Bio
About Myself
Name: Abbie L. Groves
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Birthday: May 14th
Status: Married
Hometown: Elgin, IL
Education: BA
School: University of WI-Madison
Major: French (Lit)
Minor: N/A
Occupation: Systems Analyst
MY CONTACT
Instant Messaging: N/A
Galleries: none currently
Shop Sites: ImageKind
MY FAVORITES
Books: Slaughterhouse Five, Poisonwood Bible, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Le Deuxieme Sexe, La Femme Rompue, Memoires d’Elles, Mathias Berg
Writers: Kurt Vonnegut, Barbara Kingsolver, Alison Weir, Simone de Beauvoir, Yvette Z’Graggen
Quote: A tree’s branches only reach as high into heaven as its roots reach into hell - Goethe
Food: Thai, Indian, Steak ‘n Potatoes, Casseroles, Pizza, Beer, Wine
Travel Desinations:
Past: France, Switzerland, Italy
Future: Norway, Iceland, Yellowstone, British Columbia
A Little Bit About Me
I am a self-taught artist. For me, this means that I have no formal training with the exception of a couple of painting courses or workshops. I have primarily learned about drawing and painting from books, magazines, or online sources in addition to learning from experience.
The most important part of being and artist, I believe, is learning how to see. This is probably not something that can be taught beyond the fundamentals, you must strive to learn this for yourself. I believe it is a life-long task of learning.
I started out quite young drawing portraits from photographs. I was introduced to pigment via watercolor. This grew into more experimentation with other arenas of visual creativity: oils, acrylics, pastels.
I am currently working primarily in pastel and watercolor, but may be working more in oil. Stay tuned.
