Doug Glovaski - Artist Statement
I make many different kinds of paintings and drawings. I have never felt I could continue as an
artist if all I did was make the same kind of work over and over. Art for me is an ongoing and
ever changing process and that by allowing these changes and developments to happen, I
am growing and moving forward as an artist. But however varied my work is it contains a
common thread throughout. This thread is is a “look” or a “feel” that I try to infuse into every
painting and drawing I make. I want the work to be as authentic and real as I can make it,
meaning it is as close to my vision as possible. And I try not to make it too “finished” or
perfect, allowing for fortuitous mistakes to become part of the piece. I think this helps keep the
work alive and more human and less sterile or contrived.
And finally I try to make paintings and drawings that contain a timeless beauty. I am very
interested in representing beauty through abstraction. An image of beauty is a something that
we can conjure up in our minds at any time whether it is an image we have of something in
nature like a flower or a waterfall....or even a painting. This image of beauty is a concept we
have as individuals and is therefore a very subjective one. One person's idea of what makes
something ugly is another person's idea of why it is beautiful. The image of a wilting rose on
the vine that has withered and turned brown might be a good example. One person sees a
dead flower, another person might see how beautiful the cycle of life is in that one flower. I
think this same concept can be achieved through art. That is my hope as a painter anyway.