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Artist Statement:
Creating art was my primary
interest throughout childhood
and it has since become my
profession. Nearly all of my
work is nature-inspired.
Sometimes I am compelled to
show recognizable forms, other
times I focus only on a
pattern, color combination or
phenomenon that lends itself
well to either organic or
geometric abstraction. I am
also inspired by the fairy
tales and myths woven by
various cultures to explain
nature’s mysteries.
My goal is to produce works
that will hold one’s
attention—works that can be
contemplated repeatedly and
that invite viewers to
meditate on something as
simple as a bit of luminous
color or a graceful line. I
prefer to work small because
doing so is conducive to my
aim of creating an intimate
viewing experience.
While I have worked in a wide
range of media, I always come
back to watercolor, pastel and
colored pencil, often
combining two or all three of
the latter in order to create
a layered look that is at once
saturated and translucent. In
the case of my nature spirit
series, the carving and
lifting of paper results in
lines that take on watercolor
pigments heavily and shift
once powdered pastel ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
"American Landscapes
Exhibition 2010", juror Ann
Shafer, Baltimore Museum of
Art, Assistant Curator,
Department of Prints, Drawings
and Photographs at Maryland
Federation of Art Circle
Gallery in Annapolis, MD from
August 20th-September 19th,
2010,
"Interstices: The Space
Between (the 4th Annual U-M
A&D Alumni Show)" at the...
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Robin Street-Morris Biography:
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| Your Personal Biography |
Robin Street-Morris, originally from St. Joseph, Michigan, is a self and gallery-represented working artist living in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design in 2000 with a BFA in drawing, painting and photography.
Robin's personal and commissioned works can be found in private collections worldwide and images of her art have been used for diverse purposes by various organizations, including the Government of Canada, the National Institutes of Health, and the Michigan Nature Association. |
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