wanda payne:
Art is love
march 5th, 2022 - April 9th 2022
4954 Old York Rd Philadelphia, PA 19140 rushartsphilly.org rushartsphiladelphia@gmail.com
WANDA PAYNE: ART IS LOVE is on view at Rush Arts Philadelphia Gallery. If you’re interested in purchasing any of the works, please email us at rushartsphiladelphia@gmail.com.
About the Exhibition Art is Love reveals the conversation an artist has with the medium while in the process of creating and discovering self. To define who she is, Wanda Payne searches through the lines and marks she makes on the canvas, scratchboard, or pastel paper to uncover those hidden truths about her own identity. “My work is about me finding truth within myself. Society and or people around you will always have an opinion of you and what you should do. Art and the arts (painting, writing, music) … this is where you can be free.” Moving from the figurative to the more abstract, Wanda demonstrates the inner workings of her artistic expression. Even the materials used – from scratchboard to chalkboard board to your typical mediums like canvas and panel – reflect Wanda’s desire to define herself outside of the confines of convention. This is her art and her art is love.
She is Me, 2021 Scratchboard 8”x 10” $420
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Fixed or Vacant, 2021 Scratchboard 8”x 10” $490
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Neon City, 2021 Acrylic paint and paint marker on chalk paper 9”x 12” $560
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Winter's Morning, 2018 Acrylic paint and acrylic marker 5”x 7” $420
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Stirring the Pot, 2021 Black ink with brush on paper 16”x 24” $700
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Going Home, 2020 Acrylic paint, acrylic markers on bristol paper 11”x 14” $560
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Art is Life, 2021 Scratchboard 9” x 12” $420
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Insomniac, 2021 Scratchboard 5” x 7” $280
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Garden Blue, 2021 Ink on paper 6” x 9” $350
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Jamal & Shaunte, 1994 Acrylic on paper 18” x 24” $700
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Art is Love, 2021 Scratchboard 9” x 12” $420
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I am Here, 2021 Scratchboard 9” x 12” $420
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State of Mind, 2017 Black and white acrylic on paper 6” x 9” $280
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Angel Boy, 2004 Acrylic on watercolor paper 22” x 30” $700
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Someone Loves Pink, 2021 Acrylic and paint marker on chalk paper 9” x 12” $420
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Eternal Sleep, 2021 Scratchboard 9” x 12” $420
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Sweet Pea, 2021 Acrylic paint and paint marker on chalk paper 9” x 12” $420
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Joy, 2021 Acrylic paint and paint marker on chalk paper 9” x 12” $420
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Line Lace, 2021 Acrylic and paint marker on chalk paper 9” x 12” $420
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Floral Like, 2021 Acrylic and paint marker on chalk paper 9” x 12” $420
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Gerald Green, 2018 Acrylic and paint marker on canvas 10” x 10” $490
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Cocooned, 2011 Black ink on paper 8” x 10” $420
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Skins versus Shirts, 2018 Ink on paper 8” x 10” $420
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Peace Brothers, 2018 Black paint marker on paper 6” x 9” $350
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Hair, 2018 Black paint marker on paper 6” x 9” $350
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Of This House, 2018 Ink and wash on paper 6” x 9” $420
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Red MAN, 2003 Acrylic on canvas 8” x 10” $490
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Those with Wings, 2002 Acrylic on paper 18” x 24” $490
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Decisions, 2021 India ink, acrylic ink on clay panel 12” x 12” $1,120
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The Beginning, 2014 Acrylic paint on birch panel 9” x 12” $700
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I Love POSCA, 2017 Acrylic paint marker on masonite panel 5” x 7” $420
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Sisters, 1999 Acrylic on canvas 9” x 9” $490
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Dot, 2021 Pen & ink, collage background on birch 5” x 7” $420
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Changing Ideas, 2017 Acrylic, ink, color tissue on birch panel 9” x 12” $700
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Breaking Free, 2000 Acrylic on canvas 18” x 24” $560
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march 5th, 2022 - April 9th , 2022