First Light
First Light is about the lovely very early dawn light. I love being awake at that time, and in this painting I tried to evoke what I see and what I feel.
Additionally, I always use collage that is meaningful to me, and it also has to appeal to me aesthetically. For example I must be attracted to the color, shape, or texture, etc, as well.
The labels you see are shipping/customs labels off packages received from a good friend in Australia.
I had saved them because they were from her. And I liked the weight of the paper, they also had my name and my friend’s name on them. We go back a long way…She always says she waits for the very early morning to call me (when she knows I’ll be available to talk at the end of my day) because of the time difference. Another reference to “first light”.
- Tamar Kander
Year: 2019
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Hand signed lower right
Size: 60 x 60 in (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Provenance: From the artist's studio to Long-Sharp Gallery
