Sky View

Abstract

University of Washington Abstract Sky View Heather Nibert Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Head Chair Helen O’Toole Painting and Drawing This thesis paper aims to communicate my thought process as well as my methods used to make my recent body of work in Seattle. My paintings and drawings are based on my studies out of the Sky View Observatory in Columbia Center. I am looking to express the essential qualities of the scene such as through the atmosphere or the gesture of the buildings. I concentrated on Seattle’s overcast weather in order to show the essential qualities that are unique to this area; thus, this body of work investigates a sense of a place. My paintings are a result of my observations and intuition; this body of work shows the impression a scene makes on my perception.