ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I have journeyed toward painting all of my life. I have watched sunsets and moon rises, lights and shadows moving across landscapes, and seasons changing scenery. In my heart I painted them all. I always knew they would they would wait for me and they have.  But painting, for many years had been the second thing on my list, right after making a living, raising children, and taking care of family until I remembered something I learned from my mother years ago.

She was sketching something for me, when I asked her how she learned to draw so well she brought out an old dusty box. Inside were some paintings she had done as a younger woman. They were exquisite to me and I wondered why she didn’t have any more. She told me she had stopped painting because she was afraid she was not good enough and that she would never live up to her own expectations, so she didn’t try. She made me promise right there that I would not take the same path. She told me never to let life prevent me from expressing myself artistically. I am keeping my promise.

Every day that I stand in front of the canvas is a blessing. The smell of the oil paints, the pallet that evolves, the brushes that I choose and the landscapes that come to life... are a celebration.   Thank you for reading and I sincerely hope you enjoy what you see.
TW Johnson



The music you hear was written and performed by Laura Silvestri from her CD entitled "Last Light".