About The Artist

http://maureencampbellart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MaureenCampbellART http://dancingabstract.blogspot.com/ I’ve been creating art throughout my life in varying forms. I absolutely love rich vibrant colors, geometric patterns, curvilinear shapes, and the incredible beauty of nature itself. I find art to be incredibly sensuous, whether experienced through sight, sound, or touch. I am very tactile and love working in a variety of mediums. I enjoy the feeling of clay in my hands, discovering the incredible lusciousness of wet cherry bark while making a basket, or running my hands and eyes over the curves of a beautifully designed and finely finished piece of hand crafted furniture. I was first introduced to oil painting through private lessons when I was eleven and continued into my teens. In my mid 20s I moved to Eugene and took several more years of oil painting lessons from Nicola, an incredibly talented oil painter from London, England. In between now and then I have designed and built beautiful handcrafted furniture, been a forestland hydrologist, acquired a BS in geology, an MS in environmental studies, and AAS in legal studies. Art is my love. I finally get it; thank you Universe. Oil paint is my medium of choice. I love color and will often choose my favorite colors when I paint an abstract. It has been only in recent years that I have given myself the freedom to paint abstractly, spontaneously, and most significantly to have a kinder inner critic and go for it. I am now giving abstract oil painting workshops and private lessons focusing on enjoying the moment and learning basic techniques. The majority of my work is abstract though I also paint landscapes, seascapes, animals, flowers, and nudes. I enjoy using a variety of brushes and palette knives to create incredible softness and contrasting boldness. My intention is to paint with, and instill in my paintings uplifting positive energy, so that people feel that energy when they view my paintings and take it with them out in the world. In Joy! Maureen