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CONTENTS DECEMBER 2017
UPCOMING SOLO & GROUP SHOWS
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Charleston, SC
NATHAN DURFEE
Fantasy islands
100
New York, NY
DANNY HELLER
Architectural aesthetics
102
Miami, FL
KUKULA
Royal treatment
104
Charlotte, NC
ARIZONA FLORIDA MASSACHUSETTS New York SOUTH CAROLINA
Scottsdale Miami Orleans Charleston SUSAN GROSSMAN
NORTH CAROLINA City moments
CALIFORNIA ILLINOIS NEW YORK Charlotte UTAH
San Francisco Chicago Bridgehampton Park City

SPECIAL SECTIONS
PERSONAL JOURNEYS
Collectors Focus: Figurative Art 70
THE ART LOVERS GUIDE
TO COLLECTING FINE ART 88
IN FLORIDA
THE ART LOVERS GUIDE

TO COLLECTING FINE ART 134
IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
CITY FOCUS:
NEW ORLEANS 136
SMALL WORLDS
Collectors Focus: 140
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Small Works & Miniatures
FE AT U R E S
SURROUNDED BY BEAUTY
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UNIVERSAL
CONSCIOUSNESS: 46
JULIE HEFFERNAN
THE GREAT BELIEF:

DAVID LIGARE 52
By John OHern
106 112 120 PERFORMANCE ART:

DENIS SARAZHIN 58
San Francisco, CA New York, NY Chicago, IL
By Michael Clawson
PAUL BALMER NEW PRECISIONISM BIG STATEMENTS
Urban icons Inaugural group show Small pieces with
focused viewpoints STATES OF DECAY:
62
108 114 122
JAMES RANDLE
Chicago, IL
BETTINA VON
Bridgehampton, NY
PORTALS OF Orleans, MA
CONTEMPORARY
CLASSICISM: 64
ZWEHL WONDER SEASONAL JOY HOLLIS DUNLAP
By Rochelle Belsito
Eye portraits Futuristic subjects Annual small works show
110 118 D EPA R T M EN T S

Scottsdale, AZ Park City, UT
ART NEWS 26
ANDRE KOHN CALIFORNIA
Silver celebration DREAMING CALENDAR 32
Artists with Bay Area ART FAIR PREVIEW 34
CO N TE N TS
connections
ART SHOW PREVIEW 36
ARTIST FOCUS PAGES 124
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FROM CALIFORNIA WITH LOVE
A group exhibition of California landscape artists
M A R K B OW L E S M E L I S S A C H A N D O N B OY D G AV I N G R E G KO N D O S PAT M A H O N Y
December 6 21, 2017
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NEWS
FOG
Design+Art
T
he fifth annual FOG Design+Art
Fair takes place January 11 through
15, 2018, at the Fort Mason Center
in San Francisco. This years fair includes
45 international galleries, programs and a
special installation created by Stanlee Gatti.
We are thrilled with the caliber of
galleries participating this year, said
steering committee member Susan Swig.
Now in our fifth year, its incredible to look
back and see how much the fair has grown.
We were overwhelmed by the quality of
this years proposals, and the thoughtful
approach that these galleries took in
thinking about an exhibition that responds Gerhard Richter, Schadel
both to the nature of this location and to the (Skull), 2017. Courtesy
cross section of art and design that we are Marian Goodman Gallery.
celebrating. A preview gala benefitting the Copyright Gerhard Richter.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will

take place January 10.
John Chiara
Chiara, Kearny Street
and Bush Street, 2017.
Courtesy Haines Gallery.
Copyright John Chiara.

NEWS
Artist Kehinde Wiley.

Photo by Kwaku Alston.
Audrey Flack, World War II (Vanitas), 1976-77. Presidential

Portraits
Courtesy Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
World War II
F
ormer President Barack Obama has selected artist
Kehinde Wiley to paint his official presidential portrait,
A
the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery announced.
udrey Flacks monumental painting World War II
Wiley is known for his portraits that combine black street
(Vanitas) has been acquired by the Pennsylvania
culture with baroque motifs. Former first lady Michelle Obama
Academy of Fine Arts. The painting is among
has chosen Amy Sherald to paint her portrait.
28 works that were acquired for the museums permanent
collection, including paintings, works on paper, mixed-media
collages and photographs.
Damaged
T
he Library Street Collective
has announced an upcoming
exhibition of works by the
artist and activist Shepard Fairey. It
has been 10 years since the artists
last solo exhibition in Los Angeles.
Titled DAMAGED, the show acts as
a diagnosis for problem-solving in
todays turbulent political climate. It
runs through December 17.
Shepard Fairey at
work in the studio.

Midnight Koi & Botanical by Joseph Bradley, 48 x 48 inches Oil and Metal-Leaf on Panel House on Salazar Street by Gigi Mills, 16 x 20 inches Oil on Panel
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Parts of Me by Anna Kincaide, 48 x 48 inches Oil on Canvas Clear Round Diamond - Large by Kurt Pio, 40 inches diameter Acrylic on Canvas
NEWS
Wayne Thiebaud, White Mountain,
Land
oil on canvas, 48 x 60"
Mel Ramos, Venus, oil
on canvas, 40 x 30"
Survey Sirens & Heroes

W
ayne Thiebauds work is the subject
M
of a new solo exhibition on view at odernism Inc. in San Francisco will feature new
Allan Stone Projects in New York. Land works by Mel Ramos. The figurative painter
Survey includes works on paper spanning the artists gained popularity in the 1960s for his paintings
career, from 1965 to 2000, emphasizing Thiebauds of superheroes such as Batman and Wonder Woman, and
landscapes and cityscapes. The show remains on is now known for his pinup-inspired nudes that incorporate
view at the gallery until December 23. realist and abstract styles. The show, which serves as a mini-
retrospective will run through January 13, 2018.
MacArthur
Fellow
D
awoud Bey has been honored as
a 2017 MacArthur Fellow for his
accomplishments in photography.
The foundation notes, Dawoud Bey is a
photographer and educator whose portraits of
people, many from marginalized communities,
compel viewers to consider the reality of the
subjects own social presence and histories.
Dawoud Bey, The Birmingham Project: Fred Stewart II and Tyler Collins, 2012,
archival pigment prints mounted to dibond, 40 x 64"

ALEXANDRA MANUKYAN
Dueling Fates 40 x 40 Oil on Belgian Linen
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CONTEMPORARY ART
DEC MUSEUM HOUSTON
Christopher Knowles: In a Word
2017 Knowles uses different types
MIAMI BEACH, FL
of ordinary materials to create
MIAMI BEACH
paintings, sculptures, performance,
CONVENTION CENTER
drawings, sound and texts. Some
Art Basel Miami Beach
works are in collaboration with
Galleries from North America,
theater director Robert Wilson.
Latin America, Asia, Europe
www.camh.org
and Africa will display notable
Through March 25
works from both modern and
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contemporary artists, including
CHICAGO, IL
sculptures, installations, paintings,
photographs, films and more. MCA CHICAGO
www.artbasel.com Paul Pfeiffer
Through Dec. 10 Pfeiffer, best known for his
Image Art Basel.
video works, uses media found
in modern culture to explore
2 PHOENIX, AZ
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
Maria Lind. All three currently
the complexities of modern life,
featuring his newest piece Three
have works in the centers On Figures in a Room.
Logic of the Copy: Four Decades Documentary Abstraction www.mcachicago.org
of Photography in Print exhibition. Through May 20
The Phoenix Art Museum www.artcenstersf.org
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features works from 1960 through
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
the early 2000s exploring the FORT WORTH, TX
FORT MASON FESTIVAL
20th-century artistic revolution THE MODERN
JAN PAVILION
that transformed the art world. Figures from the Collection
www.phxart.org This collection seeks to display
2018 FOG Design + Art
The fifth annual exhibition will
Through April 22 perspectives of ones surroundings display works from leading
through portraits using many
6 MIAMI, FL
artists, focusing on contemporary
types of media featuring artists works. An installation from
RED DOT MIAMI TENT from the museums collection Stanlee Gatti will be featured.
Red Dot Miami including Pablo Picasso. www.fogfair.com
The 21st annual Red Dot Miami www.themodern.org Through Jan. 14
art fair displays international Through Jan. 28
galleries presenting up-and-
WEST PALM BEACH, FL
coming and established artists
during Miami Art Week. 10 WILMINGTON, DE
THE DELAWARE
PALM BEACH MODERN +
CONTEMPORARY PAVILION
www.reddotmiami.com CONTEMPORARY Palm Beach Modern +
Through Dec. 10 Masha Ryskin: Reveries with the Line Contemporary
The Delaware Contemporary Contemporary, modern, blue-chip
NORTH MIAMI, FL
features works from the Russian- and postwar works will be shown
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY born, New York state-based artist. at the fairs inaugural event.
ART NORTH MIAMI www.decontemporary.org www.artpbfair.com
Jacob Fellnder: Through April 11 Through Jan. 15
How to Unlock a Portal
Opening during Art Basel Miami
Beach, How to Unlock a Portal
shows Fellnders vision and
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trajectory in the photo-based art
creation spectrum.
www.mocanomi.org
Through Feb. 11, 2018 LOS ANGELES, CA
LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER
9 MIAMI BEACH, FL
ART CENTER/SOUTH FLORIDA
LA Art Show
Visual art from renowned artists and
Conversation galleries across the world will be displayed,
During Miami Art Week, the showing the constant evolution in both the
center hosts a conversation with art world and the real world.
contemporary artists Rachael www.laartshow.com
Rakes, Torkwase Dyson and Through Jan. 14
Image courtesy LA Art Show.

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FAIRS PREVIEW
Realism on the Move

By Joshua Rose
D ont let them know this, but some of the most

blue-chip galleries in the country are the biggest
purveyors of realism on the market today. We have
in Miami this year for all the happenings so make sure
to look for us as well.
Im bringing Andrew Wyeth, Clio Newton, Daniel
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Jeffrey Ripple, Studies
Walton Ford at Gagosian, Kehinde Wiley at Sean Kelly Sprick and Jamie Wyeth, says Peter Marcelle, who from my Garden, oil on
panel, 20 x 16" Courtesy
Gallery, Will Cotton at Mary Boone Gallery, Wayne participates in the Art Miami fair each year. This year, Arcadia Contemporary.
Thiebaud at Berggruen Gallery, Eric Fischl at Skarstedt the fair will be held in a brand-new location at One On view at CONTEXT Art
Gallery, and Bo Bartlett at Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe. Herald Plaza on Biscayne Bay. There are still a certain Miami.
And while these are all top galleries with booths group of people who still like realism and they dont
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at Art Basel, abstraction and experimental art tend expect to see it in Miami. So when they do, its like Daniel Bilmes, Oracle,
to rule the day, or the fair for that matter, when the coming back home for them. oil on panel, 20 x 20".
art scene moves to Miami for the annual stampede For Marcelle, though, the realism cant just be a Courtesy Arcadia
of December fairs. rendering of an image. It has to have something else. Contemporary. On view
at CONTEXT Art Miami.
We have scoured the lists of the more than 40 art Realism without inspiration means nothing, its
fairs that happen in Miami from December 4 through just a picture, says Marcelle. Thats what I learned
10 in order to find you the dealers and galleries who from Andrew Wyeth. There has to be an emotional
will be bringing some semblance of realism with them connection to it. There has to be content. In my view,
for their booths at the various shows. We will be down emotional realism is coming back but it requires a
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MIAMI
Art Fairs
Dec. 3-10: FRiDgE Art FAiR
Blue Moon Hotel, www.fridgeartfair.com
Dec. 4-6: Miami River Art Fair

Downtown Miami Convention Center, www.miamiriverartfair.com
Dec. 5-10: Design Miami

Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, miami2017.designmiami.com
Dec. 5-10: SCOPE Miami Beach

SCOPE Miami Beach Pavilion, www.scope-art.com
Dec. 5-10: Art Miami

The Art Miami Pavilion, www.artmiamifair.com
Dec. 5-10: CONTEXT Art Miami

Downtown Miami, www.contextartmiami.com
Dec. 5-17: PRIZM

Mana Downtown, www.prizmartfair.com
Dec. 6-10: Red Dot Miami

Red Dot Miami Tent, www.reddotmiami.com
Dec. 6-10: Spectrum Miami

Spectrum Miami Tent, www.spectrum-miami.com
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Dec. 6-10: Superfine!
Midtown Miami, superfine.world
Dec. 6-10: Pinta Mimi

Mana Wynwood, www.pintamiami.com
Dec. 6-10: Untitled, Art Miami Beach

Ocean Drive & 12th Street, www.untitledartfairs.com
Dec. 6-10: INK Miami Art Fair

Suites of Dorchester, www.inkartfair.com
Dec. 6-10: FORM Miami

4 5 Washington Avenue & 17th Street, www.formmiami.com
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certain amount of intuition. Robert Jackson, In for a Penny, Dec. 6-10: Aqua Art Miami
Other galleries at Art Miami who work with oil on linen, 40 x 30". Courtesy Aqua Hotel, www.aquaartmiami.com
Gallery Henoch. On view at
contemporary realism include Jerald Melberg
Dec. 7-10: Art Basel Miami Beach
CONTEXT Art Miami.
Gallery, Catherine Edelman Gallery, David Klein
Gallery, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Nancy Hoffman 4 Miami Beach Convention Center, www.artbasel.com
AR T FAI RS PR E V I E W
Cheryl Kelley, Chevy in the Park,

Gallery, GP Contemporary and Louis K. Meisel
Gallery. At CONTEXT Art Miami galleries
oil on aluminum panel, 60 x 72".
Courtesy Bernarducci Gallery
Dec. 7-10: NADA Miami Beach
include Arcadia Contemporary, Gallery Henoch Chelsea. On view at PULSE Miami Ice Palace Studios, www.newartdealers.org
and Hohmann Fine Art. SCOPE Miami Beach Beach.
has Haven Gallery; PULSE Miami Beach has Dec. 7-10: PULSE Miami Beach
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Joshua Liner Gallery and Bernarducci Gallery Christopher Clamp, Pride, oil on
Indian Beach Park, www.pulseartfair.com
Chelsea; and Aqua Art Miami Simard Bilodeau panel, 18 x 24". Courtesy Jerald
Contemporary and has glave kocen gallery. Melberg Gallery. On view at Art Dec. 7-10: Satellite Art Show
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Miami. Ocean Terrace Hotel, www.satellite-show.com

NOAPS HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS
SHOW AND SALE
SHOW PREVIEW When: November 13-December 30, 2017; November 18, 5-8 p.m., opening
Where: Cathy Kline Art Gallery, 8701 NW River Park Drive,
Parkville, MO 64152
Information: ww.noaps.org
Seasonal Selections
The National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society presents its inaugural small works exhibition.
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Blair Atherholt,
Smith and
Copper, oil,
11 x 11"
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Catherine
Marchand,
In the Morning,
oil, 12 x 9"
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Miguel
Malagon,
City Mist,
oil, 8 x 16"
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M ore than 150 members of the National

Oil & Acrylic Painters Society will
participate in the organizations first-
ever Holiday Small Works Show and Sale
at Cathy Kline Art Gallery. The show,
happening November 13 to December
30, officially kicks off at the Parkville,
Missouri, showroom on November 18 with
a reception from 5 to 8 p.m.
During the opening, collectors will have
the chance to view and purchase nearly 200
small-scale pieces in an array of styles and
subject matters. Among the participants
are Alex Zonis, Catherine Marchand, Blair
Atherholt, James Swanson, Pamela C.
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Newell, Miguel Malagon, Donald Curran
and William Millonig, to name a few. who is also serving as the judge of in its collection. Later that evening a VIP
Prior to the reception, NOAPS will host the exhibition. Then, on November 17, reception will take place at Cathy Kline
a number of events throughout the city. attendees can take a guided tour of the Gallery. The following day, oil painters
On November 16 is a one-day workshop Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas Adam Clague and Andrea Orr Clague
with NOAPS Master Artist Hebe Brooks, City, which has more than 35,000 pieces will host a demonstration at the gallery.

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pr int s in c lu de t h e M e t ro po l i t a n Mu s e u m i n N ew Yo rk , t h e B r i t i s h Mu s e u m and the C orcoran Galler y in Washing ton, D C.
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Surrounded by Beauty
The home of artist Amy and Josh Lind is filled with contemporary
realism paintings that reflect their personal styles.
BY JOHN OHERN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANCIS SMITH

COLL E C TOR HO M E
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Above the fireplace in the living room is Jeff Markowskys Equilibrium, 2012, from his Totem series. On the right are two oils on canvas by Chenyi
Sun, from left, Red, 2017, and Blue, 2017. The couple collects pieces on their travels and acquired the cactus silk fabric for the blue pillow in
Morocco. The patterned pillow is made of fragments of Turkish rugs but was made in Copenhagen where they bought it.
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G reeting visitors to Amy, Josh and

Forrest Linds home in Savannah,
Georgia, is a painting by Amy Lind herself.
After graduating from Savannah College
of Art and Design, she says, I was lucky
enough to be picked up by a gallery and
began pushing paintings out the door to
galleries and exhibitions. I painted this work
for a competition and we kept it at home
awaiting the results. As we lived with it, we
grew to like it. When it wasnt accepted for
the competition, we realized we had fallen
in love with her and decided to keep the
painting. She used to reside in our dining
room and looked over us as we ate. Now
Amaryllis greets visitors to our home.
I met the model at Jeremy Lipkings
studio, she explains. He would have a
model in the evening and would invite a
couple of his friends over to paint. I liked
the models fair skin and dark hair, and
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she had a confidence about her as well as
a sensitivity. Ive painted her three times. a B.F.A. from SCAD in film and television Amy explains. She loves the outdoors
There are several of Amys paintings and is director of the schools Collaborative and finds interest in all parts of Georgia.
in their collection, but many are by fellow Learning Center. She paints so differently from how I paint,
SCAD alums and faculty, often in styles A large landscape in the master using layer on layer of translucent color.
different from her own. Amy graduated bedroom, Duck Pond Se, is by Katherine I like that style.
from SCAD with a B.F.A. in illustration Sandoz. She lives in Savannah and was a Although he paints the figure as Amy
and is also an interior designer. Josh has professor of mine in illustration at SCAD, does, Canadian artist Jeff Markowskys

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The large painting is Amy
Linds oil on panel, Full Circle,
2016. To the left, from top,
are Untitled (Let Us Arm
Wrestle), 2007, by Tim Wirth,
and Jennifer Jenkins etching
Lay Form (Nap), 2008.
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Resting on a repurposed
workbench in the couples
kitchen are two 2013 pastel
drawings by Ben Ward:
Erin, behind, and Sue in the
foreground.
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In Forrest Linds bedroom are
two oil on panel illustrations,
by his mother: Guess What?
and Amusement Park. All
images are from the childrens
picture book Marcel the Shell
With Shoes On: Things About
Me. Jenny Slate and Dean
Fleischer-Camp. Published by
Penguin Books.
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COLL E C TOR HO M E
In the dining room, from

top, are Ben Wards Cusco
Peru, 2014, gouache on
paper, and Wrack Line, 2010,
acrylic on birch panel, by
Katherine Sandoz.
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In the dining room is Amys
oil on panel, Full Circle, 2016.
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Her oil on linen, Amaryllis,

