Cary was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1944. He experienced some success in his early adult years. He had his own shows in Utah. His work was exhibited in Reno, Nevada, as well. His work was also purchased by the then Nevada Art Gallery and was chosen for exhibition in London.
Although he kept painting, he put aside his artistic ambitions to raise his family working full time as a pipe-fitter and a mechanical design engineer. Now that he is retired he is turning to the full-time pursuit of his art.
Cary views all of his paintings - whether real, surreal or abstract - as musical compositions: arrangements, harmonies, opuses, nocturnes and rhapsodies.
He now lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and daughter. He also has two adult sons.
Artist’s Statement
The focus of my work is on the internal structure of my thoughts and feelings, using surfaces and lines....by position, dimension, and color I express associations with movement and emotions. I continue my search for art which brings both an intellectual and spiritual inspiration to the canvas. The focus of my current work is on the internal structure of my thoughts and feelings, as I move far from the edge, the boundary, and the surface into the vast interior. I ordinarily paint to jazz music. As a painter I see and hear a bridge between the beauty of music and that of abstract art. When I paint I almost always feel a beat, a rhythm in what I am painting. As I paint I feel lifted, and lyrical. I think the variety of form, color, and content in my work reflects that I hear and feel what I painnt.
Studio:
4458 Edgeware Ln.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119-6017
(801) 969-4494 (home) (503) 550-2540 (cell)
carygriffiths@hotmail.com
