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Artists
Tilly Woodward
Tilly Woodward's oil paintings are often mistaken for photographs because of their unbelievable detail. Tilly creates intimate glimpses at objects both man-made and from the natural world, sometimes a pairing of the two, in her oil on board paintings.
Tilly writes, "The farm I grew up on has been in our family since 1849. My early relationship with the world was largely solitary and largely visual. I spent a lot of time looking at the things around me--soil, sky, animals and plants in all stages of life and decay...My days are busier than when I was a child, but I still spend as much time as I can just looking closely at things. There is so much that is uncertain in the world. I find it a comfort to take time to see one thing clearly, or a part of one thing clearly, each day. I think of what I do as witnessing...I paint what I see. It feels right to look closely and celebrate objects through observation, meditation and documentation, giving voice to their inherent meaning and beauty...The things I paint are symbolic of my life, people past and living: family, loved ones, our history together, people I would like to honor. An awe of the forces of nature.
I love oil paint-- the way it smells, the way it moves, the way it captures color and light. I work on paper mounted to panel, because I like quality of the surface and the ease of moving from drawing to paintings. I love the idea of painting as the accumulation of small actions. "
Tilly is currently the Curator of Academic and Public Outreach at Grinnell College's Faulconer Gallery. She taught art at Central College in Pella from 1999 to 2007. Tilly was the Director of the Pella Community Art Center from 1990 to 2004 and the Cultural Affairs Manager there from 2004 to 2007. Tilly's career includes involvement in many community outreach projects throughout the state. Her work is in the collections of the Des Moines Art Center, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Meredith Corporation, and the University of Iowa Museum of Art
See an interview with Tilly on KCCI - http://www.kcci.com/news/entertainment/Artist-s-Studio-Tilly-Woodward/-/9356786/19652010/-/7cotmu/-/index.html
Visit Tilly online at http://www.tillywoodward.com
NEST SPOON
Oil on archival mat board
11 x 9
$1200.00 |
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FISH TWO
Oil on archival mat board
5 x 8
$750.00 |
FISH ONE
Oil on archival mat board
5 x 8
$750.00 |
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STRIKE 3
Oil on archival mat board
6 x 6
$550.00 |
STRIKE 2
Oil on archival mat board
6 x 6
$550.00 |
STRIKE 1
Oil on archival mat board
6 x 6
$550.00 |
GREEN BALL
Oil on archival mat board
6 x 6
$550.00 |
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2 CICADAS
Oil on archival mat board
2 x 6
$475.00 |
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