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Jamila Pinckney: Positive Energy |
| Section: THE ARTS / GALLERY |
| Author: Editor |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2001 |
| Size: 997 Words, 5,839 Characters |
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"I want a viewer's spirit to be touched by my paintings in the most positive way," says 26-year-old Washington, D.C., artist Jamila Pinckney. "That's why I use a lot of bright colors and rays of light overlapping each other. I want people to feel good about who they are."
Born in Washington, Pinckney grew up in Columbus, Ohio. There her father--a minister who had studied at art school--noticed her ability early on and encouraged her to take classes. She didn't really blossom artistically, however, until as part of a special high school program she interned for two years with artist Pheoris West, an associate professor at Ohio State University. This gentle and nurturing teacher became her ment...
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...rom dream busters. You can't let people faze you."
Pinckney does not yet have her own Web site, but information about her and illustrations of her work can be found at www.thinkinground.com. This is the Web site of a record store whose owner is particularly interested in her art and has taken it upon himself to publicize it. Readers can also contact the artist directly at (202) 463-9199.
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