| Ritagail Burleson |
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Born in 1961, United States. I still have a lot to learn.
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| About the Artist |
I have sketched at Mass (Roman Catholic worship) for a little over 10 years now. I guess "God" is my inspiration, but not like we think of God being limited merely to religious settings. So, while some images will be more traditional, many more will be of nature, or abstract or, well, just however they come out!
I've only been doing some bigger paintings and photography for about 3 years. I've made a few small mosaics. I like to put natural items together to make a temporary image, then photograph it.
I like to draw with the simple paint program on the computer to illustate my poetry. I used to make "illustrated books" as a young child. I hope to bring some of that to reality as I will be working on files at a website that offers "print on demand". I will update here when I get any of those files ready. I also might try some illustrated children's stories.
You can read more about things in my blog, which is the link I have at the bottom of this page. Frequently, I rant and rave on my blog, so be forewarned!
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Love (on the Rocks)
2006 |
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Sometimes I like to put natural materials together to make temporary images, then photograph them. |
Deer Tracks
2006 photograph |
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This is one of my newest photos. I was hoping to photograph some turtles, but they always get mad at me when I try to take their portraits....I saw these deer tracks in the sun with that one stem of grass.....who needs turtles? |
Refuge
2006 water-soluble oil |
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I had a dream that my spiritual director told me to go into a blank teepee. I was terrified. When I got inside (in my dream) there was the most beautiful light, and lots of art supplies. Then, I didn't want to leave! |
Poet of the Rocks
2006 simple computer paint program |
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This is from one of my illustrated poem "journeys" that I sometimes post on my blog. |
Spring Portrait
2006 photograph |
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Leaf Heart
2004 (?) photo of leaves and flowers, etc. |
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This is an older photo, one of my first efforts at assembling natural materials and photographing the image. |
Mass Sketch (brown pencil)
June 2006 |
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Mass Sketch (blue pencil)
June 2006 |
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| Education and biography |
| largely self-taught, took a class in Design and a class in Drawing at Oklahoma City University the fall of 1994 |
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| Future shows |
| For the first time, this past summer, I offered some of my "photo-cards" for sale at the OK Mozart Shop in Oklahoma. (Thank you to all of you who bought some cards!) I am hoping to have something in the Spring 2007 show here in Bartlesville, OK, and, in the 2007 OK Mozart Shoppe. |
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Website: drawingonfaith.tripod.com/ritagail |
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