Make sure you stop by and check out the newest artist on display at the gallery, Deanna Wilson. Her abstracts are incredible, you could almost get lost looking into one of them. Check out her bio and a couple shots of her work below.
Bio
Deanna grew up in Utah surrounded by the beauty and splendor of the mountains as well as the vastness and starkness of the desert. The influences of her environs prove vital as color, depth, and line emerge in each painting and speak to this strong and elusive presence.
Deanna began painting seriously in the early ‘80s, first with more traditional imagery, and now allowing emotion to translate into art in a more abstract manner arriving at the essences of concept. Deanna moved to Dallas from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1977 and married in 1978. She returned to school after her children were out of elementary school and graduated from UTD in 1994 with a BA in American Studies. Deanna has lived in Plano, Texas since 1980. She has served on the Plano Cultural Arts Center board twice since that time, and was the editor/publisher of their first newsletter.
I just took a few pics this evening of our boutique – let me know what you think. The plastic chandelier is a bit tacky but in a good way, right? The jewelry on display is made by Sally Everett of Sally’s Designs, Katrina Rogers and Uncommon Ground artist Debbie Carroll.
Tonight, Thursday March 25, Michelle Stroescu was the first of three artists that are apart of our Uncommon Ground show to give an artist talk. And although she spoke to mostly a group of artists, I walked away thinking the night was a success. Gina is a powerhouse of ideas. Michelle is as well. Roy Vance and David G. Smith, both active artists at the gallery, attended the event and it turns out they have some great ideas as well. Not to give too much away, as Michelle advised, but I will be putting a calendar together to send to Gina to help me come up with some killer events that will help make Artisan Style stand out even more. Thanks for the great evening! I really appreciate each you attending the event and supporting Michelle and Artisan Style. Here are some pictures of pieces David left, that will be for sale at Artisan Style. Aren’t they so modern and now?
