Monday, April 16, 2012

The Gallery Welcomes Woodblock Artist, Lily Schlien

HOMAGE TO TYTO ALBA
TWO RAVENS WITH SUNSPOTS
IS ANYBODY LISTENING?
ABIQUIU AUGUST
Lily working in her Santa Fe studio
DRY FARMING

My imagery comes from nature, from my immediate surroundings such as the ravens that fly by my studio window daily on their rounds, the iris that I get to see for only a few weeks in my garden.  Other pieces grow from certain image themes that have been with me for decades:  moon cycles, importance and beauty of the corn plant, birds, feathers, roots.  I am seeking to understand the life force of nature, to reflect not just what I see but how I respond.  It is not necessary to replicate nature but to give a true illusion...leaving room in between what was or is, hence leaving room for the viewer and myself to feel, to find a personal reality.

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