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exhibiting artists
Ken Arnold
Roger Beattie
Kathrin Burleson
Mary Anne Carley
Dennis Di Vicenzo
Lorna Effler
Paul Fromberg
Susan Goff
Janice Holman
Moses Hoskins
Ann Kim
Judy Gibson King
Audrey Lee
Mary Mayer
Nicole Maynard
Judith McManis
Zachary Roesemann
Claudia Smith
Patricia Smith
Kathy Thaden
Susan Tilt
Barbi Tinder
Vanessa Wells
Jeff Wunrow
curator's
statement
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Crucify Him!
by Audrey Lee
Acrylic, 2007, 9.5" x 9.5"
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I returned
to painting about twelve years ago in order to balance a professional
life focused on the written and spoken word. The problem
for me is that while words are powerful, still they have their limits. As
Edward Hopper put it, “If you could say it in words, there’d
be no reason to paint.” So paint I have in order to express
those things that are otherwise inexpressible.
I began with watercolor, studying
with Carmen Lund. I have since gleefully branched out into collage and
mixed media as well as acrylics. My work varies from abstract to fairly
representational as need be. Travel informs my art but so do dreams and shards
of everyday life. The common thread is the deep sense of mystery that pervades
all life and which cannot be said in words.
Currently I am working on
a contemporary Stations of the Cross that focuses on the expressive
hands of the participants in that holy drama. The concept dates
back a dozen years but only last year did I begin actual work on it.
I have intentionally kept the size small in hopes the series might
be used either devotionally or liturgically. I hope to finish it by
the end of the year.
Email: audlee2@yahoo.com
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