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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS 1995-2009
Shepard Gallery - Danville, CA
1995-2005
Aurora Images Art Gallery -
Allen, TX 2006-2007
2nd Annual CAVA Fall Juried
Art Competition - Allen, TX
2006
2nd Place Art Mediums
3rd Annual CAVA Fall Juried
Art Competition - Allen, TX
2007
Coffee n' Cream - McKinney, TX
(Merchant/Partner exhibit)
2007
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Artist Galleries:
www.pamelastarr-fineart.com
www.yessy.com
Allen Arts Alliance Blue House
Gallery
Blue House Gallery, Too
Absolutearts.com Premiere
Portfolio
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Dr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Kirk,
San Mateo, California, USA
Mrs. Joan McLean, Fairview,
Texas, USA
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Steinberg, Dallas, Texas, USA
Ms. Sheila Emery, Allen,
Texas, USA
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Giardina,
Allen, Texas, USA
Mr. Van Allen Bradley,
Lakewood, Colorado,USA
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Longo, ...
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Commissions:
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Artist Statement for Pamela Vanlaanen
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Artist’s Statement
My interest in painting began in the early 1970’s when I discovered an aptitude for drawing and painting. A short course in oil painting at a local hobby store was the catalyst and I began reading and studying techniques, experimenting with various mediums and creating artwork on my own.
I moved from using oils to water based paints in the 80’s and still find the most satisfaction in the challenge of these mediums and have most recently worked mostly in acrylics.
In prior years my paintings were more realistic. I worked very hard to paint exactly what I saw…mostly from photos of flowers, landscapes, etc., and these works were very well accepted and appreciated, elevating me from being merely a painter to (in the eyes of the viewer) an “artist.”
Prior to moving to Texas in 2005 I lived in the San Francisco Bay area where I exhibited and sold my paintings primarily through local galleries. I have also created paintings on commission for a number of private parties.
More recently I have moved into another phase of my artistic development and am experimenting with more abstract, non-objective works and am enjoying the freedom of expression this genre provides. I rearrange, transpose, add and subtract artistic elements to produce images that are unique and fresh. It’s all about line, shape, color, texture, darks and lights. I’m having great fun working more in abstraction which allows me great freedom of expression and allows the viewer to freely interpret. Each new painting is a surprise and is often the result of many “happy accidents.” These abstracts, as they evolve, sometimes from little more than a few “blobs” of color actually become representations of something or someplace very real to me, but not necessarily seen by the casual viewer. I combine techniques and materials to produce an abstract image, the result of which is a work of art that is textured, painted, stained, glazed and sometimes re-painted. I plan to work in both realism and abstraction… as the spirit moves me!
This, then, is my art…
Pamela VanLaanen
1552 Hansberry Drive
Allen, TX 75002
(214) 547-1880
(214) 236-6555 Cell
Email: pamvanlaanen@aol.com
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