|
|
|
|
|
| KIT LYNCH Artist's Statement |
|
"Painter of Flowing Color"
HARNESSED EMOTION
“I have always been attracted to curving shapes and delicious color. New Mexico, my dream landscape, is brimming with both. I paint “en plein air”, (outside on location), to get the purest experience of light, color, sound, and weather. My strong emotions are harnessed and exagerrated through the use of line, color temperature, value, and composition. The key is the great contrast between warm and cool colors and dark and light values in order to push and pull things in space. This results in the WOW factor that I seek. I work in pastel, oil and monotype. My bold use of these mediums result in the vibrant color for which I am known.
CHANGING LIGHT
I am a powerful painter. I make all decisions while standing 15 feet in front of my easel. This keeps my focus on achieving a big impact instead of little details. Since I have to race the changing light, you will find me constantly dashing back and forth while I'm working, adding further energy to the work. My intention is to create paintings that people can enjoy from across the room.
CULTURAL STIMULATION
I moved from Chicago to Northern New Mexico in 1996 because visually, the colors and formations in the landscape are so dramatic, and spiritually the vital contrast between the Indian, Spanish and Anglo cultures provide intense stimulation. As a matter of fact, many years ago, I experienced my artistic breakthrough out here. Now, living in Pilar, I have only to look out the window or step out the door to create a beautiful painting.
EDGE TO GO BEYOND
The traditional art education which I received, such as the hundreds of hours in figure drawing at The American Academy of Art and The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art (both in Chicago), has given me an edge to go beyond that tradition and express myself fully.”
|
|
|
© all images copyrighted- no reproduction without direct permission of the artist
|
|
