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Hello my name is Michelle Locklear, I am independent, outgoing, caring
and a strong individual with a great sense of humor who can stand on
her own two feet.
I was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland until the age of thirteen when I moved to Westbury, Long Island with my Mom.
At the age of seventeen, I graduated from Westbury High School. Two
weeks after graduation I returned to Baltimore to attend Baltimore City
College and subsequently earned my “Associates Degree in Commercial Art
which is now called “Graphic Design”. Then I earned a certificate in
“Visual Communication” at the Gibbs School in New Jersey.
As a little girl I was always drawing or sketching. I would draw the
Keebler guy, puppies, cars, flowers, beetle cars and cartoon characters
just to name a few. They would be tape somewhere in my room or in the
basement. I have taken some basic drawing and painting classes at both
Baltimore City College and Gibbs School.
I really didn’t get into painting until 1999. That is when it really became a passion of mine.
I work mostly in acrylics, but have done some paintings in oils. When
it comes to genre, I have several and was told by one of my instructors
at the Gibbs School, that was a good thing. I love Jazz themes with
instruments and bright rich colors, the other is which I consider some
black art themes and the others can be about anything like vegetables,
fruits, flowers anything interesting or challenging like portraits.
My mentors are George Hunt and Ivey Hayes. George because of his style
of painting and the way he mixes or puts colors together. Ivey because
of the way he paints and the use of bright rich colors.
Time spent on a painting for me would be a month or months to finish.
To me it is not about how fast I can get a painting done, it is about
making it look good for others to like it as well as myself. I’m always
pushing and pushing myself to make what I’m working on the best.
My inspiration for painting is when I see other artist’s jazz or blues
paintings and the ones that caught my eye the most are George and Ivey.
Their paintings have so much emotion in them, they tell a story about
their life experiences. So for me I take bits and pieces from each
artist and create my own style of jazz paintings, even with my black
art with using bright rich Caribbean like colors.
I hope you enjoy my paintings as much as I do and I “Thank You” for
visiting my gallery. Make sure you come back soon for “New” paintings.
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