Artist Spotlight with Chip Freund

Ann works in oil, encaustic (hot beeswax) and collage. Her work in oil focuses principally on landscapes, architecture, and still life. Growing up in rural Virginia she spent much of her free time outdoors and learned to know and love the natural world; this sense of place has stayed with her throughout her life and informs her work. In landscapes she seeks to express the essence of places she has known and loved or places that she has visited and felt emotionally drawn to.

Much of her work in encaustic also refers to landscapes of memory or imagination as she tries to convey some sense of the mystery that resides in the natural world. The fluidity of the hot wax makes this work freer and less controlled than her work in oil. Some of her work in encaustic is nonrepresentational, leaving the viewer free to attach his or her own meaning or emotional response to a piece. (Source: Cary Gallery of Artists)

Make sure to catch Ann's exhibition, "Sea & Sky", at the Cary Gallery of Artists Feb 24, 2023 - Mar 28, 2023.

Cary Gallery of Artists
200 S. Academy Street
Cary, NC 27511
919-462-2035

Ann's Artist Recommendations:
Paris Alexander - Sculptor
Diana Coidan - Pastel Artist
Sonia Kane - Oil Painter
Leslie Pruneau - Multidisciplinary Artist
Nancy Meadows Taylor- Watercolor Artist

Ann works in oil, encaustic (hot beeswax) and collage. Her work in oil focuses principally on landscapes, architecture, and still life. Growing up in rural Virginia she spent much of her free time outdoors and learned to know and love the natural world; this sense of place has stayed with her throughout her life and informs her work. In landscapes she seeks to express the essence of places she has known and loved or places that she has visited and felt emotionally drawn to.

Much of her work in encaustic also refers to landscapes of memory or imagination as she tries to convey some sense of the mystery that resides in the natural world. The fluidity of the hot wax makes this work freer and less controlled than her work in oil. Some of her work in encaustic is nonrepresentational, leaving the viewer free to attach his or her own meaning or emotional response to a piece. (Source: Cary Gallery of Artists)

Make sure to catch Ann's exhibition, "Sea & Sky", at the Cary Gallery of Artists Feb 24, 2023 - Mar 28, 2023.

Cary Gallery of Artists
200 S. Academy Street
Cary, NC 27511
919-462-2035

Ann's Artist Recommendations:
Paris Alexander - Sculptor
Diana Coidan - Pastel Artist
Sonia Kane - Oil Painter
Leslie Pruneau - Multidisciplinary Artist
Nancy Meadows Taylor- Watercolor Artist

Natacha's practice uses experiences, seeing, touch, smell, for ideas she creates. This practice helps her be intuitive while constructing an object. Natasha creates in the space of her studio, but the memory of the actual experience and her psychological response are incorporated into the work. There are ideas that use other experiences such as books, movies, music, foods (smell and taste can convey a state of being), and textiles (touch is very important and can convey an idea or feeling). Natasha's experiences as a Latina woman concerning social justice as well as the experience of others in society are important to her. References to being female, human, sister, wife, mother, healer, scientist, and multicultural, all influence her art objects.
(source: adapted from natachasochat.com)

Natacha's Artist Recommendations

• Jerry Uelsmann - www.uelsmann.net
• Joseph Cornell - americanart.si.edu
• Catherine Kernan - catherinekernan.com
• Michael Mazur - michaelmazur.net
• Robert Townsend - www.retownsendstudio.com
• Kehinde Wiley - kehindewiley.com
• John Singer Sargent - www.johnsingersargent.org
• Anders Zorn - www.wikiart.org
• Joaquín Sorolla - www.nationalgallery.org.uk
• Pierre Bonnard - www.tate.org.uk

Sculptors:

• Louise Bourgeois - www.moma.org
• Lee Bontecou - www.moma.org

You can find Natacha's work on her websites

• natachasochat.com
• natacha.net

IG: @natachasochat

Natacha's practice uses experiences, seeing, touch, smell, for ideas she creates. This practice helps her be intuitive while constructing an object. Natasha creates in the space of her studio, but the memory of the actual experience and her psychological response are incorporated into the work. There are ideas that use other experiences such as books, movies, music, foods (smell and taste can convey a state of being), and textiles (touch is very important and can convey an idea or feeling). Natasha's experiences as a Latina woman concerning social justice as well as the experience of others in society are important to her. References to being female, human, sister, wife, mother, healer, scientist, and multicultural, all influence her art objects.
(source: adapted from natachasochat.com)

Natacha's Artist Recommendations

• Jerry Uelsmann - www.uelsmann.net
• Joseph Cornell - americanart.si.edu
• Catherine Kernan - catherinekernan.com
• Michael Mazur - michaelmazur.net
• Robert Townsend - www.retownsendstudio.com
• Kehinde Wiley - kehindewiley.com
• John Singer Sargent - www.johnsingersargent.org
• Anders Zorn - www.wikiart.org
• Joaquín Sorolla - www.nationalgallery.org.uk
• Pierre Bonnard - www.tate.org.uk

Sculptors:

• Louise Bourgeois - www.moma.org
• Lee Bontecou - www.moma.org

You can find Natacha's work on her websites

• natachasochat.com
• natacha.net

IG: @natachasochat

Studio artist and instructor Jean Cheely has been working with fused glass techniques since 2001. She uses many approaches to transform “super cooled” liquid into art pieces. Jean is an award-winning artist who exhibits in juried glass competitions in the U.S and abroad. She has pursued her passion by studying under nationally known artists at numerous glass studios, including: The Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts, Pittsburgh Glass and The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio. Currently she is an instructor at the NCSU Craft Center.

