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Artist Kathy Roman
Chicago, Illinois
Put a Bird on It
acrylic, mixed media
Artist Statement
My intuitive paintings are process driven and reflect my connection to the world around me. Memories and encounters that touch me on a deep emotional level are tucked away and become the reservoir that I draw from when I paint, the essences of my response to these feelings appearing in some form in my work. Starting with random marks, in this case charcoal, oil pastels and watercolor crayons and responding to them intuitively, I build my paintings up in layers, adding paint, drawing, scraping, and adding paint again. Using contrasting elements to create tension: warm colors vs. cool, texture vs. smooth and high energy marks supported by calm, muted colors, a sense of history emerges.
Put a Bird on It”, painted with acrylics, is the result of many paint-overs, scrapings and the addition of fiber paste and pumice to intensify the texture, resulting in the surface and history becoming the real subject of the painting. Ultimately, it is all about the process and the physical act of creating: becoming the brush, responding to the surface, the visceral feeling of engaging it, the discovery, the evolution of the painting as it changes; and then finding the delicate balance between intuition and intention to bring the composition to a satisfying conclusion.
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