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Friday Favorite: Emily Silver

3/9/2012

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This Friday’s Feature artist is Emily Silver!
I love the way she uses watercolors and actual sediment to paint on paper!_
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From her artist statement:

Raised in a family of geologists and artists whose ancestors took part in the settling and mapping of the West,
I have deep affinity for the desert, its history, natural systems, and the dynamics of our interaction with it.

While the physical properties of watercolor are the same as those that sculpt the earth, my inquiry involves the unmappable essence of specific places – the psychological, atmospheric and spiritual experienced during very deliberate walks.

My art is continually inspired and renewed by real and imagined visits to the American deserts where I engage in a disciplined practice of walking, mapping, research, documentation, and, ultimately, painting.
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To find out more about Emily Silver, visit her website!

TGIF!

Mary^
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15 Comments
Brooke link
3/8/2012 11:28:46 pm

These look so great! They remind me of the sand displays that can turn upside down to let the water go up and the sand go down. Except this one you can keep perfect all the time, no flipping required :-)

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Gloria V link
3/9/2012 12:45:55 am

Oh, very very nice. I love your postings, there is always something interesting here at your blog. Have a great weekend.

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Rose link
3/9/2012 02:14:17 am

These paintings are so interesting! Such a great mix of color and textures.

http://www.randomcreativeart.com/2012/03/friday-feature-st-patricks-day-cards.html...Link up your Friday Feature with me!

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Catherine Denton link
3/9/2012 02:34:40 am

You are gifted with finding amazing artists! These are beautiful.
<a href=http://wingedwriter.blogspot.com>Catherine Denton</a>

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Linda link
3/9/2012 03:24:31 am

These are awesome. The desert is not my favorite place, the mountains are my fave, but Emily has a beautiful take on them!

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Kat link
3/9/2012 04:24:44 am

These are beautiful Mary, so natural and flowing.

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Christine link
3/9/2012 11:55:10 am

Her work is very beautiful!

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Diana Evans link
3/9/2012 12:27:38 pm

Oh wow Mary!!!! what amazing pieces....I love the way these look!!!

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renee mak link
3/9/2012 01:13:07 pm

wow Mary! Her work is amazing! I love that she uses sediment in the work! Thanks for sharing! Renee
Xoxo
PPF

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Jewellery Bijou link
3/9/2012 08:43:12 pm

They are so beautiful!
I am now following you, you can follow me via facebook as well:
http://www.facebook.com/bijoubydorotatoczek
have a lovely weekend!

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Ilse link
3/9/2012 11:43:57 pm

Her works are very creative! It's a very inspirational post.

I'm following your blog now too :)

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yaga link
3/10/2012 11:12:13 pm

Wow, these are fascinating. I can't decide if they look like abstract paintings, micro pictures of ice, or maps of starsigns... :o)

yaga
http://www.shinyubbles.org

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Cynthia Schelzig link
3/10/2012 11:31:06 pm

Fabulous patterns! I have quite a rock collection as I find the colors and patterns so beautiful. Thanks for the link!! Have a great Sunday!!

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Petrea link
3/11/2012 12:23:53 pm

Oooo I love the layers an the way they flow so naturally.

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Pam Parker
3/16/2012 01:43:08 pm

If geology is your interest you should google Kevin White from Broken Hill Australia. He has been a miner all his life and in his art he uses pure minerals from the area surrounding Broken Hill which was Australia"s largest site for Lead, Silver and Copper. Hope you do look him up. Cheers from Oz

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