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I was born in Princeton, NJ in 1960 and grew up in New York and Paris. Some of my earliest memories include drawing and painting, and I never lost that love. I was trained at New York University, Parsons School of Design, and the New School back in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, when Abstract Expressionism was still reigning as king. Most of my teachers tried desperately to steer me into abstraction, but instead I drove them to distraction. I stuck to my preference for romantic realism and have never regretted it.  "Sharp Turn" by Daniel Black |
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In my world, which started in lower Westchester, NY, I knew at an early age, that art would be the avenue of expression for me. I worked in the medium of oxidized metals doing Tole painting, or Japanning, for many years. This is an art of exactness, and although I still enjoy this technique, it is very time consuming and must sometimes be done in tedious process. My interest in antiquing, and collecting, inspired and sustained my Tole painting for many years. Even after many of my pieces sold, I realized that I still did not have the freedom of expression that I was seeking. After raising our family, my husband and I moved to a quiet neighborhood in the Hampton’s, and I soon found that my surroundings were a great influence on my art and my quest to find peace and relaxation in my life. Painting with watercolor would be the medium that would do exactly that for me. Upon traveling through the states, my photo documentation helps me transfer my vision to paper. It is the ability to control the intensity and depth of color, when working with this medium, that I love so much. Watercolor allows me the freedom that I strive for in my art, and in my life. I am enjoying the surprise of working with what I see, each time I place my brush on the paper. Recommend this article... |
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The East End has been a vibrant art community since the 1870s, when the Long Island Rail Road made the area easily accessible from New York City. Thomas Moran settled in East Hampton with his family in 1884, and his studio soon became a gathering place for artists and intellectuals. A number of Moran's bucolic landscapes are featured in the exhibition, including A Midsummer Day, East Hampton, Long Island (1903), which captures the lush greenery of the countryside. Childe Hassam (1859-1935), one of America's most prominent Impressionists, was a seasonal resident of the Hamptons from 1919 until his death. One of many artists fascinated by the area's unique quality of light, Hassam used short brushstrokes and a vivid color palette to evoke glimmering and flickering rays of light in his oil painting Little Old Cottage, Egypt Lane, East Hampton. |
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