Sherron Francis American, b. 1940
Tideline, 1977
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
93 x 45 inches
Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
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'In 1977, Francis introduced commercial insulation gravel “in great hunks” into her pigments. She continued to unite paint and canvas but with this medium, she played with illusionistic and literal...
"In 1977, Francis introduced commercial insulation gravel “in great hunks” into her pigments. She
continued to unite paint and canvas but with this medium, she played with illusionistic and literal depth.
At times she produced thick crusts that cover her surfaces. She joked at the time that she could sell these
works to the “highway department because their structures were so strong.” In some works in 1977 and 1978, Francis turned to a more active drawing style. In Tideline, 1977,
splotches of blue paint against white tinted smudges and stains evoke the mystical qualities of
the distant mists and mountains in Chinese Southern Song painting of the thirteenth century."
- Lisa N. Peters, Ph.D
continued to unite paint and canvas but with this medium, she played with illusionistic and literal depth.
At times she produced thick crusts that cover her surfaces. She joked at the time that she could sell these
works to the “highway department because their structures were so strong.” In some works in 1977 and 1978, Francis turned to a more active drawing style. In Tideline, 1977,
splotches of blue paint against white tinted smudges and stains evoke the mystical qualities of
the distant mists and mountains in Chinese Southern Song painting of the thirteenth century."
- Lisa N. Peters, Ph.D