ABOUT
All of my work reflects my respect and love of the natural world. My abstracts echo the world I see around me as well as the imagined world I know is there. Although the imagery may be recognizable, most of the ideas come to me from my unconscious. For example I usually let my hands, arms move freely, pushing and pulling the paint to form imagery that feels emotionally strong and satisfying. The process usually takes many attempts and multiple layers of paint, massaging, scraping and manipulating until it feels complete. I’m always amazed at how seamlessly objects and nature unite with each other. The truth is, I never know what I will create, but in the end, I am emotionally satisfied. And, for me, it’s always beautiful – just like the world we live in.
Exhibitions:
· 2023 - 2024 Geometrics, Expressions, Impressions, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
2023 - Shifting Tides, Malibu City Hall, Malibu, CA
2022 - 2023 Cultivation, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
2020 - The Birds and the Bees, A Celebration of Spring, Malibu City Hall, Malibu, CA
· 2019 - 2021 Explorations, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
· 2018 - 2019 Variations, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
· 2018 StudioEleven At Work, Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
· 2017 StudioEleven at the Neutra, The Neutra Institute Museum and Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Michele was raised in Southern California where she studied art, dance and literature. Eventually she landed in the software industry but retired in 2015 to pursue her lifetime passion for art and specifically painting. Michele has studied with various instructors, and for the last eight years with Los Angeles based artist Tom Wudl.
Michele is the chair emeritus of the StudioEleven Artists cooperative and a past Board Member of the Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA), and co-chair of the Curators Lab Committee. She has exhibited in group shows at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, Malibu City Hall, the Barrett Gallery in Santa Monica and The Neutra Institute Museum and Gallery in Los Angeles.
Michele lives and works in Malibu, California with husband and best friend, Paul. Besides painting, she loves books, music and hiking in the hills with her dog.