Artist Statement

Artist Bio

Artist's Statement

My inspirations for my paintings come from within my heart and soul.  I went through a profound spiritual change in my life after my second divorce, in which I rediscovered my art and the spirit that I am.  My paintings are meant to express the feelings and emotions, both dark and light, and energy that flows through my spirit, which highlights and expresses my connections to the Universe.  I have been inspired by thoughts that flow through my mind; a song or an idea will trigger a memory, and a picture becomes visualized.  Books that I have read have also inspired me, including those by authors Richard Bach and Neale Walsch to name a few.  My artwork and creativity has been, in a very real sense, the story of my spiritual transformation and growth.

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Artist Bio

I was born on May 27, 1960 to Gail and Ralph Molter in White Plains, NY and grew up in New City, NY.  I was introduced to art in high school, and in fact contemplated an artistic career then.  I went to colleges in Stony Brook, New York, and New Orleans, LA and ultimately graduated from Mercy College with a BS degree in Business Administration.   Life happened, and utilizing my fine art skills became a secondary focus for many years as I raised my family.  I found creative outlets in many other things, covering a wide range of crafts and sewing, and for a time was an entrepreneur for my own heirloom quality christening gown business. I married, had two children, divorced in 1994, remarried and had my last child in 1996.  It wasn’t until after my second divorce in 2001 that I fully rediscovered my first loves: oil painting and graphite pencil drawing, much of which has been self-taught.

Mediums: 

Oil Painting on Canvas/Masonite
Graphite, Charcoal, Pen and Ink Drawings
Watercolors

Current Membership Organizations:

Apex Arts Council

Past Shows:

City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT, October 2002
SCAN Fall Art Show, Newtown, CT, October 2002
Starpin Gallery Holiday Art Show, Shelton, CT, December 2002
SCAN Spring Art Show, Newtown, CT, 2003
Lighthouse Gallery, Bridgeport, CT, Summer 2003
Silvermine Guild, Signed, Sealed & Delivered, New Canaan, CT, October 2003
SCAN Fall Art Show, Newtown, CT, October 2003
City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT, October 2003
Arts Council of New Haven Members Show, New Haven, CT, October/November 2003
Cheshire Public Library/Women Supporting the Arts, December 2003
Gallery 1212, “Coming Together: Women Telling Their Stories”, Bridgeport, CT, January 2004
Valley Arts Council Spring Art Show, Shelton, CT, March 2004
SCAN Annual Spring Juried Show, Newtown, CT, May 2004
Valley Arts Council Member of the Month at Greenwich Workshop, Seymour, CT, July 2004
Rapp’s Paradise and Jacob Marley Tavern Exhibit, Valley Arts Council, Shelton, CT August/September 2004
Jacob Marley Restaurant, Valley Arts Council, Orange, CT Sep/Oct/Nov 2004
SCAN Fall Art Show, Newtown, CT, October 2004
City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT, October 2004
Art Around Town, Apex, NC 2006
Apex Gallery, Apex, NC 2006

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