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Askey-Adams |
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Meet the Artist
"A painting is a reflection of
the artist's soul speaking to the viewer's soul"
Passionate
about painting and especially passionate about the pastel medium, I love the dramatic contrast,
the rich layers of colours and the vibrant visual luminescence that can be
achieved with pastels. I have also been fortunate to have won awards for my
pastel work of which I am grateful.
When you look at your natural surroundings, the landscape, the ocean and sands of the beach, the blades of grass, the rippling waters, the tree trunks and bending branches, the sweet blossoms of spring, the serene greens of summer, the glorious colours of autumn and even the blue and purplish grays of winter; the majestic mountains, pastures and rolling hills, there is no question of what inspires me. All of that has a powerful effect and influence upon what I paint awakening a passion from within my soul. My inspiration comes from the pure timeless ever-glorious beauty of nature. The awe and loss of words when seeing the beauty that God created for us is humbling and can bring me to tears. As a little girl, my passion was and still is drawing and painting. The nuns told me it was a special gift from God. That gift was to be given back to Him by doing my best and sharing it with others. So, yesterday, today and always while on my journey through life, with a whispered prayer, I aspire to capture the spirit, the serenity, peace and beauty of nature in my work in the hope that you the viewer will feel God's love.
If you
feel the spirit of nature in my paintings then, hopefully, in turn, your spirit
will feel lifted and at peace for even a few moments in time as you gaze upon
the scene before you. When my work stirs an emotional response in your soul and
our souls reach out and touch, then I know that I have accomplished one of the
things God intended me to do. That would be my gift to you coming from God's
gift to me, for which I am thankful.
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