OCTOBER EXHIBIT -GOURGAUD GALLERY- "TRANSITIONS"---Oct. 7-28, 2012
COLLEEN CAHILL CRANBURY, NJ
This month the blog will feature an autobiography from Colleen Cahill, instead of an interview.
I grew
up as most children do w/ my crayons and color pencils doodling and sketching. Very
soon it became apparent that ART was something that I needed to explore. I
started painting with oils and doing pen and ink sketches. Early on in my
middle school years I became enamored with fashion and fashion illustration. I
pursued this direction through high school and entered into the Maryland
Institute of Art in Baltimore where I took classes in fine art and Fashion
design.
I worked at Head Sportswear a ski wear company
where I assisted the designer while I attended college classes. This was my
first official foray in the fashion industry. I loved it all. I was hooked, line and sinker.
I then transferred to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City to
finish up my classes. I worked as a fashion designer for a total of 15 years in
NYC and Los Angeles. Most of my
sketching time was spent on clothing but I somehow managed to do a painting or
two in my spare time between raising a young family and working full time.
In the
mid-nineties I started to pursue more fine art projects. I was working with a
close friend who is a photographer. We collaborated on many photo based art
projects such as Polaroid manipulations and transfers and painted black and
white photos.
The
last few years, I have been studying watercolors and pastel painting. However I
would be hard-pressed to narrow down my favorite medium to ONE choice. I love
the freedom of water and watercolor paint, the ”hands on” messy ness of
pastels, freezing time and mood with Photography, the endless possibilities of
collage and mix media, and I really wish I had the time it takes to paint with
oils.
I have
given my recent collection the title “Transitions” which mirrors my life at
this time. I hope you enjoy my most recent efforts to translate my emotional
vision to 2 dimensional surfaces.
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The artwork is for
sale with 20% of each sale going to support the Cranbury Arts Council and its
programs. Cash or a check made out to the Cranbury Arts Council is accepted as
payment.
The Gallery is located in Town Hall-
a Town Hall, 23-A North Main
Street in Cranbury, NJ: and is free and open to the public
Mon- Fri from 9 AM. – 4 PM and the first, third and last Sunday of the month from 1-3 pm. You can meet the exhibiting
Artist(s). Refreshments are served at the Artist Reception. Anyone wishing to
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