This page is a temporary page to give collectors a preview of the upcoming exhibit. The full page for Becoming will remain on the website once the exhibit begins.
Tracey Halvorsen
Becoming
Preview (collector's advance viewing)
This preview gives you the opportunity to view and purchase the pieces in the exhibit before it opens to the public.
Purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Opening Reception February 26th, 2022 4pm-6pm
Exhibit runs from -
February 26th, 2022 - May 14th, 2022
This preview highlights all of the pieces that will be on display in the exhibit as well as reserve pieces that will replace sold pieces as those paintings go home with collectors. As a member of our Collector's Preview list, you have the unique opportunity to see all of these pieces and have a first opportunity to purchase.
Additional images, or a video, to see the work from alternate angles are available upon request.
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Wed 10am-2pm
Fri 2pm-6pm
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Wed 10am-2pm
Fri 2pm-6pm
Call or email to make a purchase or schedule a visit to the gallery.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Thumbnails below may be cropped to fit a square shaped preview. Click image for a full view.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Thumbnails below may be cropped to fit a square shaped preview. Click image for a full view.
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Builder and Black Dogs
36”x36”, 2021, Oil on canvas $3,400 |
Jesus in a Boat with a Bunch of People
36”x36”, 2021, Oil on canvas $3,600 🔴 SOLD |
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Little Man with a Big Cape on a Horse
20”x20”, 2021, Oil on canvas $1,300 |
Man Swinging Sword at Woman
24”x24”, 2021, Oil on canvas $1,750 |
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Men Fighting with Swords on Horses
36”x48”, 2021, Acrylic on canvas $3,200 🔴 SOLD |
Men Gathered to Explain Things
36”x36”, 2021, Oil on canvas $3,400 |
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Two Women Cutting Off a Man’s Head
24”x24”, 2021, Oil on canvas $1,750 🔴 SOLD |
Women Being Attacked by Men on Horses
36”x36”, 2021, Oil on canvas $3,000 |
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Big Fire
24”x24”, 2022, Acrylic on canvas $1,750 |
Camp Fire
24”x18”, 2021, Acrylic on canvas $1,500 |
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Daffodils
36”x36”, 2022, Oil on canvas $3,400 |
Dead Man
16”x12”, 2022, Oil on canvas $800 (Framed - $950) |
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Desperate Men
16”x12”, 2022, Oil on canvas $800 (Framed - $950) |
Man in a Big Black Hat
16”x12”, 2022, Oil on canvas $800 (Framed - $950) 🔴 SOLD |
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Man in Helmet
16”x12”, 2022, Oil on canvas $800 (Framed - $950) 🔴 SOLD |
Men on Horses Bothering Lions
36”x48”, 2022, Oil on canvas $3,600 🔴 SOLD |
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Night Blooms
24”x24”, 2021, Oil on canvas $1,500 |
Straw Flowers #1
24”x18”, 2021, Acrylic on canvas $1,500 |
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Straw Flowers #3
24”x18”, 2021, Acrylic on canvas $1,500 |
Statement
This latest body of work reflects a composite of subject and abstraction through continued exploration of landscapes, still life and narrative themes. Each painting begins with an unknown ending, allowing the work itself to guide the evolution. Liberated from expectation, a sense of freedom is conveyed, reflecting a purity of presence in the moment and offering unique insight into respect for the act of painting, over the end result.
The subject is often less of a focus than the rhythm of lights and darks, and the movement between the tangible surface of the paint and the illusion of form and space. The tactile nature of my approach provides a sense of being invited in, through welcoming notes and guideposts that leave the viewer room to experience their own path and story within the painting.
The subject is more scaffolding in my process than a foundation. The way the paint and color is laid down feels more to me like the melody of a voice or instrument, if we were listening to music instead of looking at a painting. As the gestures, brushwork, color choice and process evolves, the work unfolds to exude a complete sense of itself - a fully realized existence independent from my perspective. This is when I know the work is complete - or at least my role in it - and ready to live on its own. I believe art should have its own presence, as well as a few secrets, that allow it to speak with autonomy through both the process of painting and viewing.
The subject is often less of a focus than the rhythm of lights and darks, and the movement between the tangible surface of the paint and the illusion of form and space. The tactile nature of my approach provides a sense of being invited in, through welcoming notes and guideposts that leave the viewer room to experience their own path and story within the painting.
The subject is more scaffolding in my process than a foundation. The way the paint and color is laid down feels more to me like the melody of a voice or instrument, if we were listening to music instead of looking at a painting. As the gestures, brushwork, color choice and process evolves, the work unfolds to exude a complete sense of itself - a fully realized existence independent from my perspective. This is when I know the work is complete - or at least my role in it - and ready to live on its own. I believe art should have its own presence, as well as a few secrets, that allow it to speak with autonomy through both the process of painting and viewing.
Biography
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Tracey Halvorsen began painting while in high school in Bethesda, Maryland. She went on to receive a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art (1993) (where she graduated with the school's top prize, the Agnes Gund Travelling Scholarship), and a MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art (1998). Halvorsen has had a number of solo shows in Ohio, Maryland and in Del Ray Beach, Florida, where she was represented by the Carlynn Gallery. An entrepreneur at heart, she started her own digital design agency, Fastspot, in 2001, and grew that company into an award-winning nationally recognized agency. After selling her company in 2019, she has turned her focus back to painting, while continuing to explore the intersections of creativity, business and the human experience through her work as a business consultant and as a co-founder in a technology focused startup, Return Solutions.
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