Vanessa Riggs

My work is about creating a visual and textural experience that evokes an emotion, a contemplation, a reflection, a visceral experience that resonates through each person.
Through my 35 years of creating, I am constantly inspired by our home, this mastery of creation by God, our planet, with its complexity, diversity, and beauty, and the symbiotic relationship of it all, of which we are an integral part.
I have a profound affinity to somehow honor and pay tribute to our amazing world, and my connection to it, by needing to create in my work a response to this deep emotional connection I feel. I am greatly inspired by shapes, colors, depths and light, calms and harsh, that have left their powerful impressions on me. My work often begins with some emotional response, often not knowing its beginning or end to the composition. With improvised layers and relationships between colors, texture, opacity, and transparency, positive and negative, light, and dark, I try to stay connected through all my senses as the piece develops. It is always a journey, an exploration, an expression, a visual language all its own.
My compositions include Acrylics, Oils, Polymers, Resin, and Relief Work, often with each piece comprised of numerous mixed m...

Art education through "Olympic College" and "GreenRiver College" in Washington State. I have enjoyed being part of numerous Art Guilds and Studio Tours in the Northwest such as Bainbridge Island Art Guild and Studio Tour, as well as Port Townsend Studio Tour. My previous joys of art included, Pottery, Sculptures, Glass, Metal and Relief work, Watercolor and exploring nontraditional techniques.

Sigillos Art Exhibit, Von Hart, Elevated