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Page 1: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National

The Intention of this tape… c. 1970-71

Videotape, transferred from reel to reel

Collection: Art Gallery of Ontario; courtesy of V-Tape, Toronto

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The Black Paintings 1973-1975

150 alternating layers of transparent colour

Acrylic on Canvas

48”x 48”

Works from this series are in the collections of:

Vancouver Art Gallery, Glenbow Museum, Art Gallery of Alberta,

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Appleton Museum of Art

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Installation view, The Black Paintings 1973-75”

exhibition at Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge , Alberta, 1982

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Page 5: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 6: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National

Side view:

Ultramarine Blue and Indigo

Orange”1973

acrylic on canvas

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1) GLOSS ENAMEL 2) GRAPHITE 3) GLOSS BLACK

SPRAY PAINT GLOSS OVER, GLOSS AROUND MOVING INTO

THE MIDDLE MARCH 1976

On masonite 24 x 24 in.

Art Gallery of Alberta Collection

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Wet Sandpaper Remova” 1975

Acrylic, latex and enamel spray on masonite

24” x 24”

Collection of the Artist

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Steel Wool and Water Removal / first coat - black enamel / second coat - white spray enamel /

back to black without damaging black / March 1976 March 1976

enamel paint on masonite

60.9 x 61 cm

Gift of John Spalding, Bobcaygeon, Ontario, 1991

National Gallery of Canada (no. 36012)

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Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green

without revealing silver / June 1/76 1 June 1976

acrylic and enamel paint on masonite

60.6 x 60.6 cm

Gift of John Spalding, Bobcaygeon, Ontario, 1991

National Gallery of Canada (no. 36010)

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Sandpaper block Revision 1976

(of a 1972 painting by Jeffrey Spalding)

Canvas 18 x 18in.

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Pollystrippa and Putty Knife Revision 1976

(of a 1972 painting by Jeffrey Spalding)

Canvas 18 x 18 in.

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The Diary Paintings 1975- to present,

“One secret colour per day for the month of…”

acrylic, latex, and gesso on various supports, canvas, masonite, plexiglas,

also painted directly on walls

size variable between 10” x 10” and 60” x 60”, and wall-size

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One Secret colour per day for the month of April 1978 1978

acrylic on canvas, mounted on plywood

122.4 x 123.2 x 2.8 cm

Gift of Annette Gerlinger, Edmonton, 1993

National Gallery of Canada (no. 37228.1-2)

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One Secret Colour “Per Day for the Month of November 1977

Acrylic on Canvas

18” x 18”

Collection University of Lethbridge

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Diary Painting: One Secret Colour Per Day 1978

Acrylic on canvas

96cm x 96 cm

Art Gallery of Alberta Collection,

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Diary painting ; Secret Colours 2010

Above side edge detail

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Diary painting in

installation upon a

coloured wall/

repainted with the

same wall colour

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Neues Bild- Rotunda,

Winnipeg

2009 and ongoing

The four walls in an

octagonal rotunda are

painted daily by roller

University of

Manitoba, Winnipeg

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Page 24: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 25: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 26: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 27: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 28: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 29: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 30: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 31: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
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Detail of edge

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Page 34: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 35: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 36: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
Page 37: c. 1970-71 Videotape, transferred from reel to reel ... · Polyclens and Rag Removal / 1/ silver / 2/ grey / 3/ varathane green / remove evidence of green ... Edmonton, 1993 National
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Pink and Black 1979-1980

Latex, acrylic, Gel Medium and

Varathane on Canvas

163 cm x 122 cm

Collection Mendel Art Gallery,

Saskatoon

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Cold Shower March 1981

Acrylic and gel medium on Canvas

60” x 48”

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Niagara c.1983

Acrylic and Gel Medium on linen

approx 9ft. by 6½ ft.

Collection: Calgary Water Management Centre

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Night Fall” 1984

oil on canvas

198 x 395 cm/ 6 ½ ft x 13 ft.

Purchased 1985

National Gallery of Canada (no. 28979)

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Dark Source 1986

Oil on Canvas

approx. 100” x 66”

Private Collection,

Vancouver

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Dark Union c.1988?

Oil on board

diptych

36” x 160”

Collection of The Art Gallery of Hamilton

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Clouds Evolving c.1990

Oil on Canvas

approx. 5 ft. x 21 ft

Collection: Canadian Embassy, Washington

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Installation view at Canadian Embassy Washigton

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Event (Yellow) c. 1990

oil on Canvas

96 x 66”

private Collection,

Vancouver

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Event in the Stream Bimini:

a drunkard’s dream of art’s

perfect resolution” 1989

oil on canvas

approx “ 36” x 24”

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Fall//Fire c. 1996

Oil on Canvas

approx 84” x 66”

Collection: Canadian

Consulate, Sydney Australia

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On the bridge at midnight throwing snowballs at the moon c 1994

oil on canvas

approx 7 x 10 ft.

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Empire of Light 2006

oil on mahogany panels

diptych, each 18” x 80”

Private Collection, Toronto

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Channel 2009

oil on oak plywood

24” x 48”

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Dark Passage 1993

Oil on Oak

two panels: top 18” x 80”; bottom 30” x 80”

Collection Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Gift of the artist

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Passage 2007

oil on Mahogany panel

diptych vertical each 32” x 80”

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Tigers of the Fall 2007

oil on mahogany panels

diptych

each 80” x 30”

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Twilight Passing 2007

oil on mahogany

30” x 80”

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Niagara 1986/1999

oil and spray paint on Canvas

approx. 7’ x 14’

Courtesy of the Artist

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From a series of language encoded paintings commenced 1969 to present

Danish Modern 1997

acrylic and metallic lacquer paint on particle board, 23” x 23”

private collection, Tallahassee, Florida

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Four Attempts to Reach Paradise 1996

oil on canvas

30” x 30”

collection of the artist

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4 L.A. Sunsets

oil on canvas

36” x 36”

Collection Daniel Linsley, Calgary

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High Road/ Low Road-: Scottish-Canadian Landscape 1997

Salvage paintings series c. 1985-present:; 16 x 20 in.

Acrylic and metallic spray paint over found junk store landscape painting on canvas

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Salvage paintings series c. 1985-to present:

acrylic, metallic and florescent spray paint over found junk store landscape painting

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Nursery 1998

Salvage paintings series c. 1985 to present

16 x 20 in.

acrylic and florescent spray paint over found junk store painting on illustration board

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Salvage paintings series c. 1985 to present

acrylic , metallic and florescent spray paint over found Black Velvet paintings

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Salvage paintings series c. 1985 to present

florescent spray paint over assembly-line furniture store paintings

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Marketplace 2009

metallic and florescent spray

paint over found junk store

painting

private collection, Calgary

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San Francisco to LA 2009

Spray paint over found junk store black velvet painting

Private Collection, Toronto

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Deatil

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The Painting Lesson 2009

spray paint on canvas over found junk store abstract triptych

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4 Truly Stupid Ideas about Abstraction 2009

oil and spray paint over found junk store abstraction diptych on canvas

diptych each approx. 20” x 16”

private Collection, Lethbridge, Alberta

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Beach 2010

Spray paint over found junk store painting

on canvas

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Sheep in Forest

2010

Florescent spray paint over

found junk store painting

on canvas