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Compositions
JUNE 2020
Volume 37 | Issue 05
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THE STORY
BEHIND A PAINTING
Zoey Frank describes her conceptual
process behind a monumental artwork.
BY ZOEY FRANK
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RISKING IT ALL
For Stanka Kordic, painting is
an adventure of daring and discovery.
BY JOHN A. PARKS
64
ON SCENE
AT THE OPÉRA
Edgar Degas’ works provide authentic
glimpses of 1800s Parisian theater life.
BY ALLISON MALAFRONTE
70
INTERPRETING
THE NARRATIVE
Peggi Habets transforms images and
memories into narrative paintings.
BY REBECCA DVORAK
48
MAKING ART SAY MORE
Symbolic objects add a layer of allegory
to Carolyn Robles’ fi gurative paintings.
BY STEFANIE LAUFERSWEILER
56
ALMOST LIKE
FALLING IN LOVE
Landscapes by Mary Bentz Gilkerson
arise from an intimate sense of place.
BY MICHAEL CHESLEY JOHNSON
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