Date of event: April 7, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Zue Acker was born in the U.K. and has spent much of her life between Oxford, England and San Francisco. She graduated in 1986 from the Bath Academy of Art in the UK with honors in Ceramics and Printmaking, and then started her artistic career as a ceramic artist in Oxford.

Feeling a need to fill the creative void, she took up watercolors, pastels and charcoal and several years later moved to San Francisco where she first began to paint in oils.

“When I first begin a painting I am full of hope, inspiration and tremendous excitement at the prospect of creating my vision in a form which others can appreciate. As I progress through the various stages of the painting , I go through various states of despair and pleasure. It is often a struggle and always a challenge. But those moments offer the greatest potential for growth and problem solving. Until finally I feel a sense of ‘doneness’ or satisfaction with what I see.

Recurring themes I want to convey are about moments, perhaps, a moment when the sun catches the edges of a Victorian house or a steep hill vista, a view which represents the essence of a San Francisco moment. In a city, I am an onlooker into other people’s worlds. I am just an observer. There is a wondering: what is going on in there? Who is in there and what are they doing or what is their life like?”

Zue is a member of Art Span and has recently participated in group shows at Studio Gallery and Velcro Studios. We look forward to having her join us for Live Art where she will be working with oil paints.