Artist
“My father was an artist and I think that before I could walk, my father had a paintbrush in my hand. It was from him that I would learn an unapologetic love of line, movement and colour….as well as how to grow in my human and artistic expression.”
Aleta lives with her husband and three small puppies, in a small studio in a small town on a small island in the Pacific.
Her world is inspiringly rich with colour and texture-from the ocean’s shores to the rainforest green to the geometry of geology and architecture.
Born into an artist family, she was the second of six children-all artistic.
After a lifetime of art, as she works into the night in her studio, she believes that she is only the messenger.
Award winning educator in earth sciences and successful artist. She continues the joy of both professions.
The journey
Abstract expressionist meets collage meets geometric. Watercolour past- oil and cold wax future. Acrylic and mixed media in the middle. All genres loved and honourable. All colours and textures appreciated. No holds barred approach to art. Always pushing the edges. The product is always new. The dark sides and the light sides are all celebrated – there would not be light without the dark.
Art is a process
Art is a process. With time and dedication, the process takes you to places you were meant to go . . . places you never knew. In painting, I’m often pushing the edges of what a medium and various surfaces can produce.
Art is healing, joyful, frustrating, comforting, challenging, Zen and more. Art permits you to feel and explore deeply. It is the ultimate self-indulgence and the harshest critic. Art does not have to be pretty to be art. It does, however, have to speak to you in a way that only art can.
Without an emotional response from the viewer, art is empty. Regardless of genre, images I create are part of the deeper human experience-from melancholy to contemplation to joy.
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