Our Honored Original Artist Members

 

 

The driving force behind Florence's work is a narrative drawn from her personal history, the natural world, travel experiences, and above all, music. She appeared to be headed in the direction of theater as a young member of the Lambertville Music Circus, but ideas of performing merged into painting after her father gave her a set of acrylics. Her creative process involves tapping into her instincts to discover and create an expressive language using color and texture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have always strived to test my skills, imagination and patience with each

painting/project I engage in. I enjoy having contrasting styles within my work. I feel that the use of these styles helps me to develop my sense of color, form, and composition. Most of my work requires a lot of time (preparatory black & white sketches, color studies). However other paintings are done directly onto the canvas without any sketches.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I am inspired by the natural world and its human inhabitants in many cultures. Whether it be exploring exotic lands, exquisite flora or benignly neglected places, my ever-ready camera is my sketchbook. In the studio, I find it exciting to alternate and mix mediums. My work, no doubt, brings a female perspective to it. Be it in collage, photography, encaustics, painting or printmaking, it is almost always layered, both in technique and meaning".

 

 

My work is a contemporary statement worn by the elements. I am interested in texture with hidden images, movement and age. I love discarded old things, deserted places and damp basements… stones and cracked walls overgrown with nature… mysterious places where wild animals live.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandra Flood, is a full-time, self taught oil painter who's work has been received with enormous popularity over recent years.

Her work is primarily figurative, imbued with subtle yet compelling emotion.