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 Grace C. Schlesier
Born in Lynbrook, New York in 1940, Schlesier embraced art at an early age receiving her first award in Kindergarten. Living in New York, she was able to visit the museums often and learn from the masters. Her art education includes Art Students League NY and Scottsdale Artists School in Arizona. Grace says, she paints what she loves and feels blessed to be able to enjoy the great outdoors painting on location. She says, “Nature provides all the excitement and beauty I am looking for. Living in Southern California I am close enough to be able to paint the rural
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"Taro Fields/Kauai," Oil, 9x12 |
backcountry, the ocean, and the lagoons, but also travel to other rugged coastal areas of the West and for a change of scenery, explore the high mountain country of the Sierras. With my husband and our camper we travel to places near and far, always in search of that new painting. Other times we’ll hop a plane to the exotic islands of Tahiti and Hawaii or historic Europe in search of adventure and inspiration.”
Spending countless hours on location she is always amazed to learn something new from her constant companion and teacher, Mother Nature. She states,
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"Overlook," Oil, 18x24 |
“I’m fascinated by the weather and the way light plays across the land and sea, the very atmosphere and the many moods of Nature entice me. I love to experience nature first hand, feeling the breeze in my hair, and the sun and sometimes the mist on my face, hearing and absorbing everything around me. Being out there is an integral part of who I am and what I do.” From some of these “on location” painting, Schlesier transforms them into larger studio paintings. She says, “In the studio I have the time to enlarge, perhaps
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"Golden Hour," Oil on Linen, 15 x30 |
rearrange and work at my own pace. It’s always my goal and a challenge to bring the same mood of the smaller piece, into a larger canvas. It doesn’t always work, but when it does it’s an absolute delight.”
Throughout her career, Schlesier’s paintings have been exhibited extensively. Some of the major exhibitions including her work are Oil Painters of America, both National and Regional; Arts For the Parks; Peppertree Art Show in Santa Inez, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Exhibition; the Carmel, Tucson, and La Quinta Plein Air Invitationals; American Impressionist Society, the Audubon and Salmagundi exhibitions in NYC and museums
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"Winter Waves," Oil, 8x10 |
shows at the Phippen and Wickenburg in Arizona and the Springville museum in Utah. Schlesier has had solo shows at her galleries. Galleries representing the artist are: Judith Hale Gallery of Los Olivos, CA; Villas and Verandas of San Juan Capistrano, CA; Zantman Galleries of Carmel, Village Gallery of Montecito, CA and Enchanted Gallery in Del Mar, CA.
Her work has been published in a coffee table book by Linscott and Dull entitled “Art of the American West”; her work is listed in “The Artist Bluebook”; International Artist magazine included her in “How Did You Paint That” – 100 ways to paint the landscape; Southwest Art Magazine did a feature about artists that travel–Jan 06; “The Artist” magazine July 99; “Skywest”, Delta and United airlines in-flight magazine and “Passport Magazine” of Santa Barbara, carried a feature story in 2005.
Schlesier invites you to visit her website at www.artgallery.bz and also to call her at her studio to answer any questions about her art or where to view it at 619 440-4222. However, paintings are not sold directly out of the artist’s studio or the Internet. Paintings are sold exclusively through the galleries that represent the artist.
For additional information about Grace C. Schlesier please visit www.artgallery.bz.
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"Neptune's Kiss," Oil on Linen, 18x24 |
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