October 17, 2020 - January 3, 2021
75th Art Annual Juried Exhibition
Art exhibits have been a significant part of the Neville Public Museum's history since its beginning in 1915. This juried art competition began in 1942 during the height of World War II. Originally known as the Northeastern Wisconsin Art Annual, today the Art Annual is open to anyone 18 years or older who lives within the 24 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, or the 14 counties of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. For three-quarters of a century, many of this region’s most celebrated and talented artists have exhibited their work as part of this Green Bay tradition.
Each year a new juror from outside the region is asked to guest curate the exhibition. This year's juror was Annemarie Sawkins, PhD. Annemarie is an independent curator and art consultant from the Milwaukee area. Submitted artworks must be original works and produced within the past three years.
Many of the selected works speak to the societal challenges of the past year; from a global pandemic to social injustice. Despite the uncertainties of life, we hope this body of work will be emotionally inspiring and mentally healing to all who view it in person. Keep on keeping on!
1st Art Annual Exhibition — 1942
Juror: Annemarie Sawkins Independent Curator & Art Consultant — Milwaukee “Congratulations to the artists and their families, and congratulations to the Neville Public Museum on 75 years of Art Annual Juried Exhibitions. This year 62 artists submitted over 130 individual works of art for consideration. The gallery space for the exhibition however, can accommodate less than half the number of entries. After careful consideration approximately 50 works of art were chosen to mark this occasion. As juror, I considered each entry, while also carefully bearing in mind the selections, overall, and how they would work as an exhibition. This, at times, results in viable work not being afforded space in the final presentation, but should not deter artists in the future. With an open call to area artists, there is always a range of mediums and artistic approaches along with a variety of themes and ideas. As this exhibition reveals, I was drawn to conceptually strong art that is at times abstract but always well crafted, along with skill in an artist’s chosen medium. Whether your work was accepted or not, juried exhibitions are important community events. They motivate artists to take risks and to contemplate new future directions. Regardless of individual outcomes, the community can be proud of the collective creativity on display. Enjoy the art and how it is thoughtfully presented. Continue being creative, sharing your work with others, and striving in all your endeavors”. - Annemarie Sawkins, PhD
Christine Alfery
Lac du Flambeau , WI The Key Acrylic & Watercolor on Paper (40” x 30”) For Sale
My work is inspired by conceptual abstractions. How do I understand conceptual abstraction? Abstraction is the process of isolating, separating certain parts of reality from all other things. My art is formed by uniting these abstractions into an idea/concept, and trying to think of them differently, expanding them, growing them into something wonderfully unique and individualistic. This uniqueness comes from how I understand myself and how I wish to present this self to others. Art for me isn't about presenting another person’s ideas - for why would I want to copy their ideas, I would only be copying who they are and their work. And that is not how I understand art. I understand art to be a one of a kind thing - not a one size fits all.
Cristian Andersson
Appleton, WI de Wardener's Music for Detuned Pianos: Deranged Landscape Oil and Graphite on Canvas (30" x 46") For Sale
This painting is from my second ongoing series, "Symphonic Series." They are interpretations of contemporary classical music, using the tone and quality of the instruments, their placement in sonic space, and the overall mood that the composer is working with to guide my execution of the painting.
Lisa Baltes
Omro , WI Peaceful Protest Linoleum Block Print & Watercolor on Paper (9” x 12”) For Sale
This piece was inspired by a small group of protesters in downtown Oshkosh who gathered shortly after George Floyd was killed. I was encouraged by their multi-ethnicity, peacefulness, and bravery. I still am.
I am a self-taught print-maker/mixed media artist. I think that printmaking is an especially magical art form. I burnish most of my prints by hand. I am concerned for our environment therefore I use non-toxic inks and re- purpose materials and paper whenever possible. My idea of art is to find beauty and peacefulness. When I use text in my pieces, I want it to be uplifting and to create a positive message. I will occasionally take on certain issues facing our world today such as equal rights, fostering peace, and promoting anti-racism.
Sally Berner
Green Bay, WI The Girls at the County Fair Oil on Canvas (24" x 18") For Sale
I have been painting for over 30 years in the realist tradition and, although animals are my favorite subjects, I also enjoy still-lifes and landscapes. It is the light that makes it interesting. This painting represents two Holstein cows that were shown at the Brown County Fair.
