Terry Habeger
ARTIST INFORMATION		CONTACT INFORMATION
I paint with acrylics on fired ceramic forms and canvas. The wheel-thrown forms are often altered with slabs that penetrate or extend beyond the form. All the clay pieces are closed sculptural forms. I like bold color and geometric variations. ARTIST STATEMENT I paint on clay, masonite and canvas. Abstract geometric variations, with bold color and sharp contrast, characterize my work. I use a lot of repeated lines and interruptions of geometric shapes and lines. The sculptural clay forms that I paint on are made from red earthenware. They are all closed forms. The symmetrical forms are wheel-thrown, and often altered with slabs. To do this, I cut away part of the completed wheel-thrown form and piece in slabs that both penetrate and extend beyond the form. A hole is cut in the back of the wheel form so that I can reach inside and securely join all pieces. I construct slab forms also. The pieces are fired once for permanence, then primed and painted. The masonite and canvas are often textured with acrylic mediums before I paint. I use Golden Acrylics, a professional grade medium. All paintings, 2-D or 3-D, are finished with a coat of mat medium, resulting in a uniform, semi-flat finish. My forms and painting style have evolved over a number of years. I like the control I have with paint and also like the unexpected things that happen when colors are being applied to a surface. There is a physical involvement when painting, as there is more obviously with clay. I like the choice, on any given day, to paint, draw or work in clay. I expect each piece to work in some way, to have some dynamic that works first for me and hopefully for others as well. I see art as an extension of personal positive and negative energy, perhaps a way to save as well as express myself. GALLERIES Northwood Gallery Midland, MI J. Jeffrey Taylor Fish Creek, WI The Rubell Collection Costa Mesa, CA Details and Green Shoelaces Tucson, AZ SELECTED SHOWS Coconut Grove Art Festival Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Boca Raton Museum Art Show Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair Old Town Art Fair, Chicago Lakefront Festival of Art, Milwaukee		Markeson, WI Home: 920-210-3284 Work: Fax: Email: thabeger@charter.net Web: TerryHabeger.net
WORK
Horizontal Altered Form Acrylic on Clay 17" tall x 14" diameter
Untitled Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 36"
Vertical Form Acrylic on Clay 36" tall x 15" diameter
Untitled Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 48"

Photography by Bill Lemke, Waukesha, WI

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