All materials and surfaces have unique characteristics and properties. It is the endless versatility, malleability and clay historic role as mimic, which draw Cher Butler to the media. Her pieces enjoy strong references to natural forms, energy and movement. Light and shadow are used emphasis surface and texture.
Nature's influence is apparent in Skerritt's paintings, which depict geological formations and diverse surface textures that reveal a range of color, light and shapes that reflect the environment.
Technically, Skerritt's works are a mix of the simple and the complex. She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera. But this is where her interest in geology and forestry come in: She creates the look of fissures by over-painting deep textures and transparent washes with impasto techniques. The end result is a varied surface and texture that often resembles a geological site or liquid.
"I approach the canvas as if it were clay" said Skerritt. "It is a sensual process. I translate ideas either verbally, poetically or imagistically."
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Taken from this site: http://www.hiddenart.com/designer-makers/ceramics/cher-butler
All materials and surfaces have unique characteristics and properties.
It is the endless versatility, malleability and clay historic role as mimic, which draw Cher Butler to the media.
Her pieces enjoy strong references to natural forms, energy and movement.
Light and shadow are used emphasis surface and texture.
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Nature's influence is apparent in Skerritt's paintings, which depict geological formations and diverse surface textures that reveal a range of color, light and shapes that reflect the environment.
Technically, Skerritt's works are a mix of the simple and the complex. She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera. But this is where her interest in geology and forestry come in: She creates the look of fissures by over-painting deep textures and transparent washes with impasto techniques. The end result is a varied surface and texture that often resembles a geological site or liquid.
"I approach the canvas as if it were clay" said Skerritt. "It is a sensual process. I translate ideas either verbally, poetically or imagistically."
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