Photograph of Artist WENDY GOERL
WENDY GOERL
Shawano, Wisconsin - United States



Original Artworks (16)

Wendy Goerl; Twitown, 2014, Original Painting Acrylic, 14 x 7 inches. Artwork description: 241  Tthough the central building is vaguely based on the John Hancock Center, I've made no attempt do depict a particular skyline. Gallery- wrap canvas painted all around for frameless display. ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2014
14 x 7 inches (35.6 x 17.8 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Caught Abeam, 2015, Original Painting Acrylic, 9 x 12 inches. Artwork description: 241 A sailboat running home picks the wrong time to tack as a big wave comes along. Gallery- wrap for frame- free display.   ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2015
9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Ill Follow You, 2013, Original Painting Acrylic, 8 x 10 inches. Artwork description: 241    An unusual angle I discovered of the carousel at my county fair. On canvas panel. Fits most 8x10
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2013
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Isolated Iris, 2011, Original Painting Acrylic, 8 x 10 inches. Artwork description: 241  One good look at one iris. On canvas panel.  Easily fits most 8x10
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2011
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Ponys Turn, 2014, Original Watercolor, 10 x 8 inches. Artwork description: 241  Gal and her pony taking a turn around the barrel at a fun show. Matted and ready for 8x10
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Original Watercolor, 2014
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Sunshine In The Shade, 2012, Original Painting Acrylic, 11 x 14 inches. Artwork description: 241  Daisies planted along the old judges'stand ( commonly called the gazebo) at Heritage House Park, Shawano, WI.  On backstapled canvas for display with or without frame.   ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2012
11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Purple Flags, 2012, Original Watercolor, 8 x 10 inches. Artwork description: 241   One of four varieties of wild iris found along the Shawano Lake Outlet Channel, near the Wolf River, Shawano, WI.  Matted and ready for 11x14
Wendy Goerl
Original Watercolor, 2012
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Off The Wolf, 2011, Original Watercolor, 10 x 8 inches. Artwork description: 241  A detail of the bank near the bridge over the Shawano Lake Outlet Channel, near the Wolf River, Shawano, WI.  Matted and ready for 11x14
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Original Watercolor, 2011
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Lighthouse Territory, 2013, Original Painting Acrylic, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241   The kind of seaside that needs a lighthouse. On stretched canvas.  ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2013
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Hanging Pretties, 2013, Original Painting Acrylic, 8 x 10 inches. Artwork description: 241  Pink flowers ina a terra cotta hanging basket. ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2013
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Rainbow Roses, 2012, Original Painting Acrylic, 20 x 16 inches. Artwork description: 241   A pair of roses with color temeratures exaggerated. With basic black wood frame. ...
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Original Acrylic Painting, 2012
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; 2011 Shawano County Fair, 2012, Original Photography Color, 24 x 36 inches. Artwork description: 241  601 tile photo mosaic with no repeat images. documenting the 2011 Shawano County Fair with emphasis on enduro races, wine judging, and midway amusements. ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Color Photograph, 2012
24 x 36 inches (61.0 x 91.4 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Inner Fire Flowers, 2012, Original Painting Acrylic, 10 x 10 inches. Artwork description: 241  A bouquet of innocent blue flowers, which ( under a bit of creative filtering) reveal a fiery heart.On traditional stretched canvas. Blackened sides for display with or without frame. ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2012
10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Winter Warmup, 2011, Original Painting Acrylic, 14 x 7 inches. Artwork description: 241   Canadian National engine 5344 idles while its crew has a break in the depot. On back- stapled stretched canvas for display with or without frame. ...
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2011
14 x 7 inches (35.6 x 17.8 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; In A Yellow And White Bouquet, 2011, Original Painting Acrylic, 14 x 11 inches. Artwork description: 241  A close up view of a yellow rose among carnations. This is on side- stapled canvas. The sides are blackened for display with or without a frame....
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2011
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
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Wendy Goerl; Sturgeon Park October 2010, 2010, Original Painting Acrylic, 10 x 8 inches. Artwork description: 241  View of Wolf River looking downstream from dam toward Ed Sommers Memorial Bridge. Painted
Wendy Goerl
Original Acrylic Painting, 2010
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
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Artist Statement

Time governs both my subject and my style. I am attracted to subjects in ephemeral states--the fall color that will be gone next week, the carnival that will move on in a few days, the kaleidoscopic sunset that will fade in a few minutes--and often revisit subjects to explore how they change through time.

My style comes out of an ongoing negotiation between my desire to capture every hyperrealitisc detail and my fear that I'll rework a painting to destruction trying to resolve miniscule innacuracies that become amplified as I add increasing detail. The point of compromise is as individual as the subjects I paint. I work a la prima as much as I can, because the more time between the first and last strokes of a painting, the more likely I am to change modes at sometime during the creation....