Maxine King - Woodbridge, NJ
Figure painting and printmaking
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Megatonic Break
Sumi ink and watercolor
| Young Prince of Whales
Sumi ink and watercolor
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Appearance of the Mermaid
Sumi ink and watercolor
| Jungle Arcade
Sumi ink and watercolor
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Maxine King is an award-winning artist, whose subject matter - the human figure - is revealed in a dramatic setting with emphasis on design. She has had a lifetime devotion to drawing the live human form, and has developed that subject matter into enchanting thematic exposés. With a keen eye the observer may find psychological interactions between the human beings portrayed or in a certain relationship with the environment. The compositions are further pumped up with the excitement of watercolor, quite possibly enhancing a psychological edge often found within the compositions. Maxine paints in series and thematic clues important to understanding the paintings are often found in the titles. Her favorite artists are Max Beckman and George Grosz.
Ms. King has her Master of Arts degree from Rutgers University and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa. She has many additional credits in Creative Arts at the doctoral level, Rutgers University. Maxine is a retired elementary school art teacher, having taught art for thirty years in New Jersey and Massachusetts’ public school systems. Maxine presently monitors the life drawing sessions at the Somerset Art Association in Bedminster, NJ, and also draws at Alan Brown’s Studio, Woodbridge, NJ.
Maxine spent her formative years in The Berkshires of Massachusetts and has resided in New Jersey for many years. [She has additionally lived in Iowa, Kentucky and Nevada.] Maxine has traveled to Paris, France in 2001; Barcelona and Madrid, Spain in 2003 - to see a multitude of museums and sights. Maxine has visited Mexico and later that year took a trip to Colorado and the Denver Art Museum, both in 2004; she visited China in July 2005. In the fall of 2008 she will tour Italy. Additionally, Maxine frequently visits galleries and art museums in New York City and keeps in touch with the art scene.
Ms. King’s numerous awards are from The American Artists' Professional League, Art Alliance, Somerset Art Association, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Watchung Arts Center, and The Westfield Art Association. Maxine has had several one-person shows plus widely exhibits in New Jersey and New York. Her distinctive style is recognizable and a favorite of the public.
Maxine King has numerous articles and photographs of her work published in/by The Courier News, The Daily Record, The Home News, Insight (Montclair State University), The News Tribune, The Printmaking Council of New Jersey, The Somerset Art Association, The Star-Ledger, and Two River Times. Enjoy the show.
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