Ingrid Lustig -- Watching and Waiting
Watching I & II -- These two
paintings can be viewed together as a diptych or stand on
their own.
The drawing of the wolf signifies loyalty, intelligence,
communication. Asian lore has the wolf guarding the door that allows
entrance into higher realms. The door is higher up in the painting,
black surrounded by red. The rectangular shape symbolizes quartz,
which has many, many applications in scientific, religious, and
healing ways. The hawk figure on the right is also a powerful symbol,
signifying the messenger, guardian, and keen observer. The collaged
doors at the top of both paintings are a photo I took in Mexico –
the two doors are of a carved woman and means to me angels, love,
feminine spirit, entrance into joy.
The painting is mixed media: acrylic, pencil, watercolor crayon. Drawings and photos are on archival Rives BFK paper and collaged onto the canvas. -- Ingrid Lustig, October 2008
Waiting I & II -- These two
paintings can be combined as a diptych or stand on their own.
The dog
is drawn from a photo I took in the Philippines – the Filipino dogs
all look basically like this. I’ve transported the dog into a High
Desert landscape because this dog is the archetypal dog and can live
anywhere. The painting on the left has a photo of a Korean door
collaged into the mountain (photo taken by a close friend in S.
Korea). Doors are very symbolic of portals or entrances into another
world, a life stage, consciousness, after-life, before-life;
basically they signify a change. The dog can be viewed either as a
mascot on this journey or representing the animal spirit of the
viewer.
The painting is mixed media: acrylic, pencil, watercolor crayon. Drawings and photos are on archival Rives BFK paper and collaged onto the canvas. -- Ingrid Lustig, October 2008
About Ingrid Lustig: A professional artist for 20 years, Ingrid works with acrylic on canvas and paper with a strong devotion to color and form used in a symbolic way. "I like to keep my paintings fresh, so they look like they are still in the process of being created, even when they are finished." Ingrid moved to Bend, Oregon in 2000 from Pendleton, where she was executive director of Crow's Shadow Institute for the Arts, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. During the '70s, she worked for wildlife conservation groups, including three years as director of a predatory animal center in the California mountains near Reno, Nevada. Her nonprofit group traveled to schools to bring the message that predators like wolves, bears and cougars are an essential link in the ecosystem. Ingrid holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Washington State University at Pullman. She has enjoyed success as an artist and painter and exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the Northwest. In addition to her professional art career, Ingrid is the Education Director for Arts Central, the Central Oregon regional arts council located in Bend, Oregon. High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to exclusively represent Ingrid Lustig in Central Oregon.
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