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Interested in Art Center Sarasota's
members' art? Visit their websites by clicking on the links below.
If you are a
member and want your website promoted
here, email annie@artsarasota.org
and attach a JPG of 250 pixels wide plus 50
words you want to see here and the webaddress of your art.
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Joseph
Melancon
My paintings are prompted by the mystical aspects of personal
experiences and observations that began in childhood dealing with the
likes of nature, early cultures, war-games, spinning tops and shooting
marbles. I see the making of my art as a felicitous investigation into
parts of my life and analogous to an archaeological dig. Just view the
muted earth tones contrasted with bold color, stimulating textures and
3-D components in images having multiple layers of meaning. I
definitely have a passion for process, composition and the painterly
surface.
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Katharine
Cosenza Butler
Katharine Cosenza Butler is a painter and printmaker specializing in
land and seascapes and both indoor and outdoor still-life. Her mediums
are watercolor and printmaking. Aside from one print made from a
selected painting each year, all her work is one of a kind and
original. Her printmaking techniques are exclusively monoprint, and
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John-Norman Tuck
Color is happy. I want people to feel happiness through my art. My
passion with art is immeasurable. I'm complete with life as I paint. I
want others to feel my love of life through my paintings. Enjoy my art
and be happy! |
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Susan
Reinemeyer
Art is an obsession for me. Even when I've had full time jobs that were
not art-related, there has been an inner need to create that would not
be ignored. I can barely contain it. I am an optimist, and my style
reflects that attitude. I am drawn to hopeful, uplifting subjects,
sometimes with a touch of whimsy. If my work makes you smile, then I've
achieved my goal.
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Anita
Wexler
Anita Marie Snider Wexler grew up in the heart of Illinois. She is a
graduate of Parsons School of Design, NYC majoring in
communication/graphic design and Art Education.She has taught art
classes to children and volunteers at schools. Anita paints art in
acrylic and oil on canvas which she mixes found objects or other
elements into to give texture and 3D effects. Some are easy on the eye,
yet they go deeper, some are strangely engaging, without explanation,
some are more raw, but all of them are colorful. Her art evokes many
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Cecile
Moran
Having been a teaching artist for 35 years, including 2 years in Spain,
Cecile Moran's painting is allegorical in nature and relies strongly on
the interaction of brightly colored images to project the story. These
images are based on personal experiences, and in some instances, those
particular to women. She received a BFA from Boston University and an
MA in Art Education from Cal. State Univ. |
Dan
Strothers
My woodwork can range from a very functional design, to a design
blending function and art. The key is what works in the environment and
what makes one comfortable. Simple or flamboyant, natural wood or
painted finish. I have a very large cache of finishes to choose from,
and can simulate most samples one might bring me. So, whatever the
need, whether it be an entertainment center or a small piece to fill
and architectural niche, I can help you make your home more beautiful,
comfortable and livable. |
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Diane
Ogden
Diane
is a native of New York, is self-taught and has been painting
incredibly beautiful oil portraits and figurative works for the last 20
years. An award-winning artist, her works are in collections throughout
the United States. She states, "Faces are the windows of the
heart;a true reflection of our deepest essence as human beings. What we
feel is in our faces...our eyes...this is what I want to capture...this
is what matters most..." |
James
Vito Cordasco
An impressionist Artist, also an Architect, Professional Planner,
Designer and Teacher. He started painting at an early age, and
continued to paint throughout his architectural and design career.As an
artist, he has found special inspiration in the natural beauty around
the areas of his homes in Sarasota, FL and Harvey Cedars, Long Beach
Island, NJ. As an impressionist painter, his paintings show feeling and
inspiration that suggests a regions distinctive character and sense of
place.
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Daniel
Petrov
People are my preferred motif. I paint people who stimulate me,
forceful personalities.
I also frequently portray myself. Painting a single portrait of a
subject doesn't satisfy me.
Usually I produce an extensive series, examining various nuances in
manner and mood.
Ultimately I depict emotional states. Those of my subjects as well as
my own. |
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Kenny
Armstrong
Kenny
Armstrong is a freelance illustrator with a BFA in Illustration from
Ringling School of Art and Design, where he earned the Trustee
Scholarship for Student Life and was the student speaker for his
graduating class. He grew up in Brasillia, Brazil and studied at the
Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art in Brittany,
France. Currently,
he lives in Sarasota and works at Art Center Sarasota as the
Exhibitions Coordinator.
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Peter Acker
Peter is a highly respected photographer of people and places around
the world, from London to Paris, Barcelona to Sydney. His subjects have
included world leaders like Lady Margaret Thatcher and cultural icons
such as the Rolling Stones.
Peter has lived in Sarasota, Florida since 1993 and is currently
focused on fine art photography in the third world. |
Maureen
Ogilvie
Nature and a desire to share its beauty with others is the focus of my
work.
