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| "Summer Bliss" Charcoal on Paper 22x30 inches |
Artist Statement for EARTHLY BLISS Exhibition
November 11-26, 2011The Art Spirit Gallery
Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA
http://theartspiritgallery.com/html/exhibresults.asp?exnum=7356&exname=%2D%2D%2DKatherine+Nelson+%2D%2D%22Earthly+Bliss%22
Earthly bliss is ephemeral, magical, mysterious, and peacefully reformative within the immutable rising and setting of the sun. Therein lies the spirit in abundant changing wheat fields, the lyrical furrows engraved on earth, the spectrum of foliage, the rhythmic flow of the sky. The dynamic and dramatic elements of nature captures and flirts with my imagination. Drawing revitalizes ones spirit and evolves into a mysterious celebration of life.
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| "Up the Hill in Wheat" Charcoal on paper 22x30 inches |
Charcoal as a medium, visually enunciates Nature's interlude. Charcoal's ethereal quality enhances the immortal and corporeal natural essence of my subject matter so hard to describe but to which I am deeply drawn. I depart from color without sacrificing elements of light, value, shape, texture, and thereby, further exaggerate the subject. Charcoal is technically a dry medium but I find it to be totally fluid as I manipulate it across the surface of my paper.
The illuminating character of charcoal enhances the divine unpredictability inherent in nature. It inspires us to rejoice in the transitory qualities of nature itself and reveal one's spirit.
