September 22 - October 22, 2017
Carol Anna Meese – "Origins"
Paintings and Found Objects
Helena Davis Gallery
Opening Reception for the Artists
Fourth Friday, September 22, 2017
7:00-10:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Closing Artist Talk
Sunday, October 22, 2017
2:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Artist Statement
Sometimes blind, always intuitive, these works are records of my response to land and sea as I walked the vastness of Iceland and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Open vistas, big skies, wild nature and storms, all help to transcend and lift away from every day care.
Influenced by found detritus, the paintings are organic in nature and intuitive in approach. Sometimes storms, sometime stars, sometimes I paint, sticks and stones. Gesture holds the imprint of the hand, the rapture of the spirit. Plaster and acrylics are imprinted with found debris. Work will be presented along with some of the found objects of their origin. Without forethought, my marks are spontaneous and sometimes seem channeled as if coming from some ancient and sacred source.
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