Capturing children in candid shots helps me view their joyful
spirit. Fascinated by faces of all ages, I try to catch
glimpses
of the inner personality. Photography is my medium, sometimes
tempered with digital imagery. |
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Gail White
Gail finds watercolor to be the best medium to create glowing
transparent areas of color. The artist often likes to contrast the
beauty found in nature with man-made forms and pattern. She combines a
realistic style of rendering images with loose ambiguous passages and
use of arbitrary color. To find out more, please log on to
www.gailbwhite.com . Here you will find information about Gail, her
art, and products she has to offer. Gail's original watercolors, prints
and notecards can be purchased through her online store. |
Joni
DiPirro
Joni DiPirro studied at the Academy of Florence, Italy. She was a
protégé of contemporary Florentine master, Pietro
Annigoni from 1968 to 1972 and studied conservation of antique
paintings with Silvio Di Volo (curator of Florence's Ufizzi
collection). Joni later studied at the State University of Buffalo New
York. |
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Drew Strouble
Catman Drew's Fabulous Feline Fine Art. Cat art paintings, cat prints,
cat cards, cat cartoons, custom cat portraits and more by artist Drew
Strouble. Unique & wonderful original pet cat artwork, right
down
to the last whisker!
Also featured are Trompe l'oeil still life paintings in oil and more. |
Lynn Zoe
Born 1936, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York, now residing in
Sarasota, Florida. She was awarded scholarships to N.Y.U. to
study printmaking, The Brooklyn Museum Art School to study painting,
The Art Students League for painting and Tyler School of Art where
completed her B.F.A. For decades now, her creative genius has
manifested in paintings, woodcuts, objects d'art, needlepoint and
murals that are found in hundreds of collections throughout The United
States.
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Ken
Clark
Born 1941, Philadelphia,PA now residing in Sarasota Florida, Ken
studied illustrating at Philadelphia College of Art, stone carving
under Sylvie Davenport of the New York Sculpture Center and classical
sculpture under Joe Brown at Princeton University.
He launched his career in sculpture at The AISI Competition, New York,
1969. The City of Philadelphia awarded his first
Public
Commission in 1973. There are 70+ of his works in commercial and public
locations throughout the world.
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Katherine Cobb
Katherine designs and creates art in fabrics such as canvas, silk,
wool, metallics, suede, leather, tapestries, sheers & rayon,
&
cotton. She uses beads, twine, even twigs. She also designs tote bags
& home décor, & owns Urban Way, a home
furnishings/art
gallery in the Village of the Arts. |
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Tim
Raines
My work is guided by my infinite enthusiasm for exploration.
Exploration can and should take many forms - from the random road trip
to discovering your own Self. In my art, I'm particularly fascinated by
the role physics plays in the way paint forms on the canvas, interacts
with other paints and reacts when manipulated by anything from a brush
to fingers. Historically, my art was focused solely on "ultra realism"
and illustration but over time, I have found abstract just as rewarding
to complete but far more exciting to create. |
Robert
Lovejoy
I create bold paintings expressing my love of puns, icons and symbols,
often incorporating an unexpected jolt or surprise. My aim is to show
the viewer an oblique, colorful, thoughtful and meaningful view of the
world. The depictions may emerge as serious, amusing or sometimes both
at the same time! I wish to gently persuade the viewer into seeing the
world from a slightly different perspective! |
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Kathleen
McDonald
Kathleen McDonald is a painter, printmaker, photographer and
potter. She works primarily in oils when painting landscapes
and
seascapes. Her one of a kind monotypes are sometimes more
abstract with distinct mark making or evolve into landscapes and
seascapes from her travels to exotic and remote places. |
Jo-Ann Golenia
An avid fiber artist, Jo-Ann Golenia creates Collage Portraits, on
commission, and Scenes from Life, with fabric, thread, inks and paint. |
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Christen Loria
I work with all types of material. Indoor or outdoor art.
Treasures from the past, or found objects, glass, tile, china, and many
other types of momentos go into my art. I love to work on that perfect
piece of art that you have been searching for. Whether it be a
sculpture, bench, portrait, birdbath, gift, etc.
I am a local Sarasota artist, that has traveled all around the country.
To do any kind of commissioned art creation you desire.
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Beverly A. Smith
Beverly is a true Bostonian that spent her summers on
Cape Cod. As a new resident of Sarasota she brings a vibrant palette of
original abstract oils. She has a working studio/gallery at Towles
Court Artist Colony.
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Patricia Rockwood
"Mosaic
artwork and sculpture, plus commissioned pieces for cornices,
backsplashes, furniture, mirrors, light fixtures, and many other
applications."
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Carolyn
Ritter
Carolyn’s award winning paintings are intimate portraits
of nature. “Whether I am painting plants or animals I am
intrigued by looking close up and painting intimate views larger than
life. The purpose of this approach is to say slow down, look closely,
there is a world of wonder right under your nose.”
Carolyn’s work is found in animal hospitals, corporations,
schools, and private collections internationally.
