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Biography
Timothy Phillips was born on the bitter cold day of January 15th 1963 he stands as a self-taught artist in the Naive & Folksy, Primitive style, he was coloring and drawing on paper before he learned to read and write. He was drawing pictures of his surroundings, mountains, valleys and streams & farm houses with colorful details. Later on in his school years he flourished in art class. He moved quite often through his teen years and therefore had many new surroundings to paint and draw. After High school he entered the Army specializing in communications. After 3 years of service out of the country he returned to his home town of Coudersport Pa. Throwing himself back into his art he did paintings of homes around the vicinity where he resided.
His paintings always have meanings to them, a memory, a favorite place he may have visited, or just the beauty of a mountain side with a little stream and a cottage placed perfectly. He bought a Winnebago and traveled to every state in the country painting along the way, selling his art at festivals and art shows. Over 25 years ago he settled here on Miami Beach painting everything he saw. He sold his art through galleries such as the Creative Frame Gallery in Bal Harbor and the Bass Museum . He worked hanging art for years and therefore was around clients all the time, working on perfecting his craft.
His art is in private collections around the world With collectors such as Lady Sarah Churchill and Prince Agon Furstenberg, and Guy Burgose. He's had one man and group shows around the Fort Lauderdale area in museums and galleries. Including a group show in the Fort Lauderdale public library. He recently donated a painting to the organization "Painting Out Poverty" in Washington D.C.
Artist Statement
"I've always considered myself to be a naive primitive and folksy type artist I've loved Grandma Moses she inspired me so much in my teens I later began to enjoy Henrik Rousseau, Mikhail Larionov and Paul Klee...
The themes of my art go from skylines to landscapes to famous homes and hotels around Miami and the Florida Keys and the world. I love the skylines for the many shapes and colors of buildings layered on top and around each other at the same time I love doing landscapes because of the beauty and simplicity of a single tree the layers of colors and shapes and forms always allow me to paint in depth mixing and twisting branches around each other as well I love painting the architecture of famous buildings & homes with my naive twist, Like the famous painters The Highway Men, it seems I can create a mood that's simple in style and get that glowing effect when I use my colors wisely. It's a dream coming true on canvas...
I am constantly learning new ways to create a certain feeling with every brushstroke of color from my paint brush."
Timothy F. Phillips
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