Cave Paintings and Just Stuff
Richard Hill
Exhibit: April 1 - 30, 2015
Reception: Wednesday, April 8th, 2015, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
My mother was an artist and creative dynamo. Our home was more like a workshop, with a project nearing completion or just under way in every room. I have no formal training but my upbringing was a sort of apprenticeship. Nonetheless, I did not take up painting in earnest until retiring from a 30-year career as an attorney and financial management consultant.
All art is self-discovery and self-expression. Every artist seeks his or her own authentic voice, something distinctively uniquely personal, even idiosyncratic. What makes my work distinctive is that it does not seek to engage the senses directly. Unlike a stirring landscape or a breath-taking abstract, which can be appreciated immediately for what they are, without reflection, my paintings oblige the viewer to think about the images in relation to one another in order to “get it.” My work is not sensual or sentimental. My objective, with each painting, is not to faithfully recreate the natural world or capture an instant of beauty but to is spark reflection and conversation - about what’s going on inside the four corners of the canvas or about the creative process behind it.