JULIA CHANCE
contemporary paintings
With smaller works there tend to be fewer large gestures evident in the final pieces; these works are developed over time with more dexterous movements of the hand and wrist. At the outset there's generally more of a sense of control over the composition of a smaller piece, but often that sense of control can be challenged as the work develops and the smaller elements begin to dance and slip around, needing to be cajoled into a desired arrangement.
In a similar way to the larger works, the surface of the small paintings are generally developed by working freely at the outset to build up layers of paint which then create a base from which to build, excavate and develop a composition.
Some of these paintings were begun with a specific landscape in mind which then informed both their palette and their composition. In other examples, the landscape idea emerged through the painting process and relates to either an imagined or an actual experience of a particular landscape.

Sky - Lake 7
Acrylic and collage on canvas panel #3108
300mm x 300mm
Framed 315mm x 315mm
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Sky - Lake 8
Acrylic on canvas panel #3109
300mm x 300mm
Framed 315mm x 315mm
£575.00

Sky - Lake 9
Acrylic on canvas panel #3110
300mm x 300mm
Framed 315mm x 315mm
£575.00

Summer Weekend
Acrylic and collage on canvas #3103
212mm x 264mm
Framed: 315mm x 370mm
£450.00

June Escape
Acrylic on canvas #3104
263mm x 263mm
Framed: 367mm x 367mm
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No More Jobs To Do Today
Acrylic and collage on canvas #3102
212mm x 265mm
Framed: 317mm x 370mm
£450.00

She Moved Away In October
Acrylic on canvas #3105
200mm x 203mm
Framed: 305mm x 397mm
£450.00

A Search For Balance, In Blue
Acrylic and collage on canvas #3106
252mm x 177mm
Framed: 364mm x 290mm
£450.00

Urban Landscape 1
Acrylic on panel #3098
150mm x 150mm
Framed: 230mm x 230mm
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Urban Landscape 2
Acrylic on panel #3099
150mm x 150mm
Framed: 230mm x 230mm
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Urban Landscape 3
Acrylic on panel #3100
150mm x 150mm
Framed: 230mm x 230mm
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The Sky - Lake Series
Inspired by frequent visits to the South German Alps the six paintings below were developed back in the studio, over a period of time and as a series. A pre-occupation began to emerge which has become a longer term theme for exploration; this is the playing off against one another of the differences between the portrayal of sky (a sense of spaciousness, the use of light-touch techniques such as splattering), of water / the lake (exploiting and exploring the degrees of fluidity of the paint) and of the land (the use blocks of saturated colour).

Sky - Lake 1
Acrylic on panel #3086
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
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Sky - Lake 2
Acrylic and collage on panel #3087
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
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Sky - Lake 3
Acrylic on panel #3088
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
£385.00

Sky - Lake 4
Acrylic on panel #3089
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
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Sky - Lake 5
Acrylic on panel #3090
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
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Sky - Lake 6
Acrylic on panel #3091
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
£385.00
The River 3 Series
These paintings follow on from the larger River 1 and River 2 paintings (see Recent Large Paintings) in which the intention was to capture a visceral sense of the flow of water in a river whilst also enjoying a sense of both colour and form that both paint and the act of painting, enable.
In the presentation of the series, River 3, below, I'm demonstrating how this series of smaller paintings might be hung together to create a larger image. Whilst the paintings can be bought individually, the hanging of the six paintings together constructs the larger image of a river running between both of its banks.






"River 3" Paintings 1 - 6
Acrylic on panel #3080 - #3085
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
These paintings are framed with simple, modern, white tray frames.

River 3 / 1
Acrylic on panel #3080
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
£385.00

River 3 / 2
Acrylic on panel #3081
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
£385.00

River 3 / 3
Acrylic on panel #3082
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
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River 3 / 4
Acrylic on panel #3083
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
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River 3 / 5
Acrylic on panel #3084
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
£385.00

River 3 / 6
Acrylic on panel #3085
200mm x 200mm x 22mm
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"Morning Light and Wind"
Acrylic and collage on panel
300mm x 300mm #3045
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"Small Building In A Landscape"
Mixed media on paper 200mm x 210mm
Float mounted and framed behind Art Glass
Framed dimensions: 350mm x 365mm
£385.00

"Landscape Study"
Acrylic on paper
145mm x 145mm #3067
Framed (slim grey frame with white mount): 345mm x 305mm
£350.00

"We Walked To The Large House Through The Snow"
Acrylic On Board
300mm x 300mm #3049
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"Meadow and Marsh"
Acrylic on paper
195mm x 145mm #3066
Framed (slim grey frame with white mount) 345mm x 305mm
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"Up On The Rooftop Watching The Wind"
Mixed media on board
300mm x 300mm #3046
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"We Stayed For One Night In A Small Town In The East"
Mixed media on board
300mm x 300mm #3048
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"Late Summer Evening In The City"
Acrylic on panel
300mm x 300mm #3044
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