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Artist Statement:
“Art for me is a torment, grievous when it goes bad, ecstatic when it goes well; but always it
possesses me.” MICHELANGELO
In 2003 I began exploring art once again for the first time since High School with meditative
drawings. The desire to paint was overwhelming. I began to study watercolor, pastel, charcoal,
and oil painting. I am fascinated with people. I love to portray them, understand them, and
describe them with color, line, value, and texture. It is equally engaging to paint the landscape
en plein air. I find the same faculties are employed in both, as we must capture the essence and
mood of a particular motif in a specific amount of time before the feelings fleet away.
The idea for double image paintings fomented from the question all artists must ask, What if? I
have found that inspiration for me comes in the contemplation of a painting and continues as I
progress in paint and design. Once the design of a figure painting is well established I begin to
ask, “What if another figure was placed in such a manner to accentuate the first, so as to create a
completely different design where the two couldn’t exist separately but needed each other?” The
discoveries are endless and surprising!
Education:
1982 Batavia High School Graduate
Art Studies:
June Yoder Martino
Kathryn Bevier
John Wagner
Steve Carpenter
Chris Kolupski
Art Organizations:
Batavia Society of Artists
Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters, Signature Member
The All Weather Gang
Rochester Art Club
Oil Painters of America
New York Figure Study Guild
Art Shows, Awards and Special Acknowledgements:
Finalist in Artist’s Magazine 25th Annual Art Competition
2007 Steve Carpenter Invitational Art Show
2 Best of Show
4 Juror Award
7 First Place
2 Merit Award
2 Second Place
1 Honorable Mention
Art Gallery Representation:
W.G. Handyside Gallery of Fine Arts LLC, Wyoming, NY
Teaching Experiences:
Oil Painting classes through W.G. Handyside Gallery of Fine Arts
Figure Drawing Workshops
Demonstrations of Double Image Design
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