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john ballantyne pa intinglight

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john ballantyne pa intinglight above the silent visitor graphite on stonehenge paper 16 x 26 in front cover the last exhibitor acrylic on panel 30 x 48 in 198 davenport rd toronto on m5r 1j2 canada 416.962.0438 or 800.551.2465 info@odonwagnergallery.com www.odonwagnergallery.com

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john ballantyne pa intinglight above the silent visitor graphite on stonehenge paper 16 x 26 in front cover the last exhibitor acrylic on panel 30 x 48 in 198 davenport rd toronto on m5r 1j2 canada 416.962.0438 or 800.551.2465 info@odonwagnergallery.com www.odonwagnergallery.com

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introduction john ballantyne creates images on the cusp of fiction and reality light bathes the exteriors and interiors of homes churches and the brome county fair buildings in quebec there is a timeless quality to his paintings akin to the works of alex colville and christopher pratt of the east coast school ballantyne s images are characterized by flat surfaces and frontal compositions at first glance spare and austere his emptiness is replete with meaning the silent visitor in this emptiness is the sun her rays act as both a means of illuminating the subject and as a metaphor for the transcendent empty interiors bathed in soft diffused light suggest spiritual enlightenment a deserted stage or exhibition hall alludes to both expectation and wonder for ballantyne the process of painting is an inward journey to realizing `the self each painting is a cycle the emphasis being the journey rather than the arrival in conceiving his paintings ballantyne takes his first-hand experience back to the studio in his preparatory studies he lays the architectural bones and while the hand manoeuvres the pencil the mind envisions the colours and emotions his painting technique begins loose and free gradually moving towards a precise and tight brushstroke as a result of this approach ballantyne s works are rich in surface texture and playful in hidden detail they impart a cool mysterious aura in his search for simplicity ballantyne leaves the viewer enlightened in extra-ordinariness north stairs graphite on stonehenge paper 16 x 11 in anja karisik odon wagner contemporary the captain s house acrylic on panel 25 x 44 in.

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introduction john ballantyne creates images on the cusp of fiction and reality light bathes the exteriors and interiors of homes churches and the brome county fair buildings in quebec there is a timeless quality to his paintings akin to the works of alex colville and christopher pratt of the east coast school ballantyne s images are characterized by flat surfaces and frontal compositions at first glance spare and austere his emptiness is replete with meaning the silent visitor in this emptiness is the sun her rays act as both a means of illuminating the subject and as a metaphor for the transcendent empty interiors bathed in soft diffused light suggest spiritual enlightenment a deserted stage or exhibition hall alludes to both expectation and wonder for ballantyne the process of painting is an inward journey to realizing `the self each painting is a cycle the emphasis being the journey rather than the arrival in conceiving his paintings ballantyne takes his first-hand experience back to the studio in his preparatory studies he lays the architectural bones and while the hand manoeuvres the pencil the mind envisions the colours and emotions his painting technique begins loose and free gradually moving towards a precise and tight brushstroke as a result of this approach ballantyne s works are rich in surface texture and playful in hidden detail they impart a cool mysterious aura in his search for simplicity ballantyne leaves the viewer enlightened in extra-ordinariness north stairs graphite on stonehenge paper 16 x 11 in anja karisik odon wagner contemporary the captain s house acrylic on panel 25 x 44 in.

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north stairs acrylic on panel 39 x 27 in late sunday morning acrylic on panel 30 x 48 in.

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north stairs acrylic on panel 39 x 27 in late sunday morning acrylic on panel 30 x 48 in.

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the curling club acrylic on panel 29 x 48 in plumbing tools acrylic on panel 28 x 47 in.

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the curling club acrylic on panel 29 x 48 in plumbing tools acrylic on panel 28 x 47 in.

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the silent visitor acrylic on panel 32 x 52 in closed until next year acrylic on panel 34 x 43 in.

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the silent visitor acrylic on panel 32 x 52 in closed until next year acrylic on panel 34 x 43 in.

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front row center acrylic on panel 35 x 71 in.

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front row center acrylic on panel 35 x 71 in.

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under the loft acrylic on panel 26 x 40 in the last exhibitor acrylic on panel 30 x 48 in.

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under the loft acrylic on panel 26 x 40 in the last exhibitor acrylic on panel 30 x 48 in.

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