HEIDI LEE

Over the past several years, Pacific Northwest artist Heidi Lee has developed a technique in which, after completing an oil pastel painting, she distress and the reworks the subject. The folding, cutting and tearing frequently renders the subject unrecognizable from the original. It is then that the work of recreating begins by combining several paintings into a work that is much more than the sum of its parts. The resulting painting is a collage, combining various torn and distressed pieces from several paintings, arranged in a altogether new and exciting composition. Her abstract works evoke a feeling of mystique and mystery that compel the viewer to step closer and venture within in to seek out the answer. Heidi Lee holds Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Fine Art and in Psychology. The artist has held six solo exhibitions including the "Circle of a Woman" show and her well known "Madonna Series." She recently participated in a group exhibit, "The Open Door Arts Project", raising funds for low income housing. The artist and her family live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State

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