Michael Rich
My paintings, drawings and prints derive from the landscapes of my experience. I grew up and live near the ocean, finding endless inspiration from the light and surrounding waters of New England. I'm most interested in finding some approximation of the natural forces of sky and sea in color and mark of paint. I come to the canvas free of preconceptions and open to the possibilities of discovery. Pictures and images are not the aim so much as an orchestration of color and mark into an illuminated landscape with the resonance of memory. I look at my paintings as if I am looking across a landscape I could swear I once visited. I walk long distances without moving. It is my aim to probe the depths of an inner space through meditations in light and color. My work is an intimate moment of reflection through image, a search for a deeper connection to place and a consciousness of the present moment.
My paintings, drawings and prints derive from the landscapes of my experience. I grew up and live near the ocean, finding endless inspiration from the light and surrounding waters of New England. I'm most interested in finding some approximation of the natural forces of sky and sea in color and mark of paint. I come to the canvas free of preconceptions and open to the possibilities of discovery. Pictures and images are not the aim so much as an orchestration of color and mark into an illuminated landscape with the resonance of memory. I look at my paintings as if I am looking across a landscape I could swear I once visited. I walk long distances without moving. It is my aim to probe the depths of an inner space through meditations in light and color. My work is an intimate moment of reflection through image, a search for a deeper connection to place and a consciousness of the present moment.
