| Statement
I paint from life inside and outside the studio. Painting outside,
of course, requires immediate decisions and responses because light/shadows/atmosphere
change so quickly. Inside, I set up the same conditions by responding
to the effect of window light on still life or
figure.
Natural light and time can create a compelling, though fleeting,
composition and can provide a more stimulating range in values and
colors. The urgency in capturing the effect of real time forces
priorities and exposes the artist's plan. The immediacy more obviously
reflects decisions in the
construction of the painting.
The conclusion is spontaneity through panic.
Using plein aire paintings as studies with notes and photos from
life to construct larger paintings in the studio is an approach
less frenzied, and
can be challenging and rewarding. Work done directly from life,
however, is indispensable to me in my effort to build memory/knowledge
of the visually intriguing, helping the results-inside or out, large
or small.
Resume
Education/Background
BA, Fine Arts; University of Georgia; major, painting; minor, sculpture
Georgia State University, extended studies: drawing, painting, printmaking
Quinnett Tech, Associate Degree in Environmental Horticulture; practiced
residential landscape design
Miscellaneous instruction from:
Local: Dolores Kennedy
National: Kevin Macpherson, Charles Sovek, Kim English, Kenn Backhaus
International: Kevin Macpherson in France and Belgium
Affiliations
Atlanta Artist Center
Plein Air Painters of Georgia
Plein Air Painters of the South East
Art League of Highlands
Juried Shows
South Cobb Arts Alliance; Atlanta; awards
Bascomb Louise Gallery; Highlands, NC; award 2003
Best and Brightest, Scottsdale Artist School, AZ
Atlanta Art Center, Atlanta; awards
Quinlan Museum; Gainsville, GA
Swan Coach House Gallery; Atlanta, GA
Rabun Gap/Nacoochee Valley School, Rabun Gap, GA
One-Man Show, Lagerquist Gallery; Atlanta, GA, 2002
Two-Man Show, Wells Gallery, Charleston, SC, 2002
One-Man-Show, Studio; Atlanta,GA, 2003
Three-Man Show, Bascomb/Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC, 2003
PAP-SE Paint Out, March 2004
Collectors
In private collections in U.S. and Europe |
