Carolyn Reynolds American, b. 1947
“Obsessed by Nature’s mysterious movement and light, I focus on those ineffable moments in nature that silence me. In the studio, I paint these moments on gold and silver leaf. The leaf reflects the changing light and captures ephemeral moods. After many years painting on gold and silver leaf, it is still an endlessly unfolding experiment.”
- Carolyn Reynolds
Carolyn Reynolds is a brilliant innovator. The quasi-abstract canvases she creates from her Laguna Beach based Studio are produced using countless foils of thin gold leaf. Layer upon layer, the foils are applied to create a shimmering surface on which the artist places hummingbirds, waves, landscapes and tumultuous ocean scenes. The vibrant gold and silver of Reynolds’ work offers an image of celebratory splendor. Using a traditional process in a very contemporary fashion, Reynolds' golden canvases juxtapose subject and space in such a way that challenges our assumptions about the obligatory flatness of abstraction.
Reynolds has been exhibited in California museums, featured in many one-man shows throughout the United States and is in the permanent collections of corporations worldwide including The Ritz-Carlton, The Four Seasons, Comerica Bank, and the Marriott Corporation.
Carolyn Reynolds resides and works in Southern California.
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Red Redefined
The Evocative Power of the Color Red 1 - 28 Feb 2022 Laguna Beach, Palm DesertDawson Cole Fine Art presents an exhibition of works by gallery artists – “Red Redefined.” The group show consists of fourteen works and includes paintings, bronze sculpture, prints, and hand-blown glass by gallery artists.Read more -
LOVE + MODERN BEAUTY
30 Jan - 15 Feb 2021 Laguna BeachDawson Cole Fine Art is pleased to present 'LOVE + MODERN BEAUTY' from January 30- February 15, 2021. There’s something to be said about the holiday’s celebration of love, and...Read more -
Luminous Reverie
17 - 31 May 2019 Laguna Beach, Palm DesertIf you cast your mind’s eye to make a quick review of some of the great paintings of the Western tradition you might find that you are thinking—without realizing it—about...Read more -
Objects of Beauty
Contemporary Still Life Painting 6 Mar - 20 Apr 2015 Laguna Beach, Palm DesertStill Life painting, or paintings composed of inanimate objects usually seen in an interior space (but not always), represents a rich tradition throughout art history. It would be hard to...Read more
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