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Artist Statement:
A painting is by its very
nature a window, and I like
the feeling of looking
through, glimpsing for that
briefest moment the image, the
essence of the thing; trying
to paint the memories, not of
some specific place but that
universal longing.
Whether watercolors of local
coastal forms or acrylic
paintings of medieval
alleyways done from recent
trips to Italy, my work is
rooted in the abstract
compositional possibilities
found in nature. I’m not
interested in literally
describing the physical
landscape per se, but in
finding its’ essence. It is a
constant search to find the
universal within the
specific....
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Artist Exhibitions:
Open Walls, Portland Institute
of Contemporary Art
Works on Faith, Jurors Award
Portland, OR
12th Invitational Asian
Watercolours Confederation
International Exhibition,
Asian Waterolours '97,
Singapore
Painter's Eye Award, Rocky
Mountain National Watermedia
1997, Golden, CO
Northwest Watercolor Society
57th Annual Exhibition,
Kirkland, WA
Rines Family Foundation Award
for Excellence ...
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Artist Galleries:
Patricia Rovzar Gallery
1225 Second Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
206-223-0273
Freed Gallery
6119 SW Hwy 101
Lincoln City, OR
541-994-5600
Principle Gallery
208 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 739-9326
Hawk Creek Gallery
PO Box 794
Neskowin, Or 97149
(503) 392-3879
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Michael Schlicting Biography:
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54
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Male
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Single
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2
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Your Personal Biography |
In retrospect it seems obvious Michael Schlicting would grow up to be an artist. With an accomplished artist as a mother and older siblings all making art, the Schlicting home was filled with art projects, books and art magazines. But for Michael, outside of schoolwork, his interest was sports, especially basketball. His basketball career culminated in him being one of the top small college players in the country and a shot at the pros, going through the Portland Trailblazers rookie camp.
But during his college days, a required art class brought his latent abilities to light and gave rise to the passion and direction that would be his life’s work. Michael has made his living as an artist from graduation onward, a remarkable achievement. He was helped along by a number of early supporters and collectors, one of whom was the noted arts patron JW “Bill” Fisher. Mr. Fisher, who received the National Arts Medal from President Reagan in 1987, was one of Michael’s earliest supporters, encouraging, teaching and collecting Schlicting’s paintings. One of Michael’s most thrilling moments was walking into Fisher’s home in Palm Beach, Florida and seeing his painting hanging next to a Picasso.
Much of the stimulus for Michael’s art comes from his travels. An opportunity to teach a painting workshop in Tuscany led to his love of Italy, particularly the Tuscan landscape. A good portion of Michael’s paintings comes from imagery gleaned from his frequent trips there. In addition, he has been traveling to South America, with Chile another fertile source of inspiration.
Over the years Schlicting has won major awards in many painting competitions, both nationally and internationally, as well as being one of the finalists for the prestigious Grumbacher Artist of the Year award. His paintings hang in over 2500 public, corporate and private collections around the world. He makes his home in Portland, Oregon and spends his summers at his studio/gallery, the Hawk Creek Gallery, on the Oregon coast. |
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