The real question is, "How much does it weigh?" Answer: about 260 lbs. While it isn't a completely solid structure (though, it is nearly so), it was carved from a single hunk of pine.
Brand new to the gallery is artist Jamie Townsend, of Springfield, VT. Currently we are exhibiting four fantastically colorful and fairly sizable wooden sculptures, two of which are animal forms and two, human-like abstractions. Jamie uses a chainsaw to sculpt but the second part of the process, the embellishment, is a laborous endeavor using oil paints over an acrylic base.
According to Jamie, "I bring the fluid chaos and variety of our everyday world into focus, gradually allowing the viewer to search for a source and make connections. I tend to use childlike characters and colors as well as line work and shapes, 
challenging positive and negative space. With this style, I am bridging the gap between the playful (imagery and colors) and the systematic (layering drawing/patterns)." He cites two of his influences as architect Gaudi and artist Hundertwasser.
challenging positive and negative space. With this style, I am bridging the gap between the playful (imagery and colors) and the systematic (layering drawing/patterns)." He cites two of his influences as architect Gaudi and artist Hundertwasser.Primarily a painter/illustrator, these three-dimensional pieces mark the start of an exciting new body of work for Jamie. In just a few weeks since his debut, the PIG is already a gallery favorite...and a bargain at $2400. (It's really big)
-cw
(Paintings shown with PIG are by Norm Thomas)
