Artist Statement

Meghan Guilfoil

I find the most fascinating quality of a true work of art is the "other-liness", this unknown participant that shines through when the artist surrenders the process and allows for their initial desire to take shape. I have found that most artists recognize this "something" beyond them in their work, and ultimately in their lives.

Perhaps this is why I love wild horses. They possess an undeniable quality of power, freedom, spirit and beauty. Their unbridled nature requires this certain surrender in the act of painting. My desire to study this nature and their striking features progresses effortlessly to the canvas, where my gift as the artist is to paint freely, honoring the creature, yet setting it free. I hope to inspire the same wonder, spirit and life in those who observe, invoking boldness in the drowsy dreamer. I aspire to experience the "other-liness" in life, and see its movement through creation, to inspiration, through oil and canvas, into the experiences of the beholder.