Solo Exhibition:

Light Fixtures

January 17th, 4 - 6 PM
Gallery Blue Door | Baltimore, MD
Exhibition runs through February 28th

Statement

Light Fixtures serves as my first dedicated study of the complexities of light and color within natural scenes. After observation of many landscapes through commutes, hikes, and other outdoor excursions, I’ve found that the playful and often dramatic relationship between light and what tempers it fascinates me, and reminds me of how artful objects like lampshades and sconces dampen, redirect, or recolor light to create various atmospheres. Nature does the same on a wild, magnificent scale, and for whatever reason evokes within me a visceral sense of peace, solitude, and otherworldliness. 

Inspired by this reaction, I created these landscapes to craft these dynamics I witnessed and produce space for viewers to respond in their own way. Throughout the collection I balanced my own emotional processes and translations with evolving technical skills, experimenting with a myriad of oil painting techniques to promote my artistic growth and to honor how light plays upon organic and manmade structures in scenes from my Freeland backyard to the skies above, and even the cold waters of Patagonia.