“Kitchen Warrior”, oil on canvas, size: H 25” x W 19”.The overall format of this painting is again classical. The pose is that of a warrior, but the weapons are today’s kitchen utensils. The provocative reflection of the knife isthe eye-catcher. Molded by a unique blend of African and Western culture (“Between Worlds”), and using oil on canvas, I strive to build aesthetic tension and to engage the viewer through visual narratives whether the images represent contemporary portraits, surrealistic animal human fusions or current political interpretations. With each painting I’m challenged anew to attain not only technical virtuosity, but also interesting conceptual content. Composition is the cornerstone of my work. I spend time contemplating diagonals, movement, and light before I begin. As a painting progresses I concern myself with figurative accuracy and expression, initially keeping my palette in a low color key, committing myself to detail and highlights only when I feel satisfied with proportion and general appearance.Combining my ability to absorb visual material into my mind’s eye with a gift to sketch from memory and imagination, and drawing upon years of experience as an illustrator as well as countless hours spent drawing from the figure, I embark on a visual journey to capture the essence of my dual-cultured personality in a series of paintings under the title “Between Worlds”. -Veronika Hart Veronika Hart15 Village Springs LaneHendersonville, NC 28739828-696-2278Email With exquisite attention to technical detail and a soaring imagination, Veronika Hart creates a portal into her unique vantage point: Between Worlds. The child of German/Jewish settlers Veronika was raised on an isolated farm, among the leopards and tea fields of Tanganyika. Outside the homestead, Africa teemed with millennia of oral traditions. Wild life roamed the bush. And expansive vistas opened out over the Great Rift Valley below. Inside the farmhouse, without running water or power, telephone or other industrial comforts, European traditions reigned supreme: home made gingerbread cookies, Christmas trees, and Brothers Grimm at bed time. Then came British type boarding schools, Dickensian in their rules.As in her own life, so also in her art: Veronika developed between worlds. From the figurative heritage of Germanic and African lore at home, she was suddenly thrust into highly abstract teachings at Art school in Europe, and later, as an illustrator, into the cutting edge requirements of commercial art in New York. There, she was inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators, and later went on to win several prizes at the Art Student League of N.Y., Salmagundi Club, Silvermine Guild Art Center, Catherine Lorilland Wolfe Art Club and other art establishments.Despite the pressures on her to conform, Veronika embraced her own, unique form of expression: figurative, albeit increasingly surrealistic, portrayals of life between worlds. From that mysterious place, she explores the contradictions of humanity and its often-brutal impact on our environment, even as she celebrates the wonder that is our global heritage. Please click a link below to download the corresponding files.Biography [pdf].Artist Statement [pdf].Curriculum Vitae [pdf]. “Foiled” (Self-Portrait), oil on canvas, size: H 24” x W 20”.Wrapped in a costume made of kitchen foil, my goal was once again to go beyond the format of the classical portrait. "A Centaur’s African Dream" oil on canvas, size: H51" x W39" For the past few years I have been experimenting with melding human and animal forms on canvas. So perhaps it’s no surprise that eventually a centaur-like creature emerged from the shadows of my subconscious, and now finds herself tossed within the emotion of a few restless stallions. “Immune” (“Boy from Darfur”), oil on canvas, size: H 28” x W 22”Hardened by war and pain this boy holds us with his steady gaze as he unflinchingly grips the deadly scorpion by its tail. His North African features bear witness to the history of that region. “Impunity”, oil on canvas, size: H 40” x W 26”.Hiding behind sunglasses, and confident of his impunity, this Congolese soldier rapes and bullies before boldly displaying his victims in place of bullets. “Beach”, oil on canvas, size: H 36” x W 48”.In early European art Africans were depicted mostly as one of the three wise men in biblical scenes or as servants/slaves. One of these paintings, titled “Women of Algiers” by the French 19th century artist Eugene Delacroix shows a group of fair-skinned women being waited upon by a black servant girl. Using the same format and positioning of figures, I have created a 21st century beach scene. In my version the same oddly twisted stride of the Delacroix servant girl, now without a tray, commands our attention as she seems to extend a provocative finger toward the expressionless fair-skinned sun worshipers who are either looking away or hiding behind sunglasses.Shortly before starting this painting I had seen an exhibition of Eric Fischl’s beach scenes. His influence is evident in the bright light and deep shadows. “Leopard’s Song”, oil on canvas, size: H 70” x W52”. When I was a child there were still some leopards prowling around in the surrounding rainforest, and occasionally we would hear them cough at night. Over the years, fear of them turned to fear for them, as these magnificent animals have dwindled in numbers due to poaching and loss of habitat. “Twiga’s Puzzle” oil on canvas, size: H 62” x W53”.My aim in this painting was to sweep the onlooker’s eye from one giraffe’s neck into another and to engage him/her with the overlapping shapes of man, beast and background. At the heart of this painting however, is a story about resolving conflicts. “Zebra children”, oil on canvas, size: H 60” x W 50”. “Zebra Children” touches not only on Africa’s loss of wildlife, but also on its hope for the future. The children in this painting are protectors not hunters as they aim their imaginary arrows away from the animals toward the oncoming threat. “Maasai Prayer”, oil on canvas. size: H70” x W52”.African women endure crushing hardships within male dominated societies of Africa. Hidden in this painting are the words “Engai tajapaki tooinai puka” which means “God shield me with your wings” translated from a Maasai prayer. In this painting she is reaching out to the fish eagle - a symbol of freedom. “Rwanda” (“Foreign Interest”), oil on canvas, size: H 30” x W38”.I painted this shortly after the massacre in Rwanda occurred and long before the movie “Hotel Rwanda” was filmed. The message, in my view is the same: The industrialized world’s dithering and indifference as thousands of innocent people were slaughtered. “The Spirit of Mama Simba’s Children”, oil on canvas, size: H 50” x W36”My initial focus in this painting was to illustrate the fierce, yet independent bond between mother and child by melding mother/lioness and child/cub, but as my work progressed, it took on an added mystical element - thus the title. “Finding Balance”, oil on canvas, size: H 50” x W 95”.This triptych reflects the environmental concerns of today. Left panel: Shows a tumbling figure, reminiscent of Icarus (Greek mythology), whose waxed wings melted when he flew too close to the sun. Can we save the cheetah, the fastest land animal, from extinction?Center panel: Our eye eventually comes to rest on the lone figure balancing in a bubble. It will take a concerted effort for mankind to regain equilibrium to save our planet.Right panel:Never underestimate the power of the African woman. Behind her shy mask she wields unpredictable power as she rides the buffalo with razor-sharp horns! Awards 2006 “Best Painting", C.L.W. Art Club's member show, Broome St. Gallery, NY, NY 2002 National Arts Club, New York, N.Y., Famser L. Holgar Memorial Award 106th Annual Art Exhibition, Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club) 1999National Arts Club, New York ,N.Y., Famser L.Holger Memorial Award (103rd Annual Art exhibition, Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club) Cambridge Art Assoc., Cambridge, MA - "Second Place" Award for oil painting 1998Annual Art Show, Greenwich, CT - "First Place" Award for oil paintingGeorgetown International Fine Arts Show, Washington, DC - "Second Place" Award for oil painting 1994 Art Student League - Group Show "Honorable Mention" 1993Art Student League - Group Show "Best in Show" Award.Professional Affiliations National Association of Woman Artists (N.A.W.A.) 2006 Society of Illustrators, N.Y. Art Student league, N.Y. Silvermine guild Arts Center, Conn. (full member) Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Center (full member) Rivertowns Arts Council, Westchester, N.Y. Art Society of old Greenwich, Conn.ShowsSolo : 2008 (March 7 – May 31)YMI Cultural Center, Asheville N.C.,"AFRICA - Portraits of Power" 2007National Arts Centre, 4th Stage, Ottawa, Canada, in conjunction with performance art by Evelyn Voigt and jazz by Geri Childs 2004Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, Conn. Contemporary Realism - Portraits 1999 Donald Gallery , Dobbs Ferry, NY Three-person: 1999Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC 1997National Art Center, Ottawa, Canada, in conjunction with performance artGroup: 2009Asheville Airport Gallery, Asheville N.C. 2007 N.A.W.A. members show at Adelphi University, N.Y., 2005 The Broome Street Gallery,Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Member exhibition 2005A.I.R Gallery, New York, 6th Biennial Art Exhibition 2004Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club New York,N.Y.108th Art Exhibition, National Arts Club 2003 Silvermine Guild Art Center, 54th Annual Art Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. 2002Catherine Lorrilard Wolf Art Club, New York, 106th Art Exhibition at the National Arts Club (2002) 2002 (Feb) 2001 (Oct) Arnot Art Museum, Re-representing Representation V, Elmira , N.Y. 2000Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 104th Art Exhibition at the national Arts ClubSilvermine Guild Art Center,¹Cultural Exchange¹, Group show, CT. Silvermine Guild Art Center, 51st Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. 1999Cambridge Art Assoc., Cambridge, Ma. National Prize Show Salmagundi Club 22nd Annual Art Exhibition, New York, NY Silvermine Guild Art Center 50th Exhibition, New Canaan CT. Academic Artist Assoc. 49th National Exhibit of Contemporary Realism in Art, Springfield, Ma. CCatherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, New York, N.Y., 103rd Art Exhibition, National Arts Club 1998Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY - "Rivers of Time" Art Show.Georgetown International Fine Arts Competition, Washington, DCSalmagundi Club 21st Annual Art Exhibition, New York, NY Silvermine Guild Art Center 49th Exhibition, New Canaan, CT Greenwich Art Society Annual Art Show, Greenwich, CT 1997Guild Art Center, North Hampton, Ma. - Self Portraiture Group Show 1996Estherwood, Dobbs Ferry, NY - Group Show 1994Art Student League - Group Show 1993Art Student League - Group Show. Biographical Data 1968 -1970 Kunsthochschule Cologne, Germany 1970 – 1971 Werkkunstschule Wuppertal, Germany BFA in Graphic Design, Illustration and Visual Communication 1973-1976 •Professional Illustrator - Medical Illustration, Advertising in Europe. 1976-1984 •Freelance Illustrator - Created artwork for publishing houses, movie and recording industries, and advertising. Represented by Bernstein and Andriulli, New York. 1979•Elected into the Society of Illustrators, New York 1979-1989•Member of Society of Illustrators 1988 •Returned to Oil Painting 1990-1994•Art Student League - Studied figurative oil painting under Daniel Dickerson and Peter Cox. 1997 •"In Dreams" Film Project - Worked under film Director Neil Jordan. Created artwork, sketched on camera for actress Annette Bening for the film "In Dreams". "Cradled in Truth and Deception" oil on canvas, size: H50" x W33" My aim in this painting was not only to portray the bond between parent and child, but also to draw attention (challenge) the viewer to explore overlapping shapes, perspectives, and hidden connections. Note: only male Kudus have horns; so depending which line the viewer chooses to follow, the horned head above has either a male (kudu) torso or that of a human female. “Portrait with Peacock Feather”, oil on canvas, size: 24 ½“ x 18 ¾”.Although my technique to self-portraiture emulates that of classical artists, I strive to take my work beyond the old masters’ format by building a contemporary or eye-catching element into each piece. In this painting the iridescent green of the peacock feather stands out against the complimentary red of the robe. “Triumph”, oil on