Artist: Heather Holm
Title: Deluge
Medium: Acrylic
Unframed Dimensions: 34 x 61 inches
Framed Dimensions: 65 x 34 inches
Price: $6500
Artist Statement: Does the artist control the meaning of her work? We would like to think so, but the fact is people will see what they want to see and (surprise!) the meaning might even change for the artist over time. I was feeling sad about something when I started this painting, but as I painted, it seemed to take on a romantic hue. Now it seems to flow with joy.
"…I cannot paint what then I was, the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion: the tall rock, the mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood, their colours and their forms, were then to me, an appetite; a feeling and a love…" --William Wordsworth
Artist Bio: There was no shortage of inspiration growing up in the wilds of San Juan County, Utah. The sublime sandstone canyons, rich in iron, hardship, and old ghosts have shaped my artistic sensibilities. Although I occasionally foray into other geographies for subject matter, this high desert is my greatest love.
My work is often biographical, based on nostalgia, storytelling, and remembrance. I currently reside in Utah County with my husband and four children.
