Artist Statement: Michael Muir

Memory and reflection play a large role in the subject matter in this series of paintings. Expanding on personal experience and daily life I have begun to incorporate visual memories and recollections from friends and acquaintances. A strong sense of light is paramount in trying to convey a notion of mood and nostalgia. The continued use of broad flat planes of colour give the landscapes a different sense of reality in which there is a perception of simplicity. The implication of an underlying narrative remains strong within the work.

-Michael Muir, 2009