GONE TOO SOON
STAND OUT
WONDER
Katy Bishop
Artist Statement
I am a painter who creates “expressive images,” gestural abstracts that fuse elements of perception, randomness, and control. My works range from wild abstracts with bold, vibrant colors, to emotional subtle abstracts that connect with a sense of harmony.
In my journey as an artist, I paint what I feel, not what I see, capturing the spirit of conversation to communicate emotions, feelings and ideas that cannot be expressed in words. My art explores life in motion -- the beauty I see around me, a memory, or a dream. I combine color, texture and design to tell the story.
An artist cannot “control” the flow of alcohol inks any more than controlling the changes that occur in life. In my process as an artist, I embrace the unpredictability of alcohol inks on synthetic paper, canvas, and plexiglass as I guide the pigments through a delicate balance between control and surrender.
Painting in reverse on glass or plexiglass intrigues me because I must reverse my thinking about background vs. foreground. When I flip the plexiglass around, I am thrilled to see if my vision has been accomplished.
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