MichaeleLeCompte
Abstract Paintings and Collages
Background
- I received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Mills College in 1980 where I was awarded a Catherine Morgan Trefethen Fellowship;
- I retired from teaching at Sacramento City College in 2016 after 30 years as an Adjunct Professor of Art;
- My work is represented in many public and private collections, including Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, the City of Sacramento, Sacramento City College Library, Colonial Heights Library, Sierra College, Crocker Art Museum, CSU, Sacramento, among others;
- I have been exhibiting my work steadily since 1980;
- I live and work in the Sacramento Delta
- Photo: 2026 artist with Turquoise Bouquet, 60x48"
My Painting Practice
- "...I have to do the wrong thing in the right way." Greyson Perry
My style favors bold color, strong patterns, and my own quirky sense of composition. I work in a series, staying with an idea until I feel I have exhausted the possibilities or until the work leads me to the next body of work.
The new painting series under Portfolio are called, Bouquet. I wanted to rework older canvases so I painted a vase with a bouquet of flowers on top of the existing paintings, thus merging the old with the new. I enjoyed the randomness and playfulness that resulted. I felt we all needed some uplifting images at this particular time.
Blue Bouquet, Acrylic and Silver Leaf on Canvas, 60x48" 2026