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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS (*Solo Shows)
2009 -- *Cumberland Community
Church, Smyrna, GA (13
paintings)
2009 -- "Big II" Invitational,
Tannery Row Colony Artists,
Buford, GA
2009 -- Southern Appalachian
Artist Guild Second National
Open Juried Exhibition, Blue
Ridge, GA
2009 -- *"It's The Journey",
Richard Lowe Evans Gallery,
Blue Ridge Mountain Arts
Center, Blue Ridge, ...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Mr. and Mrs. Ty Bacon, Smyrna,
GA
Mrs. Ashley Mize, Smyrna, GA
Mrs. Emily Dunn, Blue Ridge,
GA
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ludwig,
Littleton, CO
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Andre,
Indialantic, FL
Mr. Michael Brunson and Mr.
Jack Morton, Blue Ridge, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Chance, Blue
Ridge, GA
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Commissions:
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Artist Statement for Marsha Savage
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My paintings are about the journey and the expresssion of a chosen moment in time. I hope my paintings elicit feelings of warmth, cheerfulness and comfort, also reflecting the beauty and complexity of what I observe and feel about those moments.
Capturing an effect is capturing the emotion of a place, recognition, and a feeling that one can identify with what the artist was trying to record. To make you see what I have seen is part of my objective; but to have you feel what I have felt is the ultimate goal.
I am mainly a pastel artist and have been producing paintings for over 35 years. Originally painting in oils and acrylics, about 20 years ago pastels became my passion. Just recently, I started painting in oil again, and love doing them. I produce somewhere between 45 to 75 paintings per year in sizes ranging from 3" x 4" to 36" x 48" and have been selling 40 to 50 per year. The paintings are mostly landscapes with a few still life and nudes sprinkled in.
I am essentially a self-taught artist, but in recent years, I have found many talented art teachers and studied as often as possible with them. I have supplemented my studies by reading books on technique and inspiration by many fine artists of our time. My love of art has grown stronger as I focused on the study of nature and how light evokes feelings of happiness and nostalgia. I hope my paintings immediately recall to you places you have been and enjoyed and hope to someday visit again.
The inspiration for my art comes from a love of nature and outdoor activity, whether planting flowers, roaming the Blue Ridge mountains or a beach. Many of my paintings include scenes from the North Georgia Toccoa River and Blue Ridge Mountains region, although I do include scenes from other places I have visited. I believe my paintings convey the wonderful experience of living in Georgia and the Southeastern United States.
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