Ute Gil

Painting

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Guest Artist at Round Hill Arts Center
35246 Leesburg Pike
Round Hill, 20141

Stop #25 Snickers Gap Cluster

Artist's Statement

My goal as an artist is to create paintings that show my love of nature and animals while capturing the emotion of my subjects. I consciously reduce details, keeping my brushstrokes loose and impressionistic, allowing the viewer a more personal interpretation of the image. Some paintings have colorful, abstract backgrounds that blend into the subject without the distraction of exact forms. Every painting is different and begs for a different approach. At times I use a disrupted-realism style where the subject of the painting gets deconstructed in areas resulting in an expressive and captivating painting. It is more important to me that a painting is compelling rather than true to reality. Much of my inspiration comes from the rural areas that I visit in Western Loudoun County as well as my travels. Oil has always been my preferred medium because of its textural qualities.