About |
Growing up Becca was lucky to be surrounded by creatives. From a young age her classical musician parents laid the groundwork for her interest in improvisation and bold expression through works of art. She has exhibited around the United States, and in France and Portugal. Becca received her B.F.A. in Painting from Southwestern University and now lives and works in Austin, TX.
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Artist Statement |
My work is inspired by the desire to share thoughts, feelings and emotions. I communicate my personal interpretations through a frenzy of thick and thin layers of paint to create stories of movement and ideas.
Each painting is affected by the previous one, or pieces that are being worked on in tandem, and they interact with one another in that way. Similarly, while I am painting, each brush stroke and line affects the next in what I think of as a cause-and-effect mind puzzle. I am fascinated by the challenges and the problem-solving aspects of painting, as both a medium and an action. I combine fast layers of expressive brush strokes with carefully thought out graphic and patternistic lines and forms that go under and over, overlapping, interacting and playing with the organic abstractions. This juxtaposition between expressive and premeditated qualities is what I like to develop. I strive to create a picture plane where dichotomous elements commingle and I thrive on figuring out how to solve the puzzle that I make through color, line and space. I never know how long a painting will take to resolve -- each piece goes through a journey, giving it a specialized story.
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