canvas, size: H 54” x W52”.I have titled this painting “Triumph” because the two children are in a race against time and the pressures of the industrialized world that threaten their traditional ways and the animals around them. All the same, judging by the laughing face of one child, the road ahead looks promising despite the obstacles. The Gallery can be rearranged many different ways. Please see the ReadMe.htm file for further instructions. This is the same module as the previous with a few altered settings. The gallery is now created from an xml file instead of a directory. Also the gallery has been attached to the smooth scroller 2 module.CustomizingOpen the thumbnails module and set imagesFromDirvar imagesFromDir = falsePlease see the demoSite.fla source for working examples.EditingWhen editing your website, right click over Gallery thumbnails and "Select a File" and choose an xml file of images. You will find the example gallery.xml file in the data/xml directory. Flashblocks ML will take care of the rest, creating both thumbnail and full size images to the specified dimensions. The Quotes Module fades in and out displaying a list of quotes to the visitor. The speed at which each quote is displayed varies depending on the length of each quotes text and the speed that the designer designated while designing the website.This Module allows the administrator to easily add, delete and rearrange items, all from withing Flashblocks ML. Quotes Module Scroll through and select the product that you wish to learn more about. Then select the product from the description area, on the right, to add that item to your PayPal shopping cart.This example is, once again, created by the List Module. The contents are the same as those found in the previous example Although this time, on the right, there is an additional movie clip, that displays the full text from the original list. As before products may be added, rearranged, edited, and deleted by the administrator.Sign up for your free PayPal account and start recieving credit card payments. The List Module powered News feed allows for many more options then previously available. Display news in a running list or, as in this example, display just the headlines, with additional viewable details, as in the News 2 example that follows.All three of these News Example are reading from the same file, list_news.xml.Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift while your mouse is over each module to see editing options. 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Resize it to the dimensions you wish for the scrolling thumbnails.Then drop the "Gallery full size image" movie clip onto the stage and give it a unique instance name. Resize it to the dimensions you desire for your full size image.CustomizingOpen the movie clips, "Gallery thumbnails" and "Gallery full size image". You will see many option for customizations. Please see the ReadMe.htm file for further instructions. Gallery Example This Template example uses individual external XML data files for each template instance.Edit the menu below and change the template from horizontal to vertical layout. The image will automatically resize and crop to fit the new template. Text will auto wrap to fit the new template. Flashblocks Template Example 2 Name Email Phone TEMPLATE1 EXAMPLEThe template movie clip is attached from the library and given a unique instance name to differentiate each instance's data. In this example we store all data in the current data file. 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“Kitchen Warrior”, oil on canvas, size: H 25” x W 19”.The overall format of this painting is again classical. The pose is that of a warrior, but the weapons are today’s kitchen utensils. The provocative reflection of the knife isthe eye-catcher.
“Kitchen Warrior”, oil on canvas,
size: H 25” x W 19”.
The overall format of this painting is again classical. The pose is that of a warrior,
but the weapons are today’s kitchen utensils. The provocative reflection of the knife is
the eye-catcher.
Molded by a unique blend of African and Western culture (“Between Worlds”), and using oil on canvas, I strive to build aesthetic tension and to engage the viewer through visual narratives whether the images represent contemporary portraits, surrealistic animal human fusions or current political interpretations. With each painting I’m challenged anew to attain not only technical virtuosity, but also interesting conceptual content. Composition is the cornerstone of my work. I spend time contemplating diagonals, movement, and light before I begin. As a painting progresses I concern myself with figurative accuracy and expression, initially keeping my palette in a low color key, committing myself to detail and highlights only when I feel satisfied with proportion and general appearance.Combining my ability to absorb visual material into my mind’s eye with a gift to sketch from memory and imagination, and drawing upon years of experience as an illustrator as well as countless hours spent drawing from the figure, I embark on a visual journey to capture the essence of my dual-cultured personality in a series of paintings under the title “Between Worlds”. -Veronika Hart
Molded by a unique blend of African and Western culture (“Between Worlds”), and
using oil on canvas, I strive to build aesthetic tension and to engage the viewer through
visual narratives whether the images represent contemporary portraits, surrealistic
animal human fusions or current political interpretations.
With each painting I’m challenged anew to attain not only technical virtuosity, but also interesting conceptual content. Composition is the cornerstone of my work. I spend
time contemplating diagonals, movement, and light before I begin. As a painting progresses
I concern myself with figurative accuracy and expression, initially keeping my palette in
a low color key, committing myself to detail and highlights only when I feel satisfied with proportion and general appearance.
Combining my ability to absorb visual material into my mind’s eye with a gift to sketch
from memory and imagination, and drawing upon years of experience as an illustrator
as well as countless hours spent drawing from the figure, I embark on a visual journey to capture the essence of my dual-cultured personality in a series of paintings under the title “Between Worlds”.
