Title: "Looking Out"

Artist: Paul Macharia
Exhibition Dates: October 3rd-November 30, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 4th, 2026 2pm-4pm

Artist Statement: I am a wildlife and landscape artist. I express myself through realistic acrylic and watercolor paintings as well as black and white ink drawings. My inspiration comes from my youth in Kenya and the native wildlife there, as well as nature documentaries. I like to capture events and moments of movement in my artwork. I create artwork to be shared and enjoyed by others. I want viewers to have the opportunity to experience the events in my paintings as if they were on a safari or witnessing these moments in nature. “Looking Out” came from what I see from the nature around me as a resident of Minnesota. I enjoy capturing animals that I see outside my window, at the park, or zoo. I have learned a lot about Minnesota animals through the process of creating these paintings. My work previously focused primarily animals from Africa and other countries around the world, but I was inspired to create these new paintings of Minnesota animals for my first solo exhibition at Confluence Gallery!