Chad Houtz

It's all about the experience, the process of expressing the visual
world around you. Many times the stronger that experience, the
more powerful the visual impact personally, the stronger the work
of art at its finish. The physical act of painting each experience,
temporary as it may be, is just the climax.

But journey toward that wonderful state Henri alludes to, far from
being temporary, is what an artist does every waking minute of
their life. Constantly looking, observing, waiting for the visual
stimulation that gives one child like wonder, or evokes a mood or
feeling. That emotion so powerful you have no choice but to
express it visually. To interpret, to explain, to relive thru the
process of creative interpretations... Just so much to explore and
experience, how could I not be an artist...?

I see the world through the protean lens of pattern, texture and
rhythm. The vehicle which drives my visual vagaries to the
material is, of course, technique. Which I never tire of tuning and
sharpening. And the warm embrace I rely on to hold it all together
is organic form. Which I define as: works essential balance and
architecture originate from the subject and materials used in
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