Artist Statement
I think I was born to paint. One of my earliest recollections is of my mother painting. She was always creating something, whether it was a painting, a dynamic flower arrangement, or a ceramic doll. And so, I grew up in this incredibly creative environment, surrounded by love and art. At birth, I was given a tiny music box, the cover of which depicted a little girl holding a paint brush. I was thereby destined to art.Watercolor especially appeals to me because of its nature. It can be bold or warm, bright or soft. Its luminescence adds twinkle to eyes and moods to days. This is particularly important because I paint people.
I am a "people person". I need to know what they think and how they feel. I love to share the joy of their successes; I care about their failures. When I paint, I feel like I am sharing the emotion of the moment with the person I am painting. I feel the tenseness of their nerves, the hunger in their bellies. I laugh with them. I cry for them. I strive to reach beyond what my eye sees and paint the emotion that I feel for them, filling my work with expression. I become part of each of my works, the unseen participant in the moment, and as that moment emerges beneath my brush, time and matter cease to exist, and I am pulled into a universe of light, shadow, color and energy, a universe of emotion where I am most at home.
You can email me at contact@anartfulgift.com, or at:
Amy M. Everhart
PO Box 782
Herkimer, NY 13350
(315) 534-5535