The Weight of Green
Gausden's interactive landscapes and intimate figurative works are inspired by social media content and influenced by photographic techniques. Gausden's works have smooth surfaces with impasto elements and white sides, the canvases are ready to hang framed or unframed.
About this work the artist says:
"This work comes from my first trip to Ucluelet, the first solo journey I had the opportunity to take in a while and I was thrilled. On my first morning, walking through the town and along the aptly named Artist Loop, I was struck by the rugged coastline. Tucked away I found a tiny creek and a tree with a split trunk; an image that stayed with me instantly, and one I knew I wanted to paint." - Mel Gausden, 2025
