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lucy arnold

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Artist Statement           

I love color, and that is my primary tool of expression.  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. 

 

Resume

Design

1976-1988 Owner, Designs by Lucy: hand-painted needlepoint; national distribution
1971-1978 Designer, Elaine Magnin Needlepoint, San Francisco, CA

 Published Work

2006 Book Cover Illustration, Feminist Research Practice: A Primer
Sharlene Hesse-Biber, SAGE Publications
2006 Artist Profile, online art course, www.learntodo.co.uk
2006 4 illustrations to appear in Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Quarterly Bulletin
2006 Illustration  for Reader's Digest 

2006

Illustrator: Alphabet Dreams, by Tracy Tandy (not yet published)

2006

Illustration in Stories Light and Dark by Chris Strodder, Red Hen Press

2005 19 images licensed for cross stitch patterns: Golden Hoop

2004

Lucy’s Letters, published as stickers by Mrs. Grossman’s Paper Co.

2004

Featured, HGTV’s Crafters Coast to Coast television series

2002

Created website, www.lucyarnold.com

2003-6

16 images licensed to WholesalersUSAInc

2001

Two images plus title page, Women Artists 2001 Datebook,  CEDCO

Awards/Honors

2006 Juror, New Members, Artisans
2006 Juror, Emerging Stars, Artisans
2005

First Place, Flora & Fauna, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA

2004

Featured, Crafters Coast to Coast, HGTV. First aired 9/30/04

2004

Juror, Small World, Marin Society of Artists

2004

Third Place, 77th Annual Membership Show, Marin Society of Artists

2004

Merit Award, Nature’s Inspiration, Marin Society of Artists

2004

Merit Award, Open Arts and Crafts, Marin Society of Artists                     

2004 Featured Artist, National Watercolor Show, Artisans, Mill Valley, CA
2003 Merit Award, All Creatures, Artisans
2003 Featured Artist, Evening with the Arts, Community Institute For Psychotherapy, Mill Valley, CA
2003 Third Place, Panorama of Patterns, Marin Society of Artists
2003 Invited Artist, Abstraction, Marin Arts Council, Marin Civic Center, CA
2002 Merit Award, Blossoms, Artisans
2002 Juror, Spring Rental Show, Marin Society of Artists
2002 Featured Artist, Contemporary abstracts, Artisans
2001 Honorable Mention, Interiors, Marin Society of Artists
2001 Juror, Fall Rental Show, Marin Society of Artists
2001 Invited Artist, Connections, Marin technology Center, CA
2001 Invited Artist, Mixed Media Show, Water Dragon Gallery, Fairfax, CA
2001 Second Place, Vernal Equinox, Artisans
2001 Juror, Shapes and Scapes, Marin Society of Artists
2001 Invited Artist, Mixed Media Show, Water Dragon Gallery
2000 Invited Artist, Water Dragon Presents, Water Dragon Gallery
2000 Award of Merit, Contemporary Visions, Marin Society of Artists
2000 Invited Artist, Awakening to the Earth, Earth Day Marin 2000, CA

1990

Invited Artist, The Framing Gallery, Hawthorne, NY

1998 First Place, Most Beautiful Egg, Downtown Art Center, San Rafael, CA
1998 Juror, Mt. Tam, Landscape and Spirit, Artisans
1998 First, Second, and Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, CA
1998 Juror, Waterworks, Artisans
1998 Juror, Artist Membership, Artisans
1997 Featured artist, Dreams and Visions, Artisans
1997, 1998 Featured artist, WOW Art Salons! San Rafael, CA
1985 First Place, Professional Watercolor, Chevy Chase Center Annual Art Exhibit, Chevy Chase, MD
1984 Second Place, Mixed-Media, Rockville Art League Juried Show, Rockville, MD

