Artist Statement

Nature's mystery and unpredictable power mesmerizes me.  A lake can appear calm on the surface but beneath the surface the currents are starting to change. In a moment's notice the winds will pick up and you feel nature's wrath.

Just as quickly nature settles down and appears docile once again but after experiencing her furor you never totally trust her again. Nature's calmness can be deceiving.

When I paint I may be feeling the power of the unknown, the feelings of helplessness.  Other times I feel the beauty and peacefulness that nature can instill.

My paintings are a process, never knowing until I finish if this painting will reveal more of nature's wrath or calmness.

I use colors and line to reveal what I’m feeling at the time.

                                                                            -----Bonnie Van Moorlehem