A Visual Odyssey of Marin – Bryn Craig

First Tuesday ArtWalk:
* November 7, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Exhibition Dates:
* November 2 – December 27, 2023

A Visual Odyssey of Marin –  Bryn Craig curated by Desta Gallery an off-site exhibition at The Depot, Mill Valley.

Stop by and say hello on Tuesday, November 7, 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm, and enjoy Bryn’s amazing work!!

Artist Statement
Although my work is representational, I am definitely not a photo realist. I try to include much more than just the surface of a place. I want to express my emotions about the subject and to stimulate emotions in the viewer.

What makes me respond to, and want to paint a particular subject is a little bit of a mystery to me. There must be something there that strikes a nerve, but I can’t generalize about what it is.

Once I decide on a subject, I start photographing it from many angles and at various times a day – lighting and shadow configurations, etc. I use the camera – but it works for me, I don’t work for camera. I don’t make paintings of photographs.

I take from the photo whatever I feel works toward the mood I am trying to convey. And I leave out the painting to have a life of its own and I am not concerned that someone might point out that the fireplug is out of place or that the building isn’t really that color.

The painting becomes a sort of fantasy of my own invention.