27 – Counsel Langley
Counsel Langley: Uneasy Heavens
1526 Blaine Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
contact@counsellangley.com
www.counsellangley.com
Mixed media/painting
Demonstration:
Tour participants will see my unique approach to painting in action. I will be working, answering questions and enjoying the company! Completed works will also be on display, as well as a collaborative project for studio participants to make their mark on.
Directions:
1526 Blaine Street, cross streets Benton and Pierce, one block from the High School.
Artist statement:
This dot is the boss of that dot. This color is “on,” that one is “off.” Electricity flows through the black lines, the blues are paths to travel…
Using acrylic, ink and immodest amounts of glitter I put stores about the stuff of life into code – embarrassment, triumph, use and overuse of resources, production of offspring, isolation, mundane chores, connections of intimate understanding, oppression, exultation. Influenced by the look of outer space, computer chips, dramatic weather, electrical circuits, decay, plans and diagrams, b-rated sci-fi control panels, fluid turbulence, engineering schematics and architectural drawings.
My work is a hybrid of two opposing approaches. One, loose painting techniques such as dripping, pours, splatters, which I use to create effective representations of natural elements – weather, water, clouds, smoke, etc. The other approach, using pen and ink with architects tools, templates and compasses, I fastidiously draw controlled lines, concentric circles, grids and repetitive dots; using these to reflect structures and infrastructures that we build.