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Painting style, philosophy, influences

I think I’m an outsider. I have been painting for 10 years after a 40 year break after studying painting at the University. Influences have been Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, Fritz Scholder, Wayne Gonske and Quang Ho - bold, figurative painters who get paint on their shoes, who are not afraid of color, who see purple, orange green and raspberry in the skin on your cheek - and see different perspectives on objects and people in every day life. My philosophy is to capture the essence of something rather than the specifics of structure and texture, the subtleties and nuances of color, rather that what is perceived at a glance, the emotion and passion of the moment rather than the facts or information’s about the subject matter. I am an artist, but have done very little about it, except to collect art and follow the development of artists that I admire. I finally decided to plunge in and “just paint it”, get paint on my shoes, paint what I see with my heart, regardless of how it measures up to those who have influenced me. I love the process, the painting of paintings regardless of the outcome and I enjoy the discovery. I have had four successful one man art shows during the past six years.

Born and raised
Small towns in Oregon in the Willamette Valley, mainly Roseburg, Melrose. Lived in
Portland, Oregon, New York, New York, Rochester, Newark, New Jersey, San Francisco, California and in Fort Collins and Denver, Colorado.

Education
Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
General Studies
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon,
College of Arts and Sciences
Drawing and Painting
Liberal Studies
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Marketing
Museum Art School, Portland, Oregon
Sculpture, Two Dimensional Design
Colorado State University
Drawing, Painting
Art Students League of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Print Making
Quang Ho Professional Studies
Dale Chisman Abstract Painting

Work in private collections:
Durango, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Portland, Oregon
Rochester, New York
Newberg, Oregon
Bejing, China
Boston, Massachuetts
Penrose, Colorado
Los Angeles, California
Fort Collins, Colorado
New York, New York
San Jose, Costa Rica
Atlanta, Georgia
Loveland, Colorado
Houston, Texas

Work Shown
Art Student League of Denver
Schleier Mansion One Man Show
Black Arrow Ranch One Man Show
William Havu Gallery VSA Show
St. Joseph Hospice Auction and Show
RL Foster Galleries One Man Show

Projects
Designed paint schemes on airplanes in Costa Rica for Nature Air, a regional airline flying to 17 locations daily in country and in Nicaragua, Panama, Belize and Mexico.

One of four artists selected to show paintings at Grand Prix Denver. Arensmeier painting selected at work featured in Grand Prix poster. All painting sold on on-line auctions and acquired by the Centrix Foundation.. Other artists Quang Ho, Ron Hicks, Kevin Weckbaugh.