2/25/2008
The Thelma Winter Story
Thelma Winter
8260 East Eden Road
Eden, NY 14057
(716) 992-4277
| Never too late to be an artist! | |
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The busy mother of 4 never dreamed that after 30 years of
teaching private piano and organ lessons she would discover her
true love... painting! At age 53, she picked up a paintbrush
and began to create beautiful scenes of the world around her,
having had virtually no training or instruction.
In 1983, she gathered her paintings and her courage and set up at her first art show. It was rewarding and exciting when she realized how well her work was received. The joy that her paintings brought both herself and others encouraged her to invest more and more time, effort and energy into creating and showing her works of art. Thelma's art begins long before she picks up a brush. She travels many miles searching out beautiful old homes, barns, covered bridges, gardens, etc., being especially conscious of light quality, seasons and backgrounds. She spends many hours poring over the thousands of slides she has taken to choose her subjects. Once she has made the decision, Thelma begins sketching in pencil. Using her slide for reference, she creates a detailed drawing in pen and ink with a technical pen in waterproof ink. Adding color with transparent watercolor is her favorite part. The detail, depth, brilliant colors and nostalgic subjects are key to Thelma's unique view of the world. Over the years, Thelma's painting has earned her much recognition - dozens of ribbons, several Best of Shows, and the prestigious Purchase Award at Buffalo's Allentown Art Festival. She has shown her art work at the Festival of the Masters in Disney World, the Salmagundi Club in New York City, theNational Arts for the Parks Exhibit in Wyoming, the highly acclaimed Long's Park Show in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and hundreds of other exhibitions throughout the northeast. |
Over time, Thelma's style and subject matter have changed
and expanded somewhat. Her use of color has grown more vivid.
She looks beyond just local and familiar places for inspiration.
Thelma recently traveled several times to Ireland, and has completed a variety of beautiful Paintings of that charming country - cottages, castles, gardens, even a pub! In 1997 she has had several Paintings chosen by the Current Company to be used for notecards and Christmas cards. At the request of the management of the Erie County Fair, she has done a series of Paintings using the midway, carousel, clowns and agriculture displays as inspiration. One of these was used on the poster and program for the 1997 Erie County Fair. These new ventures help keep Thelma's work exciting to her and those who admire it. Though an art career was not exactly what she had planned for her life, Thelma Winter has discovered profound joy in Painting... helping to preserve in Paintings some of the beauty she sees in the world. Thelma has her hands full today with Painting, traveling to do art shows and traveling to get ideas. She is grateful for the help and support she receives from her husband and family. She is constantly delighted by the gracious greetings and input she receives from her customers and friends. |