Roots and Wings Painting

I grew up in a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. Childhood is where my fascination with nature began as I explored outdoors as an escape from life’s stresses. Observation allowed me to enter another world filled with captivating intricacies and complexities. Nature is where I continue to find solace and inspiration. After moving to Los Angeles for work, I furthered my education by achieving a Certificate of Graphic Design from Otis Parsons School of Design. This led to me owning my own design firm for 25 years creating art and design within the disciplines of fine art, graphic art, interior design, photography and art instruction. Passion for fine art led me to the Academy of Art in San Francisco where I received a Master of Fine Art in Painting. I draw my formal influences from geometric and organic forms and expresses and interprets these elements abstractly. My mixed media work embodies bold color, varying texture, amorphic shapes and patterns. One will always find a bit of geometry amidst layers of paint and paper. Gianatiempo describes her approach as spontaneous, allowing her artistic instincts to control the outcome of her final artworks. Colleen lives in Martinez, CA with her husband and two teenaged children where they all enjoy the natural beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area.