Art by Andrew Henderson
Andrew Henderson is a Prince Island artist who creates watercolours and acrylic paintings.
Artist are able to touch time in a nuber of different ways. We often mine the past for nuggets of gold. We observe the present and try to make it stand still. Finally our works move away from us and into the future.
The subjects of my paintings seem ordinary- a birch tree, a kitchen chair, small boats, stainless steel cookies tins, and fragile pieces of glass.Often these things are broken, mere fragments, shards of what they once were.In them, I see a reservoir of beauty that remains intact,despite the passage of time
Jars of Jam and various preserves have been favourite subjects. The beauty of red currant jelly, the way the sweetness of a summer harvest can be saved and enjoyed in the midst of a harsh winter day, make the subject very appealing. The subject also fits in with a love of painting the sheen of metal and glass.
The idea that we try to preserve things that are important to us has led me to images or more personal preserves, we use mason jars to store many treasures-shells, marbles, coins. I dont see why we coudent use them to preserve other things as well.
