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1050 Woodley Road Montgomery, Alabama 36106 (334) 262-5349 Fax: (334) 567-0060 weberart@mindspring.com |
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| Wanda Teel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wanda Teel is a self-taught artist who was born in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in the South. Her parents were both from poor rural Alabama farm families who were bewildered at Wanda’s obsession for drawing on things. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Drafted" acrylic on wood in black shadowbox 24" x 24" $465 (8071)
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| Commentary by Wanda Teel on "Drafted"
“’Drafted’” is about both sides, South and North taking men for the War. If you owned slaves (South) or could pay to have someone take your place, you didn’t have to go. Winston County, Alabama didn’t have slaves or rich people. They didn’t feel like the Civil War was their war and want to withdraw. They were known as the ‘Free State of Winston’ because of it.” |
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| Her father scolded her to “stop that foolishness” and instead put her mind on real things that would help her earn a living. It was only after she married and was living in Virginia that she began experimenting again with her art. She secretly worked on a painting that she entered into an art show in The Plains, Virginia. It won first place. | |
"They Took Different Paths" acrylic on wood in black shadowbox 24" x 24" $465 (8072)
| She started working on rugs and doing a few other paintings. In the early 1980s in a chance meeting with an art dealer at the Watergate, her husband mentioned his wife’s paintings. The dealer asked to see some examples, and ended up showing her work. Her paintings quickly sold out, but shortly thereafter Wanda moved to the North, and she put her paints away. | |||
"Foot Washing" acrylic on wood in black shadowbox 24" x 24" $450 (8073)
| Commentary by Wanda Teel on "Foot Washing"
“The foot washing picture is about my g-g-grandparents’ church. This was about being humble.” |
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| In 1999 after experiencing a number of personal hardships, Wanda began painting again. She said it was like she had bottled up her spirit for so long that it had to come out no matter what or she would burst. “I feel like a butterfly which has emerged from a cocoon and is free to finally fly wherever it wants to go.”
-- Marcia Weber |
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"Walk Those Lonesome Valleys" acrylic on wood in black shadowbox 24" x 24" $450 (8074)
| Commentary by Wanda Teel on "Walk Those Lonesome Valleys"
“’The Lonesome Valley’ is a theme I’ve done before, but no painting I do is exactly like another one. The lonesome valley can be death or something painful or an illness. Either way, there is always someone else who has to walk a lonesome valley. People can cry for you, mourn for you, pity you, but you are the one that has to walk it. The angels and God are always there for you. In all my paintings, there are symbols. Red represents power.” |
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"Love Lifted Me" acrylic on wood panel in black shadowbox 24" x 24 $450 (8032)
| Commentary by Wanda Teel on "Love Lifted Me"
“’Love Lifted Me’ is about the power of love to lift us out of despair. Love of God is the highest because God loves us no matter what. Romantic (bride) love is exciting. Love of country and service to country is an honor. Love of home and family is a comfort and when there is nothing else, the love of an animal (dog) who is always glad to see you can be a lifesaver on gloomy days.” |
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"Other Side of the Tracks" acrylic on wood panel in black shadowbox 24" x 24" $425 (8033)
| Commentary by Wanda Teel on "Other Side of the Tracks"
“...The convicts represent choices. Two of my great uncles (father’s side) were in prison because they were moonshiners. It’s important to stay on the right side of things.” |
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"I'll Fly Away" acrylic on wood panel 10.5" x 28" $275 (5817)
"I'll Fly Away Some Day", acrylic on canvas board, 16" x 20", $350 (4655)
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