The Cyber Art Show
Keith Linwood Stover - Curator
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Gallery #249
September 16, 2015
"Bringing the Museum to You"
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Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist
Ted Clemens (Born 1954)
- Image of the Day -
"Glen Rose Summit"
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Feature Artist Bio
By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by American landscape painter, Ted Clemens (born 1954 in New Jersey, USA).
The Texas landscape and people are of the most interest to Ted in regard to subject matter. But mostly for him, it’s about light and shadow, and how to produce an effect or grab the character of what he sees. His familiarity with the subject is also important, which puts him on site as much as possible. He carries pen, pencils and sketchbook everywhere, and his paint box won’t be far away. A camera would be quicker (yes, he does carry one of those, too), but to capture the contrasts of a rapidly changing sunset with colored pencils is much more rewarding.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Ted grew up surrounded by Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Meyersville. A graduate of Watchung Hills Regional High, he went on to pursue an art education at duCret School of Art in Plainfield, NJ. A career in graphic design took him first to Utah, then Texas where he now spends as much of his free time as possible in front of an easel. Ted and his wife, Becky raised three children in the Lone Star state and live in Sachse.
Galleries:
Adobe Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX
Frame Up Gallery, Mt. Vernon, TX
Davis & Blevins Gallery, St. Jo, TX
Artists Showplace, Richardson, TX
Recent Shows and Awards:
Plein Air Southwest, Apr. 2014, 2015
Bosque 29, 30th Annual Art Classic, Clifton, TX. Sept. 2014
3RD PLACE – Paint Historic Waxahachie, 2014
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Plein Air Southwest, Apr. 2013, 2012
Bosque 27th Annual Art Classic, Clifton, TX. Sept. 2012
BEST OF SHOW - Paint Historic Waxahachie, 2012, 2015
1ST PLACE - Paint Historic Waxahachie, 2011, 2013
3640 Sachse Road, Sachse, TX 75048
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"It doesn’t matter how well you paint or draw - creating is more than just pretty pictures. It’s heart and soul. I quoted the apostle Paul’s words from Romans 1:20 on the home page of my web site - It's the passage about God revealing his ‘invisible attributes’ in the things he has made. The landscape in front of me, buildings, people -as well as the battling artist behind the easel trying to figure it all out in line, shape, value and color - God claims credit for every bit of it. It’s a picture of his heart and soul. ‘What does this mean?’ I had to ask one day.
Painting alone would be enough of an adventure. But there’s so much more than what the eye sees.”
