A lifelong artist, Denise Siegel has studied drawing, figurative sculpture, printmaking, and oil painting. Denise celebrates every medium by illuminating the process to achieve each finished piece. Brushstrokes are revealed rather than smoothed away. Subject matter is simplified to showcase the feeling, the essence that Denise intends to convey.
In her recent solo show “Painted Prairie,” Denise celebrates these Midwest landscapes she finds lush and chaotic, evocative yet peaceful. Each seasonal display is a feast for the eyes with unending variety, forms, colors, and movement.
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Abstracts
I love gesture and movement. Shapes and colors are endlessly engaging and interesting. When is an abstract work completed? When I decide to stop after studying the piece intermittently for days, even weeks, and am satisfied with the result – for now.
Florals
Conveying how evocative florals can be is my interest and goal. I zoom in to feature a detail and use brush strokes gesturally. It’s all about feeling the beauty.
Landscapes
I’m fascinated with the landscapes of other painters and how they “see” what’s in front of them. My focus is on controlling colors, strokes and details that put you in that place!
Figurative
Dynamic anatomy – the interactive movement of the body – has always fascinated me. I’ve studied the figure since I was a child, from copying drawings by the masters to endlessly sketching my own hand. I have drawn, sculpted, woodcut, etched, monotyped, and painted figures in a variety of poses and backgrounds.
Portraits
A portrait only works if it looks like the person being interpreted! I look and modify, and look and modify, until the subject emerges and the client sees that person in the painting.
