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Description
That first week was strange. I was jet-lagged and jumped right into my new job. I woke up very early in this new apartment in this new city. In early winter the nights are long—very long in the Pacific Northwest. With the fog, mist, rain, and long dark, dawn crept in, rather than rose, over the city. I would sit, awake at 4 am, in a folding lawn chair with my cup of tea and watch as the light shifted from night to murky morning.
I was enraptured by the contrast of the deep blue grey atmosphere against the warm lights of the apartments below. They all seemed so cozy with their warm light beaming out into the dark.
I didn’t really know or understand what the Danish tradition of hygge was at that time. Seattle has a blend of cultures from around the world. Many people of Nordic descent call the Emerald City home. Over my years of living here, I’ve come to appreciate the hygge approach to late autumn-early winter. The dark and the grey can be hard at times. The cozy feelings evoked by hot drinks, thick socks, soft blankets, loads of candles, a good reading light, and a great book bring a warmth that helps in the Winter Solstice.
“Seattle Hygge” was inspired by that moment when—looking out through the murky dark—I took in the balmy warmth of my neighbors’ cozy lights beaming out into the world and felt comforted and connected to my new home. The hopeful golden marks rise up from the bottom into the mysterious dark blue, spreading light out in the world. There’s no struggle; it’s effortless. It’s what’s so when you know how to embrace the Winter Solstice.
This painting measures 30”x40” and serves to bring you a sense of hope and a new way of thinking about something that at first may have seemed like a challenge and now has become a comforting guide that you are on the right path. How do you create comfort in challenging times? What makes you feel cozy? How can you create small changes to your environment to support you? This work of Joy is on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges and comes wired and ready to hang, so you don’t need a frame.
Artist Information
Bio
Sarah C.B. Guthrie's paintings have been part of solo and group shows in museums, galleries, and businesses in Seattle, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Washington DC, including at the prestigious Phillips Collection. Her works are held in private collections in Seattle, New York, London, Washington DC, California, and around the world. With her parents, Guthrie immigrated to the States from England when she was a toddler. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MA from The George Washington University, and a BA from Davidson College. She is married to a retired U.S. Marine, Tom, and they live in Seattle with their beloved senior rescue Golden Retriever, Tobson.
Artist Statement
I am a Seattle-based painter and writer, specializing in joy. I paint daily and write weekly about joy. Since 2017, I have been painting, thinking, and writing about joy–what it is, why it matters, how to cultivate it, and why we all deserve it.To me, joy is an optimism of spirit we all carry within us. It’s sparked through our actions and, unlike happiness, is not dependent on our circumstances to be felt. Paradoxically, we can feel joy at the same time we feel anger, sadness, and grief.
I am a contemporary pointillist, non-objective painter, working in vibrant colors. Recent studies show that looking at colorful art not only reduces stress and increases cognition, but it is also the neurochemical equivalent of looking at someone you love.
My paintings look like layers and layers of soft, colorful flower petals arranged in a pleasing way, designed to bring you joy. I take a lot of inspiration from the natural world of the Pacific Northwest–our gorgeous gardens, trees, lakes, lily ponds, sunrises and sunsets.
I create works about joy to feel better–the process of painting soothes me. Re-assembling the colors, creating gentle patterns with petal-shaped brush marks, and working with hues I love brings me joy and mends something inside me. My work invites people into a dialogue about joy and serves as a touchstone for how they can find and create more joy in their lives.
A special feature of my process is the array of colors within each brush mark. Each mark contains dozens of slender lines of color, that engage the viewer in optically mixing the colors–inviting them into the process as they find their own joy in my non-objective paintings.
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