Artist Statement

    Senior Show brings together studies from the 2012 Sketchbook Project themed
“Monochromatic” with life sculpture studies in an exploration of how color is interpreted and
the effects of color on individuals.
Inspiration for this study comes from the many scientific studies and experiments on color that
I love to read. I also am fascinated with the house paint industry that has grown up around a
cultural need to paint everything a new color. I like to match paint chip colors in different
brands just to prove that they really have, unbelievably, run out of colors. But even when the
end of the color spectrum seems near, there is another factor to consider: matte, satin, or
glossy?
In this project I seek to understand and illustrate ways that color in particular environments
affect individuals. I explore how color affects people at an unconscious level as well as how our
culture has defined meaning for particular colors. I begin with the actual environments, from
homes to institutions, where we define meaning with color. I add color and consider finish and
texture that also play a vital role in how emotion and meaning are derived from environmental
colors.
Search the color palettes, look into the color rooms, and join me in an emotional exploration of
the meaning of color.