1620 Pelican Creek Crossing, St. Petersburg, FL 33707, +1-727-341-0372, mdandruk@aol.com
"Originality in painting…"
Marjorie Dean Andruk's paintings have been top award winners in many national and international shows. With a number of "Judges Choice" and "Choice of Show" ribbons to her credit, her paintings have been featured in invitational exhibits and one person shows in galleries, art centers and colleges throughout the Eastern and Southern states. She has also exhibited her work in Mexico, Hong Kong and Venezuela.
Marjorie, born in Norfolk Virginia, is currently living in St. Petersburg, Florida. She received a B.A. from Maryland Institute and an M.F.A. from the University of South Carolina. She attended the Eastman School of Photography in Indiana: and pursued advanced studies at the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: as well as working with outstanding teachers, including James Pinto, Ed Osman in Mexico and Derek Southall from the U.K. She has taught drawing and painting at the University of South Carolina: Aiken Regional campus of the U.S.C.: Gertrude Herbert Art Institute in Augusta Georgia: and conducted seminars in Georgia, Pennsylvania, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and Maracaibo, Venezuela. In 1972 she helped organize the World Art Workshop, consisting of a selective group of professional painters. Currently she is Vice President of Florida Artist Groups (Flag) and teaches a class in experimental painting at the St. Petersburg Art Center.
"Originality in painting depends a great deal on originality of ones thoughts and visions. I feel that there must always be a continual search for original solutions… to convey the quality or the 'feel' of shapes, lines and colors is exciting. Colors compete - I feature some, subdue others - lines and shapes add to the excitement of color - all need direction - at times exasperating. The most rewarding times, however, are when shapes and color lead me. When the painting almost paints itself. That's the thrill and excitement - that's the love affair I have with painting."
