Welcome to E.A. Garry Designs

Introduction to the Artist

Welcome to my world of miracles. I was 32 years old when I discovered I had some artistic talent. I took an Introduction to Drawing class and fell in love. I ended up going to a two year commercial art school to learn the basics. I was not going to be a starving artist. I got an excellent foundation in a variety of techniques, such as watercolors, pen and ink, pastels, drawing and such. The only thing I felt I was missing was painting. I took a couple of community college courses and felt my repetroire was complete.

I found myself in the world of desktop publishing but my passion was doing two-dimensional drawings and paintings. For my first Christmas out of art school, I put together a calendar for my family and close friends of some of the work I had done. It was during those first couple of years that I took the community college classes to learn painting. It was the third year that I found out that black and white calendars were a lot cheaper to produce. I set myself a goal of doing a pen and ink calendar. If nothing else it guaranteed I would be doing at least twelve pieces of artwork a year. My pen and inks are the foundation of my work. They allow me to explore composition and practice my drawing skills. Sometimes a piece speaks to me and I have to do it in color. I still do a pen and ink calendar every year, which I might add I still have some 2006 calendars available for sale.

BeeEaters

My biggest problem is finding the time to balance the pen and inks with paintings. As you look at my images you'll find a variety of inspirations. I have been deeply influenced by Asian art, particulary Chinese and Japanese art. From the Chinese I am attracted to their use of colors and symbolizism. Japanese art has strongly influenced me in terms of the design elements and repeating patterns. You'll also find a strong Buddhist theme in some of my work. Mainly because, if I had to claim a religion it would be Buddhism. I find images of Buddha to be calming and the variety of styles is just amazing to me. If you are at all into Buddhist quotes check out my Daily zen quote.

Ganesh

Of course, there have been lots of other influences on my artwork. I was fortunate to have parents who loved the arts. My childhood was filled with trips to all kinds of museums, from fine arts to the local historical society. My father painted and my mother still does all kinds of embroidery. Check out her link below. It was her influence that lead to my enjoyment of beading.

In addition to my artwork I have another passion. I love to write. Each year I try to write some little book, about 30 pages. Each year the story is different. I've written children's stories, poetry, trip impressions and more.

Contact Information: E.A. Garry, 239 W. Basic Road, Henderson, NV 89015
702-564-9522, fax 702-951-9359
email: libby@eagarry.com