Happy Holidays!
Each year it seems everyone arrives at these final weeks breathless, tired, and looking forward to, while simultaneously dreading, various aspects of the holidays. In daily life, I find I am no different. I make art because it is what I do; what I have always done in one way or another, and, like the emotional polarity of the holidays, it offers both refuge and frustration. I hope in flipping through these pages, you find only hints of my joy, and a deep breath. Our world is complex, along with every single one of us in it. It is somehow heartening to realize that something would be amiss if we were not continually gasping for air while also catching our breath in wonder. Afterall, shadows only exist because of light. To experience the heights and depths, the triumphs alongside the defeats, means we are alive, and that is the greatest gift of all.
For those of you who have followed my work for some time, but don't always see my Instagram posts where I explain my thought process, a note about my recent minimal still life pieces: They are probably somewhat jolting in their departure from my usual style, but I am finding them fruitful in many ways. I began working on a concept of simple objects in close proximity to one another to work on subtlety of color, temperature, and value shifts. As I was doing this, I found myself marveling at the societies, spanning centuries and continents, that produced these vessels. I am always looking for connections between disparate things--because I believe they are there and focusing on them is more hopeful and helpful than being confused, or worse, angered, by the differences that we readily see. So in these pictures, the objects interacting with each other are purposely chosen from different eras and countries, and it is both their differences and similarities that make a beautiful whole. It is a subject I find endlessly worthwhile.
I wish you peace and joy, this holiday season and am forever grateful that you make it possible for me to keep creating.
Cheers!
Ginny
Landscapes
These pieces were painted on location, outdoors in 2024.
Each is framed in a solid curly maple floater frame custom made by an expert frame maker. Contrasting corner splines as seen on the facing page make these extra special.