-Veronika Hart
Veronika Hart15 Village Springs LaneHendersonville, NC 28739828-696-2278Email
Veronika Hart
15 Village Springs Lane
Hendersonville, NC 28739
828-696-2278
Email
With exquisite attention to technical detail and a soaring imagination, Veronika Hart creates a portal into her unique vantage point: Between Worlds. The child of German/Jewish settlers Veronika was raised on an isolated farm, among the leopards and tea fields of Tanganyika. Outside the homestead, Africa teemed with millennia of oral traditions. Wild life roamed the bush. And expansive vistas opened out over the Great Rift Valley below. Inside the farmhouse, without running water or power, telephone or other industrial comforts, European traditions reigned supreme: home made gingerbread cookies, Christmas trees, and Brothers Grimm at bed time. Then came British type boarding schools, Dickensian in their rules.As in her own life, so also in her art: Veronika developed between worlds. From the figurative heritage of Germanic and African lore at home, she was suddenly thrust into highly abstract teachings at Art school in Europe, and later, as an illustrator, into the cutting edge requirements of commercial art in New York. There, she was inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators, and later went on to win several prizes at the Art Student League of N.Y., Salmagundi Club, Silvermine Guild Art Center, Catherine Lorilland Wolfe Art Club and other art establishments.Despite the pressures on her to conform, Veronika embraced her own, unique form of expression: figurative, albeit increasingly surrealistic, portrayals of life between worlds. From that mysterious place, she explores the contradictions of humanity and its often-brutal impact on our environment, even as she celebrates the wonder that is our global heritage.
With exquisite attention to technical detail and a soaring imagination, Veronika Hart creates
a portal into her unique vantage point: Between Worlds.
The child of German/Jewish settlers Veronika was raised on an isolated farm, among the leopards and tea fields of Tanganyika. Outside the homestead, Africa teemed with millennia
of oral traditions. Wild life roamed the bush. And expansive vistas opened out over the
Great Rift Valley below. Inside the farmhouse, without running water or power, telephone
or other industrial comforts, European traditions reigned supreme: home made gingerbread cookies, Christmas trees, and Brothers Grimm at bed time. Then came British type boarding schools, Dickensian in their rules.
As in her own life, so also in her art: Veronika developed between worlds. From the figurative heritage of Germanic and African lore at home, she was suddenly thrust into highly abstract teachings at Art school in Europe, and later, as an illustrator, into the cutting edge requirements of commercial art in New York. There, she was inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators, and later went on to win several prizes at the Art Student League of N.Y., Salmagundi Club, Silvermine Guild Art Center, Catherine Lorilland Wolfe Art Club and other art establishments.
Despite the pressures on her to conform, Veronika embraced her own, unique form of expression: figurative, albeit increasingly surrealistic, portrayals of life between worlds. From that mysterious place, she explores the contradictions of humanity and its often-brutal impact on our environment, even as she celebrates the wonder that is our global heritage.
Please click a link below to download the corresponding files.Biography [pdf].Artist Statement [pdf].Curriculum Vitae [pdf].
Please click a link below to download the corresponding files.
Biography [pdf].
Artist Statement [pdf].
Curriculum Vitae [pdf].
“Foiled” (Self-Portrait), oil on canvas, size: H 24” x W 20”.Wrapped in a costume made of kitchen foil, my goal was once again to go beyond the format of the classical portrait.
“Foiled” (Self-Portrait), oil on canvas,
size: H 24” x W 20”.
Wrapped in a costume made of kitchen foil,
my goal was once again to go beyond the format of the classical portrait.
"A Centaur’s African Dream" oil on canvas, size: H51" x W39" For the past few years I have been experimenting with melding human and animal forms on canvas. So perhaps it’s no surprise that eventually a centaur-like creature emerged from the shadows of my subconscious, and now finds herself tossed within the emotion of a few restless stallions.
"A Centaur’s African Dream" oil on canvas, size: H51" x W39"
For the past few years I have been experimenting with melding human and animal forms on canvas. So perhaps it’s no surprise that eventually a centaur-like creature emerged from the shadows of my subconscious, and now finds herself tossed within the emotion of a few restless stallions.
“Immune” (“Boy from Darfur”), oil on canvas, size: H 28” x W 22”Hardened by war and pain this boy holds us with his steady gaze as he unflinchingly grips the deadly scorpion by its tail. His North African features bear witness to the history of that region.
“Immune” (“Boy from Darfur”), oil on canvas,
size: H 28” x W 22”
Hardened by war and pain this boy holds us with his steady gaze as he unflinchingly grips
the deadly scorpion by its tail. His North African features bear witness to the history
of that region.
“Impunity”, oil on canvas, size: H 40” x W 26”.Hiding behind sunglasses, and confident of his impunity, this Congolese soldier rapes and bullies before boldly displaying his victims in place of bullets.
“Impunity”, oil on canvas, size: H 40” x W 26”.
Hiding behind sunglasses, and confident of his impunity, this Congolese soldier rapes and bullies before boldly displaying his victims in place of bullets.
“Beach”, oil on canvas, size: H 36” x W 48”.In early European art Africans were depicted mostly as one of the three wise men in biblical scenes or as servants/slaves. One of these paintings, titled “Women of Algiers” by the French 19th century artist Eugene Delacroix shows a group of fair-skinned women being waited upon by a black servant girl. Using the same format and positioning of figures, I have created a 21st century beach scene. In my version the same oddly twisted stride of the Delacroix servant girl, now without a tray, commands our attention as she seems to extend a provocative finger toward the expressionless fair-skinned sun worshipers who are either looking away or hiding behind sunglasses.Shortly before starting this painting I had seen an exhibition of Eric Fischl’s beach scenes. His influence is evident in the bright light and deep shadows.
“Beach”, oil on canvas, size: H 36” x W 48”.
In early European art Africans were depicted mostly as one of the three wise men in biblical scenes or as servants/slaves. One of these paintings, titled “Women of Algiers” by the French 19th century artist Eugene Delacroix shows a group of fair-skinned women being waited upon by a black servant girl. Using the same format and positioning of figures, I have created a 21st century beach scene. In my version the same oddly twisted stride of the Delacroix servant girl, now without a tray, commands our attention as she seems to extend a provocative finger toward the expressionless fair-skinned sun worshipers who are either looking away or hiding behind sunglasses.
