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Masazumi Fujita
Japanese printmaker Masazumi Fujita explores ethnic folklore from Native America to Japan in his hand-pulled silk screens. "The Fukuroh (Owl) series is dedicated to the reverence for owls that people of many cultures have shared throughout history." The artist's heavily outlined, graphic style brings to mind the traditions of Japanese woodblock printing as well as pop art and and contemporary animation. Fujita studied with famous Japanese artist Seishin Maekawa, and later moved to British Columbia to begin his own printmaking studio.
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Catherine Ramey
Catherine Ramey sees natural imagery, particularly flowers in her own garden, as a means for psychological communication. "I recall moments of clarity and emotional response, and then the paint takes over. In the end, these pieces are a record of the journey." The artist's newest oil and watercolor works on paper continue her Fecundity and Convergence series in their impressions of foliage and flowers. Ramey received her BFA from Florida State University and has exhibited her work throughout New York City.
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 Samuel Gillis
Samuel Gillis brings a fresh view of everyday life to PaintingsDIRECT. He began to exclusively pursue his art career at a very young age. His experienced hand brings us closer to the back streets of New Orleans and the beaches of Michigan, using the classical technique of chiaroscuro and the style of nineteenth-century realism. Gillis studied at the Atelier Alternative in Chicago.
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 Peter Eliscu
Peter Eliscu's faceless figures are portrayed in varying degrees of abstraction. Round shapes pressed together or balanced atop a recognizable body allude to the anonymity or essential relationships between human beings. "The process of painting begins with the attempt to tap into a feeling (or a feeling state), and then to create a setting in which that feeling resides." Eliscu was born in Los Angeles, and studied at Antioch College.
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 Alain Demond
The French impressionist painter Alain Demond captures the changing seasonal light of landscapes in the south of France beautifully. Beaches, cafes in Provence and at antique fairs are just a few of the artist's local subjects, rendered in a natural palette. Demond studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Lyon, and has shown his work prolifically throughout France.
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