Painting what she lives….

“I am endlessly fascinated with the multiple mazes of canyons, rivers, mountains and deserts of the Colorado Plateau.” Page has painted vistas which encompass views 100 miles across. Her atmospheric perspective is impeccable. Is that really a mountain in the distance, that little fleck of pale, pale blue at the horizon? And those red-rock cliffs in the foreground…they can nearly give you vertigo. Look how that little squiggle of a canyon opens to a meadow, meanders to the river. Don’t get lost in there…

Painting subjects as diverse as wildlife, oil-field drill rigs, cowboys, miners, old trucks, or flowers… the common thread is the Colorado Plateau. This high-desert 4-corners area of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico is country that was home to her pioneer ancestors. Living here is a life both hard-won and beloved. Page says, “The desert etches a patina on everything, without exception. Given enough time, anything will become pure abstract perfection here.”

Western motifs and horses often figure prominently in her paintings. Page has been a horsewoman all her life, she and her husband own 10 horses (and counting), most raised from foals.

Page’s preferred medium is oil on canvas. She discovered a natural affinity for oils while taking college level courses at the age of 12. Basically self-taught, she is also proficient in watercolors, acrylic, pastel, pen and ink and graphite.