Margaret E. Brewster
medium: painting
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Contact information
400 W Division St.
Kaukauna, WI 54130
Phone Number: 920-766-2642
Email Address: mebartist@new.rr.com
Artist statement
I am a watermedia artist painting in a realist manner, working mainly in watercolor, casein, acrylic, pastel and water soluble oils. I also do scratchboard with acrylic ink and some small prints. My subject matter runs the gamut from children to animals to florals from my garden. Most of my landscapes are of the western Great Lakes although I occasionally do paintings from travels. Places such as the Oregon Coast, the eastern shore of Lake Superior and New Mexico inspire me with their boldness of color and shape. There is a dramatic wildness in the terrain that speaks to me. I feel the spirit in these places. I like strong values, peaceful themes (especially water), and try for a studied elegance. Watermedia painting has always been a kind of magic carpet for me, transporting me to a realm of light and color, partly from life, partly from imagination. Since I discovered fractals I have become fascinated by abstractions in nature and try to emphasize these. I began the Kaukauna Creative Arts Group in 1990 and exhibit with them at our gallery in Kaukauna. I also show with the Bay Area Watercolor Guild; Nordic Gallery, Sister Bay; Barnsite Art Studio, Kewaunee; and Oceans & Dreams, Kaukauna. I am listed in the archives of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and Marquis Who's Who of American Women 1997-98. My work is in private and corporate collections worldwide including the State of Wisconsin and UW Hospital and Clinics.
Biography
Born 1932 - Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Education - Kaukauna Schools, 2 years UW-Fox Valley
Graphic Artist at Appleton Papers (retired 1990)
Selected recent exhibitions:
Juried - Courage Center Show - Minnesota State Capitol
Hardy Gallery - Ephraim, Wis.
Neville Public Museum Annual - Green Bay, Wis.
Wm. Bonifas Fine Arts Center - Escanaba, Mich.
Center for the Visual Arts Winter Show - Wausau, Wis.
Cudahy Gallery of the Milwaukee Art Museum
SAL Regional Show XII Atrium Gallery Indianapolis (Award)
Pike's Peak Watermedia IX, Colorado Springs Art Center
The Art Garden, Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wis.
Windy City Artists Vision 2000 - Chicago
Zonta Auction and Exhibit - Weidner Center, Green Bay, Wis.
Northern Lights, White Bear Center for the Arts, Minn.
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors - "Portraits, Family & Friends," "Sequicentennial-Past, Present & Future" at MIAD Milwaukee, "Spring Membership Show" Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, "Northeast Exposure" Priebe Gallery, UW-Oshkosh (Award)
Invitational -Wisconsin Arts Board Lobby
Harry Nohr Gallery - UW-Platteville, Platteville, Wis.
"Reunion" - Appleton Art Center, Appleton, Wis.