VISIT SEDONA ARTISTS IN THE HEART OF THE RED ROCKS

Fine Art by
Michael Goettee

Michael Goettee was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended the University of Florida and received bachelors' degrees in both advertising (1969) and art (1976, with honors). He moved to Atlanta in 1976.

Fine art:
Credits include numerous commissions; several one-man shows; purchases by the Columbus Museum of Art; The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cologne, Germany; Xavier Roberts (creator of the Cabbage Patch Dolls).

Graphic design:
He was a staff artist for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution for eight years and continued his design and illustration experience which has more recently included 10 years as a magazine art director for two publishing companies, followed by marketing design for Morris Visitor Publications. Currently Michael is cutting back on the commercial work to devote more time to painting and sculpture.

Artist's Statement
Everyone is creative whether they're painters, sculptors or CPAs. Our self-expression is how we establish ourselves as individuals. Yet we all drink from the same deep well of ideas. Some sip. Some gulp. Some scoop it out in buckets and share it. I'm in that last group. That's an artist.

As a fine artist with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and experience, I draw deeply from that well and create art for public consideration. This art serves to expose our interconnectedness and to remind us that we quench our thirst from the same well. When someone enjoys a piece of art, then they've felt the connection at that deeper level. I hope to always be awed by things around me, and then share that.

Some of my art involves popular culture or other themes that may take a light approach. Currently, my visits to the American Southwest inspire me to reflect my experience of both the overwhelmingly beautiful landscapes and the varied cultures. Thunderclouds and red rocks, cowboys, Native American and Hispanic cultures. All speak to me and it's heard in that silent, deep place from which I fill my bucket.

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