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Artist Statement:
My paintings are about the
journey and the expresssion of
a chosen moment in time. I
hope my paintings elicit
feelings of warmth,
cheerfulness and comfort, also
reflecting the beauty and
complexity of what I observe
and feel about those moments.
Capturing an effect is
capturing the emotion of a ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS (*Solo Shows)
2009 -- *Cumberland Community
Church, Smyrna, GA (13
paintings)
2009 -- "Big II" Invitational,
Tannery Row Colony Artists,
Buford, GA
2009 -- Southern Appalachian
Artist Guild Second National
Open Juried Exhibition, Blue
Ridge, GA
2009 -- *"It's The Journey",
Richard Lowe Evans Gallery,
Blue Ridge Mountain Arts
Center, Blue Ridge, ...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Mr. and Mrs. Ty Bacon, Smyrna,
GA
Mrs. Ashley Mize, Smyrna, GA
Mrs. Emily Dunn, Blue Ridge,
GA
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ludwig,
Littleton, CO
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Andre,
Indialantic, FL
Mr. Michael Brunson and Mr.
Jack Morton, Blue Ridge, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Chance, Blue
Ridge, GA
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Commissions:
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Marsha Savage Biography:
| Biographical information for Marsha Savage can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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59
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
Christian |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Nature, Collecting and Reading books, Tennis, Gardening, Travel |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Pastel
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Monet
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Nature is my biggest artistic inspiration, along with viewing work done by past and present artists on location work. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I became an artist to create paintings that people would feel good about. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
My paintings are about the journey and are the expression of a chosen moment in time. An artist should take pleasure in his journey, indulging in the pure joy of playing with the paints or whatever medium used. It is the journey, not the destination!
As the artist, capturing the emotion of a place, recognition or a feeling that one can identify with is important to me. To make you see what I have seen is part of my objective; but to have you feel what I felt is the ultimate goal! The journey of the mind is as important as the journey of the feet.
I grew up in Smyrna and still live in beautiful North Georgia. Imagine flowing creeks, tall trees, sunlit rocks, rolling hills, apple orchards, or the summer scent of fresh bailed hay. This has been the inspiration for the beginning of my journey and has led me across the country, to Europe and Jamaica.
Paintings are produced in the studio and outdoors (plein air) with oil, acrylic or pastel. My plein air work is about the journey of learning to observe correctly which teaches me the colors, the atmosphere and the light. My studio work, then, is not limited by a photographic image.
Although, I consider the outdoors my classroom, I has taken from many talented teachers and read many technical and inspirational art books. Elsie Dresch, Terry Ludwig, Bob Rohm, Duane Wakeham, Susan Ogilvie, Albert Handel, Lorenzo Chavez and Kim Lordier have been some of the guides on my journey to acquire knowledge. One of the primary goals for my classes and workshops is to pass on to students the knowledge I have gained on my journey. The journey has helped me to develop my techniques, my marketing, and a level of artistic achievement. These things are what I am often asked to share with art organizations or during demonstrations in galleries.
My paintings have been accepted into many juried exhibitions and have won numerous awards. I have achieved the status of “Member of Excellence” in the Southeastern Pastel Society. I was recently included in the International Association of Pastel Societies’ 2009-2010 Calendar with my painting “Sunflower Tango” – May, 2010. In October, 2008, the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association and the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild held their first National Show which was juried by nationally acclaimed artist, Alan Flattmann. One of my paintings, “Musical Waters,” a pastel, won “Second Best in Show”; and another pastel, “The Stand,” won the “People’s Choice Award.” The Art du Pastel Society of France juried a North Georgia plein air painting, “Golden Opportunity” into their 2007 International Pastel Exhibition and then into a traveling exhibit to Giverny, France.
Be sure to visit my web site, www.marshasavage.com, for more information about galleries, exhibitions and awards, classes and workshops, and planned events. You can follow some of my painting process and information in a blog at www.marshasavage.blogspot.com.
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