Volume 3, #21 May 22, 2001    

Welcome to Volume 3, #21 of True Colors, where PaintingsDIRECT.com brings you the latest art deals, news and information.

Fifty-one years ago Hans Namuth filmed Pollock dancing around his large canvases and forever changed the world of contemporary art.
Introducing Art Tips, quick overviews of various art subjects. This week we start with matting -- why and how to mat your artworks.
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 PaintingsDIRECT.com artists.
  Cecy Colichon
Cecy Colichon’s recent body of floral still lifes takes its cue from the diffuse, multi-colored backgrounds of Japanese woodblock prints. The winding, asymmetrical orchid and iris blossoms that the artist chooses as her subjects also hearken the Asian tradition of landscape painting. Colichon studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Lima, Peru, and her works belong to several corporate collections, including IBM, Xerox and Goodyear.
 
  Phillip Frog
Phillip Frog paints botanical studies of herbs indigenous to the southwestern part of Wisconsin, where he and his wife have a farm. The artist’s still-life paintings of Turks caps, Prickly ash and goldenrod are memoirs of the simple beauty of everyday life. Frog studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and the Cleveland Institute of the Arts.
 
  Audrey Hall
Audrey Hall’s latest series of realist oils focus on the scenic Hudson River Valley. Vistas of the waterfront and nearby creeks capture the natural beauty of this historical American Landscape. Hall studied at the School of Visual Arts and The Cooper Union in New York City, and has exhibited her work throughout Manhattan and the Hudson Valley.

 
  Matthew Forderer
The unique photographic collages of Matthew Forderer are inspired by the Surrealist compositions of Reneé Magritte and Salvator Dali. Type-writer-headed figures emerge from the sea and farmers confront toasters. “I consider it a great gift that I have the ability to create surrealistic imagery and worlds never seen.” Forderer studied at the Colorado Institute.

 
  Janet Indick
Janet Indick’s rhythmic compositions combine a balance of geometry and color that resemble textile designs from the 1950s. “I manipulate simple geometric shapes, curves, angles, and lines, and like a choreographer, I connect parts into a fluid whole.” Indick studied at the New School and at Hunter College in New York and has exhibited her work throughout New York and New Jersey with shows at the Nassau Museum and the Bergen Museum.

 
  Maureen Keough
Maureen Keough’s pastel still lifes and landscapes are inspired by the artist’s experiences in everyday life. A stone path, a rose-covered cottage and an antique interior offer a glimpse into country living. “Each still life [is] a study of values and shapes; each land and seascape releases a new challenge.” Keough studied at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum and has exhibited her work prolifically throughout New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

 
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