Author Archives: jolanta

Kate Beck

‘I am interested in making paintings that capture the viewer in a dynamic, physical moment.  My paintings are large, abstract monochromatic surfaces composed of viscous layers of oil paint, poured and rolled from different heights and angles.  Technically this is very challenging and for me, adds to the physicality as well as the intimacy of […]

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Kate Beck

‘I am interested in making paintings that capture the viewer in a dynamic, physical moment.  My paintings are large, abstract monochromatic surfaces composed of viscous layers of oil paint, poured and rolled from different heights and angles.  Technically this is very challenging and for me, adds to the physicality as well as the intimacy of […]

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Sarah Canfield

Scattered pieces of glass suggest a destructive chaos in contrast to the smooth, feminine shapes of a pear. This tension between objects becomes Scattered pieces of glass suggest a destructive chaos in contrast to the smooth, feminine shapes of a pear.   This tension between objects becomes a metaphor for human relationships and inner conflicts.  Altered […]

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Trista Mcain

Born in Arizona and raised in Minnesota, my mother influenced me at a young age.  I enjoy exploring techniques, ideas and inspirations of my own… Born in Arizona and raised in Minnesota, my mother influenced me at a young age.  I enjoy exploring techniques, ideas and inspirations of my own, as well as through others’, […]

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Libby Saylor

Each of my encaustic and acrylic paintings has a story and an origin.  I use my medium, along with other materials, for personal expression… Each of my encaustic and acrylic paintings has a story and an origin.  I use my medium, along with other materials, for personal expression and have found each finished piece to […]

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The La Crème of Past and Present – Denise Hermanns and Titia Vellenga

pAn Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ national art and antiques fair. This year the fair will celebrate its 20th edition on the 19th to 26th of November. Among the 114 exhibitors are nine Belgian and one German antique and art dealers. Patrick Berko of Berko Fine Paintings, Knokke-Heist of Brussels, an exhibitor since 1994, describes pAn […]

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Open, Welcoming and Creative – Anna Cook

The Brighton Digital Festival is a month-long celebration of the creative talent in the UK’s most concentrated digital community. It pays homage to every element of the creative cluster from those developing computer art through to interactive designers, filmmakers, academics and technologists. Organised by digital development agency Wired Sussex, the festival in 2006 looks to […]

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NADA Art Fair Miami – Suzie Walshe

As is so often the case with cultural festivals and fairs, it’s the outsiders at Art Basel Miami that are generating the most buzz and interest of all. Along with Aqua, -scope and Pulse, NADA is one of the sub-fairs that is gaining a rapid momentum—it is proving to be just as inovative as the […]

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Desirée Holman

Desirée Arlette Holman lives and works in Oakland, CA. After completing her BFA in sculpture at California College of the Arts in 1999, Holman attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She graduated in 2002 with her MFA from UC Berkeley where she received Eisner awards in both video and photography. In 2004, she […]

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Anthony Smith

In my artwork, I use abstract painting to explore moral positions and tell stories. I begin with simple sketches that over time become stylized… In my artwork, I use abstract painting to explore moral positions and tell stories. I begin with simple sketches that over time become stylized such that they come to resemble calligraphy. […]

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