Terry Stickland: Exceptional Fine Artist

"The Ascent" ~ Terry Strickland

I've been a follower of Terry for some time now and I felt it necessary to give her mention on my blog because I love her work. She paints beautifully and I love the emotion she brings forth in her work not matter how subtle.

Terry has a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Central Florida. She has had a very diverse art career, working as an illustrator, teacher, silk screen artist, and a courtroom sketch artist.  Some of her clients have included ABC Televsion, Sea World and Busch Gardens just to name a few.  She is now devoting her time working full time as a painter.

At the time of this article I'm hoping that I might be able to afford her two classes that are coming on on November 13th and 14th at the Gadsden Art Museum in Gadsden, Alabama. You can book a spot by calling(256) 546-7365. Please visit Terry's web site for information and to view her work at:  http://www.terrystricklandart.com/ or visit her blog at: www.terrystricklandart.blogspot.com/

Terry writes on her website, "I consider intangibles, challenging myself to capture small nuance in relationships, life, death, and love. Much of my work is about transitions, whether it is a midlife juncture or coming of age as a universal truth. These paintings are decisions reflected and possibilities contemplated. I'm frequently inspired by fairy tales, superheroes, or works of literature, and reexamine them in a contemporary way." 

It's the small nuaces that Terry mentions that draw me to her work.   I love the way she conveys the emotions in the subjects of her portraits.  Please pay a visit to her web site and her blog, her work is must see!