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112 S. 20th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Contact Estelle @ earth & sky tél: 215.751.0344 fax: 215.751.0840
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ARTIST STATEMENT Energy, emotion and organic cosmic elements are subjects I really deliberate over. My work has always been about tapping into the free spirit within. The Earth & Sky elements are the main focus of my paintings. The Balance of both! All is one, one is All... My improvisational painting techniques, which blend ambient movements with cosmic freeforms , has set me on my own path. My paintings are a composition of mixed media : Oils, acrylics, watercolors, charcoals, clays & pastels, organic botanicals & quartz crystals are just to name a few. My freehand brushstrokes are applied on canvas like icing. Layers and layers of smooth, cosmic hues, with lots of blues, greens, earth tones and drips of white are meshed together in organic shapes and textures. . Recently, I have been mentally gathering color palettes and energy from my recent journeys . My art helps me to express the energy and the emotions that I feel inside. “I see beauty in the most simplest things in life”. The energy of the locals, the spices, the colors, the history, and of course the wonderful nature & cosmos that surrounds them. When I mesh all theses elements, I come up with a organic energy sphere, kind of like an aura of the place I have been. Some say that the “eyes are the windows to the soul” I want others to feel the energy thru my paintings But as my journeys expand so does my work, always finding new ways create my pieces of ambient abstract art.
Om Shanti \ ~ Estelle Carraz –Bernabei
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EDUCATION Bachelor B.F.A American College of Applied Arts Photography 4 Years
SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Balance Gallery-Philadelphia Lankenau Institute for Medical Research The Enclaves Community Building Philadelphia Ten Stone-Philadelphia Freeman’s Auction House-Philadelphia Zonk Gallery-Philadelphia Art+Furniture Exp. Dane Décor Design Philadelphia La Colombe-Philadelphia, Manayunk PA St. Asaph Church, Bala Cynwyd PA Gallery 90-Marietta, GA Studio 7-Annecy France Cariboo Gallery-British Columbia DaVinci Art Alliance-Philadelphia Theater on the Square– Marietta, GA Alder Gallery-Calder, OR The Reiki School-Philadelphia Le Café Crepe-Marietta, GA Defoor Gallery, Atlanta GA New World Coffee ,Philadelphia PA Mills of East Falls Gallery -Philadelphia, PA Show of Hands -Manna Red Wall Gallery- Atlanta GA Nomenclature Museum-Atlanta GA Kennesaw Bank, Kennesaw GA Marietta Civic Center Kaleidoscope , Marietta GA
AWARDS Bartrams Garden-DaVinci Art Alliance 2nd Place Women’s Club Art Student Award Emilio Pucci Scholarship Award Kennesaw Bank Art Fund Student Award SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) Art Scholarship 1991
AFFILIATIONS InLiquid.com-Philadelphia Saatchi Gallery-London , Art Forum Caladan Online Artist Gallery Women’s Caucus for Art-National DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA Hidden Oak Poetry Journal, Resident Artist/writer Artist Registry , Balance Gallery ,Hinge Online
MEDIA EXPOSURE The Redecorators-HGTV, The Discovery Channel Subterra Magazine, Hidden Oak Poetry Journal Ritz Theater Screens Philadelphia
BENEFITS/AUCTIONS Forbes Foundation Community Coalition Support Center for Child Advocates University of Pennsylvania Annual Fine Art Equal Justice Clean Water Act Fund Art Reach Koresh Dance Studio Ash Contemporary /Painted Bride Ivy Tech Culinary Arts Banquet Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie Show of Hands MANNA
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