INSPIRATION INTERVIEW #99 KAREN STAMPER
COMING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH
“Remember to smile, play and then push on through!” This message keeps Karen Stamper, an English collage artist and CVP alumni, motivated in the studio. Karen draws inspiration from harbors and the urban shoreline where she works in concertina sketchbooks. She then transforms this experience and collected ephemera into rich, layered collage paintings. In this insightful conversation, Karen generously shares her expertise, the creative process of the constructing techniques to the mindset art of deconstructing and editing to create more dynamic compositions. We are introduced to her exciting new abstract assemblages that have broken free from boundaries. They are grounded in her roots, serious but playful, with great presence and energy, just like the artist herself.

#94 JOHN BUTTON

Fresh, accessible, and friendly are feelings that come to mind when viewing the paintings by John Button. It’s no surprise that these words describe his character as well. There’s an ease, humility, and authenticity in how John describes his work and the life he’s built around it. A transplant...

#44 AONDREA MAYNARD

To see the work of Bay Area artist Aondrea Maynard is to experience a world nestled somewhere between the ethereal and the nearly tangible, a space that is almost recognizable but not quite, like a just-forgotten dream. Join us and she and Nicholas dive into the inspirations and meaning of her...