Original artwork description:

A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something happens. This painting was started in the spring of 2019 in Kauai and completed in North Carolina in the fall. It developed over a seven month period. Your concentration span or your attention span is the length of time you are able to concentrate on something or be interested in it. Art is my passion there are no time limits on creativity. It started out as an experimentation in techniques and then I completed it with free form brush strokes. Inspired by Joan Mitchel.

Bio: Cheryl Johnson is a painter who explores the connection between realism and abstraction, balancing bold gestural art with sensitive expression. Resonating with Abstract Expressionists her non-objective and figurative early works transitioned into abstract representational themes. Her work is inspired by world travels as well as the landscape and cultures of her homes in North Carolina, Hawaii and her Idaho birthplace as well as her Finnish heritage. Cheryl’s transcendent eye propels her to explore the emotions of the place.
As a strong environmental awareness advocate, Cheryl’s canvases are often inspired by nature and resonate with a deftly modulated palette of translucent and opaque colors. Light hues bleed into darks with a sense of expressive, fluid movement and reflect the harmony and tenacity of the natural world. Cheryl’s studios are in Charlotte, NC, and Hanalei, Kauai, HI.

Materials used:

Oil, Acrylic, Latex, Cold Wax

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