Friday, April 17, 2009

Levi Blount and Anne Davidson - "Flight at Sunset" - acrylic on canvas - 29x65


Levi Blount

"I have been both a performing artist and visual artist for a while. I started painting in the 9th grade. My older brother encouraged me to paint. He’s twenty-five going on six, and he paints too. I’ve painted a lot of pictures for him.

I like to paint nature scenes, including an ocean scene, flowers, a snake and a wolf. I also enjoy making more creative pictures where I am mixing paints and mixing acrylic with water to experiment. I just learned about Jackson Pollack and how he throws paint to be in the painting. I also like to go crazy on a piece of paper. Another influence was Bob Ross, the painter on PBS. He would draw the happy little trees and mountains. Bob was cool and I loved his paintings. My paintings are from the heart.

I love acrylic paint, but I also enjoy jewelry making, dancing, and have started making fabric art. I have started designing puzzle piece designs on shirts and dresses. I aspire to be a designer featuring my own fabric art. Performing arts are also a passion. I have danced in three different productions through Pyramid. I have also sold many original jewelry creations. I enjoy making earrings and multi-strand necklaces of my own design."

Anne Davidson is a very successful visual artist exhibiting and selling paintings, illustrations and jewelry often in the same gallery opening. Anne’s jewelry is varied and unique. Her styles range from multiple strands to wirework, glass and foil work, and a line of watches. Her paintings have a signature style: thick acrylic color with precise brushwork. Notable works include her series of self portraits, “Rothko Study,” and ”Bottles.” Her pieces have exhibited in several galleries in Tallahassee as well as many venues throughout Florida.

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