Excursions by Nanette Newbry

EXCURSIONS The Monotypes of Nanette Newbry

ARTIST STATEMENT

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ark-making has played a central role in my art for as long as I can remember.

Other than the finger painting I did as a very young kid, the first significant marks that inspired me occurred when I was ten years old. My family and I were living in Yokohama and there was a young Japanese, woman artist who painted kokeshi dolls in a person’s likeness. She also made greeting cards, and one day I bought one. Inside she had washes of color that I embellished with pencil and charcoal. I knew then I was on to something.

This series of monotypes are my intuitive expressions of life’s experiences. The large installation work is the jumping-off point for most of the other works. They develop out of my subconscious and my passion for design, color and form. They are spiritual in nature and arise out of my longing to connect with a greater part of myself, to others and to the world around me.

Nanette Newbry March 2014

ARTIST BIO

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anette Newbry was born in Pensacola, Florida and lives in Carlsbad, California. While growing up she traveled extensively with her family, going across the U.S. multiple times, living in Japan and Hawaii. This has given her a broad world view in her art. In her twenties, she was a model and actor working on the East and West Coasts. After graduating from the University of California San Diego in 1990 and majoring in visual and theatre arts, Nanette founded Studio 2055, an award-winning graphic design company.

In 2001, she returned to painting, opening Newbry Studios, a working artist and performance space. During that time, she participated in multiple solo and group exhibitions and created CrossFire and Sandboxed, performance art works relating to contemporary social and political themes. She’s is a visiting lecturer and critic at universities and art colleges.

Nanette was drawn to the encaustic work of Jasper Johns and began painting with wax in 2005. She’s discovered that the medium’s characteristics allow her to deepen the meaning and metaphors in her work. She is an avid yoga practitioner and spiritual seeker.

Ursula

2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 17 x 16 inches

Beginnings

2013 Encaustic monotype on archival paper 16 x 16 inches

Reaching the Living

2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches

Figure in a Landscape

2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 153/4 x 153/4 inches

California Jetty

2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches

California Light

2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches

After

2013 Encaustic monotype on archival paper 16 x 16 inches

Tree of Life

2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 18 x 18 inches

New World

2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches

Two Trees Side by Side

2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches

Jetty

2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches

Orange and Green Sky

2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa mounted on board 16 x 16 inches

Sierra Summer

2013 Encaustic monotype mounted on board 12 x 12 inches

Jetty Place

2012 Encaustic on Masa mounted on board 15 x 15 inches

Transgression

2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 14 x 12 inches

Transgression II

2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 15 inches

11.9.45

2014 Encaustic monotype on paper 24 x 18 inches

Transformation 2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 12.5 inches

Down by the Sugar River Next to the Cornfield 2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 26 x 20 inches

A Long Way Back 2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 26 x 20 inches

Excursion

2013 Twelve encaustic monotypes on Rives with backlighting 104 x 60 inches

Excursion (detail)

2013 Twelve encaustic monotypes on Rives with backlighting 104 x 60 inches

Bypass

2012 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 26 x 20 inches

Tree of Life II

2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 20 x 22 inches

Hurricane Alley

2013 Encaustic monotype on paper 22 x 22 inches

Twin Cities

2012 Encaustic monotype on paper 24 x 35 inches

Leaving Denver About 2 O’clock 2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives 26 x 20 inches

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NANETTE NEWBRY 2055 Westwood Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 P 760.729.8205 C 760.458.4427 E info@newbrystudios.com W www.newbrystudios.com © 2014 Nanette Newbry and Newbry Studios