Paintings by Ehrling White
I’m interested in the wordless stories and explanations that appear to us when we don’t know what is going on in a picture. Our minds fill in the blanks, often differently from moment to moment. I want to explore this creative side of our perception. It is exciting because it can instantly bypass restrictions of logic and language, and become a more open experience. Ultimately, my objective is to make them interesting and appealing enough to initiate a dialogue with. The work is also informed by my landscape painting practice.
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Ehrling White was born in Alberta, Canada, but was raised mostly in Oregon, in an environment that encouraged creativity and art. He got his painting degree from the Pacific Northwest College of Art, in Portland, way back in the mid-nineties… , as well as the lively local music scene, for which he performed art and design jobs from time to time. Near the the turn of the century he moved to Toronto and got a job painting murals, and that is where he lives and works to this day.