Nicolette Wellington
Artist’s Statement
I have loved drawing and painting since I was a child. My treasured memories are of drawing perspective pictures of houses with my grandfather, who was an architect with the Bauhaus School of design, a watercolor painter, and a fine pianist.
I studied art and art history as an undergraduate at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. My teacher was inspired by Willem de Kooning, an abstract expressionist. This was a large influence on my painting: I painted large with acrylics on paper.
The Acton Children’s Discovery Museum, where I worked designing bulletin boards and helping with story time and summer day camp for young children, was an inspiring creative environment. It was a good balance for the rigors of theological school. I enjoy designing retreats, creating welcoming spaces, and designing creative programs for all ages.
My lens of viewing the world with an artist’s eyes was part of Artist of the Month, Poetry Circle, and News groups that I developed at Cooperative Elder Services, a day program for senior citizens where I worked for seven years.
Now, I enjoy studying under Joyce McJilton Dwyer at the Acton Senior Center. The experience of that artists community has provided the encouragement for my artistic interest to blossom once again. This, combined with doing art together with our grandchildren and assisting in a class at the Acton-Boxborough public schools, gives me great joy!
I have loved drawing and painting since I was a child. My treasured memories are of drawing perspective pictures of houses with my grandfather, who was an architect with the Bauhaus School of design, a watercolor painter, and a fine pianist.
I studied art and art history as an undergraduate at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. My teacher was inspired by Willem de Kooning, an abstract expressionist. This was a large influence on my painting: I painted large with acrylics on paper.
The Acton Children’s Discovery Museum, where I worked designing bulletin boards and helping with story time and summer day camp for young children, was an inspiring creative environment. It was a good balance for the rigors of theological school. I enjoy designing retreats, creating welcoming spaces, and designing creative programs for all ages.
My lens of viewing the world with an artist’s eyes was part of Artist of the Month, Poetry Circle, and News groups that I developed at Cooperative Elder Services, a day program for senior citizens where I worked for seven years.
Now, I enjoy studying under Joyce McJilton Dwyer at the Acton Senior Center. The experience of that artists community has provided the encouragement for my artistic interest to blossom once again. This, combined with doing art together with our grandchildren and assisting in a class at the Acton-Boxborough public schools, gives me great joy!