Morgan Samuel Price
According to artist Morgan Samuel Price, “Light can be inspirational and ensures genuine intrigue for me. Capturing the light as it lies across the observed space suggests all kinds of possibilities to me. Investigating, experimenting [and] stretching the possibilities creates my excitement.” The latter statement, she adds, closely explains what happens when she sees even the simplest of subjects. These subjects may not align with her interests, but an interesting juxtaposition of shapes can capture her attention.
“Beautiful inspires me, funny situations, rhythmical movement, rough and jagged, confusion to be organized inspires me,” Price explains, and further notes, “Nature has a calming effect on most and
I am no exception. Because I find nature soothing, I relax. Creating an image begins with a glance. My creativity takes over rather quickly. My thoughts turn to scheming. Then planning. It seems as if I will never run out of excitement to paint.”
Nature’s abundance of lighting situations cast its net on Price’s creative spirit. Once the process is set in motion, Price begins by blocking in the middle range of value for most of the color choices. She then introduces light by increasing the contrast of values, and during this process she also accents with her darks.
Price is represented in North Carolina by Ambleside Gallery in Greensboro and Mountain
Mist Gallery in Cashiers. Her work is found in
Florida at Koman Fine Art in Vero Beach and Palm Avenue Fine Art Gallery in Sarasota. She is also represented by Anderson Fine Art Gallery in St. Simons Island, Georgia; The Gallery at Tree’s Place in Orleans, Massachusetts; The Villages Galleries in Lahaina, Hawaii; and Williamsburg Art Gallery in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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