Artwork copyright Brian Paulsen. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Interior Lighting, 1995

Brian Paulsen
American (born 1941)

Location: Canyon Park Junior High, Bothell

About the Artwork

Interior Lighting is an engraved print by artist Brian Paulsen. He designed the composition by first painting the image in watercolor. He notes that the imagery references his memories of church potluck dinners he attended as a child. The boat and railroad track reference religious symbols, as well as symbols of escape.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Northshore School District.

About the Artist

Artist Brian Paulsen creates "slice of life" painted collages of juxtaposed images to explore memory, meaning and association.