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Artist Exhibitions:
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2009 Center For Contemporary
Arts, 8th Annual Collect:
Inside 8, Santa Fe, NM
2009 The San Diego Art
Institute, The Museum of The
Living Artist, 50th
International Award
Exhibition, Juror: Julia
Marciari Alexander
2008 Center for Contemporary
Arts, 7th Annual Collect:
Inside 8, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002 ...
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Artist Galleries:
Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
G2 Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Chase Edwards Gallery, Oyster
Bay, NY
Artful Sol Vail, CO
Chicago Art Source, Chicago,
IL ...
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Artist Statement for Brenda Hope Zappitell
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My paintings emerge from the emotion I feel in the moment my brush touches a blank surface. I am a very physical and spontaneous painter. Moving back and forth with decisive brush strokes and dynamic gestures, I work rapidly to capture that ephemeral feeling in tangible form.
I begin without expectations and work on a subconscious level that disregards logic. Guided by a primal inner voice, I surrender control to the paint, the brush and a visceral process of creative discovery. I apply many layers to my paintings, leaving evidence of early marks as well, as a sense of my progression.
I observe everything in my life in great detail and am heavily influenced by nature, in particular the sky. My mark-making, though serendipitous, reflects these influences. I want the viewer to believe that my vision expands beyond the work itself to a universe I have created.
Painting in the genre of Abstract Expressionism, I feel a strong affinity for artists such as Joan Mitchell and Willem De Kooning, whose work also emphasizes action and emotion over ideas. I sign my paintings “Hope,” not only because this is my middle name, but because this emotion truly inspires me.
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