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Hello,
I am a visual artist living in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from College Misericordia,
Dallas, Pa. While studying there I was able to explore various two
dimensional and three dimensional mediums.
After graduating I worked primarily in pencil. I feel that
these studies in black and white helped to create a strong base in
understanding color. A few years later I began to work in egg tempra. I now mostly work in
acrylic.
My work reflects settings- time, place, and moods. I want my work
to evoke feelings and tell a story. Women have always been my favorite subject. I think that this is due to
the influence of Charles Dana Gibson. Although his works are pen
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and ink, his use of this medium left me with the impression of color. I also admire the work of Maxfield Parrish. I love his use of color; it
is most luminous.
I began to paint on slate after the slate roof on my house was replaced.
I had seen stenciling done on slate and I now had a stack of slates in my
basement. I decided that I could skip the step of making a stencil and
simply paint freehand. Without the constraints of a stencil, I quickly moved
beyond the "stenciled slate" look and into a style of painting that
approached my work in egg tempra and acrylic. It has been described as being somewhat of a cross
between fine art and craft. I now call it "Art for Outdoors".
Slate is a native material of Northeastern Pennsylvania, so it is only appropriate that I make use of it.
I began doing crafts as an outlet for a need to create in three dimensions.
I love the interplay of various textures against one another.
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Copyright 2001 - 2008 - Stefanie Elizabeth Thiel Rybitski.
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