Lazarus Studio in Logan Kansas

Lazarus Studio in Logan Kansas, rolls with the hills under a big blue bowl of wide high sky and giant cottonwoods. Here an easier life style is still attainable and quiet spaces are not hard to find. Within this setting I have set up workshop to practice narratives using paint, charcoal, mixed media as a writer would use pen and paper. 

The term "expressionist" is appropriate as paint and charcoal are superb mediums to push around and offer an excellent descriptive narration. The created "stories" do not need verbalizing and offer the viewer a chance to design their own conclusions. My work in figurative is based on family photos as I research the infrastructure the visual results becoming a synopsis. My work with the abstract (or non-objective) is an exploration into painting for paints' sake and color relation. 

Please click on the gallery to view the collection. All photos on this web site by Deborah Pipes. 

A Mixed Media piece titled "All American Pillow Fight" has been accepted into the 39th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition. Only 63 entries were accepted into this year's exhibition. Opening reception is April 25th, 2008, 7 to 9 p.m., Hays Art Center, Hays, Kansas.