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Lynda Bunnell’s artistic journey is a beautiful blend of experimentation, tradition, and deep personal exploration. From her early work with pine needle vessels in 2012 to her later developments in painting, she has embraced a process of constant evolution and discovery. Her work, marked by the use of acrylic layers, mixed media, cold wax, encaustic, and various mark-making tools, reflects her experience of uncovering depth and history—similar to the texture and beauty of old, timeworn structures she encountered in Europe and North Africa.
Lynda’s paintings are often a blend of abstract, yet they hold a quiet order that emerges organically over time, much like the hidden stories behind ancient artifacts. She describes her creative process as a conversation, one that begins with minimal direction but grows through an intuitive back-and-forth with the painting. This openness to the unknown allows her to explore and uncover layers of meaning and self, ultimately resulting in pieces that feel both deeply personal and universally resonant.
About the Artist
Vessels, Nature and Buddha
Gallery 21 Solo Show 2024
The Crossing
Series: Between Worlds
Medium: Acrylic on Panel
Dimensions: 24 x 36 inches (Framed)
Visual Narrative
The Crossing is a striking mixed-media exploration of transition and movement. Set against a heavily textured, ethereal sky of distressed blues and whites, the piece captures a moment of migration—or perhaps a spiritual passage.
A singular, large crow dominates the left foreground, its silhouette sharp and detailed as it glides across a luminous, gold-leaf sun. Behind it, a scattered "murder" of smaller birds trails off into the distance, creating a sense of depth and directional energy that pulls the viewer's eye across the horizon.
Artistic Elements
• The Sky: The background features a complex, layered application of acrylics. The palette of sky blue, cerulean, and pale cream is applied with a palette knife or scraping technique, revealing underlying layers and creating a weathered, "between-worlds" atmosphere.
• The Landscape: The bottom third of the panel depicts a grounded, earthy terrain in rich ochres, burnt sienna, and deep reds. This warm, terrestrial base provides a heavy contrast to the airy, fractured sky above.
• The Celestial Focal Point: The gold-toned orb acts as the compositional anchor. Its shimmering texture suggests a bridge between the physical and the metaphysical, serving as the literal "crossing" point for the avian subjects.
Interpretation
True to its place in the Between Worlds series, The Crossing sits at the intersection of the known and the unknown. The crow—often a symbol of prophecy, change, and the messenger between realms—leads a collective journey toward an uncertain but inevitable destination. The contrast between the solid earth and the disintegrating sky reflects the tension of being in a state of flux.