Artist's Statement:
My work is about my love of color, the subtle changes that occur when colors overlap, react, and create something new. I also love textures and how layers of color and texture come together. I have been exploring different motifs that I find natural and comforting. These shapes are repetitive at times, and often peek out from a hidden space in the painting or brazenly take the foreground. These shapes reflect my love of design as well as "mark making" and how I enjoy the imperfect smudge of charcoal or the gritty pencil line as it floats along the painted surface. Intuitively, I bring these elements together to create an otherworldly atmosphere.
Bio:
Megan Chapman was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She received her B.F.A. in painting from the University of Oregon. She has shown her paintings over the past ten years in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Washington. Chapman's work has appeared in various publications and is held in numerous collections, both private and corporate.Most recently two of Chapman's paintings were published in Studio Visit, a national juried exhibition in print. Megan's paintings are represented by four galleries in Arkansas and one in Washington state.Primarily an abstract oil painter, Chapman has received recognition and honors in regional and national exhibitions and has had solo exhibitionz in Hot Springs, Tulsa, and throughout Northwest Arkansas as well as in the Pacific Northwest.
