T. Frick is a self-taught artist and female entrepreneur. She is a licensed Landscape Architect with a Bachelor's of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Art has always been a key part of T's life, even as a young child. But it was her training in the architectural field that advanced her drafting, sketching, and painting style.
Growing up, T. could be found wandering the b...ackwoods with one of her resident pups or when indoors, she occupied her time with drawing, painting, or other creative hobbies. Her love of nature and the outdoors led to a career in design. When not working, you'll typically find her creating - colors, shapes, textures, and movement creatively come to mind, manifesting into abstract, typically landscape or floral visions.
T. will tell you she dreams in trees. They just seem to end up on the canvas! No painting is ever planned. She begins with freedom of expression and movement, mark-making with no preset destination. After multiple sessions, a painting will eventually begin to reveal itself and navigate towards its intended vision. T. is currently working in oil and cold wax, acrylic, and mixed media in an abstract, expressive style. Her paintings are typically smaller in size with larger works on the horizon. Commissions at any scale are available upon request. Check out T's website and join her on an artistic journey through her diverse array of artwork!
Amber Glow
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: Mixed media, oil and cold wax on cradled birch panel. There is a feeling in the air ─ the changing of seasons. It's the time of year when we pull out our comfy sweater and wind down on an autumn evening with a glass of wine, taking in the glow of the amber sky. Beside us, the fire crackles as it mimics the amber glow of the sky outside.
Autumn Aspen
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: Sometimes we just need a pop of color to brighten our walls. I have always been drawn to the striking contrast of Aspen in the landscape backdrop. This abstract is my way of sharing the color display of Aspen amongst the autumn landscape. Oil and cold wax on cradled birch panel.
Doors of Opportunity
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: When one door closes, another opens. This painting symbolizes the ever-changing chapters in of life's novel. Behind each new door is another journey waiting to be experienced! I was stuck on this painting for a while ... not sure where to go next with it because I really liked the phase it was in. I put a photo out on IG for feedback and the resounding comments were to do nothing more. That made me realize that sometimes simplicity is what you need, this painting was in fact done, and it was time to open a door to begin a new one. Oil and cold wax on birch board. Mounted on black floater frame.
Happenstance #2
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: This painting was inspired by a trip in Eastern Washington. I was driving back from Leavenworth heading toward Lake Wenatchee when the light caught my eye off to the left. I glanced over and happened to catch the sun glistening just perfectly over the landscape. The layering of nature from the sky over the fir forested hillside down to the wet meadow was a magical vista that I happed upon at just the right moment. After I returned to Seattle, I set out to record this beautiful image in my memory. Oil and cold wax on cradled birch panel.
Magic Potion
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: Mixed media, oil and cold wax on cradled birch panel. What started out as an abstract study of geometric forms, turned into a fun, whimsical creation. Whether reminiscent of wine barrels or mason jars, these vessels dancing about on the board are filled with delight. Step on up and let your imagination take you away!
Mystic
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: Mixed media on deep cradle, stretched canvas. I am an intuitive, abstract painting. When I start out on a new canvas, I have no plan or preconceived notion of what I am doing. I just start putting layers on the canvas, letting my inner child loose with freedom of expression. At some point a painting will speak to me and I'll see what it wants to be. This painting was headed towards being a new one in my racial justice series. Then one session I got out the pinks and white hues and I started to see the most brilliant sky forming. Alas the painting had changed course and a new landscape was formed. If you look closely, you'll see the words of some of my early layers. A mystical landscape to remember those of the past.
Shorter Days
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: Oil and cold wax on birch board. Mounted on black floater frame. With the arrival of winter comes some of the most glorious sunsets in the Pacific Northwest. While the days get shorter, the colors get more brilliant. This painting celebrates the coming of shorter days by reflecting on the brilliance of the sun setting through the winter forest.
South by West
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: This painting started with a play on horizontal layering and orange as a focal element within a limited color palette. As I kept layering, I started to see the most fascinating texture appearing. Yet there was the middle strip I had been masking out. What to do with it? And then it appeared as though capturing a glimpse of the mountain in the distance through an open slat in a wood wall. The colors nod to a southwest landscape and thus South by West was realized! I could stare at the velvety finish and texture on this one for hours... Oil and cold wax on board, mounted in black floater frame.
Spring Blossom
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: The gorgeous display of the cherry blossoms signifies the arrival of spring; a time for renewal and hope for the year to come. With that first sunny spring day, one cannot help but to lay on the newly green lawn staring up at the deep blue sky through the blossoms. This is a calming, mesmerizing moment where you know that there are sunnier days to come.
Woodland Discoveries
Fine Art by artist T. Frick - Description: A childhood chore was cutting wood most weekends to prepare for the long, cold Wisconsin winters. My Swiss father had a strange obsession with having years' worth of wood neatly stacked into rhythmic piles. Each spring and fall, it seemed all we did was chop more wood. As the wee one in the family, I was allowed to wander the woods when it got down to the heavy lifting. I would wander off with my pup and discover the smells, colors, and textures of the forest. To this day, I am a kid at heart when I get to wander through the forest floor engaging all my senses in search of woodland treasures. Oil and cold wax on birch board. Mounted on black floater frame.