Fernando Reyes, colorful figurative painting Art is a second career for me after spending 17 years in banking in San Francisco. I began as a self-taught artist, then decided to seek formal art education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where I received a BFA degree in 1997. I then returned to […]
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A painter goes into the third dimension I’m a figurative artist, and have done lots and lots of drawing from life, working from photographs, and making composites of drawings, photographs and my own drawings. It takes a certain mindset and orientation to translate that three-dimensional world into the confines of a 2-dimensional flat surface. I
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Mary Heebner, lovely loose nude figure painting My artistic practice is deeply grounded in place. Acknowledging the power of ancient presences and landscapes is integral to the creation of my paintings, collages, handmade-paper, photography, and artist’s books. Fragments, both literal and metaphoric, are also vital to my process. Through a parsing out and weaving together
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Marilyn Ines Rodriguez, dramatic figurative sculpture Artist Statement I believe only when the blending of our intellect and vulnerability, anatomical knowledge and intuition will the artist experience that je ne sais quoi or being in the zone. This is a most unique and rewarding feeling, which in spite of all the external opposing forces, gives
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Jocelyn Braxton Armstrong, porcelain gesture sculpture Gesture is what interests me. Body language is beguiling. Gesture naturally conveys movement but can also be passive or submissive, playful or seductive, regal and proud. Gesture can tell a story. My studio practice has evolved into an ongoing exploration of figurative ceramic sculpture and installations created with paper-thin
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Interview with Alan Feltus Alan Feltus, one of our earliest members, sent me this lovely interview he had recently. Here’s an excerpt from it. Larry Groff: Do your paintings have autobiographical elements to the narrative and a reason for painting similar themes over and over? Alan Feltus: What I paint is, in some respects, my
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Wendy Artin, watercolor nudes Wendy Artin – From the Roman Studio at Gurari Collections from November 6th – December 6th, 2015 Opening Reception on First Friday, November 6th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Gurari Collections, 460 Harrison Avenue, in the South End of Boston (SoWa) More than 50 recent watercolor paintings will be
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Susan Williams, drawing & sculpture Line is the foundational element upon which the drawings are built. The lines, which create the sensitive edges between volumes, both describe the form and give the image its tension and poise. I work on a computer using Photoshop as a primary drawing tool. Different kinds of mark making hitherto
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