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Artist Profile: Penny Carter

image-5483I have been working for some time on a series of portraits of New York City.  I am drawn to the riches of the urban landscape.  It is a mysterious place where anything might happen, a landscape overflowing with possibilities of which I am forever hopeful yet not entirely optimistic. http://pennycarterpaintings.blogspot.com

Artist Profile: Elisa Decker

image-5466Artist's Statement My photographs celebrate serendipitous findings, ambiguities and the possibilities for transformation in the everyday. I acknowledge the poetry in what most often goes unnoticed. http://www.elisadecker.org/ 1. Mask, archival pigment print, ©2011 Elisa Decker 2. Grey Squares, archival pigment print, ©2008 Elisa Decker 3. Pieces, archival pigment print, ©2010 Elisa Decker 4. Counterpoint, archival pigment ...

Alexandra Pacula

image-677 Artist Statement My work investigates a world of visual intoxication, it captures moments of enchantment which are associated with urban nightlife. I am fascinated by the ambiance of the city at night and its seductive qualities. The breathtaking turbulence of speeding vehicles and hasty pedestrians evoke feelings of ...

Alex White

image-181 Traffic Lights, Pastel on Paper, 20x26 Side by Side, Mixed Media on Paper, 14x17 Pencil and Pastel, 20x30 paperboard Artist Statement Through expressionism, my work intends to communicate energies and questions that are nestled within our everyday surroundings, yet uncovered only in glimpses and moments. My work begins with a questioning of a temporal ...

Lara Wechsler

image-3850 Artist Statement I consider myself a street photographer; my camera is always on hand and I shoot at anything that strikes my interest in public places. I constantly pay attention to people, composition and lighting. My love for New York City has always motivated me. The city offers ...

Ted Papoulas

image-3846 February Pharmacy, 8'x12', gouache and acrylic Donut Shop, 14'x11', gouache and acrylic Coffee Shop, 8'x10.5', gouache and acrylic Cafe Moutarde, 25' x 9', gouache and acrylic Artist Statement I believe there is a universal appeal in the specific and that a work depicting a small, personal scene will also resonate with viewers. My aim is ...

Stacy Stewart Smith

image-74 Resurrection, 2007 oil on canvas (34' x 50') Ascension, 2007 oil on canvas (54' x 70') Cruciferous, 2008 oil on canvas (54' x 80') Artist Statement (Excerpt) Resurrection is not only about the process of the mix between abstract and real but also concerned with the presence of human reaction to the emotion associated with enigmatic personal ...