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Pamela S. Creamer
924 E Westcott Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85024
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Charles Taube
17641 N 33rd Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85053
Biography
Born in Wichita, Kansas, she began as a small child being
nurtured by her mother to draw and paint. Living all over the US and
Canada while her father served in the Army provided Pamela with
exposure to many different environments. Pamela spent much time in
both Wichita on her Grandparents cattle ranch as well as the coast of
Maine with other Grandparents where much of her childhood was spent
fishing and camping. The Maine wilderness always provided a wide array
of nature to enjoy. It’s with her collection of memories that she was
drawn to paint what seems to come naturally to her, nature and wildlife in
all of it’s beauty.
Her studies in college lead her to a BFA in oil painting. A very
successful career as a mural painter was her next step. From 1994 to
the present Pamela’s work can be seen in mostly private residences and
select corporate environments. Taking her journey another step further in
2003, Pamela traveled to Arizona to work for a client and was truly
captivated with the desert and its wildlife. Creating images on canvas has
provided Pamela with an outlet for her passion for nature that she has
had all of her life. She expresses her love of nature and her talent in
design by painting primarily life-size images in both natural settings and
with colorful backgrounds.
Pamela currently divides her time between Maine and Arizona.
“After all of these years I feel I have truly found the outlet for my passion
by painting nature and its inhabitants in all of their beauty.”
Biography
Envisions by: Taube
After 28 years as a professional carpenter and owning a
successful business building entry doors and gates for custom homes,
Charles’s life took an interesting turn. In 1996 as one of the founding
members of “Southwest Woodies” (an antique car club dedicated to the
preservation of the “Woodie Automobile”), Charles created his first
hardwood sculpture given as an award to their show winner.
In August of 1997, Charles suffered a serious accident affecting
the use of his left hand and arm. Three operations and hours of physical
therapy left him with the loss of 70% use of his left hand. However, while
searching for some meaning of the life he had before the accident, with
his right hand, Charles created a second sculpture. Many more followed.
A negative comment from a loved one also pushed him to
pursue his dream. Those who didn’t believe in him now are proud and
represent him at many of his shows. He now has over 80% of the use
back in his left hand simply from forcing himself to use it over and over in
his sculptures.
Self-taught, Charles’ contemporary free-flowing hardwood
sculptures are uniquely individual in themselves. Each sculpture
composes distinction in one or more various hardwoods. He carefully
selects kiln-dried hardwood with special grain patterns and color. He
cuts, laminates, and shapes each created form smooth, applies several
layers of clear finish, color-sands the finish, then polishes the sculpture.
He signs, dates, applies felt to the base and the sculpture begins to “sing”
in its completion of movement, form and natural color.
“I envision each sculpture, bring it to life and my spirit is set
free”