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THURSDAY • APRIL 16, 2015 | U-T SAN DIEGO | Mission Federal ArtWalk

Mission Federal ArtWalk | U-T SAN DIEGO | THURSDAY • APRIL 16, 2015

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Mission Federal ArtWalk | U-T SAN DIEGO | THURSDAY • APRIL 16, 2015

Chosen to capture the essence of this fine art festival, our Featured Artists this year hail from all over the Western US. These talented artists will showcase their unique offerings at Mission Federal ArtWalk. For a preview of these artists and all other participating artists, visit missionfederalartwalk.org

The Best Feeling Ever, Mixed Media Big Sur, Collage Zebra, Mixed Media

MARK ALLEN

markandrewallen.com tent #383 A mixed media collage artist, Mark Allen gained recognition for his trademark aesthetic, based on a narrative of modern American culture. He blends urban street art with his background in typography, mixed media collage and abstract expressionism. His work has gained widespread notoriety, being featured on national television shows and films, and is showcased in numerous galleries throughout the world.

SUE BRITT

papertapestry.net tent #342 Originally studying architecture, Sue Britt eventually found her artistic calling in contemporary landscape with one very unique medium – paper tapestry. Her passion for architecture weaves in and out of her art, creating vivid and colorful plaits of places she has been and seen. Inspired by her love of hiking, Sue’s art depicts themes of the Southern California landscape: the fire cycle of destruction and rejuvenation, water’s force on the landscape, and change over time.

ELLEN DIETER adelmanfineart.com tent #727

Working in acrylics, mixed media and oils, Ellen Dieter paints nearly every day. The result is a very diverse and dynamic portfolio. After studying in Paris for a decade, Ellen now splits her time between Hawaii and San Diego. In both her abstract and figurative pieces, viewers enjoy Dieter’s spectacular illustrations of balance, composition, light, color, movement, and feeling. Ellen’s work explores the highs and lows of the human experience in a clear expression of what it means to be alive.

Enough, Watercolor

CHRISTINA LETA defectivebarbie.com tent #858

Christina Leta is a watercolor portrait artist, inspired by surrealism and the visceral technique of urban art. Her chosen medium enables her works to develop lives of their own, with a deconstructed look, allowing the viewer to fill in the blanks. Letting the paint drip and run, Christina’s compositions make as much of a statement with their use of negative space as the painted areas.

“Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.”

~Amy Lowell

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“Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.”

~John Ruskin

Zebra Ring, 18K Gold, Diamonds

DOROTHEE NAUMBURG

dorotheenaumburg.com tent #501 Dorothee Naumburg is an accomplished jewelry artist who was trained in a formal goldsmith apprenticeship in Germany. Created in 18K gold, 14K gold and platinum, her pieces often show her signature texture and are accented with fine gemstones and pearls. Dorothee edits her design to eliminate unnecessary elements, resulting in a sculpted, contemporary feel to her pieces that allow the design and materials to reveal themselves.

Attraction, Mixed Media

KAREN O’BRIEN keobrien.com tent #728

Karen O’Brien is a self-taught mixed media painter, with an urban, primitive style. She began her creative journey as a teddy bear and doll artist. From there, she ventured into collage and painting where she creates a world of soulful, contemporary figures she calls her “Urban Folk”. Her approach to art is: “No mistakes, just dive in and see what happens.”

Carga, No Carga, Oil Jazz Sax, Oil, Metalworking, Copper, Acrylic

SCOTT PALMER

copperphoenixstudio.com tent #329 Scott Palmer is a mixed media artist, using copper, acrylics and oils. After an initial pursuit of an impressionistic plein air style, he discovered the use of metals in his work and consequently, his true aesthetic passion. Palmer strives to create fluidity in his designs by sculpting the metal into dimensional shapes and adding patinas and paint that showcase the copper’s natural beauty.

TIM PATTISON tornillofineart.com tent #864

A well-traveled oil painter, Tim Pattison’s inspiration is drawn from ordinary people he meets on his extraordinary journeys. He is inspired by the remarkable dignity he finds in different cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic groups. His style features bold lines and colorful, yet muted tones, showcasing a variety of patterns and textures which keeps the viewer’s eye moving, only to refocus on the piece as a whole.

Mission Federal ArtWalk | U-T SAN DIEGO | THURSDAY • APRIL 16, 2015

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HONG RUBINSTEIN onedreamdesign.com tent #350

Ocean’s Dream, Pottery

Hong Rubinstein is a ceramic artist originally from Jilin, China. Now living in Palm Springs, Hong relies on her sense of adventure and excitement to create unique sculptural, ceramic art on the wheel. Each piece is one-of-a-kind, as she does not use any molds. Using this freestyle technique, she allows fluid movement to shape her highly-collected masterpieces.

chrisschwimmer.com tent #731 An abstract figurative artist, Christine Schwimmer paints to express her emotions as she explores them, mixing paint directly on the canvas and using fabrics, charcoal and scratching to create texture. Her figurative paintings are most often faceless, as the artist invites the viewer to complete this part of the painting. The beauty of her work is the journey she undertakes to create them.

Red Carpet, Mixed Media

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