I am curious about the liminal space in between clearly perceived moments. The speed of our existence leaves us with fleeting glimpses of nature. Painting outdoors has always deepened my sensory connection to the physical world. Witnessing what the landscape communicates through changing light, temperature and atmosphere allows me to absorb my surroundings and to present a vision of the environment that often transcends its physical appearance, communicating the unity of nature and human spirit. Back in the studio, working from memory allows details to fall away while the most essential elements arise, revealing the truth of a place. Most recently, I have been distilling and recalling places I love that I cannot visit now through the act of memory drawing. These are superimposed on remnants of my consumption and allude to longing and things out of my control.
Amy Wynne is a painter living and working in Pawtucket, RI, Italy and the Outer Cape & Islands. Her family has resided in Truro for 4 generations. She holds an MFA in Painting from The New York Academy of Art in New York City and a dual BA in Art History and Cultural Anthropology from Smith College. She received the 2015 CE Teacher of Excellence Award from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has been teaching painting and drawing for 25 years. Formerly full time at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, she currently teaches at Clark University and on-location workshops across New England and Tuscany. She exhibits in galleries nationally and has work in private and corporate collections including Brown University, Fidelity Investments and Meditech Corporation. She has been awarded grants from The Rhode Island Cultural Council and a fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center. She is also an author of many on-line classes on LinkedInLearning.com and CreativeLive.com
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