Visionary Artist
ANGELA TREAT LYON
Freedom has always been the first word on my lips—freedom to express and freedom to BE! I make art because I must. It’s a cellular need. It’s a compulsion, an addiction, and a being-ness that I cannot—and will not—deny. Many nights I wake up with designs in my head, all clamoring to come out at once, and I have to get up and draw furiously until they’re out and happy. When I was very young, I made a pact with myself not to do any artwork that depicts pain and suffering—why paint that when we see so much of it all around us? I want to express the feelings I have in my heart about how life could be, and really is, on levels we don’t normally think about. I intend to do my work as a joyful exploration of the great depths of the invisible world that we inhabit and that inhabits us. As my hand flies, my mind feels alive and connected to this amazing, endless source. I prefer strange color combinations, exaggerated bodies and movement to depict moods and feelings. The motion of the body; the expression of the heart; the glory of color and the unity we each have with Spirit—these are the things that flow through me as I draw, paint, and carve.
