Rhyssa Scott-Smith

I am a professional Fine Artist, Writer, Photographer, Videographer, Designer and Empath. Schools I have attended: Walla Walla CC (Honors) Forensic Science, Writing, Art History, Philosophy and Symbology University of Washington: Printmaking Art Institute of Seattle: Music Video Program (Honors) Independent studies in Color Relativity, The mixology of color and light, Design, Glasswork, Textiles, Mixed Media, Assemblage,Independant Film Studies in New York Personal Development studies: Wings (Gary Koyen, Kris King, James Newton, Jan Fiorato, Noni & Beverly Foster, Danaan Perry (Earth Stewardship}, Reiki: Certified 1st,2nd and Master levils, NLP with the Grinders, Alternative healing with Louise Hay, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Jack Purcell, JZ Knight, Gary Zukav(on relationships), Ram Dass, Krishnamurti (lectures at Ojai,California), Laughter Therapy, Art therapy, Jennifer James, Barbara Hand-Clow,Personal ritual and many others. Artist Statement: My art is a direct expression of internal and reflective external spaces, as I see them. The intent of my work is to pull together all the elemental puzzle pieces available through my perceptual process. I then enfold those fragments into an expressive narration of spirit, movement, and pattern via oil paint. Space both internal and external, is a personal and metaphoric focus – generating memory, ideas, and creative flow. My abstract work is an expression of my lifelong fascination with the interaction of light and color and the impact of both on the perception of the individual. My wish is to create a level of fluidity and depth in the pattern of the paint so that my work can “speak” and engage on their own, the imagination and whimsy of the viewer. I have developed over the last fifteen years a technique that I refer to as “Subtractive Abstraction” which involves the layering and removal of paint to create dimension and light. My pen and ink and watercolors are a whimsical and playful expression of the dialog between my heart and mind. My collage / multi-media work is a spontanious interaction of discovery using universal elements of color, line, sound, pattern and texture. They are conceptual experiments with: the ephemeral, language, symbols, threads of information and inspiration which are then expressed through the use of a wide aray of Melange, organic and inorganic elements and mediums. My work is the overlapping of the influence of my own form with the mysterious, the sensuous, and the unsettling.