Site Review: Naomi Schlinke

Site Review: Naomi Schlinke

Random vs. Intentional in Abstract Painting By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Naomi Schlinke describes two artistic careers in her website. During the 1970s and early ’80s she was a professional modern dancer and choreographer with the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company and the Joe Goode Performance Group, both based in San Francisco. The San Francisco contemporary…

Site Review: Ellen Woods

Site Review: Ellen Woods

Abstract Painting Reflecting Nature By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Ellen Woods’s lyrical abstract paintings are inspired by her deep respect for the natural environment and the human connection to nature. Living and working at a high altitude in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado allows her to witness seasonal patterns and forms and the evolving topography.…

Site Review: Sheila Grabarsky

Site Review: Sheila Grabarsky

Vibrant Display of Acrylic Paintings By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Sheila Grabarsky opens her artist’s statement with “I paint because I bleed Alizarin Crimson.” While this may not be literally true, it certainly is metaphorically. There are quite a few other colors also! Her website “Gallery” is a beautiful and vibrant display of this New…

Site Review: Lisa Sears

Site Review: Lisa Sears

Painting over Digital Collages By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Lisa Sears is a Midwestern artist interested in historical artwork, architecture, and feminism—all of which find their way into her imagery.  Her website focuses on her unique process of carefully planning and designing her images in Photoshop, creating a mechanical grid over the composition, building a canvas…

Site Review: Jerry Reed

Site Review: Jerry Reed

Varied Series of Fine Art Photography By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Jerry Reed’s transition from commercial studio photographer to conceptual fine artist required changing what his images were of to what they were about. During this process, he was guided by his extensive knowledge of art history—painting, sculpture, and photography. His website presents his fully developed…

Site Review: Cynthia Grow

Site Review: Cynthia Grow

Paintings Influenced by Poetry By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor There is a captivating ambiguity to Cynthia Grow’s paintings that reflects her desire “to create a mood where there may not be an obvious story.” Grow is a painter who explores themes of memory, desire, and interpersonal relationships in search of the intangible. And whose work…

Site Review: Ayaka Oku

Site Review: Ayaka Oku

Conceptual Photography Transcending Language By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Ayaka Oku is a young conceptual photographer from Japan whose work focuses on life experiences—childhood, aging, death—that transcend language and cultural barriers. These are big philosophical themes complicated by the site not being truly bilingual; much of the English translation requires work to fully understand its…

Site Review: Trixie Pitts

Site Review: Trixie Pitts

The Development of an Abstractionist By Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor Trixie Pitts is a Nashville abstract painter who has been on the international art scene for over thirty years, having lived in major cities in Canada, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. Her site largely is a retrospective dating from 2003…