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Cooper color
The whys and where fors
“There are but three fundamental colors---red, yellow, and blue.” Vincent van Gogh
And if Vincent said it then it must be true!? So I go with it, but I go with it because I like it that way. Three primaries, with maybe a daub of violet, and a bit of green, that which some people would call a limited palette. For me, it’s all that’s needed to make a painting that feels fresh and alive. And that’s where I need to be at this space in my life.
I paint with acrylic paint on gallery wrapped canvas. Occasionally I do ‘color sketches’ on paper which sometimes end up at exhibit as matted paintings. I do not make reproductions of any of my paintings, so each one that you look at is a unique rendering of my point of view.
Enjoy, and thanks for looking.
Education:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, art and textile design emphasis
Various continuing education and workshops
Recognition:
2007: selected for Wanda Skogerboe exhibit, Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, Iowa
2006: selected for four person show, Deer Path Gallery, Lake Forest, Illinois
2005: selected for Maestros and Masterpieces exhibit, Quad City Art Center, Rock Island, Illinois
2004: solo exhibit, Fairfield Art Guild, Fairfield, Iowa
Award of Merit, Boulder Art Fair, Boulder, Colorado
Award of Merit, Valley Junction Art Fair, West Des Moines, Iowa
2002: 3rd in show, Missouri River Untamed, Bismarck Art and Galleries Association, Bismarck, ND
2000: Honorable Mention, Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City, Iowa
Committee Choice Award, Snake Alley Art Fair, Burlington, Iowa
Judges Choice Award, Snake Alley Art Fair, Burlington, Iowa
1999: Artist’s Special Award, Grant Wood Art Festival, Anamosa, Iowa
Professional Affiliations:
National Association of Independent Artists
Arts on Grand
Lakes Art Center
Artslive
A.R.T.
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