Volume 2, #18	May 02, 2000

Welcome to Volume 2, #18 of True Colors, where PaintingsDIRECT.com brings you the latest art news and information. We also introduce you to several new PaintingsDIRECT.com artists. and update you on additions to the collections of some of our existing artists.
		Shimmering and glittering--Liza Lou's art captured by the light of Grand Central Station. Read all about it in Liza Lou's Beaded World.
		A taxing situation raises the wrath of artist Dean Mitchell. More in this week's Art in the News...
		A controversial artist in his day, Toulouse-Lautrec is still creating waves...this time on the London stage.
		The story of lives defeated and uplifted in a 19th century hard-labor camp comes to life through Leonid Lamm's The House of the Dead print series.
		PaintingsDIRECT is also offering you free ArtCards for Mother's Day. Send one today!
All this and more in this week's True Colors. We hope you enjoy it! Please let us know if there is other information you might like to see on our site by contacting Majordomo@PaintingsDIRECT.com with comments or questions. Introducing this week's new PaintingsDIRECT.com artists.

Wyona Diskin Linoleum printmaking gives a unique variety of textures and lines to Wyona Diskinıs richly hued portfolio of geometric forms and bubble-bodied creatures. Diskinıs work concentrates heavily on the formal aspects of color and shape. The artist studied at the National Academy of Art and at the Art Studentıs League in New York, and she has exhibited her works at the Stamford Museum and the Berkshire Museum.     Rodney White Rodney Whiteıs paintings intrigue us with brilliant combinations of images and color. Harvesting ideas from biology texts to Dürer monographs, the artist composes a story on the surface of each work. ³My main purpose is to provide information by using different pictorial vocabularies that will trigger responses related to a collective conscience.² White studied at St. Martinıs School of Art in London, and received his BFA from Syracuse University. He has exhibited his work in several solo shows throughout the world.     Donna Loy Polack Donna Loy Polackıs portfolio of oil, acrylic, and pastel paintings varies in topic from marigold still-lifes to bay scenes. Cape Cod beach houses, East End shores and Provincetown rooftops are her subjects. ³My main purpose for creating art is to help the viewer to reflect and to stretch his familiar world beyond reality.² Polack has exhibited her work throughout Ohio.     Raphael Eisenberg Raphael Eisenberg invites us to take a closer look at our surroundings through brushy scenes of his hometown, New York City. Paintings of Lower East Side architecture, Brooklyn neighborhood shops and docks at the Battery Park Marina capture the distinct flavor of this urban landscape. Eisenberg studied at the School of Visual Arts and at the Cooper Union in New York, and he has exhibited his work throughout the greater Manhattan area. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Updates Also, enjoy the latest exciting additions to the collections of the following PaintingsDIRECT.com artists: Francoise Carrier, Henri Yeru, Lee Haber, and Marie-Louise McHugh.