The Spotlight, January 7, 2010

The Spotlight was a huge success in 2009. Fortysix local area artists were featured and the Spotlight slide show photos were viewed over 61,000 times. So, to start off the New Year  I’ve decided to create a new slide show for 2010 and the first featured artist is……………………Rebecca Crowell.

Artist Statement:
The sources of my ideas are varied and interwoven, with the colors and textures of nature playing a large role.  Memories, impressions and personal symbols all figure in as well, as do elements of pure abstraction.  There is interplay in my work between appreciation of the natural world and the desire to organize and manipulate the environment.

I use a variety of techniques for making marks and laying down areas of color, including some I learned may years ago in printmaking.  I build up many layers of paint, and also scrape, gouge, and dissolve parts of the layers so that underlying bit emerge.  The result is a surface that is complex in texture and nuances of color.  Thus there is a correlation between the organic look and feel of my work with the process of making it.

Each painting is an open-ended exploration, undertaken with a blend of spontaneity and careful analysis.  It is my hope that in the end, my work has a certain clarity and integrity that involves contemplation.

To see Rebecca’s painting “Red Wall” click on the Local Area Artists box below.  If you would like to see the artwork of local area artists that were in “The Spotlight” during 2009 click on this link.

Additional links for Rebecca Crowell:

http://rebeccacrowellart.blogspot.com/
http://oilandwax.ning.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebecca-Crowell/44170927636?ref=ts