Ruth Hunter:

‘Inner Landscapes’ are abstract figurative works conveying the connection between raw human emotion and the interplay of color and texture. I believe wholeheartedly that dream time, the collective unconscious, archetypes, the myths, serendipity, the happy accident are all part of an "Inner Landscape" that each of us share in. I get to peek in and pull out a picture of it. Color and emotion along with the action of the application of paint are the major focus of starting a painting. Each work is multi-textured with layer upon layer of pigment and wax. As each piece evolves, I watch how the colors interact, creating, of course, new shades and tones through which shapes (images) begin to emerge. As I begin to see an image or images, an inner dialogue with the painting begins...subtle emotional responses to shapes and colors are internally noted...a word or phrase will come to mind...sometimes insistent...it is important than I continue on with this dialogue until the painting is finished....