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Painting
Artist Statements
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BERT BEIRNE
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA
Beirne’s oil paintings begin
with her relationship to the
objects she is painting. She
challenges herself to master
the still life composition,
which she establishes
before she begins to paint.
The theme of the painting
may be contrasts of color or
texture, or the interplay of
light on the objects. She puts
a great deal of thought into
creating the setup of what
she will paint and into
solving the particular
problems of color, light,
shape, and texture. The act
of painting then becomes a process of refining rather than changing what she has created.
Beirne tries to pull a response from viewers which makes them
share in the process of discovering what is there. |
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JOHN CHEN
MARGATE, FL
Watercolor on rice paper.
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Paul Germain
Midlothian, VA
“In my work, I attempt to attempt to investigate our connections to
the natural world using gestural, multi-dimensional brush strokes,
mark-making and surface texture. The implication is one of
transparency, depth, physicality and interchange. This view of
nature is simultaneously micro and macro—are we viewing our
universe through a microscope or a telescope. For me, this look at
the natural is a visceral one—adding an element of emotion,
energy and sensation to intellect. If art can be many things
simultaneously, my paintings are equal parts science and music.
Minimalist composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich have
been my constant companions in the studio. The paradox of their
limited palette and underlayment of rhythms influence my work to a
great degree, as does the contemplative and deceptively simple
nature of compositions by eastern European composers Arvo Part
and Henrik Gorecki.” |
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HAL LARSEN
SANTA FE, NM
“What I am trying to attempt now, that differentiates my work
from what it was even a brief time ago, is that ‘painterly-ness.’ Where I used to have a solid red, now I want some of the
emerging colors from the under-painting to come through, so
there’s layering. Then the structure and process of the painting
is better known to the viewer. For instance, I might paint green
underneath a red. I love that psychological jump you have
when those colors work together. Then on top of that I might
have a piece where I’ll apply another green that’s close to the
under-green on red so that you get a connection between the
elements. Even though the colors are on top of each other and
you can’t really see them, they still work as a communication
tool within the final piece.” |
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CARL MOHNER
McALLEN, TX
A prolific and award winning artist, noted actor of screen
and stage, and a Parkinson patient for nearly ten years,
Carl Mohner is the first to admit he has art his total goal.
Mohner is a self described expressionist, using an
abundance of personal feeling and emotion. He works in
a variety of mediums, using ink, mixed media, sometimes
pencil or graphite or acrylics. Noted for its daring simplicity
and exuberance, Mohner’s work is playful with an intensity
that is child like, but not childish. |
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