Drawing is the basis of my
Spain) provide me with constant
art whether it takes form in
inspiration and challenge. I paint
representational and abstract
what I know, returning to themes
painting, collage, or three-
of nature, commonplace objects
dimensional construction. I began
and memorable landmarks (which
my career as an illustrator and
seems to about cover everything).
ARLINE SIMON
graphic designer. In the early 1980s, on the advice and encouragement of my friend and mentor Reuben Tam, I changed the direction of my experience in art to become a full-time painter. Five months of the year I work in my studio on Monhegan Island, Maine. The rest of the time is spent in my studio in Yonkers, New York. The contrast between these two visual and cultural locations and the two artist-in-residence grants (the Dominican Republic and Sunrise Dumpsters 16'' x 40'', Acrylic on Canvas, 2006
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