Fran Hutton
Artists Statement/bio
Fran currently lives in Lethbridge Alberta. Graduating from the University of Lethbridge in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree. Pastel has become her medium of choice because of its affinity to the drawing process. What may seem lackluster in the prairie landscape, (all those grays and browns), can be changed through painting. A dreamlike quality of a world filled with color and light can be achieved through Fran's creative process.
My interest in art arose from the love of nature itself. My play began while growing up on a prairie farm. The nuts and bolts, from the farm shop, became tractors and trailers traveling on my own roads of imagination. Examining form and function turned into a fascination with color. My interest in color began when I was stopped in my tracks by a flash of iridescent color. That color came from a crow’s feather lying by the side of the path I was travelling on. Our interpretation of color and the nature of color, continues to inhabit my dreams.
Soft pastels have been my medium of choice. I have been working with them for the past 30 years and they have become my familiar voice. Their vibrancy, pure color pigment and tactile quality make it a perfect medium for me. With no drying time, the immediacy in mark making, and so close to the story of the drawing process, this pure color pigment simply chose me. The Pastel dust brings me back to those dusty roads of my childhood play.
Fran Hutton
Artists Statement/bio
Fran currently lives in Lethbridge Alberta. Graduating from the University of Lethbridge in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree. Pastel has become her medium of choice because of its affinity to the drawing process. What may seem lackluster in the prairie landscape, (all those grays and browns), can be changed through painting. A dreamlike quality of a world filled with color and light can be achieved through Fran's creative process.
My interest in art arose from the love of nature itself. My play began while growing up on a prairie farm. The nuts and bolts, from the farm shop, became tractors and trailers traveling on my own roads of imagination. Examining form and function turned into a fascination with color. My interest in color began when I was stopped in my tracks by a flash of iridescent color. That color came from a crow’s feather lying by the side of the path I was travelling on. Our interpretation of color and the nature of color, continues to inhabit my dreams.
Soft pastels have been my medium of choice. I have been working with them for the past 30 years and they have become my familiar voice. Their vibrancy, pure color pigment and tactile quality make it a perfect medium for me. With no drying time, the immediacy in mark making, and so close to the story of the drawing process, this pure color pigment simply chose me. The Pastel dust brings me back to those dusty roads of my childhood play.