New Hampshire artist, focusing on northern New England nature art. Forests, rivers, and wildlife, birds, and insects. Human performers of dance and music. Mixed media with natural found objects.
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 | | these are the forests, fields and waterways of the northeastern USA. The traditional landscape approach is used occasionally, but my preference is for a closer, detailed look at wild elements in some state of transition. |
 | | Birds, insects, and other wildlife of northern New England. Painted in acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. |
 | | These dancers, singers, and musicians are figures in action; absorbed practitioners. Occasionally a body at rest will make an appearance. Media include acrylic, watercolor, pastel, and pencil. |
 | | Assorted found objects from natural sources, arranged and worked over with acrylic and iridescent acrylic, which gives the surface a look of metallic sheen. |
| | www.johnwikeart.com
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188 madison st.#20
Portsmouth, NH 03801
United States
| About my work ,
I grew up in a rural area of southern New Hampshire, and spent much of my time prowling in the woods around our home. Later, I hunted and fished with my father, brothers and friends through young adulthood. This is where a connection with the natural world was gradually realized. Now, as a hiker and birder, my job as an artist is to give expression to the experience of being in and of my outdoor surroundings.
The wild woods, waters, and creatures of Northern New England are a primary focus in my work. Particularly the designs and patterns we all see around us. There are treasures on the forest floor. Seasonal changes, movement, transition and impermanence are common themes here. Birds and bugs offer a perfect example. My human performers are in the act of doing life, just as any other species.
I am not so concerned with rendering subjects as in recording the fleeting moment. The task is always challenging, but problem solving in the creative process... |
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