Description
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is about creating a conversation. I begin without a predetermined outcome, allowing each painting to emerge through layers of color, gesture, texture, and intuition. Rather than forcing a resolution, I listen. The painting tells me when to move forward, when to pause, and, most importantly, when to let go. That process of surrender has become central to my practice. I am drawn to the tension between structure and spontaneity, boldness and restraint, what is revealed and what is intentionally left unsaid. The mystery lives in those spaces.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michelle was born in Chicago. She has a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and MS in business ethics and compliance from New England College of Business. She has exhibited her work in national juried group shows throughout her life starting in 1980 at Madison Square Garden, NY. She’s been an instructor of drawing workshops.
© Michelle Thomas