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    Shadows and Sparks at 10 O'Clock i

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    Shadows and Sparks at 10 O'Clock i
    by Ronald T. Crawford Painter
    Salt Spring Island artist Ron Crawford creates art with a unique combination of plaster and acrylic paint, resulting in a modern variation on the frescoes. The surfaces are carved, shaped, sanded and painted until they take on a rich, naturally eroded appearance.

    " This work is from my Dangerous Goods series of paintings which explores nails as both a physical marker and a suggestion of caution . Nails are dangerous, sharp, ominous yet everyday object we use. In a painting we wish to move closer to see more carefully what is underneath or formed but the nails add an element of risk. I love the contrast of something that could be both beautiful and yet dangerous. Some of the shadows you see are real and others are not. The surface is constantly changing." - Ron Crawford

    Plaster & Acrylic on Board 
    Individual Size: 20" by 20"
    These works are made with a unique combination of plaster and acrylic paint, resulting in a modern variation on the frescoes.The surfaces are carved, shaped, sanded and painted until they take on a rich, naturally eroded appearance.

    Painter Ronald T. Crawford

    Ronald T. Crawford’s paintings reflect both the theoretical and physical aspects of his life. On the one hand he has an extensive fine art education and has been exhibiting his work for over 30 years.

    On the other hand, for the past 25 years he has had extensive experience working on Salt Spring Island with functional and sculptural stonework. His multifaceted paintings are the result of the blending of contemporary painting concerns with the earthy spiritualism of stone.

    Artist Statement

    Ronald T. Crawford is a Canadian painter and sculptor whose art bridges contemporary
    painting with a masters knowledge of stone.He trained at the University of Oklahoma,
    BFA, University of Calgary, Art History, Red Deer College Art and Design Program and
    The Banff Centre under Takao Tanabe.

    Since 1988 he has lived on Salt Spring Island developing a career between functional
    and sculptural stonework that has strongly influenced his unique modern fresco
    paintings.


    The paintings built from plaster, sand, mica and acrylic paint are carved, shaped,
    sanded and repainted until the surface transforms into an object of mystery and a
    marker of geologic time. The textured surfaces catch light and reflect shadows acting as
    a visual ambient landscape. Crawfords work continues to elaborate the the fusion and
    tension of paintings that read as both images and objects,

    Ron Crawford

    Available Artworks

    Painter Ronald T. Crawford

    Interstitial
    Interstitial $1,500.00 CAD
    Red Reef
    Red Reef $5,400.00 CAD
    Cushion Beach
    Cushion Beach $3,900.00 CAD
    Cushion Cross
    Cushion Cross $2,250.00 CAD

    Multifaceted paintings are the result of the blending of contemporary painting concerns with the earthy spiritualism of stone. 

    The Story Gets Retold
    The Story Gets Retold $2,250.00 CAD
    The Shadow Twin Moves
    The Shadow Twin Moves $2,250.00 CAD
    Looking Ahead, Hearing Above
    Looking Ahead, Hearing Above $2,250.00 CAD
    Heavy Drops are Falling
    Heavy Drops are Falling $2,250.00 CAD
    First Count of the Shadows
    First Count of the Shadows $2,250.00 CAD
    Counting Sideways
    Counting Sideways $2,250.00 CAD
    Bright Sound Overhead
    Bright Sound Overhead $2,250.00 CAD
    A Shadow is Scheduled
    A Shadow is Scheduled $2,250.00 CAD
    Peace to the Gentle Shade
    Peace to the Gentle Shade $2,550.00 CAD
    Evening Reflections
    Evening Reflections $6,300.00 CAD
    Sharp Evening
    Sharp Evening $3,900.00 CAD
    Evening Merge
    Evening Merge $3,900.00 CAD
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