Home Page - Mike Devaney
| My Art Began at Age 7 My grandmother, Winifred Caldwell, encouraged me to start drawing and painting. Those first 2 pieces won Blue Ribbons in the Fine Arts Department, Children's Division of the Erie County Fair. I Haven't Painted All My Life When my grandmother died in 1971, my art seemed to die with her. Ste. Genevieve Art Guild The most productive periods I have worked on my art have been while I have been a member of the Ste Genevieve Art Guild. I have finally begun to develop a true passion for my work, and a style of my own. I work, now, for the art, not for the sales or recognition, which rarely, or sporadically come to an artist, anyway! |
The Art & Drawings of Mike Devaney
| Painting en Plein Air - May 26, 2007 - Since the Billy O'Donnell Plein Air painting workshop in the Fall of '06...I have been outdoors with my brushes more and more. |
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| The next day - After working 2 hours in the field on Saturday...and 3 hours in the studio on Sunday...almost done...question...add some sunlight or keep dreary mood? |
| Pallette -Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Colors: Titanium white, Cadmium yellow, Sap green, Cobalt blue, Burnt sienna |
| In the studio - Although I have a room set aside for an art studio, I worked in the living room on Sunday while watching TV. |
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