Aziza's Art

For me, painting is a wonder.

There is a space I dwell in when I paint. It is a place of not knowing, of openness and intuition, a sacred space.  Colors, shapes and images arise spontaneously, without thinking.  It’s quite mysterious to me, the way my paintings take shape.

The beginning is playful, adventurous, a time of risking, experimenting, exploring and pushing my own edges. I use a variety of tools: a stick, a screw driver, a paint brush, a trowel, my hands. Sometimes I use collage or apply scrapings or pieces of fabric.

After many layers of paint have been laid down, I find myself at a threshold when a distinct shape emerges that I’m inordinately excited about. From there I move into an analytic space where I apply principles of value, design, and color. Then back to risking and spontaneity, and again I move into analyzing. This cycle frequently repeats itself several times.

I’m inspired by color, first and foremost. And stillness, expanse, tiny details and whimsy.

My interest is essentially the journey the process takes me on  and my own curiosity in seeing how each individual painting develops, evolves and comes to completion.