Jean’s work can be found on her website and Cary Gallery of Artists, Cary, and the Tacoma Museum of Glass Museum Store, Tacoma, WA.

Website: www.jeancheely.com

Jean's artist recommendations:
Lino Tagliapietra - www.linotagliapietra.com
Mary Ann Scherr - gregg.arts.ncsu.edu/exhibitions/all-is-possible/
Louis Comfort Tiffany - www.tiffany.com

Studio artist and instructor Jean Cheely has been working with fused glass techniques since 2001. She uses many approaches to transform “super cooled” liquid into art pieces. Jean is an award-winning artist who exhibits in juried glass competitions in the U.S and abroad. She has pursued her passion by studying under nationally known artists at numerous glass studios, including: The Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts, Pittsburgh Glass and The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio. Currently she is an instructor at the NCSU Craft Center.

Jean’s work can be found on her website and Cary Gallery of Artists, Cary, and the Tacoma Museum of Glass Museum Store, Tacoma, WA.

Website: www.jeancheely.com

Jean's artist recommendations:
Lino Tagliapietra - www.linotagliapietra.com
Mary Ann Scherr - gregg.arts.ncsu.edu/exhibitions/all-is-possible/
Louis Comfort Tiffany - www.tiffany.com

David Blevins is a nature photographer, author, and ecologist. He combines a sense of wonder with an artistic eye to create images that tell stories about the meaning and significance of the natural world. He received a Ph.D. in forest ecology from the University of British Columbia, as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees in forest science from North Carolina State University. His fourth book, "North Carolina's Barrier Islands," reveals the natural character of barrier islands, the forces that shape them, and the sense of wonder they inspire. His third book, "Wild North Carolina," is a visual journey to the best remaining natural communities across the state. David co-authored his first two books on Boundary Bay while completing his Ph.D (source: blevinsphoto.com)

David's talk sponsored by the Fine Arts League of Cary
David Blevins Nature Photographer
January 25, 2023 - 7 – 8:30pm
Cary Arts Center
101 Dry Avenue
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 469-4069

David's website: www.blevinsphoto.com
Facebook: @davidblevinsphotography
Instagram: @david_blevins

David's Artist Recommendations:
Joe McNally - acclaimed photographer
Frans Lanting - acclaimed nature photographer
Caspar David Friedrich - landscape painter, 19th century German Romantic movement

David Blevins is a nature photographer, author, and ecologist. He combines a sense of wonder with an artistic eye to create images that tell stories about the meaning and significance of the natural world. He received a Ph.D. in forest ecology from the University of British Columbia, as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees in forest science from North Carolina State University. His fourth book, "North Carolina's Barrier Islands," reveals the natural character of barrier islands, the forces that shape them, and the sense of wonder they inspire. His third book, "Wild North Carolina," is a visual journey to the best remaining natural communities across the state. David co-authored his first two books on Boundary Bay while completing his Ph.D (source: blevinsphoto.com)

David's talk sponsored by the Fine Arts League of Cary
David Blevins Nature Photographer
January 25, 2023 - 7 – 8:30pm
Cary Arts Center
101 Dry Avenue
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 469-4069

David's website: www.blevinsphoto.com
Facebook: @davidblevinsphotography
Instagram: @david_blevins

David's Artist Recommendations:
Joe McNally - acclaimed photographer
Frans Lanting - acclaimed nature photographer
Caspar David Friedrich - landscape painter, 19th century German Romantic movement

Jim Aul is a pottery based in Vancouver WA. He draws inspiration for his functional pottery from his travels, the natural world, and music. Presently, Jim is a part-time craftsman with plans to devote more time to his craft once he retires. You can find Jim’s work on Instagram and at local craft fairs in the Vancouver area.

IG: @jimaulpottery

Jim's artist recommendations:

Babette Harvey
Kim Murton
Hugh MacTavish

Jim Aul is a pottery based in Vancouver WA. He draws inspiration for his functional pottery from his travels, the natural world, and music. Presently, Jim is a part-time craftsman with plans to devote more time to his craft once he retires. You can find Jim’s work on Instagram and at local craft fairs in the Vancouver area.

IG: @jimaulpottery

Jim's artist recommendations:

Babette Harvey
Kim Murton
Hugh MacTavish