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Gayel Childress

Visual Poet

Painting

Collage and Mixed Media

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ARTIST STATEMENT

I’m a self-taught artist, “even though,” “I did get myself to every Junior College, Adult Education and Park & Recreation Art Class I could find, while raising a family of four.”

I paint with a characteristic touch of whimsy and a love for color, form, and design. While most of my work is joyful, some of my paintings, I admit, can be sad or even a little frightening. “I think of my paintings as a form of poetry, a way to convey my thoughts or feelings through the visual senses.”

Favorite themes include personal feelings: joy for love of life, and even…sadness and fears. … also my response to the power of the landscapes and the female form.

I work in acrylic, watercolor, printmaking, oil and mixed media. Working to catch the spirit of my subject, often with an eye for experimentation. “I find the investigation and exploration of the various media, and the process of painting, as exciting as the finished artwork.”

My future work will be to focus on “more experimental abstraction with a primitive heart.”

( Commissions Welcomed )

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Pacific Northwest Totem Series

As a child, my mother had a small totem pole next to her bed....and that was the beginning of my love and inspiration for indigenous artwork. I invite you to stop by my Studio during the "Ojai Artists Open Studio Tour" in October. Sat. 10, Sun.11, and Mon.12. 10:00am - 5:00pm

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Gayel Childress ask "Why ?" This title ?

Why this Title "WHY"??? I wanted the Viewer engaged with the image and to ask themselves why the artist painted this image. I wanted to capture the Viewer visually and emotionally and to ask why?. GChildress

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New Works for Me..."Pacific Northwest and Beyond" Opening Aug 8th at the Ojai Art Center

Hope to see you at the OPENING OF THE NEW EXHIBIT AT THE OJAI ART CENTER, OCT. 8TH. RECEPTION IS 2-4 PM I am showing my newest work in the Beatrice Woods Case. Carlos Grasso's art will be in the large Gallery and Peter Fox. will be featuring his artwork in the hallway showcase.

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My Inspiration for Painting the Series of Pacific Northwest Inuit Designs

There was always a very small Totem Pole next to my Mother's bed as I was growing up. It was very special to her, and as children, we were not to touch it. I always wondered why it was so special to her. Later, I found that my mother's grandmother lived on Vancouver Island, Canada. My grandmother died an early death, leaving five children. My mom was the oldest child, 9 years old. The five children were then sent to be raised in an Orphanage. Vancouver Island was one of the many places where totem poles were created by Pacific Northwest Indians. I'm guessing my mother's Totem Pole belonged to my grandmother; my mother, being only 9 years old, when she lost her mother, the Totem Pole, was the only tangible keepsake she had of her own mother. That's why I think it was so special.

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Gayel Childress

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