aRTist Statement
Outdoors and away from our imposed order, there exist sounds, colors, and shapes all changing simultaneously. I am drawn to this world because it is uncontrollable. Reflected in the environment, I recognize the complexities of my own life, built from myriad distinct experiences.
Inspired by this insight, I choose to work outdoors, driven by the energies that surround me. I spend much of my time observing, and gradually begin to respond to the space with my marks. In the studio, I apply lessons from my outdoor practice to large scale oil paintings, working from photographs of the same locations.
Focusing on abstractions and interactions inherently present in the subject, I want to connect with the viewer at an instinctive level, to strike a fundamental chord in recognition of the similarities we share with all life, and perhaps to reveal new depths in a subject often overlooked or dismissed as simply beautiful.
-Jessica Monroe
Inspired by this insight, I choose to work outdoors, driven by the energies that surround me. I spend much of my time observing, and gradually begin to respond to the space with my marks. In the studio, I apply lessons from my outdoor practice to large scale oil paintings, working from photographs of the same locations.
Focusing on abstractions and interactions inherently present in the subject, I want to connect with the viewer at an instinctive level, to strike a fundamental chord in recognition of the similarities we share with all life, and perhaps to reveal new depths in a subject often overlooked or dismissed as simply beautiful.
-Jessica Monroe