Nancy Patrick Carney
Nancy Patrick Carney’s imaginatively stylized paintings feature urban landscapes and the diversity of people who live there. Working from her studio in the Northrup King Building in the historic arts district of northeast Minneapolis, Nancy creates images that are colorful, quirky, playful expressions of 21st century life: bus stops, musicians, men and women and children at work and play in the city.
With an emphasis on design and expressive color, her watercolor, oil, acrylic, collage and mixed media paintings give visual form to the vitality and energy of urban life in 2012.
Carney has a degree in art education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She has worked as a commercial artist, package designer, illustrator and art teacher. She exhibits regularly at Gallery G and with a variety of local art groups and fairs. Her paintings have received numerous honors and awards. For additional information, please visit www.nancycarney.com or email [email protected]
With an emphasis on design and expressive color, her watercolor, oil, acrylic, collage and mixed media paintings give visual form to the vitality and energy of urban life in 2012.
Carney has a degree in art education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She has worked as a commercial artist, package designer, illustrator and art teacher. She exhibits regularly at Gallery G and with a variety of local art groups and fairs. Her paintings have received numerous honors and awards. For additional information, please visit www.nancycarney.com or email [email protected]
Calvin deRuyter
I went on an “art crawl” several years ago. An artist who also worked in watercolor asked, “and what kind of art do you do?” So, I explained that I worked in watercolor, that I tend to be a colorist, and that I tend to be impressionistic…, BUT that I painted directly on the surface from the tube, rarely left any white on the paper, and tended to “scrub” my paint with harder bristle brushes to mix all of my paint on the surface I am working on. Her response was, “then you really aren’t doing watercolors, are you?” After a moment, I simply responded, “If I use nothing but watercolor pigments in my work, why would I not be ‘doing’ watercolors?"
But, the truth is, I am an artist first, and a painter second. I just happen to use watercolor pigment as my medium of choice. The joy of my creativity is in the exploration (the outer boundaries) of the medium and the expression of mood which I can obtain through working with color. Many reduce the medium to a craft, evidenced by the hundreds and hundreds of “how to” books in watercolor. We have perpetuated the idea that if you learn to “leave the white”, know how to glaze, how to get just the right value, or follow this certain “formula”, etc. you can do great watercolors. But, while some guidelines can be useful at times, art is not the expression of technical expertise. Art is the expression of how the artists not only sees, but how the artist feels about the world around him/her. And, painting watercolors is not about the proper glazing or the white of the paper! After spending years learning all of the rules, I finally learned the “truth” for me: paint with joy and energy.... ALLOWING the painting to be expressed.
But, the truth is, I am an artist first, and a painter second. I just happen to use watercolor pigment as my medium of choice. The joy of my creativity is in the exploration (the outer boundaries) of the medium and the expression of mood which I can obtain through working with color. Many reduce the medium to a craft, evidenced by the hundreds and hundreds of “how to” books in watercolor. We have perpetuated the idea that if you learn to “leave the white”, know how to glaze, how to get just the right value, or follow this certain “formula”, etc. you can do great watercolors. But, while some guidelines can be useful at times, art is not the expression of technical expertise. Art is the expression of how the artists not only sees, but how the artist feels about the world around him/her. And, painting watercolors is not about the proper glazing or the white of the paper! After spending years learning all of the rules, I finally learned the “truth” for me: paint with joy and energy.... ALLOWING the painting to be expressed.
Emily Donovan
Emily Donovan is an artist, based in Saint Paul, Minnesota who creates work that suggests aspects of nature and our environment, art history and the human figure in abstract forms. With degrees in Visual Art and Art History from the University of Minnesota, she continues to seek new creative inspiration in workshops and retreats that include abstract painting and intuitive drawing.
Emily also works as an antique dealer specializing in 19th and 20th century architectural artifacts. This combination of interests allows her to seek out different creative avenues, from the authentic historical aspects of art to its new application within our world.
Emily's work has been shown in Twin Cities galleries, group shows and art centers and is included in several private collections. Her work can be found at www.emaluna.com.