  Solo Exhibitions

2006 Signs of Spring, Starbucks, Novato, CA
2005 Wings & Leaves, Starbucks, Novato, CA

2005

Lucy Arnold: Limited Edition Prints, Nelly’s Java, Oakland, CA

2004

Hint of Autumn, Starbucks, Novato, CA

2003

Colorful Buzz, Starbucks, Mill Valley, CA

2002

Paintings & Prints, Solarium, Novato, CA

2002

Visions in Watercolor, Pastel, Mixed Media, Water Dragon Gallery

2001

Range of Vision, Rolling Hills Country Club, Novato, CA

2001

Mixed Media Show, Water Dragon Gallery

2000

Dragon’s Choice, Water Dragon Gallery

1999

Forms of Nature, New House Gallery, Branson School, Ross, CA

1999

Spring Show, Ristorante La Toscana , San Rafael, CA

1998

New Works, 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, San Rafael, CA

1997

Feast for the Eyes, Cafe Italia Ristorante, San Rafael, CA

1997

Inner Echoes, Center for Massage Therapy, Mill Valley, CA

1991

Inner and Outer Nature, Fitzgerald Gallery, Tarrytown, NY

Juried Exhibitions

2006 Absolutely Abstract, Artisans, San Rafael, CA
2006 MSA at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
2006 Shades of Red, Artisans, San Rafael, CA
2006 Today's World, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2006 Journey, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2006 Carousel of Color, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2005 Wabi-Sabi, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2005 Flora & Fauna, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA

 

2005

Reflections & Recollections, Marin Society of Artists

 

2005

Black, White, Plus One, Marin Society of Artists

 

2005

Almost White, Gallery One, Petaluma, CA

 

2004

77th Annual Membership Show, Marin Society of Artists

 

2004

Open Arts and Crafts, Marin Society of Artists                                     

 

2004

Small World, Marin Society of Artists

 

2004

Seeing Red, Gallery One

 

2004

Beauty of Women, Artisans, Mill Valley, CA

 

2004

Open Arts and Crafts, Marin Society of Artists

 

2004

Nature’s Inspiration, Marin Society of Artists

 

2003

Galaxy of Color, Gallery One

 

2003

Light, Color, Action, Marin Society of Artists

 

2003

MSA 76th Annual Anniversary Show, Marin Society of Artists

 

2003

Inspired by Nature, Gallery One

 

2003

Open Fine Arts, Marin Society of Artists

 

2003

Breaking Barriers, Marin Society of Artists

 

2003

All Creatures, Artisans

 

2003

Spring Rental, Marin Society of Artists

 

2003

Abstraction, Marin Arts Council, Civic Center, Marin County, CA

 

2003

Panorama of Patterns, Marin Society of Artists

 

2003

Nearly White, Gallery One

 

2003

Just Do It, Marin Society of Artists

 

2002

Small Treasures, Indian Valley Artists, Novato, CA

 

2002

Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Marin Society of Artists

 

2002

Exploring Possibilities, Gallery One

 

2002

Blossoms, Artisans

 

2002

Mythology and Fantasy, Artisans

 

2002

Art  with a Heart 2002, San Rafael, CA

 

2002

Back to Basics: The Three R’s, Gallery One

 

2002

So Hey, What’s New?, Marin Society of Artists

 

2001

Fine Art of Craft, Artisans

 

2001

Seeing Red, Gallery One

 

2001

Exploring Possibilities, Marin Society of Artists

 

2001

Open Fine Arts, Marin Society of Artists

 

2001

Shapes and Scapes, Marin Society of Artists

 

2001

Interiors: Creations from Your Core, Marin Society of Artists

 

2001

New Work, Artisans

 

2001

Vernal Equinox, Artisans

 

2001

Nature Up Close, Artisans

 

2001

Spring Garden Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists

 

2001

Secrets, Artisans

 

2000

Winter Invitational, Water Dragon Gallery, Fairfax, CA

 

2000

73rd Annual Membership Show, Marin Society of Artists

 

2000

Fall Rental Show, Marin Society of Artists

 

2000

Form: Paper and Fiber, Artisans

 

2000

Spring Rental Garden Show, Marin Society of Artists

 

2000

MSA College Invitational, Marin Society of Artists

 

1999, 2000

Artist's Choice, Marin Society of Artists

 

1999, 2000

Contemporary Visions, Marin Society of Artists

 

