Nick Terry

hese watercolors mark a new development in Nick Terry’s painting, a departure from acrylics on linen and sandpaper surfaces. Typically, one thinks of a watercolor as very light, delicate, and fragile. Foregoing traditional qualities and motifs, Terry strives for deep, rich fields of color. In order to achieve this, the artist thoroughly researches the chemistry of watercolor paint, fabrication and manufactures his own paints. Only in this way is he able to create lush layers on a relatively large scale.

Upon first glance the compositions look like monochrome images, but upon closer inspection they are definitely not so simple. This is particularly evident along the margins of the image, which are intentionally left available for viewing. The history of each painting, how the composition was arrived at, every layer, is revealed, and is certainly a major element in the image. This history, and the sharing of it, is an honest nod to a straightforward process, and to the delicate, ephemeral nature of watercolor paints, inherent in these sensitive works.



Installation Detail
Life
Untitled
Abstractions after Turner


• Untitled, Oil on Paper, 30 x 22" each, 2003
 • Abstractions after Turner, Oil on Paper, 30 x 22" each, 2002




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