Laurie Boyer
Green Bay, WI The Hive #2 Mixed Media (21” x 39”) For Sale
Locally grown sheep's wool (brown East Friesian x Polypay, white Navajo-Churro) was sheared, scoured, carded then handspun into my own rendition of lock yarn, then crocheted into “The Hive #2”. The bumble bee photo was taken in my small butterfly garden. I rarely see honey bees any more, so these must be fulfilling the pollinating niche. Bumble bees are mostly solitary ground- dwelling species, but I couldn't resist placing this one in a big shaggy hive.
Janine Buechner
Sturgeon Bay, WI The Force Is Strong Lino Cut Block Print (17” x 12”) For Sale
This was so much fun to make! I was inspired by the love of our pet bunny. Her name is Puppy! My goal with this piece was to capture the positive power of pets in our lives. This image was cut from linoleum and printed on mulberry paper using oil-based ink. Often I will add color by hand-tinting; but, for this piece...the contrast of light and dark works so well. Virtual learning, social distancing, the world at odds. We are all leaning on the love of precious fuzzy friends now more than ever. In the face of evil the power of pets prevail.
Cherie Burbach
Oostburg, WI The Blessing of Work Oil, Stick, Ink, Acrylic, Paper, Lace (16” x 20”) For Sale
Cherie Burbach has been an artist and writer since she was very young. Words and images have always been linked for her when it comes to expression and creativity.
She paints with vibrant colors that offer a positive, hopeful message. Sometimes this is done with whimsical animals, girls, or flowers, and other times it combines words and poetry. For Cherie, art is all about emotion.
Cherie loves to reuse items for her art, and works with ephemera, acrylic paints, oil sticks, pastels, and ink. Very often words combine with the art in some way, either from Bible verses, a thought or emotion, or lines from her original poetry. Cherie encourages people to get up close to her art and see the small details that are included.
Dan Cross
Egg Harbor, WI Red Rising Mixed Media on Canvas (43.5” x 47.5”) For Sale
I've been working on a series called “Land Before Time.” Dually, an exploration of mixed medias creating layers and layers, while subconsciously envisioning the energy flow of how the world was formed.
William Dias
Green Bay, WI Immaculate Descension Oil on Canvas (60” x 48”) For Sale
A fresh-faced woman nonchalantly descends from an other -worldly vessel, into the wet embrace of a calm freshwater body. The scene is set in the Midwest, a barometer of the cultural zeitgeist. Two figures that could be Catholic nuns from a bygone era, or Muslim women in chadors float across the water. An ideological fusion or fission seems imminent.
Chelle Diederich
Green Bay, WI Time Machine Operator Oil on Canvas (36”x36”) For Sale
I am inspired by the color and implied texture in stained glass windows. This is an expressive and abstract way to tell a story or express a theme.
Kathryn Dreifuerst
Oshkosh, WI Of Restlessness and Water Oil (30” x 30”) For Sale
This work is from my series of surreal skyscapes, each of which begins with a transcendent sky. The inspiration of the women swimming through the clouds came from my routine of swimming laps at dawn. The title comes from Nightswimming, a song by R.E.M.
I am a potter and a painter, a gallerist, a teacher, and an arts advocate. I paint for myself. My paintings often are inspired by words, (poetry, prose, or lyrics) My recent work has become more surreal and escapist. My oil paintings are guided by Tolstoy’s words: “All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
Gregory Frederic
Green Bay, WI Continuity Acrylic on Canvas (20” x 24”) For Sale
The inspiration for my colorful pieces comes from emotion felt through music, human form, injustices, and people I meet. I hope to inspire change, living in harmony and respect for one another. My intuitive process uses color and movement to capture the viewer. Mostly self- taught, I believe God gave me my talent, but also I have been mentored by other successful Haitian artists. I custom mix most of my acrylic colors to create the desired depth and vibrant synergy within each piece. In my work I break up objects with refraction lines allowing the dispersion of light. I would categorize my work as modern eclectic with a bit of surrealistic cubism. Primarily I want my pieces to evoke a feeling and stay immortal in the memory of patrons, which is evident in the uniqueness of my technique.
