ART GALLERIES

IN THE ATRIUM

CHERRY KOCH

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Cherry Koch works in her studio in Duluth Minnesota where she produces paintings, sculptures, and other mixed media creations. Cherry has accumulated a long history of non-traditional experiences, including warehouse art exhibits, underground fashion shows, and DIY festivals. Despite living in a city with no lack of inspiring vistas, you won’t find landscapes inside of her sketchbooks. People, emotions, and relationships are what motivate Cherry’s work. Her narrative-infused portraits are “love letters” to her friends, as she creates dreamy worlds for them to exist eternally. Making use of a bright color pallet, the paintings conjure a feeling of nostalgia while the subject matter within adds a layer of unexpected horror. This is her depiction of reality, void of toxic positivity.

IN THE RESTAURANT

MARGIE HELSTROM

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
A life of art.
The art of life.
My love of drawing and painting has been lifelong. I claim to be mostly self taught but the reality is I have been schooled and influenced by so many great artists; taking workshops and classes at the college and community levels. I work in watercolor, acrylic, gouache and oil. Viewers have shared they are drawn to my work by the use of color and whimsical perspectives of subject matter. Inspiration comes from my interpretation of interior and exterior experiences. Working from thumbnail sketches without a predetermined idea of what the finished painting will be excites me. I maintain membership in two watercolor societies along with being part of other art organizations.
One of my favorite quotes:
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” Georgia O’Keeffe

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