The Artist

Art is visual poetry.  I believe that all the senses are linked and can be coherently synthesized within a work of abstract art.  In an instinctive effort to evoke a bit of sensuous magic, I weave together the rhythm of music, sounds, symbols, calligraphic marks, and other compositional elements into my work.

Many of my paintings begin with layers of line and color that weave in and out, back and forth, slowly building evocative surfaces as I explore my own emotional landscapes.  An element of “not knowing” creates a thread of mystery and surprise.  By looking to find counterpoint and ambiguity, I paint intuitively that the camera cannot capture.

Undercurrents in my work include influences of botanical-like forms, memories distilled, and the ever-changing worlds that lie beneath the surfaces of ordinary things. I am especially interested in painting what might occur within the garden of my imagination  when no one else is watching.

 

– B. Perry