Tom Friese
Green Bay, WI Road Trip Series: Golden Fields III Oil and Cold Wax (30” x 40”) For Sale
As an abstract painter, the landscape is my inspiration. Point of view may be traditional with an horizon line, often looking through the window of a speeding car. This body of work is the Road Trips Series. I work primarily in oil and cold wax. But I also appreciate the rapid drying properties of acrylic paints.
Joyce Fritz
Green Bay, WI Collection I, 2019 Collection II, 2119 Polymer Clay, Mixed Media (9 1/4” x 8 1/2” x 7 3/4)
This piece was inspired by an article in the New York Times Magazine, titled “The Insect Apocalypse is Here; What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?” (November 27, 2018). It was also influenced by a visit to the Richter Collection at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. While perusing the collections of insects, often presented in cigar boxes, I was amazed at the variety of species found locally. I started to think about what would happen with the loss of many of these species, imagining a world with only flies.
Lynn Gilchrist
Sturgeon Bay, WI Forest Chorus IV Acrylic on Panel (20” x 16” ) For Sale
Wooded scene painted with hand-designed and cut stencils.
I love to spend time in nature. In the present times, I think we all are turning more frequently to the natural world for sustenance and sanity.
Paul Goderstad
Green Bay, WI Weiner Mobile Oil on Canvas (16” x 12”) For Sale
An iconic symbol of Americana, this Weiner Mobile was at a farmer's market in Green Bay. I couldn't help it, I had to capture this larger than life, whimsical vehicle shaped like a sausage. Turning the scenic outcasts into beauty is the attraction that drives Paul Goderstad’s artwork. Colorful and bold renditions are created from otherwise overlooked and forgotten places and subjects. Around the corner, behind the shed is where Paul finds subject matter, believing that a good design can yield pleasure for the viewer in an unexpected way.
John Gordon
DePere, WI Still-Life of Sculpture: African Woman Oil on Canvas (15” x 19”)
This sculpture has been in my studio for many years--I don't recall where I got it. The challenge with this was the black figure against a black background and the reflective surfaces.
Carol Irving
Escanaba, MI B&W Turquoise Passage Wool and Linen (36” x 60”) For Sale I am a Fiber Artist, specifically weaving large rugs and wall hangings. Initially, the yarn speaks to me. I lean in and listen. My current designs are drawn from symmetrical and geometric shapes, using bold colors or just dark and light yarns to express my vision. B&W is a series I have been working on for many years. It keeps calling to me to explore new ground and new creations. The process of weaving can be very meditative and grounding. This aspect has always appealed to me. Weaving is also very technical and mathematical. Because it is so technical, I have to know exactly where I’m going before I get there. Weaving, using the interlacement of yarns, gives me an outlet to express myself that I haven’t been able to find elsewhere. My work is about ornament and texture, skilled labor, timeless beauty, and the inner spirit made visible.
Jennifer Jordan
Green Bay, WI Fire and Water Glass Beads on Leather (3” x 3”) For Sale Fire and Water is a beaded set for a female dancer. One barrette, two hair ties, and one scarf tie. Made with size 11 beads, flat work style of beading. Jennifer J. Jordan, Ph.D., is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Jennifer’s father, Jim Jordan, and her great-aunt, the late Josephine Oudenhoven, taught her to bead at the age of 18 as she needed to bead her regalia for the Miss Oneida pageant. Throughout the years Jennifer learned and perfected various beadwork techniques including flatwork, loomwork, and raised beadwork. She has taught several beginning beadwork classes and feels it is im- portant to keep the art form alive so it can be enjoyed for the next seven generations. Jennifer feels very fortunate to have learned various bead work techniques under the tutelage of Carol “Coke” Smith and Betty Willems. She finds inspiration in looking at nature as nature has so many color and texture gradients, plus nothing is perfect in nature and neither are we.
Jennifer Jordan
Green Bay, WI
Dancing with Wings Wampum Dancer Glass Beads on Leather Glass Bead and Shell on Leather (14” x 17”) (7” x 12”) For Sale For Sale
Dancing with Wings is a beaded leather bag for a female or male dancer. Made with size 11 beads and size one white heart beads, flatwork style of beading on white elk hide.
