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The abstract
art of creation

Paintings open
to interpritation
make for bold
expressions

= By MAX LECKIE

bstract art is sometimes
a divisive subject, but for
Tracy-Lynn Chernaske, it’s

the openness to interpretation that
excites her.

“Not everybody looks at River and
sees a river, right? Not everybody

nect reminds her of family ties, Cher-
naske said. “When I look at River J
always think of ... how a family could
grow together but also could grow
apart”

That connection to nature is
common in her work, and Treeline is
no exception.

One of Chernaske’s favourite inter-
pretations was very personal to one
spectator, who saw it as the ridge near
her farm.

“T was like, ‘I’ve never been to that
part of B.C. But I love that you iden-
tify with it,” Chernaske said. “It’s not
a crazy out there interpretation, But
she literally saw a very specific place.”

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he Oak Street Scene Shop with her painting
es from Hilda's Yard. Persuasion, created
ame name.Trekking, 2019. The set of Hilda's

looks at treeline and goes it’s the
Northern Lights, right? And I love
that. I love hearing what people have
to say about it.”

She of course has her own meaning
put into each piece.

River was created using setpieces
from Hilda’s Yard, a story about a
family changing over time as chil-
dren become adults.

The way that rivers ebb and flow,
and tributaries break off and recon-

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