Shortly before starting this painting I had seen an exhibition of Eric Fischl’s beach scenes. His influence is evident in the bright light and deep shadows.
“Leopard’s Song”, oil on canvas, size: H 70” x W52”. When I was a child there were still some leopards prowling around in the surrounding rainforest, and occasionally we would hear them cough at night. Over the years, fear of them turned to fear for them, as these magnificent animals have dwindled in numbers due to poaching and loss of habitat.
“Leopard’s Song”, oil on canvas,
size: H 70” x W52”.
When I was a child there were still some leopards prowling around in the surrounding rainforest, and occasionally we would hear
them cough at night. Over the years, fear
of them turned to fear for them, as these magnificent animals have dwindled in numbers due to poaching and loss of habitat.
“Twiga’s Puzzle” oil on canvas, size: H 62” x W53”.My aim in this painting was to sweep the onlooker’s eye from one giraffe’s neck into another and to engage him/her with the overlapping shapes of man, beast and background. At the heart of this painting however, is a story about resolving conflicts.
“Twiga’s Puzzle” oil on canvas,
size: H 62” x W53”.
My aim in this painting was to sweep the onlooker’s eye from one giraffe’s neck into another and to engage him/her with the overlapping shapes of man, beast and background. At the heart of this painting however, is a story about resolving conflicts.
“Zebra children”, oil on canvas, size: H 60” x W 50”. “Zebra Children” touches not only on Africa’s loss of wildlife, but also on its hope for the future. The children in this painting are protectors not hunters as they aim their imaginary arrows away from the animals toward the oncoming threat.
“Zebra children”, oil on canvas,
size: H 60” x W 50”.
“Zebra Children” touches not only on Africa’s loss of wildlife, but also on its hope for the future. The children in this painting are protectors not hunters as they aim their imaginary arrows away from the animals toward the oncoming threat.
“Maasai Prayer”, oil on canvas. size: H70” x W52”.African women endure crushing hardships within male dominated societies of Africa. Hidden in this painting are the words “Engai tajapaki tooinai puka” which means “God shield me with your wings” translated from a Maasai prayer. In this painting she is reaching out to the fish eagle - a symbol of freedom.
“Maasai Prayer”, oil on canvas.
size: H70” x W52”.
African women endure crushing hardships within male dominated societies of Africa. Hidden in this painting are the words “Engai tajapaki tooinai puka” which means “God shield me with your wings” translated from a Maasai prayer. In this painting she is reaching out to the fish eagle - a symbol of freedom.
“Rwanda” (“Foreign Interest”), oil on canvas, size: H 30” x W38”.I painted this shortly after the massacre in Rwanda occurred and long before the movie “Hotel Rwanda” was filmed. The message, in my view is the same: The industrialized world’s dithering and indifference as thousands of innocent people were slaughtered.
“Rwanda” (“Foreign Interest”), oil on canvas,
size: H 30” x W38”.
I painted this shortly after the massacre in Rwanda occurred and long before the movie “Hotel Rwanda” was filmed. The message, in
my view is the same: The industrialized world’s dithering and indifference as thousands of innocent people were slaughtered.
“The Spirit of Mama Simba’s Children”, oil on canvas, size: H 50” x W36”My initial focus in this painting was to illustrate the fierce, yet independent bond between mother and child by melding mother/lioness and child/cub, but as my work progressed, it took on an added mystical element - thus the title.
“The Spirit of Mama Simba’s Children”,
oil on canvas, size: H 50” x W36”
My initial focus in this painting was to illustrate the fierce, yet independent bond between mother and child by melding mother/lioness and child/cub, but as my work progressed,
it took on an added mystical element -
thus the title.
“Finding Balance”, oil on canvas, size: H 50” x W 95”.This triptych reflects the environmental concerns of today. Left panel: Shows a tumbling figure, reminiscent of Icarus (Greek mythology), whose waxed wings melted when he flew too close to the sun. Can we save the cheetah, the fastest land animal, from extinction?Center panel: Our eye eventually comes to rest on the lone figure balancing in a bubble. It will take a concerted effort for mankind to regain equilibrium to save our planet.Right panel:Never underestimate the power of the African woman. Behind her shy mask she wields unpredictable power as she rides the buffalo with razor-sharp horns!
“Finding Balance”, oil on canvas,
size: H 50” x W 95”.
This triptych reflects the environmental concerns of today.
Left panel:
Shows a tumbling figure, reminiscent of Icarus (Greek mythology), whose waxed wings melted when he flew too close to the sun. Can we save the cheetah, the fastest land animal, from extinction?
Center panel:
Our eye eventually comes to rest on the
lone figure balancing in a bubble. It will take
a concerted effort for mankind to regain equilibrium to save our planet.
Right panel:
Never underestimate the power of the African woman. Behind her shy mask she wields unpredictable power as she rides the buffalo with razor-sharp horns!
