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Sweetheart Tree

Sweetheart Tree
Sweetheart Tree by James Henderson Boyd, 54.6 x 47 cm. Photo: Bernard Clark. Source: City of Kingston Civic Collection.
James Henderson Boyd (1928-2002) was a painter, educator and printmaker. As a printmaker he rejected the idea of multiple prints, refusing to press a plate more than once. His innovative printing techniques included etching out areas of metal plates for a depressed effect and adding assorted materials like wood or linoleum to build up the printing surface, creating a relief effect, and giving the print a sculptural quality. His work is typified as energetic, vibrant, spontaneous and brilliantly coloured. These qualities are reflected in Sweetheart Tree, 1966.
James Henderson Boyd était peintre, professeur et graveur. Comme graveur, il a rejeté le principe des gravures multiples, refusant de presser une plaque plus d’une fois. Ses techniques innovatrices consistaient notamment à emboutir des parties de plaques en métal pour créer des dépressions et à ajouter des matériaux comme du bois ou du linoléum pour donner du relief à la gravure et l’effet sculptural. Son œuvre est décrite comme étant énergique, vivante, spontanée et haute en couleur, des qualités qu’on retrouve dans Sweetheart Tree.
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Image Details

Gallery:
Out of the Vault
Date:
1966
Subject:
Civic Collection
Themes:
  • Art Collection Society of Kingston
Tags:
  • James Henderson Boyd
  • Painter
  • Artist
  • Art
  • Canadian Art
  • Printmaking
  • Print

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