Stefany Hemming - The nest represents an activity which has sublime purpose. It is also merely an empty object which may have exhausted its use. This dichotomy is relevant to the practice of painting and the scrutiny it has endured. Stefany Hemming is interested in the fundamental communication inherent in mark making and sketching.
The immediacy of a sketch can expose an individual, locating them in a precise time, place and frame of mind. The line betrays the hand that made it. In her work, Hemming strives to capture motion, intention and motive. She has developed a reductive method of working that allows her to draw with paint, making fluid lines in sweeping strokes, at any width or speed. Initially, Hemming began by painting networks of lines. They quickly took on nest-like forms