Visual Language Magazine Contemporary Fine Art Vol 4 No 2

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Dawn Waters Baker 66
Dawn feels like her first language was beauty. That was how
her heart was stirred to art. Born and raised a missionary kid
she learned to look for it in the cracks and crevices of lives
much harder then her own. In college, she learned how to find
her own way to express her heart through painting.
Kathy O’Leary 124
“When did you realize you loved art and wanted
to be an artist
In 1989, having rediscovered I still had my drawing
skills (developed from early college experience)
I was drawn to painting and drawing again
as a release from stresses of my job. As my
skills grew rapidly I decided in 1990 that I wanted
to leave my job and work closer to the field of
art. After a year working for the local art’s council,
being around art every day, artists, helping
curate and hang shows, I quit to work full time
at my own art. I committed myself to learning as
much as I could, to see whether I could do this
professionally. I honed my skills working at first
in watercolor, pastel, mono printing, and finally
trying oils. From my first experimentation with
oils as a medium (in ‘94), I knew immediately that
this was my medium and that the life I wanted
was as a painter working in oils.
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