Grateful Heart by Nancy M. Garrett

Giving a visual voice to the silent universal language of human emotion.

From the beginning of mankind, The Arts can be found in every culture. While seen by many as simply a form of entertainment; renown theorists and psychologists are presenting strong evidence that The Arts evolved and exist to serve mankind with inherent healing properties. In my ongoing personal series 'Grateful Heart', utilizing an art genre of my own creation, I paint to express the things there are no words for; to capture moments of life that ordinarily might go unnoticed. My canvases explore the complexities, the paradoxes, and the mysteries of life. I strive to give a visual voice to the silent language of Universal human emotion through the subtle and suggestive use of a highly symbolized language. The symbols are not the familiar use of objects belonging to mainstream conventional imagery, but intensely personal, private, obscure and ambiguous references into both my mind and that of the viewer.

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