Sybil Hill

“What we cannot see…we can feel-hear inside. A universal language that speaks silently.

The world is exposed to evil and goodness. Where there is darkness, there will always be light. Where it is ugly, beauty will somehow arise.

In war-death-and love I paint in layers to represent this language. The “Horse” being a metaphor for beauty…the light…that somehow arises in the End.”

My background as an artist started when I was a child in Texas painting with my father in his studio. His creative edge and guidance influenced me from an early age. My studies have taken me all over the globe from an Art League in Puerto Rico to New York, Italy and France. Man’s link to horses is ancient. So, it is no surprise that as an artist I am passionately intrigued with their spirit. I love the horse’s spirit, the clairvoyant energy that envelopes them; their eyes evoking an unseen aura of awareness - ancient, timeless. I try to convey that in my paintings.

Painting hypnotizes me and time is forgotten.

My paintings combine oil, mixed media collage with vintage papers, newspapers - pages out of old history books (centered on the west) and music sheets. Splashes of mixed media paint over the subject create an energy and spirit through each piece. Each has its own story. Finally, I apply a clear resin on top to protect the subject and give the abstract feel of a glass sheet or falling rain. Some paintings contain hidden messages and poetry buried within the collage. The blocked words express the deep feelings each work brings to me.