Sunday, 23 March 2008
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April's Featured Speaker: Peter Yesis
"Realism is the new avant-garde." -Peter Yesis
Peter Yesis - Biographical Information
Celebrate the common. This is the theme woven through the artwork of Midwest oil painter Peter Yesis.
Peter's paintings transform commonplace scenes into images of lasting beauty. A few chairs in the yard or an old
man on a porch become the centerpiece of a work that elevates ordinary life to the extraordinary. Peter's work compels us to slow down and value life as it unfolds right in front of us. “I look for an expression, a scene or a moment that tells an unfinished story. Art is not about magnificence or splendor, but about the unexpected simplicity and honesty of our immediate surroundings.”A native of New Jersey, Peter Yesis demonstrated a natural artistic talent early in life, but not until reaching his fifties did he pursue art on a full time basis. Working directly from his home in Omaha, Nebraska, he renders paintings in a softened, realistic style leaving space for thought and reflection. "Whether I am painting a still-life, a portrait, a figurative or a landscape, my goal is to draw the viewer 's eyes to the underlying sentience of seemingly
common objects and scenes."A number of Peter's pieces are presently exhibited at the So-Oh Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska.
His web address is www.peteryesisart.com
His daily blog is www.dailypaintingpractice.blogspot.com
He will be giving a demonstration of one of his daily paintings as well as talking about his experience selling online.
Come and Join Us at our next meeting, April 1.
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