I am a listed artist with a background in figurative paintings and abstractions. Currently I'm primarily "officially" focused on landscape painting. Unofficially I love to experiment with abstraction and many mediums...maybe I will even post some of those here along with my landscapes. I am passionate about travel and love to paint on location (en plein air) whenever I can grab the opportunity.
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Young is a Texas-born painter who now resides in Richmond, Virginia. She creates vibrant landscape oil paintings of the American south and of various scenes throughout Europe. She received her formal training in painting and art history at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. During college and after graduation, her focus was largely centered on exploring the human figure. As an art history major, Young traveled to Europe and was particularly drawn to the painters of the early Renaissance. She loved the drama and theatricality of those paintings, and sought to incorporate a similar kind of emotional impact into her own work. Her figurative paintings garnered gallery and museum shows in United States, including venues such as the Hofstra Museum and Purdue University.But fate and life would intervene to profoundly affect her art. As Young explains in her own words, "When my father died from pancreatic cancer, I went through a great deal of introspection. Gradually I turned from painting large psychological figurative works to exploring a different kind of painting tradition--the landscape. I found myself wanting more and more to create in a way that was personally more life affirming; and the act of getting out of the studio to paint directly from nature was in the beginning a way for me to lift my own spirits. I had always been drawn to landscape paintings," she continues, "and I would occasionally experiment with them, even in my 'figurative' days. But the summer after my father died, my husband bought me a great birthday gift--my first outdoor easel. It was then that I explored the art of outdoor painting, or painting 'en plein air' in a serious way. It was exhilarating!" From that point on, Young says she was hooked ..ing the landscape.Her renewed love of landscape painting naturally led her to explore in greater depth the paintings of the French Impressionists; namely Monet, Renior, and Sisley. It has also led her on many travel adventures to Europe and to scenic places in the American South to develop fresh new ideas for her paintings. She now paints on location both locally and abroad, and she also works in her studio, located in Richmond's North Side. Though the subject matter of her paintings has changed considerably, there remain threads of continuity, such as her love of color and her desire to create strong and dynamic compositions.
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