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Reception Thursday, June 18th, 2009, 7-9 p.m.
RedDot recipients are invited to a preview and demonstration from 6-7 p.m.
Please RSVP @ 480.368.9929
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would like to extend a special invitation to RedDot readers to join us
this Thursday night from 6-7 p.m. for a preview of Arizona artist Linza's show of new works, for wine from our neighbors at SuVino Winery, and for a demonstration of the artist's incredible technique.
Linza
has long been a collector's favorite at Xanadu. Her mixed media work on
acrylic, stainless, wood and canvas invites inspection and
conversation, and her color works incredibly well in contemporary or
traditional settings.
Please take a moment to view Linza's work
on our website and call or email me at your earliest convenience with
your selections from the show. Pieces are limited and will sell quickly.
We
are excited about several new features to make xanadugallery.com more
interactive. You may now post comments about the work you see on the
site. Simply scroll down below any piece and click on the "Leave a
Comment" link.
We have also created a feedback form for Xanadu
collectors to leave feedback about their experience with Xanadu and
their new art. I invite you to take a moment and share your feelings
about your art, and your thoughts about Xanadu with our artists,
collectors and potential collectors by visiting our feedback page.
Finally,
we are launching a call-for-art program for collectors. If you have a
particular space in your home or office which has stymied your best
efforts at finding the right piece of art, you may now send
us images of the space, along with dimensions, ideas of what you
are looking for, and your budget. We will send the call out to our
network of thousands of artists who will send you images of potential
pieces. This is an exciting new way for you to let the art find you. We
will soon have a page up on our website allowing you to upload images
directly, but for now, you may simply email the request directly to me:
jason@xanadugallery.com
View an example of a recent call in our artist's RedDot.
J. Jason Horejs
Owner
Xanadu
Gallery
| | New Arrivals |  | | Rocky Mountain Aspens
by John Horejs |  | | Animus Corpus Movement VIII
by Jorge Posada |  | | Surfing #1
by Jim Bates Watercolors |  | | Face of the Forest
by Debra White |  | | STAR
by dawn sowby |
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Red Horizon
by Michelle O'Michael |
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| | Xanadu Studios Featured Artist Erica Eberspacher | | | written by Adam Eisenstat |
Erica
Eberspacher is a painter who works in a wide variety of media,
including acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels, ink, and charcoal. Her
work ranges between figurative and abstract, and also includes
decorative elements and illustration. Diversity is a defining
characteristic of her work, which stems from her unique combination of
artistic practice, training, and life experience.
Another
defining trait of Erica’s work, the one that unites the diverse
styles and materials, is her use of color. In some of her figurative
work, bold colors give her images a flowing, kinetic quality
reminiscent of Van Gogh. In her abstract work, color is an important
compositional element whose intensity conveys strong emotion and
something unmistakably joyous.
Erica, a self-taught artist, grew up in Minnesota and now lives in Wisconsin. As early as first grade she was drawing
flowers, using her love of nature as means of discovering her talent.
Her passion for drawing grew along with her proficiency and soon she
was working on her art everyday after school, drawing images not just
from nature, but from everything around her. She taught herself how to
mix colors using K-mart paint on large pieces of butcher paper. (Real
art supplies were a luxury her family could ill afford.) She worked on
her art constantly, discovering her strengths and different interests
through long hours of practice. In high school she took art classes and
was later accepted to art school, but was unable to attend due to the
cost. She did, however, continue to take classes whenever she could,
adding a dimension of formal training to her art education.
Essentially, Erica made herself an artist through self-discipline,
passion for her work, and a willingness to pursue any opportunity she
could find to improve her abilities.
Erica’s work,
especially the abstract paintings, has an undeniable universal quality,
drawing on the subconscious for its imagery, inspiration, and
spontaneous method of composition. “Mostly I let the paint tell
me what it wants to do,” says Erica.
In keeping with the
eclecticism so integral to her work, though, there are other aspects to
Erica’s art—particularly in the figurative and decorative
work—that connect it solidly to distinct cultural traditions and
a specific location. Erica’s Scandinavian heritage, for example,
led her to study the Norwegian folk art known as Rosemaling, or rose
painting, a form of decorative flower painting done on wood or canvas.
Erica
also draws on her Great Lakes milieu to create images that are as
precise in their execution as they are engaging in their affect. Her
placid scenes of lakeside rose gardens and conservatories have a
specificity and wistfulness that underscore the evocative power endemic
to figurative painting.
To speak of Erica Eberspacher’s
artistic journey is to conjure a long road with many stops, as she
discovered one form of expression after another, marshaling them all to
create a distinct personal style that, while eclectic, is consistent
but never static.
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| | Andrew Smith with Dr. Kevin S. after installing
Water
Source, $18,500
Denver, CO | | | | | | | Spring Showers
by Josh Clare
$995
Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Bob V. | Leawood, KS | |
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by Penny Benjamin Peterson
$1,800
Andrea P. | Houston, TX | | | |  | | Ruby
by Zingaro
$1,000
Liz L. | Atlanta, GA | | | Artists - Show your work on XanaduGallery.com |
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