The Northside Painters
SPRING ARTSHOW
About Brenda Stankus
Nature and people fascinate me, from organic debris to flowers in bloom, to the hidden image, particularly paintings of women doing ordinary things extraordinarily. She has painted both true botanical representations and imaginary possibilities. “I love to combine surfaces with unusual painting procedures to capture what I see and present it in unusual ways.”
“Beauty can be transformative, whether in harmony or discord, and this makes working with the wonders of the organic world most exciting. There is enormous beauty not only in flower blossoms, but equally as much in the lichen on tree bark, in a garlic pod, in dried vegetables and plant debris…not to mention the unfurling of a pod as it moves from seedpod to its full form. Can we capture a new beauty often missed? The inspiration is endless!!”
Always fascinated by nature and people, Brenda started her professional career with children’s portraits in watercolor and then women in sculpture and back to painting, her first love! She strives to communicate opportunity to her students as well as painting techniques and savvy.
Brenda’s work is in private and corporate collections throughout the nation, including several large format works in lobbies of high-rise multi-use buildings in cities like Manhattan and Washington, D.C. Solo exhibits at venues such as Union Station in D.C., the Javits Center in New York, and locally at the University of Richmond have kept the journey exciting.
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