teresa m.i. schaefer

teresa m.i. schaefer - - artist


As a career psychologist, I am drawn to recreate images in art that emote. My inspiration rests in feelings - genuine, soulful, even silly. While there is much to appreciate in landscapes and settings, I am moved by the vastness of both the similarities and differences of my human and animal studies. My influences are at my core, genetic. Born into music, art, photography, and writing, I have been exposed to the arts since birth but have participated professionally only recently. Outside of my mural design, I am more readily drawn to ink, charcoal, and graphite as mediums of choice. My style can range from minimalist to the thousands of dots necessary in pointillism to create a single feather on a bird. Presently, I am pursuing training in pastels. The looseness of this painting style is in sharp contrast to the bold precision of ink. I think I like it.

 


Education

 

Tara Wills, workshop, pastels


Mary Pritchard, private art instruction, pastels


Roberta Ingram, private art instruction, pastels


Mary Thorn, advanced art, mixed media


Awards

 

Best Of Show, People's Choice for Chillin', River Arts, Chestertown

 

​Kent Family Center Mural Design Competition
Awarded First Place - Entry is now a 60-foot mural in a child development center.

 

​​MD/DE/WV SCBWI Jack Reid Memorial Scholarship for a WIP
Awarded the scholarship for an early chapter book work-in-progress, ELLEN NOODLEFIELD​


Honorable Mention
Susanna Leonard Hill Annual Halloween Writing Competition
Susanna Leonard Hill Annual Holiday Writing Competition


Exhibitions

 

2024

 

Berks Arts: The Art of Jazz, Reading PA, Juried exhibit, Juror Mark Bischel
Local Color 20th Anniversary Exhibition; Easton, MD, Juried Exhibit, Juror Tim Beall


2023

 

Easton Academy Art Museum Annual Members' Exhibition, Juror Peter Nesbett
​​Wild Muse: Animals in Art, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Juried exhibit.

 

Commissions

Lent Coloring Pages (10) for the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, Easter.

Publication of four Advent-Style Coloring Books.

Coloring Page in the Monster Chores Coloring Book.

Completion of nine murals for children’s spaces.

 

Skills

  1. Calligraphy
  2. Concept
  3. Development
  4. Costume Design
  5. Craft Artisan
  6. Decorative Skills
  7. Drawing
  1. Floral Design
  2. Mixed Media
  3. Mural Design
  4. Painting
  5. Web Design
  6. Writing

 

 

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