Gary Markowitz

Inspiration, for me, changes as life changes. A painting is but one reflection in time, out of time, or between time. It comes alive amidst everything and nothing. It lives as an individual self stretched on canvas right there for all to know and see, always different, always individual even among a larger body of work. Each painting begins undefined in conception, free to form organically and it grows, evolving within the act of creation, that in itself is inspiration; layers of self fade, layers of color and light emerge, the life of the painting unfolds. Painting lies within the timeless moment of the present - listening, breathing, letting go of external references such as thought and form to move beyond the physical self.

Sometimes within a work there is a story whispering to be shared, a whiff of nature wafting to be expressed, a feeling wailing to be represented. A painting is born in a moment between time nourished by an experience, an emotion, a vision, a sound, smell, or a simple desire to feel and create beauty. Painting is a journey. Painting is propelled by curiosity, a desire to open, perceive and discover. For me, a painting true to intent becomes an invitation, intuitively understood through the universal bond of human experience or curiosity, to step through a doorway or look through a window and allow an opening to take a timeless journey of discovery and well-being. - Gary Markowitz