A Lifetime of Painting
Terri has been painting for most of her life. She works across watercolor, pen and ink, acrylics, and pastels. Watercolor is her favorite. She likes how the colors blend.
Her process depends on the medium. For pen and ink pieces, she starts with a pencil drawing. Then she does a light pen pass. Then watercolor. Then she goes back over it with pen again. That’s a four step process. For a standard watercolor piece, it’s simpler: pencil first, then watercolor on top.
Painting How She Feels
Terri paints based on mood and inspiration. If she’s craving a trip to the beach, she’ll paint a beach scene instead. She takes photos everywhere she travels, then brings them home to paint later since there’s rarely time to sit and paint on location.
From Fashion Design to Fine Art
One of Terri’s standout pieces has an unexpected origin. Before she was a full-time artist, she worked as a fashion designer. She had an old portfolio of illustrated women in pristine condition and wanted to give it new life.
She painted a 36 by 36 inch acrylic background, added more color to the original fashion illustrations, cut the figures out, and adhered them to the canvas. A final layer of varnish locked everything in place. The result blends her fashion design past with her fine art present.
Follow Terri’s Work
Find more of Terri’s art on Facebook at Terri Goidel Silver Artwork, or on Instagram at @terri.g.silver.
This feature was filmed at Art in the Arena Frisco inside the Dallas Stars’ Comerica Center by Dallas Media Company.
