Cheryl Looker (Art)
Even though following my passion as an artist has come about later in life, when I look back, I see that my interest always was in drawing and painting. As a young child of second grade, I can remember drawing a horse out of an encyclopedia type of book and it being chosen out of the entire school to hang in the Principles office. That should have had me hooked and my destination in sight but my parents were part of the mindset that “you can’t make any money at art” and made sure that I heard that repeatedly so I would get a “real” job when I grew up. After traveling through many jobs and not finding my peace, I have found peace in my art.
I continue to explore the application of mediums, different mediums working together and the substrate that I put them on. Pushing the limits of myself as an artist and the tools that I use are a daily requirement to my artwork which I find freeing on a cellular level. I paint what I love and I love what I paint. Art is who I am and it's not that I want to paint, I have to paint. It is an inherent need.
My acrylic and encaustic paintings are sometimes derived from taking concrete items and images and turning them into an expression that I call “abstract realism.” Sometimes the original idea is easy for the eye to comprehend and at other times, it is like a jigsaw puzzle that only comes together to the viewer after contemplation. My paintings are meant for you the viewer to slow down, relax into it and to be present in the moment.
I continue to explore the application of mediums, different mediums working together and the substrate that I put them on. Pushing the limits of myself as an artist and the tools that I use are a daily requirement to my artwork which I find freeing on a cellular level. I paint what I love and I love what I paint. Art is who I am and it's not that I want to paint, I have to paint. It is an inherent need.
My acrylic and encaustic paintings are sometimes derived from taking concrete items and images and turning them into an expression that I call “abstract realism.” Sometimes the original idea is easy for the eye to comprehend and at other times, it is like a jigsaw puzzle that only comes together to the viewer after contemplation. My paintings are meant for you the viewer to slow down, relax into it and to be present in the moment.