Aida Garrity began her artistic career at the tender age of 6. Her main artistic goal is to create art that would captivate people's eyes. She is in the process of earning a Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of Arts in San Francisco. Her expected graduation date will be fall of 2010. Her work has been exhibited in several local shows where they have garnered high praise and won a variety of awards. She is also a member of the Portrait Society of America and an Associate member of the Oil Painters of America.

Aida draws her inspiration from painters such as Rembrandt, Velazquez, Sargent and Norman Rockwell. Many of her ideas come from everyday objects and life activities that surround her. Aida's technique is to paint wet on wet to start and then wet on dry for her finishing touches. She occasionally thins her oils with mineral spirits to obtain a balanced brush work. She combines wide brushes for sweeping strokes in the background with small, soft brushes for subtle details in her center of interest.

Here is a selection of recent press:

1.  The Columbus Dispatch : League show upbeat

Mar 19, 2009 ... "It'll Get Warmer": Nest by Ana Marie Atwood and Reflective by Aida Garrity, a pair of nudes painted in differing but attractive styles. ...

•2.   DAAL News for January 2009

The People's Choice was a three-way tie between Aida Garrity, ... Dec-Rich Sharik & Aida Garrity EDWARD JONES INVESTMENT, 66 South High Street: 2009 ...