Making Marks: Cherie Daly

Cherie Daly is a Toronto-based abstract painter who paints quickly using acrylics, using blends of bold primary colours and physical, full-arm strokes. Her internal dialogue and feelings are translated through movement into the work, resulting in playful, free, paintings. Not seeking perfection, she strives to find beauty in the unplanned while creating space for the viewer. When not painting, she can be found walking along the Beach boardwalk in Toronto or through the woods in Muskoka with her dogs. Cherie’s work has been exhibited at venues like the Federation Gallery Vancouver, Artist Project, Toronto and the ADC Fine Art Show, Cincinnati.

“I have titled the show “Making Marks” because my primary joy in painting non-objectively comes from making marks and responding to them. While an abstract painter needs to consider the “principles of design”- harmony, variety, contrast, balance, rhythm, and movement, the process to achieve this is often one of trial and error, putting on and taking off, working from intuition, not a plan. Generally, I like to use my whole body to put energy into the marks. Other times. I like to use a variety of tools to make different marks - including stencils and printmaking. Painting is a process of making one mark and then another. Some of the works in this show have very few, simple lines, collage and shapes. While others have more energized brush strokes. Each mark is individual and thus unique. Leaving the brush strokes in the work, allows the viewer to feel he is an active participant in the making of the art –not just an observer. And through my creation of abstract work I am making my mark on the world. I am expressing myself through marks, in order to communicate and connect with others.”

-Cherie Daly

Please join us for the opening reception of Making Marks on August 17 from 1–4 pm. All are welcome!