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CD Clarke, painter
Robert Cook, sculptor
Karen Hubacher, painter
Gerald King, painter
Claudia Minicozzi, painter
Calvin Edward Ramsburg, painter
Richard Schlecht, painter
Gary Shankman, painter
Michael Sheets, painter
Pamela Soldwedel, sculptor
Prentiss Taylor, printmaker & painter
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Michael Sheets
ARTIST STATEMENT
Recording the effects of light is the essential aim and unifying theme of my work. The creation of the visual illusions sometimes called Mimesis as well as an awareness of painting as an abstract, formalist construct round out my major concerns. Although I paint a varied group of subjects, a "tight" realism is typical of my work. I feel that an interest in subject and narrative elements does not preclude concurrent attention to the abstract elements inherent in composition in a two-dimensional picture plane.
While aware of formalist aspects involved in the design of a painting, I do not feel such awareness precludes the use of narrative elements. I believe that paintings at their best should be complex, multi-layed constructions that do not reveal all their secrets at first glance.
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