Wampum Dancer is a beaded leather bag for female or male dancer. Made with size 11 beads, wampum (quahog shell), deer hide, and deer antler.
Curtis Judd
Green Bay, WI Herd Immunity Oil on Canvas (40” x 25”) For Sale
With no cure in sight, humans are faced with building Herd Immunity to defeat COVID-19. This work provides the conceptual scaffolding to seduce viewers with an accumulation of the futile. The scene is devoid of indulgence in the midst of a contagion intent on utopic collapse. Alpha males ride herd out front and secure the daily routine. A warning to a virus, intent on affixing an expiration date, that our mortality has already forced a fragile future. The urgency of brushes embodies a resilient species now terminally susceptible to itself.
Kerie Karls
Sobieski, WI Grandmother Milkweed Acrylic, Charcoal & Appliqué on Canvas (24” x 24”) For Sale
Wild milkweed has always fascinated me. Her bleeding of white milk, her relentless return, her beauty. Now walking by the same plants I did as a child, I create new feelings of relatability and respect of this plant.
Natural environments invigorate my spirit with awe, gratitude, and sensitivity. As I draw inspiration from nature, the spaces around me find themselves through layers of my work. My recent work allows me to create a language with Mother Earth, while I journey through my own womanhood since becoming a mother.
Daniel Klewer
Green Bay, WI Cloud Cookies and Cream Acrylic on Canvas (72” x 60”) For Sale
Working in oil on canvas, I produce works characterized by a lush paint surface. My work follow strict, self-imposed rules. I have a unique process of removing the paint surface, literally stripping back the initial gestural painting, and re-attaching the removed paint to the edge of the canvas. As the surface on the painting is repeatedly scraped over, the original pictorial compositions are distorted, blurred, and given new life. These built-up layers of paint accumulated on the edge of the paintings record the unique process, and have become instantly recognizable as a process and language of painting all my own.
August Kochanowski
Junction City, WI Transfiguration Oil on Canvas (60” x 72”) For Sale
My work looks at systems of power and questions them. I do this by examining traditional forms of art and analyzing the function they have served throughout history. My primary vehicle for doing this is portraiture. Historically, portraits have been a privileged art form – made for the rich and powerful. There are unspoken meanings conveyed by the pose, the setting, the size, and the symbols used. My work draws attention to how this history has been portrayed.
Shanna Koltz
De Pere, WI Wounded Photography (16” x 20”) For Sale
I'm a photographer/multi medium artist living in De Pere, Wisconsin. I believe imperfections are beautiful. I strive to create images that capture emotion while telling a story. I own Koltz Photography and Studio Rouge, a photography boutique. I photograph clients for a living and I create art for my soul. I enjoy creating by digitally combining multiple photographs (that I have shot) together to create something new. I use multiple mediums to achieve most of my finished images. I use a combination of styling, photographs, ink work, acrylic on canvas, and digital manipulation to create my final images.
Tammy Konitzer Williams
Green Bay, WI 13 Photography (24” x 36”) For Sale
13 represents the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution: Section 1, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Section 2, "Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
Peter Koury
De Pere, WI Pickerels Abide Here Acrylic on Canvas (64” x 60”) For Sale
I felt it necessary to work out my emotions on the canvas regarding the recent events in Kenosha. I wanted to paint fast and loose to mimic the frenetic energy of the city witnessed last week. The name Kenosha means “Pickerel abides here”. I like to be cautious about definitions being too literal and choose to leave the meanings just under the surface allowing for the viewer to take in the images and at the very least take a moment to ponder what’s happening aesthetically as well as emotionally.
Daniela Kouzov
Green Bay, WI I am Water White Clay Body, Cold Finish (15” x 13.5” x 9”) For Sale
I am Water was created to raise awareness on two major issues: 1. The crisis over clean water resources on earth due to growth population, over usage and climate change; 2. The lack of clean water sources in the developing world, which affects the life and potential of millions of people.
