RiverRock Critters

About I am Pauline Libutti who created “River Rock Critters” in 2007 when I retired to Arizona. In the past I painted mostly ceramics in between, working, and taking care of my family. It was my relax time to get away from the norm and beautify my surroundings. I escaped into a garden of colors and embraced the emotion that beauty ignites based on the colors of my emotional needs. Since I am a California girl for over 60 years I was never exposed to the Rock Art Painting that was introduced me. In Arizona you are surrounded by Rocks and down at the Colorado River there is an abundance of characters waiting to come alive. Have you ever gazed up at the sky and tried to see what the shapes of the clouds look like? There forms are unique, but simple, intricate and full of interesting possibilities. So I started collecting rocks of all shapes and sizes to communicate with out words the beauty I wanted to share. I saw beauty in rocks that were imperfect. As I evolved changes started taking place in my paintings. I became more and more particular. Self taught and a lot of reading later I started to branch out to canvas, wood and ceramics. Everyday is a learning experience for me but Art to me is getting to know myself. Art is magical, it’s the voice to my soul, it expresses the feelings and words that go unsaid. It gives me the freedom to create a picture from my heart. When I start a painting I feel I’m outside myself, but at the conclusion, I seem to move inside the painting. Every stroke of my painting is the next word I might speak or the next breath of life I take. I hope to bring that feeling to all that see my work. My goal is to achieve a feast for the public eye. Pauline Libutti