Shirley Rush Dean
Artist’s Statement
My work is a response to the world I see and enjoy. My wish is to share
with others the sense of place of the landscapes and things I love. I work with
a variety of media including watercolor, acrylic, oil and etching. Since moving
to Florida and experiencing the vivid colors of the landscape I have turned mainly
to watercolor and acrylic to capture those images. The extreme contrasts of
colors and shapes in this environment challenge me to create compositions that
reflect that beauty.
About the Artist
Shirley holds Master’s degree in Fine Art from American Univ. in Washington,
D.C. and a
B. A. in Art Education from the Univ. of Maryland where she taught Design, Drawing
and Color Theory for 20 years and lectured in Design at theCorcoran School of Art inWashington,
D. C. Teaching at Bethesda Chevy Chase H. S. gave her a broad background in
many media including photography, printmaking, ceramics and painting. As a ceramicist
she created a two story mural on a public building in Bethesda, MD.
The artist has received numerous awards and her work is in hundreds of collections
across the country. Her work is shown at Art Uptown in Sarasota, FL., Island Gallery
West on Anna Maria Island, Artists Gallery Royale in St. Petersburg, FL. and
on her website:
http://www.srushdean.com/
