Statement
Erica is an abstract artist born in Toronto, Canada. Abstract painting is her way of being present. It allows her to shut out all distractions while she explores colour and motion. In the studio she gives no consideration to time or its constraints. And, while she never starts with a pre-conceptualized vision, once a painting is complete, she can make sense of it and find meaning. With a canvas she takes something that is blank and creates a personal narrative. Whatever she is wrestling with gets sorted, resolved, alleviated or elevated. Painting is a form of meditation, an escape, and ultimately her therapy.
Biography
Erica first fell in love with painting in high school, under the teachings of Michele Root. It was all about Monet until Klimt, Pollock, Krasner and De Kooning were introduced. Her appreciation for art only grew as time passed, expanding a personal preference for impressionism to that of abstract expressionism. She took a few art courses in University although her specialization is in Anthropology. Erica believes we are our experiences. Inspired by her everyday surroundings, from conversations with strangers, to viewing other bodies of work, to hiking, influence takes on many forms.
