July 1 - 31, 2016

Immersion: Paintings by McCain McMurray

Opening Reception: Friday, July 22, 6 - 8:30pm
Plumbing the depths of memory and experience provide the inspiration for McCain McMurray’s July show at Touchstone Gallery titled ‘Immersion”. Cooling blues and greens merge with muted reds, yellows or oranges to evoke the waters of the Caribbean.

McMurray usually works in series so you see colors and forms that play off each other or continuously develop certain ideas. In these works, long vertical forms are like a slice through an immersive experience.

Working in acrylic, McMurray pours multiple layers of thinned paint onto the unprimed canvas and allows the pigment to seep into the fabric to actually stain the canvas. The staining process creates a certain flow to the finished work.

McMurray’s work is about creating essays on places or memories. It is not about making pictures; it’s about defining the essence of space and experience.

For more information please contact Ksenia Grishkova, Director, at info@touchstonegallery.com or 202-347-2787.