“My goal is to engage
the viewer on three levels:
artistically, emotionally, and
intellectually.”—A r l e t a P e c h
Above:
Arleta Pech, Collected Toys,
oil on linen, 21 x 29”.
Right:
Camille Engel, A Song Worth Volumes,
oil on panel, 11 x 14”.
contrasts, and overall composition. “In this way, I think of
my works as abstract paintings
in the guise of realism, and I
use this criteria to inform my
choices of what to paint.”
Some artists utilize a photographic style to showcase an
ordinary subject in an extraordinary way. Sharon Guyton
Lalik enjoys painting everyday
objects in the genre of photorealism, also called hyperrealism, seeking out those original
characteristics that make an
object one-of-a-kind. “Creating paintings on a larger scale
enables me to convey the subject’s unique characteristics
and encourages the desire to
reach out and interact with