MIRIAM RUBERL

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MIRIAM RUBERL TARANAKI ROAD TRIP WORKS

ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS

Taken by Storm

Acrylic on stretched canvas, 90cm high x 1.6 meters wide, this was inspired by the many sea storms we saw on the way

Nearly Done

Acrylic on stretched canvas, 1.12m x 1.22m. I was profoundly affected when coming upon what is presently visible of the SS Waitangi at Mana Bay, perhaps partly due to my own history, and the absence of people on the beaches most of the time. Suffice to say, I have been moved to painted semi realistically for the first time in 5 years

Pillars of Strength

Acrylic on stretched canvas, 80 x 90cm. This refers to the part of the wreck visible on the far / west side, showing that salt, the relentless action of water no matter how calm the sea seems on a given day, and iron sand prevail invariably against man's best attempts to build indestructible ships - the rest even takes on the shape of the many nuts and bolts used in her construction ... and of course she will eventually be part of the cliffs and land that she rests on.

SALT IN ACTION

Iron shavings and salt on canvas 24 x 36
Another of the materials is of course iron in the sand ... this is the first of these, to see what happens more clearly ... at least one susbeqeunt one will be on black

ACRYLIC PAINT AND CHINESE INK ON CANVAS

PROCESSES : DRIPPING

One of the patterns evident in the processes apparent in erosion is repetition, in all the following series, dripping ...

Acrylic paint and Chinese ink on canvas, 24 x 26

The colour at the top is reflection from my clothing when photographing !

Acrylic paint and Chinese Ink on Linen

One of the effects of repeated drips appear as lines !

INK ON CANVAS

Acrylic paint, Chinese Ink and Iron Filings on White Canvas

ASHEN MORNING

Chinese ink on canvas 24 x 36
One of the first elements I became preoccupied with was the wood, often scarred with burns ... which is of course what Chinese Ink is made of - a material I use a lot

CHINESE INK AND DRY PIGMENTS ON WHITE ACRYLIC PAINTED CANVAS

PROCESS -:SCRAPING - another of the repeated processes of erosion is scraping ... material being removed in one spot to be placed elsewhere ... wit the movement of tides etc this develops patterns merely by virtue of the repetition