Mal
Gormley
17
Westview Road
Damariscotta,
ME 04543
Phone
207.563.1119
E-mal
MalGormley@Gmail.com
Bio
Mal
Gormley received his
BFA
from the University of Hartford Art School in 1972, where he majored
in Painting. Previously
he
studied Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Color Theory at the
University of Bridgeport, 1970-71 and at Dean College 1968-1970. He
minored in Creative Writing.
Mal
began his professional career as commercial illustrator. His passion
for aviation provided his first subjects--he created original
paintings and drawings for clients across the United States, as well
as a series of offset prints of Classic American Aircraft.
He
became a commercial pilot in 1981
and
sold art sporadically in this period. In 1988 an opportunity to write
about aviation arose and he joined the staff of Business
& Commercial Aviation
magazine, a McGraw-Hill trade
publication.
Mal
moved
to Maine in 1994, continuing to freelance for several McGraw-Hill
print and online publications, In 1997 he
published his
first book, Aviation
Computing Systems.
Writing
and family responsibilities left Mal little time for making artwork
until 2003, when he decided to start making art again. Living in
Maine presented new media, techniques and themes, which he continues
to explore with joyful aplomb. In 2005 Mal began to exhibit and sell
his work locally at
a variety of galleries and events.
In
addition to his artwork, and under the umbrella name Angel Farm Creative Services, Mal provides website management services for
the Skidomha Public Library
and continues to contribute to
AviationWeek
publications regularly. He also provides publicity services for individuals and non-profit organizations.
When not making
art, writing, or managing websites, Mal drives a school bus
part-time, which takes him by some of Maine's most spectacular
coastal scenery.
Artist's Statement
Art-making
for me is a meditative process in which I try to convey the rhythms
and effects of Time, Tide, Earth, Sea, and Sky, while exploring the
possibilities of the materials available to me. I typically work in
wood reclaimed from our local shores. It has built-in mystery.
I
enjoy the spontaneous combustion of creativity when allusion, wit,
irony, juxtaposition and/or interactions of color, objects, textures,
light, and subject occur despite any original “artistic”
intentions I might have had at the outset.
Much
of my recent work has less formality than my earlier creations. My
work is evolving —I seem to be creating ambient art-craft curios
lately. But I am still compelled to work in two dimensions with more
traditional themes and subjects--barns, birds, boats, sea- &
skyscapes, geometric designs and so on.
17
Westview Road, Damariscotta, Maine 04543
207.563.1119
E-Mal:
MalGormley@Gmail.com Web: tinyurl.com/86g5b66