Works on Paper – Duane Nickerson

Archival paper is an excellent medium for completing on-site studies that offer an opportunity to capture the feeling of the encounter with the object under study. En plein air or working outside is a method associated with the 19th century Impressionist artists, but artists have sketched on-site for centuries to gather the visual information required for larger works that were worked up in the more controlled conditions of the studio. Sometimes paper is also the right surface for larger studio works as it accommodates an interesting combination of liquid and dry media.

Flood

watercolour and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas

2021

A disfigured spruce overhanging a river made higher by the busy work of beavers. Northern Ontario, Canada.

Trunk

pastel and watercolour on paper

2022

A close study of the texture of a mature red pine found deep in the forest in the boreal forest of northern Canada.

Spirit

watercolour and pastel on rag paper

28 x 21 inches

2019

A centuries-old pine tree twisted by the vicissitudes of enduring heat and cold. This work is framed and matted and available through Abbozzo Gallery.