Pond with Lilies

Pond with Lilies, ca. 1989. Oil painting by Andrew Wooldridge

Pond with Lilies, ca. 1989. Oil painting by Andrew Wooldridge

Name/Title

Pond with Lilies

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.81

Description

Painting This tranquil waterscape depicts a view of a still pond with floating water lily pads, and lush growth on the pond's banks to the left and in the background. The sunlight is softly filtered through the greenery and the overall colours are green and muted. The location is unknown.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Andrew Wooldridge

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1989

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

ARTIST STATEMENT “I treat my canvas like a stage set, with simplified shapes and forms, deliberately placed to produce an artificial landscape. I try to convey the feeling we have when watching the curtain rise in a darkened theatre auditorium, when, for that brief moment, we suspend disbelief and allow ourselves to be transported into an alternative reality.” ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Born in Egypt, Andrew Wooldridge is an established Canadian artist raised and educated in Birmingham and Hereford, England. He did Royal Army Medical Corps illustrator training for three years, working as an R.A.M.C. illustrator for over a decade. He lived and exhibited his first works in Israel, later moved to Australia following up with further studies at the Southampton College of Art and Design. In 1984 he immigrated to B.C. and began his west coast career as an artist and teacher. He did a series of large murals for the Victoria Downtown Association and in conjunction with Alcheringa Gallery, traveled to New Guinea to paint a series on the life and myths of the Sepik River region, and later returned to Australia to paint the first ‘Waterfront Series’. Wooldridge co-created "The 2 1/2" in 1990 with painters Ken Faulks and Marie Stevens, initiating gallery exhibitions in 1991. In 1997 he joined the Victoria College of Art and Design Faculty, and in 2007 was elected as a lifetime "Artist in Residence" at "Painters at Painters Lodge" in Campbell River, B.C. He has exhibited in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Canterbury and London, England.

Edition

Notes

From "Lily Series".

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower left: Wooldridge

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Visible image

Height

90.2 cm

Width

120 cm

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Legacy collection - detail unknown

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

By Andrew Wooldridge: 2001.01.57 Lakeside Landscape with Overhanging Branches 2001.01.81 Pond with Lilies