About: My works of art are primarily considered to be abstract and figurative . The approach is somewhat unconventional in the application of paints materials. I emphasize a free and spontaneous expression of techniques to achive unique designs. My most recent works of art is a combination of organic and abstract. I take a walk in the park to collect some interesting materials from nature. I infuse the process of incorporating abstract energy with the organic in a dynamic fragmented fashion.
About: My work is simply speaking to the day to day life of Black people in America. It starts with my memory of a childhood in Philadelphia and moves about in the long life I have been blessed to live. Some images are constant, but are familiar to most persons who see my work. I appreciate those who say to me…..”I remember this, or I had a dress like that …..when I was young. Thank you again RAC, for hanging in with us.
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Title image 1. Hallelujah!!!!! 30×30 2021 Oil Pastel On Paper 2500.00
Title image 2 Standing Room 45×45 2019 Oil Pastel On Paper 3000.00
Title image 3 Storefront Church 40×45 2017 Oil Pastel On Paper 3000.00
About: Fan Lee Warren lives, works, and teaches drawing, painting, and art history at Laney Community College in Oakland, CA. Born in Birmingham, AL, and raised in Chicago.
Her work depicts a mixture of popular and historical perceptions of black people in the Americas. She arranges her figures within layered fragments of memories and events surrounded by the transformative ancient spiral on the stressed paper.
About: Memories of my childhood play a tremendous role in my approach to creating art today. In my early years, my mother a single parent lived in fear for my health due to the environmental hazards of San Francisco’s Hunters Point district. I suffered from asthma. Therefore, my innate interest in drawing and painting became that of a marriage over sports modeling my pursuit for constant spiritual mental, and physical elevation. Having siblings among others as viewers of my work challenged me to go beyond my limitations. I remember my late grandmother a Barber and tailor sewing for hours at her machine after coming home from work. I would sit at her feet and draw on a paper bag with a pen, marker, crayon or a number two pencil.
Art is an absolute liberation of my imagination, a tool I use to communicate and share my “inner-light.” I have regular memories of my childhood working at the local supermarket, helping elders with their shopping bags. Receiving tips helping my grandmother in her barbershop by sweeping up the hairs to find money mysteriously hidden in large clumps. At the end of each service, those who knew me would say, “ Never stop doing your art.”
Learn how easy it is to set up your own ceramics space
Marisa Burman, Richmond Art Center’s ceramics studio manager, will discuss and demonstrate how best to set-up a space for working with clay in your home. Whether it is a corner of your garage, a spare bedroom, or your dining room table, learn about basic tools/equipment you might want, as well as safety considerations, so that you can create a usable space that is tailored to your needs. Marisa will also demonstrate some creative ways to use household items as clay tools.
Keep your clay spirit alive until we can meet again! This free, drop-in workshop is accessible for all experience levels.
Setting up a Space for Clay at Home Time: Feb 7, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
About: I am a photographer. I put my camera down after high school and picked it up again after retirement. Photography is the passion of my third life.
My current project explores the possibilities of photography-based abstracts. The project has expanded from saturated colors to include an evocative, dreamy black and white palette. My abstracts are open-ended and inclusive. The viewer contributes the meaning.
I also enjoy the collaboration and intimacy of portraiture. I continue exploring the question “what is a portrait?”
About: Living and creating as a multi-media artist in Oakland California, my jewelry and sculpture are reflections of the unique urban beauty of the bay area. Either working with precious metals or incorporating materials I’ve harvested from the city streets, my work celebrates the natural and manufactured beauty surrounding and weaving through the bay area. I often use materials I find strewn about the city streets like bottle caps and broken glass.
At other times I will embrace traditional metal-smithing and use silver, copper and semiprecious stones. Whichever materials I choose, I do not hesitate to use them in unusual and unexpected ways. All of my works are hand built. It is an important part of my process to slow down and embrace time-consuming techniques like crocheting the thinnest wire or hand sawing many tiny details in tiny forms. Making my art is like tending my garden. I get the most pleasure and learn so very many things by simply taking my time.
More info: Suzane Beaubrun is a proud member of two local cooperative galleries. Her work is available through ACCI Gallery in Berkeley and City Art Cooperative Gallery in San Francisco. She can be contacted through her website.