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Sierra Dante
Sierra is a portrait artist with a sincere expressional approach to her
subjects. Some of her portraits lend themselves to touches of whimsy
with exploration of color, light and placement of objects. Call for
your special family portrait today. www.zhibit.org/sierradante
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Elena De La Ville
I work in a variety of techniques, which constantly feed off each
other. I use heavy canvas and paper. I mix pigments and sand. I
photograph them. I let each material speak and then connect with each
other. I am constantly experimenting and use mixed media, encaustic,
printmaking and collage in my work. I teach at Ringling School of Art
in Sarasota, The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Longboat Key Center for
the Arts and Art Center Manatee in Florida and at the Featherstone
Meeting House for the Arts on Martha’s Vineyard.
http://studiomusings.blogspot.com/
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Karen John
Mocko
Jumbie origins are embedded in the traditions of west Africa, but
was brought to the Caribbean by slaves. Caribbean artist Karen John has
capture the Island's vivid colors and culture on a number of her
designs. To view her Mocko Jumbie dolls please visit
www.warriart.com
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Connie
Allegra
Sarasota Art for Humanity Gallery,
665 S. Orange Ave. Suite #2, Sarasota, FL 34236 / 941-544-3628.
Stop hunting for art and start finding it! Our extensive database
includes original art works by the finest local and regional artists.
Relax and enjoy as we guide you through our unique art offerings in the
comfort of our beautiful gallery.
Choose the pieces you like on screen, and then view them in person. It
just doesn't get any easier than this! www.sarasota-id.com.
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Kathrin Kunze
Is an artist who lives and
works in Berlin, Germany. She is specialized in
seascapes in acrylic and oil. Her paintings are figurative abstractions
of her
paintings let you always recognize the object – the sea. She
says: “At the sea
I found an ideal combination of the stimulating light of the early
morning,
changing colors during the day, breathtaking sunsets and always an
inspiring
scenery with interesting people.” With her paintings she wants to
take the
viewers on a trip – at the sea.
www.kunzeArt.de
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Gail Bruder Werner
Asian influenced
paintings, animals, large flowers, shoes, sweaters and whimsical
mixed media dancing souls all express the spirit and joy of color,
travel, beauty and fun. Bruder-Werner signs her paintings done mostly
in acrylic paint, with the name of Bruder. Experiences as
aTextile Designer in NYC, graphic artist and art instructor
has provided a dynamic foundation upon which to continued to
express and share her passion on canvas with you.
www.yessy.com/gala8200
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Gandolf
Gandolf is an artist whose work invites a
re-discovery of the familiar in unfamiliar places. He slices nature and
boldly fuses it to the canvas. The 3D abstractions both reassure and
excite the senses. His bold and masterful presentations encourage the
viewer to reach beyond the obvious to experience the limitless joy of
imagination, interpretation and transformation. Gandolf’s works
evoke the visual and visceral equivalent of T.S. Eliot’s prose
– “Man shall never cease from exploration, and the end of
all our exploration is to arrive where we began and to know the place
for the first time.”
Gandolf is an American Abstract Artist born
in Brooklyn, New York. His early vocation as a master carpenter
developed his skill for precision and acuity. His appreciation for
beauty in nature and environmental materials informs his avocation
– Art and Music. Since 1998 he lives and works in Sarasota,
Florida.
artgandolf.com
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Dorothy Sabean-Davis
I am a local self-taught artist. I draw and paint all over the map -
Landscapes, portraits, realism, surrealism, wherever my mental
wanderings are at the moment. My aim is to share these visions and make
the observer react. I have a deep love for nature, eastern philosophy
and yoga, and these inform my art. Quirky work - yes. I threaten to
leave my daughter a legacy of a 4-foot tall angry octopus. She must be
saved from this fate. There is an art lover's wall just waiting for
him. Shown: "Needs Soy" from The Sushi Series. http://dsabean.daportfolio.com/
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Brian Sommers
I am passionately committed to abstraction. I love
experimenting and am always looking for new techniques. I spend a lot
of time observing, looking for the major areas of the painting to
develop, always keeping the movement of the viewers eye and composition
paramount.
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Barbara
Doucette
With brush in hand and paint on her palette, Barbara J. Doucette
expresses a reverence for nature, the often "unseen" beauty that
surrounds us if we would just slow our pace a little to view it. Her
work issues an invitation to step into her world of color, light and to
look into nature's windows! All of her subject matter results from
direct experiences. A quiet walk in the woods, to gazing into the heart
of a flower or a close-up view of a butterfly's wing, may end up as an
award-winning painting. Welcome into “her world!”
Enjoy!
www.barbarajdoucette.com
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Meg
Pierce
A painter with a MFA from Pratt Institute has a studio/gallery at
1938 Adams Lane in the Arts district of Towles Court, Sarasota.
Her work is complex and sensitive. The intricate constructions use
fiber, pins, maps, vintage photos and lace and layers of acrylic glazes
and paints.
http://www.megpierce.com/
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Art
Center Sarasota
707
North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236
941.365.2032 voice 941.366.0585 fax, or email
Gallery
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm. Closed on Sunday and Monday
Extended hours for special events, opening receptions, demonstrations
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