Description
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An Observer by Margaret Kalvar-Bushnell
oil on canvas
12 x 12 inches
Year created: 2022
Description: A man wearing a formal shirt and black tie stares contemplatively to his left. His features are painted in warm, earthy tones against a minimal background.
Connection to the theme: The gaze of the African-American gentleman who modeled for this work seemed to see everything in the environment and beyond.
Artist Statement: My focus is on color and composition as expressive elements of a painting. In still lifes, landscapes, or portraits of animals or people, I attempt to capture the essence of the image, not a photo-realistic rendition, while avoiding complete abstraction.
Bio: Margaret Kalvar-Bushnell, b. 1957, studied Art History at Wellesley College while majoring in Economics and watercolor painting at SUNY-Purchase during the summer of 1976. She pursued a career in finance after graduation while continuing to draw and paint. During the 1990s, while raising her children, she studied with Michael Madigan and Hannah Fink at Artworks in Trenton and had works accepted at the Ellarslie Open in 1994, at TAWA at Ellarslie 1995, and at TAWA's Warehouse exhibit in 1995. In May of 1996, she had a solo show at the Plainsboro Public Library.
She resumed painting studies in 2017 with Charles Viera at Princeton Arts Council and in the following years has had works accepted in many West Windsor Arts Council juried shows, including their most recent exhibition, and student shows at the Princeton Arts Council, including the Master Class show in 2021. In 2020, 2022, and 2024 her pastel submissions to the Mercer County Senior Art Show won first prize in their category. In addition, she has had works on paper accepted into the 2020- 2024 juried shows at Phillips Mill and had 3 works accepted into the 2022 Ellarslie Open. In September 2022 she had a solo show of 30 works at the Present Day Club in Princeton and had two pastel portfolio pieces on sale at the 2023 Ellarslie Open. Recently, her painting Looking Up won the Juror's Award at the Mercer County Artists Show and two works were accepted, one sold, at the Princeton YWCA’s Breast Cancer Resource Center Benefit.
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