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LOUIS MASON, ART LOUIS MASON 7248 W. Morrow Drive Glendale, AZ 85308 phone: 623 362 9268 e-mail: lmason136@cox.net Artists Statement: I made my living as a teacher/author of business subjects but have been painting and drawing my whole life. When I retired as a teacher I moved from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Glendale, Arizona and opened the Kindergarten Art Studio where I specialize in contemporary art that celebrates aspects of life that most of us take for granted. My work, which is categorized as contemporary naive, has an elementary style which, it is hoped, will bring a smile to the viewers face. Because I'm self-taught I feel less inhibited--both technically and emotionally. I try to rely on my natural artistic talent and intuition. It allows me the freedom to make mistakes. I feel free to do things incorrectly in order to come up with something that works. It's during this discovery phase that new ideas emerge. I find this process very satisfying. One art critic (Arizona Republic) said: Mr. Mason revels in testing the boundaries of perception. He creates two-dimensional images which veer slightly off center. The exaggeration of scale of his images suggests a stylistic naivete: a certain primitivism often associated with narrative folk art. Mr. Mason's paintings resemble drawings made by a youngster in elementary school: uninhibited, running a bit amok but full of joy. They make one grin. Mr. Mason's work has been sold to private and corporate collectors on four continents. Galleries Acquiring His Work: Adelante Gallery, Cave Creek, Az Stephenson Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Lanning Gallery, Sedona, Arizona Red Door Gallery, Tubac, Arizona The Hyde Gallery, Springfield, Missouri High Country Art/Antique, Blue Ridge, GA Leaping Lotus Gallery, Solona Beach, Calif. The Art Bar, Key West, Florida Print Market Bruce McGaw Graphics, West Nyack, New York Maggie and Company, San Francisco Website Links www.lanninggallery.com Juried Shows, Group Shows, Solo Shows: Waushara Art Festival, Wisconsin (Best of Show) Art Council Exhibit, Oshkosh, WI (Purchase Award) Mid-Western Fall Art Exhibit, Fond du Lac, WI (Purchase Award) Summer Art Festival, Greenbush, WI (Purchase Award) Annual Juried Exhibition, West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ The Border Gallery, Phoenix Glendale Art Council (Purchase Award) West Valley Art Museum (solo) Arts Alive, Florence, Alabama Lexington Art League Summer Exhibit, Kentucky Motherlode National Art Show,Placerville, CA Art Goes to the Dogs, San Francisco, CA Valentines Day Show, Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver Arizona Artists Guild Show, West Valley Art Museum Culture and Agriculture Show, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI (3 yrs) Sky Harbor International Airport Show Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ (solo) Shemer Art Center Show (best of show), AAG Who Let the Art Out, Sky Harbor International Airport Featured Artist, Arizona Humane Society, spring show Adam and Eve Show, Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver Glendale Art Council, purchase award |
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