Emily also works as an antique dealer specializing in 19th and 20th century architectural artifacts. This combination of interests allows her to seek out different creative avenues, from the authentic historical aspects of art to its new application within our world.
Emily's work has been shown in Twin Cities galleries, group shows and art centers and is included in several private collections. Her work can be found at www.emaluna.com.
Susan Voigt
I often hear from people viewing my art that I have many different “styles”. My answer is that I’m an artist who is generally inspired by landscapes, cityscapes and anything geometric with hard edges. My palette is generally the same, but the medium can change depending on what the “scene” needs: watercolor, acrylic, ink, oil, casein, pastel or …. Mixing those mediums for a multi-media approach is also exciting.
My artistic goal is to explore the strengths and limitations of art materials while showing my personal view of the world. Art materials can be mixed and co-mingled to create dazzling effects, a landscape's subtle colors can be transformed into vibrant hues, and simple still life forms pushed into new shapes and colors.
Gerhard Richter (1932-), a modern-day painter from Germany used Picasso (1881-1973) as an inspiration. Just like Picasso, Richter switches “styles” as necessary to be creative and innovative. He is never stifled by a more rigid idea of “style”. Both men worked in series and I have grouped my art the in the same fashion by series: The Pond, Country, Big Water, City, and, The Garden.
My artistic goal is to explore the strengths and limitations of art materials while showing my personal view of the world. Art materials can be mixed and co-mingled to create dazzling effects, a landscape's subtle colors can be transformed into vibrant hues, and simple still life forms pushed into new shapes and colors.
Gerhard Richter (1932-), a modern-day painter from Germany used Picasso (1881-1973) as an inspiration. Just like Picasso, Richter switches “styles” as necessary to be creative and innovative. He is never stifled by a more rigid idea of “style”. Both men worked in series and I have grouped my art the in the same fashion by series: The Pond, Country, Big Water, City, and, The Garden.
Pamela Weisdorf
Pamela Weisdorf has spent the past several years exploring various technique and styles of painting. Her focus of late has resulted in very little representational work and mostly in experimentation with abstract paintings in bold colors. She loves the idea of alternating between creating multiple layered acrylic works on paper or more typical oil or acrylic applications on canvas because it seems to reflects different parts of herself. She frequently creates collages in mixed media with materials such as unique papers, metal, wire and gold or silver leaf. Because her work has become more expressive and expansive, she is now creating larger scale paintings.
Although not a formally educated artist, she continues to take classes and loves that every day in the studio is a day to discover something new. She has had studio space since 2005. Her professional background includes program development, management and clinical psychotherapy in health care settings. Ms. Weisdorf has been involved in numerous committees and boards in community organizations and art-related groups. She is currently a member of the “Escape Artists” of Minneapolis which is working on new locations for their “Master Manipulation” exhibit.
Although not a formally educated artist, she continues to take classes and loves that every day in the studio is a day to discover something new. She has had studio space since 2005. Her professional background includes program development, management and clinical psychotherapy in health care settings. Ms. Weisdorf has been involved in numerous committees and boards in community organizations and art-related groups. She is currently a member of the “Escape Artists” of Minneapolis which is working on new locations for their “Master Manipulation” exhibit.
Emmy White
Emmy White has been painting watercolor with serious intent since retiring from nursing fourteen years ago. She has taken numerous workshops and exhibits in art shows with the Minnesota Watercolor Society, Minnesota Artists Association, and Northstar Watercolor Society. She has won numerous awards at the MAA shows and was accepted to the Minnesota State Fair in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007,2008 and 2009 and to the Annual Red River Watercolor Society’s National Juried Art Exhibition in 2004,2006,2008 and 2009. She is a signature member of the MNWS and Red River Watercolor Society, and along with four other artists she is in Studio 321 at Northrup King Building in NE Mpls.
Artist’s statement: Painting is a dance, moving with the energy of the moment. What I’m seeing and feeling in that moment is about my inner space and is reflected in my painting. I love to tell stories about what I see. I love to paint with my artist friends because their enthusiasm and their perceptions give me energy in my work. I am a joyful painter.
Contact: information: Emmy White (612)825-8312 [email protected] http://emmywhite.com
