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December 2005

December 2005
Issue 2

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Table of Contents

Solo Shows

64 Don Jacot
Photorealist painter uses vintage toys as subject matter for his New York show.

86 Malcolm Liepke
Liepke paints the simple truths that make us human.

90 David Leffel
Leffel figured out the simple logic of painting as mastered by Rembrandt.

94 Ovanes Berberian
Master colorist emphasizes color relationships and composition over subject matter.

98 Charles Kapsner
Kapsher's intricate florals and behind-the-scenes ballet images making debut in Newport Beach.

102 Travis Schlaht
Emerging artist to exhibit new works in all genres at his upcoming San Francisco show.

106 Mark Lague
The artist's urban landscapes capture the beauty of a city through loose, dynamic brushstrokes.

110 David Lloyd Glover
Whether he's working in oil or watercolor, this L.A. artist is a sublime colorist.

112 Jennifer Bartlett
Bartlett's large-scale canvas present a realism that hints at abstraction.

118 James Cook
Scottsdale exhibition presents Cook's diverse takes on contemporary impressionism.

122 Vachagan Narazyan
Collectors love the timeless quality and unique subject matter of these neo-surrealistic paintings.

124 Anthony Mastromatteo
Working at Christie's auction house gave artist inspiration to create his own paintings.

128 Tom Maakestad
Maakestad's rural Minnesota upbringing inspires oil pastel landscapes with a personal feel.

132 Hamilton Aguiar
Aguiar creates a new style of painting using layers of silverleaf and resin.

138 Jeffrey Reed
Philadelphia artist captures nature's subleties in the new exhibition at his

142 Victor Wang
Wang's larger-than-life impasto paintings express the emotion and passion of the immigrant experience.

146 Heather Neill
Neill creates a classical richness of color and lets the subjects speak for themselves.

150 Maarten Platje
Dutch artist finds visual inspiration in American maritime history.

154 Ed Hatch
Virginia artist uses personal experience to create quietly emotive works.

158 Oleg Nefedkin
Versatile artist finds happiness and tranquility in impressionistic paintings of nature.

162 Ivan Kugach
Emerging Russian artist exhibits classical technique and strong realist style.

166 Mary Whyte
Whyte pleases her collectors with new figurative watercolors depicting the people of Johns Island, South Carolina.

170 Ben Long
Long presents his classical realist figure paintings in extensive North Carolina show.

174 Milt Kobayashi
Kobayashi creates a sense of mood and mystery with his expressive figurative paintings.

178 Scott Moore
Moore combines landscapes with architectural elements to create a sense of drama in his new paintings at a special Maine venue.

182 Dmitri Danish
Danish paints cityscapes and landscapes inspired by the beauty of the passage of time.

186 Joan Marti
Spanish artist unveils an evocative mix of subjects and sizes on show for the first time in Florida.

Collectible Art Still on the Easel

70 Karen Horn
Horn brings her garden into the studio for her meticulously created floral still lifes.

80 William Berra
The new Tuscan landscapes of William Berra leave something to the imagination.

114 Ted Goerschner
Always honoring the light, Ted Goerschner favors painterly quality over quantity.

134 Gary Erbe
Erbe's paintings provoke viewers through simple juxtaposition of objects and environments.

Special Features

50 Small Blessings
Intimate, expressive, spontaneous, intuitive - the small work gives the collector more insight into the creative impulses of the artist at Gallery 1261.

Art Market Insights

10 Art Traces
Latin American art finds a home in new Gold Coast residence of this Chicago collector.
By Aldo Castillo

16 Art Design Consultant
Art and the Power of Placement - and why it's important.
By Eric Cohler

22 Art Librarian
A Collector's First Port of Call for Research: The Frick Art Reference Library in New York.
By Inge Reist

28 Art Appraiser
What to do if the painting you want to buy doesn't have a signature.
By Jane C.H. Jacob

34 Arts Reporter
Separating fact from fiction in the New York art market.
By Robert J. Hughes

42 Gallery Owner
Observations and Relevations
By John Pence

44 Museum curator
Wyeth Retrospective exhibit launches the newly renovated High Museum.
By Anne Knutson

67 Gallery Owner
Forty Years of Photo-Realism
By Louis K. Meisel

190 The Artist
Confessions of a Starving Artist
by Harley Brown

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