Study 5, Variation 5 Painting

I have been making art ever since I could hold a crayon. I also went to school for it. First, my mom taught me, and then I went to the University of Illinois, where I had a very short-lived stint as a math major. Once I got my head on straight, I turned to a BFA in painting–thank you, God. I received several grants and awards early in my career, including an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship and a CAAP Individual Artist Grant from the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs. My paintings are in numerous private and corporate collections, including The Sophy, a boutique hotel in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Capital One, Chicago, IL, and Cascade Hills Country Club, Grand Rapids, MI. ***ARTIST STATEMENT*** I am obviously in love with all the colors. I examine abstraction through a compiled visual language of urban symbols, geometric shapes, figurative elements, and pops of nature. My process is energetic, creating works that are animated fragments of modern life. *** View Pamela's complete body of work at https://www.pamelastakerstudio.com/