Britt Freda
Caffe Vita ~ Queen Anne
813 5th Ave. N.
February 1- March 31, 2007
Artist Reception
Friday February 16, 2007
8-10pm


artist's thoughts •I believe that the cracks in life are stuffed with surprise and the simplest of things are secretly studded with precious gems, tangible only to those who take the time to stumble. I believe that wealth is abundant when the common black of night is regularly jeweled by the light of places we imagine. I believe in the antiquity of line and letters and ink and wet wells and the rough touch of cold pressed paper. I believe in poetry and reading books and the pedestrianism of walking holding hands after eating fabulous homemade food peppered with laughter. I believe in the sensual slip and sound of syllables and winded words that wind into a harmonic human hum which reminds me simply of a soul. I believe in tangible, touchable layers of thick paint that twist truth into a quick glimpse of unique acknowledgment.

bit of background •I have been painting professionally, with the occasional sabbatical to build things, for the past eleven years. I received a double degree in fine art and writing from St. Lawrence University in New York. I studied painting at Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy with a pair of extraordinary, internationally acclaimed South African artists. I’ve lived and painted in Taos, New Mexico and Aspen, Colorado for the majority of my life but I now reside in West Seattle with my humorous husband and my shiny new son. I commute to Vashon Island to paint in a small studio that overlooks Quartermaster harbor and to eat lunch with a gracious and generous woman.

paintings •to view additional paintings visit www.brittfreda.com. To purchase works please contact Katy Kelly at katy@kkfineart.com.