|
|
Virginia Pendergrass
ARTIST STATEMENT: I am an admirer of California
colorists. I strive for a ‘contemporary realism’ – clearly
identifiable subject matter rendered with loose
brushwork and exuberant color. My goal is to use these
principles of suggestion and color to depict beautiful
scenes as they catch my eye and imagination-
landscapes, still life or figure.
Pendergrass is inspired by the beauty of the Blue Ridge
Mountains and paints plein air in the area near her
home in Brevard, using oils.
A student of Scott Christensen, Pendergrass has also
studied at the Crealde School of Art in Winter Park,
Florida, Old Lyme Academy of Art in Old Lyme,
Connecticut, and Valencia Community College in
Orlando, Florida. She is a member of the American
Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America and Plein
Air Florida, and has exhibited in juried exhibitions and
won awards throughout the Southeast and Southwest.
|
