Gretchen Batcheller

I feel like I have walked many different paths in my life...painting has allowed me a response to this sometimes eclectic journey. At present, I've been drawn in by the city-its structure and movement.

My studio is found in a busy urban neighborhood on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington. I feel like humanity is in my face each time I make my way there, though sometimes more than others. My desire is to experience that life and be in the middle of it all. As I step away into my studio, the hectic sometimes consumes me, and sometimes it is a sense of calm that follows me to my canvas. Either way, it is a part of me and in turn a part of my work.