2010, is in the entry.
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In Amys studio is her oil
on panel, Renewed Balance,
2016.
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Above the chair in the
master bedroom is Glenn
Vilppus Untitled (seated
nude), charcoal on paper.
Above it is Michael Portens
serigraph, Untitled, 2011.
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Above the bed in the master
bedroom is Duck Pond Se,
2016, water-based media
on canvas, by Katherine
Sandoz. On the right is Jeff
Markowskys Hawks Release,
2012, oil on canvas.
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Amy, Josh and Forrest Lind
at their Savannah, Georgia,
home.
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style differs from hers. Markowsky is a

foundations studies professor at SCAD.
I paint a lot tighter than he does, she
observes. He has such an ability to be
loose and expressive.
A small serigraph in the couples bedroom
is by Michael Porten who was a student a
SCAD with Amy. He mastered traditional
portrait painting technique and then
ventured in other directions, she explains.
The couple purchased Chenyi Suns Blue
and Red at SCADs Open Studio Night at
which students, faculty and alumni present
their work for sale. Sun is from Shanghai
and is a graduate student at SCAD.
I advise my design clients to go to events
like Open Studio Night where they can find
good art thats affordable. These paintings
struck me by their simplicity. The gray
space allows the figures to do the talking.
I like how theyre in their own world but
there is an interaction between the two. He
used the raw, ungessoed side of the linen
to paint the figures, she continues. I like
the rough texture of the linen against the
beautifully rendered figures.
Amy comments, Ive often thought
about leaving the background color behind
my figures, yet I always find myself creating
an environment. Chenyi Sun focuses more
on the figure so the environment and story
are implied.
The couples collection isnt confined to
fine art. Occasionally they go junking.
One find was a well-worn work table that
they thought was gorgeous but too wide
for the space they had in their kitchen.
Amys father, who works in finance by
day and is otherwise Mr. Fix It, took it
apart, cut it down and reassembled it as a
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statement piece in their eclectic home. inevitably, over time, I can find the piece at made them, ending up in Denmark where
They also seek out vintage midcentury the right price. The mix of vintage Breuer they were made into pillowsand are now
furniture not only because it has the and Eames chairs around the dining table in our home.
patina of age but also because it is far brings a sense of timelessness to the room. The Linds have been married for 10
less expensive than buying a newly In the dining room and in her studio are years and have a son, Forrest, who is 2.
manufactured piece in a showroom. two paintings that are the first in a new The couple finds their tastes have merged
I like the process of looking and finding, series she is working on, based on color and although, from time to time, one has to do
she says. It takes patience. If I can wait, shape. The couple is living with them for a a bit of convincing of the other.
while before they go off to Robert Lange The process is similar in her design
Studios in Charleston, South Carolina. work where she sometimes acts as the
I do have eclectic taste in design and art, mediator between couples. You end up
she admits. We love to travel and bring back with a better result, she says. I give them
souvenirs that I consider to be fine art. The each a questionnaire at the beginning of
fabric on the blue pillow on the living room our working together to discover what each
sofa is from Marrakesh and is cactus silk or is into and to help them determine what
Sabra, made from agave fibers. Next to it is a they want.
pillow made from fragments of Turkish rugs, She encourages collectors to purchase
which was made in Copenhagen where we whatever youre drawn to, not what you
bought it at a flea market. I like to think of think you should have. Stay true to who you
the story of the rugs and the people who are and surround yourself with beauty.
COLL E C TOR HO M E
John OHern, who has retired after 30 years in the museum business,
specifically as the Executive Director and Curator of the Arnot Art
Museum, Elmira, NY, is the originator of the internationally acclaimed
Re-presenting Representation exhibitions which promote realism in its
many guises. John was chair of the Artists Panel of the New York State Council
on the Arts. He writes for gallery publications around the world, including regular
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monthly features on Art Market Insights and on Sculpture in Western Art Collector magazine.
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Universal
CONSCIOUSNESS
Interior self-portraits by Julie Heffernan are on
view now in the solo exhibition After Party at the
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Arizona.
BY JOHN OHERN
T homas Cole painted and wrote about pristine nature where the
consequent associations are of God the Creator, they are His undefiled
works; and the mind is cast into contemplation of eternal things.
Yet, even in 1836, the hope-filled landscape was in peril. In his Essay
on American Scenery he wrote, I cannot but express my sorrow that the beauty
of such landscapes are quickly passing awaythe ravages of the axe are daily
increasingthe most noble scenes are made desolate, and oftentimes with a
wantonness and barbarism scarcely credible in a civilized nation. The wayside
is becoming shadeless, and another generation will behold spots, now rife with
beauty, desecrated by what is called improvement; which, as yet, generally
destroys Natures beauty without substituting that of Art.
Julie Heffernan, growing up in California, went hiking in Yosemite, and later
would relive the experience in the grand landscapes of Cole and Albert Bierstadt.
Later, she read Rachel Carsons Silent Spring, written over a century after Coles
essay, and understood what it could mean to lose a paradise.
As a young girl at Sunday Mass, her mind wandered. Fortunately, there were
the statues and pictures of saints to capture her imagination. She reveled in the
stories of common people who gave their all for what they believe.
Her experiences in nature and in the world of imagination built up a reservoir
of imagery. Her Catholic upbringing introduced her to a world of visions.
Heffernans earlier paintings paralleled her life experiences, her maturing as
a woman and the growth of her mind. She appeared emerging from Baroque
skirts fecund at first with the bounty of creation and, later as time passed, less so.
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1 Self Portrait with Beast, oil on canvas, 66 x 68"

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Her most recent paintings are in the exhibition After The key was relaxing, not forcing anything to happen. 2
Party at Arizonas Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum Louis Pasteur wrote, In the fields of observation chance Self Portrait as Gatherer,
at Mesa Arts Center through January 14, 2018. The favors only the prepared mind. She was prepared.
skirts are gone and the protagonist grapples with the The process of relaxing and allowing the images to 3
perils of todays world. emerge is referred to as image streaming. It is akin to Self Portrait as Shanty
Heffernan initially composed her paintings from Albert Einsteins coming upon his theory of relativity Town, oil on canvas,
67 x 44"
myriad photographs and references forcing images into while daydreaming.
being. At a point when she was working doggedly as a She talks about Elizabeth Gilberts thoughts on ideas
Fulbright scholar in Berlin she let go of the control at the emerging from a kind of universal consciousness.
end of one of many days of painting for 12 hours. As she Gilbert writes, ideas spend eternity swirling around
lay back, relaxed, images began streaming into her head. us, searching for available and willing human

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Self Portrait Out On A Limb, Self Portrait with Sanctuary, Artist Julie Heffernan.
oil on canvas, 54 x 50" oil on canvas, 102 x 76"
partners. The painter Philip Guston wrote, I go to Perseid meteor showers appear to emerge from the
the studio every day because one day I may go and constellation named for Perseus.
the Angel will be there. What if I dont go and the In her painting Self Portrait with Sanctuary,
Angel comes? For Heffernan, its also a matter of stars and coins shower down from the heavens
showing up. When she relaxes into the state where overshadowed by rocks and boulders bent on
images flow she says, I paint from that place. When destruction rather than birth. She huddles in her
particular images pop up demanding to be adored, flimsy sanctuary clutching rocks and religious
I pay them homage. I know now that everyone has symbols. I wanted her to be physically holding the
this capacity. We each channel the information chunks of rock, she explains. Theyre potentially
through our own particularity. relics but maybe theyre just rockschunks of
She says, I made a pact with myself four or five granite or secrets of the ages. Zoroaster, Jesus on
years ago. I had achieved success as a painter of one the cross and the footprint of the Buddha are among
kind of imagery. I decided to be more responsive to the symbols she struggles to contain in her hastily
the world around us and to use whatever bully pulpit contrived net, some already falling from her grasp.
I may have. Our role is to speak whatever wisdom She asks, What do we save and what do we toss?
weve accrued. The question is unanswered. She stands at the edge
In her current work, she is busily engaged in of a precipice uncertain whether she will toss all that
holding it all together and it isnt clear if she will religious stuff or preserve it.
succeed. My recent work, she writes, is focused on Heffernans paintings are interior self-portraits.
making sense of the world around me after calamities They are also all of us, sharing a universal
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such as Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. We consciousness and a common history. She challenges
are slowly making our world unlivable, and I want to each of us to use our bully pulpit to respond to a
find imagery to describe the destructive action, waste world in crisis, each through our own particularity.
and contamination that is generally invisible to us.
I paint to imagine alternatives, mountains and seas
that remind us of the 2016 refugee crisis, shantytowns
made out of old mattresses and appliances, or AFTER PARTY:
characters outfitted with tools for cleanup, to envision
how we might remake the world as it is slowly falling
JULIE HEFFERNAN
When: Through January 14, 2018
apart.
Where: Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum at Mesa Arts Center,
In Greek myth, Zeus appeared to Dana in a 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201
shower of gold and fathered Perseus who later Information: (480) 644-6560, www.mesaartscenter.com
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The
Great
Belief
R E C E N T PA I N T I N G S
B Y D AV I D L I G A R E
ARE ON VIEW NOW
AT S O N O M A VA L L E Y
MUSEUM OF ART
IN CALIFORNIA.
BY JOHN OHERN
T he German philosopher Friedrich

Nietzsche wrote, beneath the whirl
of phenomena eternal life flows on
indestructibly. At another time he wrote, It is
my ambition to say in ten sentences what others
say in a whole book.
David Ligare dips into the eternal flow in
paintings of crisp clarity. He continues to
be inspired by the timelessness of the great
thinkers and artists of the past. I propose in
my paintings, inspired by the real underlying
Florence of deep humanistic thought and
scientific discoveries, he writes, that there are
new insights to be found in the example of the
Greco-Roman world and in the deeply curious
and hugely inventive minds of the 15th century.
He continues, So much of the past is the
roadmap for the future. I often cite 15th-century
Florence and 5th-century B.C. Athens as shining
examples of how any society, no matter how
small or remote in the world, can produce the
most astonishing works of art, literature and
science. The key is, of course, the leadership
that inspires the population to do great works.
His most recent explorations and revelations
are being shown in the exhibition David Ligare:
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Magna Fide (The Great Belief), oil on canvas,
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60 x 80". Courtesy the artist and Hirschl & Adler

Modern, New York, NY.
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Magna Fide (The Great Belief) at Sonoma Valley Ligare combines the dreamlike quality of Bcklin with 2
Museum of Art through January 7, 2018. There will be the universal precision of Alberti. Bcklin painted a Still Life with a Golden
Sphere II, oil on canvas,
a reception and lecture on December 9. dense and dark grove of cypress trees deep within 20 x 24". Courtesy
The title painting, Magna Fide (The Great Belief), the clutches of the islands dark walls. Ligare paints Winfield Gallery,
2014, pays homage to Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), a solitary Tuscan pine soaring up out of the dark. A Carmel, CA.
the quintessential Renaissance Man. The humanist stone sphere rests on a plinth with a fire beneath it. The
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architect wrote, nature herself enjoys the round form assemblage is framed by an Alberti doorway.
Tempo, oil on canvas,
above all others as is proven by her own creations such In his essay for the exhibition, Ligare refers to an 14 x 10". Courtesy
as the globe... enigma. The enigma suggests that there are things the artist.
Ligare was also inspired by a series of paintings we cannot know such as the nonsense of dreams and
by Arnold Bcklin (1827-1901), Isle of the Dead. A irrational behavior. I would like to propose that the
shrouded figure in a boat approaches an island in the enigma can also occupy an idea or an image with a
open sea with sepulcher-like openings in the walls of golden atmosphere of melancholic beauty and can,
its cliffs. Bcklin was commissioned by a recent widow in addition, he continues, offer a specific idea that
who wanted a picture to dream by. Reproductions of we might all know and embrace. I have long used the
the original painting were popular among all types of balance between opposing elements in my paintings,
people. Vladimir Nabokov wrote that reproductions what Nietzsche called the primal unity. In this case,
could be found in every Berlin home. In The it is the irrationality of the enigma paired with the
Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud refers to a rationality of Alberti.
dream he had in the style of Bcklin. Ligare says, I believe that people everywhere can

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follow the examples of Brunelleschi, Alberti, Galileo, ancient Greek paintings of hospitality gifts (xenia),
Bcklin, de Chirico and so many others, to build and or pleasurable arrangements of ordinary objects
invent the future as a place of substance, depth and (rhopography), but, that they may have been intended
significance, all wrapped in the golden beauty of an to metaphysically stand in for or accompany offerings
illuminating and enigmatic light. of thanks to the gods (aparchai), he writes.
In contrast to the 60-by-80-inch Magna Fide, The golden sphere is displayed in the setting he
Ligare makes an offering of Albertis round form in creates for all his still lifes, bathed in the light of the
the 20-by-24-inch Still Life with a Golden Sphere II, golden hour. It is an example of perfection described
2017. He has previously painted still lifes inspired by by Alberti, a bit of the eternal in the diminishing light.

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Ligares reminders of the eternal, inspired by its manifestation in

the work of the masters of the Renaissance, have an intellectual
coolness infused with the warmth of his deep conviction. In recent
correspondence he wrote, I have worked for years trying to expose
the ideas of wholeness, symmetry, integration, humanistic ideals.
It is appropriate that the exhibition is being held at the Sonoma
Valley Museum of Art in the aftermath of the tragic fires that
devastated so much of the region in October.
Announcing that the museum will be free to the public for the
rest of the year, executive director Linda Keaton says, It is our
hope that in the coming weeks the museum will be a safe haven
and gathering place for all to experience the healing power of art.
Signing the bill establishing the National Endowment for the
Arts in 1965 Lyndon Johnson said, Art is a nations most precious
heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves, and
to others, the inner vision which guides us as a nation. And where
there is no vision, the people perish.
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A Specific View (Veritas, Universitas, Venustas),
oil on canvas, 80 x 120". Courtesy the artist.
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David Ligare in his studio. DAVID LIGARE:
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MAGNA FIDE THE GREAT BELIEF
Study for A Specific View (Veritas, Universitas, Venustas), When: Through January 7, 2018; December 9, 3 p.m., reception and lecture
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graphite on pencil, 22 x 30" Where: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476
Information: (707) 939-7862, www.svma.org
SPECIAL PREVIEW
Performance
Pantomime and dance serve as crucial inspiration for Ukrainian
Art
painter Denis Sarazhins new show at Arcadia Contemporary.
BY MICHAEL CLAWSON
F lailing limbs, shirtless torsos twisted in a writhing

bundles of skin and ribs, cocked elbows, ruddy exposed
knees angled down and out, calve muscles flexing under
light has captured a dance sequence
in a multiple-exposure photograph. In
Pantomime No. 5, for instance, a male
rolled pant legs, bare feet arched against the hum of an figure dances alone against a white
unheard song somewhere in the infinity of a white or background. His blue-shirted torso
black backgrounds. This isnt ballet. Its more primal, more remains mostly still as six arms, three
spontaneous, more bombastic. legs and two heads move around the
For Denis Sarazhin, his dancing figures are expressions of image. In Pantomime No. 16, a single
the human form in their rawest state. His figures appear to figure contorts and shapes his hands
be moving to their own impulsive beat, an improvisational and fingers into a jumble of body parts,
rhythm that sends the male figures into a state of bohemian each limb an echo of a movement that
bliss, their bodies rejecting their rigid forms and collapsing occurred a fraction of a second earlier.
into a contorted, spinning and dipping mass. Pantomime, its a kind of performing
The Ukraine-based painter will be showing his newest works art, a way of expressing information or
starting December 16 at Arcadia Contemporary in Culver City, telling a story without words by using
California. Works in the show include entries in a number of body movements and facial expressions,
series, such as Pantomime and The Dancing Men. he says. Im very impressed with
I take themes from personal experience and feelings. plasticity, beauty and the aesthetics and
They are born from my observations of life. Im in touch grace of the human figure. But its also
with the emotions of the people around me, Sarazhin says. the nonverbal language, which can say
Very often I will use a story from life, something I observed more than words. No words are able
and which really impressed on me. The words or phrases to surpass the force of expressiveness
can be an impetus to create some of the human body. There is simply so
1 composition based on them. many expressions, feelings and emotions
Denis Sarazhin working The two major series he will be hiding in the gestures of the figure.
on one of a painting in exploring at the show are similar, For The Dancing Men series, Sarazhin
his Dancing Men series.
but with subtle and important focuses on groups of male dancers,
2 differences. In Pantomime, the artist each dressed in brightly colored shirts
The Dancing Men 4, oil paints a single figure in various or pants. In The Dancing Men No. 5, he
on canvas, 43 x 43" stages of movement, as if a strobe uses vibrant color with an almost antique,
rusty quality to give the three figures their
own personality as they writhe next to
each other. I just want to emphasize that
color is an important part of composition
as a whole. Color sends a message that
it wishes to convey some tension or the
other way around, to convey calm, he
adds. Color has a visual psychological
impact and can encourage feelings and
mood.Because of that, color has powerful
language to impart information that could
not be realized any other way.
He continues, The idea of The
Dancing Men havent gone very far
from the Pantomime series. They feature
more certain action and dance. But it is a
very absurd dance, whether the men are
dancing or whether theyre squeezing
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or creating this pressureit all goes around of flowers is arranged like a crown around feelings and emotions within them. Those
the dance within the picture. The stylization the back of her head. emotions can be different and not similar
of what is happening, that reinforces the Sarazhin lives and works in a historic at all with each other, he says. I want to
concentration on the main characters of this district in the heart of Kharkiv, Ukraine. give viewers the opportunity to have a
story. The flatness of the canvas space is used His studio space, with big windows and free interpretation of what they saw on the
similar to cave art. Primitive visual language high ceilings, is next to the studio of his canvas. What they see may depend on their
is very similar to how the men are dancing wife, Victoria Kalaichi. He has worked own worldview and life experience, but
here. And why are they dancing? What is it, to with many galleries since 2005, and the viewers story will always be unique,
dance? That is a very distant question to the admits that they were often less than ideal unrepeatable and one of a kind.
main question of human existence. pairings. With Steve [Diamant], director
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In addition to Pantomime and The of Arcadia Contemporary, we have worked

Dancing Men, Sarazhin will be exhibiting his together for less than a year, but it is
Dreamer series, which shows round portraits the most powerful and intensive year of DENIS SARAZHIN:
of female figures with arrangements of
flowers in the corners. Additionally, in
collaboration, he says.
With a gallery supporting him, and new
SOLO EXHIBITION
When: December 16-31, 2017
Embodiment, the artist brings that round pieces coming at a steady clip, Sarazhin is Where: Arcadia Contemporary,
composition into the center of the painting, ready to begin showing off his new work 9428 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232
where the flowers now take center stage. In and watch viewers react to the imagery. Information: (424) 603-4656
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down out of the painting while a bouquet at my canvases can find pieces of their own
SPECIAL PREVIEW
States of Decay
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James Randle moves from urban to rural in his quest to show

