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The subjective encounter

Art can communicate both with a bull horn and in a finely nuanced way. The feelings, thoughts and materials that go into a work are translated and added to by the viewer in degrees. How important is the wall tag? It…

sophybrownJan 24, 20211 min read
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A blog about a blog

In making a painting, a myriad of elements come together. Color, form, shape, feeling, volition, subject and substance coincide in one thing that will inevitably mean different things to different people. Different things at different times. Ultimately the artist does not…

sophybrownJan 16, 20211 min read
Personal Protection

Personal Protection

This is where it gets sticky. When covid came along, we were looking for protective procedures. As it turned out, I had already started this painting of a horse protected against all eventualities. Studying a collection of human safety gear gathered…

sophybrownAug 10, 20201 min read

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