ART BY Darian Day      artist cv   Bird Song Quiet at Day's End Carmel Spring Monteray Bay Tabula       Artist's Statement Stability. Simplicity. Surface. Structure. Geometry. Pattern. Pentimento. Serenity. Stillness. These are words that I wrote on a piece of paper when I was seeking to define those elements that I aspire to bring out in my painting—these words both center and motivate me, and allow me to discover qualities that I hope to transmit inherently to the viewer. Hue and surface play central roles in my paintings: images based almost entirely on colors and their juxtapositions, accompanied by graphic, gestural,or organic elements, comprise the foundation for much of my work. The surface is built up through a layer of plaster—often with additions of thicker elements that presage the composition—which provides a delicious, tactile quality and a play of light. As a result of working the surface, the image plane changes from a two dimensional space to three, and the shimmer of light and color is enhanced through the small shadows of the third dimension and the physical qualities of the surface material. Then, layer upon layer of thin color is built up, resulting in related spectrums that appear intermittently from high and low points of the surface. On an inner plane, I think my work is about memory and the transitory nature of time and human remembrances. The elements in my work usually have soft edges, intentionally and unavoidably so, as if things are veiled and layered, as if the act of memory is changing what used to be there into something else, yet somehow still retaining something of original intent and shape. I have been told that my work gives my viewers a sense of stillness; perhaps it is this quality of a central stability that lies at the heart of all memory and time, which provides a sense of quietude. I hope that those who choose to live with these pieces will find that they complement the ambience of at reasured refuge. Enjoy.