The Artist Pauline Ross

I have spent many years as a print photo retoucher and photographer working with thousands of images of faces and places only to find no matter how one enhances the exterior of our shell, it is never really the true self revealed. As I looked into the eyes of the subjects, my thoughts were, if only I could retouch the soul instead of the shell.

In the last 15 years, I have participated in many self help groups, spiritual growth seminars and workshops for learning, self discovery, soul journeying and eventually facilitating workshops. Visions, dreams, and deep meditations unleashed an entire new universe. In 1997, mystical impressions, messages, compelling shapes, symbols and feelings drove me to create these deep impressions artisically on canvas. The challenge for the retoucher began, to retouch and paint her personal soul journey with no camera, film or exterior guide. Music became an enhancer to my art as well. As I heard music and chants, it keyed deeply inward and enhanced the creative process while painting.

When researching the symbolism in my work, I was pleasantly surprised that I had connected with universal meanings, totally unknown to me. The unknown was hence revealed, through my art from the soul. There is a deep satisfaction of knowing without knowing consciously and more so in retouching the soul.

Presently, I offer a variety of artistic creations as well as commissioned works. Paintings from your favorite photographs: portraits, pets, favorite scene, boats, home, etc. I work in Acrylics, Watercolors, Mixed media, Photography and Wood. Prints are available for most of my works. Feel free to contact me through email with your interests or questions at venus999@prodigy.net.

Thank you for taking the time visiting my webpage. I hope you enjoyed the journey, the images and symbolism. Please sign my guestbook.

Pauline Ross, Artist

Photo Restorations Before and After

Background:

• Photography Major Empire State College, Certified Retoucher PPSNY - RIT
  
• Honorable Mention Award Photo "Tranquility" 1991
  
• Peoples Choice Award Art Planet 2000 2nd Place, Painting “ Summer Grace” Peoples Choice Award Art Planet 2000 2nd Place, 1998

Exhibits:

• Hopper House Gallery, Nyack NY, 1998


• Renaissance Gallery, Blauvelt, NY Jan. 1999


• Heritage New Age Center, VA April 1999


• The Edgar Cayce Foundation, A.R.E., VA, 1999

Memberships:

• Tidewater Artist Association, E.A.T.


• Chesapeake Bay Artists Association


• Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists


• Tidewater Carvers & Whittlers


• Past member: Hopper House Gallery, Nyack, NY

References:

• Dictionary of Symbols by Carl G. Liungman
  
• The Secret Language of Symbols by David Fontana

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