[BCMA] The Edge of a Shadow: The Paintings of Ruth Killam Massey

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The Edge of a Shadow
The Paintings of Ruth Killam Massey
January 16 - February 23, 2013
[arbutus trees]

Arbutus Trees, Ruth Massey, Oil on canvas, ca. 1990



Opening Reception: January 15, 2013 at 7 p.m.

Like the edge of a shadow, which Ruth Massey referred to as being "so eloquent," Massey's paintings express the ever-changing mood of the coastal landscape, using a distinct colour pallet and soft-edged brushwork. Hernando Island, where she had a summer home, was a favourite muse of Massey's and this is one place where her view that "the expression of mood in nature through its slate of vibrant inter-relationships" could be explored on the boundary between the sea and shore and the hillside and forest.  Massey framed views of the ocean through piles of driftwood and windswept grasses and at times, turned her perspective inland to capture the interplay of light and shadow in the branches of a craggy tree or created by clouds passing overhead.  The exhibition is a tribute and celebration of Ruth Massey (1924 - 2011) and the legacy she created over her lifetime.













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