Madeliene Abling
2657 Provincetown, MA
USA (United States)
www.ablinggallery.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Ölmalerei
Statement:
In the studio, I surround myself with canvases of all sizes. I put mounds of paint on my big glass palette, pick up a painting knife and create seemingly random, textured surfaces on the canvas. The layers and layers of paint become the foundation for a painting�s background. Next comes opaque color; underlayers of paint �peek through�, suggesting something hidden and offering depth and visual interest. The shapes inspire the subject; they always become the painting that they are supposed to become.
I paint what I love: adult beverages, the musical instruments of jazz, strong coffee. I paint in a bold impressionistic style. I love thick, juicy paint, loose shapes, the smell of the studio. I paint because it fills me with a sense of well-being, of belonging, of total �be in the moment� consciousness. I am never closer to myself than at those moments.
Although shape, color and tone are my focus, for me the subject is important in that it also carries emotion and mood. But the shapes and colors are what draw me in; the bigger, the bolder, the better. The palette knife demands that I paint large shapes. The ongoing experiment with color invites me to be bold.
Please visit my website. www.ablinggallery.com
Vita / Lebenslauf:
Madeliene Abling
Artist Resume
Biographical
Madeliene grew up and went to school in Ohio. Eventually, she settled in Florida and currently divides her time between Florida and New England. She practiced as an attorney in Orlando before becoming an artist. She was living on a boat, migrating up and down the East coast of the U.S., when she consciously decided that she wanted to paint. She studied the brush and palette strokes of artists around the world and taught herself the style and technique that would become her own. Now, many years later, she works from her studios in Provincetown and Florida.
Education
BA English Hiram College Hiram, Ohio 1978
JD with honors University of Florida College of Law 1990
Art Training
Classes, programs and private tutoring at:
� Scottsdale Artist School in Scottsdale, AZ
� Crealde School of Art in Winter Park, FL
� The Art School at Kapalua in Maui, HI
� Provincetown Art Association and Museum in Provincetown, MA
� Castle Hill Center for the Arts in Truro, MA
Shows/Exhibitions
� Two person show: Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 2007, 2008
� Women artists� show: Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 2007, 2008
� Member�s show: Castle Hill Center for the Arts in Truro, MA 2007, 2008
� Provincetown Invitational Exhibition: Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA 2007, 2008
� Invitational artist for Provincetown Art Association and Museum gala, 2008
� Members shows: Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
� Solo exhibition: James Beard Foundation Greenhouse Gallery, New York, NY. 2006
� Solo exhibition: French Culinary Institute, New York, NY 2006
Memberships/ Professional Affiliations
� Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA
� Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
� Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
� Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, MA
� Crealde Art Institute, Winter Park, FL
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