America as it is, and as it was. B Y M I C H A E L C L A W S O N
T here is a reverent peacefulness that

whistles through the wind outside
ruins of the past, whether they be some of
a destination unto itself. Now everyone
flies everywhere, and these places are
disappearing.
above it and concrete and asphalt in the
foreground below itthe view is one a
pedestrian would experience as they walk
the most famous archaeological sites on the Randle is primarily known for his toward the building. I love the idea of
planetMachu Picchu, the Mayan citadel city scenes, including bustling streets this unspoken thing, the no tell motel.
of Tikal, Chichn Itz or Montezumas and well-traveled corners in the interior You start picturing someone cheating on
Castleor simply abandoned 50-year-old of major cities, but recently he has their wife, or doing something bad there,
hotels or service stations on forgotten taken his work to the outskirts of town, something you dont talk about. The irony
roads outside major American cities. particularly small towns in Northern here is the N on the sign used to be an M,
These places, both ancient and somewhat Arizona, where he is capturing quieter and time simply took its toll on the sign,
modern, share two common traits: humans scenes of forgotten buildings, abandoned Randle says, adding that the piece was
once lived there and now they dont. businesses and rural desolation. His new inspired by a spot in Holbrook. There
Seeing these places really makes you show, opening December 29 at Trove are so many paintings of the iconic parts
more aware of them. Theyve always been Gallery in Park City, Utah, will feature of Route 66, and I really tried to avoid the.
there, but sometimes we dont notice new views of Americas neglected ruins. In fact, the famous wigwams of Holbrook
them. They just sort of exist in this state of Many of the new works were inspired by are right behind this hotel. I wanted to
decay, says Arizona artist James Randle, scenes along Arizonas portion of Route take something mundane and try to make
who has been painting scenes of urban 66, which Randle refers to by its other it interesting.
and rural realism for many years. They name, Interstate 40. Other works include American Idea, an
come from a different time. The land was In Notel, he paints an old, yet still open, image of an abandoned motel that is ever
used differently. In places like Holbrook, hotel with a broken sign that reveals the so slowly being reclaimed by the desert,
Arizona, there are old hotels on the side paintings title. The hotel is framed in and New Frontier, which shows a small
of the road. Families would stop and go a way that it is allowed to breathe in his caf dwarfed by a massive motel sign that
swimming and spend the night. It was composition, with lots of air and sky has seen better days. In Private Property,

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New Frontier, oil on
board, 36 x 60"
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Retirement Plan, oil on
board, 16 x 20"
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Private Property, oil on
board, 30 x 40"
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Notel, oil on board,
48 x 36"
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Randle shows an old service station, still kind of up in the air.

decades after it served its last customer.
For Retirement Plan, he returns to a favorite
Randle hopes that his works inspire
viewers to give pause to the places they see
JAMES RANDLE:
subject: the iconic silver Airstream travel in their daily lives, places they might have NEW WORKS
trailers. I paint a ton of airstreams simply overlooked countless times. Open your When: December 29-January 29, 2018
because theyre super fun to paint and eyes and look at things you dont normally Where: Trove Gallery, 804 Main Street, Park
everyone knows what they are, he adds. I look at, he says. I love hearing that people City, UT 84060
liked this one because it wasnt shiny at all. are looking for these interesting places and Information:(435)655-3803,www.troveparkcity.com
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It was left out in the yard and its future was seeing them for the first time.
CONTEMPORARY
Classicism
The artwork of Hollis Dunlap blends the academic

tradition with his own unique vision.
BY ROCHELLE BELSITO
A s a classically trained realist painter, Hollis

Dunlap finds inspiration from not only past
artists, movements and styles but also in contemporary
that nod to the works of Gustav Klimt; abstract elements
in the vein of Richard Diebenkorn; and composition
and atmosphere reminiscent of Edward Hopper. While
elements. He is constantly exploring new techniques infused with these characteristics, the work is also
and compositions, evolving his artwork with time and marked solely by the hand of Dunlap, who has blended
experiencethe bar is always being raised. his academic background with a voice of today.
Beginning December 9, his latest series of paintings When I first started painting years and years ago,
will be on view in his second solo show at Sirona Fine I was much more traditionalIts weird when you love
Art in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The exhibition, which classical art because its almost hard to get away from
hangs through February 2, will highlight bold colors it, says Dunlap. It can be weird to experiment when
1 Girl in Grey, oil on linen, 40 x 50" 2 Pink and Blue Nude, oil on panel, 20 x 16" 2

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Man by a Window, oil on panel, 16 x 12"
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Shadow Dancer, oil on panel, 16 x 12"
youre doing that. Im trying to experiment but in ways

that arent blatantly throwing away everything I love
about classical realism.
In his work is precise drawing and knowledge
of anatomy and form, but, too, there is play of color
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and unique design. About half of the works in the
Sirona exhibition will have experimental elements, which Dunlap finds to have a mesmerizing effect.
while the others are more traditional. They highlight His traditional painting Portrait of M., for instance,
both aspects of his oeuvre, and together show the is one that has a central, symmetrical composition,
complexities of finding fresh perspectives in painting. and an arch shape above the models head. Dunlap
Uniting Dunlaps artwork is his subject matter of has also painted the female figure in a similar position
the human figure. I became drawn to the figure when to the one seen in douard Manets The Dead Christ
I was very young. There is definitely an emotive quality with Angels that is at the Met. Dunlap says his piece
that the figure has, so it translates emotions very well, is a meditation about life and death so to speak and
says Dunlap. I also love just creating a sense of three- contemplating what the universe is.
dimensional form for the painting. The human figure Another of his paintings, Electric Blue, has a similar
really gives you a great vessel to do that with. Its just symmetry and meditative quality, with the figure
amazing. I love creating a sense of sculpture in the standing at center, her hands crossing at front. It,
paintingIn a way I want to be a sculptor, but I cant however, is different in that Dunlaps experiments with
sculpt, so I do it with paint in a flat surface. color theory take center stage. Particularly, it shows his
His portrayal of the figure is androgynous in the sense notion of selecting color schemes that complement one
that they do not read specifically male or female, which is another and building a painting around those hues.
something Dunlap says goes back to Renaissance work, The main thing I wanted to do [with Electric Blue]
particularly the pieces of Michelangelo. In Dunlaps was pick two colors I liked so there was an abstract
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paintings, the figures are posed in the same manner design and also had that centered composition,
regardless of gender, allowing for the beauty of the Dunlap elaborates. Even though its modern with the
forms and angles to be revealed rather than sensuality. color, it still has a meditative, trancelike effect when
They also hint at religious themes found in Renaissance youre looking at it.
pieces through their symmetrical gestures and poses, In another work, Pink and Blue Nude, Dunlap was
inspired by the colors that are found in the works of
3 Klimt. I wanted to push it as far as humanly possible
Electric Blue, oil on linen, 50 x 40"
so I could have it work, says Dunlap. Its still a
sculptural figure, but its straight out of the tube bright
pink and blue and fluorescent yellow.
He continues, The thing with the background is
you take the color thats in the figure and move it
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the figure to its right, it directly connects into the

blanket. Thats interesting to me. It has weird colors,
but it can work as long as you put them throughout
the whole painting. Dont isolate the color in the figure.
You move the color throughout the whole composition
and you can make it work.
In other paintings, such as Man by a Window and
Sleeper (Nude in Future Landscape), Dunlap focuses
on both the model and the setting around them. Of the
former work, he says it is about the atmosphere and
feel of the surroundings. I dont want to do paintings
that are only about the figure where the background
fades away. It is important to paint the whole painting;
Vermeer or Edward Hopper really pay attention to the
composition and pay attention to how the environment
is affecting the figure, says Dunlap. There is a sense
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of something bigger there than what youre seeing with

the naked eye. Theres a light or space thereyou want
to paint the air so speak. Its a funny thing, but its a real
thing. Something Ive always wanted to be able to do.
Dunlap says while his work for the Sirona exhibition
is experimental in nature, it is still within the traditional
painting realm. Im experimenting within a range,
which for me is importantbecause if you do whatever,
HOLLIS DUNLAP: NEW WORKS
When: December 9, 2017-February 2, 2018
youre not going to do it well because there is too much Where: Sirona Fine Art, 600 Silks Run #1240, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
to do, says Dunlap. Push the limits of the style; its Information: (954) 454-9494, www.sironafineart.com
more likely youll do something good. 8
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CO LLE C TO R'S F O C U S FIGURATIVE ART
PERSONAL
JOURNEYS
BY JOHN OHERN
I
n the early summer of 1873, Winslow Homer arrived in the
fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and spent the
next two months experimenting with watercolor. He had
used watercolor previously but his summers work was the
first time he approached it seriously as an art form.
Boys in a Dory is one of the 30 or so paintings he did of children
playing on the beach and on boats around the busy harbor. His
pencil outlines are visible beneath the strong, horizontal bands
of muted color that lead the eye to the solitary boy in a blue shirt
sitting on the bow of the dory. His friends pause in their rowing
as a schooner sails by. It is an ostensibly idyllic scene. The boys,
however, were born during the Civil War and their parentssailors,
fishermen and homemakerslived with those memories and the
hope and anxiety for the safe return of their ships and crews from
their voyages. The boys may be heading out to the arduous and
dangerous job of hauling lobster traps, a chore Homer painted
several times that summer. The boy in the bow is in a respite from
guiding his mates and appears lost in contemplation.
Katie OHagan also sits alone in the bow of a boat in Uncertain.
She grasps a pendant for assurance as the boat heads into a
bayou, an unfamiliar landscape for the artist who was born on the

northern coast of Scotland who now lives along the Hudson River.
Homer sketched with pencil in preparation for applying his
watercolors. OHagan starts right out painting, blocking in
areas of color and often starting with an eye, which she carefully
finishes before working her way out to the rest of the painting. In
Uncertain, her beautifully rendered face contrasts with the more
hazy, softly painted background, forcing the viewer to engage
with her expressive face.
OHagans paintings are intensely personal. When an artist
probes the essentials of her own being she unavoidably comes into
contact with the universal. Her gaze in Uncertain is unavoidable.
The viewer is in the place of the person she may be confronting
another, herself or the world.
A different kind of confrontation takes place in David Moltenis
aptly Untitled painting of two girls kneeling on a raft, dressed
in diaphanous classical gowns, aiming arrows at each other. He
says, Although my subject matter is often very personal, I strive
to find an open and universal narrative. I hope that the viewer
will connect with my work on an emotional and personal level.
Moltenis wife, Mandy, and I were fresh from an intense
discussion of the Jungian idea of the shadow when we joined
him in front of his painting at a recent exhibition. The psychiatrist
Carl Jung referred to the unconscious dark side of our personality
as the shadow. Whereas OHagan suggests in her paintings,
and reveals in conversations, the story of her life, Molteni is
as enigmatic as his paintings. Even his self-portraits exhibit a
timeless universality.
The model for his protagonists is his daughter. Colored by
our conversation on the shadow, it is intriguing to interpret the
painting as a depiction of an eternal battle with the self.
Alfredo Palmero, the third generation of a distinguished
family of Spanish artists, writes, The series Meninas, inspired
by Velzquez, are really an exaltation of woman and Nature
Mother Earth as origins of life. The model in Menina Amarilla
1. David Molteni, Untitled, oil on linen, 29 x 43". Courtesy Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA.
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& Terwilliger Galleries, Carmel, CA. 4. Winslow Homer (1836-1910), Boys in a Dory, 1873, watercolor washes and gouache over graphite underdrawing, 9 x 137/8". The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, bequest of Molly Flagg Knudtsen, 2001. 5. RJD Gallery, Adrenaline, colored pencil on Bristol board, 40 x 27", by Jesse Lane.
gazes directly at the viewer, inviting them reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting. bound by them. They can emerge from the
into her world, a world of tradition and Young ladies in waiting in the Spanish primordial chaos of abstraction into the
modernity that is rooted in the earths court (meninas) wore dresses so stiff and refined realm of modernity.
chaotic origins. The bodice of her dress is wide they couldnt walk through doorways Czanne wrote, Literature expresses
lace, her coiffeur is outrageously expressive head on. Palermos young women appear itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by
and she emerges from a voluminous skirt to be independent of their frocks and not means of drawing and colour, gives concrete

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shape to sensations and perceptions. composition and distinctive style, these Steve Bowersock. This is a woman with
Figure painters paint figures. Since pieces exemplify more than a form; they a clear directive; allegorical, real and with
we are all figures, we identify with the reveal an energy that stirs our psyches, great use of fantasy.
painters subjects, perceiving the artists intriguing and connecting us all. In Kirkpatricks artwork, she burrows
representation of their sensations and Haven Gallerys focus is on in and takes a straight line into the heart
perceptions and projecting our own. representational artwork that embraces of the matter. The pieces are filled with
The figure is a timeless subject matter strong attributes of emotion and narrative emotion, and make viewers want to reach
artists have studied for centuries in order through discernible content. The gallerys inside the painting and spend time with the
to depict the anatomical attributes with artistssuch as Chie Yoshii, Nadezda and subjects. Her work is a study of the soul.
unparalleled precision. It is also a subject Omar Rayyanembrace tales of yore and Santa Fe, New Mexico-based artist
they, and the collector, know intimately, and present, explore the multifarious nature Michael Bergt says figurative art has
the expressions and movements portrayed of emotion and pursue academia by way multiple meanings: traditionally it
take viewers on personal journeys through of theme or technical application to leave expressed work that was representational
the artwork. Within the pages of this special a lasting impression on their viewers. drawn from life, but it also refers to work
section are dynamic examples of how the Each work of art is meant to be a source that incorporates the figure or animals
figure is being depicted today; they are of edification, solidarity and chronicle, in its subject matter. That being said,
wrought with emotion, filled with energy and many utilize the recognizability figurative art can incorporate a wide range
and reminiscent of everyday life. of the human figure to create an initial of styles and media while retaining some
RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton, New connection that, if left to explore, opens a element of recognizable subject matter.
York, is recognized for its roster of leading myriad of wonder and enlightenment. One of his newest pieces, After
figurative artists. Among them are Jesse On view at Provincetown, Massachusetts- Picasso, was inspired by an etching of the
Lane, Margaret Bowland and OHagan. based Bowersock Gallery are works by Spanish painter from a suite of etchings
We are inspired by the unique visions contemporary realists Julie Beck and Diana documenting the life of the artist as a
of artists who create outstanding works Kirkpatrick. Minotaur. The portrait was based on
of one of the most painted subjects, the Julie Beck uses her art to speak to a drawing from life, then I added the
human form, says gallery director Eve something more, using subjects as narrative of the Minotaur to create the
Gianni Corio. Through their technique, symbols, says gallery owner and curator painting, Bergt explains.
6 7 8
6. Haven Gallery, Kalavinka, oil on canvas, 40 x 20", by Chie Yoshii. 7. Haven Gallery, Summer Beauty, oil on panel, 24 x 18", by Omar Rayyan. 8. Bowersock Gallery, Lydia the
Lawyer, oil on linen, 36 x 18", by Julie Beck. 9. RJD Gallery, Refuge, oil on linen, 60 x 48", by Katie OHagan. 10. RJD Gallery, Nakedness Has No Color and Knows No Border, oil on
canvas, 82 x 70", by Margaret Bowland. 11. Haven Gallery, Ondine, oil on panel, 59 x 36", by Nadezda. 12. Bowersock Gallery, Young Man in Cuba, oil on panel, 30 x 24",
by Diana Kirkpatrick. 13. Bowersock Gallery, Red Hand, Green Thumb, oil on canvas, 36 x 16", by Julie Beck.

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Another artist, Philip Taylor, says, Most personal approach, I think thats what they Ryan with his prideful display during
figurative work seeks to relate to the person should collect, but for me and the people the event. My intent with this and
being portrayed, and thats wonderful, but I paint for, my reaction to paintings is in the all my pieces is to create an audience
what drives me is the portrayal of beauty emotions of the eye, the pure visual delight participation with the viewer stimulating
within the world that we design and find of a composition. a unified moment with my subjects, says
beautiful. I think we should always seek to De Flag Mon, by Weldon Ryan, is based Ryan. Its not just the art but the intent of
fill our worlds with things that delight us. on a reveler the artist saw at the Miami the artist and what he achieves that should
075
For those who are delighted with the more Broward Carnival. The man captivated inspire the purchase of my art. And if
FIGURATIVE ART
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16 17 18
14. Michael Bergt, After Picasso, egg tempera on panel, 14 x 18" 15. Paige Bradley, Believe, bronze, 25 x 9 x 9" 16. Weldon Ryan, De Flag Mon, oil and acrylic on canvas,
48 x 36" 17. Philip Taylor, Introspection, oil on aluminum composite panel, 24 x 18" 18. Paige Bradley, Illumination, bronze, 18 x 26 x 13"
I spark that instance with the viewer for a humanity with compassion is where I find part over which I have no control.
moment, I have achieved my goal. inspiration and connection to a power Alia El-Bermani is an accomplished
Sculptor Paige Bradley presents the greater than myself. figurative painter, independent curator
figure in dynamic poses, highlighting their Having studied with Odd Nerdrum, and teacher out of Raleigh, North Carolina.
strength and beauty. We might come from Amlie Oliviers newest series is inspired by The psychological depth of her subjects
different places, look different and have his work. Each painting carries a message and the stories they share are often subtly
different traditions, but we all live with the that I would like to pass on to todays society. presented. They quietly persuade viewers
same heartbeat, Bradley explains. As a Despite the ambiancesomewhat post- to look deeper and to discover their hidden
figurative artist, it is my duty to empathize apocalypticmy intention is always to serve meanings. People who see her work often
with everyone on this planet. I put these as a positive reminder or kindly guidance, feel a kinship with her subjects.
emotions into bronze so it can speak clearly says Olivier. However, beyond the meaning, Hear Me is a painting of a young African-
to every person, last for generations and be what emanates from the painting is much American woman with eyes clenched shut,
relevant through the ages. Approaching more important to the viewer. And this is the mouth agape and the word roar scrawled

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19. Paige Bradley, Bow, bronze, 39 x 21 x 12" 20. Aurora Kruk, Ngadi, oil and acrylic on canvas, 22 x 18" 21. Amlie Olivier, Aurore, oil on canvas, 31 x 31" 22. Alia El-Bermani,
Hear Me, oil on aluminum panel, 40 x 30" 23. Amlie Olivier, Young Man with Wings, oil on canvas, 35 x 35" 24. Adam Wexelblatt, The Sea Foam Chaise, oil on panel, 24 x 25"
into her short, side hairs, says El-Bermani. assuredly would not miss an opportunity everyday people and ordinary life.
She stands in front of a decorative off- to splash in the water or dig a hole. How Whether painting a portrait, or a
white, rich, patterned fabric, which acts as a can I tell that story in one visual image? figure from my imagination, I aim to tell
symbol of oppression. It seems heavy and The figure can create so much emotional a story while capturing a mood through a
unravelling in its own decorative nature. depth and richness of narrative. Truly, what harmonious blend of design, composition
It suggests opulence, but its wrinkled and is more relatable to people than people? and color, giving particular attention to attire
flawed and fraying at the bottom, where we Alexander Bostic is an illustrator and and accessories, body pose and movement,
get slight peek behind the curtain. artist who was born in Bennettsville, South the models gaze, and the juxtaposition
Adam Wexelblatt finds himself Carolina. He attended the Pratt Institute of environmental objects, says artist
increasingly inspired by natural in Brooklyn, New York, where he received Almerinda Silva. In Peacock Shawl, I used
interactions of people and their his Bachelor of Fine Arts. He received a close-up composition to capture a beautiful
environments. While I love nature and his Masters of Fine Arts from Syracuse young woman lost in thought in the privacy
cities and interesting interiors, more often University. Bostic began his career as of her garden. Thin layers of color built up
than not, I find myself pondering what a studio artist, working in Kansas City, through glazing and scumbling created the
might a person do there, the artist shares. Missouri; Los Angeles; and New York City. translucence of the shawl, the iridescence of
Where would he or she sit or stand? Would He has been living and working in the the peacock feathers and the sheen of her
they be relaxing or on their way somewhere state of Mississippi for the past eight years youthful skin.
else? How might different people do and painting for more than decade. Bostics The artwork of figurative painter William
different things there? While I might be craft is guided by his love for art and the A. Schneider can be found at Reinert Fine
inclined to simply lay on a beach, my kids human figure particularly focusing in on Art, which has two locations in Charleston,

