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Many people write their experiences in
diaries and novels but mine are on canvas, graphics, assemblages,
photography and mixed media. My love for all the arts: music,
dancing, theatre, are incorporated in my paintings as I try to
capture the rhythm, color, joy, pain of just living. I studied
watercolor with Terry Madden and oils with the Bob Ross group and
I'm a certified instructor in each media.
Since the age of 12 my dream was to be a performing artist and a
painter. My parents who owned a summer camp in upstate New York gave
me the opportunity to direct the children's arts program where
acting, painting, music, writing plays, became an important part of
my life. At the University of Miami, I continued with theatre and
education degrees. Classmates were Jerry Herman of "Hello Dolly"
fame and Majel Roddenberry of Star Trek. Many graduates in the Drama
department went to New York and Hollywood and found jobs doing what
they love.
For many years I taught grades K-3 in Miami and Orlando. For twenty
years 1972-1992 I was editor of Sunshine Artist magazine and had the
opportunity to travel to outdoor art shows in southern states, meet
creative artists, judge a few shows and make
wonderful friends.
Why I do what I do. Creating art is the one consistent love in my
life that I can rely on and although alone during this process, I am
one with the universe. It is when my brain and hands produce images
merging with my inner thoughts that I reach for the stars. I want my
art to be accessible to everyone who dreams and dares to be unique.
I have gained a sense of who I am now and where I have been....and
matured. My paintings, photography and graphics have all come
together in harmony and I am whole sharing my art with you. Rusty
teaches Abstract Painting for Beginners. For information contact her
at
rstywahl@bellsouth.net
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