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Amber L. Lowe

Painter

Fine and Canine artist Amber Lowe work features a fauvist and post-impressionistic style. Her work mainly focuses on dogs, but will do florals and landscapes every so often.

Résumé for Amber L. Lowe

Disciplines: Painter
Media: acrylic, pastel, watercolor
Styles: animals, contemporary, flowers
Location: USA

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Bertha

Creative: Amber L. Lowe

Title: Bertha

Description: "Bertha" the Bulldog is an oil pastel painting done on Art Spectrum Colorfix paper.

Media: Oil Pastel

Size (WxH): 12 x 18

Creation date: March 2005

Search words: Bulldog, Non-sporting, Bull and Terrier, Oil Pastel, dog, canine dog art, dog paintings, Amber Lowe, dog artist

Remarks: This comes unframed.

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Edition Copies: Original

Price (USD): 250.00

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Copyright: Copyright by Artist Amber Lowe

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Creative:	Amber L. Lowe
Title:	"Bertha" the Bulldog
Description:	"Bertha" the Bulldog is an oil pastel painting done on Art Spectrum Colorfix paper.
Media:	Oil Pastel
Size (WxH):	12 x 18
Creation date:	March 2005
Search words:	Bulldog, Non-sporting, Bull and Terrier, Oil Pastel, dog, canine dog art, dog paintings, Amber Lowe, dog artist
Remarks:	This comes unframed.
For sale
Edition Copies:	Original
Price (USD):	250.00
Details:	Contact details for this creative
Copyright:	Copyright by Artist Amber Lowe

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Résumé for Amber L. Lowe

I believe that I was just destined to be an artist. My earliest memories involve me painting or coloring. I still remember my excitement when I saw a new box of crayons and I still get that excitement whenever I open up my oil pastel sets today. Being mainly self taught (with the exception to high school art classes) I have been told that my work has a unique flair. I couldn't afford to take art classes and workshops, so my main instruction has been art books from the library.

I love working in the mediums of oil pastel, pastel, and watercolor. I like working with oil pastel the best because of it's immediate and strong bold colors. My work has been in shows in Atlanta including the High Museum and Perimeter Corners Gallery and has been published in literary and dog-related magazines.

My style can be viewed as being a contemporary Fauvism. I believe it is because I love the work of artists like Raoul Dufy, Frida Kahlo, Andre Derain, and Edgar Degas. Contemporary artists that I admire today include artists such as Charles Reid and Don Andrews. I love how they can play with color in such a unique way. Their paintings sing with strong color and they inspire me to find that vibrancy in my own work.

Making art is an expression of who I am. I like working in subjects that hold dear to my heart which is why a lot of my work involves dogs as they are a great passion of mine. When I paint a subject I get to have an intimate knowledge of it. My understanding of the subject increases with each painting which is the driving force behind my art work.

In approaching a subject I look for the most beautiful way to portray it. I mostly work from reference photographs, as animals are not very still in nature. To start a painting I will do a sketch of the object and then move immediately into strong color and broad strokes. My goal is to have my work capture the personality of a subject in a painterly fashion. My paintings give me a feeling of accomplishment and an opportunity to share my mind's vision of a subject's inner beauty. Each piece is a small recorded step in understanding the world around me and finding it's beauty.

ARTIST BIO:

* Selected as "Artist of the Month" for Feburary 2005 in the Oil Pastel Society's Newsletter
* Professional member of Oil Pastel Society
* Founder and Member of Bull Terrier Artist Guild
* Painting, "One Bully Back", front cover of the magazine, "BARKS", Fall 2002
* Painting, "3 Bull Tenors", back cover of the magazine, "BARKS", Fall 2002

On a side note, Amber has established a Bull Terrier Artist Guild which would support all visual arts for the breed. If you are interested in participating in the BT Art Guild, please visit our group.