After putting my art career on hold for 25 years, I found ceramics and that event turned out to be my come back to something that really defines me as a person and is very true to me - art. Clay is a magnificent medium to work with. It constantly challenges my creativity, knowledge, and skills. It pushes my boundaries and makes me want to go forward. Clay allows me to create art that possess dynamic, motion, and direction. With every piece I try to create a movement. There is a surprise at every angle and no side is the same. In my work I like to implement nature. Leaves, flower-like elements, clean organic forms. I would like my art pieces to carry a strong reminder how important and relevant nature is and how dependent we are on it.
Liz Maltman
Fish Creek, WI It Must Be a Celebration Oil on Canvas (30” x 24”) For Sale
I paint outside —en plein air—whenever possible and am especially drawn to August and September fields. The ever - changing conditions of wind, light, and temperature both challenge the painting process and inform the work. Any piece might change drastically from start to finish. I find it best not to plan too much and to work reasonably quickly. It’s all part of the fun!
I choose my image titles from Mary Oliver poems as her inspiration also comes from the out-of-doors.
Mara Manning
Escanaba, MI When the Guests Go Home Oil and Cold Wax (30” x 22”) For Sale
Each of my oil and cold wax mixed media paintings is a unique message of humor or tension, real or imagined. I work in a series because life happens in chapters. My abstract paintings include personal symbols, like coffee cups, cakes, cactus, table settings, chandeliers, houses, windows, etc. All of these are options when I start, but where the painting goes along the way is always up in the air. The laying down of the paint layers is what drives the composition and finished piece. I like to keep a realistic subject in mind but the end result is far from reality. I leave it up to the viewer to make a connection based on what they bring to the work. I love to paint and I think of the paint itself as the actual subject matter driving my use of color and shape, evolving independent of my personal goals.
Tamara McLean
Green Bay, WI Black Lives Matter Acrylic on Canvas (30” x 30”) For Sale
Influenced by current events, my work focuses on equality, diversity, and inclusion within our environment.
Joye Moon Oshkosh, WI Red Hot Texting Watercolor (27” x 32”) For Sale
A painting of a woman in Dublin texting while shopping in a mall. A common sight these days.
While traveling I take reference photos to use when I get home to my studio. All three of these paintings were images of places and people that interested me.
Dennis Ninmer
New Holstein, WI Liuhua Tower, Dongguan China Modified Photography (23” x 17”) For Sale
This tower was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1620). This pomegranate pagoda is located on the Bank of Dongjiang River on Dongcheng Street.
It was in the early 1970s when my art teacher, sparked my interest in film photography. Later exploring digital photography gave me the freedom to experiment with images inside the camera without the expense of film. Film photography is still an interest of mine. As I start using it again, you will see more of my work created with film and digital combined. Most of my images are printed in my studio using only the best printers, ink, and papers. This way I have complete control of the outcome of my work. From camera to paper is an adventure. I hope you enjoy my world, as an Artist of Photography.
Kanella Otto
Sturgeon Bay, WI Field of Surprise Oil on Copper (16” x 16”) For Sale
I am a retired art teacher and have always enjoyed trying new mediums and techniques. I love to draw and paint the wonderful aspects of the creation of the Divine Artist. It has been therapy for my soul to think about what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, and praiseworthy as I paint. Now, more than ever, my painting is keeping my heart and mind focused.
As a young student, an art teacher taught me copper tooling. Recently I remembered that delightful project and taught this to various arty groups. I thought about combining that with my love for painting, and learned that artists have been painting on copper for centuries. The uniqueness of my copper techniques allows me to explore the reflection of light. As the light changes, I can see the painting come alive.
George Ouimette
Forestville, WI Textured Basket Mixed Media (15” x 7” x 12”) For Sale
I use clay with other media such as wood, etc.. to create a one-of-a-kind sculptural piece often times a sculptural vessel. Although the sculpture is primarily clay, it is often the other mediums that set the tone for what the clay will do. Branches and other items are collected while wandering the woods. The branches suggest interesting lines or negative space between the partings of a branch in which clay shapes or forms can be built. This begins the process in which the elements and principles of art are used and the challenges are many until the piece is finished.
There are many possibilities suggested by the branches and it is really just a matter of deciding which direction to go. Various clays, building techniques and finishes are used depending upon the image envisioned for the piece. Finishing the sculptural work takes as much time as building the clay form.