Awards 2006 “Best Painting", C.L.W. Art Club's member show, Broome St. Gallery, NY, NY 2002 National Arts Club, New York, N.Y., Famser L. Holgar Memorial Award 106th Annual Art Exhibition, Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club) 1999National Arts Club, New York ,N.Y., Famser L.Holger Memorial Award (103rd Annual Art exhibition, Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club) Cambridge Art Assoc., Cambridge, MA - "Second Place" Award for oil painting 1998Annual Art Show, Greenwich, CT - "First Place" Award for oil paintingGeorgetown International Fine Arts Show, Washington, DC - "Second Place" Award for oil painting 1994 Art Student League - Group Show "Honorable Mention" 1993Art Student League - Group Show "Best in Show" Award.Professional Affiliations National Association of Woman Artists (N.A.W.A.) 2006 Society of Illustrators, N.Y. Art Student league, N.Y. Silvermine guild Arts Center, Conn. (full member) Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Center (full member) Rivertowns Arts Council, Westchester, N.Y. Art Society of old Greenwich, Conn.ShowsSolo : 2008 (March 7 – May 31)YMI Cultural Center, Asheville N.C.,"AFRICA - Portraits of Power" 2007National Arts Centre, 4th Stage, Ottawa, Canada, in conjunction with performance art by Evelyn Voigt and jazz by Geri Childs 2004Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, Conn. Contemporary Realism - Portraits 1999 Donald Gallery , Dobbs Ferry, NY Three-person: 1999Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC 1997National Art Center, Ottawa, Canada, in conjunction with performance artGroup: 2009Asheville Airport Gallery, Asheville N.C. 2007 N.A.W.A. members show at Adelphi University, N.Y., 2005 The Broome Street Gallery,Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Member exhibition 2005A.I.R Gallery, New York, 6th Biennial Art Exhibition 2004Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club New York,N.Y.108th Art Exhibition, National Arts Club 2003 Silvermine Guild Art Center, 54th Annual Art Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. 2002Catherine Lorrilard Wolf Art Club, New York, 106th Art Exhibition at the National Arts Club (2002) 2002 (Feb) 2001 (Oct) Arnot Art Museum, Re-representing Representation V, Elmira , N.Y. 2000Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 104th Art Exhibition at the national Arts ClubSilvermine Guild Art Center,¹Cultural Exchange¹, Group show, CT. Silvermine Guild Art Center, 51st Exhibition, New Canaan, CT. 1999Cambridge Art Assoc., Cambridge, Ma. National Prize Show Salmagundi Club 22nd Annual Art Exhibition, New York, NY Silvermine Guild Art Center 50th Exhibition, New Canaan CT. Academic Artist Assoc. 49th National Exhibit of Contemporary Realism in Art, Springfield, Ma. CCatherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, New York, N.Y., 103rd Art Exhibition, National Arts Club 1998Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY - "Rivers of Time" Art Show.Georgetown International Fine Arts Competition, Washington, DCSalmagundi Club 21st Annual Art Exhibition, New York, NY Silvermine Guild Art Center 49th Exhibition, New Canaan, CT Greenwich Art Society Annual Art Show, Greenwich, CT 1997Guild Art Center, North Hampton, Ma. - Self Portraiture Group Show 1996Estherwood, Dobbs Ferry, NY - Group Show 1994Art Student League - Group Show 1993Art Student League - Group Show. Biographical Data 1968 -1970 Kunsthochschule Cologne, Germany 1970 – 1971 Werkkunstschule Wuppertal, Germany BFA in Graphic Design, Illustration and Visual Communication 1973-1976 •Professional Illustrator - Medical Illustration, Advertising in Europe. 1976-1984 •Freelance Illustrator - Created artwork for publishing houses, movie and recording industries, and advertising. Represented by Bernstein and Andriulli, New York. 1979•Elected into the Society of Illustrators, New York 1979-1989•Member of Society of Illustrators 1988 •Returned to Oil Painting 1990-1994•Art Student League - Studied figurative oil painting under Daniel Dickerson and Peter Cox. 1997 •"In Dreams" Film Project - Worked under film Director Neil Jordan. Created artwork, sketched on camera for actress Annette Bening for the film "In Dreams".
Awards
2006
“Best Painting", C.L.W. Art Club's member show, Broome St. Gallery, NY, NY
2002
National Arts Club, New York, N.Y., Famser L. Holgar Memorial Award 106th Annual Art Exhibition, Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club)
1999
National Arts Club, New York ,N.Y., Famser L.Holger Memorial Award (103rd Annual Art exhibition, Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club)
Cambridge Art Assoc., Cambridge, MA - "Second Place" Award for oil painting
1998
Annual Art Show, Greenwich, CT - "First Place" Award for oil painting
Georgetown International Fine Arts Show, Washington, DC - "Second Place" Award for oil painting
1994
Art Student League - Group Show "Honorable Mention"
1993
Art Student League - Group Show "Best in Show" Award.
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Woman Artists (N.A.W.A.) 2006
Society of Illustrators, N.Y.
Art Student league, N.Y.
Silvermine guild Arts Center, Conn. (full member)
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Center (full member)
Rivertowns Arts Council, Westchester, N.Y.
Art Society of old Greenwich, Conn.
Shows
Solo :
2008 (March 7 – May 31)
YMI Cultural Center, Asheville N.C.,"AFRICA - Portraits of Power"
2007
National Arts Centre, 4th Stage, Ottawa, Canada, in conjunction with performance art by Evelyn Voigt and jazz by Geri Childs
2004
Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, Conn. Contemporary Realism - Portraits
Donald Gallery , Dobbs Ferry, NY
Three-person:
Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
1997
National Art Center, Ottawa, Canada, in conjunction with performance art
Group:
2009
Asheville Airport Gallery, Asheville N.C.
N.A.W.A. members show at Adelphi University, N.Y.,
2005
The Broome Street Gallery,Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Member exhibition
A.I.R Gallery, New York, 6th Biennial Art Exhibition
Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club New York,N.Y.108th Art Exhibition, National Arts Club
2003
Silvermine Guild Art Center, 54th Annual Art Exhibition, New Canaan, CT.
Catherine Lorrilard Wolf Art Club, New York, 106th Art Exhibition at the National Arts Club (2002)
2002 (Feb) 2001 (Oct)
Arnot Art Museum, Re-representing Representation V, Elmira , N.Y.
2000
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 104th Art Exhibition at the national Arts Club
Silvermine Guild Art Center,¹Cultural Exchange¹, Group show, CT.
