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My Passion

Passions change as we grow and mature. Our needs and desires, our passions are malleable, as mine has been. Though there are always a few needs that have stayed with me through the years. Making art has been one of these passions and one of my guiding principles. While art making is a passion so is the desire to find my place and peace in my new world. To that end, I returned to daily meditation and consider myself a learner, sharer, and teacher.

My Work

For years my work focused on black and white photography. The goal was to keep the viewer guessing about what is beyond the fragment I chose. Subjects included people portraits (physiognomy) interior and exterior landscapes (anything can become a landscape.) With the onset of color photography, I could not find my place. I took photos daily and one year posted a new photo every day on a blog, “make art every day.” Returning to my original love of drawing brought me to where I am today. With a color pencil or graphite in hand, I am fulfilled in my art practice. My current subject matter, ‘stones, bones & barbed wire’ comes from my need to understand my family history.

My Life

• Live life each day as new. 
• Each day is a gift.
• Make art every day.

© Pauline Kochanski