Gypsy Truths of Gwendolyn Atwood

About the Book

Who asked me to make this book? Nobody! My goal is to be alive and be in the college of art history texts. I write this book because I have something for you to learn, and because my grandmother encouraged me to be an artist.

Born in 1946, left handed and not afraid of nude paintings and drawings, I am a people lover and people are my principal subjects. Somewhere along the way I have picked up some useful visual art tricks, which I call "Gypsy Truths". I don't own them or know why they work, but I can share them with you. Some of the formula/truths may be common observations, but I feel the truths are primordial and as old as the hills.

At one time I aspire to make the male nude in art as accepted as the female.

About the Author

Gwendolyn Atwood is a native of Pacific Northwest. She is a successful mother of five. Introduced to art early in her life by her grandmother, she pursued her interest in and love for creativity during high school the attraction to act of creating has continued throughout her life.

After High School, Gwendolyn attended Burnley School of Professional Art (now The Art Institute), in Seattle. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree form the Northwest College of Art in Poulsbo, Washington.

Contributing to her formal arts training, Gwendolyn lived in Europe during the late 1960's and early 1970's where she studied and experienced the influences of Europe's unique cultures.

She is currently a practicing artist in Bremerton and has completed several private portrait commissions.

Active in the arts community, Gwendolyn has served in the selection board of Kitsap County, Washington, charged with the procurement of public art.

Major projects have included outdoor murals in Bremerton and numerous "one-artist-shows". In addition, she has taught private enrollment art courses for adults and children and has also taught art courses for the Parks Department of the City of Bremerton.

A practicing vegetarian with a passion for protection the environment, Gwendolyn lives her commitment to saving the planet daily by driving her converted VW Micro Bus which she has converted to run on bio-diesel and used cooking oil.