Heather Whitney
Cheektowaga, NY - United States
Heather Whitney - Fine Artist
Member Since: 03/28/2011
85 Slate Creek Drive Apt 6
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
716-289-2229 / studio glass 716-684-5425
Paintings in oil and watercolor
Sculpture in stained glass and wire
muralbabe@gmail.com
Facebook page : Creations by Heather Gillette
Exhibits
ACWC
Perry Art Gallery “Local Color”
Members show January 2011
Mackerel Sky Gifts/Bookstore
Ongoing show of stained glass artwork
Oils and watercolor paintings
May 2010 - present
Impacts Art Gallery
Tri-Main Building Buffalo NY
National Spring Exhibit
March2009
Healing and Spirituality Show
February 2009, 2011
Gallery 464
Amherst St, Buffalo NY
CrawlSpaces with Dina Rivera
June/July 2009
Ongoing Faux Stained Glass
Showing May09-present
Education
Buffalo State College
BFA in painting &drawing
Villa Maria College
AFA/AGA
Murals
Medquist- Kim Meyers
N.French Rd E.Amherst
Indoor 2 wall mural
6’x10’ Acrylic dec 2001
Frame Design – Tim Collord
18 Brunwick Rd Depew NY 685-3834
Outdoor mural side of building
15’x45’ sept 2001
University at Buffalo-Bill Fechner
Manager 829-3306
Indoor mural 2 walls, Italian Café scene
12’x 60’ dec 2000-jan 2001
University at Buffalo-Student Assoc 3rd floor
150 Student Union Amherst NY
Pat Kajawa-Exc. Sec Contact Assc.645-295012’’x 54’ Indoor mural “what is student assoc?”
Dec 1998-May1999
University at Buffalo- Greek International Assoc.
150 Student Union Amherst NY
Pam- Greek Activities Manager 645-6125
Indoor Main Hallway 1st floor May 1999
Medaille College-Vet tech Building
18 Agassiz Circle Buffalo NY 14212
Ellie –Exc Sec 884-3281
Indoor 3 wall mural, Aviary Tropical theme
Each 7’x6’ June 1999-Aug 1999
Brylin Hospital/day clinic –childrens unit
Door leading to unit designed and completed Jan 1994
Mr Danials-Day Spa Designs for Zarda’s Salon
894-3969
Contemporary Lady/main wall in pool area designed and
Completed Jan 1993
Townline Luthuran Church June 1989-July 1994
I am a professional artist and muralist and have been working at my style for over 20 years. The artwork combines a variety of techniques that I have studied over the course of years working with clients and whatever interested me at the time.
For the small illustrations and paintings, I have studied illuminated manuscripts from the first century onwards. I love the overlapping colors and the combination of calligraphy and art. There is also the gold and silver foiling that many pieces called for in that style. Taking this technique, I crossed over to my other works, mainly faux stained glass and oils, and illuminated the work with this. It brings another element into the design, a certain richness and elegance that appeals to me.
I also study many of the impressionists because of their use of light/shadow to denote shape and action in a piece. This quality to a work, the ability to demonstrate movement and action through light has always fascinated me. I believe that it creates energy in my artwork that attracts the viewer’s eye and brings it continually around the piece of work.
H.Gillette
