Under All the Layers She Finds Strength and Femininity
byBrazil native Dagmar Bruehmueller was exposed to painting at a very young age, learning from local masters Dina Plothow in porcelain painting and…
MEDIUM
Audubon-Level Technicality Doesn’t Always Fly
bySometimes a little serendipity gets mixed in with Simone Wood’s watercolors. The artist, who likes to fill “down time” with brushstrokes, often creates impromptu…
The Orders Stacked Up After Unit Blocks Came Back into Vogue
byPepi Acebo thought he might become a minister. The former Warren Wilson student spent a few years working at Unitarian Universalist retreats, including a…
You Don’t Need Go-Motion to Rule the RAD
by“Although my heart was always into painting, I never thought I could be a painter,” admits Mark Bettis — one of the most well-known…
Frames Aren’t Always Happy Playing a Supporting Role
byLong known for putting frames around paintings, John Horrocks discovered he’s good at making assemblage art out of the material’s remnant mouldings. The look…
Sculptor Uses Geometry to Defy the Laws of Physics
byRobert Winkler sculpts both indoor and outdoor pieces, some of them spectacularly large, and many of the latter installed at universities, parks, and other…
When Even Making Art for David Bowie Doesn’t Scratch the Itch …
byRand Kramer’s professional career got an unexpected early start. One day, during high school, a teacher asked him to draw a history-related mural on…
She Destroys Perfectly Good Paintings — to Create Imperfectly Better Ones
byOil painter Alicia Anne Armstrong often labors over a painting for hours or days. Then, as soon as the paint is dry, she does…
Do You Want to Tag the Muralist Who Painted Over the Graffiti Scene?
byIt’s a busy lunchtime on Foundy Street, and with bellies full of BBQ, tourists are distracted by the paintings that cover the outside walls…
You Get Better Visions Once You Move to Art Heaven
by“You know how photographers put paper in a chemical bath, and gradually the image starts to come up?” asks painter Elizabeth Henderson. “I feel…