Genie Appel-Cohen
My art, like my heart, has changed through the years. Still, I consider myself to be an Expressionist. I use color boldly to express feelings that, I hope, excite my viewer. My art is an invitation, a flirtation, and a dance. When a collector falls in love with one of my paintings, we form a deep connection, a relationship, and a quiet understanding. After all these years of painting, it is still this "connection" that fuels my creativity.
The process for my current work, "The Energy of Objects," is quite complex. The paints I use are manufactured in France. Each painting takes over 600 hours to complete. The first layers include careful preparation of the wood panels, transfer of my original designs, then painstaking outlining with the gold or silver relief outlines. In addition, many of the designs include complete three dimensional stencil motifs that lay beneath the shiny paint glazes.
Please enjoy your visit to my website, I am grateful for your attention and I am blessed to create the work you see within these pages. Thank you!
Genie Appel-Cohen