Biography

Amy Hunter's artwork takes its main course from the earth we walk upon daily. A visual escape into the mountains, the desert, the sea, away and alone to breathe in the fresh air and feel the serenity of nature.

Amy grew up in the farming deserts of Nevada. Exploring the mountains on her Grandparent's ranch is a favorite inspirational memory that was the spark for her love of nature. After studying photography at Utah State University, Amy headed for the
marketing industry, where she worked full-time as a commercial photographer for nearly nine years. Her work took her back to Nevada, as well as California, Utah, and Idaho, where she currently lives with her family.

After working in the fast-paced marketing world, Amy has shifted her focus to family and the fine arts. Her painting collage process is a source of escape from everyday life, which has evolved from her years of travel all over the world.

In the beauty of southeast Idaho, she can truly enjoy the outdoors daily. Amy is usually accompanied by her husband and two daughters, picking wildflowers and exploring the mountains.

Artist Statement

Reconstruction, Rebuild, and Rediscover
We are in a constant state of reconstructing, rebuilding, and rediscovering who we are, who we want to become, and what holds the most value in our lives. As we experience different events this leaves a pause for transformation and rediscovery. This series explores that very process.

Each piece starts with a laboriously layered painting and with each layer I add to the story until it's finally complete. These represent largely the stresses and joys of life, motherhood, and relationships. Much like the layering process, the new stories we take on are built upon our old stories, each one becoming deeper, more meaningful, and distinctly ours to share. Once completed these pieces are dissected and reconstructed with other paintings and materials
transforming them into entirely new pieces representing landscapes and nature scenes.

These scenes represent new life. A rebuilding. Taking the chaos and emptiness, the messes and joys, and building something beautiful. Nature follows this process of rebuilding, taking something old and breathing new life into it. It is in constant transformation. The beauty
emerges over time, pressure, and pain, and becomes stronger with more clarity. As in our own lives, clarity comes in much the same way. One layer at a time. One story built upon another. A constant exploration of finding ourselves with every new stage of life that we encounter.