MAUREEN HYDE

Biography

Maureen. Hyde began her art career in the publishing field as an illustrator for children’s picture books and cover art for historical novels. Her interests in the classical foundations of art lead her to study with Daniel Graves, the director of the Florence Academy of Art. She is currently teaching at the Academy, where a rich heritage originating from the Renaissance and revival of the humanist tradition is kept alive.

Her painting is approached in pursuit of fine craftsmanship and draughtsmanship. The colors, which are hand ground, and materials used are based upon centuries of applied wisdom.

In living and working in Florence, Italy, Ms. Hyde says that “her creative spirit feels at home.” The warmth of the human touch in the handmade aspects of living gives visual credence to a realization that pleasure comes from simple things.

Ms. Hyde writes, “I am also surrounded by a rich cultural presentation of timeless masterpieces, which keeps my own relationships with my work honest. The light and natural beauty of the Italian landscape is providing me a lifetime of inspiration. I am engaged in an endless dance, chasing and choreographing light as it illuminates the natural world with glimpses of beauty.”

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