Tom Potocki

“My art is a visual and emotional response to what I see and experience around me. I’m interested in discovering and tapping into the energy that lies beneath the surface of what we think we see. The images that develop in my work are derived from a process of applying splashes and layers of color to a surface and letting go of the notion that I have to control every detail. I let the painting take on a life and direction of its own, and tell me where it’s going. Each work becomes an exercise in creativity because, as an image emerges, it evolves into a balance between what the paint wants to do and what I want it to do. The finished piece should entice and challenge the viewer to look beneath the surface of what we think we see around us and discover something new. This gives the viewer the opportunity to become part of the creative process.”