ARTIST STATEMENT
Erica Bodwell (b. 1965) is a painter working in oil and watercolor for close to ten years. Erica's work engages still life and figuration, using color as a primary subject to the interrogate the emotional, political, and phenomenal world. In her figurative and still life work, using a limited palette of deeply saturated colors, she focuses on the close view of her subjects, including girls and women she's known and been throughout her life, and the natural world around her, as well as the vast history of painting itself. Of her award-winning painting, Spangled, judge Iris Williamson stated, “Erica Bodwell’s use of vibrant colors and a flat painting style convey sincerity and approachability. In Spangled, the figures’ gaze directly engages the viewer, expressing deep and tender emotion. The way Bodwell depicts these figures creates a connection; I am eager to learn their stories.” Erica's work asks, Are we present? Are we paying attention now?
After Watteau (Nasturtiums) | 11x15 | watercolor on paper | 150
After Watteau (Sunflowers) | 16x20 | watercolor on paper | 200
Catherine’s Meadow | 30x15 | watercolor on paper | 2000
Feline | 12x40 | oil stick on canvas on board | 500
Flailing | 18x14 |watercolor on paper | 150
Polaroid Tulips | 21.5x30 | oil on board (three panels) | 500 total
Color study with squash #1 | 12x16 | oil on paper on board | 150
Color study with squash #2 | 12x16 | oil on paper on board | 150
Color study with squashes #3 | 12x16 | oil on paper on board | 150
Color study with squashes #4 | 12x27 | oil on paper on board (three panels) | 350 total
Color study with squashes #5 | 18x24 | oil on paper on board (four panels) | 400
Color study with squashes #6 | 22x30 | oil on paper on board | 750
Nasturtium Catatonia | 24x24 | oil on panel | SOLD
City Catatonia | 18x24 | watercolor on paper | SOLD
Khruangbin Catatonia | 24x36 | oil and oil stick on panel | SOLD
Sunflower Catatonia | 24x30 | oil and oil stick on canvas | 750
Mitchell Catatonia | 18x24 | watercolor on paper | SOLD
The Neighborhood | 47x36 | oil and oil stick on panel | 2500
Spangled (Cousins) | 35x58 | oil and oil stick on canvas | 2500
White Pine | 24x30 | oil and oil stick on canvas | 500
You Can’t Make Me | 22x36 | oil on pane | 750
Invasives, Chocorua Lake | 22x30 | oil on panel | SOLD
Blue | 20x20 | oil on panel | 350
Where There’s Smoke | 36x48 | oil and oil stick on panel | SOLD
Suburban Meadow | 11x30 | watercolor on paper | SOLD
Metheny Catatonia | 24 x 24 | oil and oil stick on canvas | SOLD
Forest Catatonia | 24 x 24 | oil and oil stick on canvas | 500