INES EPPERSON

email: inesepp@msn.com

Website: www.inesepperson.com

As an artist, Ines was fortunate to grow up in the South of France, in a family of writers, musicians and artists, and in the shadow of the great French Masters of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

She studied Fine Arts and Decorative Arts at the Academie Charpentier in Paris, where she received a strict classical education, which later proved to be a solid foundation for her present style. After years of experimentation, soul-searching and development, her realistic style has taken a looser, more spontaneous impressionistic quality.  She is a colorist and a lover of light. Her greatest inspirations have been Monet, Chagall, and contemporary artist Ovanes Berberian.

Ines eventually moved to the United States, where she received a BFA in Environmental Design at California College of Arts and Crafts, combining her love of Art with that of Design.

Married and raising a family, she continued to paint, while working free-lance in the field of Design. Her goal has always been to instill beauty as well as function into our environment, be it architectural, interior, landscaping, etc… At present, she is a Church Interior Designer.

After experimenting with various mediums, she now paints almost exclusively in oils. On dark winter days, she can be found in her studio, but she’s most comfortable painting “en Plein Air“. Over the years, her work has won many awards and can be seen in  collections around the US and France.

Memberships:

- Oil Painters of America (OPA)

- Northwest Oil Painters Guild (NOPG)

- Ridgefield Art Association (RAA)

Galleries:

-Aurora Gallery, 1004 Main St, Vancouver, WA. 360-696-0449

-Nevado Art Gallery, 428 N.E Fourth Ave, Camas, WA. 98607, 360-833-4589