Ragellah Rourke

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Medium Sized Paintings

Alternative Alphabet, 2011	Mist, 2011	Sprocket, 2008
Nebula, 2006	Under a Spell, 2007

Small Paintings

A Separate Place I, 2012	A Separate Place II, 2012	Cluster Form, 2012
Stardust Falling I, 2012	The Garden Keeper, 2012	Room Full of Secrets, 2008

Larger Paintings

Gossamer, 2012	Indian Summer, 2012	Fairy Tale, 2011
The White Forest, 2011	Echoes at Twilight, 1999	Her Red Dress at Night, 2008
Box Full of Stars, 2008

Artist Statement

My paintings are very textural and built up slowly over long periods of time.  Plaster is first applied to the surface of the painting. The plastered surface allows me to work in a way that suits my search and discovery approach. I draw, scratch, sand, and incise into the plaster .The surface holds the memory of the painting’s development, all the time looking for clues for what will come next. Transparent, watery, washes of paint are applied over parts of the surface, exposing or covering the preexisting marks and textures. I look for connections between the forms that develop. They are never something that I logically calculate, but rather a long string of chances, thoughts, and guesses. The appearance and meaning develop throughout the progression of the painting. It is a continuous search for resolution, balance and mystery within the painting.

Artist Bio

1963 Born Albany, NY

1998 BA Painting, The University at Albany, State University of New York