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FLAX interviews artist Jennifer Ewing Jennifer Ewing is an artist who works in multiple mediums—drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and more. She has been working within a “spirit boat” theme since 2004—a theme that presents the boat as an archetypal symbol of passage. Her spirit boat artworks have evolved collectively in depth, through time and different media. In addition to art making, Jennifer teaches workshops. Her work has been widely exhibited, including a current sho …

FLAX interviews local artist Ingrid C. Lockowandt Ingrid C. Lockowandt brings a powerful and unique approach to her paintings, noted for their vibrant colors and crisp edges. Her portraits and figurative works inspire awe through their depth and emotion. In her work she tries to look beyond the surface of her subject’s likeness to reach the spirit, character and essence of her subject. Studying the human condition has always been a tremendous inspiration to this artist. Portraits …

FLAX interviews local artist Brett Goodroad Brett Goodroad (b. 1979) grew up in Montana and lives and works in San Francisco, CA. He received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has previously exhibited at the Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco (2013), and the Drawing Center, New York (2014). Goodroad has been the recipient of the Millay Colony for the Arts, NY (2009) and Vermont Studio Center awards (2006), and most recently, the Tournesol Award, Headlands Ce …

Abstract painter Tesia Blackburn is passionate. She is passionate about the formal tools of art: line, shape, color, form, texture and light. She often works in series, taking inspiration from music, architecture, and the world around her. She captures the harmony and beauty in seemingly simple elements. In building up many layers of paint, she creates works that have depth of translucent color, luminosity, and strength in design.Hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana, Tesia has been a working …

Jane R. Willson is a figurative painter who creates historical narratives in a magical realism style. Her current work explores ancient folk and fairy tales, using eastern and western painting techniques that span traditional and digital media. She has painted and curated six solo exhibits since 2009, all of which focus on historical phantasms—from antiquated beasts (as depicted by Pliny) and the Ukrainian Red Forest, to ancient fairy tale narratives as they play out in contemporary cul …