Andrea Reyes
When I am walking and I see texture on a surface, I go and touch
it with my hands just to get the sense of what it feels like. I am
tempted to touch things even if I am not allowed to because there
is a part of me that needs to feel the smoothness or roughness
of it. My paintings appeal to the sense of touch, using different
mediums to create actual physical texture.
I get to experience a moment of innocence by experimenting,
discovering, and being spontaneous with my work. When
creating each painting, I try to be in the present and in the
moment, responding to options and changes as they arise.
Once I disconnect from everything, meditation occurs during
the process of my painting. Every action becomes an acquired
knowledge and a new experience of using and applying and
thinking about the next step in my work.
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