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ALEXANGEL ESTEVEZ Alexangel Estevez is best known for his passion for the great outdoors. Whether it is landscapes or cityscapes, his
eyes capture the scene and his imagination explores the details of nature that may otherwise elude others. He enjoys being
swept away with awe-inspiring views. He uses clouds as one way to express emotion in his paintings. As an artist, he expresses
himself through oils on canvas… by pushing and pulling the paint and capturing moments in nature. His goal is to take the viewer on that same journey he had and to experience the scene as he did. Alexangel’s interest in the arts started at a young age in East Los Angeles. In 2006 he moved
to the east coast to pursue his career in visual fine arts and attended Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. There
he double majored in Studio Art and Graphic Design. He was awarded an AA in Fine Arts in 2008. Alexangel was then accepted
at the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond VA. In 2011, he was awarded his BFA degree cum laude
with a major in Graphic Design. Alex’s works are exhibited in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia and Florida galleries.
The English Romantic painter John Constable has had
a major influence in Alex’s paintings. For images of Alex's work, click here: http://www.classicamericanpainting.com/alexangelestevez
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MICHAEL
FRANCIS
Education Michael Francis studied
at the Corcoran School of Art. He went on to receive his BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. He
completed his masters of fine arts at George Washington University and studied at American University. He has held positions
at Trinity College, George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, Charles County Community College, and Prince
George's Community College. He currently teaches at the Art League School in Alexandria. And also, he has studied and taught
both individually and under the auspices of various institutions in Paris, Brittany, France, Madrid and Southern Spain, greece,
Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Thailand, Cambodia and Iceland.
Solo Exhibitions Michael has had numerous
solo exhibitions in the Washington area including two at the Georgetown Gallery and one at the Hull Gallery as well as eight
shows at Gallery K. In addition to these, he has been given individual shows through the following art organizations: The
PG County Arts and Cultural Heritage Division; The Charles County Community Commission; The Danville Museum of Fine Arts &
History in Danville, VA; The Emerson Gallery in McLean, VA; The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts ( a Virginia Museum
affiliate) in Fredericksburg, VA; The Fells Point gallery ( sponsored by the Maryland Institute College of Art); and the Foundry
on the Canal gallery ( sponsored by the U.S. Park Service).
Group Exhibitions Group shows include the
"'40-'80" exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; a two-person show at the 20th Century
Gallery, Williamsburg ( a Virginia Museum affiliate); "The Washington Landscape Transformed" at GWU; "Views of Georgetown",
at Georgetown University; a landscape exhibition at the Studio Gallery; "Realism and Representation: "New Work by 25 Artists"
at the Arlington Arts Center; "Virginia Artists, Graphic Arts and Drawing Exhibition" at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
in Richmond; and a three-person exhibit "Cityscapes" at Gallery K.
Juried Shows and Awards Juried exhibitions include
the " Allied Artist Painting Competition", NY,NY; the "Juried Exhibition" by Jane Livingston at the Arlington Arts Center;
and the "First Annual Landscape Competition" at the Tolley Gallery. Awards that Michael Francis has received include the "Virginia
Prize for Painting", the" David Lloyd Kreeger Prize" ( First Place for Painting), and the "Wadell Award for Painting", He
also was the recipient of the" William Wilson Corcoran Scholarship", the Virginia Museum Fellowship, and George Washington
University Fellowships.
Reviews "The force of Francis' skill as a painter makes beauty the
overriding effect here. The moody accuracy with which the painter conveys those establishments is not the only impressive
feature in the painting, with Francis' work, you'd think you were actually right there on the avenue."- The Current
"Only
a magician could turn the image of a Hecht's parking ramp into a work of art. And Michael Francis is just such a magician."
- Nancy G. Heller, The Washington Post
"Add Michael Francis to that list of colorist whose best work seems so instinctive
and effortless that it exhilarates the viewer and, at the same time, puts him at ease." - Roy Proctor, Richmond News Leader |
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Michael Francis |
For Michael's Gallery, please click here.
