My life has brought me to painting. It has become the way through which I pursue and seek to understand, with all my faculties, that which interests me, stirs my faith, and awakens old memories. I am a representational painter, so when painting a landscape, whether working from nature, photo reference, or memory, I approach the canvas with the aim of painting this life and our time.

The work I have chosen to share gives you window into the variety of subjects I paint. I hope you will find a quiet exploration of everyday subjects under a variety of light effects that tell of the qualities of what interested me about the scene on that given day. I am into their poetry rather than their grandure, although at times the two share the road. I have found the challenge of painting outside to have awakened and clarified why I paint. Nature is mercurial, and painting in it requires openness, humility and sometimes humor. Going to nature allows me to explore themes and ideas throughout several paintings of different subjects continually inspiring me to more subtlety and richness, without becoming repetitive and safe. The more I paint, the more I need to paint; it is how I stay present to the gift of the day.

See more of Joshua's paintings online at www.joshuacunningham.com.

Into the Quiet

Mississippi Rope Swing

Snelling&Grand, Eve

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