June Sidman
Serious figure skater in my youth and early adulthood. Took up drawing and painting to replace skating as I got older.
Studied at the Art Students League and the New York Studio school.
Showing in the Rivertowns since 2003 with several solo shows.
Artist statement:
As a painter, I focus on discovering relationships between colors, rhythms, forms, and space. I am a Plein-air painter, painting what I see, allowing for personal expression, not pursuing realism. I search to find the essence of place, express my experience, while understanding that this process can neverreally be achieved, but is always evolving. My most important influences are Cezanne, Matisse, and Sargent. I painted in oil till around 2010, and now focus solely on watercolor.
