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Arcadia 2003
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Honorary Committee
Gretchen Berggruen
Ruth Berson
Janet Bishop
Jim Chappell
Anne Halsted
Jan Holloway
John Killacky
John Kriken
Beverly Mills
Thomas R. Reynolds
Dee Dee Workman
Arcadia Committee
Stanlee R. Gatti, Co-Chair
Liz Westover, Co-Chair
Jane Baker
F. Joseph Butler
Christine Cariati
Ann Ludwig
Milton Marks III
Barbara Sapienza
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Arcadia 2003: Artists Celebrate Trees
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| Artist |
Mark Ulriksen |
| Title |
Urban Planters |
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Acrylic on wood |
| Size |
21 3/8 x 16 3/4 |
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Participating Artists are listed in alphabetical order
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| Artist |
Kathy Andrew |
Title
| Lavender Weeping |
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Medium
| Acrylic on Linen & Canvas |
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Size
| 10 x 10 |
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Statement
| Inspired by a tree in a field of lavender, the colors were
a fresh source of stimulation and the linear qualities echo my other work. |
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| Artist |
Annie Margaret Arrasmith |
Title
| Date Palm Tree Series #1 (Green) |
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Medium
| Monoprint |
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Size
| 33 x 26 |
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Statement
| I am thrilled to be participating in Arcadia: Artists Celebrate Trees. I work primarily as a mono printmaker using linoleum block printing or clay printing. Trees or "spirit brushes" are an important part of my visual vocabulary. |
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| Artist |
Elizabeth Ashcroft |
Title
| The Sentinel |
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Medium
| Acrylic and collage on paper |
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Size
| 25 x 19 |
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Statement
| With their inherent dignity and humanlike form, I have always imagined the trees bordering our parks and neighborhoods as sentries; stately, natural guardians, pruned into a uniform efficiency and posted throughout the city. |
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| Artist |
Jane Baker |
Title
| Blue Pine |
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Medium
| Print on paper |
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Size
| 20 x 16 |
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Statement
| This pine overlooks the Pacific Ocean where my friend Barbara lives. It is very old. In early morning fog, the tree stands in blue light created by both the sky above and ocean below. |
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| Artist |
Reneé Bareno |
Title
| Untitled |
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Medium
| Mixed |
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Size
| 26.5 x 13.5 |
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Statement
| The beautiful lines of bare branches inspire thoughts about the fragility of a single plant, the over all strength of nature and our relationship as guardians and the adverse effects we have on this system. |
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| Artist |
F. Joseph Butler, AIA |
Title
| Baily's Addition |
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Medium
| Graphite and watercolor on paper |
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Size
| 16 x 20 |
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Statement
| Alexander Baily built "The Gables" in Inverness, California in 1893. He purchased 100 acres adjacent to his home in 1894, and the subdivision was called Baily's Addition. |
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| Artist |
Christine Cariati |
Title
| Sylva: The Private Life of Trees |
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Medium
| Gouache on paper |
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Size
| 17 x 15.5 |
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Statement
| "We have nothing to fear and a great deal to learn from trees, that vigorous and pacific tribe...in whose gracious company we spend so many cool, silent and intimate hours." - Marcel Proust |
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Web Site
| xcariati.echovar.com |
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| Artist |
Maeve Croghan |
Title
| Sycamores I |
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Medium
| Oil on canvas |
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Size
| 26 x 20 |
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Statement
| My paintings are begun outside in Nature. While painting, I am able to gain a deep communion with my subject and it's environment. Aged trees, vines and rocks seem to possess a knowledge beyond human understanding. I am particularly attracted to the old forms of life. It is my hope my painting will trascend the viewer in to nature, heightening the viewer's understanding of the natural world. |
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Web Site
| www.maevecroghan.com |
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| Artist |
Verity Dierauf |
Title
| Eucalyptus |
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Medium
| Oil Pastels |
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Size
| 17 x 21 |
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Statement
| Trees are a recurring theme in my art work and a source of nourishment in my life. |
