"Bridge Crossing1" Print

I was born in Long Beach, although I was raised in the small desert town of Apple Valley, Ca. I loved growing up out there in the wide-open spaces where you could see panoramic mountains and the most incredible sunsets. My biggest influence was my high school teacher, Mr. John Kurtz. He threw a blob of white paint onto a painting I was trying to perfect. Wow! Then he smoothed it out in a matter of seconds he showed me how to let go. I wish Mr. Kurtz were alive to see how he influenced my abstracts. What you see in my work are different discoveries that lie way underneath the paint. There are so many layers in my process that sometimes I must sand half of it off which in turn creates another unique look. I do not have a theme most of the time. Although, I am most stimulated by people, and nature. My work is animated and has the flavor of abstract impressionism. I might start with a horizon line or a face. I paint whatever suits my soul. The genre of music usually influences how a piece might turn out. Michele Morgan, a practicing artist, has had over 33 group and solo showings from California to the East Coast, Hawaii and Texas.