SKY HOYT-ARTIST STATEMENTMy work is informed by the endless variety of images surrounding me, and my imagination is captivated by the charged arrangement of everyday objects; gardens and their roots in folklore/mythology; and creating an encapsulated world where the elements commune but with only a vague or opaque narrative. The method I use sometimes starts with a composite sketch in Photoshop, where I mix and match imagery from my own work and from the extensive library of decorative objects, places, interiors, figures and other artwork I have collected. I create a digital collage maquette as the first step of a painting, then laying down colors, shapes and patterns onto the actual canvas. I add painted areas of pattern and collaged textiles. As this process on canvas evolves, I frequently return a photo of the painting-in-process to Photoshop, to see what other visual possibilities exist. I also start with painted objects on paper which I move around like puzzle pieces and then adhere them with acrylic medium, generating the composition as I go along. As the composition evolves, I begin thinking about the paint surface. My materials are acrylic on canvas with collaged media including textiles, rice paper and gold leaf. The textiles are a nod to my love of pattern and interest in interior design and fabrics. I also use Okawara rice paper with specially formulated polyurethane medium. The rice paper adds a watercolor-like quality to the paint surface and also creates complex layers. There is meaningful hands-on quality to the process of tearing, cutting and pasting paper and fabric onto the surface. This becomes a fascinating dialogue with the digital process. I am interested in blurring the lines between digital, found, and traditional media. SKY HOYT -ARTIST BIOI was born in Panama and grew up in Bronxville New York and Stonington Connecticut. I graduated from Bennington College, and attended the MFA program at Colorado State. My work has been shown in galleries in Denver, Boston and Naples, and the Alexey Von Schlippe gallery at the University of Connecticut. Other affiliations include Academie de La Grande Chaumiere of Paris, The Art Students League of New York, New York Academy of Design, Anderson Ranch and Oxbow. I have taught at the Mystic Museum of Art and the Norman Rockwell Museum.