1999

Artists' Prerogative, Marin Society of Artists

 

1999

Things with Wings, Artisans

 

1998-2001

Fall Rental Show, Marin Society of Artists

 

1998

Open Crafts Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists

 

1998

All Creatures Great and Small, Artisans

 

1996

Birdwatch, Artisans, Mill Valley

 

1991

Juried Membership Show, Mamaroneck Artists' Guild, Mamaroneck, NY

 

1990

Friends of the Framing Gallery Invitational Show, Hawthorne, NY

 

1987

Annual Juried Show, Chappaqua Art Guild, Chappaqua, 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 Activities

2006 Editor, Marin Society of Artists Palette
2006 Watercolorist visit, Marin School of the Artis, Novato High, CA
2006 Author& Illustrator visit, Marin Primary & Middle School, Larkspur
2005 Chair, Membership Committee, Artisans, Mill Valley, CA
2005 Co- Chair, Reflections & Recollections, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2003-4 Co-Chair, National Juried Show Committee, Marin Society of Artists
2003 Co-Chair, Light, Color, Action, Marin Society of Artists
2003 Co-Chair, Terrain, Familiar and Foreign, Marin Society of Artists
2002-4 Advisory Board, Marin Society of Artists
2002 Artist Mentor, Mentor Day, Tamalpais High, Mill Valley, CA
2000 Show Chair and Curator, Arisans Invitational 2000, Artisans
1997-2001 Chair, Show Committee, Artisans
1998 Co-Chair, Small Artworks, Artisans
1998 Marin A La Carte, San Rafael, CA
1996-1998 Youth in Arts: San Rafael Street Painting Festival, CA
1997 Co-Chair,Dreams and Visions, Artisans
1997-2000 Marin Arts Council Membership Exhibition, Ross, CA
1997-2000 Career Day Presenter, Loma Verde and San Jose Schools, Novato, CA
1996, 1999 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Mill valley, CA
1996 Roy Helm's Contemporary Crafts Market, San Francisco, CA
1994-2000 Public School Art Docent, Novato, CA

Representation

2006 Winterbranch Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003-2006 Cannonball Fine Art, San Rafael, CA
2000-2003 Solarium, Novato, CA
1999-2000 Gallery One, Petaluma, CA
1999-2002 The Water Dragon Gallery, Fairfax, CA
1996-2005 Artisans, Mill Valley, CA
1998-2005 Marin Society of Artists, CA
1997-2005 Marin Arts Council, CA
1998 Marin Designer’s Showcase, Novato, CA
1996-1997 William Lester’s Gallery, Point Reyes Station, CA
1997 On the Road to Hanalai, Kauai, HI
1987-1988 Scarborough Gallery, Chappaqua, NY

Art Affiliations

  Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
  Artisans
  California Watercolor Association
  Marin Society of Artists
  Society of Layerists in Multi Media
  Indian Valley Artists
  Marin Arts Council

Collections

Corporate

Seven pieces, Permanent Collection, National Institutes of Health, MD

Private

AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, MA, MT, NY, VT, WA

  Education

1989

Westchester Art Workshop, NY

1988

State University of  New York at Purchase, NY

1982-3

Palo Alto Cultural Center, CA

1980-1

California College of Arts and Crafts, CA

1976

B.A. with Honors, University of California at Santa Cruz, CA

Brief Bio

I was born in Texas, USA. Most of my life I have lived in California. I attended the University of California at Santa Cruz, and graduated in 1976. My first art job was painting needlepoint canvases for a shop in San Francisco during one summer of high school. After graduating from college, I began my own needlepoint designing company and sold hand-painted original designs throughout the US for about 12 years. After marrying and having 2 children, I switched to fine art and began exhibiting in galleries. I continue to work in a wide range of styles and media, but have recently added children's book illustration and art licensing to my artistic plate. Art and music have been my creative outlets since I was a child, and I have never given up either one. I sing solo and with choral groups and symphonies in local concerts several times each year.

Interview

 Click here for link to text of interview with www.learntodo.co.uk online watercolor course.

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