Irene Tobias Rodriguez ♥ tobias@neo.rr.com ♥ 330.494.1543 ♥ Website
P R O F E S S I O N A L
MEDIA
Acrylics and mixed media.
WORK AVAILABLE
Work is available for online at her website, as well as at her studio at home! Contact Irene to arrange a viewing.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Irene was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and spent her childhood in Wickliffe. She attended Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, Ohio), graduating in 1964 with a degree in art education. She continued with post graduate studies through Hiram College (Hiram, Ohio) and the University of California (Berkeley, California). Irene taught art for many years in the public schools of Jefferson, Mentor, and Middlefield. In addition, she taught at the Canton Museum of Art and North Canton Public Library. She has taught all ages of children and adults. As an artist, Irene works mainly in acrylic paints covering various subjects. She has worked with a variety of media in her creative endeavors and has won numerous awards for her artwork.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am constantly experimenting with ideas and materials. When something catches my eye or an idea pops into my head, it goes into my brain, mixes with my creativity and comes out as a work of art. I specialize in acrylic painting and paint a variety of subjects including maritime, landscape, still life, flowers, and animals, mostly representational. I have also developed a technique I call “Puzzle Paintings” in which I cut a board into puzzle type pieces, paint each of these segments individually, them put them back together to create the completed, slightly distorted looking work.
ARTIST PORTFOLIO
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