ARTIST STATEMENT
I first walked into the woods at age 3 with my brother, age 5. I did this through age 12, usually alone, sometimes getting lost, mostly not. My present series is in honor of those experiences. The word “panic” comes from the feeling we have when we enter the woods and feel overwhelmed by a powerful presence (the god Pan). I don’t panic in the modern or classical sense in the woods, but I do feel a hair-raising, super aliveness in the environment. My approach to the paintings is to try to bring this experience to the viewer.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to make sculpture or painting for about 40 years. My work includes historical bronze figures of women’s rights activists, satirical bronze businessmen figures, bronze portraits, fictional ancient technology, installation, set design for schools and community theater and my daughter’s circus theater company, landscapes, tablescapes, and “Through Two Inches of Seneca Lake.” I live on Seneca Lake in Geneva, New York.
© Cherry Rahn