Featured Artists
Rosemary Castiglioni
Give a brief description of your upcoming show. And what might have inspired it.
Briefly. Still life paintings inspired by both the type of everyday objects, their simplicity . some are everyday pieces in varying stages of use/disuse and inherent interest through form and light.
How have you expanded existing themes/ideas for which you are best known/or if this body of work is a great deviation from your norm, what inspired this new approach?
Recently, having painted in Italy, the approach of a more subtle palette has interested me. Having graduated from PAFA there was always an emphasis on skills, so I’m comfortable. I have eclectic tastes, but personally desire a quieter more poetic description when painting.
Stylistically and/or technically, what do you hope collectors notice in your new work?
Well, this is difficult in this regard. Once the paintings are completed, they exist on their own. I would hope that others might find them compelling for the same reasons that I do.
Add any additional info that might interest the viewer.
I’m particularly interested in not using too many words to describe my work. It is up to the viewer to find (or not) a resonance that would make them want to spend time seeing.
Jean Zaun
Give a brief description of your upcoming show. And what might have inspired it.
This show includes landscapes and interiors, initially inspired by my hedonistic love of color. Of course the subject matter is very important to me as well, and sometimes moods and themes emerge that I didn’t intend, which reveals the hand of the subconscious. Playing with the brushstrokes and successive layers of luscious licks of paint reveal interesting surface texture as well as an image that hopefully is as exciting for the viewer as it was for me to paint.
How have you expanded existing themes/ideas for which you are best known/or if this body of work is a great deviation from your norm, what inspired this new approach?
I deviated from my normal smaller works and challenged myself with creating a large triptych in this body of work. I wanted to give the viewer the feeling that they could walk right into the work and be enveloped by it, as I do when I stand before nature-my holy place- which has always been a wellspring of inspiration for me over the years.
Stylistically and/or technically, what do you hope collectors notice in your new work?
I’m hoping that a new sense of freedom is evident in my work, and also that technically I’m trying to pay more attention to the edges of the forms in my painting.