Peter N Van Giesen, Peter Van Giesen

Doing art, for me, is a mystical process, a spiritual work, a profound experience, an exercise of creativity. When I paint it is if the veil of the common life is momentarily lifted allowing me to be embraced by the underlying essence of the universe. I consider my artistic expression a gift to be shared.

My art is the result of sporadic surges of energy that percolate past my consciousness. My style hovers between representation, idealism and impressionism. I attempt to reach into the fabric of the world exploring the dynamics of tension and elasticity. Using paint, I create images based on the interplay between darkness and light, the interconnected aura of the natural world.