Amy Newland grew up in rural Pennsylvania. As an adult she lived in the rolling hills of south central Texas for twenty years. She now lives on the edge of a forest in Royalston, Massachusetts where she walks in the woods to try to subdue the daily onslaught of breaking news. These walks are mostly meditative and calming, but sometimes become jarring when signs of environmental decay invade the tranquil forest. She thinks about beauty within chaos, impermanence, and not knowing. Her paintings are mental and emotional interpretations of her surroundings, sparked into being by the presence of trees.
Secondary education: Antioch College, Bennington College, Smith College, UMass
Creative influences (people): Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Jean-Édouard Vuillard, Philip Guston, Janice Nowinski
Creative influences (other): rural habitat, Buddhist philosophy
Favorite quote: “Until death it is all life.” -Miguel de Cervantes
