Featured Artist: Sam Niemann
| Artist Statement I have two modes of working: from direct observation, as with a still life, landscape or portrait; and from imagination. |
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| Dea | Self Portrait | Sam O. | Mary Kay | |
| When I work directly from observation a painting is about the study of a situation, about the process of painting more than the creation of a painting I am trying to do nothing more than study and understand the relationships of color and shape in my subject. As the subject changes (perhaps a cloud obscures the sun), my painting changes. What¹s left on the surface is a thin skin covering a history of study. |
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| Colorado Street Market | Landscape | View From Baptist Road | January 16th | |
When I work from imagination a painting is more about the illustration of an idea, something political or emotional. These paintings will have subjects such as war, class-consciousness, abortion rights. In contrast to my work from observation, the colors in these paintings will be garish, the figures distorted and cartoon-like to further the concept or agenda of the painting. |
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| Chair | Robert Oppenheimer | Drapery Study | Still Life | |
| Sam Niemann |
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