Dancing between realism and impressionism, oil and mixed media, Mummert looks for the narrative behind the scene in her paintings. She searches for emotion in her references and every brush stroke is an attempt at revealing that which touches her heart. A memory. A story. A lesson. A praise.
“I don’t settle for one subject category, but rather paint what moves me. I am blessed in that I have roots on either side of the country and access to two different banks of memories and two totally different ways of life. As was my journey across the country, my painting is also a constant quest for what is real and raw, whether it be the landscape or life in general."
Mummert moved from Pennsylvania to Wyoming in 2008 and since then has been nurturing her gift through independent study, workshops, and practice, practice, practice. Pulling wisdom and techniques from other artists’ styles, she adds a little here, takes away there to define and refine her own methods.
"I will always be an amateur, always searching for my own style. I never want to reach the point where I know it all, because the fulfillment is in the learning. Once you stop learning, you stop growing. And then you stop living."
