This painting was done by Nan Davis, a contemporary artist
our own Asheville, NC!

Message from the artist:
I start my paintings by creating chaos - marks and smears that are spontaneous and beautiful all on their own. Then I build energy with color and line and then I create content.

Sometimes the content is an image and sometimes just strong beauty - color and texture, light and dark.

My work does not have a philosophical message, it is purely the paint, the colors, the texture, the surprises.

Often it is my agony, when I fight with the paint and try to control it, and often it is my pleasure, that I offer up with a completed piece. A degree of control comes late into the process - when I finally see where it really can go. I am surprised! It is rarely what I thought it might be.

Technique? I try not to have one but yes there are tools I use again and again, and it seems the paint teases me every time. Sometimes it is slicker, sometimes dryer and I must respond accordingly.

Lessons to my freedom - that's what it is and what I share. This is my way and perhaps it will offer you a thought into what might be the direction for you. But mostly I want you to enjoy, enjoy.

I want to create art that you will look at again and again. I want to create a painting that draws you in to look closely to see the mystery of its creation. I want you to feel the pleasure and the joy of original art still warm with creative vibration.

I am Ashevile, North Carolina artist, Nan Davis. I was born in Greenville, South Carolina and lived there until I was 18. My Bachelor of Fine Art is from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Email: [email protected]
http://www.nandavisart.com/