Margriet Hogue

Shuttered, Abstract Painting

2020

Artist Comments
In this layered modern abstract, artist Margriet Hogue collaged handmade paper on a painted surface, which she then sanded and painted again. "I added two smaller panels," says Margriet. "One contains a metal plate that I laced on. This is part of a series called Sanctuary that I started during shelter-in-place. The title refers to being shut-in."

About the Artist
Artist Margriet Hogue creates layered mixed media paintings inspired by "the contours of the land, the distressed surfaces and the colors of the different seasons," as she explains. Born in the Netherlands, Margriet's family moved to Venezuela when she was 6 months old, and then immigrated to Canada when she was in middle school. As a child, her mother taught her various fiber crafts. Buying her first loom allowed Margriet to pay her way through college, and after graduating, she spent years producing textiles and clothing. Unfortunately, the dust from weaving aggravated her child's asthma, so she started a needlework business called The Essamplaire (old French for sampler). "Whenever we would be on holidays I'd make appointments with museums to see their sampler collections and would request licensing agreements to reproduce them in the form of needlework kits," explains Margriet. "Samplers were part of a girl’s education from the 1500s to the early 1900s and consisted of them stitching alphabets, pictorial images and quaint verses." In 2014, Margriet attended an acrylic painting workshop, which she describes as very freeing after the fine and detailed work involved in needlework. Today, when she's not painting, she enjoys road trips through the mountains to the west coast, visiting family who live far and wide, and continuing to oversee her needlework business.

Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, squares, abstract, non-representational, mixed media artwork, orange

Shuttered
Margriet Hogue
Acrylic paint, ink, collaged paper and metal on wood
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2020
12 in. h x 12 in. w x 2.25 in. d
6 lbs. 14 oz.