Waiting for the Light
Exhibition Date:
FEBRUARY 2022 Catalogue
Completed: December 2021
Medium:
acrylic, Flashe on canvas
Comment:
“This painting was inspired by a cellphone snapshot taken on an early morning commute.”
Dimensions:
24 x 30 x 2 inches
Keywords:
Flashe, acrylic, canvas
Sleepy Hollow, NY
Artist Statement
I have always become fascinated with the structures that become my subjects, often creating a series of reimaginings of the same place. The ordinary is transported into another domain in my imagination. My relationship with my subject is a refuge from the outside world, isolating me but also creating a shelter. The extraordinary difficulties of the recent past have reminded me of the importance of artistic sanctuary, and the peace one finds there.
Other archived works by this artist.
![](https://refrigeratorpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Barrett-The-Pink-House-Yonkers-2021-1024x816.jpg)
The Pink House, Yonkers (8)
2021
acrylic, Flashe on canvas
24 x 30 x 2 inches
Sleepy Hollow, NY
“When I work, I weave together images from different sources or perhaps intertwine different views of the same subject. In #8, I spliced-in views of buildings from afar, almost as if The Pink House was in a medieval hill town. The contrast between a more expansive space and the isolated house is important. I also wanted to create a feeling of a viewer in obscurity, and added the fence and the parked car. There is no formula.”