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25. Alexander Bostic, Dupree, oil, 40 x 30" 26. Almerinda Silva, Peacock Shawl, oil on linen, 14 x 11" 27. Alexander Bostic, Sydny #3, oil, 24 x 18" 28. Reinert Fine Art, Sunny
Day, oil on linen on panel, 12 x 16", by William A. Schneider. 29. Reinert Fine Art, At the Moulin Rouge, oil on linen, 20 x 16", by William A. Schneider. 30. Reinert Fine Art,
Vermillion Reverie, oil on linen, 24 x 18", by William A. Schneider. 31. Dana Maranto, Summer Splendor, bronze with granite base, ed. of 6, 18 x 14 x 19"
South Carolina, and a third in Blowing Rock, see the beauty of this earth, Grevich says. painterly approach to her subjects, using
North Carolina. Among Schneiders newest That beauty is so breathtaking that we vivid color and thick paint to enhance the
paintings is Sunny Day, which was inspired are driven to create and share our visions. composition.
by a young woman enjoying a sunny day Making art excites me in so many ways. At a recent show at Cecil Byrne
on one of the North Shore beaches. In Can I create what I see in my minds Gallery in Charleston, Watcher said
Vermillion Reverie, he loved the way the eye? Can I amplify the energy that her favorite moment was when a
light bouncing off the red satin fabric I feel in this painting? young man came up and said
filled all the shadow areas with vermillion Painting the figure is one of that through her emotive
reflections. Another of his pieces, At the Ann Watchers passions. She colors and liveliness,
Moulin Rouge, captures a broken-stroke does not try to paint likenesses he loved the way she saw
impression of this Fin De Siecle coquette so much as to paint the world.
at the famed Moulin Rouge. experiences in life. From In her painting Nancy,
In her painting Allure, Kristin Grevich girls playing the violin Sally Ruddy painted her
brings to life an image that speaks to her on the beach to a young sister, who in 1997 was
desire to elevate ordinary scenes. The woman trying on her depressed following foot
woman in red sits on a plush sofa, her gaze wedding dress, Watcher surgery from diabetes. It
off to one sidewhat she is looking at is is always looking for could be any woman, though,
unknown. ways to express a special retreating from the world.
I believe artists are born with a gift to moment. She takes a The couch is distorted into a
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32. Kristin Grevich, Allure, oil on linen canvas, 48 x 28" 33. Ann Watcher, Beach Girl Blues, oil on canvas, 30 x 24" 34. Sally Ruddy, Look Outside, oil on canvas, 16 x 20"
35. Dana Maranto, Freyja, bronze with granite base, ed. of 6, 13 x 15 x 18" 36. Barbara Fracchia, The Delivery, oil on canvas, 12 x 12" 37. Barbara Fracchia, The Fisherman,
oil on canvas, 20 x 24" 38. Sally Ruddy, Nancy, watercolor, 9 x 12" 39. George Billis Gallery, The Graces, oil on canvas, 74 x 62", by Oskar Rabenda. 40. TGBrooks, Introvert,
Extrovert, acrylic, 16 x 20"
womb-like egg shape, which the figure me to put an owl in the painting. I painted themselves, but rather have the viewers
rests, says Ruddy. She turns her back a barn owl in flight. The owl, like her perceive the work on their own.
to her lifelines to the worldthe glass of wisdom, is coming toward her, but in her I try to title my pieces with one or
water and the telephone. The little doll is innocence, she looks the other way. two words. Some names are taken from
more animated and lifelike than the figure. With his small bronzes, such as Freyja mythology, others from history, Maranto
Nancy told me the doll is a symbol for all and Summer Splendor, Dana Maranto shares. I dont want the viewer to think
her dreams that never came true. hopes that when collectors arrive home about the title too much; I want them to
Look Outside features Ruddys after a hard day you can take a few find their own meaning from the piece and
granddaughter Jamie when she was 8 years moments to forget about the distractions not mine.
old. She is unaware of her natural, youthful and problems of the day and get lost in the Color is an important element in two of
beauty, with gorgeous, natural, curly beauty and movement of my art. He also Barbara Fracchias newest paintings. A
saffron-colored hair. I love the lopsided believes that a viewers feelings about the cool, gray day on the Pacific Ocean while
bow on the back of her shirt, shares Ruddy. work are based on their own experiences, sailing to the Farallon Islands inspired
Seeing the work in progress, Jamie asked so he tries not to explain the works The Fisherman. What intrigued me most
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about this image was being in grayscale, in the painting is a lonely figure strolling toy store and I get to open every package
she says. Thanks to Louis Milligan along a deserted road delivering a bouquet and play with all the toys I want, says
an avid sailor who sent me this photo of red roses. The colors of the roses, and a the artist. In Introvert, Extrovert, I depict
of one of the local residents climbing stop sign in the distance, add vibrancy to contrasting moods of two women, who are
very slippery rocks and fishing. Being a Fracchias palette. both softly becoming part of a vast valley
landlubber one could feel the cool and When painting, TGBrooks finds the that at once secludes and exposes them.
breezy conditions of the day. ultimate freedom to be creative, have The spirit of the painting on the whole is
While The Delivery is part of her Seen fun, play and explore what it means to be set by these starkly contrasting moods,
Red series and is the complete opposite of human. On the canvas there are no limits with the boundless valley and sky exposing
the grayscale in The Fisherman. Depicted to what can be created. I am like a kid in a all to be viewed and contemplated.
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hroughout the state of Florida are countless artwork. There will be both museum-caliber pieces and works
destinations for fine art lovers to explore. Not only by emerging artists.
will they find artwork depicting the lush landscapes The 28th edition of Art Miami will take place December 5
and metropolises of the region, but they also can visit through 10. Its sister fairs CONTEXT Art Miami, happening the
galleries, museums and art studios for pieces by artists same days, and Aqua Art Miami, which opens December 6, are
with national and international reputations. Florida is home also must-attend shows. Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami
to a number of annual fine art fairs and events that welcome take place is the same venue, with this years fairs happening at
visitors from all over the world. a new location on Biscayne Bay in Downtown Miami. While the
The December art fairs in Miami are of particular note, with two shows captivate audiences of modern and contemporary art
thousands of galleries, artists and collectors flocking to the city by established and mid-career artists, Aqua Art Miami is a place
for a weeklong art experience. Each fair has its own specialty, to find art by young, emerging and mid-career artists.
allowing visitors to find their niche of artwork or explore them all. SCOPE Miami Beach, happening December 5 to 10,
Art Basel Miami Beach, happening December 7 through 10, features 140 international exhibitors from 25 countries and 60
features booths from international modern and contemporary cities. Organized by SCOPE Art Show, the fair is focused on
art galleries. They will display work by more than 4,000 artists, emerging contemporary art and multi-disciplinary creative
including paintings, sculpture, installations, video and digital programing. Other fairs to attend are Spectrum Miami Art

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Beach, which happens December 7 to 10, at Indian Beach Park. Naples Art District will host demonstrations in a variety of
Palm Beach Show Group is a producer of leading fine art, mediums, allowing the public to interact with them firsthand
antique and jewelry shows based in Florida. Their shows are while they create.
highlighted by both historic and contemporary works of art, The St. Augustine Art Association has been promoting the
attracting a multitude of collectors to each event. December arts of the city since 1924, and has a monthly First Friday Art
15 to 17 will be the Palm Beach Art, Antique & Design Show, Walk from 5 to 9 p.m., which was founded by the Art Galleries
which is the newest of the companys fairs. In February will be of St. Augustine group. Also in the city is the 52nd annual St.
both the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, held the 14th Augustine Art & Craft Festival on November 25 and 26. In
to 20th, and the Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, February 16 to 18. Sarasota is the monthly Palm Avenues First Friday Walks from 6
Rounding out the organizations Florida-based events is the to 9 p.m., where art galleries and shops that are members of the
Naples Art, Antiques & Jewelry Show held at Naples Exhibition Palm Avenue Arts Alliance welcome the community and guests
Center from February 23 to 27. They also have the year-round to events and exhibitions. There also is the Towles Court Arts
Palm Beach Art, Antique & Design Showroom in Lake Worth, District in Sarasota that hosts a Third Friday Art Walk from 5 to
which is a 25,000-square-foot exhibition space featuring a 9 p.m., with all styles and mediums of artwork represented.
curated selection of fine art and objects. Plein air events abound in Florida, with the group Light
Other art fairs in the state are Art Palm Beach and Art Boca Chasers: Plein Air Painters of the Sun Coast hosting its annual
Raton, organized by Next Level Fairs. The former event takes exhibitions in Sarasota this March. There will be a weeklong
place January 17 to 21, while the latter is held March 14 to 18. paint-out as well as juried exhibitions at the Edson Keith
Both events specialize in modern, contemporary and emerging Mansion. In Winter Park, the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture
art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Gardens hosts its annual Winter Park Paint Out, which next
In Naples, collectors will find the Gallery Row art district of happens April 22 to 28. Traditionally a juried show, this years 10th
particular interest. Not only are there leading galleries with anniversary is an invitational event featuring some of the shows
nationally known artists, but art walks take place on the third most popular past participants.
Wednesday of January, February and March. The Naples Art Galleries throughout Florida include Art on Centre, The
District also hosts the ART ALIVE series happening the first Gallery of Amazing Things, Quidley & Company and Sirona
Wednesday of each month for an Evening with the Artists Fine Art, while artists such as Miami-based Terry Arroyo
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and the third Saturday of select months for a Daytime Mulrooney and Kathy Durdin, of Tampa, call the state home.
DESTINATION / FLORIDA
1
Light Chasers: Plein
Air Painters of the
Sun Coast, Light
Effect, oil on panel,
16 x 28", by Joseph
McGurl.
2
Air Painters of the
Sun Coast, Peonies,
oil, 14 x 11", by Susan
J. Foster.
3
Air Painters of the
Sun Coast, Garden
Groomers, oil, 18 x 24",
by Hodges Soileau.
2 3
will bring together some of Featured Artists Show, but belonging to Light Chasers.
LIGHT CHASERS: its leading artists as well as the Members 7th Annual Light The following day, March 17,
PLEIN AIR guests artists. On March 7 will Chasers Show. The Featured will be the Paint Sarasota
PAINTERS OF be a Quick Draw, while March Artists Show includes work by Paint Out Show, which will
8 through 14 is the Paint the groups talented Featured display the pieces created on
THE SUN COAST Sarasota Paint Out where Artists, including Dominic location the week prior.
Terry Mason, president artists will paint scenes all Avant, Katie Dobson Cundiff, All of the events happen
terry@lightchasersinc.com over the city. Onlookers can Susan J. Foster, Michelle at the Edson Keith Mansion,
www.lightchasersinc.com watch the works in progress Held, Joseph Melancon, which will be open for the
March 7 through 18, the Light and speak with the artists Morgan Samuel Price, Hodges exhibitions as well as from
Chasers: Plein Air Painters of firsthand. Soileau, Cory Wright and noon to 5 p.m. on March 17
the Sun Coast organization The main exhibitions kick guest artist Joseph McGurl, and March 18 for patrons
will host a series of events off the weekend of March 16, while the members exhibition to view the shows and buy
in Sarasota, Florida, that which not only boasts the includes juried works by others paintings.

AWARD-WINNING FIGURATIVE WORK AND PORTRAITS IN WATERCOLOR
KATHY DURDIN
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KAT HY DURDIN@GMAIL.COM | 813-220-5800
C O M M I S S I O N S W E L C O M E
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featuring...
PHILLIP ANTHONY
CHAD AWALT
SARA CONCA
RENEE DINAUER
MARIAN HOWARD
CLAIRE JANE KENDRICK
WAN MARSH
PETER ONEILL
SUZY SCARBOROUGH
JIHONG SHI
503 Centre St. Fernandina Beach, FL
PAUL TAMANIAN
w w w. a r t o n c e n t r e . c o m
CAT TESLA
AARON WHITEHOUSE
BEAU WILD
contemporary, abstract and featured artists are Joseph art currents, says gallery
SIRONA FINE ART decorative art-scape of South Adolphe whose show opened director Timothy Smith.
600 Silks Run #1240 Florida. Most of its artists in November; Hollis Dunlap Even through our lifelong
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 are based or exhibit in the who will have a solo exhibition career in the huge and varied
(954) 454-9494, info@sironafineart.com upper East Coast and that in December; and Cuban- New York market, this type
www.sironafineart.com sensibility is also a defining born Yunior Hurtado Torres of work is an anomaly in the
Sirona Fine Art is located characteristic of Sirona. whose pieces will be on fine art world. Our mission is
about 10 miles south of Fort One of the most often display in January. The gallery to present great work of high
Lauderdale, 15 miles north heard remarks upon people is collaborating with Poets/ skill, executed with singular
of Miami, 2 miles from the entering the gallery is: Is Artists for a special exhibit at personality outside of any
ocean and is somewhat an this a museum? It is not Art Palm Beach in January fashion of the day and find
island unto itself. It is one of uncommon that many people focusing on women artists. a collector for it, one piece
the largest galleries in Florida have never been in a gallery Being somewhat on an at a time. Rather than riding
devoted to contemporary that features representational artistic island of our own, any wave, we make as big an
representational art, and it art of such high skill level. we arent concerned over individual splash as possible
is a destination afloat in the Some of the upcoming much on the prevailing local for each artist.
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Sirona Fine Art
features contemporary
representational artwork
in Hallandale Beach,
Florida.
2
Sirona Fine Art,
Esperando Por Ti, oil
on canvas, 55 x 78", by
Yunior Hurtado Torres.
3
Sirona Fine Art,
Ripe No. 4, oil on
canvas, 65 x 58",
by Joseph Adolphe.
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2 3
incorporating more cutting-edge Artists like Colin Berry, Eric 1

QUIDLEY & COMPANY artwork that can be interactive Zener and T.S. Harris will all Quidley & Company
in Naples, Florida,
375 Broad Avenue South, Naples, for the viewer. Additionally, exhibit paintings that have an features both cutting-
FL 34102, (239) 261-4300 the gallery continues to interesting take on the idea edge installations and
D ESTI N ATI ON / F LOR I DA
www.quidleyandco.com attract collectors in search of portraying wet within traditional paintings.
Quidley & Company is of more traditional paintings contemporary art.

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excited to begin the 2018 by continuing to exhibit On February 21, the gallery Quidley & Company,
Naples, Florida, season with hyperrealistic still lifes, as well will open a solo exhibition Noodle (detail),
exhibitions of works by its newly as decorative abstracted scenes. featuring new works by Scott installation table with
represented contemporary Quidley & Company will be Prior, while Beach Stories neon lighting, by Ardan
Ozmenoglu.
artists. With three-dimensional, opening the season with the featuring the work of Stephen
neon sculpture installations exhibition Wet on January 24, Coyle opens March 14. All three 3
by Turkish artist Ardan which pushes the boundaries shows kick off with receptions Quidley & Company,
Ozmenoglu, Quidley & on the traditional imagery of on their opening nights from Gliding Through the Light,
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mixed media, 26 x 41",

Company is increasingly seascapes and water scenes. 5 to 7 p.m.
by Eric Zener.
WINTER PARK
PAINT OUT
633 Osceola Avenue, Winter Park,
FL 32789, (407) 647-6294
info@winterparkpaintout.org
www.winterparkpaintout.com
The Albin Polasek Museum &
Sculpture Gardens will host the 10th
annual Winter Park Paint Out plein
air festival from April 22 to 28, 2018.
The museum, sculpture gardens
and gallery will be free to the public
during the weeklong event. Twenty-
five acclaimed plein air artists will
paint at the Polasek Museum and
locations nearby with art lovers
invited to watch the artists at work,
view their recently completed
paintings in the wet room 1
gallery and attend free painting

demonstrations. Artwork created
The strength of our art market is evident in
during the Winter Park Paint Out our numerous nationally acclaimed art
will be available for purchase
with a portion of the proceeds
festivals, including the Winter Park Paint
going to support the preservation, Out, that enjoy strong support from local
maintenance and operation of the
museum and gardens. patrons and businesses.
At the museum and nearby
Rachel Frisby, curator, Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
location, more than 10 free
instructional demos with the
artists will take place during the
week of the event. The festival
closes with the Winter Park Paint
Out Garden Party on Saturday,
April 28, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the
museum. At this ticketed party,
guests can meet the artists,
purchase their work and see the
entire exhibition of more than 200
paintings while enjoying excellent
food and company. Paintings are
also posted online in real time at
www.winterparkpaintout.com so
collectors anywhere can see and
purchase the works.
Normally a juried festival, the 10th
anniversary Winter Park Paint Out
will be a special invitational made
up of the most successful artists
who have participated during the
preceding nine years. Notable 2 3
artists in the 2018 Winter Park Paint 1 2 3
Out include Morgan Samuel Price, The Albin Polasek Museum & Winter Park Paint Out, Peacock, Winter Park Paint Out, Sunny
Matthew Cornell and Don Sondag. Sculpture Gardens hosts the oil, 12 x 9", by Natalia Andreeva, Knowles, oil, 14 x 11", by Manon
10th annual Winter Park Paint Out. 2015 poster image. Sander, 2016 poster image.
Photo by Lane Epps.

