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  • Gwen Toomalatai

    United States

    Art Brokerage: Gwen Toomalatai American Artist: The luminous quality of Toomalatai's paintings is accomplished by a series of meticulous steps. She uses birch plywood, rather than canvas as her base because the rigidity of the boards suits her technique of adding and removing layers of paint. Initially, each board is covered with an oil base that is applied by knife. This provides the texture to Toomalatai's work. The shine derives from her use of layers of paint and a glaze medium that she developed herself. The purity to the hues in Toomalatai's images is the result of the artist not mixing colors together. She applies a layer of paint mixed with glaze to the wood, and then wipes back or sands down that layer, before applying the next layer of paint and glaze. Keeping the colors pure means that each layer remains rich and clear. Light travels through each layer, hits the white base, and then reflects and refracts back through the image to the viewer. The evolution of this technique was spurred by Toomalatai's study and appreciation of 17th century northern European painters, most notably Rembrandt and Jan van Eyck. Rembrandt's manipulation of light and shadow, and the glowing quality to van Eyck's paintings, prompted Toomalatai to explore pure pigments and different surfaces to paint on. After considerable experimentation, she arrived at the methods she employs in her art to this day. Each luminous masterpiece by artist Gwen Peine Toomalatai engages the senses. Viewers are treated to a delightful visual experience, and gain a deeper appreciation of the sacred aspects of the natural world. Toomalatai's paintings are a discovery of the sacred both within and without. Listings wanted.

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Lofty Spendor Shine 27x27 Original Painting - Gwen Toomalatai

Gwen Toomalatai

Lofty Spendor Shine 27x27

Original Painting: Oil on Wood, Hand Signed

Size: 24x24 in  | 61x61 cm
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Peace Shall Weep 2001 26x40 Huge Original Painting - Gwen Toomalatai

Gwen Toomalatai

Peace Shall Weep 2001 26x40 Huge

Original Painting: Oil on Wood, Hand Signed

Size: 24x38 in  | 61x97 cm
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Sunrise 2003 Limited Edition Print - Gwen Toomalatai

Gwen Toomalatai

Sunrise 2003

Limited Edition Print: Mixed Media, Hand Signed, From the edition of 195

Size: 39x30 in  | 99x76 cm
Framed Mixed Media $1,995
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Gate Beautiful Limited Edition Print - Gwen Toomalatai

Gwen Toomalatai

Gate Beautiful

Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 175

Size: 12x12 in  | 30x30 cm
Limited Edition Hand Signed Lithograph $1,995
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