Maine Summer Swings 2 Print

Maine Summer Swings 2. Painted on location. Ft Williams, Cape Elizabeth Maine. Erin McGee Ferrell, Contemporary Professional Oil Painter and Arts in Health Advocate teaches 2D Design at The University of New England. McGee Ferrell is Published Researcher and Patient Advocate for the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, a National Cancer Institute Research Advocate, Arizona State University, CSBC, and the Department of Defense as a consumer reviewer for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Ferrell was raised with a Nigerian upbringing; family having spent 35 years in Ekiti State. She spent a semester painting in West Africa, experiencing its cultural benefits and influences. Born in Kentucky, Ferrell now lives in Maine. Erin is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and University of the Arts Philadelphia and has studied at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, University of Louisville in Italy, School for International Training in Nigeria, the Artist Students League of New York, and Maine College of Art. I work on the biggest canvases I can fit in my studio, applying painting strategies of Panayiotis Tetsis and Robert Hamilton in my portraits, landscapes, and still life. Contemporary Figurative Oils and watercolor share series based on my interest du jour. I’m addicted to pattern, collecting fabrics to inspire painting backgrounds. My process is to apply paint then deconstruct, creating an inconsistent surface hinting towards loose narrative. With ferocious determination, years of discipline, and explosive exploration, I am scientist. These rectangular diaries are my solutions to visual challenges which will outlive me to become a lens for others into this time. Be forewarned, whether the work depicts my people, my places, or my cancer, it will be bold, brave, and important.