The Butterfly Book
Rick Beerhorst About this artist
ARTIST'S STATEMENT: “
These are my three daughters. This painting has to do with how we learn in different ways, how we tune into the world around us.
”These are my three daughters. This painting has to do with how we learn in different ways, how we tune into the world around us.
”This painting began with a very cool vintage dress that came into our household. I used an old cosmetology book for the hair style. The knife on the table dates back to the civil war and I picked it up in a local junk store.
” “This is a painting that my daughter posed for in an old jacket that was coming apart at the seams. The frayed edges felt like a good metaphor of our life as artists that often feel thread bare in more ways than finances.
” “I painted this when our family was living for a year in Brooklyn NY. Our family of 8 all in a 2 bedroom apt with one bath. It was a great adventure.
” “This is another painting of one of my daughters wearing a cool vintage blue sweater we found some where I don't remember.
” “This is a painting of one of my daughters holding a rose cut from the garden. The rose is traditionally a symbol of love. The background is from a local park.
” “This is a neighbor girl who came over to play with my girls over the years. One day she showed up wearing this wonderful red collar and I knew I needed to paint her portrait.
” “This painting is from a series about looking to the things that can't be seen with only a material world view.
” “This painting is like an icon in that it encourages a state of meditation.
” “These are my three daughters. This painting has to do with how we learn in different ways, how we tune into the world around us.
” “This is a painting in a series dealing with the idea of poetic insight. What do we see when we go beyond the obvious, what does the blind poet see?
” “I have painted this view many times and over the years developed a meaningful relationship with the city where I live.
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