“Sorting”
My good friend Cat Robert Parks recently turned me on to a great artist in Newton, New Jersey – Maria D’Angelo. She has her work displayed at the Mountain Trails Gallery here in Santa Fe, New Mexico.You can get more information at Maria’s website by clicking HERE.
From her website:
“She stands in beauty”
“I studied fine art in college, but I feel that my talent is natural and consider myself primarily self taught. I’ve spent many years traveling in the western US visiting countless museums, galleries, historic sites and cultural events such as powwows, equine competitions, shows and rodeos where I get a lot of my inspiration. My works usually start with images I’ve taken at one of these events, then evolve into compositions in which light against dark and fine details are the primary focus. It is the fine details that my clients most often remark about when they see my drawings. The detail in my work is usually the first thing that draws a person to it. They are always amazed by it.
“While I have worked in different media in the past, it is the pencil that I always come back to. It is my tool of choice because it gives me great control and versatility. I especially love Nero pencils. They have a totally different feel than a regular graphite pencil as they contain a small bit of oil in them. Strathmore 500 Series Bristol is hands down my favorite paper to work on. I love the smoothness of this paper and it enables me to capture the tiny details in each piece.
“Can you keep a secret?”
“I am an associate member of Women Artists Of The West, a national organization with over 300 award winning, professional women painters and sculptors from across the country and participate in their annual group exhibits. I am represented by Mountain Trails Galleries in both Santa Fe, NM and Sedona, Arizona and Common Ground Gallery in Red Lodge, MT. Aside from the galleries and shows that I participate in, I enjoy doing commission work.”