Gail Hastings: Sculptuations
What first draws me to Gail Hastings's work is her accomplished hand and the alluring quality of her watercolours into which she incorporates text both earnest and ironic, playful and engaging. Her application of watercolour and pencil on rag paper is executed with aesthetic rigour; the careful way she loads her brush and renders text and structure is captivating. The watercolours articulate space, and invite the viewer in. They are like thoughts that are rooms with walls that we enter conceptually. As thought, this presence accompanies the viewer from room to room. A plot unfolds, then turns back on itself: it is poetic, witty and always visually accomplished.