Masterworks
from the International
Guild of Realism
Opposite:
Ken Scaglia, Saratoga 300,
acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24”.
Left:
Sharon Guyton Lalik, Ketchup and Pepper,
oil on canvas, 20 x 20”.
Below:
Hebe Brooks, Patriotic Melody,
oil on linen, 30 x 20”.
points for our artist members
range from relatively inexpensive to very high,” Clapper
noted. “It’s always nice to see
an emerging artist exhibit side
by side with a living master.”
The high-quality works in
this exhibition are representative of what today’s Guild
members have accomplished
in a range of media, including oil, acrylic, egg tempera,
graphite, watercolor, and colored pencil—extending from
the ultra-contemporary to
timeless traditional realism.
Exhibiting artist Allan
Gorman is drawn to the hid-
den abstract patterns, random
shapes and aesthetic tensions
he finds in real objects—particularly within the confines of
mechanical structures as demonstrated in his painting Ruby
& Sapphire (shown on pg. 36).
“I look for a dance of patterns,
shapes and colors, and then try
to render images as best I can
so that [the viewer] can enjoy
the dance, too.” Although
many of Gorman’s paintings
appear photo-realistic, he says
the focus isn’t necessarily on
photorealism itself, but rather
on the plays of light and shadow between colors, shapes and
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