Guild Member Salon Show 2021

Dorothy Mudget

Guild Member Salon Show

Dorothy Mudget ABOUT: Art has always been a part of my life. I admire the old barns, fields of hay, scenes in nature with their brilliant sunrises and sunsets, the beaches, lakes, and rivers. I seek to capture them by painting their intensity, their beauty, and their existence. It is an expression of my visual reaction to life’s moments. I enjoy working with pastels, watercolors, acrylics, and oils. It continues to be a passion of mine to draw and paint. “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into pictures.” -Henry Ward Beecher. THIS YEAR: Having time to myself in my art room has been a positive experience for planning and looking through forgotten art books on my shelves. I’ve had time to experiment with my paints, hoping to produce a masterpiece (don’t we all?) Seriously, I miss the days when we Plein Air Painters would travel to areas around Traverse City, painting and sharing ideas with each other. It will be so good when we feel comfortable and safe to meet inside and outside to paint and catch the motivation from each other to pursue our art. GALLERIES: My paintings have been exhibited at the Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey & Traverse City; the Oliver Center for the Arts; the Old Art Building in Leland; Glen Arbor Art Association; the Botanical Gardens; the Traverse City Opera House; and the Dennos Museum Center. CONTACT: mudget123@gmail.com, (231) 993-0586.

”Eye of the Storm,” Oil, 2015, 16 x 20 in, $250. My painting “Eye of the Storm” was inspired by a storm that ravaged through upper Michigan in 2015, uprooting trees and damaging homes and properties. I witnessed the storm, with its unusual color, as it roared over Cedar Lake, acting and looking like it would pull the water up into the air and maybe take us with it. Painting a colorful sky and blowing grasses was one way for me to lessen the frightening experience and to remember how thankful we were that no one was blown away.

“ Red Radishes with their Purple Friend,” Acrylic, 2020, framed 14 x 17 in, $175. The red radishes were asking to be painted, especially with the one purple radish among them. The colors against a black background helped to enhance their red, green and purple tones. And they look good enough to eat!

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