My paintings are about life passages - from earthly state to heavenly.
In my recent work I am exploring these concepts through two distinct sets of imagery: man-made imagery in the natural world and organic imagery in an imaginary landscape.
The organic matter - quince, tulip leaf, seaweed, and the vessel - evoke fertility. The telephone poles, wires, trees and organic imagery embody the idea of cyclic regeneration and the exchange between matter and spirit. The mountains are mythical abodes for the gods, places to rest.
Many of these paintings are layered, and not only in materials. There is a play between the surface and the evocative landscape below– an interchange between realities – the ability to transcend our physical state.
molly cliff-hilts, 2008
