Jen Galpin-Mikesh

Birds are harbingers of change. Their movements indicate the coming of winter and are a herald of spring. How fitting, then, that they mark a sea of change in my work. I began a departure from realism in October of 2005 by making drawings that were explorations of mark making and movement. For the first time, I started drawing from my memories and experience rather than referencing something I could touch and see.

I work in layers. I draw and erase, spray-fix the work and step away.

-Jen Galpin-Mikesh