THE GALLERY OF
AMAZING THINGS
481 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach,
FL 33004, cliff@galleryamazing.com
events.galleryamazing.com/
christopher-marley-biophilia
The Gallery of Amazing
Things, in Dania Beach is
located in the former Graves
Museum of Archaeology and
the South Florida Museum
of Natural History. A multi-
gallery, state-of-the-art event
and cultural venue that hosts
visual and fine art exhibitions,
performance artists and
concerts, it is also home
to the Wiener Museum of 1
Decorative Arts (WMODA),
which features one of the most BIOPHILIA: A Dialogue with connection with the natural 1
extensive collections of British Art, Nature and Science. world is experienced in
Things features a
ceramic art in the world, as Biophilia means love of this breathtaking exhibit, chandelier by Lladr,
well as extensive works by life, and humanitys deep which reveals the beauty in as well as work by Dale
legendary glass artist Dale nature through Christopher Chihuly and opening
Chihuly. Whitleys Auctioneers Marleys three-dimensional December 6 an exhibition

of work by Christopher
has just opened at the Gallery work with animal, mineral Marley.
of Amazing Things and will and plant subjects. The
be auctioning 20th-century exhibit showcases over 2
decorative arts, natural 400 original works. The Gallery of Amazing

Things, Museum Brittlestar,
history, fine art and objects Marleys artwork has
reclamation, 40 x 40, by
of history throughout 2018. been exhibited by Christopher Marley.
Opening December over 500 galleries and
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Things, Museum
CHRISTOPHER MARLEY | and museums. His book Aesthetica, reclamation,
Biophilia (Abrams, 2015) is a 36 x 36, by Christopher
New York Times Bestseller. Marley.
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We are proud to be a part of a long and

storied history that includes antique
and art galleries, the Design Center
of the Americas (DCOTA), and
artists who have called Dania Beach

home for decades. Dania Beach is the perfect
location for the arts as it sits directly between
Miami and Fort Lauderdale. We welcome
thousands of guests from around the world
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every year.
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Arron Rimpley, director, The Gallery of Amazing Things

collectables from living artists,

ART ON CENTRE the gallery has a wide variety
503 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, of works spanning from
FL 32034, (904) 624-7255 breathtaking wood, aluminum
gallerymanager@artoncentre.com and glass sculptures to
www.artoncentre.com one-of-a-kind oil and acrylic
Art on Centre, located in paintings. The gallerys
historic downtown Fernandina mission is to create personal
Beach, Florida, represents connections with artists and
more than 30 artists working clients, which allows them to
in various mediums. bring art to life in a fun and
Specializing in fine art and approachable environment.
The gallery participates in Miami since early childhood.

the Artrageous Artwalk the She has been selling her
second Saturday of every work since 2000, and being a
month from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. self-taught artist her goal is
Its normal business hours are to be a master of watercolor.
Tuesday through Thursday In her recognizable style,
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday Mulrooney depicts many
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and Saturday from 11 a.m. to South Florida locations.
7 p.m., and Sundays from I have produced a series
noon to 5 p.m. of South Floridas Banyan
trees, palm trees and tropical
flowers, Mulrooney says.
TERRY ARROYO Widely recognized and
awarded, my unique style
MULROONEY stands out in solo and group
P.O. Box 160986, Miami, FL 33116 exhibitions, capturing an
(305) 479-3448 emotional connection with
terry@terrymulrooney.com the viewers. My paintings
www.terrymulrooneystudios.com have been chosen for posters
Venezuela-born watercolor of local festivals, published in
artist Terry Arroyo art magazines and are part of
Mulrooney has lived in private collections worldwide.
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Terry Arroyo Art on Centre Art on Centre, Her Feet Were
Mulrooney, represents more In The Ocean Her Head Was In
At Home on the than 30 painters The Clouds, acrylic, stain, T-shirt
Island, watercolor and sculptors. dye and U.V. resin, 48 x 48", by
on paper, 30 x 22" Aaron Whitehouse.
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paintings posed situations, as
KATHY DURDIN she finds informal interaction
Tampa, FL, (813) 220-5800 much more interesting.
kathydurdin@gmail.com One of her other passions
www.kathydurdin.com is color. She loves seeing
Kathy Durdin has always how color drives emotion
loved watercolor because and how different colors
while she finds it to be blend and mingle on paper.
unforgiving, its freshness The paintings often feature
cannot be replicated. combinations of unusual,
Working quickly in her unexpected colors, and she
paintings, Durdins loose invites viewers to connect
style takes advantage of colors rather than mixing
the characteristics of the them on her palette.
medium. Her paintings Durdin will be exhibiting
should be viewed from a at Tampa Regional Artists
distance, as small and large La Esperanza fundraiser for
areas of color make up the hurricane relief to benefit
images. the San Jorge Childrens
Durdin focuses on Hospital in San Juan, Puetro
what she connects with Rico, from December 3 to Kathy
emotionallyparticularly 18, as well as in upcoming Durdin,
peopleand she is always exhibits at Tampa Regional Waiting for
looking for inspiration Artists in 2018 and national the Sale II,
watercolor,
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Robert Lange Studios
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / CHARLESTON, SC
2 Queen Street | Charleston, SC 29401
December 1-22, 2017
(843) 805-8052 | www.robertlangestudios.com
NATHAN DURFEE
Fantasy islands
N athan Durfees newest body of work focuses
on his fantastical characters as they are
surrounded by their fears, hopes, dreams and
thoughtsand also lots of water. His colorful
cast of characters find themselves marooned,
either intentionally by an unforeseen force or
accidentally, on islands made of grassy soil, black
rocks, a pillar of rock floating in heavens clouds,
icebergs and a boulder in a bathtub. The show is
appropriately titled Islands I Make Believe.
I like to make the titles vague, usually just
enough to make sense so I have the freedom
to explore a body of work. These pieces are all
centered on these islands, which are sort of
metaphors for that place we go to when were
lost in thought, says the Charleston, South
Carolina, artist, who has been working the past
year in Marin County, California. These works
are forms of escapism, like when youre problem
solving in your head and get sidetracked; these
are the places you go. My works have always had
1 a subconscious undercurrent running through
them. They arent about whats happening out in
the world, but our mental interpretation of whats
happening in the world.
Durfees figures are curious creations:
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1
They Were Both
Bearish, oil on
panel, 36 x 48"
2
Paul Quits His
Day Job,
oil on panel,
30 x 30"
3
Fredrick Feels Out
of Water, oil on
panel, 18 x 14"
4
Diane With Her
Growing Pride,
oil on panel,
30 x 30"
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cartoonishly proportioned with rubbery its Personality, the setting is an island in a a fish on an iceberg. The artist admits
features and large heads, they are wrapped bathtub. The worlds are so unique and so he painted Fredrick as a response to the
in a colorful patchwork of brushstrokes freshly styled that youd swear they were phrase a polar bear in a snow storm.
the artist makes no point of hiding amid all different views of the same world, a I really wanted to see how hard white on
his rich compositions, and they exist in universe unto itself. white really was. In a lot of these pieces,
vibrant worlds in which emotion can be Im wrestling with the idea of canonizing especially in the backgrounds, theres
experienced equally by humans, dogs, everything, but Im not quite sure I want a mistiness to the backgrounds with
turtles, cats, penguins, polar bears and to because these things are happening in atmosphere and clouds rolling in. Im
even a demon, who quietly sobs for his your imagination, Durfee says. I just dont trying to let go of the detail, he says. It
fatherpresumably Satan, in a pork pie know if I want the work to behave within was a push-and-pull process for me with
hat no lessamid the peacefulness of the same world. They are part of a plane of this crisp contrast on the polar bear, and
heavens tranquility in Demon is Homesick. existence where peoples imaginations go, then going over and over to blend it out.
In many cases, the worlds Durfee creates and its always hard to define what that is I had fun and Id love to go back and
are characters unto themselves, such or where it is. explore it some more.
as in They Were Both Bearish, showing New works in the show also include Durfee continues, There is very much
a bear under a large tree filled with an Paul Quits His Day Job, which shows the an improvisational aspect to my creative
PR E V I E W
interconnected city of birdhouses. In mythical figure of Paul Bunyan, playing process. Sometimes Ill make a Hail Mary
Diane With Her Growing Pride, a woman an ax-guitar hybrid, and Babe the Blue Ox pass and hope to figure it out as I go along.
in a cat costume sits in a stained-glass on an island, behind them is Yosemites The artists new show opens December
tree with an army of real cats positioned Half Dome; and Fredrick Feels Out of 1 at Robert Lange Studio in Charleston. It
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on branches all around her. For Captured Water, a scene of a polar bear holding runs through December 22.
George Billis Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / NEW YORK, NY
525 W. 26th Street, Ground Floor | New York, NY 10001
Through December 9, 2017
(212) 645-2621 | www.georgebillis.com
DANNY HELLER
Architectural aesthetics
I n Palm Springs, California, where Danny

Heller grew up, the midcentury modern
aesthetic rules the landscape. In Modern
aesthetic that made New York so
glamorous during the 1950s.
The modernist architecture that Heller
met with mixed reactions, but says, When
you see it now, its tough not to fall in love.
The light of the buildings against the night
Society, Hellers upcoming solo show focuses on flourished in the 1950s and 60s sky gives the painting a romantic feel.
at George Billis Gallery in New York, he as a reaction to the end of the Second World Heller hopes that his paintings will shine
explores how the building styles of his War. Prior to that, the aesthetics were a spotlight on things that people who pass
home on the West Coast were applied to more ornamented, darker and often felt through the city might overlook, or even
the hustle and bustle of New York City. very imperial, Heller says. After the war, fail to notice at all. I want to show people
With this series, I wanted to focus on there was a need to break with tradition and the remnants of 1950s and 60s New York
the more glamorous aspects of the city, create a new style, and reflect the optimism that still exist and are still really beautiful.
Heller explains. I wanted showcase the of the postwar period. Be it the Guggenheim or Lincoln Center,
cultural institutions: the Metropolitan One of his largest pieces in the show is I want people to stop and take a second
Opera House, Lincoln Center, the shops Lincoln Center, which has an almost film- look at them, to truly appreciate them.
on Fifth Avenue, the Guggenheim. These like quality to it. Heller notes that in the Modern Society will remain on view at
are all major examples of the midcentury 1960s when the center was first built it was George Billis Gallery through December 9.

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1
Met Balcony, oil on
canvas, 16 x 23"
2
Guggenheim and Tbird,
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Met Stairway, oil on
canvas, 16 x 23"
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Haven Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / MIAMI, FL
155 Main Street, Suite 4 | Northport, NY 11768
December 5-10, 2017
(631) 757-0500 | www.havenartgallery.com
KUKULA
Royal treatment
A mix of classical European art and
contemporary pop culture, Kukulas
fantastical oil paintings marry haunting
imagery with doll-like sweetness to create
a body of work that is uniquely her own.
Her new collection, Princess of None, will
be on display at Haven Gallerys booth at
the SCOPE Miami Beach art fair in Miami.
From the first look, it is apparent that
one of the main focuses of Kukulas work
is historical style with a stylized twist.
I decided to call my work Neo-Rococo,
she explains, because Im so obsessed with
the Rococo periodbut of course, Im using
a lot of new elements.
When it comes to integrating new
narratives into her most recent collection,
its all about revolution. For this new body
of work, I was actually inspired by recent
events: Im pregnant with a baby girl, so the
idea of revolution seems more interesting all
of a sudden, she says. This air of rebellion is
palpable in her painting Legion of Me, which
depicts its female subjects in Napoleonic
garb and powerful, dominant poses.
To add to her foundational inspirations,
Kukula collects a variety of references
and plans her works meticulously. I use
paintings, my reference model and the
designer, she explains. Its not spontaneous
at all. I decide all the elements in advance.
For her most recent collection, she
traveled to England for fresh ideas. I was
very inspired by painters like Gainsborough
and Reynolds, she says, which is apparent in
her piece Odette. The works dreary, cloud-
covered backdrop and contrasting ornate
subject are noticeably reminiscent of the
English painters. The reason is because 1
theres a sense of revolution, but a fear of 1 2 3 4

revolution. And I made it all about girl power Legion of Me, oil on Odette, oil on panel, The Conqueror, oil on Moratorium, oil on panel,
panel, 30 x 24" 20 x 16" panel, 28 x 22" 20 x 24"
by using new, independent designers that are
pretty hard core.
In the collection, she drew influence herself. Its aggressive and feminine at the black patent leather and gold-buckled
from fashion designer Creepyyeha. same time. This element is particularly ensemble.
Shes a lingerie designer, but her stuff evident in her piece Moratorium, which While there is a strong focus on girl
is not really that sexy; its all buckles harkens heavily to Creepyyehas creations: power, Kukula says her works are also
and impossible to take off, she laughs. the delicate, doll-like appearance of the about talking to men more. And with this
So its not for a man; its all for the girl paintings subject is juxtaposed with her grouping, she has a very focused message

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Kukulas sexy, sultry and surreal doll-like princesses are iconically featured in
a geniusly thought-out blend of Rococo and surreal elements, reminiscent of old
museum masterpieces, such as Gainsborough and Boucher. Kukulas works are
lavishly spectacular and I am very proud to be one of her collectors. Private collector
for them: We cant be owned. We can be
women, but not for them. We can dress up,
but not for them. Thats why I call the new
collection Princess of Nonebecause were
only doing it for ourselves, and not for a
guy to appreciate. Its about making our
own choices and not being treated like little
kids. This feeling is personified in The
Conqueror, which, while boasting decadent
French elements and youthful details,
maintains a powerful sense of defiance
through the use of rich red tones and a
confident contrapposto from its female
subject. Kukula describes this narrative
aspect of the collection as portraits at war.
Thats why I use the dramatic scenes,
and the specific fashion style that I chose,
she says. Those elements, I think, are our
little war.
The 17th edition of SCOPE Miami Beach,
PR E V I E W
featuring 140 international exhibitors from

25 countries, where Kukulas work will be
on display, runs December 5 through
10. Show information is available at
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Jerald Melberg Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / CHARLOTTE, NC
625 S. Sharon Amity Road | Charlotte, NC 28211
November 18, 2017-January 6, 2018
(704) 365-3000 | www.jeraldmelberg.com
SUSAN GROSSMAN
City moments
T he accidental choreography of people
walking on an urban street, their
reflections and the reflections of cabs and
buses mixing on rain-wet pavement are
moments Susan Grossman sees as she
walks along the thoroughfares of New York
and Charlotte. She captures them with her
camera set on black-and-white and returns
to her studio to assemble any number of
static images into large, vibrant images of
the city in motion, inviting the viewer to be
part of the scene.
She assembled Parade from photos
with a quirkiness, making up something
in a sort of childlike way. She explains,
Im not a colorist. I set a mood, a narrative
moment and add little notes of colora
cab, a streetlight, the sunset. I love the little
notes of color. They speak to each other.
Await was a complete moment she
happened on walking along Third Avenue
in New York. She works on several paintings
at once, explaining, The only way I can work
is by imagining at least five to six drawings
at one time. When she was working on
1
1 Parade, she says, I knew I wanted to try
Await, charcoal and
putting color in a similar scene.
pastel on paper
mounted on board, The notes of color in her primarily
45 x 55" black, white and gray pastel drawings give
a sense of being there on a bleak, rainy day
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when color cues are rare. The introduction
Diverge, charcoal
and pastel on paper of the red and yellow umbrellas in Await
mounted on board, startles the viewer out of the feeling of being
50 x 60" alone in the dreariness of the city street.
The yellow ties the image together, from
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Parade, charcoal
the blue-and-yellow umbrellas of the street
and pastel on paper vendor, to the central yellow umbrella, to the
mounted on board, streetlight on the upper left. The color cues
48 x 58" are many and create an environment for the
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mood she creates in her drawings.
Susan Grossman in The color of the umbrellas made me
her studio. Photo stop and look, she says. Color in the
by Jean Vong drawings came about organically. As
Photography Inc.
she records fleeting moments in time on
her camera and assembles them into her
drawings, filling them with humans and
notions of movement, she concentrates
the chaos into a timeless moment.
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work is special.
It is alive, and
she gives me the
option of being
an observer, or
I can walk in and
be a part of it.
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collector, Maryland
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / SAN FRANCISCO, CA
341 Sutter Street | San Francisco, CA 94108
Through November 30, 2017
(415) 392-2299 | www.caldwellsnyder.com
PAUL BALMER
Urban icons
N ew York City and San Francisco
are both cities of icons: the Empire
State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge,
the Chrysler Building, the Transamerica
Pyramid. Paul Balmer gives these classic
sites their due in his latest show at
Caldwell Snyder Gallery by painting the
landmarks on monumental canvases.
A viewer can be surrounded by the
painting and almost feel like you are
stepping into the canvas. This will be one
of the largest shows I have had with over
20 paintings all painted over a six-month
period in a large Connecticut studio,
Balmer says. I worked on all the canvases,
slowly building them up with layers of oil
paint then sanding them down again. The
work is as much about power tools as it
is about brushes and oil paint. The more
history the paintings had the better they
looked in the end.
Silver San Francisco presents the citys
buildings viewed at different angles and
perspectives all held together by the
1 Transamerica Pyramid. The painting
went through many changes before
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reaching its final form, and of the painting
Paul Balmer works
in his studio. process, Balmer explains, With every
iteration came more layers of paint and
2 more texture. Every time I changed the
Manhattan Eclipse, position of a building, the line work built
oil, 48 x 48"
up giving the painting an underlying
3 sketch quality. These lines are etched into
Sun and Shadows, the canvas using a Dremel tool. I have not
oil, 60 x 60" seen another artist using such a process
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but it enables me to combine a black line
Blue Mist, oil, drawing with oil paint.
18 x 40" Balmer also ventures outside his usual
cityscapes in Dessert and Wine, one of a
few still life paintings in the show. They
are a relatively new subject for me and
I felt they connect to the cityscapes
because of the line work and texture and
also the striped cloth that the objects sit
on relate visually to the striped buildings,
he says.
Balmers new works will be on view at
Caldwell Snyder in San Francisco through
November 30.
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / CHICAGO, IL
300 W. Superior Street | Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 266-2350 | www.edelmangallery.com
BETTINA VON ZWEHL
Eye portraits
B ettina von Zwehl began making
photographic portraits when she
was studying at the Royal College of
eyes, the tiny paintings of eyes in jeweled
frames were exchanged between lovers
who would recognize each other but be
with the subject after holding an eye
portrait of Victoria, Princess Royal, at
the Royal Collection in Windsor. I had
Art in London. In 2011, as an artist in unrecognizable to others. to wear gloves, but holding the penny-
residence at the Victoria and Albert Queen Victoria revived the tradition sized eye portrait in the palm of my hand
Museum, she became interested in the that had begun with her uncle, the Prince was a powerful experience. The tiny
portrait miniature and its subgenre, the of Wales (later George IV), in about 1790. portrait was commissioned by Queen
eye miniature. Sometimes called lovers Von Zwehl recounts, I became obsessed Victoria, who commissioned many eye
miniatures of her children. This is where
I thought about making eye portraits of
a contemporary familystarting with my
own small family.
Von Zwehl was also artist in residence
at the Freud Museum in London.
Psychological layering is evinced in
Scherzo di Follia III, a portrait of a young
girl holding a photo mount for an eye
miniature up to her face. The child
behind the mask is playing peekaboo
with the viewer while inadvertently
shielding her identity from the
scrutinizing gaze of her audience, von
Zwehl says. The photo pays playful
homage to the Pierre-Louis Pierson
portrait of the Countess di Castiglione,
von Zwehl explains. One of the over 700
photographic portraits Pierson did of the
self-obsessed countess and mistress to
Napoleon III shows her holding up an
oval frame to hide her face and to reveal
her lovers eye. Von Zwehls peekaboo
is a fascinating, innocent contrast.
She says, I am interested in the layering
of experiences in the analog darkroom
that relate to printing from the same
negative, which brings to mind Freuds
method of retrieving fragments from
the unconscious mind. Interpretation of
the negative has been an element I have
obsessively controlled in all my work to
datehere, I am interested to break these
rules, strategically working towards an
unpredictable outcome.
The Sessions (#11) is from the series
printed from the same negative of a young
girl in profile. She explains, Having torn,
cut and ripped the portraitsI eventually
decided against this method and began
instead to carefully tear the blank fiber-
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based photographic paper into individual quality, the works push and pull, the 1 4
Scherzo di Follia III, 2015, The Sessions (#11), 2016,
fragments prior to exposure. subjects are seen and not seen. The detail
chromogenic dye print, pigment print on 10-by-
Her portrait silhouettes are reminiscent in the shadows draws the viewer closer, 7 x 5" (framed) 8-inch paper, 6 x 4"
of 18th-century silhouettes cut from black while creating a distance by obscuring
paper and mounted or painted in two- the identity of the sitter. It suggests the 2 All images Bettina
Jenson I, 2017, von Zwehl / Courtesy
dimensions. Her silhouettes, however, difficulty, in any human relationship, of
chromogenic dye print, Catherine Edelman
have a startling dimensionality. Von truly knowing someone. 8 x 7" (framed) Gallery, Chicago.
Zwehl says, In the studio my sitters Her latest work will be shown at
are plunged into near darkness and Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago
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only the smallest details are revealeda through December 30. Rosa (Python Regius),
2016, chromogenic dye
collar bone and perhaps a highlight in The photographer Berenice Abbott once print, 11 x 93/8"
the eye or on the forehead. Through this said, Photography helps people to see.
process, which is completed in the analog Von Zwehls photographs help people to
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printing the silhouette gains a sculptural see beyond what they can see.
Andre Kohn Fine Art Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / SCOTTSDALE, AZ
7034 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, AZ 85251
December 14, 2017-January 14, 2018
(480) 970-4300 | www.andrekohnfineart.com
ANDRE KOHN
Silver celebration
O n December 14, Andre Kohn Fine Art
Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, will
open a 25th anniversary retrospective for
Kohn describes his work as contemporary
figurative expressionism that is based
on the traditions of Russian and French
infinite variety of gestures and consider the
background much less important.
The subject matter of the figure is one
its namesake, artist Andre Kohn. He will impressionism. I strongly believe that that Kohn has always found challenging
display not only new pieces created over a craftsman can only call him or herself and limitless. A figurative artist never
the past few years, but also older works an artist after they develop, create and risks running out of material and should
that he had kept and is now offering to master their own unique vision, language never approach the artist block, says
the public. The show will highlight the and style of interpretation, Kohn says. Kohn. Actually, the more I grow as an
variety and versatility of Kohns paintings Besides these being key elements in my artist, and work in the genre, the more
throughout different periods of his career. work, I also focus mostly on the figure in its I realize how much more creative I can get
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Adagio in G Minor,
oil, 60 x 60"
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The Anniversary Gift,
oil, 24 x 9"
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All American Boy,
Series #3, oil, 60 x 40"
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Girl with a Red Suitcase,
drawing, 29 x 14"
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using the human figure in my work. It gets paintings in this exhibition. I try to find
me very excited. the extraordinary in the ordinary and use
Many of the figures in Kohns paintings are my own vision and skills to simply [and]
faceless, depicted from the back rather than creatively interpret it, he explains. I [often
straight on, so viewers of his work are able to refer to my] favorite quote by Nicolai Fechin:
use their imaginations. I want the viewer to What an artist fills his canvas with is not
be a part of the journey in my workmoving so important. What is important is how he
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opposed to facing the subjects as a majority A reception for the exhibition will take
of artists will choose, the artist explains. place on opening night from 6 to 9 p.m.,
As with the majority of Kohns artwork, while the paintings will remain on view
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Bernarducci Gallery Chelsea
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / NEW YORK, NY
529 W. 20th Street | New York, NY 10011
(917) 539-3234 | www.bernarduccigallery.com
New precisionism
F rank Bernarducci opened his first
gallery in 1984. From the beginning
he has represented artists at the peak
but photorealism with a point of view,
precise painting with a soul. This fall he
has embarked on an even more refined
Chelsea continues to be a burgeoning
center of the contemporary art world,
and Im excited to create a space for these
of their careers and those for whom he focus in a new space in Chelsea creating new precisionist realist painters in such a
offered collectors their first look. He a high-profile environment to more vibrant part of the city.
gravitated toward contemporary realism prominently exhibit the artists I have His inaugural exhibition is New
and refined his focus to photorealism been championing for decades, he says. Precisionism, an exhibition demonstrating
the breadth of vision and expression within
a narrow spectrum of the art world.
Ester Curini is an advocate for the
protection of wolves and, as Bernarducci
says, is one of the most precise, meticulous
contemporary realist artists in our stable.
Her portraits of wolves capture the
individuality and the intense vitality of each
animal. The exhibition features I Was Wild
They Named Me OR-4, at 72 by 48 inches.
The portrait is of the largest gray wolf ever
measured in Oregon who was fitted with a
radio collar so he could be tracked.
Sylvia Maier brings a similar passion
and compassion to her own world, which
began with her being an only child in a
biracial marriage of two musicians in New
York. Drawing since she was 7, she sketches
scenes in places like a Brooklyn caf and
then poses models for her paintings. In
Mothers Milk, two women are engaged in
conversation oblivious to the milk spilling
from an overturned bottle. It is observed,
however by a small child who, oblivious
to the conversation, is fascinated by the
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Ester Curini, I Was Wild
They Named Me OR-4,
acrylic on Belgian linen,
72 x 48"
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Tjalf Sparnaay, Dutch
Tulips, oil on linen,
47 x 71"
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Antonio Cazorla,
Atlantic, oil on canvas,
35 x 57"
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Sylvia Maier, Mothers
Milk, oil on canvas,
54 x 48"
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Adam Normandin,
Alliance, oil and acrylic
on canvas, 26 x 84"
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dripping milk.
Tjalf Sparnaays Dutch Tulips, at nearly 4
by 6 feet, is an example of what the Dutch
painter calls megarealism in which he
blows up common objects to enable the
viewer to experience reality once again,
to rediscover the essence of the object
that has become so common, he explains.
I wish to reduce it to the DNA of the
universal structure in all its beauty.
In contrast, Spanish artist Antonio
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Cazorla turns his precisionism outward to

