American Art Collector - USA (2019-12)

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COLLECTOR'S FOCUS

FIGURATIVE ART

“Using the grid method—the classical

tool to determine proportions—and the

female form as a timeless icon, I focused

on dissolving the boundaries of the figure

to explore the relationship between organic

and rigid forms, context and composition,”

says the artist. “I believe in process, spon-

taneity and action. My style and interests

are varied, as are the mediums I use. The

medium foresees the style. The interest

suggests the medium. My work combines

formal academic painting and drawing

with a strong interest in graffiti, comics,

graphics and pattern. My ‘character-centric’

works are drawn from folklore, specifically

Americana.”

Artist Priscilla Nelson is inspired by

the interaction of the human figure, light

and water. In her artwork she is “capturing

the movement created when water and the

person meet and how the light, diffused by

the water, bounces off the person.”

Informed by life in the rural South,

paintings by Alabama artist Sarah West

present opportunities to bridge the gap, by

reaching across the aisle to share conver-

sations with all people, as her narrative

works address equality, stewardship and

civility. West advises that collectors should

purchase works for “prosperity, the kind of

33. Sarah West, Vesper, The Civility Paintings, oil on canvas, 72 x 42 x 1½" 34. Elaine G. Coffee, Razz Feeds Mind and Spirit, 24 x 36" 35. Alex Bostic, Camp, watercolor, 36 x 18"


34. Mykul Lee, Vanessa, Blue Dress, oil on canvas, 40 x 30" 37. Alex Bostic, Ms. Betsy, watercolor, 24 x 18"

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