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Artists & Art SitesLiz JohnstoneLiz Johnstone obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Mississippi State University in 2006. She has been painting in watercolors since 1977, and more recently in oils. She previously attended the Haliburton Summer School of Fine Arts, in Ontario, Canada. Liz presently lives in Starkville, Mississippi and works in her studios at home and at Cre8tive Warehouse in Starkville. Artist Statement: My work explores the human need for bonding; to Nature, to others, to our surroundings, and to one’s
inner soul. In the process of painting, I experience a connection akin to that which may be attained through
meditation, or prayer, and a marked disconnection from day to day corporeal life. Nature is binding. Nature is my
church. Nature may inspire calm, wonder, tumult, and
fear among many other emotions. It is the greatest force
of all.
Although my paintings may begin with an image derived
from my surroundings, they also take on a deeper
meaning as they develop through many layers of
construction and destruction to arrive at a complexity of
surface and color. Liz's work can be viewed at Tokro's and her studeio is at the Cre8tive Warehouse. View the Arts Walk map (PDF, 1.48 MB) |
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