I visited Brenda Goodman's studio a few weeks ago and saw these three new paintings. The only question I have is which lucky museum is going to invite her for the retrospective she so rightly deserves?
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| Wild Thing-You Make My Heart Sing 50 x72 oil on wood 2013 |
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| Kickstart 56 x79 oil on canvas 2013 |
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Jingle Jangle Morning 51 x 58 oil on wood 2013
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| Brenda also showed me these two paintings that she had just gotten back from collectors. I asked her to write a few words about them as they seem very connected to the new work. |
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| The Cat 1970 |
"An old friend who I lost contact with many years ago got in
touch with me and offered to return a cat
painting I did in 1970. It was done 5 years out of
art school. She was downsizing the amount of belongings she had. I remembered
the painting and even though I hadn’t seen it in over 40 years my emotional connection to it never went a
way. Now I have it in our living
room and feel so happy to see it everyday."
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Breakthrough 1985
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"Two weeks after this event a collector called me and said he
was looking for a new home (hopefully a museum) for a painting of mine he
bought in 1985 from the Ed Thorp Gallery. The painting is called “Breakthrough” and indeed it
was when I painted it and though I didn’t want to sell it I so badly needed the
money and had to let it go. I said
to him I would do anything to have that painting back. We settled on a price. I bought my painting back and am overjoyed."
Here is Brenda's studio:
There is a review of her work here and here
Thanks Brenda for allowing me to visit and also sending me some better pictures!!
