rosie wolf williams

My first memory of being an artist arrives with the scent of crayons and school glue, the sound of round-edged scissors tearing through construction paper, and the excitement of receiving “junk boxes” filled with crafty bits from my favorite aunt. Today, I use acrylic, pencil, and ink to illustrate both childhood and maturity through shape, essence, and color and to interpret my connection to the earth as well as the greater consciousness. Much of my work is intuitive, abstract, and landing in the world of expressionism. But I also find solace in painting scenes that evoke the magic of the world.

I work first with personal marks, followed by an underpainting that includes my processing of emotion, block, or other factors that may affect my life. The “quiet” portions of the paintings honor the meditation process as well as the peace that is achieved through the process. Pencil and ink marks are allowed to streak, smudge, and move at will across the canvas, and they are embraced and celebrated as an illustration of the eternal life force.

If art imitates life, then it starts with playful scribbling. My paintings begin with no preconceived notions of the end result, just as childhood offers no clear view of what is yet to come. Each painting is one spontaneous action after another, using intuition, meditation, experience, and a belief that in the end, it will all be okay.