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I paint because I have to. A passionate energy drives me to create images. I paint in several mediums and styles because it allows different expressions. Sometimes I paint realistically because something triggers the need to interpret an image in an identifiable form. This process seems to create order in the art part of my brain. Frequently, I paint abstractly, in a loose and less realistic form, seeking a more open forum to show emotion. These paintings, more than any, present my interpretation of life. Sometimes there is no way to describe feelings than to paint nonobjectively... where there is no element of reality apparent. Often this work emerges spontaneously. Watercolor was my first meduim. I love painting on paper... the skin of the earth. I love the way paint moves on paper, fluid colors merging to create beauty. I love the way images appear. The flow of water moves the paint, mixing colors, creating texture, finding a direction that says "this is what I want to be." But, as much as I love paper, there is a sensual quality in painting on canvas... the feel of the brush traveling across the weave, becoming alive... the way oil yields to pressure, creating a vitality that dances off the canvas. So many mediums, so much to paint, so little time. Gail Stoops Contact Gail |
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