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Eileen Cooper
As an artist, I observe and absorb things—shapes, lines, colors, textures — the vibrations of the universe, large and small. My paintings and three-dimensional assemblages express life’s energy by capturing the immediacy of each subject’s fragile time narrative. Edges vibrate and rich hues add depth and strength. Bold brushstrokes drive action and flow–the brisk pulse of faces, figures, still life, and landscapes. Line moves, color moves, nothing stands still. My sculptural approach encourages objects to spill over edges back and front, in and out, performing an artistic dance in spacetime.
I’ve been an artist for over 60 years, working in several styles depending on subject matter and mood. Most work is expressionistic and aimed at interpreting the compositions’ psychological spirit using non-restrictive color and muti-dimensionality. I also render classical botanical illustrations. I’m a professor, teacher, author, and artist. I’ve traveled the world for inspiration and insight.
Varoujan Froundjian
Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1952 from Armenian ancestry. Becoming a permanent citizen of the USA, provided me with an abundance of opportunities to view, study, be inspired and create art without any restrictions or limitations to a particular dogma, genre or style.
I am an artist who practices art in various mediums and methodologies. I began as a digital artist creating images using various software such as Adobe Photoshop, or Procreate, a drawing and animation app for iPad. And most recently thanks to positive feedback and encouragement I received at the Five Points Arts Center, I began to paint. Now I shift effortlessly from traditional painting to creating still and abstract films in digital medium.
In both my paintings and digital art, I do not intend to provide any particular motif, expression or a particular theme. Most of the time, both my paintings and digital art are simply the expression of a stream of consciousness which without even my knowledge, it pours out creating shapes and forms without any particular intentions or discipline.
Micky Jansen
Born in the Netherlands, Micky Jansen expressed herself through art at a very young age and attended the Royal Academy of Art in the mid-sixties. She lived in the South of France for several years before moving to Arizona in 1979. She has studied and painted with several artists in Europe and the United States.
Micky has shown her work internationally. Her paintings can be found in private collections throughout Europe and the USA. Her work is influenced by Franz Marc, Paul Klee, Kadinsky, Picasso, and her passion for horses and the natural world.
In much of Jansen’s work the feminine human body is central, yet skillfully intertwined with nature and the synergy of the universe. The aura of her work may have been born during her respective “rebirth” on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona where she lived for two years in almost total isolation with her beloved horses and dogs. She transformed herself into a full-time wife and mother of four into the independent and self-assured artist she is today.
The energy and emotions of the different stages in her life can be felt throughout her art. The underlying theme of Jansen’s art is evident – the celebration of the beauty of life and living, of the interconnection between all things.
For eight years Micky ran her home and studio, “Blue Amazon Ranch and Studio”, in the Rio Verde Foothills of Arizona and was co-owner of two galleries and working studios in Cave Creek, AZ. In 2018, she moved her home and studio across the country to Goshen, CT, to once again be surrounded by nature.
Suzan Scott
“…as a painter, my language is line and color and shape. They are my tools, they
are my voice…made visible.
For me, the question is never ‘what am I looking at?’ the question is: ‘what do I
see?’
I have created a way of art making that combines my interests in art, nature, and
science. Nature informs my work and directs my eye; the effects of light, color
and atmospherics feature prominently in my work. New visual information
constantly presents itself to me. Close observation and awareness of the
moment play a big part in my art practice.
The work begins outdoors with simple observations of my environment. Elements
of light, color and shape draw my eye, as do perceived patterns and relationships
between objects. I often jot down simple notes on the spot to help me recall my
impressions.
In the studio I’ll begin to work from notes and memory to explore my
observations. With each sketch, I search for just the right degree of abstraction,
seeking to remove the obvious and allow me a more open interpretation.
I often produce a number of small studies, working with a variety of media and a
range of scales, in an effort to more fully develop what I’ve seen and
experienced. As I work, I often move further and further away from the specifics
of the actual subject matter and closer to the experience of being.
I rely heavily on visual memory and intuition to create work that is not time or site
specific but evocative, specific, only to itself.”
