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COLLECTOR'S FOCUS
FIGURATIVE ARTpaintings that people centuries from now
can learn from. These are the types of
paintings that the artists and appreciators
of our modern time are still learning from.”
“As a figurative painter, nothing interests
me more than what people ‘say’ with their
bodies,” says artist Elaine G. Coffee, who
is represented by Tree’s Place in Orleans,Massachusetts, and Tilting at Windmills
Gallery in Manchester Center, Vermont.
“Gestures, expressions, attitudes—I try to
use those factors to express a theme in
[my] paintings. And if your subject matter
is people, the possibilities are endless.
Museums, restaurants, streets, subways or
the simplicity of a lonely beach. There canbe subtleties of portraying many people in
a group situation or focusing in depth for
a portrait.”
“I am a figurative painter; my art is my
voice; this is how I express myself,” says
Alex Bostic. “The images that I create are
from my personal experiences with my
subjects and people that I have a relation-- Alex Bostic, Quita, watercolor, 24 x 24" 39. Elaine G. Coffee, Art Comes Alive, oil, 24 x 30" 40. Hernan Miranda, Alicia, oil on fabric, 32 x 48" 41. Mykul Lee, Vanessa, Hands
on Chest, oil, 36 x 24" 42. Hernan Miranda, Perfil III, oil on canvas, 24 x 20" 43. Dana Maranto, Allegra, bronze with granite base, 16 x 17 x 24" 44. Natalie Levin, Yemanja,
bronze, 18 x 18 x 10" 45. Pamela B. Padgett, Shepherd in Training, oil on canvas, 12 x 12" 46. Natalie Levin, Lady of the Blue Agave, bronze, 46 x 68 x 48" 47. Natalya Burgos,
Love or butterflies in my stomach, watercolor, 48 x 36" 48. Natalya Burgos, Europa, watercolor, 40 x 30"
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