his work has shown in a variety of settings and galleries including the McMichael Gallery and two one person shows. Committed to ongoing education Joe has studied in various settings and institutions, experimenting and painting in a variety of genres - but somehow always returning to nature as a subject matter. Bold. Expressive. Works for the viewer to explore.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I see my work as a collaboration between the viewer, the canvas and myself. Within this triad I often see some remarkable and exceptional exchanges take place. I see the art of painting as a behaviour, designed to express feeling and thoughts. I measure each work upon completion with what are best described as the underpinnings of a well executed work and - if satisfied with the outcome - let go of the work for others to contemplate, enjoy and I imagine accept or reject.
Joe Rich is a Toronto based artist. Working in acrylic, ink, spray paint and a variety of mediums Joe primarily paints on canvas and wood. Joe has studied art for the past 18 years and his work has shown in a variety of settings and galleries including the McMichael Gallery and two one person shows. Committed to ongoing education Joe has studied in various settings and institutions, experimenting and painting in a variety of genres - but somehow always returning to nature as a subject matter. Bold. Expressive. Works for the viewer to explore.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I see my work as a collaboration between the viewer, the canvas and myself. Within this triad I often see some remarkable and exceptional exchanges take place. I see the art of painting as a behaviour, designed to express feeling and thoughts. I measure each work upon completion with what are best described as the underpinnings of a well executed work and - if satisfied with the outcome - let go of the work for others to contemplate, enjoy and I imagine accept or reject.
$1,900.00
Acrylic on gallery canvas
30x40"
A painting to enjoy that encourages us to view the image as we view the landscape- following the lines and shapes and colours that create the gestalt of the scene. Paired with Heading Home may create a space for reflection.
$1,900.00
Acrylic on gallery canvas
30x40x2"
Each day the beauty of a moment on a drive - the same moment - creates an image to paint. Inspired by the moment, painted over time with layers designed to create the depth of the woods and the artist’s view. A painting to enjoy. Paired with the painting Circling Back creates a space worth experiencing.
$2,900.00
Acrylic on canvas
60x36"
Canadian winter will arrive and the sumac continues the battle to grace the landscape. A painting that may not only look like winter - but feels like winter’s cold on a warm day.
$1,650.00
Acrylic on canvas
36x48"
You have a dream. You paint a dream. The painting becomes the Dreamscape and the process becomes a reality. Acrylic on canvas with paint, stain and marker in the process.
$1,650.00
Acrylic on canvas.
40x30x2"
Flowers. Blue. Cascading towards the end..a vanishing point. Blue in colour and mood.
Acrylic on gallery canvas. 40” x30”. Ready to hang.
$1,600.00
Acrylic on canvas.
48x30x2"
Spring opens the eye to what is and what may be….. what flows from that is a moment or two of optimism. A painting of colour and optimism. 30”x48” on gallery canvas.
$1,850.00
Acrylic on canvas.
48x48x2"
Painting the landscape as it moves and tumbles past you, invites the brush, the paint, the painter and the canvas to join together in bringing nature’s energy to the eye of the viewer. Enjoy. Lots to feel and see!
$425.00
Acrylic on gallery canvas.
12x12"
The calm of being in the woods always surprises the painter when the painting, and the activity of capturing the moment, winds up a frenetic series of lines and clouds and shapes. A busy painting with a calmness only the subject matter can suggest. Naturebathing.
$625.00
Acrylic on gallery canvas (framed in pine wood).
26x14"
At times in relationships we are stuck. Jammed up. As lovers we can become stuck in places that seem quite ethereal but in fact we are still just stuck…. In a beautiful place. Lovers’ Log Jam is designed to be a visual portrayal of this phenomenon - stuck, in a beautiful place.
$525.00
Acrylic on gallery canvas.
14x18"
We focus on the journey yet we can only paint the destination. Applying the paint, the scraping, colour, shape, and line all taking us somewhere… destination unknown.