Gadow

Fine Art

 

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Brenda Gadow began painting after receiving a birthday gift of a Bill Alexander oil painting set. Growing up in rural Northeast Pennsylvania, she was surrounded by nature and inspirational views of the landscape to pull images from. Landscapes continue to be a focus of her studies in painting, as well as commissioned works in a variety of themes.

A Kutztown University Graduate cum laude Bachelors of Fine Art concentrating on Studio Art, she studied with Professors George Sorrels and Lynn Krizan. Post-graduation, she worked and traveled, visiting India as well as various states in the U.S. After time in New York and Philadelphia, she returned to the Endless Mountains Region of Pennsylvania.

She currently resides near Nazareth, Pa., with her husband Karl and their children, Vincent and Vanessa.  She splits her time between her home-based studio in Nazareth, and her studio in Lenoxville, PA.  Working primarily in oils or acrylic, Brenda’s work focuses on color to create mood and drama- extracting the colors seen and manipulating them to speak. The paint is a tool to create a sense of space, but also existing as an object on the surface itself.

“Before starting on a canvas, I carry the image for it in my mind for several weeks or months. I process the emotions I have about the place- then the structure of the image, all before the sketching and preliminary work begin. For this series, the locations are precious to me because of who was there- I have many happy memories woven with paint thru the brushstrokes and colors- I am both pleased, and humbled, to share these as my journal.”