BIOGRAPHY
Stephanie is a multi-media artist currently residing in NW Georgia in the U.S. southeast. Having earned her BA in Studio Arts in 1994 in New Hampshire, she chose to marry and prioritize raising a family. Much of that time was spent making ends meet and focusing on her children.
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Three decades after achieving her BA and turbulent life altering events with a relocation to Georgia, Stephanie stepped out of the shadows of insecurity with the unforeseen assistance of social media artist communities. For years, Stephanie was riddled with doubts about her talent and how to pursue a dream of being a successful income producing full-time artist. Additionally, perfectionism, like a dark cloud, always managed to prove too large an obstacle to overcome. Paralyzed with fear of failure, her art supplies continued to attract dust, silencing her creative voice.
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In 2022, Stephanie broke free from fear and applied watercolor to paper for an artistic exercise suggested on social media. This exercise negated “perfectionism” and harsh critique by the design of its timed sequence. It became a safe recurring avenue of exploration with plenty of encouragement. In fact, it was enough to shrug off the yoke of fear and embark on what has now become her mid-life artist journey.
Today, Stephanie is celebrating a lot of artist “firsts” and is actively building a body of work while becoming an active contributing member of online and local artist communities. She often calls herself “watercolorarteest” but has taken on the nickname “MidLifeArtist” encompassing a variety of media. She’s a natural in watercolor, but also creates in various other media such as graphite, acrylic, oils, pen/ink and mixed media collage. She is inspired by the beauty of the natural world, portraiture and conveying concepts of cultural importance that can be seen in her emergent works.
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She is currently working on exploring the virtues of admirable masculinity as well as portraying lesser-known historical figures that have shaped their respective societies. Her artwork can be viewed seasonally in exhibitions by local galleries.