Artist Statement
My
work has always been inspired by nature and my place in it. As my situation in life has
changed – from student to teacher, single to married, child to parent – so has
my view of the landscape. As the landscape of my life has changed, so has the nature of my artwork.
Always grounded in observations of the natural world – sky, water and
earth, the work also reflects my emotions and intuitive response to the painting.
While initially many of my paintings
take direct cues from the natural world, all of the paintings are created in
the studio, and are as much about the nature of paint and painting as they are reflections of
the natural world. My goal is to create a contemplative visual space – a space
that embodies a spirit, a space that acts as a passage between our world and
one that may exist within and beyond ours.
Cheryl Clinton’s passion for painting began during
her childhood in Framingham, MA and has been nurtured throughout her life,
especially in her travels to Europe, where
the waterways of Venice and the surf of Skopelos Island inspired her sense of
the natural world. Her family’s move to Boylston, Massachusetts, renewed her childhood memories of the unspoiled
beauty of rural New England.
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