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Artist Statement:
My paintings reflect my view
of the world. I create form
through color and shape,
mixing edges to blend into the
next shape. There are
surprises with what happens in
creating art. Something
unexpected will happen and my
painting will take on a new
direction. I like big shapes,
contrast. Earth and Sky
meeting.. I am inspired by the
vivid blue of the sky on a
clear Colorado morning, the
haze of humidity and sunshine
in Texas, everything seething
with life and passion.
My painting is a direct
experience. I want to keep
the freshness of every single
paint application, which is
why I am drawn to palette
knife paintings. It keeps me
in the moment and not
hesitating. Instantaneous
artistic expression is what
I'm going for. Though I love
many different styles, my
style is definitely about the
emotional connection I'm
feeling when I'm painting.
There are many ways to tell a
story, my painting story
begins with simple shapes and
lines, color to create
contrast, the story of beauty
in simplicity. Nature is vast
and spontaneous, I feel art
creation can have the same
energy, following an inspired
idea, conveying emotion
through color and contrast,
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Artist Exhibitions:
October 10 2008 Group Show at
Bennett Street Gallery Atlanta
Georgia
October 2008 Featured in
"Collectors Choice" Southwest
Art Magazine
June 2008 Solo Show at Selby
Fleetwood Gallery Santa Fe
June 2008 American Art
Collector Magazine
March 2008 Large Works Show at
Abend Gallery Denver
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Artist Galleries:
Selby Fleetwood Gallery
www.selbyfleetwoodgallery.com
Abend Fine Art
www.abendgallery.com
Vail International Gallery
vailinternational.com
Sacred Dancing Gallery
sacreddancinggallery.com
Gallery Shoal Creek
galleryshoalcreek.com
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Simply Stated
Thick paint and blended edges are the key elements to Sandra Pratt’s newest work, inspired by both her world travels and her own imagination.
“ I want to keep the paintings as simple as possible. Clean, yet complex, while blending the edges, that’s in all of these paintings,” says Pratt. “It’s mostly thick, palette knife painting in a stylel I would call abstract impressionism.”
Some of the works in this new show feature aging structures, fences and barns set in the rugged countryside that Pratt chose to preserve on canvas.
“Barns are disappearing. I really like the symmetry of them and there can be so much expression in a building that I think is so cool, especially the ones in the South, with different roofs and rounded shapes,” says Pratt. “The paintings of barns also have more in-depth color schemes.”
Using color, texture, and the relationship between shapes and edges to draw the viewer into the painting, Pratt creates scenes that are at once mysterious and familiar. While some locations are purely imagined, others are inspired by recent trips around the country and to Costa Rica, Ireland and Sweden.
“I’m really drawn to just go outside and start painting or I’ll paint from memory or inspiration, just trying to figure out colors along the way,” says Pratt. “With palette knife, it’s really fun to try to blend everything with on single stroke, keeping it simple.”
Pratt hopes her collectors pull an indefinable, intuitive feeling from her paintings and that her evolution as an artist is evident.
“ I just want to have a good time, and I hope that comes across in my paintings. I’m working on being more aware and letting paintings flow from me, versus trying to force a painting to come about,” says Pratt. “I’m just trying to go with the flow, trying to stay true to myself. It’s about staying in alignment with inspiration. It’s good to stay focused on what I want to do-grow and express as an artist.”
- American Art Collector June 2008
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