Chris Pamperin
Green Bay, WI Brief Camaraderie Film Photography (11” x 8.5”) For Sale
Whenever there's a Packers home game, I enjoy walking around before the game to photograph the festive atmosphere and the energetic fans from each team. I especially like photographing fans from both teams mingling with each other. Such was the case before this Packers-Eagles game in September 2019 when a Packers fan and an Eagles fan shared a brief, light-hearted moment together.
In the 10+ years since I first became seriously interested in it, photography has had a positive impact on me. It has made me more social with people, allowing me to develop conversations with my subjects. It has also changed how I view the world around me, looking at people and things in a unique way. Whether I’m within the boundaries of my own home or at a large public event, I get a thrill capturing how unexpected and beautiful life can be. And I hope anyone who sees my work can feel the same way.
Carolyn Paplham
De Pere, WI Octopus’s Garden Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Acrylic Ink (8” x 8”) For Sale
I aim to infuse my work with a sense of whimsy and wonder, and encourage the exploration of narratives beyond a piece’s chosen moment. There are an infinite number of roads and realms to traverse, and as an illustrator I seek to capture a glimpse of said paths and those who wander them.
Brian Pirman
De Pere, WI Corona II Electronic Imaging (18” x 18”) For Sale
Brian Pirman’s work is informed by his background in fine art and graphic design. His process involves typography, design, photography, and illustration. He has a tendency to focus on formal elements which include form, pattern, texture, color, and composition. His longtime interest in photography has been empowered with the addition of electronic tools to shape and manipulate imagery. A recent goal has been to generate art that looks like it could have been done by hand using electronic tools. A main goal for Brian is to create work that warrants another look and hopefully another and another. He draws his inspiration from music, fine art, film, nature, and popular culture.
Linda Rauscher
De Pere, WI Tasty Titbits Oil on Canvas (18” x 14”)
Art brings creative calm to my life. It has been especially needed in recent months. Hopefully the viewer enjoys seeing this painting as much as I enjoyed creating it.
Of course, a healthy snack also helps! I ate the fruit!
John Rieben
Kewaunee, WI Dynamic Symmetry 3635 Acrylic on Canvas (20” x 20”)
Visualizing the happenings of the mind is a way of understanding one's self. Picture making gives me great pleasure, satisfaction, and a reason to anticipate each new day.
Carolyn Rosenberger
Iola, WI Woods and Wetlands Watercolor and Rice Paper on Varnished Clayboard (24.5” x 12.5”) For Sale
Through my watercolor paintings I show my fascination for textures and my love of nature. Using rice paper has allowed me to incorporate additional texture into my work. The use of clay board as a backing, as well as polymer varnish as a surface protection, has removed the need for glass.
Dane Schumacher
Green Bay, WI Growth Through Process Basswood (7.75” x 10” x 5.75”)
Growth Through Process is a carved wooden sculpture representing the process of growth and personal development that takes place through self-reflection and creating. Carving away the layers of the wood in relation to my own proportions I continually fit it to my face to see where material needed to be removed and referencing my reflection. By burning the sculpture evidence of the process was removed, smoothing the surface to the finished texture referencing the natural life cycle of the material. The process of controlled measuring and carving then being burned away reflects relinquishing control that allowed the work to be finished with reduced manipulation of my hand.
Terry Shulta
Ringle, WI Raven Paper, Ink, Glue (19.5” x 25”) For Sale
Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “The Raven.” I 'paint' with paper, glue, and ink, and hope that my work will distract the viewer from the chaos of life for a few moments and give them something else to wonder about.
April South-Olson
Escanaba, MI Dog Days Encaustic (30” x 30”) For Sale
My work subtly exposes the human connection to the natural world by capturing a single moment in time -- all of our choices and everything that helped inform those choices.
I use Encaustic medium to layer the work and develop a history within the piece. Each layer helps create the next by guiding the bristles of the brush around elevations and into the deficits. Color from previous layers bleed into the next giving direction to the final surface.
Christine Style
Green Bay, WI CASES: Willard Asylum For The Insane Woodcut (32” x 60”) For Sale
I enjoy telling visual stories and the relief medium of woodcut allows me to simplify the story down to just black and white. To focus on visual metaphors of patterns and forms is challenging with a focus on subject, content, and the elements and principles of design. The stories I tell are both personal and universal. In CASES there is a large portrait of my mother (who had dementia) overlaid on top of the 14 individual visual stories.
