{"id":"TanArmentrout","name":"Tan Armentrout","sortname":"Armentrout, Tan","organizationName":"","media":"Oil Painting","tagline":"My artwork is like the breathing soul, painted from my own reality","biography":"A driven and prolific painter in oil, Tan likes to paint all night to capture the fancies and the fantasies that fill her mind. Depending on her artistic intention, Tan changes the brushwork from fine and detailed to visible and impressionistic. One woodland scene, \"Beautiful Swan,\" captures tree-filtered sunlight on a hidden pond, a swan floating serenely. In \"Lotus,\" lush leaves look as though elves or frogs should peek out from underneath \u2014 but the artist leaves those to the imagination. And in a realistic turn, a log-strewn, rocky stream comes straight out of the Virginia woods familiar to any longtime camper or hiker.\r\n\r\nTan has lived in Virginia for more than 20 years, but she got her start as an artist in her country of origin, Thailand. As a fifteen-year-old she met the artists in the Thai Air Force, where her mother served. Their teaching got her started, but she has taught herself for her entire career since. And still today, the family farm on the Chao Phraya River inspires her use of vivid and verdant colors, with memories of tropical flowers, bananas, coconuts, and mangos. Those colors fill her still life too, as well as the idyllic landscapes of dramatic Thai coastlands.\r\n\r\nTan's latest works have blended the human element into fantastic scenes, with figures or architectural elements. In \"Beautiful Mind Inspires Others,\" a black-haired flute player emerges from the dappled trees, with geometric patterns on the leathery fringed clothing, the painted face telling you this is one who has always belonged here. \"The Piano Guys\" play their grand piano and cello in tuxedos amid green-green trees, wildflowers, and exotic birds \u2014 where the musicians seem to fit just as well. Bringing nature into the home, \"By the Pond\" lets the viewer take a seat in the Adirondack chairs by lily pads with blue turtles catching glimpses of sun. And \"Secret Garden\" shows you what awaits at the bottom of a hidden staircase into a colorful retreat from the troubles of life. And on an excursion into nature, \"I can and I will\u2026 watch me\" allows you to rest by your beached boat as you soak in the explosion of red and blue colors reflecting off the clouds and the waters of a secluded bay from an enchanted land.\r\n\r\nMemory and imagination drive Tan through the night and into the morning as she paints. As the sun sets, her mind fills with the colors of the scene she wants to portray. When morning comes, another completed landscape or still life rests on the easel.\r\n\r\nTan's artwork is available at The Gateway Gallery in Round Hill, VA, and at various shows and locations in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.","editors":[{"emailAddress":"tansgallery@gmail.com","label":"Tan Armentrout"},{"emailAddress":"tan@armentrout.net","label":"Tan Armentrout"},{"emailAddress":"tan@paintingsbytan.com","label":"Tan Armentrout"}],"notes":"","emails":[{"address":"tansgallery@gmail.com","label":"Primary"},{"address":"16790 Michelson Drive, Purcellville, VA 20132","label":"Home Address"}],"phones":[{"number":"703-623-8135","label":"Primary"}],"websites":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.paintingsbytan.com\/","label":"Website"}],"photos":[{"caption":"\"Playful Puppy\", oil on canvas, 18\" x 24\", 2015","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff4f50bcd4_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff4f50bcd4_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"Reston Town Reflection\", oil on canvas, 24\" x 36\", 2016","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff6236565c_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff6236565c_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"Hope\", oil on canvas, 16\" x 20\", 2016","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff6fedaae1_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff6fedaae1_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"James Bond Island\" (Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand), oil on canvas, 16\" x 20\", 2016","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff7dc0c72f_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff7dc0c72f_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"Walk in the Garden\", oil on canvas, 30\" x 40\", 2015","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effa5568fa1_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effa5568fa1_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"Reflection\", oil on canvas, 12\" x 12\", 2016","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effb0864f26_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effb0864f26_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"Iris\", oil on canvas, 9\" x 12\", 2016","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effcd34322c_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effcd34322c_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"The Beach\", oil on canvas, 9\" x 12\"","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effe4d9cb09_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effe4d9cb09_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"In the Garden with Swan\", oil on canvas, 22\" x 28\", 2014","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effeb79c20c_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57effeb79c20c_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null},{"caption":"\"Lotus\", oil on canvas, 24\" x 36\", 2014","bigUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff99d447e7_big.jpg","bigWidth":null,"bigHeight":null,"smallUrl":"\/lac\/images\/TanArmentrout_57eff99d447e7_small.jpg","smallWidth":null,"smallHeight":null}],"terms":["I will maintain my membership in the LAC for the duration of my participation in the program.","I will provide at least two weeks notice if I must end my participation, and will expect two weeks notice if the LAC wishes to end my participation or to modify or end the program entirely.","I will abide by the decisions of the LAC concerning scheduling and venue placements for the program.","I will identify the LAC as 'program sponsor' in any publicity I release concerning the program and my artWorks shows.","I will personally install and take down each of my shows, coordinating with LAC and venue staff on exact dates and times, and using the hanging system preferred or provided by the venue for each show.","I will offer a short gallery talk to the staff of each of my host venues upon request.","I will participate in an Artist's Reception for each of my shows, at a date and time agreed upon by all involved.","I will provide an up-to-date artist bio, as well as high-quality high-resolution photographs of my work, titles, and prices, in advance of each of my shows, to provide sufficient time to update the LAC website, prepare artwork labels, and frame my bio for each show.","I will replace any artwork sold during my shows, working with LAC and venue staff to update the website and artwork labels accordingly.","I will promptly advise LAC of any sales I handle directly, so that the website can be updated appropriately.","I will provide a signed IRS Form W-9 to LAC prior to my first payment.","I will provide LAC with reliable contact information and promptly advise LAC if it changes.","I expect venue staff to make reasonable efforts to enforce a DO NOT TOUCH policy concerning my work while it is on display.","I understand that no insurance of my work is being provided by the LAC or any participating venue, and I assume full responsibility for any loss or damage to my artwork that may occur as a result of participating in this program."],"isSigned":""}