About
Personal Details
I was born in Panama, a country with lush vegetation and surrounded by two oceans. There my visual senses sharpened creating the frame of my art. The subject of my art is the essence of memories, places that evoke a deep sense of connection to nature and places of my imagination. These images forge in me a desire to explore visual representations that elicit nostalgic emotions of connections, wonder and joy.
Often, I start my art in plein air with a sketch and finish it in my studio. I also work from my own photographs. Once the design is established, I let my inner self move me and play with shapes, value, color, and contrast amongst a few elements of art. Painting is a need in me, it is my inner voice, and it makes me whole.
Education
While my formal education is not in art, I have been studying art for the last twenty years, I have taken classes at Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Birmingham Center for the Arts, Traverse City and Glen Arbor Center for the Arts. I also took several workshops under several national renowned watercolor instructors. Among a few: Lian Zhen, Tony Couch, Frank Webb, Mark Mahaffey, Polly Hammett and Eric Wiegardts.
Exhibitions
68th Annual Exhibition Michigan Watercolor Society, Janice Charach Gallery.Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. West Bloomfield, Michigan. “Obstinate Motion” was accepted by juror Robert Burridge, April 2015
63rd Annual Exhibition Michigan Watercolor Society. The Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan. “Convivencia” was accepted by juror Ken Holder. June 20, 2010.
62nd Annual Exhibition Michigan Watercolor Society, Muskegon Michigan. “Contrasting Forces” was accepted by Juror Mathew Daub. March 2009.
Teacher–Student Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts. The piece, “Convivencia” was chosen best of show at the Paint Creek Center for the Art at the Teacher-Student Show. 2009
Teacher–Student Show, Paint Creek Center for the Art. June 2021. Northville Art House Member’s Choice Awards.
Mediums
Watercolor, oils, acrylic
Collections
Work held in private collections in the United States and Panama.
Contact Information
Reyna Colombo currently lives and works in Michigan, US
Email me at
co**********@gm***.com
Facebook: facebook.com/reyna.colombo.5
Instagram: instagram.com/reynacolomboart
Gallery
Click on an image to view it larger or in a slideshow. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing my original artwork or a print. Prices are available on request.
Watercolor
Acrylic & Oil
Plein Air
Contact Me
You can reach me by email at
co**********@gm***.com
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