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"I have always been transfixed by experiences in which I am directly involved with wind and water. I exercise in clear view of water, love sailing, and own a kayak.
"As primary witness to my own ever-changing creations, it is fascinating to observe the recurring elements of nature that continue to appear even as
I have no preconceived end product, as my work is an experiential process.
In the beginning I use a technique similar to Abstract Expressionism, creating gestural shapes. This initial phase changes as washes and layering are applied, and the work develops structure as the process of addition and elimination continues. Often I will develop the under painting with collage or relief elements, experimenting with printmaking, sculpting medium and sand, to name a few. The process of experimentation allows me the opportunity to reinvent, and discover anew the adventure of creation. My work changes direction. And although movement is the source of inspiration for my paintings, it is in the passage of light, and the elements of wind and rain that my connections to nature surface and become apparent in every work I create. I find that fascination with translating the sound of music, the dance of the wind, and of course the movement inherent in watery patterns."
-Joy Barth
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