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Gwen Toomalatai
Gwen Toomalatai
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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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Original Painting: Oil on Wood, Hand Signed
24x24 in | 61x61 cm
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Original Painting: Oil on Wood, Hand Signed
24x38 in | 61x97 cm
Limited Edition Print: Mixed Media, Hand Signed, From the edition of 195
39x30 in | 99x76 cm
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 175
12x12 in | 30x30 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Cibechrome, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 295
Size: 39x21 in | 98x52 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 325
Size: 28x36 in | 70x91 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Mezzotint, Hand Signed, AP
Size: 24x18 in | 61x46 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 23x48 in | 58x121 cm
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Major PaintingsOriginal Painting: Large Oils on Canvas
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 300
Size: 33x43 in | 84x109 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Giclee, Hand Signed, Fom the edition of 100
Size: 24x48 in | 61x122 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 27x36 in | 69x91 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 11x14 in | 28x36 cm
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Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 23x11 in | 58x28 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 10x12 in | 25x29 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Plate Signed, From the AP Edition
Size: 22x31 in | 56x79 cm
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The Zebra Family 1978 original color tapestry 84 x 60'Other
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Limited Edition Print: Embellished Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 36x48 in | 91x122 cm
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Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 39x39 in | 99x99 cm
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Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 36x48 in | 91x122 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 325
Size: 23x15 in | 58x38 cm
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Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x30 in | 61x76 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Giclee, Hand Signed, From the AE Edition of 100
Size: 30x30 in | 76x76 cm
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Original Painting: Acrylic on Canvas, Hand Signed
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 1200
Size: 10x8 in | 25x20 cm
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Size: 36x48 in | 91x122 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Mezzotint, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 120
Size: 35x24 in | 89x61 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 325
Size: 29x37 in | 73x93 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Embellished Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 45x30 in | 114x76 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the AP edition of 15
Size: 37x35 in | 94x89 cm
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