Margaret Dyer Margaret Dyer master of pastel is also working in oil. One of my earliest art classes was Dyer’s pastel class. Oh was it ever delicious, discovering all those colors in skin tones and having the figure come alive on paper. She is truly inspiring and a deft painter. It has been so nice to reconnect with her work. To you, Margaret, great job!
Favorite Black Shoes
Raymond Chorneau
Chorneau’s work is dreamy and textural with brush strokes enlivened by oil and cold
wax. You can see the Bay Area/Olivera influence in these constructions, where layers are added and layers are removed; snippets of each bring the surface to life. These figures are moody, strong, vague and present. The tension is palpable, we’re not sure what has transpired. Take a good long drink of Chorneau’s work. Left: Pow, Right: Blue Morning
R. John Ichter
Talk about pure color! R. John Ichter’s work incorporates pure pigment in intense competing colors which create a rich, vibrant world. This work has a strong presence and a velvety feeling, I’m not talking Elvis velvet here. The pigment sparkles and crackles; they reach out and grab your attention. You will not be a passive viewer.
Sapphire Point
Suzy Schultz
Bathed in light and perched pensively in a chair “Expecting #2” is sheer anticipation. This large watercolor by Shultz is well executed, the paint fluid and spontaneous. We have happened upon a very private moment; this sitter is expectant.
Expecting #2
