Featured Artist:

Sally Erving Brock

Artist Statement

The most concise means that I have to describe my life and work as an artist is that it is simply something I must do. It is a part of everything that I am involved in.   Whether I am working on a specific piece, or gardening, working on my home, reading or knitting  - somehow art is always present.

My early career involved the graphic arts and design. For many years I worked for a non-profit arts institution where I produced art classes and art fairs for my community. In that time, I worked with talented artists involved in many disciplines and absorbed many valuable skills and perspectives. 

Also for several years I owned a gallery when I made my home in Bisbee, Arizona. TWIST was a tiny wonderful little space where, along with my own work, I represented artists, jewelers, makers and sculptors from all over the US.  

My paintings use abstraction, mark making and lots of color. They reflect multiple influences of the natural world, of poetry and literature, as well as my own personal explorations and dreams. I aim to convey simple images and truths and to collaborate with, rather than reject, the uncertainties of our chaotic world. 

My collages reflect my love of pattern and folk art and of intricate cutting techniques.  They often contain handwritten passages from my own journals, found documents and various other paper oddities. 

I use acrylic paint, ink, graphite, oil and chalk pastel and beeswax. I work on canvas, prepared board and paper. In workshops I’ve taken with Miles Conrad, Anne Siems, Gary Nesbitt, Rick Bartow, Susan King, Ted Villa and Don Guyot I learned to trust my own personal vision. For all their influences, I am deeply grateful.

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