Natasha Barnes

Natasha Barnes is a South African artist, born in 1969. While she has been painting since the age of seven, she has little formal training. Her natural talent and pure passion for painting has led her to develop a profound style, exhibiting expressionism, color and movement. Natasha is one of the mostly published artists in South Africa. Her work is exhibited extensively and can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide.

“Floral Profusion”
Acrylic on board
31” x 31” (unframed)
SOLD

Ursula J. Brenner

Brenner was born in Germany and graduated from Cincinnati’s Edgecliff College in 1978 with a B.A. in Drawing & Painting. She studied with and was influenced by Wolf Kahn, Susan Sarback, Doug Dawson and Albert Handell. Her work starts with a focus on the fundamental nature of a scene – the values, colors and shapes – using a “notan” study, a Japanese method of examining lights and darks. She alternates between landscapes and abstracts. Brenner’s work is exhibited and collected throughout the United States.

“Contemporary Abstract I, II & III”
Wax and resin on wood
16” x 16” each (framed)
$950 each (framed)

Antoine Claes

Antoine Claes was born in Montreal in 1971 of Canadian and Belgian nationality. Abstract notions like verticality, pictorial organization and treatment of light inspire his work. The references stem from the urban universe like technology or architecture. The research is aesthetic and his commitment is based on letting the matter inspire, instead of trying to justify it in another way. Nonetheless, the paintings have titles and themes that inspire the creation of the artwork. Claes has a passion for photography and this discipline is a reference and an inspiration in his paintings.

“Enigma”
Original oil on canvas
40” x 40” (unframed)
$1,980 (unframed)

David D. Fernandez

David Fernandez was born on Christmas, 1959. He was educated at the Museo de Arte de Lima and the Escuela de Bellas Artes del Peru, in Lima, graduating with one of highest honors ever. Fernandez is an avid reader and has made an intense study of the International “great masters” (Van Gogh, Monet, Cezanne, Dali and Picasso), as well as National artists such as Victor Humareda, Jose Sabogal and Leonel Velarde. His particular focus is color, color temperature and perspective. Fernandez’ works are widely held in well known collections throughout South America.

“Urban Abstract”
Acrylic on canvas
30” x 48” (unframed)
$2,500 (unframed)

“Collage of Pattern”
Original oil on canvas
40” x 60” (unframed)
$4,200 (unframed)

Thomas Hamann

Born in Stuttgart in 1955, Thomas Hamann studied at the Technical University of Design in Aachen, Germany and the Academie de Toegepaste Kunsten in Maastricht, Netherlands. In Hamann’s words: “It has been a long time since I could say that I’ve ‘created’ a piece or that I’ve made something. I feel more and more that I am guided, that I put myself into that flow. If I let happen what wants to be expressed, then I experience a feeling that profoundly touches me--a strong sense of harmony and that the work is just right. Sometimes it feels like memories and I wonder to which place it will guide me and I follow as far as it goes. Nature also attracts me strongly. Therefore, every morning I go into the nearby forest. And each time I experience gratitude and peace. There is a perception of clarity here with direct experience of the laws of nature and its rhythm.”

“Talk Talk I & II”
Etching on hand-made paper
31” x 25” each (framed under glass)
$2,740 pair only (framed)

Jodi Maas

Jodi Maas was born in Manhattan, Kansas, traveled extensively in Asia as a child and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jodi’s work is a journey into pure inspiration. The subtle, rich layering and depth in her work are an invitation into a soft ethereal mystique. Her dramatic yet tranquil essence guides the spirit up to realms of new expansion. Spontaneous and unexpected details delight and entertain. Jodi now lives and works in her home in Arizona. In her words… “I am at peace when I paint.”

