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Using the human figure and still life objects I consider intangibles, challenging myself to capture small nuance
in relationships, life, death, and love. Much of my work is about transitions, whether it is a midlife juncture or
coming of age as a universal truth. These paintings are decisions reflected and possibilities contemplated.
I'm intrigued by the idea of a work of art looking like an old master's painting but with a contemporary edge,
as an artist I want to be a filter for the time I live in. I'm frequently inspired by fairy tales, superheroes, or
works of literature, and reexamine them in a contemporary way. Mythical characters may become a device
to explore our responses to modern day situations, for example Superman becomes a symbol for the mighty
dreams each of us hold close to our chests.
There is something magical for me about the moment a painting takes on a life of it's own, when I'm looking
back at a person staring back at me. A second extraordinary thing happens when a viewer relates to the
work on a deeply personal level. That's the point where the life experiences of myself, my model and the
viewer cross paths, converging in the painting.
Painting has me completely captivated! Every step of the process, from a faint stirring of an idea to the
finished piece holds me enthralled and my favorite painting is always the one on the easel.
in relationships, life, death, and love. Much of my work is about transitions, whether it is a midlife juncture or
coming of age as a universal truth. These paintings are decisions reflected and possibilities contemplated.
I'm intrigued by the idea of a work of art looking like an old master's painting but with a contemporary edge,
as an artist I want to be a filter for the time I live in. I'm frequently inspired by fairy tales, superheroes, or
works of literature, and reexamine them in a contemporary way. Mythical characters may become a device
to explore our responses to modern day situations, for example Superman becomes a symbol for the mighty
dreams each of us hold close to our chests.
There is something magical for me about the moment a painting takes on a life of it's own, when I'm looking
back at a person staring back at me. A second extraordinary thing happens when a viewer relates to the
work on a deeply personal level. That's the point where the life experiences of myself, my model and the
viewer cross paths, converging in the painting.
Painting has me completely captivated! Every step of the process, from a faint stirring of an idea to the
finished piece holds me enthralled and my favorite painting is always the one on the easel.
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| "Professor Rattus and Her Royal Court, The Incognito Project", 24x18, oil on panel |
| "Home Maker" The Incognito Project, 24x24, oil on panel, |
| "The Three Fates", 30x40, oil on panel |
| "Veni, Vidi, Vici", 14x11, oil on panel |
| "The Bribe", 11x14, oil on panel |
| "Our Dancing Days", 30x40, oil on panel |
| "The Certainty of Youth and the Complexity of Wisdom" |
| "Ripe Was the Drowsy Hour", 18x24, oil on panel |
| "The Dame Was Trouble From the Get-Go", 12x36, oil on canvas over panel |
| "The Lion Tamer" |
| Terry Moore Strickland |
| "The Torch Singer", The Incognito Project, 16x16, oil on panel |
| "The Activist", The Incognito Project, 24x18, oil on panel, |
| "Athena" The Incognito Project, 20x16, oil on panel |
| "Fire Dance", 8x10, oil on panel |
Terry knows she is doing what she was meant to do. After graduating from the University of Central FL with
a BFA in Graphic Design she had an interesting and varied art career, working in the imprinted sportswear,
gaming and publishing industries as well as courtroom sketch artist. Since devoting herself to painting full
time in 2005 her work has won numerous awards and been widely published and collected.
a BFA in Graphic Design she had an interesting and varied art career, working in the imprinted sportswear,
gaming and publishing industries as well as courtroom sketch artist. Since devoting herself to painting full
time in 2005 her work has won numerous awards and been widely published and collected.