Doug Smith

Way Back When

Heidi Barrett grew up in the Napa Valley with an artist mother -(Diane Peterson)- and a scientific winemaker father -(Dr. Richard Peterson). While she has worked as a professional winemaker for more than three decades, she has also had a passion for art since childhood. For more than 30 years, Heidi has studied art in various forms with Theo Fabian Becker, Robert Burridge...

Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...

The present work of art titled "Urban Abstraction (ripped off posters)" is part of a series of paintings that the artist composed in the 1980s and 1990s inspired by the observation of the urban reality of those years. The artist take the cue from his walks in Florence, both in the center and in the suburbs, and by the observation of billboards and posters scattered throughout the city. The mass of information, colors, messages and words were carried on the canvas with acrylic colors, ideally reconstructing the tears and overlaps of all the information and advertising contained on these huge sheets of paper that invade our cities. The geometric lines are overlaid with jagged lines, overlaps and color dripping and also the choice in the color palette, with different shades of white, gray, rose, orange red and blue helps in rendering the result of the tears and ripped paper. The result is a beautiful multicolored modern abstract canvas, both aesthetically and ethically, with many rich layers of color, texture and expression in which the artist leaves his own message. The painting is housed in a simple modern white lacquer wood frame. Andrea Spinelli...

"Draw The Line" is a striking abstract composition that reflects the artist’s journey from birth to death. With a single continuous, winding line travers...