Denise Presnell

medium: painting

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Upstream 2018 Painting	Pigeon River Deconstructed 2018 Painting	Bluer Pool 2018 Painting
Submerge 2018 Painting	Under Calumet Bridge 2018 Painting	Riverbank Reflection 2018 Painting
Pondering Imperfection 2018 Painting	Koi Ripples III 2018 Graphic art	Absurd Ripples 2018 Graphic art
Break on Through 2018 Painting

Contact information
623 Deyo Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email Address: ddpresnell55@gmail.com
Web site: www.denisepresnell.com

Artist statement
From the time I was a child growing up on the plains of Nebraska - Nature was and continues to be my muse. At home in the woods or along a river bank, there is a deep connection that transcends words and a sense of time. Color and texture blur the lines between abstraction and representational imagery as intuition becomes the guide to the completion of a piece, whether it is a painting, pastel, print or mixed media. I relish the layering of color and line in the process of building an image that allows the viewer to see all the way through the layers to the very first brushstrokes of color.

My formal training began with a BFA in Printmaking and Drawing from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and carried on through a concentration in Painting & Drawing through the Pennsylvania State University where I received an MFA. Now a full time artist, the majority of my teaching and art career has been located in Wisconsin where there is an endless bounty of natural inspiration.
I consider making art a continual learning process. I am always eager to learn a new method or medium to add to my toolkit. The newest work displays a new sense of playful abstraction brought about by the experimentation with cold wax and oil pigment sticks.  The ability to weave in and out of what will be the final surface of a painting using these mediums has caused me to play with the idea of what is above and what is below. The beginning and end of the process is up in the air.

Biography
Master of Fine Arts in Painting & Drawing?The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Drawing?The University of Nebraska – Lincoln
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Art Resources Gallery, Minneapolis, MN   
Riverwood Art and Frame, Eau Claire, WI
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Pastel Society of America, Associate Member
American Women Artists
Wisconsin Visual Artists
Wisconsin Pastel Artists
Lake Country Pastel Society
International Association of Pastel Societies
Numerous awards, grants, solo exhibitions, international, national and regional group and competitive exhibitions.