https://www.dorisvasek.com

Artist’s Statement

My abstract works are about color and texture composition. The colors are made on the surface of panels or paper. Very little paint is ever mixed on my palette. Sometime, the most luscious colors appear in the tiniest areas. They can become inspiration for the whole piece. I love knowing that all of the colors I have ever applied will always be a part of each painting, even if they are deep down in the painting.

I invite the viewer to enjoy each painting from a distance and then come closer to find the little jewels of color and texture in some of the smallest places. The viewer may find a color or shape that is one of a kind, never to be repeated.

Doris Vasek Bio

Doris Vasek never knew she would become an artist. She grew in a small town in central Texas. Art was only taught in elementary school. It consisted of crayons and manilla paper. She was on her own to figure it out for herself. She will tell you about her first “art project” cross stitching pillowcases with purple variegated yarn or how she hated red. It was always about color.

This fascination with color and techniques led her through mediums such as embroidery, stained glass, weaving, spinning and quilting. She went so far as to dye her own yarns and fabrics for projects. She had no idea that this experience would be an independent story of color.

One day, Doris was bored and had the idea she wanted to paint in watercolors. She began studying watercolor painting with Naomi Brotherton in 2005. She thought watercolor was easy. This was mainly because of her experience with dying yarns and fabric. She realized dye and watercolors mixed the same. Since then, Doris has taken workshops with many respected artists.

In 2012, Doris hosted Rebecca Crowell to teach an oil and cold wax medium workshop. The oil and cold wax process was eye opening. For Doris, the process tends to “make” colors directly on the art panel. Plus it was her first experience painting nonrepresentational abstracts. Doris loved it. Instead of looking for “something” to paint, the oil and wax process is intuitive. It was a revelation for her.

Doris' "Art Mentor" is Karen Vernon. Karen knew immediately that Doris had a very analytic view of art and has been helping Doris to break out ever since then. With Karen's guidance, Doris continues to make artistic discoveries almost daily. It started with watercolors (which will never be given up) and is continuing to oil and cold wax paintings.

Doris is a native Texan and paints in her studio in Rockwall, Texas. Her art is in numerous private collections and has been accepted to juried exhibitions for Southwestern Watercolor Society, Texas Visual Art Association, Texas and Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Visual Art Society of Texas, Georgetown Art Hop and the 2013 Texas National Exhibition. Currently, she is teaching oil and cold wax workshops around Texas. Her works have shown at The Gallery at Round Top in Round Top, Texas, Dutch Art, Dallas TX, ilume Gallery, Dallas TX. She had a solo exhibition at the China Basin in San Francisco CA in 2018.