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Artist Exhibitions:
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EDUCATION
BSW 1986 Florida State
University, Tallahassee, FL
JD 1990 University of Miami
School of Law, Coral Gables,
FL
ART EDUCATION
2008 Painting Workshop, Taos,
NM
2006-2009 Santa Fe Community
College, Santa Fe, NM
1991-2002 The Boca Raton
Museum of Art School, Boca
Raton, FL
1991 Life ...
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Artist Galleries:
Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca
Raton, FL
Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston,
TX
G2 Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Chase Edwards Contemporary
Fine Art, Oyster Bay, NY
Artful Sol, Vail, CO
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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 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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