PINEY WOODS ARTISTS
LISA RACHEL HORLANDER
CINDY KENT
My paintings are mainly acrylic on canvas. I’m inspired by nature and the memories, colors and feelings I find outside. I love to mix my love for drawing with painting. This gives my paintings a graphic quality. I dabble with abstract and silhouettes with my tree paintings to focus on the mystery and beauty of the memory of what I see. I have been staying only in the abstract for my landscapes and try to capture the color and emotions the horizontal lines hold.
When I step outside, the wheels start turning. I am bombarded with images that I want to express in clay. They may come from the pattern that the branches of the trees create against the sky, the way the wind blows the mane of a galloping horse, or the gentle curve of a grassy hill. Often I approach a slab of clay as a piece of canvas, becoming involved in the lines, shapes and textures. Glazes are layered by brush much like paint.
You can see and buy my art at www.lisarachel.com
After teaching high school art for many years, I became a full-time studio artist at the ripe old age of 54 and it’s GREAT! My work is now in galleries and collections all over the country and Canada.
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Many of the people in this issue of Piney Woods Live have recently discovered their artistic abilities or have made the decision to concentrate on their art sometime later in life. Others have worked diligently for years to pursue their talents. Still others are young and just starting out. All, at some point, will know about beginning anew and becoming persistent. Thus, the theme of this issue.
GREGORY ZEORLIN “I work with a variety of materials and techniques to make my art. I’ve been listing my occupation as “artist” for over twenty-five years. I am certain the future will continue to be full of experiments and all the starts and stops that keep me challenged in the studio. The finished art reflects my observations about the life we live and how time moves me forward at a quickening pace.”
ruth drayer “I am a colorist; I create art that calms, soothes and heals. Each brush stroke is applied taking the harmony of the whole into account. First, I hand-texture the canvas so depth and dimensions appear. After that, I turn it over to my intuition (or muse) with no idea of the end result. There can be many colors in the foundation that do not show, but they all add something of importance. What you see is many layers of color applied until the piece has a harmony and rhythm that pleases and satisfies me.” In Tyler. 903-534-4873. www.ruthdrayer.com
Gregory Zeorlin www.zeorlinart.com
Don’t Miss
ArtWalk, December 9th from 4pm to 8pm in the
Downtown District of Tyler! Page 8 - December 2010 - January 2011
My website is www.cindykent.com and locally I’m represented by TheFrameUp Gallery in Mt. Vernon. I also accept commissions.
JORDAN TODD Jordan Todd is 20-years-old and an aspiring singer/ entertainer. She started singing in front of audiences at the age of 16 and has loved every minute of it since then!. She has performed at many different venues such as The Gladewater Opry, Johnnie High Country Music Revue, Oaklawn Opry, Carthage Country Hayride, Wylie Opry, John Ritter Tribute Showcase, Colgate Country Showdown, Legend’s Corner in Nashville and many more. She plans to move to Nashville in the summer to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional recording artist. For booking information, please call 903746-7102 or email rtjttodd@aol.com.
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