Who Stands
by Christy Sawyer
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11.000 x 8.500 inches
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Title
Who Stands
Artist
Christy Sawyer
Medium
Painting - Alcohol Ink
Description
Experimenting with mixed media on a new substrate; mineral 'paper'. I use charcoal, alcohol ink and conte crayon to create this whimsical piece, while listening to the testimony of the capitol police during the opening of the hearing about the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. I titled this, 'Who Stands" to honor those who fought back.
This type of painting is spontaneous and reactive. How does one paint with intention when one doesn’t know what the results will be? With integrity, which is to say, with honesty and humility, undivided and whole!
Even with repeated practice, something surprisingly unexpected results. At what point, then, do I say, “that’s what I intended?” My work in alcohol inks has involved years of trial and error and refinement, and has evolved a great deal. Yet EVERY time I set about working with alcohol inks, I’m amazed and surprised. There is an anticipation, a learned expectation, that what is an organically reactive product, when applied in a consistent manner, will be remarkably, delightedly UNexpected. Of course, not everything turns out well, and maybe knowing what to keep and what to wipe, what to tinker with or what to toss, is the REAL work of the artist. This piece continued to “evolve” as it dried. When I returned to it an hour later I was delightfully surprised at what had presented itself.
Thank you for looking and enjoy!
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July 27th, 2021
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