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Web Site
| www.verityart.com |
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| Artist |
Tom Eckles |
Title
| Lone Oak |
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Medium
| Photograph |
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Size
| 16 x 22 |
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Statement
Images of our world
noticed by me
shared with you
nothing more |
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Web Site
| www.tom.eckles.com |
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| Artist |
Regina Elkan |
Title
| Ghost Dancing Trees - Midnight, Death Valley |
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Medium
| Gelatin Silver Print |
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Size
| 18 x 14 |
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Statement
| Even in the most unlikely of times and places, trees reach out - even in the middle of the desert - to remind me of how connected we all are. |
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| Artist |
Elizabeth Fracchia |
Title
| The Nest |
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Medium
| Oil on canvas |
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Size
| 16 x 16 |
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Statement
| It is in nature that I find inspiration. In painting "The Nest," I was filled with reverence for its creation and creators, and it is with this reverence I came to the canvas. |
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| Artist |
Pam Glover |
Title
The Little Town,
Martinez from the Cemetery |
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Medium
| Oil on canvas |
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Size
| 12 x 16 |
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Statement
| It's always a joy and an inspiration to be outside in the countryside when it's spring, summer, winter, or fall. |
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| Artist |
Norma Vincent Green |
Title
| Tree Faces |
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Medium
| Gouache on paper |
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Size
| 16.5 x 22 |
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Statement
| I love trees. In this piece I'm using images of imaginary trees. The faces of trees especially intrigue me because I believe each tree has a presence and these faces, to me, personify certain favorite trees. |
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| Artist |
Jules Greenberg |
Title
Understories,
Triptych I (1/10) |
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Medium
| Digital photographs (archival ink & paper) |
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Size
| 17.5 x 33 |
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Statement
| As a series, "Understories" draws attention to the social and individual histories of trees, highlighting the ephemeral transformations of bark, fiber and grain as they craft both abstract beauty and fleeting shadows of unknown, illegible pasts. |
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| Artist |
Al Greening |
Title
| Bristlecone Pine |
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Medium
| Photograph |
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Size
| 20 x 16 |
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Statement
| The Bristlecone Pines are believed to be the world's oldest living things. One of the trees in the Schulman grove in the White mountains of California, where this photograph was taken, is over 4000 years old. |
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| Artist |
Lyall F. Harris |
Title
| Golden Gate Park #11 |
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Medium
| Gouache on paper |
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Size
| 13 x 13 |
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Statement
| My paintings investigate core compositional elements, color relationships and the interaction between abstraction and representatioin. My objective is to make works where references to the natural world, through a studied simplification, become images of stillness and harmony. |
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| www.lyallharris.com |
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| Artist |
Martha Hubert |
Title
| Divided Unity: 32 |
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Medium
| Acrylic on wood panel |
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Size
| 21 x 14 |
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Statement
| My work is about balance. By combining color and form in a playful and balanced way, I hope to create a realm of amusing calm. |
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| Artist |
K. Iuppa |
Title
| Joshua Tree |
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Medium
| Color photography |
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Size
| 20 x 16 |
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Statement
| I'm delighted that artists have chosen to honor FUF. My gift comes from one of my forays into the California deserts -- this whimsical Joshua tree inspires Seussian thoughts. |
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| Artist |
Mimi Jensen |
Title
| Urban Spring (Study) |
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Medium
| Oil on paper |
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Size
| 17 x 14 |
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Statement
| I delight in finding hidden gardens in the city, often in the least expected, most imaginative places, offering needed respite from city life. This painting is an imaginary cityscape revealing and honoring such a garden. |
