Art & Life with Gwendolyn Stine

Today we’d like to introduce you to Gwendolyn Stine.

Gwendolyn, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
Environment? Genetics? Karma?    I’ve got my theories.

Seems from the get go I was always wondering “why?” and seemingly compelled to understand and order the world around me. Why is that? As a kid on solitary walks in the woods behind our PA home I pondered and became aware of patterns. Back in the ’70s, while in my ‘tweens, I heard somewhere Native Americans believed that all things were connected … in relation. Hmmm, it rang true to me and added a foundation to my thoughts. Looking into the night sky, consumed by its vastness, a breath caught in my chest. I so small, was filled with awe and wonder. Enveloped in feeling, a knowing, a soft ripple from within calling a truth that I was a part of a much greater whole, the Great Mystery, So, I set my course as I wondered, “how does this work?”

Point to point relationships … infinite possibilities

This is my life’s work. With a firm understanding of Dynamic Symmetry & my use of the Golden Section, gleaned from my studies with Myron at his much lauded Barnstone Studios, this Science/Math of design forms the foundation of my Art. Bringing me a solid expression of my understanding of Creation. Everything is related. Nothing arbitrary. While I tend to the technical aspects of bringing these pieces to the page it is something much greater than myself that compels me to see and capture what I do. It is my hope through these efforts to cause the viewer to pause and to touch something within them that rings true.

My charcoal drawings have garnered Awards on a National level and are held in both Private as well as Permanent Collections. My work is always happy to find wonderful new homes. Please don’t hesitate to contact me, I’d be delighted to answer any questions you may have.

Any advice for aspiring or new artists?
It is my belief, the study of drawing and draftsmanship early on will give a solid foundation to any medium one then chooses to pursue. For it is this intellectual base that allows one to solve problems encountered in one’s work and moves it out of the realm of mere copying. It is in pursuit of mastering these skills one learns to see and understand the visual language of mark making.

What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
My work can be found at The Store at the Mesa Arts Center Artist Cooperative or contact me directly. I also teach a monthly workshop, “The Artist Secret Geometry” at the Mesa Arts Center, which is an introduction to Dynamic Symmetry. No art background necessary, simply an open and curious mind is required to begin to see the design systems used by the likes of Michelangelo & Picasso. Leonardo DaVinci summed up this classical tradition best, “To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”

Contact Info:

• Website: http://www.gwendolynartist.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one.618studios/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/One.618Studios/
• Other: https://www.barnstonestudios.com/master-guides/

Image Credit:
Gwendolyn Stine, Agustin Vargas, Jan Hartmann

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