Paintings
The Momentum Series chronicles emotions of loss, joy, calm, confusion, hope, fear, wonder and anger in the gesture of paint, overlapping shapes and patterns, colour, lines and more. Initiated out of an interest in scaling back the architectural references in her work in exchange for geometric abstraction, Heather Dahl started this series in 2012. The specific references to a place or setting have become less visible within the work, and the idea of memory and feeling about place are mapped out in painting. Shifting space, light, and colour blend on top of geometric shapes illuminating colours and at the same time revealing the shapes that are in the background. An interest in foreground, background, composition and colour are truly at the core of this series.
Abstract Paintings, 2012-current
View Finder Lisbon, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, Ceramic Tile, Sold
Tug At My Heart, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 36"x36", available
Courage, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 36"x36", available
Everything All At Once, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 36"x48", sold
Crazy Quilt, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 20"x36", available
Winter River, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 20"x36", sold
Lapa De Santa Margarida, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 20"x36", available
It's All Connected, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 22"x28", sold
Untitled, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 20"x28", sold
Lining Up, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 34"x56", available
Gold Roof, Oil & Acrylic on Linen, 30"x36", available
Viewfinder Setubal, Acrylic on Canvas, 30"x60", available
Kaleidoscope Skies, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 30"x60", sold
Catching Light, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 32"x58", sold
Meanderings, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 48"x56", available
Wandering, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 48"x56", available
Summit, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 40"x48", sold
Colour Study in Green, 48" x60", available
First Snow, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 20"x28", sold
Regatta, Oil on Canvas, 12"x20", available
Untitled, Oil on Canvas, 30"x30", sold
Glacier, Oil on Canvas, 30x36, sold
Untitiled, Oil on Canvas, 30"x60", sold
Selected Architectural Paintings; 2004-2011Memory is interconnected with place. The building blocks of architecture became an inspiration for the following paintings, painted over several years. Inspired by trips to NYC, Barcelona, London and walking through the industrial parts of Vancouver, these WestCoast cityscapes consider composition, colour, and how the landscape connects to one’s surrounding. Lone buildings or structures become the focal point for remembering a connection with a friend or stranger. Painted from memories, the sites become part of a larger narrative around the stories that take shape as we move through the world around us.
