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Sasha Kinens:
When I first saw the paintings of the Symbolists
and the Pre-Raphaelite artists, I felt an immediate connection.
Their sensitive, romantic subject matter moves me still. Their
symbolic stories captivate and inspire me to create my own
tales of life today. Painting is not only therapeutic but
serves as an emotional release.”
Called a latter-day symbolist, Kinens work is heavily influenced
by Symbolism and the Pre-Raphaelite movement in the tradition
of J.W. Waterhouse and Odd Nerdrum. Trained in classical realism
by James Prohl, Kinens disdains reality and instead provides
a visual journey into her emotions. The technical aspects
of her classical training have given her the freedom to paint
realistic figures and place them in unrealistic or mystical
settings.
Of Latvian descent, Kinens’ work has been featured in
galleries in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Kinens has
received numerous public and private commissions, including
a painting for the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado
and a portrait of writer Russell Kirk. She has also illustrated
several children's books and teaches private art classes.
We will be featuring the work of Sasha Kinens,
oil paintings inspired by vintage French Poscards , around
the corner at Coquette
Cafe
316 N. Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, WI through September.
Sasha is the featured artist at Fratello's
Wake Up on Water Brunch on Sundays from 10:00 to Noon through
August.
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| Cachou - oil on linen |
La Gaillare - oil on
canvas |
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| Bonne Annee - oil on board |
Soupe Paysanne - oil
on board |
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| Les Yeux - oil on board |
Parfum des Levres - oil
on board |
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| Maison Vogades - oil on
linen |
Parfumerie - oil on board |
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| Detail of a painting in
progress |
Santa Theresa - 5 1/2
x 7 1/2 inches |
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| Lone Cypress - 10 x 13 inches |
Olive in the Middle -
10 x 13 inches |
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| Giardini Boboli - 10 x 14
inches |
My Terrace - 5 1/2 x
7 1/2 inches |
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| Provence -9 1/4 x 7 inches |
Sidewalk in Murano -
9 1/4 x 7 inches |
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| Conitare Su (Rely On) -
50x60 inches |
Constanza Maria Novella
- 20x26 inches |
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| Doll Maker's Studio - 10x11
inches |
Empty - 19x22 inches |
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| Circolo - 5x7 inches |
La Santa - 5x7 inches |
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| Santa Maria - 8x10 inches |
Before Prayer - 8x10 inches |
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| Joan of Arc - 11x14 inches |
Street in Florence - 5 1/2
x 8 inches |
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| Cordelia - 28x38 inches |
Songbird - 28x48 inches |
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| In Time - 18x24 inches |
The Actor - 7.5x5.5 inches |
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