Gee Gee Collins
mixed media on canvas
60 x 60 inches
Signed on verso
#004236

This painting is a strong and bold composition with heavy brushwork and bright media. The artist uses mixed media with a thick coat of resin to give it an extra depth. It is painted on gallery wood panel and is signed verso with hanging wire. It can be displayed either horizontally or vertically.

Gee Gee Collins was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied painting under Michael Phillips at the College of Charleston and received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from the University of Georgia. She also traveled and studied at Lamar Dodd School of Art in Cortona, Italy. From the start of her career, she has been captivated by bright colors and the essence of minimalism. Her bold brush strokes and colorful palette combine to create layers of paint that give each piece a history and an ethereal quality. She approaches the canvas with ease and spontaneity, resulting in paintings filled with energy and movement. Exploring unique pallets with line and texture, Gee Gee has blossomed her style into an array of extravagant design. She follows forms which evoke organic lines and whimsy, triggering a sense of fun and elegance within each work. Playing with the theme of femininity, Gee Gee creates pieces which exhibit a strong sense of lust and beauty, while effortlessly depicting her subjects with the use of shape and color. Her pattern creates abstract paintings that explore an environment ever-changing, shaped by pigmentation and a balance struck between beauty and chaos.