A special thank you to Bridge Street Electric for creating custom fixtures and donating a large part of the lighting for Color Me Orange—Color Me Kind. It was a pleasure to work with the owners, Jim and Deb Dagley, and their staff at Bridge Street Electric. Life’s Circles Mom, 39 I remember when I was…
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is hosting ArtPrize Top 20 Artist Pamela Alderman’s work called Color Me Orange—Color Me Kind from September 21 to October 9, 2016. The interactive work highlights anti-bullying and invites visitors to counteract bullying, whenever possible, with kindness. Alderman has prepared 50,000 orange interactive ribbons for viewers to tie onto…
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can…Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can… Martin Luther King, Jr. Kindness matters. The paintings of the koi fish swimming against the strong currents in Color Me Orange—Color Me Kind depicts our struggles with difficult relationships. No one is immune from hate. The words “Stop bullying” don’t…
After the suicide of Zoe Johnson, a West Michigan thirteen year old, a fellow student wrote on the victim’s Facebook page: “Good ur gone.” I don’t know all the details involved. But after listening to the news report on bullying, I felt compassion for Zoe’s mother and what must be her complete devastation by her…
My newest series of waterscapes are done by painting with my hands. A tactile experience. Wearing surgical gloves, I apply the oil paint very quickly and create a spontaneous work by following the emerging forms. Viewers say they can hear the water. Except for the tiny stones in the foreground, which I used a small…
Pamela’s live painting during the Arts in Ada festival is featured on WZZM13 and mLive. The 18 x 24 inch watercolor painting created in front of a live audience is now part of the permanent Ada Township art collection. Photo credit: WZZM13 See feature on WZZM13… See feature on mLive… Photo credit: Arts in Ada…
This work was painted with my hands. I wore surgical gloves for the art making process. Waterscape, Pamela Alderman, Oil on canvas, 40 x 16 inches, 2016