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Wilda Clark Painting



Biography Wilda was always encouraged to study art by her mother, but that did not happen seriously until 20 years ago when she began evening classes at the University of Tennessee. She has studied with Alex Powers, Lee Weiss, and has taken workshops at Arrowmont. She has also studied with Susan Webb Tregay at Kanauga and with Cynthia Wilson at Hemlock Studios in North Carolina. Wilda Clark is a native Tennessean — having grown up around Knoxville — painting for 20 years in primarily watercolor and acrylic. She ventured into printmaking 6 years ago. Wilda has participated in juried exhibitions throughout the Southeast, including the Artscapes Auction at the Knoxville Museum of Art in 2001 and 2003. She won the 2-D Cash Award in the Oak Ridge Open Show in 2003. She is a member of the Knoxville Watercolor Society. Her work is on display at the Art Market Gallery. Artist Statement Although I am a studio painter, my concepts originate as I observe nature. My paintings reflect the exploration of ways to divide pictorial space, intensify color, and communicate my particular vision. I let the work speak its direction to me as I randomly lay down color and apply texture. It is the spontaneous nature of art that excites me and leads to a completed work. As a lifetime gardener and nature lover, my work often reflects the elements of nature itself. Painting provides a great joy in my life. I feel painting is a way to work through personal dilemmas and problems. It is always such a creative and fulfilling process that I get lost in the many ideas that float across the paper as I work.

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