Orseck Studio
Painting
The Silos at Sawyer Yards
Studio 127
713-828-7718
Eorseck@gmail.com
Artist Statement:
I am a narrative painter who explores the relationship between realism and abstraction as an outward expression of an inner metaphoric meaning. As a storyteller in paint, I seek out the epic nature of the common place in water, weather, and the objects that permeates everyday life.
Whether I am painting fully clothed figures floating underwater, layers of pattern, scenes from a café, or turbulent weather, my subjects are characters in a narrative that allows me to find the interplay between beauty and meaning.
What I keep coming back to in any media is the subject of water. Something magical happens when a body is immersed in water, or an object is reflecting light. Form and shape are transformed by the fluid nature of water and the refraction of light. Limbs and solid objects become fluid and color flows with the fluid motion of water and light. What is recognizable becomes abstracted, altered. The ripples of light, playing on objects and people, are as significant to me visually as the entire shape of the subject. I gravitate toward the patterns found in light and shadow as well as the patterns found in fabric and nature to help me tell a personal story.
