KAT SAWYER

landescapes

By Kat Sawyer

   I am an escape artist.  As often as possible, I slip out of the world of man and into the world of Nature.  Whether it be stargazing in the Sierras or exploring caves in New Mexico, scuba diving or - painting - I find my greatest inspiration and most profound renewal in Nature.

   When I paint, in the studio or en plein air, I escape into my canvas.  With a brush full of "cadmium yellow", I am picking wild mustard.  I'm walking that dusty road dappled in lavender shadows or splashing through a "pthalo blue" sea. 

   I'd like the viewer to share this same experience.  I hope my landescapes are not only a place for the eye to rest, but also the spirit.  They are meant to be a break from all that is loud and fast and artificial - a sanctuary where one can go, be still, and perhaps come away a little more at peace and a little more connected to the heart of their own wild Nature. 

intimate nature

By Kat Sawyer

I see worlds in the feathers of a single chamisa.

I find poetry in the dance of winter grass as it tosses its shadow upon a drift of snow.

I hear wisdom in the deep-throated soliloquy of a meandering stream,

in the chatter of gravel along a mountain trail,

or in the whispered secrets of a thousand golden rushes.

From this closer perspective, the known may appear Abstract.

The personal becomes Universal.

The insignificant - Divine.