Gretchen Warsen
Westford, Massachusetts
I love to paint and will spend as much time in my home studio in Massachusetts as I can. My current obsession is making colorful abstract paintings on paper.
MessageWhen I was a young child in the early 80’s, I received a Crayola Caddie—a three-tiered art supply organizer. There were probably too many hours spent arranging the crayons and markers in rainbow order, but the thrill of all those shades, hues, and possibilities was something only a budding artist could fully appreciate. Fortunately, there was no lack of creativity in my extended family and all forms of artistic expression were encouraged and supported. My two brothers and I grew up in an old farm house at the end of a dirt road in rural Maine where the weather and raw landscape were perfect for observing and exploring. When I got older, I majored in art at Bates College and spent a semester at the Tyler School of Art in Rome. Later, after the birth of my first daughter, I left a graphic design job to become a full-time mom but made art a priority ten years later. I now have messy-but-active (the organized Crayola Caddie days are over) art studio in the back room of our house in Westford, Massachusetts. My understanding husband, two brilliant teen girls, nervous Bernese Mountain dog and two wild-but-sweet kittens do their best to “leave Mom alone in her studio or else she will be grumpy.”
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