Our surroundings help to shape us, and the uncertainty and spontaneity of the Alaskan landscape and weather informs my body of work. The way light streams through trees, fog and mist fascinates me. The interaction of plate tectonics and how it creates vastly different environments across the state is awe inspiring to me. As an artist interpreting these familiar natural structures, fora and fauna with constantly changing weather patterns into a painting requires a balance of control and chaos.
For me watercolor is the perfect medium to interpret the land and sky. The flow of the paint, the way the brushstrokes dissolve into each other and the way the pigment settles into the peaks and valleys of the paper mimics the spontaneity of nature. The mathematical repetition of shapes within plants and angles in mountain sides helps to create a visual sense of structure and control within my work. Connecting with nature creates a thrill of exploration both tangibly and creatively.
