Vancouver-based painter Jeff Depner creates abstract canvases of perfection in my book. Bold color stories and geometric shapes round out each acrylic work through layers of paint, whose texture and subtle undertones often peek through.
RECONFIGURED GRID PAINTING NO.1 oil on canvas 47×43 2008
Some shapes are very precise with sharp lines while others are more freehand providing a delicate balance of style that is all his own.
RECONFIGURED GRID PAINTING NO.18 acrylic on canvas 50×43 2012
RECONFIGURED GRID PAINTING NO.36 acrylic on canvas 50×43 2013
NIGHT MOVES acrylic on canvas 47×40 2013
WHISKEY SHIP acrylic on canvas 58×50 2013
STRICTLY BUSINESS acrylic on canvas 15×13 2010
MOTOR SKILLS acrylic on canvas 15×13 2013
MOTOR SKILLS 2 acrylic on canvas 15×13 2013
Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.