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ARTIST STATEMENT
I began my artistic reawakening by studying watercolor and oils in sunny Puerto Vallarta Mexico - a warm and cheerful spot that has become my yearly winter retreat. What inspires me most is color, design and value contrasts. I am attracted by abstract organic patterns found in nature - the graceful rounded shapes of rivers and streams or plant forms, silhouettes of figures, aerial views of landscapes - or by vibrant scenes encountered on my foreign travels. And I am drawn to rich color combinations - bright tropical hues like those I might find in a lively market or quaint village panorama or even in the ornamental design of a tribal costume.
EDUCATION:
BA (1966 ) MSW (1969) from UC Berkeley - art study at Laney College, Merritt College (1998 to present)
BACKGROUND:
Born in Florida in 1944 but lived since 1949 in California. Worked a few years as a social worker and retired in 1994 after 21 years as a juvenile probation officer in Contra Costa county. Traveled extensively in Central America, Africa and Asia.
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:
February - April 2004 - Chatterbox Gallery San Francisco
February - March 2004 - Homemade Cafe Berkeley
January-March 2004 - Rockridge Cafe, Oakland
November 2003 - January 2004 - Westside Bakery Cafe, Berkeley
September 2003 - 2nd Annual ProArts Box Art Show, Oakland
July-October 2003 - Albany Community Center Foyer Gallery, Albany
June 2003 - ProArts East Bay Open Studios - Oakland
April 2003 - 2 paintings published in GOOD NEWS magazine, Laney College
March 2003 - 4th Annual Show of Merritt - Merritt College, Oakland
December 2002 - Berkeley Holiday Open Studios, Albany
November 2002 - 2nd Annual Festival of the Arts, Kensington
November 2002 - Beginner’s Inn Cafe - Laney College, Oakland
October 2002 - Cafe Galleria, Oakland
June 2002 - ProArts East Bay Open Studios, Oakland
March 2002 - 3rd Annual Show of Merritt - Merritt College, Oakland
October 2001 -1st Annual Festival of the Arts, Kensington
March 2001 - Collective Exhibition, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
To contact me please email me at EBTZ@AOL.COM or leave a message at 510-524-7939.
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