Using natural forms with strong design characteristics, I create paintings that blend careful observation with fanciful invention.  I am drawn to subjects expressing an extravagance in nature, such as orchids, lichens, corals and sponges.  It is in these intricacies that the imagination is engaged and the subject matter is brought closer to the human eye.  I find magic in the act of examining and enlarging these studies and making seen what is unseen.  I spend countless hours fine-tuning my paintings to a deep sense of balance and resolve.

Inspired by E. O. Wilson’s notion of “biophilia ” as an empathy towards all living things, my work is driven by a sense of intimacy and personal identification with the natural world. In my paintings, my experience of nature tends to express a sense of wonder and awe at the complexity of the web of life.

Gary Brewer