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ABOUT THE ARTIST


This page includes Shows, Exhibits, Events and Awards, Artist's Statement and Bio.
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SHOWS, EXHIBITS, EVENTS AND AWARDS
CURRENT

Cheyenne Artists' Guild Two-Mediums Show, January 3-31, 2012. Beyond the Rocky Places (mixed mediums) and Stillness: The Pause that Refreshes (acrylic).



UPCOMING

March - April, 2012 All Laramie County Art Show and Sale, Deselm's Fine Art, 300 East 17th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001.

Art Design and Dine, Cheyenne, WY, Thursday, April 12, 2012, 5-8 pm. Featured Artist at The Cheyenne Artists' Guild, 1701 Morrie Ave. Live music, refreshments. Would love to see you! I will be showing about 10 new paintings. This would be a great time and place to see the effects of the textures, iridescence and interference colors.

PREVIOUS

RSVP Art Show and Sale, Laramie County Public Library, November 20 - December 25, 2011. WON: Ist Place in mixed mediums for Cougar Country.

Fall Members' Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne, Artists' Guild, November 15-December 15, 2012.

12-Member Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne Aritst's Guild, September 2011.

Juried National Show, Cheyenne, Artist's Guild, August 2012. Inner Gold accepted by jury for showing.

Western Show and Sale, July 2011, Cheyenne Artists' Guild. WON: 2nd Place for Inner Treasure.

Cheyenne Artists' Guild exchange art Show with Fireside Gallery, Longmont, Colorado, June 1-30, 2011.

Cheyenne Artists' Guild Easter Show, April 1 - April 30, 2011. Cheyenne Artists' Guild, 1701 Morrie Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001. WON: Third Place for Last Snow of Spring.

Monday, March 7, 2011 - Gave a demonstration of my art techniques at The Cheyenne Artists' Guild, 1701 Morrie Ave., Cheyenne, WY, 82001. This was a great success with lots of interaction between me and those in the audience. There was lots of laughter and fun! Since touching paintings in a show is not allowed and everyone wants to touch them, I began by passing around some materials so that people could touch the dried pastes and textures I use. After the presentation, several people approached the demonstration area where they were able to try out these materials.

"Marilyn, Linda and Friends Art Show", March 3-30, 2011. Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 West 20th Street, Cheyenne, WY, 82001. Sold: Dragon.

2011 All Laramie County Art Show and Sale, March 10 - April 24, 2011. Deselm's Fine Art, 300 East 17th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001. WON: Second Place for Inner Gold in the Mixed and Other Media category.

Cheyenne Artists' Guild, Members Show, November 1 though December 14, 2010, 1701 Morrie Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001.

12th Annual Senior ArtFest and Sale, November 15 to December 21, 2010, Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave., Cheyenne, WY. Won: First Place for Crystal Cave, mixed mediums.

Two paintings shown on the Wyoming Made Segment of CBS, Local News channel 5, Cheyenne, WY. Presented by Annie Wood, Wyoming First Program Manager, Wyoming Business Council. Airs in the 7:00 am to 8:00 am morning news show.

Cheyenne Artists' Guild, Western Art Show, July 2010, Cheyenne, WY. Won: People’s Choice Award for Desert Windows.
 
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Painting expresses my joy in being alive and aware in this amazing, beautiful world. My inspiration comes from nature, memories of places I have been, a thought, pictures, music, a dream, or a totally spontaneous happening as I paint. Texture, color, and light are key in achieving the richness and depth I am looking for. My paintings emerge from a highly interactive process involving my hands, eyes and feelings, my ordinary self and greater Self, the original experience/image, my tools and materials, and what happens on the canvas itself. As the painting develops, it seems to take on a life of its own giving rise to surprising intuitive urges like using my left hand or changing the color scheme entirely. Creating rich illusions using all kinds of textures applied with all kinds of traditional and non-traditional tools, rich color and the shimmer and sparkle of natural light is a magical journey. I often receive images to paint during meditation.

Both creating and viewing art is a vital, sensual and emotional experience. It is a full and conscious participation in the on-going act of creation experienced through the senses, feelings and intuitive understandings of an aware human being.
 
BIO
I took art (my favorite class) all through high school and for 2 semesters in college. At that time, I particularly liked working with oil pastels and creating serigraphs. I won a Bank of America award for a serigraph done in my senior year of high school.

My dream of being an artist continued through three other careers. I figured that after retirement I would take art classes at the community college in hopes of re-discovering my art talent. Before retirement, I took several classes in the wet-on-wet oil technique and was hooked on painting in my first class! Since then, I am developing my own techniques using acrylics with special emphasis on textures, including thicker than standard impasto applications for caves, rocks and trees.

I have lived all my life in the western United States and relish the Pacific Ocean, the High Sierra, the Rockies, and the extraordinary deserts of this area. I currently reside and work in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Currently, I show my work in Wyoming and Colorado, often receiving awards for my mixed mediums paintings in judged shows.
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