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I wrote a second artist statement, short and sharp,on  which Drew was kind enough to comment (I don’t know where it has gone to, though). In the first statement I concentrated on landscapes. Then I tried to come up with the thread running through all my work, including abstracts.

Here is my General Artist Statement:

My art recognizes pain and loss in the face of inevitable change. Even though cycles of destruction and recreation underpin the universe, the human reaction to undesired change is resistance. Paradoxically, a willingness to embrace all change opens up a richness of experience. My art, therefore, also celebrates the beauty that transcends suffering.

My landscapes flow from the heightened awareness experienced  in the isolation and vastness of wilderness areas. These canvases offer a sense of recognition. At one level there is a sense of recognizing location, while at another level there is a recognition of some universal emotion. Rough textures and loose paint application aim at increasing the immediacy of the experience. I paint in service of the wild places that still remain, For these are the places that speak to the emotions and values that make us truly human.

The unplanned shapes and color combinations of my abstract flow paintings tap into the realm of the unconscious more directly. Their appeal is thus less easily defined.

 

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Thank you so much, Christa, for your encouragement and edit. 😀 😀

I posted a second try, very short and sharp, in more general terms so as to cover my abstract work as well. I’ll put that one out there as well.