Volume 2, #37 September 12, 2000    

Welcome to Volume 2, #37 of True Colors, where PaintingsDIRECT.com brings you the latest art news and information. We also introduce you to several PaintingsDIRECT.com artists.

Michael Douglas is to star as a charismatic English conman who fooled the global art establishment for nearly a decade.
Stalin banned, persecuted and even killed artists. Now his descendents embrace the arts.
The cool weather is beginning to set in and the smell of autumn is in the air.
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.
  Anne Brody
Anne Brody brings a large body of rhythmic, abstract paintings and drawings to PaintingsDIRECT.com. In her oils on canvas, quick strokes of muted color suggest a regulated method of brushwork. In her drawings, small, delicate shapes unfold into organic compositions reminiscent of landscapes and underwater foliage. Brody studied at The Cooper Union and the Yale School of Fine Arts. She has had several solo shows in New York City.
 
  Athos Zacharias
Athos Zacharias exhibits an expansive yet diverse body of work on PaintingsDIRECT.com. With their bright colors and striking compositions, his works on canvas reveal Surrealist and Pop Art influences. His smaller works on paper are abstract expressionist in style but figurative in interpretation, depicting subjects from guppies to yo-yos. Zacharias received his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Design.
 
  Yolanda Shashaty
Botanical diagrams and oriental miniatures dominate Yolanda Shashaty's imaginative renditions of nature. Her wild landscapes pay homage to aspects of plant biology, and through a subdued palette of earth tones, reveal the influence of Celtic and Asian spritual culture. Shashaty received her MA at the University of Wisconsin, and her work belongs to several corporate collections including American Express, AT&T, Exxon-Mobil, IBM, MetLife and General Electric.

 
  Valery Izumrudov
Russian painter Valery Izumrudov maintains a tradition of realism in his portfolio of landscapes and country still-lifes. The artist's love of travel has taken him all over the world, from California to Cyprus, but many of his subjects revolve around the landscape of his homeland. Izumrudov studied in Moscow at the Sourikov Art Institute and has exhibited his work throughout Europe.

 
  Samuel Gillis
Samuel Gillis' work is a fresh view of everyday life. The artist's experienced hand brings us closer to the back streets of New Orleans and the beaches of Holland, Michigan. Gillis paints employing the classical technique of chiaroscuro, combined with the style of nineteenth-century realism. Gillis studied at the Atelier Alternative in Chicago.

 
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