About Sallie Ketcham

Sallie Ketcham loves “playing in paint, like a child in a mud puddle.” Her energetic and roaming nature, is present in the paintings and monoprints collected for her new exhibit, Recurrent Rhythm . Ms. Ketcham says that she tries to captures energy that she takes in on her journey’s through nature. “I look for the intimate in what sometimes feels to be an overwhelming scene, finding details in nature that at first seem insignificant. Looking into a pond and seeing leaves that are settled to the bottom creating a rich environment for new growth; looking through a forest and seeing layers of trees interspersed with leaves and branches all connected. I want to express the crashing sea, the rushing river, the windblown hedgerow. I want the painting to feel the weight of gravity’s pull.” This connectivity and physicality emanates throughout her collection. In her paintings and printmaking she physically layers - oil paint or ink goes on and then scraped or wiped out, leaving serendipitous bits of color or texture from which to build anew. Ketcham’s prints combine not only multiple plates but also different processes in the same image. Each plate adds a new level of color and intensity. Recurrent imagery flows through her painting and printmaking creating a natural rhythm.