Biography
Alli began her art journey in 2010 after retiring from a 35 year career in education, teaching high school in LAUSD and BHUSD, California. She studied watercolor and acrylic in a small group setting with artist Ilana Bloch, in her private studio in Culver City, CA, 2010-2017. Alli continued her art education completing live model drawing classes at Emeritus College, Santa Monica, CA, 2014-2016. She studied abstract painting at Otis College of Art & Design, Continuing Education Department, Westchester, CA, 2016-2018. Alli was accepted into small group, private painting classes with her Otis instructor Linda Jacobson, who has remained her mentor until the present. Alli's work has been exhibited in Beyond the Lines Gallery & bg Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica; Redondo Beach Historic Library, Redondo Beach, CA; Gallery of Hermosa, Hermosa Beach, CA; Los Angeles Art Association, West Hollywood, CA; San Diego Artist Guild, San Diego, CA. Alli's paintings have been selected by the League of Women Voter's Southbay for the cover of their Directories, 2020-2025. She has been featured in many on-line exhibits given by the Los Angeles Art Association, West Hollywood, CA, 2018-present.
Artist Statement
My work is inspired by the natural world. Travels abroad and within the U.S. are reflected in my paintings of landscapes and florals. Using acrylics, I begin my preparation with various gels to achieve a textured ground on canvas, board, and paper. Pouring on mylar, using various papers dipped inn paint, and incorporating collage produce hidden surprises that move me forward. I love to experiment with different tools, brushstrokes, palettes, techniques to create atmosphere, illuminate sunsets & reflections on water, sunlight on mountain tops, and trees changing with the seasons. My art is a work in progress, a joyful and challenging journey that has opened exciting vistas. As a painter, my lifetime goal is to release my inner spirit, be in the present, develop patience, & create from my heart.
