Natasha Henderson | Connections: Moments
Natasha Henderson
Connections: Moments
FOCUS GALLERY, JANUARY 6 - 28, 2023
Painting is a dance between intent and happenstance. When I paint, I need to allow the creative process, the unknown future, to guide at least some of the work.
In past work, I have taken formal rules found in various forms of music and poetry and applied these rules to my painting. These canvasses have a sense of rhythm, metre, and mood found in the inspiring art form.
Most recently, though, I have found myself drawn to painting the landscape I am in (Yukon Territory). The sky and light effect upon the landscape and its objects are inspiring for me. The natural phenomena that surprise me each day, are a constant source for painting and creating.
It is important for me to work in layers of paint, translucent through opaque. Layers of paint suggest the passing of time, a timelessness found when one really observes where they are. Experience, and a sense of feeling, are what I ultimately hope to express.
NATASHA HENDERSON
Natasha Henderson lives and paints in Dawson City, Yukon. She is originally from Comox, BC, and lived in Montreal, Quebec for 13 years before moving to Dawson in the summer of 2020. She has worked within the arts, and exhibited her work nationally since graduating from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 1997.
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