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Malcolm Rains

Malcolm Rains (Born 1947) is active/lives in Canada.  Malcolm Rains is known for Still life painting.

Malcolm Rains takes his viewers on complex journeys in the contemporary still-lifes he creates. They are Zen like excursions that explore the relationships of how light reflects through a crumbled paper against and dark background or the dramatic travel of a leaf which may have floated down and landed from the stem of a pear. They are studies in order and chaos. They are overtly dramatic in their subtleties.

The oil paintings, which Rains creates, are both classic and utterly contemporary. His rich glazing and warm, precise lighting are reminiscent of the old masters, while the minimalist presentation of crumpled typing paper, fruits, flowers, and other objects is thoroughly modern. "Basically my works are based on perception and relationships. How does light affect the objects? The highlights appear cool in tone and the darks appear warm. The language of painting is like the English language. There is always a constant but it is ever evolving. Each generation leaves its stamp o   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6897 characters.]  Artist bio

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