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PROFILE
Martha Gilman Roach,
a second-generation native of San Diego, began a lifetime of art about
age three. Born into a large family in Bonita, California, she grew
up surrounded by three generations of artists and craftsmen. In this
creative environment, she mastered a variety of art forms including
sculpture and ceramics, weaving and textiles, photography, jewelry,
printmaking, and apparel design and construction. But painting became
the enduring focus, providing the most potential for full expression
and adventure. She received a
Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of California at Los Angeles
in 1971 and went on to a number of painting courses at the Art Center
College of Design in Pasadena. She is currently painting on location, "in
plein air", at various natural locations around the San Diego area,
catching the scenes in the most interesting light and mood. Following
the example of the California Impressionists of the early twentieth
century, she edits reality to emphasize the most interesting part of
a scene, and uses natural light in all its transparency and reflection
to create mood and depth. She is creating a body of work expressing
her love of light, color, and texture in a loose, yet representational
style. Martha has exhibited widely in juried shows
and galleries throughout the U.S.A., won awards, and her work is featured
in several prominent collections. She is a member of the San Diego Museum
of Art Artists Guild, the California Art Club: San Diego Regional Chapter,
and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. |
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