“Flowering Marsh”
Acrylic on canvas
50” x 50” (unframed)
SOLD

“Floral Abstract I”
Original acrylic on canvas
40” x 40” @ $4,200 (unframed)

“Floral Abstract II”
Original acrylic on canvas
50” x 50” @
SOLD

Kaoru H. Mansour

Kaoru Mansour is a native of Japan working as a painter in Los Angeles. She moved to California in 1986 and studied at Otis Parson Art Institute in Los Angeles from 1987 to 1989. She first gained notoriety when she collaborated with soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to visually depict the singer’s voice for her CD cover. Mansour’s work is contemporary, with an organic or botanical theme, and often employs mixed media to produce a three dimensional effect. Her work is exhibited throughout the United States and Canada.

“Botanical Abstract”
Original oil & mixed media
38” x 38” (framed)
$4,950 (framed)

Known for his rich textures and atmospheric imagery, Tom Matucci balances abstraction and representation into an exquisite fusion that pushes traditional boundaries of painting. Moody landscapes are surrounded by complex textures. A tactile look is achieved, delighting the sense of touch as well as sight. His work has a captivating earthy quality that strikes a primordial chord with the viewer. Tom works intuitively, evolving from his inner self. He never knows how a painting will end up; he lets the process guide him. Matucci's work is at once dynamic and powerful, quiet and moody. His paintings have been called dimensional poetry, conveying a textural story left to the viewer's own interpretation. Tom's artwork has been exhibited in solo and group shows. His work may be found in galleries nationwide and in private and corporate collections worldwide. His collectors span the globe from Napa Valley to Hollywood, Chicago to Boston, South Africa to Paris.

Please call the gallery for pricing on individual paintings. The artist is also available for commissions, allowing the buyer to specify size, subject matter and color.

“Paesaggio Estratto 6206”
Mixed Media on Canvas
36” x 72”

“Geo Estratto 6210”
Mixed Media on Canvas
48” x 24”

“Alberi Estratto 4061”
Mixed Media on Canvas
36” x 36”

“Floral Whisper II”
Acrylic on canvas
30” x 30” (unframed)
$1,850 (unframed)
SOLD

“Floral Abstract II”
Acrylic on canvas
60” x 36” @ $4,400 (unframed)
63” x 39” @ $4,600 (framed)
SOLD

Kathleen Doud Reilley

Kathleen Doud Reilley, a fourth generation resident of Ventura, California, was born into a family of artists. She grew up with easels, paints, pastels, art classes and gallery visits. She received her B.A. from Chico State, with a major in Liberal Studies and a minor in Art. After a teaching career lasting several years, she turned to serigraphs for the next 20 years, printmaking on paper, fabrics and tiles. Her focus on encaustic painting only began in 2003. Doud Reilley’s compositions are paintings in the encaustic medium, representing aspects of nature, from landscapes to seascapes, often focusing on the horizon line, the line that separates us from our place on earth and the heavens. Encaustic paint consists of beeswax and pigment with a resin base. It must be heated before application, each layer of paint fused to the layer beneath. Encaustic paint can be opaque or translucent, giving a unique depth to the finished product. And, when heated, the beeswax smells divine, often attracting hummingbirds to the sweet honeyed fragrance in Kathleen’s studio.

“Coastal Wavelength VIII”
Original encaustic (bees wax & paint)
24” x 37” (framed)
$1,400 (framed)

“Wavelength #1”
Original encaustic (bees wax & paint)
23” x 47” (framed)
$1,400 (framed)

“Wavelength #4”
Original encaustic (bees wax & paint)
24” x 30” (framed)
SOLD

Elise Remender

Elise Remender was born in 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona and graduated from the Academy of Art University of San Francisco, with concentrations in landscapes, portraiture and illustrations for children’s literature. Her work combines the warmth of realism with the texture and emotion of an abstract background. She now works and lives in Astoria, Oregon.

“Autumn Afternoon”
Acrylic on canvas
48” x 36” (unframed)
$3,400 (unframed)

Anke Schofield

"Abstract X-Dot"
Oil on board
36" x 47" (framed)
$2,375 (framed)

“Floral Fusion”
Acrylic on board
28” x 39” @ $1,900 (unframed)
35” x 45” @ $2,800 (framed)

“Landscape”
Original painting on canvas
40” x 60” @ $3,600 (unframed)