Gary Evans, Ornaments and Amulets 10 (2026)

Gary Evans  
Ornaments and Amulets 10
2026  
oil on basswood  
approx. 5 x 4 inches (dimensions vary)  
 
This artwork is part of Gary Evans' exhibition Here and There and featured ornaments for the 30th Annual Christmas Spice.
 
 
"I was glad to find out recently that earth is not really a sphere at all. Instead, it is a lumpy irregular mass. Then I was presented with an image of one Jupiter's moons, Io. Its palette is suggestive of a blurred Bonnard or a colourful Joan Mitchell. 
 
With that in mind these designs were intended to brighten and create a sense of presence and individuality within the ecosystem of the Christmas tree or wherever displayed.
 
Flat shapes were sketched gesturally and cut out then articulated with optical curves and enhanced with shapes or voids that suggest presence or a portal to another space.
 
I like to think of them as amulets, objects with a charge or a seed of energy and in the Christmas season, one of goodwill." 
 
-- Gary Evans, 13 November 2026