As a painter, I have taken on the task of sorting and re-arranging information. I work in the space between abstraction and representation as a way of reconciling my responses to transitional moments and memories occurring in my day-to-day life.

My process is organic with one mark determining the next mark. By fusing together disparate elements from the history of painting, I’m able to create a conglomerate universe in miniature. While architecture and landscape have been prevalent themes throughout the recent work, I do not rely on themes as a primary source of motivation, but instead address issues as they arise. That said, there are remnants of my vocabulary in all of the work.

I approach painting as a verb, rather than as a noun. The emphasis is on the act of painting; the representations that remain are traces of the production.

~Mary Addison Hackett