Odyssey Through the Land of Color: Kerry Irvine

Over the weekend, following a walk in the brisk January air, I was consumed with a desire to paint.  Although I’d recently cranked out seven (!) paintings as Christmas gifts for my nieces, I really haven’t painted consistently since college.  As I set out to create a little study of an Idaho Locust seed pod found on our walk, my underpainting, nothing but brushstrokes and color was so much more interesting than anything I would create out of it.  Artist Kerry Irvine understands the potent power of color to invoke emotion, mood and form.

Kerry’s use of color creates an ambience and sense of place, be it a physical, mental, emotional or spiritual destination.

They are places we’ve been before, moments of joy, times of reflection, memories of days past, dreams real or imagined.  But all having made us who we are.

Kerry’s work takes us on a journey.  A sojourn through color with sidestepping adventures in texture, line and form.

To see more of Kerry Irvine’s work, please visit her website and Facebook page.

Featured image is Midnight in the Garden, acrylic, gouache and oil stick on linen, 63×48.  All images are via the artist’s website.