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Giles combines his interest in landscape forms, cityscapes, ruins, and travels, then translates them into his paintings, drawings, and photo-montages. Pastels, acrylics, oils, or gouache are his choice of materials for the paintings ranging in size from 4”x 6” to 30” x 40”. Graphite, charcoal, and pastel on various paper boards, sometimes with added collage elements, are the materials for his drawings.

Maze-like paths, strewn with fossils of plant or animal life convey a sense of the natural world, but also of the surreal in Giles’s paintings and drawings. The depth achieved invites the viewer to explore the paths and make their own discoveries.

These montages depict man-made places - urban landscapes such as abandoned buildings or deserted cities. There are also interior views with figures and their belongings which suggest stories. Found images are carefully selected from old books, magazines and his collection of photographs.

More of Giles' work is available at Childs Gallery in Boston. Look for "Giles Laroche: Arrangements in Color."

Click on the images below for larger views.

Giles Laroche

MENHIR
Pastel & acrylic on paper

Giles Laroche

PROFILE OF HECTOR
AND JAMES
Conte crrayon on paper

Giles Laroche

PROFILE
OF SIMON
Conte crayon
on paper

Giles Laroche

PROFILE OF HENRI
Graphite on paper

Giles Laroche

THE NEW CITY
Gouache on paper

Giles Laroche

AKROTIRI
Montage

Giles Laroche

ARRANGEMENT #2
Gouache on paper

Giles Laroche

THE PALACE
Montage

Giles Laroche

THE INSPECTION
Montage

Giles Laroche

CAUGHT UP
Montage

Giles Laroche

FRAGMENTS
Graphite with collage

Giles Laroche

MESSAGES
Graphite

Giles Laroche

GOYAVE
Pastel

Giles Laroche

THE NEST
Graphite