Artist: Clinton Deckert

Size: 30"x30"

Artist Website: www.clintondeckert.com

Artist Statement:

I am an American painter from Southington, Connecticut where I currently reside and maintain my home studio. My work is influenced by early memories of playing in tree houses, running through the woods, and splashing around the lakes, ponds, and streams of the Northeast. I have always been curious to explore what is lurking just beneath the water's surface, or what's living under the log. This painting, "House on the Lake", was inspired by those abstract memories.

The process for this work began as spontaneous playing and splashing thin washes of oil paint on a primed board. I think of it as a painterly alchemy of sorts as I look for the infinite possibilities of patterns or imagery that may emerge from the paint. The subtle implied images that are generated are similar to the imagined objects that one may see in a clouded sky or reflections in the water. These chance images are then refined and resolved until the composition balances as a whole and seems of offer an implied storyline.

The painting process is an escape vehicle for me and the resulting work is open for the various interpretations. People will always see what that want to see based on their life experiences and perspectives. I hope the viewers may utilize the artwork to enjoy their own imaginative journey. Thank you for your interest. Enjoy.

Artist Biography:

Clinton Deckert is an award-winning Connecticut artist whose Dadaesque influences merge his abstract thoughts into surreal imagery. Deckert's spontaneous painting and contruction techniques seem to create a primordial stew where infinite possibilities evolve into works of fine art.

Clint's works have been exhibited and collected internationally. He was featured in the "NEW / NOW" program at the New Britain (CT) Museum of American Art, where more than 30 of his paintings and eclectic assemblages of found objects were exhibited. He is now represented in the Museum's permanent collection. His works were exhibited at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, where they were selected for inclusion into the Société des Beaux Arts international exhibition. Clint's work continues to be extensively exhibited throughout New York and Connecticut. He has appeared on television and was also featured on WNPR radio's "rock star panel of artists and art critics" for the "Ebb and Flow of Dada."

Clint's artwork is represented in numerous private collections, including several works in the acclaimed Jack & Susan Warner Collection in Alabama - once considered by many to be the greatest privately held collection of American art in the world. Deckert is also an art advocate who has served as a curator and juror in many regional art events. Clint's work was included in the Art Palm Beach International Art Fair in Florida and most recently at one of the oldest art leagues in country, the Art League of New Britain.

Pick up piece at Hospital for Special Care, in New Britain, CT.