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Nancy Dodds Gallery 7th and San Carlos P.O. Box 6016 Carmel, CA 93921 831-624-0346 ndg@nancydoddsgallery.com |
Kathleen Elsey "My interest in painting is with direct paint application in an expressive manner while using pure color combinations and meaty brushstrokes. My intent is to paint color, light and shadows rather than painting the subject I am looking at. As a colorist, I strive to see colors and shapes and transfer those images to my canvas. During the first hours of beginning a painting, I work to translate my feeling before considering any details. These works are the result of an intense and rapid outpouring of emotion while I try to let color and light speak. Often I'll return to the same location, whether a landscape or interior-scape to paint in a different season or time of day. Recently my compositions have taken on a complexity that is almost overwhelming to me as I sort through the shapes I am seeing and try to simplify and organize them with paint. Maybe this is a reflection of my life and the twists and turns that have occurred over the years. I hope my paintings tell a good story and reflect a meaningful moment in time."
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