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MCKINLEY-HAAS
Tortugerro Reflections
©2007, 50" x 40"
Mixed Media Collage/Canvas
ARTIST STATEMENT
Organic & natural forms have been the inspiration of my work for many
years. I started my arts career with theatrical
costume design and portraiture and later moved away into patterns & rhythms
of nature. My paintings explore
the relationship between color, light & form while underneath these painterly
manifestations lies the world
of the magical & the mystical. My work as an artist is to connect these
external & internal worlds. I always work
in series & when a series comes to its own conclusion, I move on to the
next, already imminent in my thoughts.
My current series, "Dream Fragments" is an adventure of the imagination.
Light presences filter through the
lens of nature and give a glimpse into another world.
And so I invite you to look at what the muse has brought me, and how I have
interpreted these visions into
paint, collage & canvas.
4 Seasons-Winter
©2006, 44" x 60"
Mixed Media Collage/Canvas
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
I have had eleven solo exhibitions of my work and have been included in
more than 100 group shows throughout
the U.S. & abroad. One-person showings include the Vered Gallery in Easthampton,
NY, RVS in Southhampton, The University of Texas in Austin, Ludlow-Hyland
Gallery in NYC, Fontbonne Gallery in St. Louis, TAI & TSS Galleries
in NYC. My work is included in public and private collections in the National
Museum of Women in the Arts,
Washington DC, Papua, New Guinea, Leon Tempelsman & Son and Associated
Textiles, NYC,
Fontbonne College, St. Louis.
Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Art, Who's Who in the World
are among my listings.
I have received favorable reviews from numerous publications - The New York
Post, The Easthampton Star,
The South Hampton Press, Newark Star Ledger, Newsday, Arts Magazine, New York
Magazine,
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, among others.
Background: Headed the Costume Design Dept. for ABC-TV in New York
for five years, shows include
"Dark Shadows", "Wide World Specials", "Directions"
series, etc. Have designed close to a dozen Broadway
shows. The Harkness Ballet, "Holiday on Ice", HELLO DOLLY, CARNIVAL,
and the World's Fair Spectacle,
TO BROADWAY WITH LOVE, are among my credits.
Stockport Creek - Early Morn
©2006, 60" x 46"
Mixed Media Collage/Canvas
4 Seasons - Fall
©2006, 44" x 60"
Mixed Media Collage/Canvas
