Amy Newland lives on the edge of a forest in Royalston, Massachusetts. To quiet the daily onslaught of breaking news, she rambles in the woods.
The immediate effect of these rambles is calming. The woods are full of life—complex, mysterious, and majestic.
But because the woods also show signs of stress and collapse, she simultaneously sees a microcosm of the larger world. She thinks about beauty within chaos, impermanence, and not knowing. Her paintings are mental and emotional interpretations of her environment, sparked into being by the presence of trees.
Birth year: 1953
Secondary education: Antioch College, Bennington College, Smith College, UMass
Creative influences (people): Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Jean-Édouard Vuillard, Philip Guston, Janice Nowinski
Creative influences (other): rural habitat, Buddhist philosophy
Favorite quote: “Until death it is all life.” -Miguel de Cervantes