Christine Style
Green Bay, WI Meme Predicament Woodcut with Chine Collë (15” x 15”) For Sale
Meme Predicament is a re-organized print of two of the CASES blocks that focus on my mother's face and eyes.
Donald Taylor
Green Bay., WI
Cosmic Pot Wood-fired Porcelain (5.75” x 6.5”) For Sale
My two entries in this 75th Art Annual are continuations of works made in recent years. They are formed from two of my favorite materials: clay and wood. Moreover, the ceramic piece combines both since it was completed in a wood-fired kiln. One of my eclectic interests is objects- celestial with their various forms, sizes, textures, and how they are observed from our earthbound perspective. Wood- firing of ceramic pieces requires more surrender of control than other methods of completion. My Cosmic Pot has splashes of several overlapping glazes plus the effects of fly ash over a thirty-hour firing. Surprises are the usual results. Some become black holes.
Donald Taylor
Green Bay., WI
Frozen Cube Wood and Paint (4.5” x 4.5”) For Sale
Frozen Cube was assembled from branches of my own trees which were harvested, peeled, dried, and formed into a dense cube that elicits multiple angle viewing. Numerous coats of poured gesso and paint produces the frozen look and can engender a winter-chill sensation. The concept is from childhood memories of running through the wilds of Allouez. I've transformed those memories into a tangible object.
Kathryn Wedge
Neenah, WI Light on the Hill Revisited Acrylic on Canvas (24” x 24”) For Sale
Kathryn’s work explores the themes of nature, architecture and the human form. She enjoys using paint to express the abstract forms found in representational images.
“I enjoy making art” she says, “I am always energized and amazed at what I can create from a blank piece of paper or canvas. The process, the transformation from idea to art, that’s what I love.”
Wedge is an award winning artist who has exhibited in many regional and international juried shows. She is member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society and Wisconsin Visual Artists. Her work is collected by individuals and corporations throughout the United States and is on display at local galleries, and online
Joess Weitzel
Green Bay, WI Spring Green Bead Embroidery (3” x 3” x 1”) For Sale
I’m always amazed at the things we can make with beads. Bead embroidery gives so much texture and color possibilities.
Karen Wieske
Green Bay, WI Relinquished Soft Pastel on Canvas (24” x 19”) For Sale
Karen’s media is soft pastel. Favorite subjects include objects taken from nature such as flowers, trees, and landscapes. Rural settings and weathered buildings provide inspiration and are common themes. Karen does not strive for realism or detail and takes liberties with composition, shape and color. Art work is characterized by bold color, quick, loose, and lively lines. Karen enjoys the process of making art and hopes the viewer can share that joy when viewing her work.
Jon Wos
Oshkosh, WI Searchlights Pastel and Watercolor on Paper (16” x 20”) For Sale
As a romantic realist I seek to make real the values that make life worth living. Whether it is the value of the love of individuals or the value of the beauty of an object, I want to recreate these values through special, rare, or exciting visual experiences. I am a romantic because I seek a better version of life, to show how life should be. I am a realist because I want this better version to be real, to be a convincing metaphysical experience, as an end in itself. The purpose of my work is to create experiences of reverence for life. I design these reverent experiences to be ends in themselves, as moments of joy for life.
Stephen Wysocki
Armstrong Creek, WI Withstanding the Storm Oil on Canvas (30” x 24”) For Sale
As an oil painter, I primarily work on canvas. When I approach a canvas to create a subject, I rely on color theory. I find that by utilizing this tool, I can bring a new visual interest to a piece and enhance the subject. I like to start by toning my canvas with a thin coat of rose matter red, or cadmium orange. I continue by using an optical black and begin composing the image onto the canvas, focusing on large shapes. When I am satisfied with the structure of the painting, I begin working with the smaller shapes. I finalize my paintings with my pallet knife and a generous amount of paint for the highlights to create an almost sculptural quality. I keep my style loose; I don’t feel that I need to dwell on every detail for a viewer to understand my intent in a piece.
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