ABOUT THE ARTIST

Philosophy:
Crocker's paintings are largely focused on the concept of isolation and connectivity. She recognizes that while an object or person may appear alone, they are in reality part of something much larger than themselves. Her art reflects her understanding that nothing is truly separate but rather there is universal energy connecting all things seen and unseen. Through color, light, brushstrokes and mark-making, Crocker creates an allegory for the interconnected symphony called life.

Background:
Crocker is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in the World. Her award-winning paintings are sold throughout the United States, and she is gaining international attention. Crocker's most influential teachers include Wolf Kahn and Cynthia Packard, two master painters and colorists whose own styles developed from their exposure to Hans Hofmann, a catalyst of Abstract Expressionism. Additionally Crocker studied at Montserrat College of Art and the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated cum laude with a B.A. in the History of Art.

Relevant Quotes:

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."
- John Muir, Naturalist

"...within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal beauty, to which every part and particle is equally related; the eternal ONE. And this deep power in which we exist, and whose beatitude is all accessible to us, is not only self-sufficing and perfect in every hour but the act of seeing and the thing seen, the seer and the spectacle, the subject and the object, are one. We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, but the whole, of which these are the shining parts, is the soul."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essayist, Philosopher, Transcendentalist

"No matter how separate anything appears to the senses, nothing is separate at the quantum level."
- Deepak Chopra, M.D.

"We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives. If you contribute to other people's happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life."
- H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

"Do whatever you do intensely."
- Robert Henri, Painter