Residence

Seattle, Wa, USA

Place of Birth

Marion, OH, USA

Personal Statement

My paintings are about the relationships between plants, animals, and humans.  I use my work to convey both visible and invisible signs of unity.    

Influenced by the science of how life grows, develops, reproduces and gets along, I connect to what is common to all forms of life. I seek to reveal our interconnectedness. In recent paintings I attach tiny pieces of painted wood to a common substrate, producing a grid. The grid represents the whole.  Each individual piece shows what makes it unique and different and also what it is that unites them all.

Whether working with acrylic or beeswax my process of building up the surface and then scraping ( or washing ) away is to selectively reveal parts of the painting's history. I also apply multiple layers of glazes that create a translucency and a depth of information. My interest in surface, depth, and layers grow as I continue to explore more recently in wax, wood and pigment, collage and mixed media.

Biography

My childhood landscape was Westerville, Ohio. It was suburbia, yet at the edge of my back yard there were three acres of fields and woods near a creek. This is where I spent most of my time and I came away with a deep affinity for nature. Later the time spent living in Saudi Arabia and working in the medical field, I observed and appreciated a variety of cultures and religions. Also traveling and writing with sketchbook in hand, these things have formed my direction in art and my study of natural facts and human meanings. 

After receiving a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration at Seattle Central Community College, I later attended classes at GAGE Academy of Art, Pratt Fine Arts Center, N.W. Encaustics and workshops, by Seattle based Encaustic painter Larry Calkins and EDGE: A professional development program for artists.

Contact Information

Lee Withington 1420 Grand Ave. Seattle,Wa. 98122 (206) 324-3557 law@seanet.com