*****New Work: April through August, 2016*****
These offer further thematic mix—from painterly to geometric to narrative and “Other.” Material base ranges from Winsor & Newton watercolor paper through Arches to canvas. Color comes from ink, colored pencil, pen, marker, graphite or acrylic paint. Some represent inspiration from literary quotes. Three are departures, representing submissions for an exhibit on “Sacred & Profane.” Can you guess which three? (Hint: I love marshmallows.)
We're Getting Closer....
We've wanted to offer life-size prints to those who are undecided about investing in originals. Prints would be less than half the cost of an original.
Since I'm delighted to have two works coming on exhibit in Portugal, and needed to avoid outrageous shipping costs to send framed originals, we got high-res professional scans done for the Portuguese printer. We are launching with those two travelers on offer: PERSPECTIVE (20 x 30 inches) and ORGANIC ENGINEERING (20 x 16 inches). Life-size prints! Beautiful color! Use contact form to receive more details on this print offer. And always, thank you for visiting. ---Mickey
Since I'm delighted to have two works coming on exhibit in Portugal, and needed to avoid outrageous shipping costs to send framed originals, we got high-res professional scans done for the Portuguese printer. We are launching with those two travelers on offer: PERSPECTIVE (20 x 30 inches) and ORGANIC ENGINEERING (20 x 16 inches). Life-size prints! Beautiful color! Use contact form to receive more details on this print offer. And always, thank you for visiting. ---Mickey
Micheline “Mickey” Stefanie Ronningen was born a Boomer near Los Angeles, California. She spent her early formative years being led around by her older sisters while escaping “Huge snapping turtles!” in Des Moines, Iowa corn fields. Then the family moved to Chicago.
Today Mickey is an accomplished fine artist, writer, author, editor, performer, and blackjack dealer. Creative pursuits began with drawing pictures at the age of four and writing fictional illustrated stories by age nine. Performance work developed at age sixty-five. Pursuing fine arts won out with a summer spent at the Ox-Bow School of Art and eventual full-tuition scholarship and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Today Mickey is an accomplished fine artist, writer, author, editor, performer, and blackjack dealer. Creative pursuits began with drawing pictures at the age of four and writing fictional illustrated stories by age nine. Performance work developed at age sixty-five. Pursuing fine arts won out with a summer spent at the Ox-Bow School of Art and eventual full-tuition scholarship and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Artist Statement
I use abstraction because I find it lends clarity to those murky and otherwise undefinable transient states of being. Abstraction is basic to our thought processes. As an art form, it also can allow viewers freedom from potentially limiting and reality-based associations. My style is necessarily contemporary.
I am intrigued by the invisible (such as feelings) and enjoy the challenge of giving form to things and ideas, translating experience into color, shape and composition. All the while I honor those aspects that direct one’s humanity and life course. Additional elements offer respect for humor and the restorative power of the meditative state.
Currently the materials I use to make such statements include archival paper, pens, ink, colored pencil, watercolor pencil, markers, paint and graphite. Pens offer a fine line element; markers are typically somewhat bolder. Colored and watercolor pencil offer specific textural differences. Ink may allow a wondrous drip. Paint provides solidity. I always begin a composition with graphite. The composition evolves as the statement evolves. Sometimes an artwork’s origins demand discovery, sometimes I’m way ahead of the process.
My ideal viewer appreciates color, balance and imbalance, a sense of play, a sense of identity and a sense of mystery. Many of my compositions invite meditative thought. I enjoy encouraging viewers to wander and safely embrace the unknown. Welcome fellow travelers….
I am intrigued by the invisible (such as feelings) and enjoy the challenge of giving form to things and ideas, translating experience into color, shape and composition. All the while I honor those aspects that direct one’s humanity and life course. Additional elements offer respect for humor and the restorative power of the meditative state.
Currently the materials I use to make such statements include archival paper, pens, ink, colored pencil, watercolor pencil, markers, paint and graphite. Pens offer a fine line element; markers are typically somewhat bolder. Colored and watercolor pencil offer specific textural differences. Ink may allow a wondrous drip. Paint provides solidity. I always begin a composition with graphite. The composition evolves as the statement evolves. Sometimes an artwork’s origins demand discovery, sometimes I’m way ahead of the process.
My ideal viewer appreciates color, balance and imbalance, a sense of play, a sense of identity and a sense of mystery. Many of my compositions invite meditative thought. I enjoy encouraging viewers to wander and safely embrace the unknown. Welcome fellow travelers….