Sandy Litchfield
Born 1966, New York, NY, lives and works in Amherst, MA
Exotic Terrains II, 2004, oil, acrylic, Flashe, ink on nylon on canvas, Museum Purchase, 2004.126
Sandy Litchfield is inspired by her walks in nature. Many of her paintings originate as map-like drawings derived from the routes of her walks. Like Chinese and Japanese landscapes, her paintings provide multiple viewpoints rather than a fixed perspective. The point of view can be horizontal or aerial, or a combination of both. Her work represents movement from place to place and the memories that are evoked through this passage. In Exotic Terrains 11, Litchfield constructs an evocative image of a landscape inspired by recollections of places that are meaningful to her. Her work was purchased from The 2004 DeCordova Annual Exhibition.
