Catherine Wynne-Paton
Conceptual media artist concerned with interpreting knowledge held within ourselves.
Portfolio
One Picture Gallery
window exhibition
During the first lockdown I noticed just how many people were walking past my pavement-side front window and thought how as cultural venues and art galleries weren’t open, that now is the time to show work in my window if ever there was one. I had previously had ideas of establishing a One Painting Gallery somewhere in Abergavenny, where the exhibit was frequently changed.
I began by showing colour theory exercises I have kept since my art foundation course, which were painted in gouche for the richness of colour. I then began considering ways I could fill the window more fully with material I had or could easily get hold of and so I taped sheets of newspaper together and painted, mainly abstract images and hung them in the window. During the days I would sometimes be working in my front room and I would hear exclamation of surprise and delight as the pictures were discovered. From April until July 2020 I had 60 window display changes and in December 2020 I created an Abergavenny Alternative Advent illustrating the adventures of 3 owls from 1-25 December. These displays were shared via social media on Instagram @wayside_wonders
Since December 2021 I am continuing the exhibition, this time acrylic on canvas and changing the display on a weekly basis.
I began by showing colour theory exercises I have kept since my art foundation course, which were painted in gouche for the richness of colour. I then began considering ways I could fill the window more fully with material I had or could easily get hold of and so I taped sheets of newspaper together and painted, mainly abstract images and hung them in the window. During the days I would sometimes be working in my front room and I would hear exclamation of surprise and delight as the pictures were discovered. From April until July 2020 I had 60 window display changes and in December 2020 I created an Abergavenny Alternative Advent illustrating the adventures of 3 owls from 1-25 December. These displays were shared via social media on Instagram @wayside_wonders
Since December 2021 I am continuing the exhibition, this time acrylic on canvas and changing the display on a weekly basis.
The Lost Library
The Lost Library is a way to find out what philosophical questions concern people in the places visited and respond to those questions through movement, attempting to access knowledge I hold deep within.
Word collection paintings
The starting point of my word collection paintings is a single word. While painting I try to express the resonance of the word.
Honesty at Morning Abergavenny Networking
Honesty, live-art intervention at business meeting, 1 minute 30 seconds, 2017
Bathe in ignorance
Bathe in ignorance, Installation of damp proof membrane and wood, 2000 x 1500 x 1500 mm, 2015
Stone Writing
Stone writing, various, stones from the Gavenny river, 2014
Grass writing
writing across the grass on the lawn, almost letters, almost writing, almost meaningful.
Listen
Listen, 200 x 300 x 200mm, paper, watercolour and wood, 2014
The Clydach Gorge
Little gem, Intaglio etching on paper, 295 x 205 mm, 2018
Paintings
A selection of my recent paintings