"Landscape #39" Painting

Lacey Butcher Bio
Lacey Butcher was born in Columbus Ohio, and grew up in Mount Vernon, Ohio. She has spent the last 13 years living in Centerburg, Ohio. She has been married for 18 years to Brad Butcher with whom she owned The Burg Café in Centerburg for 7 years. Brad and Lacey have two sons, Alexander and Andre. Lacey has been an artist her entire life and studied art at Otterbein University and graduated with an art degree in painting with a concentration in ceramics. She loves to travel and experience all of nature’s beauty in this amazing world that we all live in. She also strives to continually become more informed about subjects that interest her including art and becoming a better artist, natural healing, mental health, and personal improvement.

Artist Statement
This collection of work is my expression of how I see the world. I love all the beautiful colors that appear in nature, and I enjoy capturing that beauty in my paintings. I enjoy painting small paintings so that the viewer must get up close and examine the unique color combinations and textures that I am able to achieve with oil paint.
In my landscape paintings I want it to look as if the viewer is peering through a small window to the outside and just want to get closer to see more. These paintings appear to be a snapshot of a memory of that beautiful day, the sweetest moment, the quiet time spent with family, or the best day ever! When looking at my landscapes I want the viewer to be reminded of a wonderful memory and transported for a short time to that moment.
In my still life paintings, I try to make the viewer see something that they may see every day in a different way. I enjoy taking an everyday object and adding unexpected colors and brush strokes that make the viewer stop and think of those items differently.
Like many visual artists, I feel that it is more natural to express myself in the creation of my art than in words. The intention of my art is to give the viewer that warm and full feeling in their chest that makes them realize just how amazingly beautiful this world is and make them feel so grateful for the gifts given to us every day. Hopefully the viewer experiences the feelings that words are difficult to express.