Yvonne Coleman Burney

Yvonne Coleman Burney
Rialto, California, USA

STATEMENT

I love to create and explore more, and more as I share my art with others. Serving my country in the United States Air Force to come home and begin a career in the medical field then transiting into a coaching background, I feel that I have found the one thing that sets my soul free with wings to fly. As I continue to learn and grow in my art, my only hope is that my viewers will see and feel more significant transformations in my work.

Being a woman artist and a woman artist of color is not an easy task and even harder at times to find a place in which to voice our passion and be appreciated for what we can bring to the table no holds barred!

There are many subjects in which I can express my art, but I choose to express it right here and right now in love, making it all about the beautiful women and the qualities they possess and bring to the world rather than the injustice and racism that is so evident today still. For me, nothing has changed since the fifties in which I grew up. But now in my mind and spirit, I can paint all that is beautiful to me instead of the things that cause us pain and distance. My only desire is to make a difference through a creative venue that will someday leave a mark that cannot be erased.

I can only hope that their essence will bring others much joy and remind them of how wonderful they truly are in this world.

BIO

My name is Yvonne Coleman Burney. I am a United States Air Force Veteran and a woman of passion with purpose. I have dreamed of being an artist since the age of eight. I spent long days sitting in the backyard looking at the mountains and scribbling on paper and canvas boards. At age 68 being self-taught I feel that I am just getting started in life all over with a new do-over because this time it is for me.

Collage and mixed media have always been my first love and always will be but finding the digital format in which I can vividly express my voice in so many wonderful ways has been life-changing for me.

I have chosen to focus on Women with my “Women in Bloom” collection. Being an African American mature woman myself I have experienced many trials and tribulations that women sometimes face yet I am always amazed at the resilience and determination of women to still rise above it all.

The collection is to connect beautiful women around the world with a piece of art that fits their characteristics and reminds them of the power and beauty they seamlessly possess.

ARTIST CONTACT

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www.artbyycolemanburney.com

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