Artist Profile

Keith Wilson

San Rafael , Ca

KEITH WILSON Statement

My paintings focus on the human efforts of construction/habitation and/or the restorative qualities of the natural world. 
Linking these frequently disparate components of existence are narrative neutral paintings consisting of simple color/shapes that play out parallel relationships distilled from a critical view of life. 
Primarily, the body of work in various manifestations represents painterly invention; an inner peripheral vision documented.

I received Architecture degrees from UC Berkeley and practiced Architecture for over 30 years. Concurrently, I maintained a steady production of watercolor paintings and drawings which informed and inspired my architectural interests. When I discontinued my architectural practice in 2001 I began painting abstract landscapes in sumi-ink/watercolor and studied natural systems, Chinese Painting, Buddhism and Daoist thought. In 2012 I moved to Marin from Berkeley and studied advanced oil painting under Chester Arnold at the College of Marin. In 2010 I started working in oil on linen and discovered a stronger and more direct way of painting. The paintings are constructed as they are being painted and not designed or pre-conceived. I feel I have entered into a vibrant period of painting which has advanced my connection to pure art having been informed by my previous years of creating watercolors and architecture mixed with periods of travel and research. I am drifting into significant understanding of the meaning of the real through a steady, directed and measured mixing and application of paint.
Over the last 45 years I have had a number exhibits and showings, open studios and sales. I have recently moved my oil painting studio from Sea Ranch and am living and working in Marin full time. Additional paintings and writings can be explored at www.KeithWilsonArt.com