the sea. In Atlantic, he brings his technique
for creating seductive and calm paintings
of the nude to capture the subtlety of color
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and light in a portrait of the Atlantic.
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RJD Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY
2385 Main Street | Bridgehampton, NY 11932
December 2-31, 2017
(631) 725-1161 | www.rjdgallery.com
Portals of wonder
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his December, RJD Gallery will hold its group now lets take that lofty ability and remove it from the
Stephen Wright,
show Portals of Wonder. The exhibit, which weight of history. Lets have fun. Constellation, oil on
features paintings of introspective and futuristic In his celestial experimentation, Wright boldly goes canvas, 24 x 36"
subjects, will showcase assorted works by artists forth with new color palettes and narratives. One of
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Stephen Wright, Jacqueline Sandelands-Strom, the ways theyre different is Ive left the earth tones
Margaret Bowland,
Margaret Bowland, Candice Bohannon and behindliterally and metaphorically. I feel opened 2020, oil on linen,
Fatih Grbz. up to a whole new world of color and expressive 72 x 60"
With his new works, Wright is exploring a more possibilities. The tattoo-like patterning Im placing
futuristic style while maintaining his foundations on the figures interests me both design-wise and for
as a figure painter. My focus has always been its suggestion of narrative, he explains. Im seeking
representing the human body and to find compelling to convey the feeling of being lost in reverie, a sense
ways for it to tell a story, says Wright, and what of safety and solitude; communion with something
inspired me for these works was a desire to impart bigger than usA feeling of safety, even when we
a feeling of joy by mixing in something Ive always know were floating in an infinite universe. And that
loved: science fiction. I know how to paint the figure; we all carry our homes with us.

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Political, subversive and romantic, of covering even the most beautiful image of President Jackson. But Bowland
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Bowlands work 2020 is awash with among us speaks to the fact that we really has her doubts about the celebration of
heavy-hitting symbolism. I covered have no interest in actually seeing or Jackson as a figure in history. My great-
[the models] face in the white makeup knowing each other, she explains. The grandmother was Cherokee. Andrew
in which she would have been covered in left side of her garland is comprised of Jackson presideddesignedthe Trail of
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the 18th century. This centuries-old practice roses made from $20 bills, which hold the Tears. And it was an act of genocide.
To accompany this commentary, This exhibit exposes the amorphous and
Bowland furthers her presidential
discussion. Her conclusion of the challenging natureofour realities, presents fleeting
relationship society has with the momentsofintrospection and subtly prods the viewer to
figureheads points a questioning, even
accusatory, finger at the viewer and imagine their future. As the New Year approaches, we
their society. On the other side of
the wreath are roses made from fives,
at RJD Gallery wish to thank our collectors and artists
hundreds and ones. These bills depict for their passion and support, and encourage everyone
presidents Washington and Lincoln
and ambassador and founding father
to continue to revel in the magicofart and embrace the
Benjamin Franklin. The roses made beauty andwonderthat abounds.
from the bills that bear their images are
Eve Gianni Corio, director, RJD Gallery
ablaze, having been lit from the American
Air Force fighter planes that fly through
them. The twenties, holding the image of
Jackson, remain untouched. directly to this notion. Her crown is means of communication. I try to paint
From the mind of Bohannon comes a ginkgo leaves made of gold leaves from without my hand being of any major
piece of nature that is very much a part an ancient species of tree in a precious relevance to the work, wishing only
of the self: Inspiration for this piece metal that never tarnishes. The crown thatI am able to communicate through
came from the deep set belief that this is symbolic of her close relationship the imagery and the physical object
personthat all personshave inherent with nature, and her uniqueness I have created. In Dawning, Bohannons
value, and are both one with nature and within it due to the consciousness and message is one of transition and
somehow apartfrom it. Her existence has self-awareness of mankind. It both resilience. The symbolism is of fall, of
a purpose, and she seeks the contours ordains and honors her. storing up the last of the warmth in the
of that purpose within. The material I dont worry about style, says dimming light, reflecting on the growth
subjects of Bohannons work speak Bohannon. I use technique only as a of the year, preparing for the winter ahead,
and sinking roots deeper in an ever more
intricate spread.
Grbzs Myth III The Angel Peacock
(Melek Taus) is a work borne of mysterious
tradition. The Angel Peacock Melek
Taus is one of the central figures of Yazidi
people, says the artist.Like many aspects
of the secretive Yazidi religion, Melek
Taus is subject to varied and ambiguous
interpretations. She is a symbol of eternity
and continuity in Yazidi religion.
According to Yazidi beliefs, Melek Taus
ignored an order from God that resulted
in the punishment of Hell. The religion
says she stayed there for 7,000 years,
and cried for 7,000 years in regret. These
tears filled seven jugs, which eventually
extinguishing Hells fire. As a result, she
was forgiven and sent back to the world,
where God gave her full authority.
Grbzs piece is taken directly from this
story. In the painting, the figure grasps
a majestic peacock as an act of rebellion.
We may judge without understanding
and be forced to learn from our mistakes.
The smoke represents this challenge, but
presented in pink, it carries a vision of
beauty and energy, because even from
the negative we are capable and moving
forward to create the good.
The work of Sandelands-Strom is
acutely focused, and her inspiration
is always within arms reach. I am
f ascina t e d w it h t he d is t inct ive
characteristics of the human hand:
rugged, cracked, delicate or muscular
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Fatih Grbz, Myth III
each is unique.My approach to a narrative The Angel Peacock (Melek
Taus), oil on canvas,
portrait is to capture the details of ones
67 x 67"
hands paired with an object, like a
rose, a teacup or a whiskey glass. For 4
Sandelands-Strom, her piece Rose is Candice Bohannon,
a summation of her own narrative as Dawning, oil on panel,
15 x 19"
an artist. She says, I chose the rose to
include in my self-portrait because 5
as a painter, I want to share with Jacqueline Sandelands-
thevieweranintimate beautythatonly Strom, Rose, acrylic on
wood panel, 20 x 16"
I see, while protecting my subjects by
never revealing their identity, like the
thorns protecting the delicate rose.
Portals of Wonder will hang from
December 2 through 31 at RJD Gallery in
Bridgehampton, New York.
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UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / PARK CITY, UT Terzian Galleries
December 6-21, 2017 625 Main Street | Park City, UT 84060
(435) 649-4927 | www.terziangalleries.com
California dreaming
T his winter, Terzian Galleries in Park
City, Utah, looks west, celebrating
the art and history of California. The
Participating artist Melissa Chandon
explains that the idea for the exhibition
originated from a trip Karen Terzian
lived in Californias central valley on a
family farm and my personal experience
of living on a family ranch in Northern
upcoming group show, From California made to Sacramento last year. Our California that hatched this idea out
with Love, features the work of five goal was to have a group that had an of our mutual love and respect of the
contemporary artists with connections to energy and like-mindedness. It was Western landscape, she says.
the Bay Area Figurative Movement. our shared experiences, Karen having Chandon takes a cue from California

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modernist Maynard Dixon. I love stolid, spare canvases, he explains. is usually a core of landscape,
Boyd Gavin,
how he deals with the sky, she The mountain subjects are more Bowles says. The foreground Parked Hoppers, oil on
says. Having lived in many places brusque and have a more relaxed, usually suggests fields dividing up canvas, 18 x 24"
in the West, from Albuquerque, all-over patterning to them.I tend space by irrigational fieldsThere
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New Mexico, to the greater Bay to focus on things rather than is a lot of flat land and a backdrop
Melissa Chandon,
Area and now in the Sacramento views. As a consequence, the of the Sierra Range running down Golden Clouds with
Valley, each of these places offers Sierra landscapes are anchored in the statea beautiful, unique Bluff, acrylic on canvas,
the far-reaching view of the sky. fragments of observed detail. landscape always worth exploring. 24 x 48"
Dixon was the best. A resident of both northern From California with Love
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Boyd Gavin draws on farms and southeast California, Mark opens December 6 with a
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Mark Bowles, Desert

and the Sierra Nevada mountain Bowles traverses the state multiple reception on December 8 from Sunset, oil on canvas,
range for inspiration. The farm times every year, providing ample 6 to 9 p.m. Also featured in 24 x 24"
subjects reflect the geometric inspiration for his paintings. The the show, which runs through
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topography of the Sacramento ways I interpret it or express December 21, is the work of Greg
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Pat Mahony, Farmland,

Valley and relate closely to Dixons [California] changes but there Kondos and Pat Mahony. oil on canvas, 10 x 10"
Lotton Gallery
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / CHICAGO, IL
900 N. Michigan Avenue, Level 6 | Chicago, IL 60611
December 1-30, 2017
(312) 664-6203 | www.lottongallery.com
Big statements
E ven when confined to a small canvas,
artists still manage to make a big
statement. A Holiday Small Works Show at
Lotton Gallery in Chicago will feature over
30 works with themes of environmentalism
and conservation from artists including
Ashley Anne Clark, Frank Gonzales, Fabiola
Martinez and Mary Alayne Thomas.
Clark uses materials like seaweed and bark
to create the landscapes of her wildlife works
depicting foxes, raccoons and more. For
this show I am working with a variety of a
species to show the intimate nature of animal
friendships and families, Clark explains.
As many of us have strong connections to a
specific species or a memory of a wild animal
sighting, these pieces form quick connections
with the viewers and allow them to relate to
the subjects emotions.
The natural environment is also on the
mind of Thomas, whose encaustic works
depict animals interacting with nature,
and humans interacting with animals. In
todays often chaotic environment, it seems
the most important time to remember how
beautiful the world can be, she says. For me,
works of art are not frivolous or capricious
things. I couldnt live without them, they
are a necessity. Having art in my life gives
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Mary Alayne Thomas,
Morning Poetry,
encaustic on panel,
12 x 12"
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Fabiola Martinez,
Guided by Light,
cochineal and oil on
canvas, 12 x 12"
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Ashley Anne Clark, Fox
Brothers, mixed media
oil on panel, 10 x 10"
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Frank Gonzales, Pink
and Gold, acrylic on
panel, 12 x 12"
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Small works are jewel box treasures for new and longtime collectors. December is
the perfect time to feature small pieces that make perfect gifts.
Christina Franzoso, director, Lotton Gallery
me hope and sustenance. Her Heirloom works are inspired by the architecture of Also featured in the show is Gonzales Pink
Turnip (The Bunny) and Tigers of Summer North America and Europe. She says, My and Gold, depicting two yellow finches
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(Butterflies) will be featured in the small paintings reflect an architectural landscape among white flowers, contrasted against a
works show. that involves rain and mist and how bright pink background.
Martinez works in cochineal, a natural these elements intertwine with the light, Lotton Gallerys Holiday Small
dye derived from a female insect that creating an atmosphere of romanticism Works Show will run from December 1
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grows on South American cacti, though her and melancholy. through 30.
The Gallery at Trees Place
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / ORLEANS, MA
Route 6A at 28 | Orleans, MA 02653
(508) 255-1330 | www.treesplace.com
Seasonal joy
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F or the Gallery at Trees Place in

Orleans, Massachusetts, the holidays
are the perfect time for small works. Their
annual show, Small Works, Great Joy, will
include more than 100 works from 40 of its
resident artists, including Jacob A. Pfeiffer,
Mark Beck, James Neil Hollingsworth,
Marieluise Hutchinson, Leah Lopez, Kathy
Anderson, Gwen Marcus and Eric Kaiser.
Marcus will feature The Stream, a small
bronze featuring a woman gazing into
the water. She is drawn forward, and
with this posture draws in the viewer.
The movement in her hair, touched by a
gentle breeze, brings us to that moment
with her in nature. Marcus says, I enjoy
creating these works that capture beauty
and movement while conveying a sense
of tranquility.
In Hoping for Snow, Hutchinson captures
the nostalgic longing for snow days, and
uses her collection of antiques sleds, of 3
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which she owns 20, as inspiration for her
James Neil Leah Lopez, Bottles, Kathy Anderson, Jacob A. Pfeiffer,
subject matter. She explains, Each of my Hollingsworth, Copper, Corn, oil on Quince and Apricots, Tower of Temptation,
sleds are American made and their names Juice OMatic, oil on panel, 12 x 12" oil on panel, 10 x 14" oil on panel, 20 x 10"
panel, 12 x 12"

Our annual small works
show, Small Works,
Great Joy, is a festive
exhibition that features
small, affordable works of
art just in time for holiday
gift giving. Every year,
we ask all of our resident
artists, and a few guests,
to give us one or two new
works to showcase their
talents. We feel that small
works of art are gifts that
will bring the recipient a
lifetime of joy!
Mike Donovan, owner,
The Gallery at Trees Place
have always intrigued meSpeedaway,

Flexible Flyer, Fire Fly, Speedster, Fleet
Wing, American Flyer, Trail Blazer, etc.
Her favorite is a childs sled with the name
Snow Bird, and as she prepared to paint,
she says, I positioned it to cast a shadow
on the old, green barn door, and as I did, a
chickadee landed on the handle: a special
moment in time, hoping for snow.
Following in a sporting art tradition,
Kaiser creates decorative bird carvings
based on the hunting practice of using
decoys to attract waterfowl. His Chick-Ful-
Day features three life-size chickadees, of
which he says, Everyone loves chickadees,
and their gregarious nature is expressed in
this whimsical arrangement.
In his Tower of Temptation, featuring
a precariously high stack of doughnuts,
Pfeiffer explores his own personal vices
and compulsions. I have always had a
sweet tooth and doughnuts are especially
alluring to me, he says. The older I get,
the more careful I need to be with what
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which I crave, I am hoping to diminish
some of its power over me.
Small Works, Great Joy runs through
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A R T I S T F O C U S
Trophies of Destruction, oil on Belgian linen, 40 x 40" Sacrifice at the Altar of Vanity,
oil on Belgian linen, 48 x 24"
Alexandra Manukyan
I n Alexandra Manukyans most recent
series of rich, surreal figurative
work, viewers will find the theme of
to learn the story of the figures. Their
expressive postures are enhanced by
beautifully draped garb and jewelry,
of the figures. Traditional oil painting
techniques give way to moments of
stark emotion. Look closely, Manukyan
nature decaying and weakened by the most of which were also made by adds, truths and confessions are found
forces of humans, particularly through Manukyan. She combines heavy with in the brushstrokes.
vanity and self-promotion. She portrays soft and rigid with fluid to create a
images of strong women with almost dramatic union of contrasts that invoke
godlike capabilities to impact the a sense of compelling wonder.
animals and environments around The women are strong and beautiful, Want To See More?
them. They are fierce and in control, depicting the balance of grace and (818) 636-6762
which, as she shows, may be detrimental power, the artist says. Their striking alexandramnkn@gmail.com
to their surroundings. This is a topic sense of self lures you in just to push you www.alexandramanukyan.com
that runs passionately in Manukyans away. Their environments are rich, deep Alexandra Manukyan Art Studio
heart, and she hopes through her art and mysterious. Subtle details encourage
she can provoke a realization: That viewers to explore and find more meaning @alexandra_manukyan
right now, we, as a species, have the and depth the further they go.
opportunity to stop this downward As viewers venture closer to the
trend of destruction to this planet, our canvas, the figures melt away and
home, she says. become a landscape of expressive,
In all of Manukyans paintings, the emotional and energetic brushstrokes.
viewer is rewarded with new worlds to Thick impasto becomes heavy contours
explore. First, her audience is invited to explore in the light, delicate skin

Karen
Henneck
K aren Henneck says her inspiration for creating
art is Gods perpetually changing palette
the color, light and shadows that cause incredible,
often unexpected beauty in the landscape.
I am enamored by the landscapes in the
West;goldensunsets and aquamarine skies, the
suns brilliant radiance as it sparkles on the crisp
snow, the deep rusty red in the rugged cliffs, she
says. To bring these ever-changing views and
excitement of Gods creation to the viewer, I strive to
seize the moment before it isgone. Because of this,
the spontaneity of pastels works best on location,
and is the most natural of all mediums for me.
Art is not a hobby or a pastime for Henneck, it
is life. As I enhance my technique, experience will
further the journey to self expression, she says. It
is not about the destination, it is the journey!
A love of nature and concern with what
the growing populationis doing to it is the
motivation for her art. She hopes, through her
paintings, the uncluttered Western landscape of
today will beseen by future generations.
Henneck is a Signature Member of the
Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of
Colorado and the Pastel Society of New Mexico.
She has received awards from the national Arts
for the Parks competition, as well as winning
the Wyoming Governors Choice and Wyoming
Legislators Choice awards.
She is represented in Wyoming by Silver Sage
Gallery in Dubois, Deselms Fine Art in Cheyenne,
Laura M Gallery in Saratoga and the Haven
Gallery in Casper.
Want to See More?

