Artist Statement:
I paint to express the invisible, the feelings and emotions we humans experience.
Each choice I make affects what I have already done, as well as what I am going to do. Sometimes, I create unintentional roadblocks with my choices and have to work to resolve the surface to an ending that satisfies me and gives results that I can enjoy and am willing to share with others.
The process is an internal discussion between the surface and me. Like life, this "dialogue with my surface," is uncertain, outcome unknown.
Education:
Aimone Art Services, North Light Art School, workshops. Self study, teaching others where I grow immeasurably along with my students. They challenge me to dig deeper, to seek the individual vision that must be allowed, nay, encouraged to bloom and be set free.
Awards & Distinctions:
National, state and local awards, published Lark Books, Expressive Drawing, Steven Aimone, Watercolor Magic web site. Collected and exhibited in International shows. Artwork used on public TV in ad campaign for Seminole State College in Florida. Curator and teacher. Art in Public Collections includes Seminole State College in Sanford, Fl, Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL and Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice Campus where six pieces were selected by the art Consultant for the Hospital.
Professional/Teaching Experience:
Curator for the Ford Performing Arts Padzieski Gallery in Dearborn, Mi. Past curator Peabody Auditorium Rose Room Gallery. Art show judge and teacher in a variety of mediums and styles. I teachabstract art, mixed media, collage and color theory.
Exhibitions:
International Society of Acrylic Painters, Florida Watercolor Society and a variety of state and local awards. Exhibited in the Florida Museum of Art, Fl. National Museum of Women Artists, Ormond Beach Museum of Art, solo exhibit at the Eustis Museum of Art, Fl., Art League of Daytona Beach and at private galleries. Current work is at the Venice Fine Arts Center and The Cottage Gallery in Nokomis, FL.
Artistic Influences:
Favorite artists: Dibenkorn, Monet and Turner. Nature, the amazing landscapes , cityscapes and especially flowers influence my work.
Add in music, (pretty much all music) including Classical, especially Secret Garden, the Blues, Louie Armstrong and the poignant Leonard Cohen.
Artist Tags:
abstract, colorful, landscape, contemporary, commissions, surfaces
