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Olivia McLeod

is part of Till Human Voices Wake Us at Aidron Duckworth Gallery. Of her work in the show she says she wants “to make a piece that touches and loses touch over, and over, and over, and over.” More #oliviamcleod

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Katherine Adkins

is a painter in Columbus, OH. She has exhibited her art in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Cambridge, Huntington, Hilton Head, and Chattanooga. She received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and BFA from CCAD. More #katherineadkins

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Alan Cote

is an abstract painter who lives and paints in an old brick school building, vintage 1930. Cote works with contrasts and oppositions: the balance of planned vs. intuitive or spontaneous; of disorder evolving into order; of measured versus rough; of ground and elements; of simplicity (of parts) vs. complexity (of the whole). Below is from the Weatherspoon and is inspired by the colors in a…

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Ashley Garrett

gets a nod for Psyche at SEPTEMBER in Two Coats Hudson Valley and vicinity gallery guide for August. More #ashleygarrett

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Jorge Rios

paintings are driven by process and rooted in the history of abstraction. He combines gestural brushstrokes, drips, and stains with graphic elements like grids and patterns, using highly saturated pigments on large canvases and paper. More #jorgerios

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Jenny Zoe Casey

makes (among other things) objects and collages meant to embody a balance between system and chance, representing a state of being with enough stability to provide a firm foundation yet flexible enough to be adaptive and allow for possibility. More #jennyzoecasey

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McDonald Bane

(from the Weatherspoon) Lucy Bane-known as “Mackey” to her friends-had an early interest in art, but Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech) did not offer any classes in the discipline, so she majored in science. Some years later she began studying art again, this time at Woman’s College (now UNCG). Her most influential instructor was Gregory…

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Jo Sandman

Trained as a painter, artist Jo Sandman went on to create experimental drawings, sculpture, and photography during a career that spanned seven decades. Working with dropcloths acquired from “crusty old house painters who had crusty old tarps,” she created what she called drawings or glyphs-perhaps recalling time she spent at Black Mountain College near Asheville. These stained and splattered…

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Beck Lowry

Will at Two Coats has words about Beck Lowry’s sculptural paintings which “act as vessels.” More and more #becklowry

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Jen Garrido

A vital part of Jen’s current practice is the ongoing exchange between her fine art identity and her alter ego, Jenny Pennywood. Jenny began in 2008 as a practical solution, but quickly became a container for rhythm, pattern, color, and experimentation, allowing her to step sideways from the discomfort felt in the fine art space. Jen is grounded and analytical; Jenny is expansive and intuitive.…

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Denise Sfraga

Recently showed with Len. She works in an assortment of genres including photography, painting and mixed media. More and more #denisesfraga

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Diana Cooper

says that, for her, doodling is simultaneously a process and an image; doodling is a visual way of thinking or of tracing one’s thoughts. More #dianacooper

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Beth Fishman

process often involves building, covering and excavating; consecutive layers of addition and subtraction combine to create a whole where there is an ambiguity of space. More (“found” Beth because of Raccoon Energy) #bethfishman

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Judy Pfaff

was surprised to see when blogging about Helen that I hadn’t yet touched on Judy’s work (she is also in Destination Earth). There’s often recognizable… stuff in Judy’s work (here is Hyperallergic on Real and Imaginary from last Fall). Sort of like Liz and Jessica. Readers who like this sort of maximalism will also like Sarah’s work. More #judypfaff

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village

Last time I wrote for myself (and for you, whoever you are) I touched on the word impulse (in the context of my recent project, village impulse). “Village” was very much at the center of the project for myself and the core group of creatives that drove it (and part of why we opened up this project to others outside of that group). The image below of a human-scale exquisite corpse drawing that was…

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Len Bellinger

makes paintings. More #lenbellinger

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Vasudeo S. Gaitonde

One of India’s most influential modernists, Vasudeo S. Gaitonde was at the forefront of the abstract painting movement in his native country; his work has drawn international acclaim since his death in 2001. Gaitonde was a member of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group, which pushed against folk art traditions. He participated in the Venice Biennale in 1954 and 1962. #vasudeogaitonde