Light Floats Through 2

  Maker :: Teresa McCue oil on panel 40" x40" Gallery Wrap no frame   Even when I am not painting, I am thinking about painting. I continuously observe nature, looking at light, color transitions, texture and patterns. In my work, I endeavor to use color and light to evoke the feeling of a place or a moment. It is a supreme compliment when someone has a visceral response to my work, almost feeling it first…and then seeing it. I start each painting by laying down color. Often, I work in a series, each painting informing the others. A specific palette will unify a body of work, but each painting needs to be distinct.  I apply many layers of paint, building the surface, pushing back and forth between dark and light, muted color and saturated, editing, contemplating, adjusting -until the painting feels complete. It’s a dance between learned skills regarding composition and color and my own tuition.  Recently, I am leaning a bit more into my intuition, allowing myself to experiment more fre