ABOUT LINDSEY
Lindsey Fox is an artist working in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Northern Michigan, a place that nurtured her love of the natural world and the land. She received her BFA in Fine Art at The University of Michigan. Her hiking adventures among the mountains and valleys of the Pacific Northwest continues to inspire her work and fill the pages of her sketchbook.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My current body of work uses patterns inspired by nature, balancing abstraction with traditional rendering of the landscape en plein air. I love to explore wild places, and bring to the viewer an experience of the awe and wonder that I experience in the backcountry. Painting outside is important to my practice; it serves as a way for me to remember the textures, unique colors and incredible compositions of the world around me. I then bring my outdoor studies into the studio to finalize and create abstract interpretations. One of my goals is to make the viewer experience what I feel when I am out in nature; I want you to feel like you are on a hike with me. I want you to notice the wild patterns, the textures, the perspective, and the color relationships that can never been captured in photographs. I’m communicating what I both feel and see.
The catalyst for this work was my thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2016. While I have always been drawn to pattern in nature, that experience led me to use watercolor more intentionally and deepened my commitment to painting en plein air. In the decade since, my exploration of landscape and abstraction has evolved, but remains deeply influenced by my time on the PCT.
