Last Thursday was so nice I took the easel to Patterson Park to paint! Three new images on my website: BethannWilson.com
A starving artist's blog about vegetarian fitness, art and life.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Bio
I have been working on writing a very short, concise biography.
I am a professional artist living in Baltimore City, MD with my Siberian husky and my fat little black cat. I am very proud of my home where I live and work in the Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District.
I grew up in Long Island, NY where my immediate family still lives. I have always had a love of art and completed my first oil painting (which I still have- some red apples on a green drapery!) at the age of 13. I knew even at that age that I wanted to dedicate my life to visual art. I studied art and music throughout high school.
I left NY in 2001 to attend Maryland Institute College of Art (affectionately known in Baltimore as MICA) where I studied painting with greats such as Mark Karnes, Barry Nemett, Raoul Middleman and Stuart Shils. A sophomore year class with Carl Plansky was a pivotal experience in my development as an artist. The founder of Williamsburg Paints, Plansky introduced me to the poetry of materials and the myriad of pigments that many commercial paintmakers overlook. I came to have a passion for color and light and defined my affinity for the Impressionists and post-Impressionists.
My work hearkens back to a statement made by Joseph Mack- the director of the Huntington School of Fine Arts where I studied as an adolescent: "Don't just paint the the THING you are painting... paint the FEELING." I have never forgotten that and strive to go beyond simply capturing an image.
I am a professional artist living in Baltimore City, MD with my Siberian husky and my fat little black cat. I am very proud of my home where I live and work in the Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District.
I grew up in Long Island, NY where my immediate family still lives. I have always had a love of art and completed my first oil painting (which I still have- some red apples on a green drapery!) at the age of 13. I knew even at that age that I wanted to dedicate my life to visual art. I studied art and music throughout high school.
I left NY in 2001 to attend Maryland Institute College of Art (affectionately known in Baltimore as MICA) where I studied painting with greats such as Mark Karnes, Barry Nemett, Raoul Middleman and Stuart Shils. A sophomore year class with Carl Plansky was a pivotal experience in my development as an artist. The founder of Williamsburg Paints, Plansky introduced me to the poetry of materials and the myriad of pigments that many commercial paintmakers overlook. I came to have a passion for color and light and defined my affinity for the Impressionists and post-Impressionists.
My work hearkens back to a statement made by Joseph Mack- the director of the Huntington School of Fine Arts where I studied as an adolescent: "Don't just paint the the THING you are painting... paint the FEELING." I have never forgotten that and strive to go beyond simply capturing an image.
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