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Artist Statement:
As a Florida native, I have
grown up loving and living in
the outdoors, so it is no
suprise that plein air
landscape paintings are my
passion. Watching how the
Florida sun transforms the
world as it moves across the
sky is a constant joy, and
trying to capture it in paint
is a constant challenge. Like
the impressionists who inspire
me, I work in layers of oil,
wet over dry. Many visits to
the same location at the same
time of day are necessary to
complete a painting. This
allows an intimacy with the
location and helps to create a
sense of place in the finished
piece. I use the intensity of
color to excite or relax the
eye, deepened shadows to
create an air of mystery and
timelessness, and soft edges
to show atmosphere.
Close-cropped views allow the
viewer to share the same
intimacy that I feel when I
paint. Although my goals are
mainly artistic, I am also
aware that I am recording a
rapidly vanishing time and
place as more and more of the
land is developed. It is my
hope that my paintings will
also create a desire to
conserve and protect the wild
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Artist Exhibitions:
&<9830;2008 Book Illustration:
“Florida’s American Heritage
River: Art from the St. Johns
Region" - two paintings
&<9830;Cover Art: “2007
Weikiva Invitational Plein Air
Paint Out"
&<9830; Featured Artist:
“Orlando Magazine-“Paint the
Town” 2003, 2005, 2006& 2008
&<9830; 1st Place Patron’s
Choice – St. Augustine
Gallery, St. Augustine...
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Artist Galleries:
Leslie Boyd Gallery
1807 Winter Park Road
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 599-7555
email: boydgallery@aol.com
Website:
www.leslieboydgallery.com
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Sandra Strickland, Atlanta, GA
Cathy Lott, Raleigh, NC
Scott Waxman, Willimgton, DE
Pauline Watson, Orlando, FL
Kenneth Mansfield, Maitland,
FL
Sharon Smith, Winter Park, FL
Percy Maynard, Winter Park, FL
Mike Generalli, Winter Park,
FL
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Commissions:
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Brenda Hofreiter Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
I have always been an artist. I am inspired by the tradition of painting “en plein air”. Although I have had some formal art training, my most profound teacher has been nature itself. My artistic heroes are the early California Impressionists and the continuing American tradition of painting on location. I am inspired by the way the sun changes the world as it moves across the sky. One minute dark, moody and mysterious and the next minute reveled in it’s colorful glory. Painting directly from nature and observing the effects of light, weather and season on the landscape allows me constantly changing possibilities for artistic expression. There is never a dull moment out in nature! |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
THIS AWARD-WINNING OIL PAINTER is noted for her clean use of color, powerful compositions and her ability to capture the scene before her with an authentic sense of place. Painting almost exclusively out of doors, or ‘en plein air’, she paints the wetlands and tidal marshes of her native Florida as well as vanishing natural areas of the southern US. A passionate conservationist, she has been selected by jury as Artist-In-Residence at State parks in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia and her artwork is included in their permanent collections. Brenda’s oil paintings have been juried into numerous international, national, and regional competitions and are included in corporate and museum collections. As a mark of her standing among her peers, Brenda has been awarded Signature membership in International Plein Air Painters, the American Impressionist Society, and Plein Air Florida. |
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