Artist statement

CONNECTIONS

by Annelise M. Mayer

How do we see, touch, and connect? I left the mountains at a young age and find comfort in the connections I will always have.  In this set of works, soft blended colors with organic shapes reference connections between nature, mountains and home.  Rhythm, texture and organic shapes repeat and blend together as if looking through nature’s window. The feelings each color and texture evoke along with their interaction is important. Rubbing alcohol, table salt, coffee grounds, dirt, wood ash and acrylic paint creates a layered effect.  I singe, scrape, and burn the surface of wood panels and then layer the colored papers for atmospheric depth. Paper and wood ash connect to each other from their origin repeating the connections I have with nature.