AIDA
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THE
ARTIST
I was Born in New York, later migrated to Southern California
Riverside, and
am currently a resident of Fort Collins, Colorado.
While a resident of CA I was a member of the Riverside Community Art
Association at the Life Arts Center and also a member of the Arts
Centre Gallery in Yorba Linda. There I displayed many works and was
commissioned for several portraits, landscapes, seascapes, and
reproductions of the old masters.
Although my training included many mediums, oil painting has afforded
me the opportunity to use glazes and rework areas as needed. It has
also given me the pleasure of achieving a style of my own. I find that
"one must enter into the doorway of a minds' eye to find the path one
will move into". It is certainly a great challenge but one I have
always welcomed with open arms.
In my quest for perfection, I grow more confident each day by
simplifying my work. I am constantly striving for some form of
uniqueness by
allowing for errors to be encapsulated within the canvas with each
brush stroke. The fluidity of the paint as it glides
or blends through the surface of the canvas does just that.
Oil Painting is very forgiving and conveys
a message. I am convinced that a
painting is unique to itself in that it holds through visual stimulus a
mood. It enlightens us all with it;s subtlties and sometimes generates
controversies. I focus primarily on the process
of painting and embrace a personal fulfillment in order to achieve what
I might consider a finished piece. I find that as I approach
newer challenges I am able to
successfully achieve the outcome of a "not so absolute finallity or
perfectionism" in my paintings.
Painting professionally for almost 25 years, I have dedicated myself to
achieving the careful manipulation of oils on canvas. I strive to
achieve those master like qualitites of the "Old Masters" emulating my
mentor
Michelangelo. I feel that consistency and a commitment to my
work will help me in my continued pursuit of a "master like
quality".
I am now pursuing Digital FIne Art Painting and have come to enjoy it's
many rewards. It is without a doubt a clean and odorless approach to
painting. Through technology and the use of wonderful software, I can
achieve the richness and quality of
the oil paints with its many wonderful characteristics.
My self-taught experience coupled with a major art course in fine art
and shared experiences with fellow artists, has given me an
appreciation for creativity with a technical balance. Being my
worst
critic, I gaze into the future in the hopes of becoming as fine a
painter as those I have come to admire.
It is with much gratitude to my creator, my family, and
friends that I am able to
bring to you those gifts of love. Thank you for taking the time to
visit.
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