Todd Clercx - Art Show Open Studio and Sale

Artist Statement:

I often paint people and landscapes. I'm interested in people and landscapes, especially how light captures a place or dictates a person's facets of flesh. Painting and/or making art has always been a basic need since childhood. I want to record the emotions of people and places that I know well. Most, if not all, of my work is based off that desire. I have a strong relationship with these subjects, and each painting has its own journey that I must be aware of. Knowing when to stop working on a piece is by far the hardest mental wrestling match around. Listening to my gut feelings and trusting my instincts have taken decades to learn and appreciate. Listening to each painting as it unfolds is vital to this process; not over molesting, letting them marinate I treat my art as I do an important relationship--I don't cheat on it, I'm honest to it, and I love it passionately. The works in this show are an accumulation of the past 2 decades. Hope to see you here.

-Todd Clercx