My work contains a vigor that exemplifies the turmoil of the human condition which is brought into order through the structure of painting. I use active, gestural brush strokes and intensity of colors to bring the chaos and energy into form. The line, shape, color, and motion within the work to me, reveals the impact of my experiences. Seeing and feeling the chaos of my world both external and within, my practice brings order and calm to the frenzy within me. That frenzy brings me to the canvas. The act of painting allows for comfort and catharsis similar to the comfort brought by spiritual traditions. The work begins with a moment of prayer/meditation and then the first stroke is made. My first stroke is spontaneous, and each mark afterwards is informed to the one/s before it. The ebb and flow of movement, silence, action, and faith are all working together to form the work. The act of painting reveals the messiness of the human condition at the moment we call on our faith to deliver us from it. The work then becomes a ritual, an offering, a sacred place.
My work contains a vigor that exemplifies the turmoil of the human condition which is brought into order through the structure of painting. I use active, gestural brush strokes and intensity of colors to bring the chaos and energy into form. The line, shape, color, and motion within the work to me, reveals the impact of my experiences. Seeing and feeling the chaos of my world both external and within, my practice brings order and calm to the frenzy within me. That frenzy brings me to the canvas. The act of painting allows for comfort and catharsis similar to the comfort brought by spiritual traditions. The work begins with a moment of prayer/meditation and then the first stroke is made. My first stroke is spontaneous, and each mark afterwards is informed to the one/s before it. The ebb and flow of movement, silence, action, and faith are all working together to form the work. The act of painting reveals the messiness of the human condition at the moment we call on our faith to deliver us from it. The work then becomes a ritual, an offering, a sacred place.
Susan M Gibbons
© Susan M. Gibbons 2022
Susan M Gibbons
© Susan M. Gibbons 2022