Fancy Footwork

Maker ::  Allison Hudson

Image : 6" x 6 "

Framed: 11" x 11"

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I am a contemporary painter working primarily in pastels. Pastels are my favorite medium because of their vibrancy, plus the variety of results pastels afford - blended, sharp, watery, solid, to name a few.  

I work on a range of subjects, as it is a joy to discover the worlds within a still life as much as it is to dive into a breathtaking landscape.  I love painting because it makes me feel that I am a part of something larger than myself. I am also inspired by the experience of discovery that painting allows. 

Growing up in New Jersey in a creative household fostered a lifetime of curiosity I wouldn’t trade for anything.  I was in the woods and climbing trees more than anyone I knew, starting at the details all around me and loving the changing seasons and even the changing hours.   Indoors, I can clearly remember sitting at our living room table when my mother imparted an early drawing lesson using a window pane and the Cape Cod curtain’s in my grandparents home as subject.  My father, master of projects, built me a small wooden model after Amelia Earhart’s biplane “Canary” which we naturally painted bright yellow.  He excitedly shared with stories of the renegade pilot and her daring successes.  Across the Hudson River in Manhattan, father’s sister and professional fine art painter held celebrity status in my tender eyes.  I largely credit my happiness in being an artist to the early exposure provided to me by my family members, who took creativity and exploration as a matter of course.  I feel incredibly blessed to be able to participate in the arts in an ongoing way.

My husband and I and our rescue dog Lucky live between Nantucket, MA and Snowmass, CO with stops in between to visit family and friends.