Angalee DeForest

Certain perfect moments in time exist for each of us. Whether spent in a beautiful place, surrounded by loved ones, or recalling warm memories, I capture these moments in my paintings through color and light. Creating the work is the joy. Making that special connection with the viewer is the art.

A professional artist for over thirty years, Angalee DeForest studied fine art at the University of Texas in Austin, and independently with nationally known artists throughout the United States. Born in Louisiana, she grew up in Texas, Oklahoma and Venezuela. Raising her family while balancing the travel and change which marked her husband's Marine Corps career, created a life of rich texture and influences. Throughout, Angalee's devotion to her art and disciplined determination to advance her skills never wavered.

She taught painting and figurative sculpture for four years at the Eastern Shore Art Association Academy in Fairhope, Alabama before moving to California in 1994. In the Bay Area and Northern California, she continued to study and teach, creating a large new body of work reflecting greater exploration of pastel, oil, and sculpture.

After moving to New York in 2000, she continued to find new inspirations in the vast beauty and cultural diversity of the Empire State, the Hudson River Valley, and New England. Now, recently relocated to Rockport, Texas, she looks forward to creating a new portfolio of work reflecting the exciting colors and compositions of the South and Southwest.

Her work has received extensive awards and consistent acceptance in national juried exhibitions, and is included in numerous collections, among them the United States Marine Corps Security Guard Headquarters, Quantico, Virginia, and Lombardi, Loper & Conant, LLP, Oakland, California.

Her strong, impressionistic painting and insightful sculpture are firmly based on a foundation of sound classical training, excellent design and keen observation. Her meditative, yet enthusiastic approach reflects in both her work and her teaching.

ASSOCIATIONS

Portrait Society of America
Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists
Texas Society of Sculptors
Pastel Society of the Southwest
Connecticut Pastel Society, Signature Member
Degas Pastel Society
Pastel Society of Cape Cod, Signature Member

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