(307) 277-3487 | karenhenneck@gmail.com
www.karenhenneck.com
/karen.henneck
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Top: Anticipation of Fall, pastel, 11 x 14"
Middle: Sunlight on the Mountains, pastel, 11 x 14"

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Left: Amongst the Thorns, pastel, 11 x 14"

Polargram, oil on panel, 20 x 24" Trophy Wife, oil on panel, 24 x 24"
Best in Show, oil on panel, 12 x 24"
Lucia Heffernan
A nthropomorphism, acommon theme
in Lucia Heffernans work where she
combines Trompe lOeil techniquesand
tableaus that shine a spotlight on both
their innocence and their raw instinct,
she continues. This collision between
December at 15th Street Gallery in Salt
Lake City, where she is represented; the
Art and Soup Celebration in March 2018
uses animals as characters, tells a pretty animal and human sensibilities creates a atthe Salt Palace, Salt Lake City; and the
convincing story. Nature, human and whimsical, theatrical and often humorous Cat Art Show in March 2018 at beinArt
animals are the most fascinating things world that viewers can relate to on a Gallery in Melbourne, Australia. She is also
our planet has to offer,says Heffernan. She visceral or emotional level. represented by Mountain Trails Galleries
adds, I believe by painting animals doing A graphic designer by trade and an oil in Park City, Utah, and Jackson Hole,
human things, it brings awareness to them painter by design,Heffernan is continually Wyoming.
and gives them a voice and personality. experimenting with different styles of
My inspiration comes from the things contemporary realism that balance her
I encounter in our daily livesnature, artistic sensibility, technique and unique
humor,comics, social media, illustrations, sense of humor. As I evolve, what remains Want to See More?
movies, YouTube videos and the constant is my respect for the animals that (801) 674-9179 | www.luciaheffernan.com
countless quirky and charming moments inspire me and my desire to bring a smile
that unfold if we take the time to notice to the face of every viewer, she shares. /luciaheffernanartist
them. By imagining what animals might Heffernans work will be on display
do if put in human situations, I stage at the Holiday Group Show through @luciaheffernan

Clockwise
from left:
Village Vantage,
acrylic, 48 x 36"
Fill-Er-Up, acrylic,
24 x 18"
Vespa View, acrylic,

40 x 30"
Kelly Berger
R aking light, aggressive composition
and vibrant color are the pillars
of Denver painter Kelly Bergers work.
Colorado and New Mexico galleries, and
garnered the attention of some national
art consultants, resulting in my art joining
Current shows include New Directions:
15 Years Strong at Brushstrokes Studio-
Gallery through December 23, and Winter
During an eight-year journey into a the ranks of prominent regional public Solstice at Framed Image in Denver
full-time art career, my subject matter has collections, she says.In 2011, she joined through December 30. Upcoming is
been broad, but Ive retained a singular Denvers nationally noted Brushstrokes Seeing Red: Spotlight on Kelly Berger at
and passionate commitment to powerful Studio-Gallery as a partner. Her work is Art Images & Art at the Loft in Denver in
composition, light and color, as well as installed in private collections, banks, February 2018.
dramatic perspective, she explains. hospitals and corporate offices in the
Bergers transition from public relations Rocky Mountains and Midwest.
professional in Denver and New York to Berger is increasingly returning to an
artist of evolving regional acclaim began early penchant for overhead perspective.
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with drawing. The daughter of skilled The high, and overhead, perspective
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Represented by
watercolorist Judy Bert Frisk, Berger grew pieces are equal parts challenging and
Brushstrokes Studio-Gallery
up drawing and later took occasional rewarding. Im working on a new body 1487 S. Broadway | Denver, CO 80210
drawing classes at the Art Students League of overhead cityscapes, including this (303) 871-0800 | www.brushstrokesstudio.com
and Parsons in New York, along with the Village Vantage piece, Berger shares.
League in Denver. At a career crossroads in My goal is for these works to imbue Kelly Bert Berger
2009, she shifted her focus to painting. energyto be kinetic through assertive
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I was soon showing my work in color, brushwork and light. @kellybergerart

Majestic Skies and Fruited Plains, mixed media on canvas, 24 x 24" Water Lilies Reflecting, oil on canvas, 24 x 36"
Sea Terns, oil on

canvas, 15 x 30"
Mary Kamerer
M ary Kamerer was born and
educated in Pittsburgh before
moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, in
still lifes or landscapes, from a different
perspective using unusual compositions,
evoking a strong feeling of a subject that
rustic nature of the subject, emphasizing
the unrefined elements of farm life. Parts of
the canvas are seemingly blank, but upon
1987. She graduated from the University might have gone otherwise unnoticed. closer examination, one can see textures
of North Carolina in the city and began Her current series, Finding Your and paint. These hidden materials
to pursue an art career shortly after her Homestead, highlights farm life and encourage the viewer to take a closer and
children were grown. After studying its isolation, such as the third painting hopefully new look at the subject matter.
various art formsphotography, stained titled Majestic Skies and Fruited Plains. The white areas act as a unifier within
glass, watercolor, ceramics and a one-year Beneath the vast, glorious skies of the each piece, and also as a common element
apprenticeship in goldsmithingshe fell homestead, the existence of Americas between all seven pieces in the series.
in love with oil painting. slowly disappearing farms is beautiful but
Her style is impressionistic in nature lonely, say the artist.
and she uses palette knives to emphasize She adds, For this series, I combined Want to See More?
interesting textures and variations. collage (textured papers, maps, pages of (704) 651-6027 | www.marykamerer.com
Kamerer says, I like to lead the viewer books), textured mediums and oil paint.
to see my subjects, whether they are The resulting texture lends itself to the @maryckamererart

Priscilla
Nelson
P riscilla Nelson is a people watcher but
with an artists eye. Nelson, known
for her figurative contemporary realism
paintings, explores textiles and clothing and
how they convey moods and attitudes. Her
inspiration is people and what they wear.
I am intrigued by what people wear and
how they move, she says.
Nelsons distinctive painting style and
subject matter tells a narrative that can
be interpreted by the viewer. The stories
her clients tell her add to each paintings
message, and she says of her clients, Their
imagination takes over and joins mine.
Since moving to Scottsdale, Arizona, four
years ago, Nelson has become fascinated
by water, which has become a prevalent
theme in her paintings. Now that I live
in the desert, water, something that I once
took for granted, has become so striking in
its absence, she says. I love the way water
channels light, color [and] reflections and
how it creates its own chaotic movement.
My poor models are now thrown, fully
clothed, into the water.
Nelsons art is currently featured in
private and public collections throughout
the United States and abroad. She is
a member of Oil Painters of America
and the International Guild of Realism.
Most recently, one of her paintings was
in a national museum tour. Nelson also
participates in gallery shows.
Want to See More?

(404) 403-6111
priscilla@nelsonart.com
www.nelsonart.com
/nelson.art.studio
@nelsongallery
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Top: Momentum, oil on canvas, 48 x 60"
Middle: Float Away, oil on canvas, 30 x 48"

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Left: Heads Up, oil on canvas, 30 x 40"

Unbridled, oil on canvas, 60 x 60"
Uplift, oil on linen, 8 x 8" Sandhill Dancer, oil on linen, 14 x 11"
Kathryn Mapes Turner

F ebruary 16 to 18 the annual
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition will
be held in Charleston, South Carolina,
viewer in an experience of intuition and
mystery, says Turner. The result is an
impression of the subject that draws the
American West.
Turner has been passionate about
painting animals since a young age, and
with artist Kathryn Mapes Turner being viewer forward with a sense of universal says being selected as the Featured Artist
honored as the 2018 Featured Artist. naturalness that calls him or her home. is an unprecedented opportunity.
Turner strives to create enduring imagery Her Featured Painting is Unbridled,
that invokes an engaging serenity. which is a depiction of the wild horses
Regardless if she is painting a landscape that live in the wide-open spaces of the
or animal, Turner has found herself moved West, says Turner. In the high desert
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Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
by natures evanescent moments. plains of my native Wyoming they live (843) 723-1748 | www.sewe.com
I then distill these moments to their as mustangs without domestication
essential, simplified elements that then or fences. Their range is as vast as the /kathrynmapesturner
are translated into compositions that are distant horizon line. In this image, I
both refined and unforced. I work to strike wanted to capture this wild freedom that @sewechs
a balance of disciplined, refined technique is such a romantic notion in my own heart
with spontaneity that involves the and one that expresses the spirit of the @kathrynmapesturner

Thomas R.
Bullard
T homas Bullard is a San Francisco
Bay Area contemporary landscape
artist whose unique style is done by
combining realism/representational
and abstract techniques in one
painting. He often will exaggerate
and simplify his subjects within each
piece, creating a balance between the
two styles in a complementary fashion
with minimal conflict. He paints on
oversized canvases and captivates his
audience with subtle and bold colors
while painting in delicate and daring
brushstrokes simultaneously. Bullards
admirers often are delighted to find
two paintings within the one canvas
depicting a scene.
Each of his paintings are centered
on emotion, evoking a moving sense
of mystery and solitude, presenting
implied similarities between nature and
humanityboth having characteristics
of great strength and vulnerability.
His paintings tell a story of human
struggles and overcoming adversity.
The stories within each painting
are told metaphorically through the
landscape with a strong emphasis
Breaking
on the atmosphere; the stories are
Through,
oil on canvas, expressions of memory, hope, aspiration
48 x 48" and contemplation. Although Bullard
never reveals the story within the
painting, he guides the viewer to
develop their own narrative for each
work through the paintings image
and title. The colors of his paintings
are often pushed toward the abstract,
extending excitement and interest
beyond the expected reality. While
Bullard does not paint exactly what
exists, he presents its essence, allowing
the viewer their own interpretation,
their own sentiment and emotion,
hoping everyone will take away
something different and personal from
their viewing experience.
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Your Heart
Want to See More?
Will Always (707) 217-0531 | www.thomasbullardfineart.com
Have a Home,
oil, gold and Thomas Bullard Fine Art
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copper leaf
on canvas,
48 x 48"
Artist and gallery co-owner Michelle Courier
Falls Pond, acrylic, 60 x 48" Amber Light, acrylic, 48 x 60"
Michelle Courier
M ichelle Courier, resident artist and
co-owner of Westward Gallery,
is back home in Denver for the fall and
already, but its the hunt that inspires me
to paint that emotion found when finding
the perfect scape. My most recent pieces
perspective of the West.
Among Couriers paintings are Amber
Light and Falls Pond, which both depict
winter seasons. In her gallery, she will be are focusing on the fall seasonfeaturing the changing of seasons when the tree
featuring new pieces from her travels this the change and color it brings. leaves turn to red and yellow and scatter
past summer throughout the Western Courier paints in a photorealistic style on the ground.
United States. with an impressionistic hand. She aims
I have been traveling coast to coast to create a photographic piece from a
since this past June, doing shows and distance, yet up close, abstract. Want to See More?
taking photographs for new inspiration to Im looking forward to showing and Represented by Westward Gallery
create new work this coming winter, says sharing my new work every fall from my 4400 Tennyson Street | Denver, CO 80212
Courier. I have over 20,000 photographs summer travels, she says, giving those a (720) 483-1046 | www.westwardgallery.com

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stepping back from her work. recognizing Painting,
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Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation.
The Art Lover's Guide to Collecting Fine Art in
Southern States
T
hroughout the Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee, the city into an arts district that draws thousands of visitors each
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia there year. The last Artwalk happened September 8 and 9 and featured
is an abundance of fine art to find. One of the most the work of more than 100 visual artists. There is also the monthly
culturally rich and diverse regions of the country, Birmingham Art Crawl on the first Thursday of each month from
there are galleries, museums and artists who reside in the 5 to 9 p.m., while the 35th annual Magic City Art Connection will
states that promote not only local arts but are on national and happen April 27 to 29 in Linn Park. The festival features 200 local
international platforms. Across the states are cities such as and national artists. Also in the city is the Birmingham Museum
Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; of Art, which boasts both contemporary and historic art. On view
New Orleans, Louisiana; Huntsville and Birmingham, Alabama; now in the museums Jemison Galleries is Third Space: Shifting
Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia; and Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Conversations About Contemporary Art featuring more than 100
Known as Music City, Nashville is also home to an eclectic works from the museums collection.
fine art scene that will debut its first international art fair from Museums are plentiful in the metropolis of Atlanta, with the
October 17 to 21, 2018. Art Nashville will feature booths from High Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art
fine art galleries around the world for the five-day event. Also Georgia being just two of the places to visit. Hanging alongside
in the city is the monthly First Saturday Art Crawl with 20 art works from their permanent collections, both museums host
venue participants from three art districts across downtown special exhibitions throughout the year. November 17 to March
Nashville: 5th Avenue of the Arts, 5th Avenue South and the 18 at High Museum of Art is Al Taylor, What are You Looking
Historic Arcade. The art crawl happens from 6 to 9 p.m. To At?, the first-ever U.S. survey of Taylors career. Each fall,
coincide with the event, Arts & Music at Wedgewood/Houston MOCA GA hosts its annual art auction with pieces available
invites art lovers to the WeHo neighborhood to tour dozens by some of the states leading artists. In downtown Atlanta is
of venues. Also in the city is the East Side Art Stumble on the monthly First Thursdays ArtsWalk, from 5 to 8 p.m., while
the second Saturday of each month with galleries from East the Midtown Arts District has become known as the Heart of
Nashville and Inglewood hosting exhibitions and openings. the Arts with its standout art venues and events including the
The Jefferson Street Art Crawl takes place the fourth Saturday yearly Piedmont Park Arts Festival, next held August 18 to 19.
of each month, while on the first Friday of every month is the Countless fine artists also live in the Southern States and are
Nashville Night Market at Below Bridge Space. inspired by its lands and charm, including Roger Dale Brown,
Each fall, Birmingham hosts a two-day art walk that transforms Lori Putnam and Perry Austin.