Silvermine Guild Art Center, 51st Exhibition, New Canaan, CT.
Cambridge Art Assoc., Cambridge, Ma. National Prize Show
Salmagundi Club 22nd Annual Art Exhibition, New York, NY
Silvermine Guild Art Center 50th Exhibition, New Canaan CT.
Academic Artist Assoc. 49th National Exhibit of Contemporary Realism in Art, Springfield, Ma. C
Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, New York, N.Y., 103rd Art Exhibition, National Arts Club
Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY - "Rivers of Time" Art Show.
Georgetown International Fine Arts Competition, Washington, DC
Salmagundi Club 21st Annual Art Exhibition, New York, NY
Silvermine Guild Art Center 49th Exhibition, New Canaan, CT
Greenwich Art Society Annual Art Show, Greenwich, CT
Guild Art Center, North Hampton, Ma. - Self Portraiture Group Show
1996
Estherwood, Dobbs Ferry, NY - Group Show
Art Student League - Group Show
Art Student League - Group Show.
Biographical Data
1968 -1970
Kunsthochschule Cologne, Germany
1970 – 1971
Werkkunstschule Wuppertal, Germany
BFA in Graphic Design, Illustration and Visual Communication
1973-1976
•Professional Illustrator - Medical Illustration, Advertising in Europe.
1976-1984
•Freelance Illustrator - Created artwork for publishing houses, movie and recording industries, and advertising. Represented by Bernstein and Andriulli, New York.
1979
•Elected into the Society of Illustrators, New York
1979-1989
•Member of Society of Illustrators
1988
•Returned to Oil Painting
1990-1994
•Art Student League - Studied figurative oil painting under Daniel Dickerson and Peter Cox.
•"In Dreams" Film Project - Worked under film Director Neil Jordan. Created artwork, sketched on camera for actress Annette Bening for the film "In Dreams".
"Cradled in Truth and Deception" oil on canvas, size: H50" x W33" My aim in this painting was not only to portray the bond between parent and child, but also to draw attention (challenge) the viewer to explore overlapping shapes, perspectives, and hidden connections. Note: only male Kudus have horns; so depending which line the viewer chooses to follow, the horned head above has either a male (kudu) torso or that of a human female.
"Cradled in Truth and Deception" oil on canvas, size: H50" x W33"
My aim in this painting was not only to portray the bond between parent and child, but also to draw attention (challenge) the viewer to explore overlapping shapes, perspectives, and hidden connections. Note: only male Kudus have horns; so depending which line the viewer chooses to follow, the horned head above has either a male (kudu) torso or that of a human female.
“Portrait with Peacock Feather”, oil on canvas, size: 24 ½“ x 18 ¾”.Although my technique to self-portraiture emulates that of classical artists, I strive to take my work beyond the old masters’ format by building a contemporary or eye-catching element into each piece. In this painting the iridescent green of the peacock feather stands out against the complimentary red of the robe.
“Portrait with Peacock Feather”, oil on canvas,
size: 24 ½“ x 18 ¾”.
Although my technique to self-portraiture emulates that of classical artists, I strive to
take my work beyond the old masters’ format
by building a contemporary or eye-catching element into each piece. In this painting the iridescent green of the peacock feather stands out against the complimentary red of the robe.
“Triumph”, oil on canvas, size: H 54” x W52”.I have titled this painting “Triumph” because the two children are in a race against time and the pressures of the industrialized world that threaten their traditional ways and the animals around them. All the same, judging by the laughing face of one child, the road ahead looks promising despite the obstacles.
“Triumph”, oil on canvas, size: H 54” x W52”.
I have titled this painting “Triumph” because the two children are in a race against time and the pressures of the industrialized world that threaten their traditional ways and the animals around them. All the same, judging by the laughing face of one child, the road ahead looks promising despite the obstacles.
The Gallery can be rearranged many different ways. Please see the ReadMe.htm file for further instructions.
This is the same module as the previous with a few altered settings. The gallery is now created from an xml file instead of a directory. Also the gallery has been attached to the smooth scroller 2 module.CustomizingOpen the thumbnails module and set imagesFromDirvar imagesFromDir = falsePlease see the demoSite.fla source for working examples.EditingWhen editing your website, right click over Gallery thumbnails and "Select a File" and choose an xml file of images. You will find the example gallery.xml file in the data/xml directory. Flashblocks ML will take care of the rest, creating both thumbnail and full size images to the specified dimensions.
This is the same module as the previous with a few altered settings. The gallery is now created from an xml file instead of a directory. Also the gallery has been attached to the smooth scroller 2 module.
Customizing
Open the thumbnails module and set imagesFromDir
var imagesFromDir = false
Please see the demoSite.fla source for working examples.
Editing
When editing your website, right click over Gallery thumbnails and "Select a File" and choose an xml file of images. You will find the example gallery.xml file in the data/xml directory. Flashblocks ML will take care of the rest, creating both thumbnail and full size images to the specified dimensions.
The Quotes Module fades in and out displaying a list of quotes to the visitor. The speed at which each quote is displayed varies depending on the length of each quotes text and the speed that the designer designated while designing the website.
This Module allows the administrator to easily add, delete and rearrange items, all from withing Flashblocks ML.
Quotes Module
Scroll through and select the product that you wish to learn more about. Then select the product from the description area, on the right, to add that item to your PayPal shopping cart.This example is, once again, created by the List Module. The contents are the same as those found in the previous example Although this time, on the right, there is an additional movie clip, that displays the full text from the original list. As before products may be added, rearranged, edited, and deleted by the administrator.Sign up for your free PayPal account and start recieving credit card payments.
Scroll through and select the product that you wish to learn more about. Then select the product from the description area, on the right, to add that item to your PayPal shopping cart.
