Alchemy II, monotype, 12 x 12 inches
Inner Worlds:
TWYLA GETTERT
Twyla is a graduate of the University of Iowa. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her paintings including a grant from the E.D. Foundation, NYC, NY. Twyla has been a full-time artist for eighteen years, but began painting at the age of seven. Her work has been shown in museum exhibitions and also in a network of galleries throughout the U.S. In 2002, and again in 2003, her art was selected for shows at the Osaka, Japan Museum of Fine Art. Sumi-E artists selected for the group show were from the U.S. (only 30 selected), Japan, and Taiwan.
She began her career painting in portrait and figurative art, but now works primarily in non-objective abstract and semi-abstract form. She creates in several mediums including monotypes, etchings, Chinese watercolor, photography, and acrylic on canvas. Twyla studied Chinese brush painting and calligraphy with the renowned Taiwanese artist, Yueh-Mei Cheng, for over five years. She was also a member of the Andrew Balkin Editions Master Printmaking workshop in Madison, WI for 5 years, where she studied and created in etching and monotype processes. She has relocated her studio to the vineyards of Northern California.
Some of Twyla’s major works are large-scale paintings on canvas and has included pieces up to fifteen feet in length. Her paintings are collected by both private and corporate art enthusiasts and have been purchased by over 65 corporations. Her work has been featured in Florida Architecture Magazine.
Twyla loves to experiment with spontaneous brush stroke, line and color, and is inspired by the Abstract-expressionist artists. By sharing her personal vision and emotion in painting, she hopes to draw viewers closer to their own inner worlds.