| Tangie
was born in Portland, Oregon in 1951. She lives on six acres in Sherwood, Oregon
with her husband, two dogs and cats. Her studio overlooks the surrounding wetlands.
After a twenty year career in real estate, she began painting with an obsession
and enthusiasm fueled by workshops, classes and self study. She balances her painting
obsession with her love for horses, of which she owns one and rides three or four
mornings per week.
Tange doesn't like to plan her paintings; she likes
them to surprise her. And her life as a painter comes as a surprise to those who
knew her during her 20-plus years as a real estate agent.
Today however,
she's dedicated to painting and feels that she's finally found her niche in nonrepresentational
work. After years of experimenting with various styles, she's found that excitement
in creating abstract paintings that convey the unique aspects of her personality.
Exploration, experimentation and education have produced contemporary works
with complex texture united by simplicity of shapes. "When I make a painting,
I'm building an object, as well as creating a record of its making. I enter into
each piece intuitively establishing a set of conditions to which I respond. Beyond
color and form, it's about a search for relationships that articulate simultaneity
of thinking and making "An imprint of duration."
Tangie has won several
awards in both state and national shows and is a lifetime signature member of
both Northwest Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society and was recently
juried into the Portland Art Museum Gallery. Her paintings are found in both public
and private collections.
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