Glory Penington

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Through photography, I show you what I see, but with painting, I share with you what I feel.

This story begins with photography: I began taking home photos at the age of 10, always had a camera with me on any travels, and haven’t been able to keep one out of my hands since the mid-80s.

But a traumatic brain injury from a 2016 train derailment challenged my vision, and I set aside the camera for a few years to heal from that and PTSD issues. When seclusion necessitated by COVID then ensued, I turned to oil painting as a new adventure.

Photography has been a door to ‘seeing’, but the emotions encountered and remembered from photography adventures are more easily expressed and shared through painting. Through photography, I show you what I see, but with painting, I share with you what I feel.

Using the palette knife technique, values and contrasts allow energies to radiate through light and air. As a viewer, you are then engaged in the resolution of abandonment and order, chaos and serenity.

It is such a joy to return to the visual world of beauty!

  • 162 Camino Ovejero
    El Prado, NM. 87529