Southern artist Foster draws upon her frequent travels as inspiration for her work, for which she has been named Mobile Alabama’s Best Artist for the last 7 years. She is no stranger to New Orleans; During visits to New Orleans for art instruction in her early education, she carried her French easel to paint across the street from Jackson Square. She made friends with the Lucky Dog man, who with a small tip, looked after her traveling studio while she took a break.
Vibrant color is central to Foster’s work. She often lays down blocks of vivid color on her canvas as inspiration for what will come next. And what comes next is lively figures, landscapes, portraits and scenes from Italy, where she studied in her youth in Rome and with artist Umberto Alvatico.
Foster will return to Italy this Fall when she will be teaching in Tuscany at Borgo Fiochhieto. Her work is currently showing in Montestigliano Italy.
Foster is a graduate of Springhill College with graduate studies at the University of South Alabama. She has taught at the Eastern Shore Art Center and has been included in numerous juried shows, regional and national. She is the mother of four and grandmother of nine.
Selected Exhibitions:
Montestigliano Italy
Ashland Gallery, Mobile Alabama
Lyons Share Gallery, Fairhope AL
Selected Collections:
Whitney Bank;
Regions Bank;
RBC Centura Bank
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Infirmary
Providence Hospital
Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York
Gregory Development Group, Rockville MD
Mumford Collection, Chicago IL
ThyssenKrupp, Germany
Clausen and McDonald, Attorneys
Mitchell Cancer Institute
The Grand Hotel, Point Clear
Country Club of Mobile
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Richardson grew up in Concord Massachusetts. He received a bachelor of Fine Arts from the Swain School of Design in New Bedford MA in 1986. His post graduate studies include the Parson’s School of Design in New York. He has lived in New Orleans with his wife Lisa since 1993, father of two sons, Jared and Thomas.