MARY BEGLEY PAINTINGS

I am an abstract painter. The paintings that I create are very atmospheric. Shapes and colors dance on the canvas and create their own world. When I set out to paint I let the moment guide my hand. The first brush stroke dictates the second brush stroke and so on. I build on the life of the painting and the experience of the act of painting.

Spatial ambiguity is one of the main themes one can see in my work. Evidence of this is the push and pull of the foreground to background using shapes and brush strokes. This technique achieves a depth of atmosphere that I strive to produce.

Shape and form in these works are not arbitrary. They are derived on a subconscious level. Meaning and purpose are a mystery to the viewer but can be interpreted with careful examination. For example one may see ruler marks as a reference to a time line. A thick brush mark striking through the canvas is viewed as proof of human presence. This is not formulaic or hieroglyphic. It is a purely interpretive process.

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