AMY LYNN COUCH

Artist Bio:

I am a woodcarver, painter, bodyworker, and workshop leader living in the South Valley of Albuquerque, NM. I have been an artist ever since I could hold a pencil and smear paint. It’s in my blood, I guess. My grandfather was an artist and woodcarver. Some of my earliest memories are of visiting him and his sign making shop in Indiana for our Summer trip. To this day one of my favorite smells is sawdust mixed with turpentine.

My abstract paintings move between highly kinetic and thoughtfully structured. A feeling moves me to pick up a certain brush, pick a particular color or two, then, a magnetism draws me to a certain spot on the panel or canvas to begin painting. Sometimes the movements are fast and frenetic, sometimes slow, plodding, and methodical. Always, it’s a silent conversation between my heart and soul and the magnetism, energy, and Shakti flow of the moment. I never really know what the creative conversation is going to be each morning, but I just show up and do my best to listen.

I have recently released a four song EP called New Life on Bandcamp. Check it out! https://amylynncouch.bandcamp.com/