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Lance Green is a master colorist and an expressionist extaordinaire. His paintings burst with unheard of hues and bristle with primitive emotion. With a maturity in his work that only comes with decades of fearless exploration and a disciplined ability to paint by deep instinct, he works his magic in a state of total abandonment, beckoning the observer to experience them in a similar state. His work deals directly with his own personal experiences as well as those he observes in others, celebrating the joys and wrestling with the struggles of life. One particular reoccurring theme that is a constant impetus to Lance's work is his life partner Lisa's challenge with Multiple Sclerosis. This has led him to explore the healing power to be found in art.
His own shamanistic images come to power with tremors of intense, yet controlled energy that exudes the integrating soul of the artist, marrying both ancient and personal mythologies. Lance brings one into an encounter with the transcendent and beatific, as well as the the dark and the mysterious. Many are self portraits of a sort, yet all are universal in the deepest application, expressing the human paradox of grace and despair. There is a dark whimsy, an anxious optimism in the work that somehow speaks a secret language, bringing one to rest deeply in the conviction of an ultimate redemption in all things.
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