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SPECIAL SECTION /THE FIGURE IN ART
in bronze, stone, fiber, ceramic,
terra cotta, earthenware and
straw. An award-winning
artist, her pieces have shown
internationally and been
the subjects of television
documentaries. Ranging from
small to monumental, the
works are found in private,
corporate, university and
museum collections. Branch
has exhibited in solo and
group shows, including
the Brookgreen Gardens
invitational.BEN LONG
B.F.Long IV Studios
http://www.benlongfineart.com
“I am interested in putting
the figure in space in ways
that are ambiguous but at the
same time have a mysterious
hold to it,” says artist Ben
Long. “I do not look for a
story line. My main focus ison figures, places in spatial
tension rather than by a
narrative.”
Long strives to create works
done only from life; knowledge
of human anatomy, and
appreciation of the emotional
elements of composition,
atmosphere and color.WILLIAM A. SCHNEIDER,
AISM, OPA, PSA-MP
http://www.schneiderart.com
“I count figurative masters
like Sargent, Zorn and Fechin
as influences. Although
I respond to a dramatic
landscape or still life setup,
nothing is as intriguing
to me as the figure,” says
William A. Schneider. “The
curves, lines and angles of
the form are beautiful in
their own right, but it is our
humanity that demands to
be painted. I often imaginethe model as the lead in a
romantic movie or novel. I
feel like a cinematographer
attempting to catch exactly
the right image that will
reveal the soul of these
characters.”CATHRINE
EDLINGER-KUNZE
Represented by
Gallery Russia, Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.galleryrussia.com
Jones & Terwilliger Galleries,
Palm Desert, CA, Carmel, CA
http://www.jones-terwilliger-galleries.com
Cathrine Edlinger-Kunze
creates work of subtle
elegance and quiet depth.
The work simmers with
brilliance and lingers with
the viewer long after they
have passed it. Although
she is working and living in34
Ben Long, Great Grandmothers
Chair, oil on linen, 55 x 44"35
Cathrine Edlinger-Kunze,
Where the land meets the sea,
acrylic on linen, 50 x 34"36
Alexander Bostic, Ms. Betsy,
acrylic, 36 x 24"37
E.L. Stewart, Long Road, acrylic on
stretched canvas, 48 x 60"38
The John C. Doyle Art Gallery,
The South, oil on canvas, 40 x 30",
by John Carroll Doyle.39
Betty Branch, Emma,
bronze, ed. of 12, 37"40
Cathrine Edlinger-Kunze,
See the road she goes down,
acrylic on linen, 44 x 44"41
William A. Schneider, AISM, OPA,
PSA-MP , Moonlight Becomes Her,
40 x 30"42
E.L. Stewart, Storm in Man, acrylic on
stretched canvas, 30 x 30"43
E.L. Stewart, Morning and Evening,
acrylic on stretched canvas, 48 x 48"44
William A. Schneider, AISM, OPA,
PSA-MP, Platinum, oil on linen,
24 x 18"45
Michele Usibelli, The Shore,
gouache, 7 x 5"34 353637 38 39