About
Experience:
I've been an artist and graphic designer in Austin, Texas for 20 plus years and I have a degree in graphic design. For the past 10 years I've painted on a daily basis as I transitioned from full time graphic designer to full time artist. You can download a PDF of my resume here.
Art:
My mixed media paintings are most often a combination of acrylic paint, collage, pencil and screen printing. Find out more about my paintings and reproductions here. You can watch my 'My Studio Today' videos on my YouTube channel here.
Artist Statement:
Beginning with themes including nature, animals, birds and energy my work is a search for positivity. Throughout the process of mixing, remixing, covering and reveling the icons from these themes I transition from being the guide of the work to having the work guide me. This process of guiding and being guided is full of mystery, amazement and excitement for me. Amazing too, how this energy and joy is transmitted to the viewer.
Our Work:
Between myself and my husband we do most of this ourselves. For example, I'm writing this copy (thank goodness for spell check), we design and code the web site, make art, make panels to paint, stretch canvas prints, mount greeting panels, design online and printed marketing materials, photograph original work for reproductions, print reproductions, sell, mail, ship, haul, bookeep, answer the iPhone, emails and such. In addittion Barry has at least one 'real job' thanks goodness! And we raise two awesome teenagers - yes I put those two words together.
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| My husband, software engineer, woodwonderworker, hiker and biker Barry Books and our children Hayley and Paul. Hayley is a senior at Austin High with plans to go to art school. Paul is a freshman who loves basketball and snowboarding - before he broke his arm, ouch! Note the floor lamp Barry made out of plumming parts (cool, right?) and that's my painting behind us. |