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From Watercolor Magazine - December 2001 Inspired by nature and architecture, Alice-Marie Gravely became an artist when she retired from a 20-year career in corporate film and video. She had worked exclusively with realistic subject matter and was attracted to abstraction, especially after taking a workshop with Mary Alice Braukman.
Gravely considers line, color, and texture as she develops work. She enjoys the spontaneity of her process, which begins with a watercolor base on paper. Next, she applies acrylic medium and numerous layers of watercolor and acrylic paints, gradually building the image. Later, she selects and adheres collage assembled from catalogs and magazines. "Sometimes I begin with an idea or theme in mind, but I often deviate from it as the work progresses," Gravely points out. "Some thing might pop out at me, such as the red circle in Red Horizon. I didn't realize I was developing a landscape of a sunrise until I noticed that red circle." She works on seven or eight pieces at a time in her studio, and they often influence one another, such as when she includes a color in one piece that she mixed for another. "In my view, layering is not just about putting one type of medium on top of another. It is more about contrast: light to dark, thin to thick, tiny next to mammoth, and cool sensations near warmth," the artist says. "You can also layer concepts and ideas. A good example of layering will make a viewer think and feel." Gravely, who lives in Maryland, is represented by Foundry Gallery in Washington, DC. |
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