Gauguin once wrote about color as the language of the listening eye, that
which helps our imagination soar with inner power and mystery. From the
beginning of my explorations, color has always been my driving interest, and
the primary power in my work. By using oil and acrylic paints as my surface,
I create paintings emphasizing color juxtapositions and interactions. The
flow of color and line, shape and form become intricately interwoven as
translucent and opaque layers of glaze are laid down. Each layer creates new
forms that I respond to in making the painting. I strive to combine
expressionism with cubism and yet make the paintings understandable to the
art critic and casual viewer. My work speaks to the universal human tendency
to appreciate beauty and to find meaning in abstraction. The appreciation of
the beautiful is an essential aspect of humanity, and there is a positive,
almost spiritual energy involved in experience of the beautiful. By working
to make color and light dance, I choose to focus on that part of humanity
which offers hope, light, and promise.
(Teri Levine)
