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MICHELLE'S
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Michelle began seriously painting in college in 1986. She studied in England in 1990
where she was able to study first hand the masterpieces of the European artists.
After studying in England, Michelle traveled through Europe and continued to
investigate artwork in galleries and museums. Following her graduation from Ohio
University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting in 1990, she completed her Masters
of Art degree at Miami University and began teaching art. As an art educator, she
encourages and supports her students to become engaged in the artistic, creative
process. Culture and art are so intertwined in our society. Michelle believes that it is
critical to make others aware of the importance of art.
Over the past twenty years Michelle has been commissioned to paint over twenty five
murals and has sold canvas and panel paintings, both privately and publicly. Michelle
has had two shows at the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York City and a show at
the Infusion Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
Michelle creates "plen aire" painted sketches, pencil and oil pastel sketches and uses
photographs as references when creating her canvas paintings. Her artwork is
influenced by nature, her life's experiences, her formal art training, her understanding
of art history and the evolution of art, and by her mentor experiences. Michelle calls
her art nature based, abstract pieces "Mind Scapes". Her style is a fusion of the
Romantic Landscapes artist's subject and ideas, the Impressionist's study of light, the
Fauve's use of arbitrary color, the Expressionists emotion and passion, and the
Surrealists concept of tapping into the unconscious mind and spontaneity while
creating.
Michelle encourages the viewers of her art to become engaged in their own creative
process while viewing her art. She wants people to search for their own meanings and
understandings of the art based on their own sociocultural experience. Michelle's
artwork uses the elements of art and the principles of design to create "Mind Scapes".
These spaces are uniquely understood and elude to transitional compositions of time
and existence. Michelle hopes that her "Mind Scapes" encourage people to think in
depth about their own experiences and existence.
where she was able to study first hand the masterpieces of the European artists.
After studying in England, Michelle traveled through Europe and continued to
investigate artwork in galleries and museums. Following her graduation from Ohio
University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting in 1990, she completed her Masters
of Art degree at Miami University and began teaching art. As an art educator, she
encourages and supports her students to become engaged in the artistic, creative
process. Culture and art are so intertwined in our society. Michelle believes that it is
critical to make others aware of the importance of art.
Over the past twenty years Michelle has been commissioned to paint over twenty five
murals and has sold canvas and panel paintings, both privately and publicly. Michelle
has had two shows at the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York City and a show at
the Infusion Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
Michelle creates "plen aire" painted sketches, pencil and oil pastel sketches and uses
photographs as references when creating her canvas paintings. Her artwork is
influenced by nature, her life's experiences, her formal art training, her understanding
of art history and the evolution of art, and by her mentor experiences. Michelle calls
her art nature based, abstract pieces "Mind Scapes". Her style is a fusion of the
Romantic Landscapes artist's subject and ideas, the Impressionist's study of light, the
Fauve's use of arbitrary color, the Expressionists emotion and passion, and the
Surrealists concept of tapping into the unconscious mind and spontaneity while
creating.
Michelle encourages the viewers of her art to become engaged in their own creative
process while viewing her art. She wants people to search for their own meanings and
understandings of the art based on their own sociocultural experience. Michelle's
artwork uses the elements of art and the principles of design to create "Mind Scapes".
These spaces are uniquely understood and elude to transitional compositions of time
and existence. Michelle hopes that her "Mind Scapes" encourage people to think in
depth about their own experiences and existence.