About the Artist


		Dale Thackeray Fink is primarily self-taught in watercolor, and comes to fine art from a background in interior design and drafting, and from a lifetime of creative exploration.

		Formerly residing in Glastonbury, Connecticut, she now works from her home studio in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Her avid interest in architecture and her reverence for the art of the craftsperson is reflected in her painstakingly executed work. She also enjoys gardening as a hobby, and finds working with the looser forms found in nature to be a welcome break from the exacting lines of buildings, but equally interesting in structure and form

	First completing a careful pencil drawing on drafting vellum, Dale then transfers this outline to watercolor paper and renders the full detail in mostly transparent pigments.


	“ I find the fluid nature of watercolor perfect to capture the delicate variations found in light and shadow. Sometimes I exercise control, and, at other times, I let the water do what it will with the pigment. I believe that the painting process is the best teacher.”


	Her slow and deliberate process if often almost meditative, and allows much time for reflection on her subject. In her own words:

“Our architectural environment is alive with the energy of those who created it. The presence of these designers, carpenters, stonemasons and metalworkers fills my imagination as I work to capture their craftsmanship in line, shadow and color. In my own way, I share in their accomplishment and honor their work with my own as I study and understand the layers of its detail.

“Architecture is also, for me, a symbolic language as well as a literal interest. Humanity is my true subject. I see portals and apertures as universal subconscious symbols of human curiosity, leading inward to new discoveries. It does not surprise me to find that many people are drawn to these images, even if they don’t fully understand why. I am interested in the transparent and reflective qualities of glass, the strength and intricacy of metal work, and the flexible diversity of wood. These are qualities I observe as well in the people around me. Each painting contains lessons on many levels.”