Henry Fernau | Untitled Landscape

Henry Fernau 

Untitled Landscape 

Acrylic 

My panic and anxiety come in sporadic but strong waves. I’ve found, as time goes on, what fosters and drives them is less important than how I cope with them. My artistic impulses, while technically honed through study, have at their root always been a means of self-regulation. I try not to think when I paint. I’ve come to learn my autopilot, free of internal scrutiny, does my art and sense of equilibrium wonders. Like a long aimless drive after too much time in one area, the process of art-making helps me change the channel from chaos to calm.