NANCY KRAVALIS
In the act of making my artwork I experience joy and completeness that I have not found in anything else I have done. I want those that look at my artwork see the wonder that is created in the beauty of the blended colour.
I begin working by moving acrylic paint around on a large sheet of paper. I like to work experimentally and intuitively. I feel challenged to make something balanced, compelling and beautiful. After the larger piece is dry I begin the process of looking for the interesting bits. I start cropping out those areas that have potential. I choose a section then proceed by using a collage type approach. I make embellishments to the work as necessary.
Colour is nearly everything in my work. I like to use bright colour, which makes the work vibrate. It creates much of the character of the work.
I like working in miniature because it causes a person to really look at what’s there. Hopefully they see what I saw that was exciting and interesting to me. That is how I hope will make that connection with the viewers. However recently I have been experimenting with some good success, on large pieces. The approach is similar to what I do with the miniatures, but I am seeing what I can with large pieces and going with where that takes me.
People have told me that they see a spiritual quality to my work and that is something about it that makes them feel good. As that is a large part of what I am aiming for what better comment could I receive than that?
I begin working by moving acrylic paint around on a large sheet of paper. I like to work experimentally and intuitively. I feel challenged to make something balanced, compelling and beautiful. After the larger piece is dry I begin the process of looking for the interesting bits. I start cropping out those areas that have potential. I choose a section then proceed by using a collage type approach. I make embellishments to the work as necessary.
Colour is nearly everything in my work. I like to use bright colour, which makes the work vibrate. It creates much of the character of the work.
I like working in miniature because it causes a person to really look at what’s there. Hopefully they see what I saw that was exciting and interesting to me. That is how I hope will make that connection with the viewers. However recently I have been experimenting with some good success, on large pieces. The approach is similar to what I do with the miniatures, but I am seeing what I can with large pieces and going with where that takes me.
People have told me that they see a spiritual quality to my work and that is something about it that makes them feel good. As that is a large part of what I am aiming for what better comment could I receive than that?