" Mary Louise Pfeifer,child of God, daughter of Eddie and Mary Bush,
sister to Kathy, Marie and Glenn, wife of Russ and mother of Joe and John.
I guess that is all that really matters."

Art Should Touch the Soul

 "Art that comes from the spirit will house and reflect the spirit. Not only the spirit of the artist but of all spirits that dwells within the soul." " The soul or spirit is not static. It can be stirred up or moved like a skipping or rolling stone"

I don't live in a box regardless how hard society, ideology, politics, tradition and rules try to put us in one and close the lid.  I hang my hat on non-traditional and I am inspired by that. Since I have a creative nature I am bound to express the mundane and the ordinary with a heightened awareness. 

My art is personal.  As I create, I may use oil, acrylic, ink or graphite. I may wipe my hands on a paper towel and that towel then becomes part of my art.  I spend time and study the texture, line, form or color  as demanded in formal training. From the tube or on a palette, one brush or three, I paint on canvas, paper or wood.  Intaglio, chine colle, serigraph and monotypes are made in shared studios with exacting procedures. I am an energetic mark maker and leave marks on my hands, face and clothes and work area.

I am art because as an artist there is no separation or line to cross. I become a means of transmission. The rendering makes my art visible. Then the interpretation is up to the viewer. At that point my thoughts are usually resolved and I am whole.

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