Rachel Baxter - Skipping Stone (acrylic, spray paint on panel, approx. 16"x20", 2019)
The most profound aesthetic experiences I’ve had - have been in nature. My process looks to the forces that are at work in the world around us, and call upon my memory of place. Relying on gravity, movement, and time, I am interested in how they can impact the visual outcome of a painting. Processes such as oxidation and evaporation transform the surface in unpredicted ways. The pieces become moments of discovery and memories of place. Through painting I am creating the space to honor these experiences and step into a larger understand of the world and my place within it.
The most profound aesthetic experiences I’ve had - have been in nature. My process looks to the forces that are at work in the world around us, and call upon my memory of place. Relying on gravity, movement, and time, I am interested in how they can impact the visual outcome of a painting. Processes such as oxidation and evaporation transform the surface in unpredicted ways. The pieces become moments of discovery and memories of place. Through painting I am creating the space to honor these experiences and step into a larger understand of the world and my place within it.
The most profound aesthetic experiences I’ve had - have been in nature. My process looks to the forces that are at work in the world around us, and call upon my memory of place. Relying on gravity, movement, and time, I am interested in how they can impact the visual outcome of a painting. Processes such as oxidation and evaporation transform the surface in unpredicted ways. The pieces become moments of discovery and memories of place. Through painting I am creating the space to honor these experiences and step into a larger understand of the world and my place within it.