Elizabeth Noerdlinger, Redwood City, June 2011
My work is on display at The Main Gallery in Redwood City, California, and at the Left Bank Galleries in Orleans and Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
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My paintings for the Mysterious show began with a small photographic image from the newspaper of a famous 19th century Californian. I was very taken by his pose and expression and began to sketch his likeness on the back of an envelope picked out of the recycling box. I liked the sketch and decided to incorporate the piece of paper into a painting. My sketch doesn’t look exactly like the man, but perhaps someone will notice a resemblance. Let me know if you think you know who it is! I had a lot of fun placing these formally dressed people in natural settings and came up with all sorts of reasons for what they could possibly be doing. It occurred to me that a mystery isn’t always dark and foreboding. It can just as easily be humorously surreal on a sunny day.
Elizabeth Noerdlinger, Redwood City, June 2011
My work is on display at The Main Gallery in Redwood City, California, and at the Left Bank Galleries in Orleans and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. |