Artist Information:
Kenneth Umbach
Murphy, NC
United States
Member Since: Oct 2002
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Artist Statement:
Art is a passion. It is what
I do, a search, a seeking out.
Something beyond the everyday
world I live in. Perhaps the
search is more a spiritual
quest, an effort to find
“truth and meaning” in a world
that often seems meaningless.
Painting is by its nature
illusory; it is a
representation of something in
the world we live in, but is
not that something. The
something is in or of the mind
and can be “real” or imagined.
The art is but a symbol. The
successful painting goes
beyond what it depicts, goes
beyond the symbol.
The medium of expression is
unimportant. I paint because
I am comfortable with the
medium. I like the feel of
the brush in my hand, the
wetness of the paint, the
touch of the paint on the
paper or canvas. The subject
matter or content of the
painting is also unimportant
except to elicit a response.
What is important is that part
of painting that goes beyond
the painting. The part that
goes beyond the medium and the
technique. The part that goes
beyond the content. The part
of the painting that in truth
is no longer the painting, but
the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Duvanek Society Exhibition,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Blue Ridge Mountain Arts
Association Watercolor
Exhibition, Blue Ridge, GA
Bascom-Louise Gallery Exhibit,
Highlands, North Carolina...
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Artist Galleries:
MainStrasse Village Art
Collaborative, Covington,
Kentucky
High Country Art & Antiques,
Blue Ridge, GA
Brasstown Creek Artists
Collective, Inc, Brasstown,
North Carolina
Burr Gallery, Waynesville,
North Carolina...
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Kenneth Umbach's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Kenneth Umbach's Portfolio. Browse Umbach's body of work: Art is a passion. It is what I do, a search, a seeking out. Something beyond the everyday world I live in. Perhaps the search is more a spiritual quest, an effort to find “truth and meaning” in a world that often seems meaningless.
Painting is by its nature illusory; it is a representation of something in the world we live in, but is not that something. The something is in or of the mind and can be “real” or imagined. The art is but a symbol. The successful painting goes beyond what it depicts, goes beyond the symbol.
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Sentinels, 2002
Acrylic Painting,
18 x 24 inches
Price: US$ 300
€: 191
UK £: 148
¥en: 29797
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Just Before Dark, 2001
Acrylic Painting,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 350
€: 223
UK £: 173
¥en: 34764
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Dead of Winter, 2001
Watercolor,
11 x 15 inches
Price: US$ 400
€: 255
UK £: 198
¥en: 39730
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Forest Snow Scene, 2001
Watercolor,
9 x 7 inches
Price: US$ 135
€: 86
UK £: 66
¥en: 13409
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Floral Mist, 2002
Watercolor,
11 x 15 inches
Price: US$ 250
€: 159
UK £: 123
¥en: 24831
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Green Leaves, 2002
Acrylic Painting,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 300
€: 191
UK £: 148
¥en: 29797
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