hi, i’m whitney.. most of my paintings begin before i really know what they’re about.

i paint with the shifting of the seasons, from the things that stay with me, places i’ve been, things i’ve noticed, feelings i don’t quite have words for yet. i follow color, texture, memory, and whatever moves me.

i have a habit of bringing little pieces of places home with me; an ebenezer of sorts - rocks, sand, seashells, bits of earth. sometimes they make their way into a painting. a little of the place, becoming a part of the artwork.

each painting is an original, framed in white oak, and it comes with a liturgy i write, something between a poem and a prayer.

i don’t always know what a painting is saying when i begin, it’s an exploration. i think that may be why i keep coming back. the curiosity of creativity. the freedom to express and explore.

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