Tina Kraft

I make most of my paintings from observation. I spend time looking at the great works of art of the past to learn from and also to have a dialogue with as I paint. Formal elements like geometry, rhythms, scale and a way of abstracting a space, inform my own work. When I paint, I am responding sensitively to the color and tone I am experiencing. The painted marks I put down begin to have a relationship with the painting’s previous marks. All these decisions have to be considered as I progress in the painting. I am interested in the likeness and presence of my motif. If I am successful, the painting gives the viewer a feeling of authenticity, a truth in its DNA.