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| This painting and the subsequent series came about one day when I happened upon some etched or "florintined" steel. These were fashioned as panels in an elevator. I loved the random pattern on the steel, making the light flicker over and about the brushings. I was enthused! I just had to do something with this metal! So, I contacted a metal fabrication place and discovered that "spangled" or "florintined" steel is not an uncommon produce. I immediately purchased a small sample of this galvanized steel and painted on it. Abstract impressions seemed to work best on the simplicity and strength of the support. I then ordered a number of galvanized steel pans 36"h x 36"w with a 4" lip all round. Then a carpenter fashioned a wooden frame within the back of each pan, so that a cord could be placed for easy wall hanging. Now my background was ready for my brain-waves, and "wave" they did! I plunged in and began painting. And, "voila" my metal series evolved. This series is currently on exhibit at: |
Talking Stick |
| 1411 Lincoln Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291 310-450-6052 (Corner of California & Lincoln) |
| I hope you'll have a chance to stop by. In the meantime, here are the other venues I'm currently exhibiting my art in. |
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| 2010 2nd Place - Category # 27 - American Art Awards - www.americanartawards.com, Int'l. Competition 2010 3rd Place - Watercolor - American Art Awards - www.americanartawards.com, Int'l. Competition. 2010 3rd Place - Art Deco Category - American Art Awards ’Äìwww.americanartawards.com, Int'l. Competition 2010 5th Place - Category 14 - American Art Awards - www.americanartawards.com, Int'l. Competition 2010 5th Place - Art Deco Category - American Art Awards/www.americanartawards.com, Int'l. Competition 2010 "Special Recognition" - "10th Annual Summer All Media Juried Online Int'l. Art Exhibition" Juried by Laurence Bradshaw / Curator, Professor of Art 2010 Finalist - "Abstractions of the Mind" - Online Competition - Juried by Lisa Cooper/Director Contemporary Art Gallery. |
2010 October/November - Long Beach Arts - "Many Cultures - One World", Juried by Member Artists / Long Beach Arts - Long Beach, CA. 2010 August/Sept./October - "True Artist" - Still Point - Online Juried by Christine Brook Cote/Gallery Director. 2010 August/Sept. - "Critical Mass" Juried by Natalie Kates/Artist - Online - Art for Progress. 2010 August/Sept. - "St. John's Digital Artwall - St. John's Hospital - Santa Monica. Ca. http://stjohnsartwall.com/gallery - or http://stjohnsartwall.com/share.php?Id=360 Juried by Maria Koosed/Curator & Culver City Arts Commissioner. 2010 August/September - "13th Annual ISAP Int'l." - Juried by Gerald Brommer/Artist - Santa Cruz, CA. 2010 May/August - "American Portraits" - Still Point - Online - Juried by Christine Brooks Cote/Gallery Director 2010 August - "2010 Member's Exhibition" 2nd City Council - Juried by Cheryl Bennett/Founder-Exec. Dir. 2nd City Council. |
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| 2010 December - Red Dot Miami - Miami, Fl. 2010 October/November - BuyArt Studios/Gallery - Long Beach, CA. 2010 October - Art for Progress - N.Y., N. Y. 2010 September - "Weather and Atmosphere" - Online - www.caladangallery.com . 2010 September/October - "Profusion" - Norbertellen Gallery - L.A., CA. |
2011 March - El Camino College Library - Torrance, CA. 2010 November - Indie Collective - Culver City, CA. 2010 September - Talking Stick - Santa Monica, CA. 2010 June/July/Aug - Gardens of the World, Thousand Oaks, CA. 2010 July/August - Salon Xia - Pasadena, CA. |
"IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT;
IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, |
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| I create art because I must. It is a necessary extension of my life. It identifies and substantiates my existence. It is my profile and my legacy. I want to intrigue and entertain. I want to initiate wonder and questions. I want to communicate my thoughts, dreams and desires. Most of all, I want to be. - Ione Citrin |
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