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"Working mostly from memory, my art practice questions the power of memories. It’s as if my memories are a receipt of my existence. Without them, I would be completely blind visually and in spirit. I can say that today I see farther than I ever did before."
Thomas McCue’s art practice currently focused on painting and drawing, using an intuitive, expressive, and gestural mark-making process to generate intensely colored and suggestive abstract images.
“With the unfailing encouragement of family and friends, I am happily allowing dreams, imaginings and stories to spill from the brush. My reduced physical vision has become a gateway to a richer, inner sight.”
"...my confidence to create in darkness has brought light into my world of creative opportunities. This is how I am coping with going blind, letting go of the visual world and making it my mind’s eye to maintain my path forward in life and in art."
"Creating and sharing my work brings me joy. Due to my vision loss, my view of the world is puzzle perfect. A tiny piece, a band of color, how does it fit in to the bigger picture? Through my imagination the swirls become joined, and my art is whole."
Much of Sam’s work is inspired by the humor that can be found in ordinary language and symbols.
"The bulk of my private study deals with a lifelong interest in the rural landscape. I am taken in by the different atmospheres, the random patterns and colors. Soft-focus interpretations represent how I now see the world, which is much like an impressionist painting."
Weston’s contemplative and transcendent skyscapes are photographed in mesmerizing color. His current photographs focus on the sublime, manifested in stunning sky views and cloud formations
"I create pieces in order to provoke inspiration and thus giving life to the human spirit."
"Art is a gift. My style is to show what I wish the world could be. I hope you enjoy what I have to offer."
"When working on a painting, I still want to hold my work up to the standards of the visual world. I realize that the colors or details may not be exact, and I can only hope that it can add to the personality of the painting. People say this makes my style more impressionistic, which I don’t mind because I loved the French Impressionists. "
"I have no experience or training. I paint by imagination or images copied from reality."
"The rainy, temperate Pacific Northwest is my home, but I travel to Hawaii each winter. There, I am inspired by the vibrant climate, colors, textures and patterns."
Passle is a visually impaired artist who graduated with a MFA in Weaving and Textiles from Edinboro University. She exhibited in countless exhibitions all over the country and in many international exhibitions, from Germany to Singapore, Sweden, Australia and China.
Carol Sue enjoys camping and enjoyed the friendly, small town atmosphere of her hometown of Toulon, Illinois. Carol now lives in Ft. Myers, Florida. She paints at the Lighthouse of Southwest Florida in their arts program.
Annie Hesse’s intention is to show the viewer not only what she sees, but how she sees it. The camera’s lens enables her to freeze time and focus on the details that she would not ordinarily see or which are otherwise invisible. In other cases, she is inspired by the play of light and shadows.
"The process of dripping acrylic ink spontaneously on a vertical surface of canvas; be it blank or painted, can create a new layer of exploration of a painting. The lines and marks create journeys of color, movement, and depth. "