An Artist's Statement by Peter Kinney

My art is a search for the spirit, rather than the letter, of the
land; an inner essence of me and the earth intertwined. It may
celebrate discovery of materials, a location, flights of imagination,
wildlife, personal myth, and more.

I love wild and remote areas, such as the canyon lands of
Utah.

I collect interesting earths and muds during my travels and
use them as a basis for my Earth Paintings.

I also use grasses, twigs,
bones and shells within my work, and to manipulate my materials.

I am inspired by what I see in the landscape, but also by what
play, accident, and my imagination can suggest, and conjure, as I
work, including humor and symbol.

As I wrote to a friend while on a camping trip one summer:

“Though I am buried in the mud, I look upward; I love the clouds,
and I continually throw water on my eyes.”

I use a clear acrylic medium to fix my materials firmly to heavy
(300lb) Fabriano watercolor paper. I frame my work with tan
maple wood, glass in front, with at least 2” between frame and the
art. If you are interested in having a painting, contact me and I
can give you more information.

My book, Earth, Moon, and Sun, containing 30 of my paintings and 30 of
my poems, is available. Contact me if you would like a copy.

My second book, Sand and Sky, will be coming out soon.