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Artist Statement My collage paintings are visual expressions of my emotions as I experience them at different times and places. First I create bold and colorful abstract paintings using oil paints on canvas. I brush on, scrape away, blot with rag, wipe with palette knife. Then… Read more

Artist Statement To many artists, drawing is used as a preliminary means to an end. Through years of meticulous work, I have tried to show that the pencil can be used as an art form in itself. Through close observation, I render my graphite pencil drawings as… Read more

Artist Statement Using brush, sumi ink and watercolor or oil pigment highlights, I create contemporary sumi-e works on paper and canvas, striving for clean simplicity and grace. Festivals Gold Coast Art Fair Media 2D Drawing Booth Numbers Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park: 561/562 Read more

Artist Statement By placing tiny european train model figures with everyday objects I have developed an unique artistic approach to create fun stories and unique angels on life. My single guiding rule when developing my photographs is to create a new and humorous take on everyday… Read more

Artist Statement Art is something you want to express your feelings and concepts in a very unique way. I use traditional Chinese ink, watercolor, brush and ricepaper to freely depict views from my eyes and heart. Festivals Port Clinton Art Festival Media 2D Watercolor Booth NumbersPort Clinton Art Festival: 212 Read more

Artist Statement Collecting abandoned industrial items from decrepit farmhouses and urban alleyways the nation over has led me to develop an art practice simultaneously concerned with American memory, environmentalism, scavenging, and intricate paper-craft technique. My collages are composed entirely from found, repurposed vintage magazines whose papers… Read more

Artist Statement I begin my work by growing or collecting seeds, pods or buds, then I take impressions of these by using dental techniques. I use portions of these impressions or alter them, cast them individually, then  use them as repeated elements by soldering them to… Read more

Artist Statement One-of-a-kind pieces in 14/18K gold designed with a particular, hand-selected gemstone(s) in mind.  I use "lost-wax" casting (hand-sculpt piece in wax first), fabrication (working directly in metal from the get-go), and usually a combination of both. Festivals Port Clinton Art FestivalBooth NumbersPort Clinton Art Festival: 220 Read more

Artist Statement I’m inspired by color and value and how they can surprise you. I look for ways where a spot of pure color can surprisingly work. Oil paints have a buttery consistency that I love to work with. There is a certain point in a painting… Read more

Artist Statement acrylics, watercolors, collage, colored pencils and drawing techniques used on wood and hot-pressed w/c paper Festivals Port Clinton Art FestivalBooth NumbersPort Clinton Art Festival: 84 Read more