Patricia A. Pearce

Kimono of White Lace and Purple & Red Ribbons

circa 1990

Highly detailed drawing by Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948). Many of the ribbons in this piece are slightly metallic in finish. Signed ("Patricia Pearce") in the bottom right corn...

Delicate kimono by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This piece has an iridescent quality to the coloration. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other...

Dripping Kimono with Copper Colored Threads Iridescent kimono by Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948). The kimono has been created from controlled drips of ink, resulting in a natura...

Hand-augmented collotype by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Signed "Patricia A. Pearce" in the lower right corner. This piece has an iridescent quality to the coloration. No ...

Titled "Delirium of Lace," this symboliste oil painting by Andrée Bars presents a delicate still life. The composition centers around intricately arranged white lace lingerie, meticulously pinned with wooden clothespins. The translucent fabric and detailed texture of the lace are masterfully depicted, evoking a sense of lightness and fragility. The background features a soft, floral-patterned drapery that enhances the overall romantic and vintage ambiance of the scene. The artist's use of light and shadow brings depth and realism to the folds of the fabric, creating an almost tactile experience for the viewer. The white soap blocks, upon which the clothespins rest, add a grounding element to the composition, juxtaposing the ethereal quality of the lace with their solid, geometric form. The painting is a harmonious blend of everyday objects and surreal arrangement, inviting the viewer to explore the intricate details and the playful yet serene atmosphere. This work speaks to themes of femininity, domesticity, and the beauty found in the mundane, all rendered with a meticulous and delicate hand. Andrée Bars is a French painter. Having been strictly trained for 4 years by the American hyper-realist painter Mr. Ted Seth Jacobs, who himself inherited 19th century masters’ skills from his own professor, Andrée Bars learned the profession of painting in its purest tradition. She still applies these ancient masters...

Kenny Nguyen Bloom No. 2, 2023 Hand-cut silk fabric, acrylic paint, canvas, mounted on wall 72 x 54 inches 183 x 137 cm KN025 Kenny Nguyen (b. 1990, Ben Tre Province, Vietnam) creates expansive, dimensional, mixed-media paintings that center on ideas of cultural identity, displacement and integration. Nguyen grew up on a coconut farm in a rural area near the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam. Despite having an established career in fashion design, he decided to join his family when they moved to the United States in 2010. Acclimating to an American way of life proved uneasy at first, especially with a language barrier that intensified feelings of alienation and isolation. Nguyen turned to art-making as a coping mechanism and as a means to express himself in a more universal language. The transition from design to art was a natural one and in 2015 Nguyen earned a BFA in painting from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and subsequently established a studio in Charlotte. Drawing from his experience working with textiles, in particular, silk, a culturally significant material in Vietnam, Nguyen developed a distinctive technique to produce sensuous, three-dimensional works that he describes as “deconstructed paintings.” He begins by tearing...

Signed lower right, 'Betsy Dillard Stroud' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 2000. Betsy Dillard Stroud, AWS, NWS, grew up in Rocky Mount, Virginia with a family straight from the pages of Tennessee Williams and Noel Coward and began painting at the age of eight. She is a signature member and Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, a signature member of the National Watercolor Society in California and member of numerous prestigious art societies including the Rocky Mountain Watermedia Honor Society, the Western Federation of Watercolor Society, and a former president of the Southwestern Watercolor Society. Stroud was one of 28 American artists from the United States who was invited to exhibit in Nanjing, China in the First International Exhibition of Watermedia Masters in November, 2007. Since 1987, she has judged over sixty-four International, National, Regional, and State Shows including the American Watercolor Society in New York, the National Watercolor Society in California. She has been the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards including the High Winds Medal of the American Watercolor Society, the Edgar Whitney...

Purple lace of white peonies" realistic still life by Lilia Volskaya. Flowers are the ultimate delight in beauty, which is flawless. The slight curves of lines, tones and semitones, ...