- — December 21, 2009
Portrait of a Young Shoe-Gazer. Prestin M. Yoder, painter
Selected by Jill Sonsteby, curator, Blaubak Gallery
The Holes in Your Shoe, 36 x 24 inches
I started painting in junior high school; there was a competition and I didn’t do very well. I reentered the next year and did better — I guess I have been painting ever since.
This painting is called The Holes in Your Shoe. The title is about a kind of music I connect with called “shoe-gaze music,” played by bands like Cool Hand Luke. I was also thinking about the idea of something coming out of nothing.
When I paint, my impulse comes from a period of meditation. I need a painting to have a purpose, rather than just be something pretty. I often think about a painting for a long time before I actually touch a canvas. — P.Y.
Artist Stats:
age: 21
Place of birth: Olympia, Washington
Current residence: Woodinville, Washington
Day job: Barista at the French Bakery in Kirkland
Selected creative titles: God Does What He Wants, A Blond Rifle and a Dance
Inspiration: Music. “It makes me aware and hopeful.”
To see more: prestinyoder.wordpress.com
