Corner Window

Corner WindowGrowing up and working in Los Angeles, being on the back lots of movie studios informed Caren Wynne's perception that architecture gives meaning to a larger story. Her paintings transform real life environments into stagecraft, telling the story of domestic and secret spaces. After earning a BA in drawing & painting and a MA in Illustration from Cal State Fullerton a long circuitous route away from painting began. In 2019 she picked up where she left

ending at the vanishing point

prompting me to focus intently on my surroundings and uncover nuances in familiar places through repeated visits

He was named Pittsburgh’s 2015 Emerging Artist of the Year and received an Investing in Professional Artists Grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments

A flower child of the 60’s

riding bikes

originality

and silly word-play

Her pared-down practice explores - both literally and figuratively - the notion of managing tension

both to you and the world

The surface of each piece is created in iterative movements wrapping fine yarn -- or braided cord for larger works -- row by row to form taut and layered pieces that yield images of subtle depth

With a guide to outlining and shading

they draw me back to the present moment