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August at Amapola Gallery
​Amapola Gallery presents Delfie Martinez and Vera Russell as our Featured Artists in August. In “Serendipity and Sharing,” their works include kiln glass and paintings.
Delfie Martinez is inspired by the surrounding beauty of nature, and the notion of sharing this in tactile form. Using frit, rods, stringers, sheet glass and more, Delfie turns what she sees into glass. The resulting art is not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional. She is stimulated by the near-limitless possibilities of kiln-formed glass and the serendipity of realizing a perfectly formed finished piece.  Working with kiln-firing, Martinez can never be certain what the kiln will allow the final result to be.
For artist Vera Russell, painting is an emotional response to an event or thing, fulfilling her desire to share, or perhaps preserve, the event.  This can be a brilliant sunset, an austere, time-wrinkled face, New Mexico landscapes or a fragrant purple onion.  After a highly successful multi-state career in ceramics, Russell returned to her first love, oil painting.  She has since expanded her repertoire to include pastels, acrylics, mixed media pieces.  And watercolors, speaking of serendipity.
Using vastly different art forms, both artists benefit from the serendipity of process, and proceed with a desire to share their visions of the world with others.
Meet the artists at their reception on Friday, August first, from 1 to 4, at Amapola Gallery.  The exhibition will be up for the entire month of August.
Amapola Gallery, on The Plaza in Old
Town, at 205 Romero NW.
(505)-242-4311
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Amapola Gallery Welcomes Two New Artists
Kirsten Harvey​
Stone Painting Creations
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Kirsten Harvey is a self-taught, accomplished artist primarily working in acrylic and oil, showcasing her unique stone painting creations at Amapola. Living in New Mexico provides Kirsten with numerous opportunities to capture the state's expansive landscapes, distinctive flora, and fauna. Embracing the philosophy that "anything can be a canvas", Kirsten enjoys painting on diverse surfaces, including stone, canvas, wood, and glass. Painting brings Kirsten immense joy, serenity, and fulfillment, qualities she strives to convey through her art.
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Wendy Ward
Mixed Media
I work in mixed media gravitating towards a Southwest “vibe” with color and theme. I grew up in a small town in Ohio, living next to a river I loved. During times of teenage “angst”, I would storm down to the river, sit on a rock and settle into drawing a small plant in my sketchbook. My emotional turmoil melted away. I sometimes incorporate some of my previous paintings into new pieces. I adore New Mexico and hope to express some of her charm through my pieces.
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