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Web Site
| www.hespe.com |
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| Artist |
Marvin Johnson |
Title
| Kings Canyon 2002/4 |
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Medium
| Oil on maple panel |
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Size
| 25.25 x 15.75 |
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Statement
| The tree's indominitable life force surviving a thousand possible deaths inspires me. The interconnectedness of all nature is its strength. |
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| Artist |
Ruth S. Kadish |
Title
| Greening of Our Earth |
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Medium
| Watercolor |
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Size
| 9 x 14 |
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Statement
| FUF is all about greening San Francisco, which is part of our Earth, where even one tree can make a difference. |
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| Artist |
Christopher Kent |
Title
| Eucalyptus |
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Medium
| Acrylic |
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Size
| 24 x 18 |
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Statement
| Tree lover extraordinaire will often pet trees while passing them on the street. I even like eucalyptus. |
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Web Site
| soc.ratt.com/ck/ |
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| Artist |
Victoria Kirby |
Title
| Red Branches |
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Medium
| Monoprint |
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Size
| 12.25 x 29.75 |
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Statement
| I am fascinated by trees - the infinite variety of their colors, shapes, and textures. Red Branches was printed from solarplates (etched using sun and water - no chemicals) and inspired by the Coral Bark Japanese maple in my garden. |
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Web Site
| www.iTheo.com |
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| Artist |
Norman Kondy |
Title
| Eucalyptus Walk - Mills College |
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Medium
| Watercolor |
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Size
| 16 x 20 |
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Statement
| This plein air water color was painted during one of our Sunday Afternoon Water Color Society outings at the central quad of Oakland's Mills College in April 2000. |
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| Artist |
Kat Kroll |
Title
| Cradled Under Leafy Bows |
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Medium
| Pen & ink and watercolor |
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Size
| 13 x 10.5 |
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Statement
Cradled under leafy bows
"Yummmm" breathes nosy heart.
"ahhh" scrinches squiggly toes.
"Hey Mom! I'm home!" |
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Web Site
| www.katkroll.com |
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| Artist |
Shari Lamanet LaLonde |
Title
| Twins |
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Medium
| Photodrawing, charcoal, ink |
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Size
| 34 x 34 |
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Statement
| I am interested in juxtaposing the sacred places of harmony and beauty found in nature against the chaotic real world, giving the viewer a "new" view or unique perspective. |
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| Artist |
G Levy |
Title
| Hills of San Francisco III |
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Medium
| Oil on canvas |
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Size
| 22 x 28 |
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Statement
| This painting is in response to the vistas of green one can find in San Francisco. |
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Web Site
| www.glevyart.com |
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| Artist |
Nora Lindahl |
Title
| Glen Ellen |
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Medium
| Iris print of original watercolor |
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Size
| 18 x 15 |
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Statement
| Nora Lindahl is a San Francisco psychotherapist who has enjoyed making art since childhood. She has studied drawing and painting in New York, San Francisco and at the Accademia de Belle Arti in Florence. She finds landscape painting connects her more deeply to the world around her. |
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| Artist |
Ann Ludwig |
Title
| Street Tree |
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Medium
| Acrylic on canvas |
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Size
| 12 x 10 |
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Statement
| I love San Francisco's street trees for the way they grace our streets, frame our views, and survive the challenges of an urban environment. Bravo to FUF! |
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| Artist |
Christopher Masciocchi |
Title
| Ancestor |
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Medium
| Photo illustration printed on archival paper |
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Size
| 30 x 30 (Print #2 of limited edition of 33) |
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Statement
| I am inspired by the way the branching of trees is echoed throughout nature, from the paths of lightening and rivers to the human vascular system.
