Douglas Robinson - Winter Birch Stillness B - Acrylic and primsacolor pencil on birch panel

Canadian Contemporary Pentimenti Artist SEEING BEAUTY IN THE INCOMPLETE AND IMPERFECT. My work is rooted in the language of pentimenti – the ghostly echoes and traces of change that echo beneath the surface of a painting. These remnants of earlier visible forms are not mistakes to be concealed, but vital parts of my story. My process is fluid, often unpredictable, reflecting the rhythms of human experience. Each painting is an introspective map, layered with vulnerability, serenity, and doubt. My work emerges from the quiet narratives that exist between our emotional layers: joy and doubt, clarity and confusion, the past and present. The depth of my pentimenti technique invites the viewer to search, interpret, and connect. The act of layering and removing paint becomes not just a visual approach, but a metaphor for how we make sense of our own lives through memory, reflection, and a willingness to look beyond the surface..

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Acrylic and primsacolor pencil on birch panel