Hermine Spies Coleman paintings:
We are honoured to present works from Hermine’s exhibition at Pietermaritzburg’s Tatham Gallery, The ovearching theme is the relentless march of time and as time passes how we cycle from gain into loss and out again. How time transforms us.
Sacrificial Gravity
Oil paint on board. 620mm X 820mm (24.4″ X 32.3″) US$800.00,
Over time, the physical body changes and deteriorates, subject to gravity’s downward pull. In contrast, the mind can soar to new heights enhanced and reborn benefitting from the experience of passing years.
Hermine: “The passage of time ages us. But it also gives us experience that we can use view matters so differently.”
Henge of Stone in Time.
Oil paint on stretched canvas. 870mm X 670mm (34.3″ X 26.4″) US$800.00. Hermine describes this painting as “Calcified thoughts” What she means is these are ideas that we hold on to or held on to and are memorials to our past states.”
More Hermine Spies Coleman Paintings
Transition To Another Mindset. Oil on canvas 800mm X 1100mm (31.5″ x 43.3″) USD 1222.00
Hermine: “As we move through time towards an unpredictable future, the space available within our minds alters”
Release
Oil paint on canvas 1020mm x 1270mm (40.16″ x 50.0″) Letting go of attachments can result in escaping the
force of gravity over time. The resulting motion of release is much like that in the womb, or in outer space. SOLD
Acopolyptic Ride
Oil Painting on Canvas
890mm x690mm ( 35″x 27″) Hermine: “A horse, the symbol of a journey, transports us towards an
unknown destiny.”
SOLD
Empathic Space
Oil paint on canvas. 405mm x 505mm (16″x 20″) This is the space that sits between people. It is full of meaning and perspectives, gathered through our perceptions and experiences of each other.
SOLD
The Henge of Rock Bodies
Oil paints on canvas/board. 650mm x 450mm (25.6″ x 17.7″) Loss of mobility combined with a rigid mindset. Holding on to historical “facts” can confuse our observations, our judgement and can limit our movement towards the future.
USD 500.00
Hermine: “I find as I get older it’s so easy to avoid challenging the way I think about things. I resist changing my views. But simply knowing that I do this makes it easier to grow”
Transported Mind
Oil on canvas. 505mm X 405mm (20″ X 16″) Floating swimming or just being; these are states to explore, a place to let our thoughts and imagination roam
USD500.00
All-in One
Oil paint on canvas. 505mm x 405mm (20″ X 16″)
The experience of self changes throughout our live, but these versions of the self are retained as part of who we are now
SOLD
Here is a link to more of Hermine’s artworks
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