Paintings
“Color possesses me. I don’t have to
pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this
happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.” –Paul Klee
Color has always been a part of me, and has possessed me, and
no matter what I do or where I go, I see and contemplate color. The various human responses to color fascinate
me, and I enjoy exploring the many facets of color and its many expressive
qualities. I am especially interested in how the human mind responds
psychologically and emotionally to color, and the contexts through which color
is perceived. Through each painting I would like the viewer to personally
experience some kind of emotional reaction. Not all paintings are intended to
be intrinsically beautiful, just as some emotions are not.
Through
oil paints on canvas, I strive abstractly to represent the layers of
consciousness that are part of our human existence, some which only appear far
below the common surface. Each person has a series of layers with which they always
live, showing one layer to the world and then experiencing another undiscovered
layer much further down; often these layers are reflective of a person’s
childhood, memories, decisions, emotions, hurts, healings, thoughts and
insight.
Through
organic shapes mingling with geometric shapes, the structure and spontaneity of
the human mind both coexist. Through the texture and movement of brushstrokes I
strive to accentuate the expression of the colors’ intent. I strive to
incorporate the transparency of layers and color combinations to capture
certain psychological expressions and states of mind.
The subject matter of my exploration emerges in swirling,
emergent and organic forms that vary in tone, hue and intensity. I seek to
highlight the underlying subliminal expressions of the mind and the many layers
that are hidden beneath, especially in the layers furthest from the surface. As
the many different facets of color fascinate me, so do the different aspects of
people, and how the layers of memories, thoughts, experiences, upbringing and
decisions all build upon one another and overlap to form the amorphous hidden
inner image of the person one encounters. ~Rachel Brask
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Autumn rain
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Current
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Irrefutable
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Cluttered passages
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Surface
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Beneath
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Enveloping orange
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Green contemplation
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Anxiety
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Conflict
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Despair
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Frames of thought tryptych
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Frames of thought detail 1
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Frames of thought detail2
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Frames of thought detail3
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Writhe
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Emergence
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