Spotlight: Stan Kurth

Lunatic Fringe
gesso & acrylic on Yupo, 25" x 19"
Stan Kurth

A self-described "evolving painter," Stan Kurth approaches figurative work with archetypal rather than narrative imagery. Working primarily in acrylic and gesso on Yupo, he uses a subtle palette to create rich, multi-layered pieces that hint at other levels of reality, partially hidden from our understanding.

Stan's work has been widely exhibited and collected and he has an impressive string of awards to his name. He recently became a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society and is featured as one of the ten "Ones to Watch" in the December 2011 issue of Watercolor Artist magazine.

Please hop over to Stan's website and his blog to read more about him and see more of his work.

This week at Brush-Paper-Water...

Sandy Maudlin is one of the gems I've discovered in my blogging ventures. She is a fabulous artist herself -- always pushing her work to new boundaries -- and very supportive of other artists too. We live half a continent apart, but I think if I could walk down the block and meet her for coffee, I'd feel like we'd known each other for a lifetime.

I'm issuing another "wild card" for Sandy. Although she uses transparent watercolor in many paintings, she often paints on Yupo -- a slick synthetic surface that presents a novel challenge to a watercolorist -- and she also works in fluid acrylics as well as employing unusual techniques such as wax batik on rice paper. I invite you to see more of Sandy's work at Brush-Paper-Water.