A short BIO on a long life
I knew I wanted to be an artist since the day I was born. As a child I honed my artistic skills and as an Art student I concentrated on creating art that tells a story. As a product of the Baby-Boomer generation, I found myself surrounded by iconic images of the times. Recognizing all my favorite themes in the visual vocabulary of the popular culture, I jumped head-first into that world!
For over 25 years I operated my successful wholesale ceramics studio, creating hand painted Art-Pottery while raising my small family, doing laundry and feeding the dog! My pottery was collected worldwide and over time I developed a signature style both traditional and contemporary.
In the late 1990s, Digital Art had become a recognizable influence in the mainstream art world. Studying the new avant-garde art form, I began manipulating images to create magical scenarios with a timeless quality. I draw my artistic influences from vintage advertising art, antique tintype photography and the surrealist art movement. In the beginning I hand printed transfers for decoration on my pottery, but I wanted a more diverse canvas.
I first introduced my Story Prints as whimsical allegories with familiar themes. Subjects like courage, wisdom and the longing to 'fit in' are all grist for the mill.
Combining antique imagery with a contemporary surrealistic palette lends the composition an-other-worldly quality that is both modern and ancient. I print on Metallic Pearlescent Archival paper to give it that antique, tintype feel. The medium perfectly mirrors the emotional tone of the image!
As a traditionally trained artist I find this new art form to be limitless in possibilities. By combining the digital tools with my conventional water color renderings, it bridges the disconnect between the art world and the tech world. I think it also dissolves the boundaries between the artist and their audience.
This year I won a 1st Prize from the Open Art Miami International Contemporary Art Competition and my work has been featured at Art Basel in Miami.
I also have been lucky to be the Featured Artist on SURREALISM.com as well as on Surrealism.co.uk in Great Britain.
More info: offtheeasel.net
If Not Now....when?
COURAGE
Feed Your Head
Learning To Walk Again
She's Ready
He's Ready
High Hopes
