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About Face

A whimsical collection of paintings and musings

By Brenda York brendayork

A collection of paintings and writings by Brenda York, an award-winning California artist. This book is a collection of her favorite abstract portrait and figurative paintings from the past year and her musings about the creative process.

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Brenda York
brendayork  San Diego, California
As far back as I can remember, I have drawn and painted faces. In fact, there is much evidence pointing to the fact that I spent an inordinate amount of time drawing Sister Mary Francis in 3rd Grade instead of paying attention in math class. Recently, I've been interested in "deconstructing" the architecture of the face to see how far I can abstract it and still capture the intangible human qualities. My book, "About Face", is a collection of some of my favorite paintings and writings from the past year. I am drawn to rich, vibrant color and a whimsical, narrative approach to painting. My characters are quirky people painted with a sense of sophistication. The backgrounds of my paintings are typically thick, saturated pigment applied with a palette knife. I then draw back into the paint with symbols and words adding a linear and textural quality to the surface. I sometimes even include those elusive math symbols. Sister Mary Francis would be proud.

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