I am exploring images of trees as archetypes, individuals and teachers. |
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Web Site
| www.masciocchi.org |
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| Artist |
Patricia Mednick |
Title
| Cherry Blossoms |
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Medium
| Acrylic on canvas |
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Size
| 11 x 14 |
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Statement
| Trees talk to me. Blossoming trees are especially meaningful, having grown up in the coldest part of Canada. |
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| Artist |
Beverly Mills |
Title
Alter the Mood of my Mind
Like Light Through a Tree |
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Medium
| Assemblage - wood, clay, glass, transparency |
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Size
| 17 x 9 x 3.75 |
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Statement
| War destroys all trees: the tree of life, the family tree, the tree in the back, the street trees... |
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| Artist |
Roberto Montoya-Mejía |
Title
| Autumn Landscape |
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Medium
| Acrylic on canvas |
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Size
| 25.5 x 34 |
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Statement
| My landscapes are introspective. Shadows are the past, light beyond shadows suggests limits that have to be broken, opportunites. |
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| Artist |
Dianne Morgan |
Title
| Snag |
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Medium
| Oil on canvas |
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Size
| 32 x 12 |
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Statement
An old man standing
Majestic, but long since dead
Still sheltering life |
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| Artist |
Michael Norton |
Title
| Vermont Birches |
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Medium
| Watercolor |
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Size
| 11 x 14 |
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Statement
| My sister, Karen Greenwood, moved to Lyndonville Vermont last summer. This painting marks her first Winter there. |
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| Artist |
Joël Peirano |
Title
| La Collectionneuse - The Collection |
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Medium
| Acrylic, oil pastels, collage |
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Size
| 29 x 20 |
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Statement
| The work was inspired by the mystery and power that both trees and art hold for me -- trees providing nourishment for our bodies as art provides nourishment for our souls. |
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| Artist |
Michael Reardon |
Title
| Delta Oak |
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Medium
| Watercolor |
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Size
| 20 x 15 |
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| Artist |
Mina Reimer |
Title
| Empyrean sentinels |
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Medium
| Oil |
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Size
| 26 x 32 |
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Statement
| Mina's works reflect a quiet meditative calm meant to possess the viewer and transport them to another frame of mind. She seeks to remove the complexity of daily living and allow the art afficionado to have a tunnel into simplicity and grace. |
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Web Site
| www.mina.net |
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| Artist |
Corinne Rummelsburg |
Title
| On the Way to Grandma's House |
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Medium
| Acrylic on canvas |
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Size
| 20 x 16 |
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Statement
| Such a good cause. I'm so delighted to have been included. |
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| Artist |
Barbara G. Sapienza |
Title
| The Home Place |
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Medium
| Oil on canvas |
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Size
| 40.5 x 38 |
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Statement
| In this painting I am searching for "the home place" where the moment and eternity fuse. |
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| Artist |
Evelyn Seto |
Title
| Prosperity |
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Medium
| Mixed media on canvas |
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Size
| 30 x 36 |
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Statement
| "wise sage say he who has tree for shelter and for contemplation of beauty is most fortunate in deed." |
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| Artist |
Susan Shaddick |
Title
| Sea Forest |
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Medium
| Kelp and waxed linen |
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Size
| 24 x 20 x 8 |
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Statement
| My pieces are collaborations with mother nature, making art from sea and land materials in sculpture, painting, and performance. |
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| Artist |
Donna Sharee |
Title
| Blue Arch |
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Medium
| Monoprint |
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Size
| 32 x 24.5 |
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Statement
| I find the process of making monoprints dreamlike; I don't know exactly what I'm going to end up with. It is an imperfect combination of the planned and the unplanned — like life. |
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| Artist |
Timothy Lee Smith |
Title
| A Tree For Agnes |
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Medium
| Wood and wire |
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Size
| two cubic feet |
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Statement
| Mr. Smith works in several disciplines including printmaking, drawing and shadows. |
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| Artist |
Herb Steinhardt |
Title
| Lone Tree |
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Medium
| Black & white photo |
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Size
| 17.5 x 21.5 |
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Statement
| As a radiologist, I was struck by the skeleton of this stately oak. |
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| Artist |
Marco Vangelisti |
Title
| Vermont Trees no. 4 |
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Medium
| Oil on canvas |
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Size
| 24 x 20 |
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Web Site
| www.marcovangelisti.com |
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| Artist |
Croce J. Weil |
Title
| Autumn |
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Medium
| Acrylic on canvas |
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Size
| 24 x 18 |
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Statement
| My favorite seasons are Spring and Autumn and my paintings reflect this interest. |
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| Artist |
Katharine Whittaker |
Title
| Kites |
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Medium
| Heavy 18K gold earrings |
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Size
| 1.25 x 1.25 x 2 |
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Statement
| Arbor Day and I were born in Nebraska on April 22nd. It is a day to plant a tree, picnic and fly "kites." These earrings are in honor of anyone reforesting our planet. |
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| Artist |
Loretta Wolfe |
Title
| Twilight |
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Medium
| Acrylic on canvas |
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Size
| 12 x 12 |
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Statement
| "Twilight" -- the faint light reflected from the sky before the sun rises and after it sets. |
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