Roy Hickling "Paint & Plasma" @ The Mad & Noisy Gallery August 28 - Sept. 20, 2010 Opening Reception: September 4th@ 2 - 5pm SPECIAL CONCERT WITH ROY HICKLING August 28 @ 7:30pm ARTIST STATEMENT My figurative oil paintings are rendered alla prima, worked quickly and gesturally in thick, textured layers of paint mixed on the canvas and often carved back in to previous layers. They combine a sense of spontaneity with a strong read on the subject and an underlying emotional subtext. I view my process as an exploration of my intuitive ability to read people and to recognize to what degree the work is connected to the model, myself, a combination of both, or to something else altogether. e: roy.hickling@sympatico.ca www.royhickling.com The gallery is open the following hours : Mon. to Friday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: Noon to 4 p.m.