The Quiet that Comes Gradually
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  • The Quiet that Comes Gradually

Sarah C.B. Guthrie

The Quiet that Comes Gradually

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Acrylic on canvas

24 x 24 x 2 in

609.6 x 609.6 x 50.8 mm

61.0 x 61.0 x 5.1 cm

0.6096 x 0.6096 x 0.0508 meter

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Artwork Description
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Painted in my friend’s studio in Santa Fe, this painting was inspired by a small red chile resting on a window sill. It took my breath away—this simple point of Joy—against the background of warm wood, blue sky, and the spring green leaves of the tree growing in the courtyard outside. As I built up the layers of colors in the piece the red and aqua went back and forth—more red/less blue, more blue/less red—and in the end, the blue emerged—quietly and gradually.

But that bit of spicy red on the window still gules.

This work of Joy measures 24”x24” on gallery-wrapped canvas and comes wired and ready to hang in your home or office. Price includes US domestic shipping. Interest-free installment payments are available.
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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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