Humor is the first thing one senses when introduced to the energetic androgynous characters portrayed in the paintings of Courtney Peaters. One thing they all have in common is they make me smile. In return I paint them, recapturing those moments, returning the favor. Peaters produces her own distinctive blends of rich, bold colors which she flawlessly applies onto her canvases with seamless strokes as if they were actually airbrushed. These characteristics along with their inherent charm, contribute to the alluring quality and overall success of the paintings.
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By continually investigating my physical and emotional environment, I have created a personal language of abstract forms. These forms are often inspired by my response to the visible and at times hidden beauty found in nature, triggering both subtle and powerful emotions in me. When painting, I am constructing another world that contains an inner logic of time, space, and communication. Ideally, the images act with the unexpected quality of syncopated rhythm, accenting a beat normally unaccented. Ultimately, I strive to create an atmosphere in my work that is filled with vestiges that I have known and felt.