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This is a chronological list that spot-lights important paintings in my artistic growth - as selected
by me, Mick Tilman...
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A Live Snapping Turtle Is Land - 1994 - 18" x 24" - this painting is one of my first "serious"
paintings - I combined early infulences of Aboriginal Art and the Group of Seven - these are my Tom Thomson
Trees. I also like the idea of 'mythical' creation in this image...
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Scream (Sunflowers) - 1995 - 18" x 24" this painting was influenced by my good friend Randy and
his devotion to his Sunflowers - this is my first highly fragmented piece - that emphasizes my early
signature style. I was also able to let loose in the centre of these flowers and do a Van Gogh-esque
middle bit...
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Confide Frogs - 1996 - 12" x 15" - this painting shows my developed fragmentation style - it is
quite confident in this one - the placement of shapes is wonderful in this peice as well as the negative
space. Although this is a simple theme it seems to transcend beyond just a few frogs for me...
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Old Tex - 1996 - 18" x 22" - this painting illustrates my fascination of the bison - I must have
created about a dozen bison paintings from 95-97 - this one may be the best - with the most character
and a great unit... It also shows my use of symbols in my fragmentation - I began developing an affection
for stars, comets and sunbursts around this era. This image also has a fair amount of script in it.
I was not afraid to put writing in my work - I was often criticized for my use of text. The story of
Old Tex a bull that was killed due to fear of mating with the local cows, was a story I found intriguing...
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As if it were nothing but Cobwebs - 1996 - 18" x 24" - This painting was influenced by my readings
on the emergence of the Railroad and its effects on the Bison population - this painting was bought by
my Canadian Visual Images - University Prof. The quote is as follows:
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It has only one path on which it travels, coming and going. So why not set a snare to capture it.
They drove stout stakes in the ground on either side of the track and wove strong lariats from stake
to stake, until they were satisfied. They retired some distance and hid behind the tall sage brush to
await developments. They were eager to spring into action as soon as the monster was caught in the coils
of the snare, but they could hardly believe their eyes when the monster cut through the snare AS IF IT
WERE NOTHING BUT COBWEBS. (Ochankwaghe, 1972, p.20)
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Carettas - Carettas - 1996 - 12" x 15" - this one is sheer joy, wonderful placement and great positive
and negative space. To date this my best selling print.
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Jumping Trout - 1996 - 12" x 15" - I started calling these my "full images" - I began using the whole
page - every once and a while... I did a few of these jumping fish - this one in particular was created
in Yellowstone Park - its of the awesome Cutthroat Troat - I also did perch - which sold in the Varley
Gallery and went to Hong-Kong !!!
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Currys Point - 1999 - 5.5" x 8.5" -(Percy Lake, Haliburton) this is one of my first landscape studies
- notice no animals !!! I made an effort in the summer of 99 to do strictly landscapes...
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Marsh-Pond - 1999 - 5.5" x 8.5" - okay this was my second landscape after the above - I really like
the vegetation - the swamp growths in their swirrls rock in this one !!!
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Eagle Lake Road - 12" x 15" - 2000 - this one is probably my second best landscape to date - yes
I like it - The scene is important to me... I've considered this a great scene that must be painted -
Eagle Lake Road in Haliburton... This Painting was chosen for the Varley Gallery Juried Show in 2001...
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Bathurst Farm - 2001 - 10" x 11" - I started really getting excited about farm landscapes - there seems
to be all kinds of wonderful sections to explore.... This Farm is called "Norse Ridge Farm" - its on
Bathurst just before Mullock in Aurora - I drive by it every day on my way to work...
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Did you notice there were eleven ???
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