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"Elusive Journeys"

Artist: 
Passion for Watercolors


From years of portraiture to the mysterious challenges now of abstraction, I've enjoyed the flow and luminosity of watercolor paints.  My approach to watercolor creates unique compositions and effects through layered paint applications for both depth and richness of color while also allowing the sheer luminosity and flow of watercolors to radiate.  There is a great challenge and joy for me in watercolors.  They require a controlled brush yet  also demand to be allowed to flow and think and move on their own.  My imagination and heart live in my abstract watercolor paintings.  I never know where they're going (which can be scary),  but I've learned to trust the process and believe that with patience and perseverance, they'll end up in a place of beauty.

Educator:
Arts Integration Specialist/Coach

 

Creating in the arts has been important to me all of my life.  As a visual artist, musician and arts educator,  the arts have been a source of great joy.  With a BFA in painting from Cornell University and masters degrees from Syracuse and Kean Universities, I have shared my passion for the arts with thousands of children and adults of all ages.  Through the arts, we've shared our unique imaginative and creative processes.  It is this wonderful flow and exchange of energy and creativity that keeps my artwork fresh and ever open to experimentation. 

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Tess Brown

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Portraits

Our relationships with one another are key to our happiness and are worth honoring.  Many of my portraits are set in special locations or activities so as to catch a mood or moment in time to memorialize.  Commissions for portraits are welcome as we collaborate together to celebrate the special people in your life.  



 

"Last Glance"

"Vermont Visions"

Vermont has become a happy place for me over the years of visiting the University of Vermont and now Ally and Bob who live here.  This collection of acrylic canvas paintings has been created to celebrate the unique elements of Vermont.  My gratitude goes to Foam Brewers and Deep City of Burlington, Vermont for inviting me to exhibit.  It has been my honor and joy.  
Opening Nov. 8, 2024–Jan. 2, 2025

"Coming Home"

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