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Yellow
Truck
14"X14"
a crylic on paper, 2005
Backyard
20"X20"
acrylic on canvas, 2005
Willard Woods
16"X20"
acrylic on canvas, 2006
Minturn
Loop House
18"X24"
oil on canvas, 2005
Cape
Cod Houses
24"x32"
acrylic on canvas, 2005
12"x12"
acrylic on canvas, 2006
Porch
14"X18"
acrylic on paper, 2006
Port
Clyde,
21"x 27"
oil on canvas, 2006
When I was
a small child I used to do a funny thing while I was daydreaming. I would
blur my eyes ever so slightly and collect the images that came into view
all around me. It softened edges, deleted details, simplified shapes and
colors, light, shadows—and pleased me greatly. I never spoke about
this and certainly did not know I was “painting.” I knew I
could never be bored as long as I could see. I was creating compositions
and had begun to do an exercise that I do now each time I paint.
When I begin a painting, pencil or ink sketch I soften the edges in my
vision as I begin to select the elements and choose the dimensions to
form my composition. I loosely and quickly sketch to begin because spontaneity
often holds the key to a fresh, successful piece. I try to stay inside
this elusive moment. I often leave the charcoal marks from my initial
sketch under the paint as part of my finished work, and add charcoal lines
in places where I want to make more of a statement. The lines add a graphic
quality and represent the chronology and structure of my piece.
There is a moment where I am one with the subject matter I am painting
and the immediacy of the brush stroke. This moment is the epitome of my
painting experience. My goal is to capture this brief and elevated moment
and carry it to the finished piece.
Painting is my most immediate and honest form of expression and my goal
is to convey to myself and my viewers the excitement found in light, shade,
form and color that lands on planes, surfaces and objects found in my
everyday world.
My career as a graphic designer allows me to use the technology of computer
graphics to aide me in experimenting with photographic resources used
as a source of some of my paintings.
EDUCATION
1985 Master’s Degree in Education—Boston University
1981 Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts—University of Oregon, Eugene
1977 Associates Degree-Fine Arts—Dean Junior College, Franklin, MA
ART EXHIBITS
Lexington Cary Memorial Library July 2006 (scheduled)
Members Juried Exhibition Concord Art Association, Juror: Meredyth Hyatt
Moses 2006
Lincoln Street Café, Newton, MA 2005
Seattle’s Best Coffee, Lexington, MA 2005
Concord Arts Association Mardi Gras Group Show 2004
Education Development Center, Corporate Juried Show 2004
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society Group Shows 1998 - present
Concord Arts Association Salon Des Refusés 2004
Concord Arts Association Small Originals Show 2003
Concord Arts Association Juried Show 2002
QueBrada Café, Wellesley, MA Exhibit 2001
QueBrada Café, Arlington, MA Solo Exhibit 1996, 1997
Martha’s Vineyard Arts Association Group Show 1996
MEMBERSHIP
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society
Concord Arts Association
Depot Square Gallery, Lexington, MA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Cohen Hillel Academy, 1985 – 1988 – Third Grade
Brookline Adult Education – Computer Graphic Design 1991, 1992
Middlesex Community College – Graphic Design 1995
Developer of Fine Arts Appreciation Program “Appetite for Art”
Private Informal Art Lessons in home studio for adults and children 1995
– present
In-service art enrichment programs Education Development Center, Newton,
MA
ART WORKSHOPS
Robert Wade, Port Clyde, Maine -1995, Rockport, MA – 1997
Tony Van Hasselt, Patzcquaro, Mexico – 1994
Betty Lou Schlemm, Rockport, MA – 1996
Paul George, Gloucester, MA – 1999
William Ternes, Martha’s Vineyard, MA – 2001
Continuing painting studies at DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
RELATED PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Owner and Artist, Arts and Charts, Graphic Design Consultancy
1986 – 1990
TERC – Graphic Design Consultant 1990 - 1995
Education Development Center, Inc. Newton MA, Sr. Graphic Designer 1995
– 2005
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