-Artist Statement -Miho Libbey-
My work is rooted in personal narrative and memory.
I grew up in southern Japan, where sunlight remains bright throughout most of the year.
Behind my childhood home lay a small stream and a rice field, where, each spring, pink and purple flowers bloomed under the sun.
This landscape forms a foundational layer of my identity. Flowers serve as a conduit to my past, allowing me to reconnect with my sense of self.
Through an ongoing dialogue with natural forms—particularly flowers and plants—I am able to approach my practice with honesty and a sense of freedom.
My practice incorporates both oil and acrylic media, including acrylic gouache and acrylic pens. While I am grounded in traditional painting techniques, I also employ techniques such as splattering, dripping, and wet-on-wet to expand my expressive range when needed.
Born in Kumamoto, Japan B.A. in Art Education,
Kumamoto University, Japan
(from the artist's website - https://www.miholibbey.com/
In the Member Gallery
John Harriss
Artist's Statement
John Harriss
"Experiments II"
I have had a 39 year career as an Architect. I am now released from the bondage of design constraints and have immersed myself in the arts; painting in particular. The show is entitled "Experiments II", as this is exactly what the works are.
My inspiration is drawn from nature; It's beauty, connectivity and complexity.
We as inhabitants of Earth, are part of this complexity. We, as Earth's inhabitants, have also destroyed our gifts, and each other. This darkness also inspires me to express my sorrow and outrage over our neglect and hatred. Sometimes things are both beautiful and ugly
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My work is influenced by the early 20th centruy Expressionist painters, Abstract Expressionism, and the contemporary works of Anselm Kieffer and Gerhard Richter.
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