Eric Wong
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New paintings in a series highly influenced by our transition to the Bay Area from Southern California.
On our many walks beneath these age old trees I actually felt connected in a time of great disconnect. The new landscapes, especially the redwoods, have really been a place of clarity and sanctuary from the chaos of the times. |
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“a priori intuition”
acrylic on canvas
5’ x 5’,
2022
This is the second in a series of tree paintings inspired by my transition into Northern California. It was at the heart of the pandemic when my wife and I made our exodus for “peace, in a world beyond ourselves”. I had come to this new place seeking freedom, with concerns rooted in non-objective abstract painting. In “a priori intuition”, I was surprisingly compelled to approach subject matter, as abstraction, and with much more detail and objectivity. I Built layers of texture and tonal variations with acrylic paints that are meant to be inspected both up-close and from a distance. I needed to spend much more time in developing this very new and intimate kind of relationship with painting.
This particular tree (The Brain Tree, or Tree of Knowledge) towers above the art room at Marin Catholic High School, in Kentfield, CA . It was on view for the art students at that school during my wife’s (Marianne Goyette) three year tenure.
This particular tree (The Brain Tree, or Tree of Knowledge) towers above the art room at Marin Catholic High School, in Kentfield, CA . It was on view for the art students at that school during my wife’s (Marianne Goyette) three year tenure.
Redwood Tree 2: Our roots are interlocked
acrylic on canvas
36” x 48”
2023
Redwood Tree 2, was inspired by my transition into the Bay Area at the heart of the pandemic, from Southern California. On our many walks beneath these age old trees I actually felt connected in a time of great disconnect. I was inherently humbled by their massive scale and depth. The trees, they help you let go and breathe, so you can just be. These new landscapes, especially the redwoods, had become a place of clarity and sanctuary from the chaos of the times. Here in the forest where at first one feels small in comparison to the cathedral of trees. I found a little peace in my inherent relationship to the whole. And like a passing breeze came a moment of freedom from the race. “Maybe you are searching among the branches for what only appears in the roots” Rumi
This is the third painting in a multimedia series of works dealing with trees. Each work examines trees as models of coexistence in the natural world, true communication, and universal identity. My focus in this series has been on painting, photography, and even walking “as art”. My previous concerns in painting had been in terms of non-objective abstraction.
This is the third painting in a multimedia series of works dealing with trees. Each work examines trees as models of coexistence in the natural world, true communication, and universal identity. My focus in this series has been on painting, photography, and even walking “as art”. My previous concerns in painting had been in terms of non-objective abstraction.
Redwood Tree 1 (study)
acrylic on canvas
24” x 30”
2021
Tree study for a developing series.
The trees, they help you let go and breathe, so you can just be. Here in the forest where at first one feels small in comparison to the cathedral of trees. I found a little peace in my inherent relationship to the whole and like a passing breeze came a moment of freedom from the race.
