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Artist Statement:
See the artist's own site at picturemaker.com with a hundred samples, exhibition photos, posters, catalogs and much more.
Statement:
Since September 11, 2001 there emerged a significant shift in my works. Rather than displaying gruesome or haunting images of the events of that day, I found myself creating small watercolors of imaginary botanicals. I found that they became a great release for me, but in a way, they also became a retreat from reality. They quickly became a vehicle where I was able to combine both a style of subconscious, automatic painting, with a calculated infusion of themes, figuration, and conceptual ideas. Many examples of these and additional works can be found on my site at www.picturemaker.com.
Additional themes available: Mythology, Adam and Eve, The Three Graces, Saturn, Artist and Model, and water. ...
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Exhibitions for Craig Stover:
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2008 Carolyn Feidler-Alber Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Paintings and Sculpture
2008 Artist's Equity/Widner University, Chester, PA - In Search of Ourselves
2006 D Gallery, Oceanside, CA - New Artists
2005 Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - New Artists
2005 Girard Avenue Mural Panels, Girard Avenue from 26th to 31st streets, Philadelphia, PA
2005 White Space Gallery, New Haven, CT - New Artists
2005 PII Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Imaginary Botanicals
2005 Lux Gallery, Chicago, IL - Imaginary Botanicals
2005 Academy of Natural Sciences - Specimen Studies
2004 Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA - Members exhibition
2004 Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA - Dear Fleisher
2004 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA October
2003 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
2002 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
1998 DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA - New Works
1998 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
1997 Gallery 500, Elkins Park, PA - Group Exhibition
1997 Hamilton Hall Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Alumni Exhibition
1996 Zone One Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Invitational V
1995 Zone One Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Invitational III
1994 Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - "Who Said Painting Is Dead!"
1994 McGovern Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA , - "Figure It Out For Yourself"
1993 Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA - Group Exhibition
1992 Caribou Cafe, Philadelphia, PA - New Works
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