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Don't be an art critic,
but paint, there lies salvation.
Paul Cezanne
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Showing this month on SAAG's Member Gallery are the following member artists. You may click on a thumbnail to see a bigger picture. Joyce Andre
Joyce considers herself a “colorist”. Her goal, with the use of bright color, is “to enhance what she sees to take the viewer to a higher level of the perception of beauty.” She tried watercolor a few years ago after painting in oils for many years. “I was hooked! It is continually challenging me and I find the brilliance of the colors a wonderful way to express my love of nature and the world around me.” Joyce is a member of the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild (Illinois), the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, and the Southwest Arizona Art Guild. Her work can be found in private collections around the country.
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Painting is meditative to Marcia. She states, “I connect to nature and creation in creativity and work out the rough spots in my heart. When I am painting well, I have moved out of the way, so to speak. I can relax and let the Creator come through me.” Marcia is currently a watercolor painter and teacher. She is a fan of Julia Cameron's “The Artist's Way,” and Fredrick Franck's, “The Zen of Seeing.”Email: colorharmonyarts@yahoo.com Click on a picture to view a
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The subject matter of my paintings varies from landscapes and animals to pure abstraction. The paintings are generally two dimensional using interesting colors to portray my feeling about the subject. My work reflects my vision of the complex and organized but fluid world in which we live. Email: cdubuque@theriver.com Click on a picture to view a
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I have had a love affair with creating since I was a child using pencils and crayons. My love affair has only grown throughout the years. I am basically a self-developed artist, but have studied with several wonderful teachers both in California and Pennsylvania who have helped me to perfect my craft. My painting style is representational/realism. I originally painted in oil media, but in 1997 I battled Stage III breast cancer and became allergic to oil media. I knew that to stop creating was not an option, so I began to use watercolors and fell in love with their wonderful brilliance and luminosity. Although I could not paint while I was going through treatment for cancer, I never lost my desire or need to create. And now almost 10 years after battling both cancer and clinical depression, I have found a peace and serenity that is expressed in my painting. I welcome each new day with joy and thanksgiving to my Savior Jesus Christ. You may contact JoAnn from her website at: JGourleyFineArt.com Click on a picture to view a larger version.
Geometrics and spatial relationships
in my work are an integral part of my creative process, influenced
by a longtime interest in Art Deco, the Southwest, architecture, interiors,
quilting, and bargello needlework. Email: judithakramer@aol.com Click on a picture to view a larger version.
Lorrie Parsell holds a bachelor's degree in art design from San Diego State University. She worked in elementary education for the last 40 years. She taught summer and intersession classes in watercolor, drawing and hand built clay for the Amphi School district. Lorrie is a member of both the Watercolor Guild and Southern Arizona Arts Guild and has shown in galleries in Tucson. You may contact Lorrie at lptoo@earthlink.net Click on a picture to view a larger version.
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