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Lucy Arnold lives in Marin County, California with her husband Michael and children Julie and Jeff.
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Artist Statement
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I love color, and that is my primary tool of expression. Intense color is the one characteristic that all my artworks in numerous styles and media have in common. I use color in abstract pieces to show balance, transformation, and interaction of energies. These pieces are created in many layers. Something of each layer is allowed to show through to increase the sense of multiple dimensions. An internal vision or feeling may serve as my inspiration. A stray bit of nature such as a feather, leaf, or shell may also be the starting point of creativity. A simple object may ignite a powerful internal reaction as inner and outer nature meet. Whether the finished piece is a highly realistic depiction or completely abstract, I strive to imbue my art with a sense of the mystery, beauty, and sacredness I find in the world and universe.
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2004 Featured on HGTV's "Crafters Coast to Coast", 9/30/04 2004 Juror, "Small World", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2004 Merit Award: “Open Arts and Crafts”, Marin Society of Artists, CA 2004 Merit Award, "Inspired by Nature", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2004 Featured Artist, Artisans First National Watercolor Juried Exhibition, CA 2003 Honorable Mention, Cafe del Arts Online Art Contest 2003 Merit Award, "All Creatures Great and Small," Artisans, CA 2003 Invited Artist, "Abstraction!", Marin Arts Council, MC Civic Center, CA 2003 Third Place, "Panorama of Patterns", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2003 Featured Artist, Community Institute for Psychotherapy, Mill Valley, CA 2002-3 Elected member, Advisory Board, Marin Society of Artists, CA 2002 Merit Award, "Blossoms", Artisans, CA 2002 Featured Artist, "Contemporary Abstracts" Artisans, CA 2002 Juror, "Spring Rental Show", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2001 Honorable Mention, "Interiors", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2001 Juror, "Fall Rental Show", Marin Society of Artists, Ca 2001 Invited Artist, Connections", Marin Technology Center, CA 2001 Invited Artist, "Mixed Media Show", Water Dragon, CA 2001 Second Place, "Vernal Equinox", Artisans, CA 2001 Juror, "Shapes and Scapes", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2000 Award of Merit, "Contemporary Visions", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2000 Invited Artist, "Awakening to the Earth", Earth Day Marin 2000,CA 1998 First Place, "Most Beautiful Egg", Downtown Art Center, CA 1998 Juror, "Mt. Tam, Landscape and Spirit", Artisans, Ca 1998 First, Second, and Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, Ca 1998 Juror, "Waterworks", Artisans, CA 1998 Juror, Artist Membership, Artisans, CA 1997 Featured Artist, "Dreams and Visions", Artisans, CA 1998 Featured Artist, WOW Art Salons, CA 1997 Featured Artist, WOW Art Salons, CA 1985 First Place, Professional Watercolor, "Chevy Chase Exhibit", MD 1984 Second Place, "Rockville Art League Juried Show", M Solo Exhibitions 2004 "Hint of Autumn", Starbucks, Novato, CA 2003 “Colorful Buzz”, Starbucks, Mill Valley, CA 2002 "Lucy Arnold: From Realism to Abstraction", Solarium, Novato, CA 2002 "Visions in Watercolor, Pastel, Mixed Media", WaterDragon, Fairfax, CA 2002 "Range of Vision", Rolling Hills Country Club, Novato, CA 2001 "Water Dragon Presents", Fairfax, CA 2000 "Dragon's Choice", Fairfax, CA 1999 "Forms of Nature", New House Gallery, Branson School, Ross, CA 1999 "Spring Show", Ristorante La Toscana, San Rafael, CA 1998 "New Work", Cafe Arrivederci, San Rafael, CA 1998 "Downtown Artworks Presents Lucy Arnold", City Cafe, San Rafael, CA 1998 "New Work of Lucy Arnold", San Geronimo Golf Club, CA 1998 "Works on Paper", Ristorante Fabrizio, Larkspur, CA 1997 "Feast for the Eyes", Cafe Italia Ristorante, San Rafael, CA 1997 "Color Visions", Mane Tamers, Fairfax, CA 1997 "Inner Echoes", Center for Massage Therapy, Mill Valley, CA 1991 "Inner and Outer Nature", Fitzgerald Gallery, Tarrytown, NY Juried Exhibitions 2004 "Open Arts and Crafts", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2004 "Inspired by Nature", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2003 "Galaxy of Color", Gallery One, Petaluma, CA 2003 "All Creatures Great and Small", Artisans, Mill Valley, CA 2003 "Open Fine Arts", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2003 "Breaking Barriers", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2003 "Panorama of Patterns", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2003 "Almost White", Gallery