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Over the next few weeks, we'll be interviewing some of the artists in The Art of Food, our current exhibit at Central Library.
Our first conversation is with Soline Krug, a local painter transplanted from Europe, who's fiery images of wine cellars are included in the show. DC Art reviewer Lenny Campello recently wrote that Krug's painting With Wine as Accomplice was his favorite piece in the Herstory exhibit at the Art League gallery.
How long have you been painting? When/why did you start?
- Cecily Corcoran, Cityscape Oil Paintings At Westover
Through the holidays Westover Branch Library is delighted to have the work of local artist, Cecily Corcoran, on display. From cityscapes to seascapes this artist explores life and nature, looking for color, rhythm and balance. Her aim is to "record a...
- Hidden Light: Paintings By Jeff Pabotoy At Central
The work of painter Jeff Pabotoy in on display on the second floor at the Central Library for the month of August. The series, called ?Bones and Instruments?, shows the study of light and object through space, and creates relationships between the two,...
- Altered Books By Patricia Hartnett
"The Secret Garden"The art of painter and found object artist Patricia Hartnett is on display on the first floor at Central Library for the month of June. We asked Patricia a few questions about her work: How did you get the inspiration for this work?...
- Paintings By Amy Ordoveza At Shirlington
Don't miss the new paintings on display this month at the Shirlington Branch Library, by local artist Amy Ordoveza. Ordoveza has exhibited her paintings and drawings throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree...
- Painting With Friends Of Mpl
Cookies & Canvas An artist from Wine and Canvas in SF will walk us through painting our own Whirling Tree masterpiece on a 11x14 canvas. They set up and supply everything each participant needs. With their step-by-step instruction method participants...
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Soline Krug in The Art of Food
Over the next few weeks, we'll be interviewing some of the artists in The Art of Food, our current exhibit at Central Library.
Our first conversation is with Soline Krug, a local painter transplanted from Europe, who's fiery images of wine cellars are included in the show. DC Art reviewer Lenny Campello recently wrote that Krug's painting With Wine as Accomplice was his favorite piece in the Herstory exhibit at the Art League gallery.How long have you been painting? When/why did you start?
I have been painting since the summer 2008. Growing up in Paris, having a father who studied art and a mother who now is a professional copist, it was almost natural to go for visual art. I didn't think I could seriously be an artist though. That's why I studied business. As my husband got a job opportunity in the US, I quit my job and followed him. I started some art classes waiting for my work permit. As I got it, I realized how empty I would feel if I had to stop painting. That's how I decided to become professional. I never felt so happy.How did you come to paint the subject of your paintings?
I wanted to paint about wine to reconnect with my home country which felt so far away. As I visited wine cellars in Saint-Emilion (Bordeaux) I started loving wine. Since then, I have developed a fascination for the underground world of wine cellars. I love the carved stones, the artificial lights, the tunnels, the coolness, the smell. I wanted to transmit this very particular experience of the senses in my paintings.What are you working on now?
Now I am working on a very different subject. I concentrate on the human figure and try to reveal some aspects of the life my brother?s struggle. He died very recently and had to fight two illnesses, leukemia and asperger?s syndrom. He was trapped physically by the cancer and mentally by asperger?s syndrom. My new series of work deals with how the environment or the body itself can turn out to be a jail of your mind.Find more of Soline Krug's marvelous paintings, and news of upcoming exhibits, on her website.
- Cecily Corcoran, Cityscape Oil Paintings At Westover
Through the holidays Westover Branch Library is delighted to have the work of local artist, Cecily Corcoran, on display. From cityscapes to seascapes this artist explores life and nature, looking for color, rhythm and balance. Her aim is to "record a...
- Hidden Light: Paintings By Jeff Pabotoy At Central
The work of painter Jeff Pabotoy in on display on the second floor at the Central Library for the month of August. The series, called ?Bones and Instruments?, shows the study of light and object through space, and creates relationships between the two,...
- Altered Books By Patricia Hartnett
"The Secret Garden"The art of painter and found object artist Patricia Hartnett is on display on the first floor at Central Library for the month of June. We asked Patricia a few questions about her work: How did you get the inspiration for this work?...
- Paintings By Amy Ordoveza At Shirlington
Don't miss the new paintings on display this month at the Shirlington Branch Library, by local artist Amy Ordoveza. Ordoveza has exhibited her paintings and drawings throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree...
- Painting With Friends Of Mpl
Cookies & Canvas An artist from Wine and Canvas in SF will walk us through painting our own Whirling Tree masterpiece on a 11x14 canvas. They set up and supply everything each participant needs. With their step-by-step instruction method participants...