Painting
My recent interest in working in oil paint stems from a deep background in Global Art History, a desire to work with color and light, form and line, in ways different from textile media and Sculptural Basketry. The paintings are semi abstract with nature derived content from my current location immediately adjacent to the Mississippi River in rural Illinois. Still Life observation offers another opportunity for delving into strategies of geometry, spacial and value interactions, and altered perspectives on 2D surfaces.
Every day in one of two studios, a home studio and a large commercial space 15 minutes away, I think and paint, refer to drawings and photographs, tap memory to act directly on the surface. I study the masters. My thought and making are also impacted by work of contemporary artist colleagues at the Galleries that represent my art, Duane Reed Gallery in Saint Louis and Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art in Kansas City.
Spirit and Source are at the core of all the work. Every mark is a prayer of gratitude.
Sun Smith Foret
August 2023
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