EDUCATION1970 1978 Private Study, Louise P. Slayden, Old Saybrook, CT 1974 1976 Watkinson School, Hartford, CT (high school diploma) 1974 1975 University of Hartford, Selected Courses 1976 1978 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1978 1980 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT ( B.F.A.) 1983 1984 University of Hartford, Graduate Courses
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS1981 1991 Arts Exclusive Gallery, Avon, CT 1985 1992 Tree's Place, Orleans, MA 1989 Asao Gallery, St. Simons Island, GA 1991-1992 Tatler/Wexford Galleries, Hilton Head, SC 1991-1997 Studio Gallery, Bloomfield, CT 1993-1994 Carrier Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 1994-1996 Damarin Gallery, Wiscasset, ME 1996-1997 Hartford Framing Gallery, East Hartford CT 1998-1999 Tofias Gallery, Waltham, MA 1996-present Sea Lion Gallery, Homer, AK 1997-present State Of The Arts , Hartford, CT 1997-2000 Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon CT 2000-present Home Studio/Gallery ,Granby, CT 2002-present Jennifer Galleries, Avon , CT 2002-present J. Vallee Brunelle Fine Art and Framing, Granby, CT 2004-present Tree's Place, Orleans, MA
SELECTED AWARDS1977 Syracuse University: Most Promising Freshman Artist 1979 University of Connecticut: Witryol Award / Studio Art 1980 University of Connecticut: Snow Award for Watercolor 1983 Connecticut Watercolor Society: First Place 1991 Connecticut Women Artists: Mechanics Bank Award 1992 Wintonbury Art League: Watercolor Award 1996 Connecticut Watercolor Society: Second Place
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ARTIST'S PERSONAL STATEMENT
My paintings are meant to trigger daydreams. They are a response to quiet moments spent in nature's grasp. Recalling a familiar feeling of place they, at the same time, show the viewer a more intimate perspective. I call it a bug's eye view. Through my work I try to evoke a refreshing response to the commonplace.
To best evolve creatively I immerse myself in a particular subject. Becoming at one with the total environment, I engage all my senses, rejoicing in the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings of a given place. As a result, my watercolors, and now egg temperas. have traveled through a variety of subject themes: from flowers, to birch, to the Alaskan tundra, from the ocean's edge, upstream to the Arizona desert. Whether it be pond lilies, rocks, or cactus I take a subject and crawl inside, exploring all aspects of pattern and shape.
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SELECTED CORPORATE/PUBLIC COLLECTIONSAetna Life and Casualty Kaiser Permanente American Nuclear Insurers Kidder Peabody & Co. Connecticut Bank and Trust Otis Elevator Connecticut General/CIGNA Peoples Savings Bank Connecticut National Bank Robinson and Cole Connecticut Mutual Insurance Ryan and White Danaher, O'Connell, Attmore, Scolers Restaurant Tedford and Flaherty PC Shawmut Bank Covenent Life Insurance Co. Simsbury Public Library Day, Berry and Howard Stanadyne Inc. Farmington Savings Bank Travelers Insurance, Hartford Hospital (Christmas Card 1982,84) Home Bank and Trust United Bank Hunt and Leibert UnitedTechnologies Corporate The Watkinson School
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS1983 present Connecticut Watercolor Society 1993-2000 Connecticut Woman Artists
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE1984 1985 Creative Arts Advisory Board, Watkinson School 1985-2001 Board Member, Connecticut Watercolor Society 1986 1987 Vice President, Connecticut Watercolor Society 1988 1994 Alumni Recognition Board, Watkinson School 1997-2001 Secretary, Connecticut Watercolor Society |
ARTIST’S HISTORY |