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PERRY AUSTIN
(256) 249-9335
perryaustin@mindspring.com
www.perryaustinfineart.com
Perry Austin has always
been drawn to rural scenes
and landscapes in danger 2
of disappearing. Living on a
composition is a basic Germanton Gallery in expressive brushstrokes,
27-acre property called the
requirement for a painting, Germanton, North Carolina; modern compositions and
Box Turtle Farm, Austin is
and I normally look for an and Stonehenge Gallery in fresh use of color make
surrounded by many more
abstract shape that I can use Montgomery, Alabama. her one of the countrys
acres of hills, fields and woods
to anchor my painting. most sought-after painters.
that provide never-ending
Austin is currently Rather than focusing on
inspiration.
Painting the beauty of
working on new pieces LORI PUTNAM one particular subject, she
for an upcoming exhibit paints it all. Every piece is
America, of those scenes that Charlotte, TN, (704) 564-0200
at Walls Gallery at the personala response to how
people drive by at 60 mph and (615) 512-0929, lori@loriputnam.com
Greenbrier in White Sulphur she sees color, rhythm, pattern
never notice, gives me great www.loriputnam.com
Springs, West Virginia. and shape. She travels much
pleasure, says Austin. Also, Lori Putnams artwork in
He is also represented by of the spring, summer and
my love of fly-fishing allows oil blurs the lines between
Beverly McNeil Gallery fall to paint, exhibit, teach
me to paint the most beautiful abstraction and contemporary
in Birmingham, Alabama; and lecture across the United
scenes in the country. Good impressionism. Her States and abroad. During the
winter months, she works in
1
Artist Perry Austin
her studio in rural Tennessee.
is inspired by rural Two of her most recent
scenes of America. fieldtrips took her to Waterton
Lakes National Park in D ESTIN ATI ON / SO UTH E R N STAT E S
2
Perry Austin,
Alberta, Canada, and Glacier
Priorities, oil on National Park in Montana.
linen, 30 x 48" Paintings and sketches
made there are providing
3
inspiration as she prepares
Lori Putnam,
Close Relatives, large works for an exhibition
oil on ABS, 12 x 16" at the Hockaday Museum
of Art in Kalispell, Montana,
later in 2018.
As a part of several special
holiday gallery exhibitions,
new small works by Putnam
have recently been made
available for purchase.
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CITY FOCUS
New Orleans, Louisiana
O
ne of the major art hubs in the Southern travel in this sought-after neighborhood. Today,
state of Louisiana is New Orleans, which is there are 16 contemporary art galleries and three
recognized for its culture, food and music. museums that belong to the district. The ADNO
There are countless galleries and artists hosts free gallery receptions during its monthly First
throughout the Big Easy, with many finding their homes Saturday Gallery Openings from 6 to 9 p.m. Also
in the French Quarter, the Arts District of New Orleans taking place is the monthly daytime First Saturday
and the Garden District. There are also museums and Art Stroll and Experience from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The
public artwork, allowing visitors to embrace regional, organization also sponsors three major events each
national and international artwork around every corner. year: Jammin on Julia, White Linen Night and Art for
The French Quarter, considered the citys cultural Arts Sake | DOWNTOWN, which was created by the
hub and one of New Orleans oldest neighborhoods, Contemporary Arts Center in 1980 and is held the first
has a wide variety of boutiques to explore. Down Saturday in October.
Royal Street, visitors will find around a dozen galleries Art for Arts Sake includes a gallery hop along
featuring antiques and work by local artists, among the mall on Julia Street from 6 to 8 p.m.; a 6 p.m. to
other offerings. With museum-caliber paintings midnight event at the Contemporary Arts Center; and,
and sculpture available at many of the locations, in conjunction, a nighttime walk of galleries along
Royal Street has a reputation of catering to serious, Magazine Street from 6 to 9 p.m. Magazine Street is
established collectors. part of the Garden District, which has been named
Formerly the Warehouse District, the Arts District for its showy gardens that attract visitors to the area.
of New Orleans was revitalized in the 1990s when the Found in the galleries on Magazine Street is a wide
Arts District of New Orleans Association was created. selection of items including fine china, used and new
The association strives to connect all aspects of the books, jewelry, furniture and fine art such as paintings,
visual arts, culinary arts, musical arts and the art of sculpture and mixed media.
The French Quarter in New Orleans. Photo: f11photo/istock.com

The New Orleans
art scene is as
diverse as
its culture,
inhabitants and
visitors. From high
to low there is
something original
for everyone.
Tracy Gielbert, owner,
Gallery Orange
Gallery Orange its mission: unique, distinctive

artwork for fair market values.
819 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 The gallery roster includes
(504) 875-4006, info@gallery-orange.com matured, widely collected artists,
www.gallery-orange.com as well as artists whose careers are
Orangethe vibrancy of this color is reaching the first of many peaks.
Gallery Oranges nod to its British-Dutch The gallery says, Large turnover
Ownership (as in, the Royal House of on available paintings not only
Orange). It also illustrates the Dutch proves the popularity of our artists
principles on which the gallery has based and their work, they also keep our
walls fresh, consistently opening space to

more beautiful and exciting pieces of art.
The Gallery Orange space is constantly
being transformed.
This December Gallery Orange will
host its first solo show for longtime gallery
artist Joseph Bradley, with an opening
reception on December 9. The gallery has
a show every month, eight months of the
year, and holds group shows during the
slower summer months.
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Owner Tracy Gielbert at her New Orleans
storefront. Photo by Sara Essex Bradley.
2
Gallery Orange, Victoria, mixed media on
panel, 48" diameter, by Kollabs.
3
Gallery Orange, Loves Come & Go, mixed
media on panel, 40 x 40", by Robert Mars.
3
Chella
Smokey Y., 14"x 11", en plein aire.
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ROGER DALE Roger Dale
BROWN Brown,
Fountain in
studio@rogerdalebrown.com Saigon, oil,
www.rogerdalebrown.com 24 x 18"
Roger Dale Brown has always 2

found inspiration in nature and Roger Dale
the outdoors, which includes Brown
marine and coastal scenes. in his
Tennessee
Although I love exploring studio.
different subjects, such as, 1 2
cityscapes, figurative and still
effects and designs. He The past couple of years Leipers Creek Gallery in
lifes, I always come back to my
explores techniques and Brown and his wife, artist Franklin, Tennessee; Walls Fine
passion of nature, he says.
conceptualizing different ways Beverly Ford Evans, have Art Gallery in White Sulphur
I stay true to my heart and
to achieve an idea. This keeps traveled overseas with artist Springs, West Virginia; Haynes
paint what touches me, not
my paintings fresh and always friends. On April 12, 2018, Galleries in Thomaston, Maine;
what the market asks for.
moving in a unique direction, Elder Gallery of Contemporary Beverly McNeil Gallery in
I hope that is evident when you
Brown shares. I practice Art will host a show of his Birmingham, Alabama; Berkley
see one of my paintings, that
my craft daily in addition to France paintings. He is also Gallery in Warrenton, Virginia;
you see what truly touched me
gathering knowledge about working on a major body of Reinert Fine Art in Charleston,
at that moment. My artwork
the world around me. I believe work inspired by a recent South Carolina, and Blowing
has my heart and soul in it.
because of this way of working, painting excursion to Scotland Rock, North Carolina; and Sage
Brown is always
I am able to present the best that will be held later in 2018. Creek Gallery in Santa Fe, New
experimenting in his
artwork I can. Brown is represented by Mexico.
work by creating different
D ESTIN ATI ON / SO UTH E R N STAT E S
"Two Poplars Pool", oil, 24" x 24" Early on a Frosty Morn, oil, 24" x 36"
P ERR Y AUSTIN REPRESENTED BY THESE FINE GALLERIES:
BEVERLY MCNEIL GALLERY

Birmingham, AL
www.PerryAustinFineArt.com
perryaustin@mindspring.com WALLS GALLERY AT THE GREENBRIER
White Sulphur Springs, WV
Studio by appointment at: GERMANTON GALLERY

Germanton, NC
256-249-9335
STONEHENGE GALLERY
1114 West FT Williams St, Sylacauga, AL Montgomery, AL
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CO L L E C TO R'S FO CU S
SMALL WORKS & MINIATURES
SMALL WORLDS BY JOHN OHERN
S
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mall works and miniatures are The humor in his Trompe lOeil paintings references, as herself: the woman within
an excellent collecting objective often masks a deeper meaning, or makes and behind her public persona.
in themselves, or can be a way to it easier to contemplate. Hand in Hand Gregory Mortenson first went to Haiti in
acquire works by artists whose illustrates his command of form, light, color 2010 after a devastating earthquake. He and
larger pieces might be out of reach. and depth as two corkscrews hang on a well- his wife joined friends in reestablishing an
The saying big things come in small used plaster wall. Pfeiffer makes detailed orphanage. Driving through the destruction,
packages applies. drawings on his panel and slowly builds he had visions of how much worse the
Consider Koo Schadlers egg tempera, up thin layers of paint to obtain luminosity, conditions must be for the children from
Only Wonder. Schadler often combines using 00 brushes for fine detail. Pfeiffer has the destroyed orphanage. He writes, To
texts carved in stone with more ephemeral painted his name as if it were carved into my surprise, their orphanage was a haven of
subjects, from butterflies to children. She has the wall, bringing a touch of history and hope away from the devastation everywhere
taken the ancient medium of egg tempera longevity to an ephemeral subjectand else. The grounds were filled with laughter
painting and adapted it to her contemporary suggesting that the tenderness of being hand and even though these children had lost
purposes. She says, I use thick and thin in hand exists beyond the moment. their birth families, they had made a much
paint, glazes and scumbles, fine round and Erin Currier creates collage paintings larger family. It was that very triumph of the
wide flat brushes, sponges, splatters, stencils, of people important to her, from cultural human spirit that I wanted to capture in my
rubber stamps, fingers and more. heroes to migrant workers to sages. Traveling paintings.
The writing in Only Wonder is an excerpt the world, she collects cigarette packs to The triumph of the human spirit is evident
from a text by Saint Gregory of Nyssa (ca. advertising labels, which she works into the in his portraits of Haitian children, some of
335395): Concepts create idols; only bodies and backgrounds of her large portraits. whom he has painted on subsequent visits,
wonder grasps anything. People kill one In her portrait Arundhati Roy of the documenting their growth and resilience.
another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to Indian author and political activist, Currier In Pigtails, Mortenson uses his training in
our knees. It could be Schadlers philosophy. portrays her clutching a copy of Days classical technique to create a portrait of
Rather than creating works of simply of and Nights of Love and War by the Latin a girl whose presence and self-assurance
breathtaking verisimilitude, she works to American political writer Eduardo Galeano. underlie her sense of childlike wonder.
capture the energy withinthe miracle of Both Galeano and Roy have been recipients The following is a selection of small works
the butterfly, and the potential of the young of the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize by and miniatures ranging from impressionistic
childall within a compact image. the Lannan Foundation of Santa Fe, New watercolors to realistic oils to sculptures. To
Jacob A. Pfeiffer puts common things in Mexico, where Currier lives and works. interpret their small canvases, these artists
uncommon situations and captions them In her mixed-media drawing Arundhati draw inspiration from land- and cityscapes,
wittily with insights and, often, painful puns. Roy, the famed author appears, without personal narratives, fauna and still objects.

For Erin Hanson, each winter is a chance to small monkey and bird seated by a bowl of and yellow tones throughout the scene.
further explore her relationship with painting fruit, takes a classical look and softens it with Dunphys pastel Island in the Bay focuses
small. Every year for the holidays I like to lightheartedness and bold colors. The latter, on a snow-covered bay at sunset. Bays that
create a collection of petiteworksthat are Floral with Two Doves, creates a sense of froze to the open ocean seemed to be a
perfect for the gift-giving season, she says. ethereal wonder with its mid-flight subjects thing of the past, but two years ago on a trip
I want each piece to bring light and life into and burst of lively petals. The works vivid down east in Maine, I found that it was really
the home and inspire a sense ofwonder and hues come together to create a work that is happening," she remembers. "The frozen bay
appreciation for the natural world. full of life and excitement. Both oils possess was covered with snow and the setting sun
Hansons work is characterized by a pristine details and impeccable finesses turned the sky a brilliant yellow.
patchwork of visible brushstrokes that of one of her large masterpieces, says The work of Chella Gonsalves draws from
create a unique sense of movement. This is Christina Franzoso, Lotton Gallery director. impressionistic techniques to create tranquil
apparent in the staccato lines of her piece Evelyn Dunphy travels to remote places landscape snapshots. My works are mostly
Napa Hills, depicting a section of orange to paint and support the protection of generally done en plein aire and in oils.
hill cut middle-ways by a tumble of green fragile environments. She is outspoken Images are usually rural, familiar sights seen
brush, as well as in Poppies, in which a about the benefits of providing children in our central San Joaquin California Valley,
thicket of wide, confident strokes brings to with the experience of being in wilderness, says Gonsalves. Subject matters include
life a shock of red poppies. In Cypress II, a and as such, her works reflect a visceral and river parks, soon-to-be-gone homesteads
jigsaw of blues surrounds the branches of passionate connection with the earth. and landmarks of our region. In her work
cypress trees bowing in the wind. Her watermedia piece Yellow and Pink Y. Chapel, a little red church sits at the base
Yana Movchan represented by Lotton Morning, Low Tide reflects this concept. of a towering swath of green pine and pink
Gallery recently created two miniature Theres nothing to compare with the cliffs. Also apparent in Foothills, there is a
paintings: Pensive and Floral with Two colors of the seabed at low tide, says sense of peaceful reflection and soft, natural
Doves. The former, a still life depicting a Dunphy. Early morning light casts pink movement within the brushstrokes.
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1. Gregory Mortenson, Pigtails, oil on canvas, 14 x 14", courtesy Arcadia Contemporary, Culver City, CA. 2. Koo Schadler, Only Wonder, egg tempera on true gesso panel,
3 x 2". Courtesy Arden Gallery, Boston, MA. 3. Erin Currier, Arundhati Roy, pen, marker and colored pencil on paper, 13 x 9". Courtesy Blue Rain Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
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4. Jacob A. Pfeiffer, Hand in Hand, oil on panel, 8 x 14". Private collection, courtesy Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. 5. Lotton Gallery, Floral with Two Doves, oil on canvas,
12 x 9", by Yana Movchan. 6. George Billis Gallery, Long Island City Windows at Night, oil on panel, 10 x 8", by Christopher Burk. 7. Erin Hanson, Cypress II, oil on canvas, 16 x 12"
8. Bethanne Kinsella Cople, And Blue Monotony, oil, 6 x 8"
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Ruth LaGue grew up in Alaska, awed by the greater than myself, she explains. They Sculptor Pokey Park focuses on creating
incredible vastness of the wild landscape. compel me to paint. pieces that possess joy and humor. Creating
Traveling through India in her 20s, she She finds the most exciting part of my small bronze sculptures pushes me as
became consumed by that limitless the creative process is observing the an artist to refine particular details, says
interior universe that lives in each of us, as juxtaposition of colors and textures as they Pokey.Her work Salt Marsh Mouse, a small
she puts it. The marriage of the experiences form a depth of field. This can be observed mouse with its hands tucked behind its
ignited a quest to connect the outer and in her acrylic painting Rolling Hills, which back, embodies this vision of positivity with
inner within her paintings. To LaGue, uses thick swathes of paint to create the its inherent sense of whimsy. And according
landscapes represent fragments of time image of a hilled landscape. In her piece to Park, the art that brings a positive
that will never be again. They are intimate Sunset Over Water, strong afternoon light connection to its viewer is the best kind.
moments of communion with something sinks behind a horizon of mixed blues. Collectors should look for the continued

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9. Lotton Gallery, Pensive, oil on canvas, 9 x 12", by Yana Movchan 10. Erin Hanson, Napa Hills, oil on canvas, 24 x 28" 11. Chella Gonsalves, Smokey Y., oil, 14 x 11"
12. Ruth LaGue, Rolling Hills, acrylic, 8 x 8" 13. Erin Hanson, Poppies, oil on canvas, 16 x 20" 14. Ruth LaGue, Sunset Over Water, acrylic, 8 x 8" 15. Bethanne Kinsella Cople,
By Gentlest Summer Means, oil, 6 x 12" 16. Pokey Park, Salt Marsh Mouse, 9 x 5 x 5" 17. Evelyn Dunphy, Island in the Bay, pastel, 14 x 16" 18. Evelyn Dunphy, Yellow and Pink
Morning, Low Tide, watermedia, 12 x 13" 19. Rebecca Luncan, Portrait of Sam, oil on copper, 4 x 4"
quality of the artist they are thinking of similarly uses the dreary weather to create emotion. Its the mood and personality that
collecting and choose pieces so they can narrative in a small work. By positioning give a painting life and meaning.
say, I love that piece of art, she says. the viewer behind a rain-speckled window, Bethanne Kinsella Cople focuses
Several artists of George Billis Gallery a sense of familiarity is created. on communicating the feeling of her
are currently producing small works. Rebecca Luncan approaches smaller surroundings. The light and atmosphere
Christopher Burks scenes cut small spaces works with a sense of personal connection. are what capture my attention. I love
out of a larger landscape. His piece Long Viewing a miniature portrait is an crisp autumn air, glancing light of early
Island City Windows at Night details the intimate experience, and your relationship evening, snowy mornings, rainy plains
unassuming edge of a residential building. with a painting improves over time, she and moonlit beaches. And when it comes
Burk focuses in on this detail, revealing the says. In Portrait of Sam, Luncan illustrates to creating smaller works, like her oils And
beauty of his everyday subject. Nicholas this concept through the image of a child. Blue Monotony and By Gentlest Summer
Evans work Cato, Runaway is a testament Whether Im painting a person or an Means, its about capturing the spirit of
to how small pieces can be used to capture animal, creating a sense of personality, the landscape. She says, Small works are
the feeling of a space. The moody grays and narrative and mood are as important my personal favorite. Little jewels set in
soft focus evoke the feeling of a rainy day as capturing a likeness, she explains. beautiful frames like a precious stone in a
in the city. Crosswalk 2 by Karen Woods Likeness is important, but its flat without gold setting.
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Atherholt, Blair 36 Curini, Ester 112 Kohn, Andre 110 Normandin, Adam 113
Balmer, Paul 106 Dunlap, Hollis 64 Kamerer, Mary 128 Pfeiffer, Jacob A. 123
Basham, Jill 133 Durfee, Nathan 98 Kukula 102 Randle, James 62
Berger, Kelly 127 Gavin, Boyd 118 Ligare, David 52 Sandelands-Strom, Jacqueline 117
Bohannon, Candice 117 Gonzales, Frank 121 Lopez, Leah 122 Sarzhin, Denis 58
Bowland, Margaret 115 Grossman, Susan 104 Mahony, Pat 119 Sparnaay, Tjalf 113
Bowles, Mark 119 Grbz, Fatih 116 Maier, Sylvia 113 Thomas, Mary Alayne 120
Bullard, Thomas 131 Heffernan, Julie 46 Malagon, Miguel 36 Turner, Kathryn Mapes 130
Cazorla, Antonio 113 Heffernan, Lucia 126 Manukyan, Alexandra 124 von Zwehl, Bettina 108
Chandon, Melissa 119 Heller, Danny 100 Marchand, Catherine 36 Wright, Stephen 114
Clark, Ashley Anne 120 Henneck, Karen 125 Martinez, Fabiola 120
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Amelie Olivier Fine Art / Marsailles, FR 73 Gallery Orange / New Orleans, LA 29 Palm Beach Art, Antique
Andre Kohn Fine Art / Scottsdale, AZ 27 George Billis Gallery / New York, NY Cover 3 & Design Show / West Palm Beach, FL 24
Arcadia Contemporary / Culver City, CA Cover 2, 1 Gonsalves, Chella / Modesto, CA 138 Park, Pokey / Tucson, AZ 85
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts / Gatlinburg, TN 84 Grevich, Kristin / Medina, MN 81 Philip Taylor Fine Art & Portraiture / La Mesa, TX 77
Art on Centre / Fernandina Beach, FL 91 Haven Gallery / Northport, NY 11 Portrait Society of America / Tallahassee, FL 133
Austin, Perry / Goodwater, AL 139 Heffernan, Lucia / Sandy, UT 18 Putnam, Lori / Franklin, TN 138
Basham, Jill / Trappe, MD 87 Kassan, David / New York, NY 8 Quidley & Company Fine Art / Boston, MA 5
Bostic, Alexander / Starkville, MS 73 LA Art Show / Los Angeles, CA 86 Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. / New York, NY Cover 4
Bowersock Gallery / Provincetown, MA 13 LaGue, Ruth / Needham, MA 85 Reinert Fine Art / Charleston, SC 21
Brooks, Timothy / El Cerrito, CA 81 Light Chasers / Sarasota, FL 38-39 RJD Gallery / Bridgehampton, NY 2-3
Brown, Roger Dale / Franklin, TN 97 Lotton Gallery / Chicago, IL 6-7 Ruddy, Sally / Waterford, CA 77
Bullard, Thomas R. / Oakland, CA 20 Luncan, Rebecca / Lynnwood, WA 85 Ryan, Weldon / Palm Coast, FL 81
Charleston Gallery Association / Charleston, SC 84 Manukyan, Alexandra / Glendale, CA 31 Silva, Almerinda / Tyngsboro, MA 79
Cople, Bethanne Kinsella / Alexandria, VA 37 Maranto, Dana / Edgewood, MD 79 Sirona Fine Art / Hallandale Beach, FL 9
Durdin, Kathy / Tampa, FL 91 Mulrooney, Terry Arroyo / Miami, FL 91 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition / Charleston, SC 16
El-Bermani, Alia / Apex, NC 81 National Oil & Acrylic Painters Terzian Galleries / Park City, UT 17
Evelyn Dunphy Studio / West Bath, ME 37 Society, The / Houston, TX 10, 87 Trove Gallery / Park City, UT 19
Fracchia, Barbara / Kensington, CA 12 Nart Gallery / Santa Fe, NM 77 Watcher, Ann / Matthews, NC 87
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