Opposites Attract

Kim Uhlik

As a painter, I have developed the cARTographic method, adhering to the principles of simplification, generalization, and selection, and thus to the use of (most often two-dimensional) “pure” geographic forms (points, lines, triangles, quadrangles, and arcs / circles), both alone and in pattern-forming combination.

When expressed using a palette comprised of the three primary colors foundational both to the additive and to the subtractive schema – and black and white – the resultant artwork exhibits crisp  lines, well defined figures, distinctive colors, and ample “space” in which to roam, explore, and play.

Exclusive of my digital photography prints, my life-long preference has been for oil paint (and occasionally acrylic) on large canvases – reminiscent of the modernist painters – to produce contemporary works that “breathe,” and are more human in scale: visually intriguing, yet accessible.

As a photographer, I remain attentive to unusual images, or familiar subjects discovered in unusual circumstances.

Johanna Woltil

I am proficient in nearly all media. Originally, I  favored watercolors painted “Plein Air” in the impressionistic style, featuring bold strokes and bright colors. More recently, I have explored the human figure and its movement in works ranging from pencil drawings, to pastels, to acrylics, to oil paints and collages.  Looking toward the future, I am exploring the “breaking down” of figures and motion using a “grid structure” technique.