artist's statement
"My work is inspired by real-life situations. I find beauty and elegance in the forms, patterns, and rhythms that exist naturally in the universe. I try to record single, quiet moments within this constant state of change.
My subject matter includes life-drawings of the human body, and still-lifes consisting of abstract forms found in nature. I work from direct observation or photographs. I take artistic direction from my subject regarding medium and color. My work is usually created on a large scale, on either canvas or paper, and is rendered in various combinations of acrylic, pastels, pencil and charcoal.
I observe my subjects up close, resulting in simple compositions that create high drama. I would describe my work as quasi-realism, guided by the free-flowing, expressive strokes that are natural to me.
Every subject has its own complexity—a mystery, a certain energy, a beauty, and an ugliness. I aim to look past what we usually see on a skin-deep level and confront the viewer with a new understanding—on a scale larger than life."
—Bonnie M. Krahn
