GWEN CATES
Calavira Studio
Santa Ynez, California

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Gwen Cates, a contemporary colorist, does plein air oil paintings in exciting locations and creates experimental abstract acrylic pieces in her studio, Calavira Studio, in the Santa Ynez Valley. She also paints at her Virginia studio near Charlottesville.

Gwen says of her work, "My goal in painting is to astonish myself and share this sense of wonder with others. I like to take risks and make new discoveries as I paint. Colors emerge that excite me. Shapes become simplified, more abstract. I say things with paint that I cannot otherwise imagine. The act of painting transforms the way I see the world."

Click HERE to view Gwen's Cheetah Mural in progress.


 
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