ARTIST STATEMENT

 I’m specially drawn to the drama of light and shadow—and the unique forms that result from their movement. I collect specific shapes that interest me and construct them onto a two-dimensional surface.  The accumulation of these shapes have evolved into a cast of characters, that I’ve become committed to narrating throughout my body of work. 

I use oil paint, palette knifes, brushes, ink and a variety of other materials to help me think about what it is that I’m making. I’m realizing that it should be something that succeeds for you as an artwork, something you want others to see and perhaps tell them about. Artwork to me is about discovery and following that to wherever the process may lead. The work that you create as an artist is always a few steps ahead of you, which allows you to enter a vulnerable stage of just “creating”, forcing you to reflect on what you’ve already made happen.

-Madeline Gaffey