Abstract Landscapes 2011 at the Village Artspace

Thanks for coming out to the show.  If you weren't able to make it; the watercolors will be at the Village at Best Friends Animal Society for 6 weeks.  Or you can look at many of them here on the website. 

Below is the artist statement for the show:

I grew up in Utah where the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin and Colorado Plateau intersect forming some of Earth's most sublime landscapes.  Though you can move away from such a place, you can never part with it.

My love of the Inter-Mountain West--its mystery and beauty, its expansive arid vistas and curious geologic formations--are the inspiration behind my artwork.  Sometimes I paint it representationally, but as of late I am drawn to interpreting the landscape on a more abstract and universal level.

To abstract means to "separate" or "draw away from".  I leave out specific locations and land formations, but maintain the sensory elements of nature: ambient light, texture, immensity of space, atmosphere, and temperature.  By doing so I hope to connect with the viewer on a more intuitive level.  I want each painting to be a window into the viewer's own experience of the land.

 

Comments

[Jana]

Josh, we snuck up to the village and looked at your work one day before lunch. So wonderful! Glad we got a chance to see them and drool a little. I want so many!
Jana

[landscape paintings]

Nature has a way of soothing people and making them connect with their inner selves. Perhaps that is why landscape paintings are so popular. Beautiful flowers, trees, mountains, rivers, deserts and greenery all over – nature’s wonders are the best muse an artist can get to be inspired.
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