Aura Dez artist statement 2009

     I was an artist at an early age growing up in Ann Arbor,Michigan.

     I did my first color drawing when I was 5yrs. old which my mother sent to me recently prior to her passing. It was a horse...(smile)

     I began serious creating when I was 12-13yrs. old,begining with oil painting and then wood sculpture.

     The sculptures were all sold upon completion. I loved working with wood....It did seem more time consuming than I wanted...So the painting became much more something that I focused on.

     At 17yrs. I sold my first major oil works done on masonite to an architect at the Ann Arbor street art fair. He informed me that he was going to place them in a hotel lobby which he had designed. It was the first feather in my cap as a sucessful painter.

     I moved to Santa Fe from Mendocino in 1999 and have found the change to effect my growth as an artist in such a positive way! I SO love the land and sky here and the presence of the "ancient ones" in the petriglyphs and just the feelings that I receive each and every day. All of these things are present in my works.

     Each day is a new adventure into the world of creation for me and is what my life is all about.

     I hope that the "Love" that I have put into my works will be a positive effect on all those who own it and view it.

                        Many Thanks to all of you who have purchased my works!!! And those who enjoy it.