Growing up in Australia provided me with a long-lasting fascination with light, whether it is reflected colors bouncing off a landscape into the water, the overwhelming scenic alterations resultant from vivid sunsets or the glowing radiance seen in a simple still life.
I vary my subject matter greatly accentuating color and paying particular attention to the painted surface. I use my hands to smooth out brush strokes
and work in oil, gouache, tempera, oil-pastel and watercolor. Both landscapes and still life paintings share a combination of simplicity, fluidity, mood and reverence. I choose to exemplify large open spaces in my landscapes that remind the viewer of freedom while my still life works are intimate,moody and evocative. Artists that have influenced me over the years include Tim Storrier, Fred Williams, Albert Pinkham-Ryder, Rembrandt and van Gogh.

To see more of Vanessa Stockard's work, or to purchase her art directly from her, please visit:

www.stockardart.com and / or www.stockardart.blogspot.com

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