Cynthia Yatchman
(Seattle, Washington USA)
Woman and Grasshopper, Ink wash, ink sketch, print, 10" x 10"
I work primarily with acrylic paint, ink, papers, charcoal and canvas. My work is often segmented into pieces, diptychs, triptychs and quartets. The pieces may be puzzle-like and fit together in different ways or each segment can stand alone.
My images contain many diverse layers of meaning from the universal to the specific and personal. I am frequently interested in pattern and/or creating a rich sensual surface by making layer upon layer of marks. There often is an unseen history within these layers as images are obscured and revealed. My work frequently gives reference to my experience with nature. At times it speaks to issues of social justice, revelation and connection and how we are all one.