Characteristic of Steve MacDonald's work is crimson
thread, making its way across a sea of golden canvas
and arriving at surreal destinations. A close-up
examination of the red stitching is required in order
to understand the laborious and compulsive nature of
the process employed by nothing more than hands, paint
and an old Singer sewing machine driving its red
thread. The mood of the stitching varies from one
painting to the next and many times within a single
painting, describing the texture and lines of any
given element; whether it be foliage, water, the
grooves carved into a mountainside or lineament of
buildings. Tailored patches of peaks, fog,
superstructure and shrubbery adorn these unusually
luminous vistas, a perfect backdrop for myth and
magic.
