Denise Kowal is proud to announce that Alice Crittenden and her helper Alicia will be guest street painters traveling from Santa Barbara California to perform during the Avenida de Colores May 2 & 3 Chalk Festival.
Borrowing from the Impressionists and the Expressionists, Alice loves to discover color relationships and the effects on the viewer's emotions. "I have been drawing and painting from the time I could hold any implement that would make a mark."
Alice's father was an art critic who diligently encouraged talent, yet he was never one to hold back on pointing out areas that needed reworking. "My greatest inheritance from him? He instilled in me the truth that each person has been imprinted with a creative force that needs to be communicated. It should not lie dormant. I believe our creativity is part of our life force - it needs to be exercised regularly!"
Her work is in private collections in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Not only has Alice displayed her work in solo shows, but her ceramics, paintings, serigraphs, etchings, and pen and inks have been displayed in juried shows as well. She is yet to discover an art medium she doesn't enjoy! Alice retired the advertising business when her daughter was born. She is currently pursuing her work from her home studio when she is not traveling painting the street in chalk festivals.
ARTIST SPONSORED BY: SRQ MAGAZINE