This example is, once again, created by the List Module. The contents are the same as those found in the previous example Although this time, on the right, there is an additional movie clip, that displays the full text from the original list. As before products may be added, rearranged, edited, and deleted by the administrator.
Sign up for your free PayPal account and start recieving credit card payments.
The List Module powered News feed allows for many more options then previously available. Display news in a running list or, as in this example, display just the headlines, with additional viewable details, as in the News 2 example that follows.
All three of these News Example are reading from the same file, list_news.xml.
Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift while your mouse is over each module to see editing options.
The News Module and RSS Subscription Module work well together allowing your visitors to view your latest news and subscribe via RSS feed.
Administrators may edit multiple news files, in RSS format, right from Flashblocks ML, adding, deleting and rearranging news items.
It's easy to create this gallery in Flash with Flashblocks ML. All you need is a directory of images or a single XML file and everything will be resized and created for you.Editing from a DirectoryWhen editing your website, right click over the Gallery thumbnails and "Select a Directory" of images. Flashblocks ML will take care of the rest, creating both thumbnail and full size images to the specified dimensions.DesigningJust drop the "Gallery thumbnails" movie clip onto the stage and give it a unique instance name. Resize it to the dimensions you wish for the scrolling thumbnails.Then drop the "Gallery full size image" movie clip onto the stage and give it a unique instance name. Resize it to the dimensions you desire for your full size image.CustomizingOpen the movie clips, "Gallery thumbnails" and "Gallery full size image". You will see many option for customizations. Please see the ReadMe.htm file for further instructions.
It's easy to create this gallery in Flash with Flashblocks ML. All you need is a directory of images or a single XML file and everything will be resized and created for you.
Editing from a Directory
When editing your website, right click over the Gallery thumbnails and "Select a Directory" of images. Flashblocks ML will take care of the rest, creating both thumbnail and full size images to the specified dimensions.
Designing
Just drop the "Gallery thumbnails" movie clip onto the stage and give it a unique instance name. Resize it to the dimensions you wish for the scrolling thumbnails.
Then drop the "Gallery full size image" movie clip onto the stage and give it a unique instance name. Resize it to the dimensions you desire for your full size image.
Open the movie clips, "Gallery thumbnails" and "Gallery full size image". You will see many option for customizations. Please see the ReadMe.htm file for further instructions.
Gallery Example
This Template example uses individual external XML data files for each template instance.
Edit the menu below and change the template from horizontal to vertical layout. The image will automatically resize and crop to fit the new template. Text will auto wrap to fit the new template.
Flashblocks Template Example 2
Name Email Phone
TEMPLATE1 EXAMPLEThe template movie clip is attached from the library and given a unique instance name to differentiate each instance's data. In this example we store all data in the current data file.
TEMPLATE1 EXAMPLE
The template movie clip is attached from the library and given a unique instance name to differentiate each instance's data. In this example we store all data in the current data file.
Feel free to contact Flashblocks from here. Also consider using the forum for technical issues, ideas and helpful hints.
It is very simple, while logged in, to change the email address that this form is sent to. Just Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift while your mouse is over the send button to see the necessary editing options.
Flashblocks Contact Form
Flashblocks Template Example 1
Flashblocks News
Flashblocks News 2
Email a Message
Template Instance #3
Template Instance #2
Template Instance #1
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$240 Flashblocks ML The Flash Content Management System.
On this page you will find two PayPal Modules. Both allow the visitor to easily add items to a PayPal shopping cart.The first example, on the left, is created by the List Module. It is very powerful allowing for products to be added, rearranged, edited, and deleted by the administrator. Scroll through and select the product that you wish to add to you PayPal shopping cart.The second example, on the right, is less dynamic but even easier to add to your website and even simpler to edit.Try editing content now. Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift while your mouse is over each module to see editing options.
On this page you will find two PayPal Modules. Both allow the visitor to easily add items to a PayPal shopping cart.
The first example, on the left, is created by the List Module. It is very powerful allowing for products to be added, rearranged, edited, and deleted by the administrator. Scroll through and select the product that you wish to add to you PayPal shopping cart.
The second example, on the right, is less dynamic but even easier to add to your website and even simpler to edit.
Try editing content now. Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift while your mouse is over each module to see editing options.
Flashblocks Store
Flashblocks Store 2
Two years after the well received release of Flashblocks Developer, comes Flashblocks ML, the Flash CMS component set. Flash Content Management is now more powerful, endlessly expandable, and yet simple.You are welcome to login and immediately start editing this websites content. Just Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift to Login and begin. Once logged in, you will see glowing areas, designating content that you may edit. Move your mouse over each glowing area and, once again, Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift. This time you will see editing options, specific for each type of content that your mouse is placed over. Explore, relax, and have fun. Flashblocks ML is easy.This demonstration website comes with your purchase of Flashblocks ML. The source is included, and all of the modules that you see here are fully customizable, allowing you to learn from example and get up to speed quickly.
Two years after the well received release of Flashblocks Developer, comes Flashblocks ML, the Flash CMS component set. Flash Content Management is now more powerful, endlessly expandable, and yet simple.
You are welcome to login and immediately start editing this websites content. Just Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift to Login and begin. Once logged in, you will see glowing areas, designating content that you may edit. Move your mouse over each glowing area and, once again, Right-Click or press Ctrl+Shift. This time you will see editing options, specific for each type of content that your mouse is placed over. Explore, relax, and have fun. Flashblocks ML is easy.
This demonstration website comes with your purchase of Flashblocks ML. The source is included, and all of the modules that you see here are fully customizable, allowing you to learn from example and get up to speed quickly.
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