sutfinart's photostream

My loneliness belongs to her, for when I am with her, she takes
mine away and gives me eternity to hold in it's place.
( ink and wash on paper )
collaboration: Terri Lambert and Reese Sutfin

In communication, we often assume that our minds are associatively relating. Yet when isolating certain qualities to relate through, it becomes apparent that each person is referencing completely different associations. Which leads one to ask if we ever really know what we're saying to each other. To learn how to better communicate through a central language, the artists collaborated in an experiment. The qualities of Hot and Dry, and Cold and Wet, were used as backgrounds in free association to create two paintings. For Reese, hot and dry evoked standing in the desert beneath a hot summer sun. Whereas for Terri, the fever of a child came into mind.
collaboration: Reese Sutfin and Terri Lambert
Acrylic on hardboard

In communication, we often assume that our minds are associatively relating. Yet when isolating certain qualities to relate through, it becomes apparent that each person is referencing completely different associations. Which leads one to ask if we ever really know what we're saying to each other. To learn how to better communicate through a central language, the artists collaborated in an experiment. The qualities of Cold and Wet and Hot and Dry, were used as backgrounds in free association to create two paintings. For Reese, cold and wet evoked an alpine waterfall. Whereas for Terri, a fridgid winter storm came into mind.
collaboration: Reese Sutfin and Terri Lambert
Acrylic on hardboard:

This painting reflects the unionized qualities of masculine and feminine brought to a stable form. The images are personal, as this was a private commission done specifically for a collector.
collaboration: by Terri Lambert and Reese Sutfin
Acrylic on hardboard, 14"x 42"

This painting depicts the forces of masculine and feminine brought together for balance.
collaboration: by Reese Sutfin and Terri Lambert
Acrylic on hardboard, 24"x 24"