October 2021 Update

Ingrid Has been very busy creating these last few months. Below, you will see new work: transparent layered canvases, abstracts and commissions. All of them have the unique and subtle elements that continue to make her work so intriguing.

Recent Commission

Timeless Royalty, Layered Mixed Media, 65 x 57 inches (165 x 145cm)

Timeless Royalty

In October 2019, Ingrid’s most avid patron and art collector commissioned her to do a monumental portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. He and his wife are anglophiles and frequent visitors to England. They wanted a piece that symbolized not just the queen’s life, but also her influence on generations of people across two centuries. It was a difficult task and Ingrid had to dig deep into her creative source. The piece took nearly 18 months and was completed on April 21st, the queen’s 95th and just 12 days after Prince Philip’s passing.  A sad and sweet coincidence.

The collectors are very pleased with their new work and were kind enough to allow us to share an image of the work here. We hope you will find it as inspiring as they do.

Winds of Change

Winds of Change 48 x 76, Acrylic, Collage and Resin on Canvas

All of Ingrid’s works incorporate abstract elements, usually the initial layer is an abstract form. Several years ago, she decided to explore the ideas hidden in her layered work. The results have been beautiful abstract works alive with a unique and vibrant energy all their own. They have been well received and many clients have multiple pieces.

Layered Work

Ingrid is often asked to describe her artwork. Labels are like boxes, they confine and define something that, in this case, is fluid. She combines so many differing genres and materials into a single work that it is difficult to describe simply. For example, the main image is usually Renaissance or Baroque, then she adds collage that is reminiscent of the early 20th century. Abstract treatments throughout the work are influenced by contemporary and post war art. And all this is incorporated using 21st Century industrial materials such as Acrylic, Resin and bonded aluminum. So rather than pigeon-hole her work, we’ve decided to simply show the most recent pieces in a slideshow format and let the viewer decide – enjoy!

  • Follow Your Heart 38 x 30" Layered Mixed Media
  • Fly Away with Me, 19 x 25" Layered Mixed Media
  • Queen Audrey 29 x 25 inches Layered Mixed Media
  • The Monarch 29 x 17" Layered Mixed Media
  • Memories Set Free 38 x 32" Layered Mixed Media
  • Isabel and Harold, The Travelers 34 x 36" Layered Mixed Media
  • The Family Tree I, 42 x 26" Layered Mixed Media
  • The Family Tree II, 34 x 24, Layered Mixed Media
  • The Protector, 31 x 27" Layered Mixed Media

Recent New Abstracts

Ingrid’s abstract work continues to evolve. In the slideshow below, you will get a sense of how her layered work influences her abstracts and vice versa. Several of the works have embedded objects or sculptural elements projecting from the canvas. This added dimension blurs the line between painting and sculpture.

  • You Are My Sunshine 36 x 50
  • Beyond the Blue 40 x 65, acrylic and resin on canvas
  • Summer Solstice 48 x 76, acrylic and resin on canvas
  • Butterfly Effect, 56 x 56" Acrylic and resin on canvas
  • Contemplations of Miro 48 x48 Acrylic, Resin and Steel on Canvas
  • Sherbert 48 x 78 inches, Acrylic, Resin and Steel on canvas
  • Beyond Time, 56 x 56 inches, Acrylic, Resin and Steel on Canvas

Contemplations – A New Work by Ingrid Dee Magidson

Contemplations of Miro is one of Ingrid’s most recent abstract works.  There is wonderful movement in the painting as the amorphous figures seem to float and dance on the canvas.  Using paint and resin, the shapes appear to jump from the canvas.  The shapes evoke a feeling of strange sea creatures or perhaps as viewed under a microscope.  The bright colors are evocative and there is a welcoming, whimsical sense to the painting.

"Contemplations of Miro" 48 x 48 inches
“Contemplations of Miro” 48 x 48 inches

As in all of Ingrid’s work, layers are integral to her creations, Contemplations of Miro is no exception.  The large shapes are the first thing the viewer sees, but as we continue on one starts to see tightly written poetry flowing throughout the painting.  There is a sense of reading the poem without actually reading it, more like absorbing the essence or the raw emotion of the poem.  As we look deeper, we see faint rings of paint.  These fine lines lead our eyes around the composition subconsciously.  Again another layer for the mind to discover.  It is a kind of three dimensional dance on a two dimensional surface.  And the longer one looks, the more one sees.  It is a work that one wants to pull up a chair in front of, get comfortable and just…look.  Contemplations is an apt title for the work.

This work and other beautiful abstracts are now showing at Galerie Zuger in Vail Colorado.

Houston Exhibition Preview

Once Upon a Timeless opens in Houston, TX, Friday, April 22 at the Unix Gallery

Ingrid has reached into the creative unknown to produce her most exciting work to date.  It has always been her goal to paint the human spirit in her work, to capture that spark or essence that is the nobility in each of us.  Using three related techniques in this unusual exhibition, Ingrid brushes the beauty within each of us.  Though it is difficult to capture the true depth and dimensionality of her work in photographs, here for your viewing pleasure are a few samples of the masterpieces you will see at the exhibition.

Toscas-Lost-Love-52x38
Tosca’s Lost Love 52 x 38

Ingrid continues to create her most well-known work, consisting of transparent layers, antique objects and butterflies.  Stunningly beautiful images that touch the divine in each of us.

Once Upon a Timeless 39 x 29
Once Upon a Timeless 39 x 29

Never content to stand still, Ingrid experiments with new materials in this recent series of dimensional work.  The objects literally jump from the surface.

The Magician 55 x 48
The Magician 55 x 48

 

Emergence 38 x 32

Abstraction has always been a critical part of Ingrid’s work, sometime layered deep within her figurative work, or gently applied to the transparent surfaces.  Her show in Houston will be the first time these paintings will be shown as separate and unique work.

First 46 x 70
First 46 x 70

 

Genesis 48 x 72
Genesis 48 x 72

Once Upon a Timeless
April 22 – May 31, 2016
Opening Reception for the Artist: Friday, April 22, 5-8pm

Unix Gallery
4411 Montrose Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
713-874-1770
UnixGallery.com