signed & titled verso; dated on the gallery label verso
Provenance: Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto ON / Vancouver BC
Ted Godwin, the youngest member of the Regina Five, is known for his early abstract expressionist paintings, and for his formalist “Tartan series” (grid-like abstracts with interwoven bands of paint). His later work, influenced by his love of fly fishing, appears at first viewing to be representational. A reading beyond the surface of the canvas, however, reveals his deep interest in the abstract – the colour and patterns evident within nature. These streambank paintings, whether of his beloved Bow River in Calgary, the waterways of Eastern Canada, or the National Parks of the North, are all gesturally bold and colourful, typically from a low perspective, exploring the interplay of tangled shrubs, trees, rocks and water along the water’s edge.
