Art

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This brilliant and evocative painting by UU Church sexton Kerry Mullen is a mixed media watercolor, acrylic and pencil piece, giving it both depth and translucence.  The painting is matted and framed in a gold metal frame, the overall framed dimensions are 22x22 inches. The image area is16x18 inches.

Kerry Mullen is a multi-media artist living and working in Gloucester, Massachusetts. She is greatly influenced by her natural surroundings particularly the rocky coast, glacial formations, granite quarries, ocean, and extraordinary light which plays upon all of these from season to season. Her paintings are bright with opaque color capturing the nuances of light of a given time and place. A fixture on Cape Ann, Kerry's work has been shown at various North Shore venues including her own Spotted Cat Gallery, Cove Gallery, Artspace, Joncien Gallery and Local Colors. Her work is in private collections across the United States. Kerry's unique contributions to the greater community have been through her sculpture installations shown at Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the Stone Bone Feather Festival in Amesbury, Massachusetts; Dogtown, Artspace and Local Colors in Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Kiwi Studio in Salem, Massachusetts.

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ARTIST'S STATEMENT

My paintings and sculptures are primarily expressions of a spiritual journey. The connection between us and that which cannot be seen is life-sustaining. I hope, for some, my work is a conduit for experiencing that connection.

My inspiration comes from the art and architecture of many diverse cultures across the globe including the relief carvings and sculptures of the Aztec civilization in Mexico; the pre-christian and christian celtic carvings of Ireland; the monasteries and temples of Thailand and southeast Asia and the mosques and temples from India to Iran. My inspiration also comes from contemporary artists such as environmental sculptor and installation artist Andy Goldsworthy, clay artist, Lana Wilson, and poet Mary Oliver; artists whose work serves my soul the way I hope my work may serve others.

A friend once said, "Making art is an act of worship; worship everyday!"