Catherine Renzi

Artist Statement

My oil paintings are a culmination of lifelong interests in art, architecture, and nature. I regularly participate in art exhibitions since 2018. My style leans towards expressionism. Visually sharing the space between what my eye sees, my mind knows, and my heart remembers makes my artwork compelling. My colorful paintings are rich with invention and imagination. I think of my painting as 'creative non-fiction. I often incorporate more than one vantage point in a painting, as if I might be present in a dream, moving above, around, and throughout the space depicted.

My finished works intentionally include insights and and marks telling about my process of making art. Whether painting in the studio or outside, I enjoy the process of painting—actually putting paint on the canvas using brushes, palette knives, found objects, and even my fingers.