STACEY VETTER

The seemingly endless variety of shape, texture and color found in plant forms is something I return to again and again as a source for my work. Led by simple forms and a minimal palette, a drawing starts with direct observation of a plant, looking and drawing until a shape emerges that feels just right. The way pigment and water flow on paper is another vital element of my process; I am searching for the balance between control and accident. Instead of a literal representation of nature, my work aims to convey the essence or mood of a botanical specimen. Pushing this notion a step further, my most recent body of work, Umbra, is an investigation of shadow. Present and absent at the same time, shadow has a presence, but no solid matter. With humble scale and the most basic of means, I am interested in the challenge of resisting all but what is essential to creating an evocative presence.

Primary location: Sacramento United States