One, Petaluma, CA 2002 "Exploring Possibilities", Gallery One, Petaluma, CA2002 2002 "Small Treasures", Indian Valley Artists, Ignacio, CA 2002 "Mythology & Fantasy", Artisans, Mill Valley, CA 2002 "Blossoms", Artisans, CA 2002 "Art with a Heart 2002", San Rafael, CA 2002 "Back to Basics: Representation, Rhythm, Realism", Gallery One, Petaluma, CA 2002 "So Hey, What's New?", Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA 2002 "Fine Art of Craft", Artisans, Mill Valley, CA 2001 "Seeing Red", Gallery One, Petaluma, CA 2001 "Exploring Possibilities", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2001 "Open Fine Arts", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2001 "Open Fine Arts", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2001 "Interiors: Creations from Your Core", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2001 "New Work", Artisans, CA 2001 "Vernal Equinox", Artisans, CA 2001 "Nature Up Close", Artisans, CA 2001 "Spring Garden Exhibit", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2001 "Secrets", Artisans, CA 2000 "Winter Invitational", Artisans, CA 2000 "73rd Annual Membership Show", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2000 "Fall Rental Show", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2000 "Form: Paper and Fiber", Artisans, CA 2000 "Spring Rental Garden Show", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2000 "MSA College Invitational", Marin Society of Artists, CA 1999, 2000 "Artist's Choice", Marin Society of Artists, CA 1999, 2000 "Contemporary Visions", Marin Society of Artists, CA 1999 "Artists' Prerogative", Marin Society of Artists, CA 1999 "Things With Wings", Artisans, CA 1998-2001 "Fall Rental Show", Marin Society of Artists, CA 1998 "Open Crafts Exhibit", Marin Society of Artists, CA 1998 "All Creatures Great and Small", Artisans, CA 1996 "Birdwatch", Artisans, CA 1991 "Juried Membership Show", Mamaroneck Artists' Guild, NY 1990 "Friends of the Framing Gallery Invitational Show", Hawthorne, NY 1987 "Annual Juried Show", Chappaqua Art Guild, NY 1984 "Annual juried Show", Rockville Art League, MD 1980 "California Garden Show", San Francisco, CA 1980 "YWCA Women's Festival of the Arts", Oakland, CA Community Art Activity 2003-4 Show Chair: "MSA National Juried Show", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2003 Show Chair: "Light, Color, Action", Marin Society of Artists, CA 2003 Show Chair: "Terrain, Familiar and Foreign", Marin Society of Artists 2003 "Just Do It", Marin Society of Artists Member's Show, CA 2002-4 Advisory Board, Marin Society of Artists, CA 2002 Artist Mentor, Shadowing Day, Tamalpais High, Mill Valley, CA 2002 "Art in Action", Indian Valley Artists Members Show, CA 2000 Show Chair and Curator, "Artisans Invitational 2000", Artisans, CA 1997-2001 Show Committee Chairperson, Artisans, CA 1998 Show Chair, "Small Artworks", Artisans, CA 1998 "Marin A La Carte", San Rafael, CA 1996-1998 "Youth in Arts San Rafael Street Painting Festival", CA 1998 Show Chair, "Small Artworks", Artisans, CA 1997 Show Chair, "Dreams and Visions", Artisans, CA 1997-2000 "Marin Arts council Membership Exhibition", Ross, CA 1997-2000 Career Day Presenter, Novato Schools, CA 1996-1999 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, CA 1996 Roy Helm's Contemporary Crafts Market, San Francisco, CA 1994-2000 Public School Art Docent, Novato, CA Representation 1996-2004 Artisans, CA 2003-2006 Cannonball Fine Arts, CA 1998-2004 Marin Society of Artists, CA 1999-2002 Gallery One, CA 1999-2003 The Water Dragon, CA 2000-2002 Solarium, Novato, CA 1998 Marin Designer's Showcase Gift Shop, CA 1996-1997 William Lester's Gallery, Point Reyes Station, CA 1997 On the Road to Hanalei, HI 1987-1988 Scarborough Gallery, Chappaqua, NY Education 1989 Westchester Art Workshop, NY 1988 State University of New York at Purchase, NY 1982-1983 Palo Alto Cultural Center, CA 1980-1981 California College of Arts and Crafts, CA 1976 B.S. with Honors, University of California at Santa Cruz, CA Publication/Licensing 2004 Featured on "Crafters Coast to Coast" , HGTV, first aired 9/30/04 2004 Embellished Alphabet, "Lucy's Letters", produced by Mrs. Grossman's Paper Co. 2003 12 images licensed to Wholesalers USA for sculptural shadowbox pictures 1999 Two images plus title page in "Women Artists 2001 Datebook", Cedco Publishing Art Affiliations 1996-2004 Artisans 2002-2004 California Watercolor Association 1997-2004 Marin Society of Artists 1999- 2004 Society of Layerists in Multi Media 1997-2004 Marin Arts Council 2002-2003 Indian Valley Artists Design Business 1976-1988 Owner/Designer, "Designs by Lucy" hand painted needlepoint canvases, national distribution Collections Corporate 7 Pieces, National Institutes of Health, MD Private Numerous in California, Washington, Vermont, Maryland, New York |
