"A Message"
Mixed Media
A.M. Stockhill:
Mixed-media work extends into the abstract and non-representational worlds, building early samples into series, such as her Earth series and Horse series. Where her Earth series responds both to the peace and the fury of nature, her Horse series presents the essence of the horse’s strength,beauty, passion and power.
One innovative technique is the integration of very old books into her paintings. Once her canvas is stretched and sealed, the next step is to apply the pages, using acrylic medium to bind the pages to the canvas. She tries to find books that are at least eighty to one-hundred years old, preferring books that have a Western theme to complement the horses and other animals that she paints. The books selected are ones that have lost their intrinsic value due to missing pages or damaged bindings. This way, the artist feels as if she is rescuing these pieces of history to incorporate into her paintings.
A.M. Stockhill has different series of book paintings to choose from. Visit
http://amstockhill.com/ for more information.
