paintings by catherine ramey i work with imagery, which utilizes the intensity of nature as a motif for spiritual and psychological being. the organic inferences evolved from my experience cultivating a garden in upstate New York. i start with a form but the form is no more or less important than the feeling that surrounds it and the deeper and more enduring intangible that cradles that feeling. the source of a piece is a convergence of linked relationships. it is the still and demanding afternoon light on the lower garden and the deep and awkward letting go of my aging mother. the beginnings of a painting are an amalgam of memories, a shaft of light, a shadow, a tender remembrance of the day. i gather and return to these moments of emotional impact. once something is laid down, a stratum of building begins through adjusting a color tone or an edge, again and again. sometimes the traces remain as a pentimento. i work the surface with various implements and mediums to create a physical density and luminosity. the price list is available at the front desk. for more information, contact catherine via email: cath09@earthlink.net website copyright © 2005 the shala. all rights reserved. design by mila drumke; art by barry silver