Meg Rieke

As a painter, I\'m free to evoke my emotions through visible struggles. Without having to digest and evaluate them, they remain raw. My paintings are intended to be an honest interpretation of my world colored by my emotions. The motif of my struggle is showing how ugly can be pretty. Rust, corrosion and foulness are beautiful to me because they are honest. The paint itself is the central character of my works. By utilizing the material\'s fluidity, my struggle becomes palatable. In a world scared to live truly, the ugly underbelly of our existence is the foundation of everything beautiful. The point? To accept the world\'s imperfections and our own imperfect selves. I\'ve been to numerous countries and states on 3 continents desperately trying to hit more. But now I have seven chickens. Three sons (9,4,2). Two cats. Two homes. One husband. One dog. \'Nuff said.