Carol Spils
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Carol Spils |
Carol's Gallery Website is currently undergoing revision. Here are some samples of her works that we have in stock:
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Carol Spils, Big Roses, 72"x54" Acrylic |
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Carol Spils, Daisies, 24" x 51" Acrylic SOLD |
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Carol Spils, A Study of Coral Roses, 24" x 30" Acrylic |
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Carol Spils, America's Children 1, 72" x 54" Acrylic |
Carol Spils,
a native of Anchorage, Alaska, has been drawing since childhood. While primarily self taught, her style has been informed
by classes at the Corcoran School of Art. Her modular, archetypal style has been widely collected in the DC area and she is
in the collections of the Childrens National Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center and
numerous private collections, both in the US and abroad. She has had one person shows at Taylor & Sons Fine Art 2001,
the Children's National Medical Center Hospital 2004 and American Painting Fine Art, NY and Market 5 Gallery
2006. Her Panda was included in Pandamania, the book of Washington pandas, and is now in Alexandria at Kid Doc,
a pediatric center.
Carol is the Art Gallery Director for American Painting Fine Art, Washington, DC.
Stevens Jay Carter
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Stevens Jay Carter |
For Stevens' Gallery, click here.
Stevens Jay Carter
has been a working artist for nearly 20 years. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey and received a B.A. in Studio Arts
from the University of Pittsburgh.
Throughout
his interesting career, Carter has always tried to be diverse and command several skills while maintaining a multitude of
visions. “I look forward to the day when contemporary artists develop their skills to match their visions.”
Carter’s
artistic credits include commissioned murals in such places as New York City, (the Pathfinder Publishing Co. and the Carlton
Arms Hotel), the City of Altoona, Altoona, PA, the Williamsport Arts Council, Williamsport, PA, the Blue Mountain School District,
Pottsville, PA, the PA State Correctional System, Harrisburg, PA, the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival, Washington, DC, the
DC Commission on the Arts U Street Festival. He also created a backdrop New World Dance Co. in Washington,
DC which has been used by former Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly and entertainer Stevie Wonder;
and more recently, he painted the Millennium Image for The Capital Jazz Fest in Annapolis,
MD. Currently Stevens is completing a Public Commission for the Montgomery County
Public Art Trust in Maryland.
In addition, Carter has exhibited nationally including the Blair Museum, Holidaysburg,
PA, the Southern Alleghenies Museum, Johnstown, PA, the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, PA, Artspace
Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Ariel Gallery, New York, NY, the Palm Beach Gallery, Houston, TX, the Ira Pinto Gallery, Washington,
DC, Gallery 10, Washington, DC, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, the Anacostia Mueseum, Washington, DC, The Smithsonian,
The Sumner Museum, Washington, DC and continues to exhibit in alternative art spaces such as, the Garfinckels Building and
the Washington Gas Co. Building, The Franklin Court Building, Washington, DC.
Carter
has won several awards such as the DC Commission on the Arts Technical Assistance Award, a visiting Smithsonian Institution
of Fellowship, several Artist in Residence grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. He won the ArTrends Gallery Choice
Awards 2000 for the best Contemporary Artist. Stevens is a 2006 recipient of The Pollock – Krasner
Foundation Grant Award. He has also held non-solicited faculty positions at Carnegie
Mellon University, Pennsylvania College of Technology, and Slippery Rock University.
Included
in his career are lectures at the Smithsonian Institute, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Pittsburgh. His bibliography
list includes Evening Magazine Channel 2, The 2-Day Show, Black Chronicle, Pittsburgh,
Magazine, the Shooting Star Review, The City Paper, DC Arts, Art Trends Magazine, The Washington Times. And most
recently the alumni publication, the Pitt News.
Carter’s
list of collectors is diverse and includes the Evans Tibbs Collection, The International Multicultural Arts Foundation, Carnegie
Library, the Mosby Lifeline Publishing Co., the Corcoran Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution and the District of Columbia.
ROSS MERRILL ESTATE An important painter and former Head of Conservation at the National
Gallery of Art, Ross Merrill's works continue to attract new collectors
and admirers. American Painting Fine Art is proud to have been chosen by the
family of this great artist to represent his works in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Ross Merrill, Twilight, 12" x 16" Oil on Panel |
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