BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e998cde3fd7627feefa7ffc2a0be45a5119 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:"Painting During the Pandemic" art show by Anne Trombetta DESCRIPTION:
From the Artist
The pandemic has given me th
e opportunity to paint every day, with no distractions and few interruption
s. At first I worked in my traditional style, but after a few months, I was
ready to experiment with new techniques, new subject matter and new media.
I tried gouache, tried acrylics once again, began to work more abstractly.
I looked at work from last year and updated it with less concern for the o
utcome. I dug through my box of scrap paper and worked in collage. With all
travel at a stand-still, I went through my photos from long ago trips and
painted scenes from Sedona and SanFrancisco.
I embraced the quarantin e, and worked more than ever before. I made lemonade from lemons!
Painting is a major part of my life. I
have a studio in my house and I am there most days. I used to wonder how so
meone could practice the piano for 6 or 8 hours a day. Now I understand. Wh
en you are doing what you love, it is joyful. There are challenges, whether
it is a facial expression or a foggy sky. Every day there are new frustrat
ions and also small successes. My paintings sometimes go through the "ugly"
stage. I put them aside for a few days or sometimes weeks. When I look at
them again, I almost always know how to proceed. I often do several paintin
gs of the same subject trying different approaches each time. I especially
like to start with a black canvas, and let the black peak out here and ther
e.
I carry my camera and a sketch book everywhere and have a huge sta sh of photos and drawings. I enjoy looking at something ordinary and mundan e and creating a thing of beauty. I sometimes work plein air but I will adm it it is hot in NC. Sometimes I paint loose and bright in a style I call Im pressionism; other times I paint flat and matt, simplifying the subject int o shapes.
I studied art in college, but everything I know about paint ing I learned in the last eight years. I've taken classes at Cameron Museum , on-line classes, and many workshops from NY to Fl. It is amazing how much you can learn in a few short days with a great teacher....and lots of prac tice.
I have lived in Leland NC since 2012, and am a member of Wilmin gton Art Association, Art League of Leland, and the Oak Island Art Guild. F or several years I was on the steering committee for Collage Artists of Wil mington. I do illustrations for comicphonics.com and recently illustrated 5 books for beginning readers. I also teach adult classes called 2HourArtist . These classes are designed for people with little or no experience. I’m p roud to say that I have opened up a new world for many people. I’ve exhibit ed at LCAC, Caprice Bistro, Loveys, Art Factory, ACES, Sunset River Marketp lace, Landfall, Cameron Art Museum, Leland Cultural Arts Center, Cape Fear Artist, Fine Art Gallery in Mayfair, Bellamy Mansion and Franklin Square Ga llery. I was a New Yorker in my previous life, where I taught art in the pu blic schools.
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