M.Brooks, Garden Notes (Green), 2017
ARTIST STATEMENT
In a sustained practice of art making involving an exploration of materials and various means of expression, I have become increasingly focused on the complexities of color and color relationships, while incorporating drawing as a structural springboard.
The process of drawing is peculiarly personal, whether one’s working approach is primarily conceptual, observation-based or intuitive. I’m interested in working with forms and color as well as various kinds of mark making in an effort to find a balance between abstract and organic references. Other concerns include how formal elements such as spatial relationships, scale and repetition can refer to other systems, disciplines and languages. To speak in colors, numbers, music, to read trees and sky, to listen, look and look - these seem fundamental to this serious business of catching light, clocking time.
The process of drawing is peculiarly personal, whether one’s working approach is primarily conceptual, observation-based or intuitive. I’m interested in working with forms and color as well as various kinds of mark making in an effort to find a balance between abstract and organic references. Other concerns include how formal elements such as spatial relationships, scale and repetition can refer to other systems, disciplines and languages. To speak in colors, numbers, music, to read trees and sky, to listen, look and look - these seem fundamental to this serious business of catching light, clocking time.