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COLLECTOR'S FOCUS
FIGURATIVE ARTtive dissonance. I sometimes feel akin to a
film director in the sense that each of my
paintings are a separate thought or theme,
but overall, they appear to belong in the
catalog of a singular creator.”
Similarly, artist member Dianne Gall
says, “I have always found cinematic
imagery beguiling, which I use in painting
a world of enigmatic moments where one is
free to contemplate but never really under-stand. Nothing is by chance in my art, there
are layers of meaning in every aspect, so
even inanimate objects have a life to me.”
Another member, Yunior Hurtado
Torres, says, “For some time now I have
been working on a series where I talk a lot
about the sociopolitical phenomenon that
has been happening in my country for a
while that affects the entire Cuban people.”
Molly Schmid, daughter of masterpainter Richard Schmid, says he “has
always viewed painting as a language
that can express qualities of the human
experience impossible to describe in any
other terms. As he states in his first book
on figure painting (Richard Schmid Paints
The Figure - Advanced Techniques In Oil,
1973), ‘Painting, like music or sculpture,
can give form to a range of feelings for
which we have no words. A world without- Lotton Gallery, Gentle Affection, oil on canvas, 26 x 26", by Marina Marina. 15. Eastern League of Professional Artists, Conundrum, pastel, 20 x 16", by Ronnie Offen.
- Vanessa Rothe Fine Art, Diana, oil, 14 x 11", by David Gray. 17. Vanessa Rothe Fine Art, Breathe, oil, 18 x 18", by Olga Krimon. 18. TROVE Gallery, Juice, oil on panel,
30 x 30", by Trent Call.
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