Adrienne Watts

Artist Statement

I have always been drawn to abstract artwork, even as a young child. My work is non-objective, which means that I'm not concerned with a realistic portrayal of objects in my work. The work I make is largely influenced by
o cityscape old buildings, graffiti, and peeling paint.
o patterns text, symbols, and geometric repetition.
o nature the pinks of spring, blue greens of summer, and the reds & golds of fall landscape.
While most of my artwork is large scale, I make smaller pieces to work out compositions, color combinations, and to have fun. My work celebrates creativity, intuition, and the joy of discovery and urges viewers to embrace curiosity and imagination.

Biography

Adrienne Watts is an emerging visual artist based in Sarasota since 2022. Her education - a degree in accounting and an MBA - led to a 30-year career as a CPA, corporate controller, and eventually the owner of a real estate company with her husband. During her working career, she made pet portraits and still life paintings in watercolor and watercolor pencil for friends and acquaintances. After her career in business, Watts became a full-time artist in 2018; She switched mediums and dedicated her painting efforts to larger non-objective abstract paintings. Her current project is a series of large-scale paintings combining modern abstract expressionist painting with traditional weaving techniques for an upcoming solo exhibition at Art Ovation Hotel, Sarasota.

Exhibition History (CV)