Artist Statement
In this collection of work I am introducing a new medium, encaustic, along side my oil paintings. Through use of a recurring language, houses, birds, fences I have interpreted various themes, such as containing, excluding and co-existing. I hope that my work shows the elements of play and exploration that occurs in their creation.

Biography
Heather Kirtland received her BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College
of Art in 1997. She was a recipient if the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant in that same year. Heather participated as a resident artist at the Holt Center for the Arts from 1998 – 2000. The Make-A-Wish Foundation and Montessori school have commissioned her work, and she has taught painting through private tutoring and at The Painting Workshop. She shows her works throughout the
Mid-Atlantic region and has exhibited in both Italy and Wales.