[Crista Cloutier]

Keep jumping Helen! And when things start to look scary, I tell myself ‘don’t look down.’

 

[Crista Cloutier]

Martina,

 

I can’t believe this is your first statement! It’s really good!

I am a writer so I could not help myself, I started to edit it and play with the words and order. You can take it or leave it, but this is what I came up with:

 

 

My landscapes flow from the heightened awareness experienced when surrounded by the isolation and vastness of wilderness areas. These canvases offer a sense of recognition. This could be a sense of place; being reminded of similar locations, or even the recognition of the universal emotions expressed in the painting. My use of rough textures and loose application of acrylic paint  aim at increasing the immediacy of the experience.

I paint landscapes in service to the wild places that still remain. For these are the places that speak to the emotions and values that make us truly human.