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MEET THE ARTISTS
CÉCILE BEKOLO KOÉ www.cecilebekolokoe.com
For Cameroon-born Musica RENEE BROWN
innerdepth.fi neartstudioonline.com For Buff alo, New York-based painter Renee Brown inspira-
tion comes from a variety of sources, from the artistic—Rodin, Giacometti and Kandinski are a few of her infl uences—to the spiritual, like dream interpreter John Paul Jackson. Brown's work is heavily spiritual, acting as "an expression of [the] inner visions, dreams and mystical mysteries that unfold with greater meaning to me as I move through the creative process." T rough her heavily textured, layered style Brown seeks to connect viewers to their own inner lives. Contact her at 716-553-3477 or mandyme48@yahoo. com.
Awkward, 30"x36" mixed medium on canvas
Cuban Jazz
painter Cécile Bekolo Koé, art is a means of emphasizing the simple power of joie de vivre to make each individual life—and, therefore, the world as a whole—a little bit better. Now a resident of Québec, Koé pulls from both the Western world and African cultures to inspire her artwork, which oſt en features brightly colored dancers done in gouache or wa- tercolor on paper. Joie de vivre indeed. Contact her at 450-445-1740 or cecile@ cecilebekolokoe.com.
GET TO KNOW TODAY'S RISING ART STARS
URSULA BRENNER www.ursulajbrenner.com
Ursula J. Brenner creates a diverse array of landscapes and contempo-
rary abstracts in acrylics and encaustics, using contrasts in form and color to underscore emotion in each piece. T e Germany-born artist's work refl ects a wide range of moods, from playful to mysterious. Born in Germany, Brenner has been infl uenced by a rich cultural back-
ground of old-world museums, art, music and architecture. She lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she attended Edgecliff College on schol- arship, graduating in 1978 with a BA in Drawing and Painting. "My art makes a strong, bold statement, an unambiguous statement,"
says Brenner. "Yet it can be very ethereal, too. I want people who look at my art to be transported into another realm, to transcend the normal human experience." Contact her at 513-300-9997 or ujbrenner@fuse.net.
KATHLEEN CARRILLO carrillogallery.com
"I am dazzled daily by
what life has to off er," says Puerto Vallarta, Mexico- based painter Kathleen Car- rillo. "Living in the jungle reminds me every day that magic is all around. Divine inspiration is the source of my vision, my life's work, my greatest joy!" T at joy can easily be seen in her art, which embodies the fullness and excitement of life. Car- rillo helps others improve their creative processes by connecting with nature through House of Wind and Water, an artist retreat center she owns and operates in Puerto Vallarta. Contact her at 941-932-8543 or kathleen- carrillo80@hotmail.com.