Lorene Erickson

Lorene Erickson

Painting, for me, is the joyful process of organizing colors, spaces, shapes, lines and textures. Although I occasionally paint representational pieces, I define myself as an abstract/non-representational artist. Each piece I create is an original work on canvas. I use water media paints such as inks, watercolors, dyes and acrylics, but also sand, paint skins, collage materials, stitching and beads. I use brushes, spatulas, rollers, palette knives, hair picks, cardboard, and, yes, my fingers…to create vitality in colors and textures. I delight in layering paints, scraping them back to reveal under colors, lifting colors, letting colors run into each other. I frequently mix my colors directly on the canvas. Sometimes my paintings have references in nature; sometimes my works have no reference points other than what is in my mind and heart and hands. I try to connect reality, memory, and imagination. I hope people will say, “I remember a place…or a dream…or a feeling…like what I see in this painting”. Google LoreneEricksonArtist for more views of my paintings.