The Color of NATURE | Heide Follin ------------------COLOR influenced by emotion, not bound by the expected.
NATURE invites vibrant expression in a variety of techniques.
-------------------“My color choices are influenced by emotion and not bound by convention or
expectation. There is joy in vibrant clean colors put down in an inventive way. A variety
of mark making is essential – spontaneous brush work, free-form drawing, lyrical
Japanese brush strokes, scraping, scratching, dripping, precise areas for contrast, and
even sanding.”
“NATURE is my subject matter, sometimes landscape but more often a closer look at
natural objects. I start by flowing the paint on in a translucent way, following my
intuition to feel the directional energy. I work in many layers, revealing the depth of my
interpretation as the paint tells me how to express it uniquely.
Heide Follin, is a Norwalk-based fine artist who has won many awards. She has exhibited
regionally at the Rowayton Arts Center, Loft Artists Association, Westport Arts Center,
New Canaan Carriage Barn, UCONN Stamford Gallery, Art About Town in Westport,
The Drawing Room in Greenwich, Pequot Library and the Fairfield Arts Center.
Heide graduated from the Worcester Art Museum, with further study at The School of
Visual Arts, Silvermine School of Art and the Greenwich Art Society. Additionally, she
draws from her experience and sensibility gleaned in her professional advertising design
career.
Awards Sept 2014
Sept 2014
Aug 2014
July 2014
Aug 2013
Feb 2013
Aug 2012
Feb 2012
Aug 2009
July 2009
Elements, Loft Artists Association. Juror: Sophia Gevas
Bob & Pat Phillips Award
Abstraction, Rowayton Arts Center. Juror: Elise Black HM, acrylic
Brushwork, RAC. Jurors: Arianne Faber Kolb & Eleanor Flatow
First Place, acrylic
Marine & Coastal, RAC. Juror: Brec Morgan HM, acrylic
Brushwork, RAC. Juror: Bruce Waldman First Place, acrylic
Alternative Visions, RAC. Juror: Mary Louise Long HM, acrylic
Alternate Visions, RAC. Juror: Joan Wheeler Third Place, acrylic
Expressions 2012, RAC. Juror: Robin Garr Third Place, acrylic
Outer Limits, RAC. HM, acrylic
Marine & Coastal, RAC. Juror: Claudia Mengel First Place, acrylic
Solo Show March 4-April 7, 2015
The Color of NATURE, ARTWorks Gallery, Norwalk
On the campus of St. Paul’s on the Green, 60 East Avenue in Norwalk, CT.
March 4 - April 7, with gallery hours from Mon-Fri 9 to 5, Sat 10 – 1, Sun 10-11 & 12-1.