Rising Tide Arts by Terrea L. Bennett
“Change your art, Change your life”

Terrea L. BennettArtist Bio

From the time I could hold a crayon, I have been an artist.  Raised in Port­land, Ore­gon, in a multi-talented fam­ily, my pri­mary artis­tic men­tor while grow­ing up was my pater­nal grand­mother, artist Jean E. Ben­nett, for­merly of Seat­tle, Wash­ing­ton.  This influ­ence was fur­ther enhanced by art classes which I attended at Port­land State Uni­ver­sity and the Uni­ver­sity of Alaska.

I have explored a wide vari­ety of media, but refer to myself as a “fine point artist,” employ­ing intaglio etch­ing, emboss­ing, orig­i­nal pen­cil ren­der­ings and water­col­ors to ren­der my detailed images.   These images run the gamut from car­toons to land­scapes; from oth­er­worldly to earthy. I enjoy com­bin­ing the dif­fer­ent media to cre­ate unique prints and orig­i­nals.

My art­work reflects my love of Earth and my deep appre­ci­a­tion for the gift that is Life: its humor, beauty and end­less oppor­tu­ni­ties for learn­ing.

Hav­ing moved to the lovely envi­rons of Puget Sound from Alaska in 1999, I am dis­cov­er­ing a whole new world of inspi­ra­tions here.  Behind me I have left a his­tory of com­mu­nity par­tic­i­pa­tion in the arts, includ­ing teach­ing art to grade school chil­dren in Juneau’s Gifted and Tal­ented pro­gram, and at the Juneau Fine Arts Camp.  I have taken part in numer­ous invi­ta­tional, juried, theme, and solo art shows in var­i­ous gal­leries through­out Alaska, Wash­ing­ton, and Ore­gon.

Other inter­ests that I pur­sue with enthu­si­asm are Feng Shui, Acu­pres­sure, med­i­c­i­nal herbs, Reiki heal­ing touch ther­apy, travel, hik­ing, and par­tic­i­pat­ing on the board of the Pacific Women’s Cir­cle Asso­ci­a­tion.

There is a place in all of us that has a deep need for heal­ing and beauty.  I want my art­work to edu­cate, yet enter­tain; val­i­date, yet present new per­spec­tives.