Tina Bluefield
Joshua Tree, CA, United States
b. 1945, New York City As a child, I was fascinated by the E.H. Shepard's drawings in AA Milnes'...
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Tina Bluefield
Joined In 2010
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About the artist
Tina Bluefield
Joined In 2010
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b. 1945, New York City
As a child, I was fascinated by the E.H. Shepard's drawings in AA Milnes' Pooh books, and by Beatrix Potter's watercolor illustrations. I was encouraged in my artistic efforts when I was quite young by my immediate family and my artist uncle, Fred Maine, who worked as an illustrator in an office in the Empire State Building. My first junior high school trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened my eyes to what painting could be. Throughout high school I worked with artist and teacher Herold Witherspoon, to whom I am forever grateful. He told me I was an artist, and guided me into experimentation and exploration. I spent every study hall in his art classroom. The museums of New York were an easy train ride away, and I went often, spending hours educating myself in identifying individual artists and studying their paintings. This frequent exposure to original works, particularly of the New York School, and by the cubists and fauvists, made a huge impact on my aesthetic development.After high school, I traveled extensively. I cannot overstate how profoundly these journeys shaped my thinking as a person and an artist, giving me the perspective of cultural and geographical diversity. I married twice...
Studied with/mentored by Herold Witherspoon, Armonk, NY
BFA, Painting, University of Colorado at Boulder 1996.
February 2015, THE UPPER DESERT MEETS MODERNISM, two person show with sculptor Simi Dabah, Colin Fisher Studios, 68929 Perez Road, Suite M, Cathedral City, California, 760-324-7300. (greater Palm Springs area)
October 2013: Joshua Tree area Open Studio Tour
June 2013, ABSTRACT CONVERSATIONS, two person show with sculptor Moira Fain, Metro Gallery, Bakersfield, California
April 2013, solo show: BETWEEN THE LINES, Colin Fisher Studios, 68929 Perez Road, Suite M, Cathedral City, California, 760-324-7300. (greater Palm Springs area)
November 2012: group show, BoxoFFICE, Manhattan, NY
October 2012: Joshua Tree area Open Studio Tour
February 2012, INNER MAPPINGS: SOUTHEAST BY SOUTHWEST, 2 person show with Atlanta artist Cathryn Miles at Meyer Metro Gallery, Houston, Texas.
October 2011: Joshua Tree area Open Studio Tour
September 2011, Small Works Show, Meyer Metro Gallery, Houston, Texas
April 1 - May 31, 2011, From the Desert to the Sea, group show at Metro Gallery, Bakersfield, California
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