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The First Sign of Summer 14" X
20" $1600
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Indian Red 24" X
20" $2200
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Music Room $2200 Oil 24"
x 20"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Peonies & Brass Bell $1200 Oil 11" x
14"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Jelly Bean Express $1200 Oil
9"
X 15"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Oil Jug with Oranges $2200 Oil
20" x 24"
©2007
Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Sunset Princess $1650 Oil
17" X 19"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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INFORMATION ABOUT
PAINTED PORTRAITS
BY BERRY FRITZ
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BERRY
FRITZ
Berry
was born on the Isle of Wight, England but is a long time resident of
McAllen, Texas. She has taken courses at the City of London School of
Art and the University of Texas Pan American as well as workshops
with Zoltan Szabo, William Earle, Dick Turner, and Charles Baugh.
Berry has been accepted in juried shows nationwide, most notably
in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters exhibition, where she won
Best of Show in 1995.
She was awarded signature membership in the Oil Painters of
America in 1999, having been accepted in their annual
national exhibitions for the
last six years. In their 1998 competition, she won the Permalba Award for
Excellence. She has also earned Fellowship status in the American Artists'
Professional League.
She won Best of Show or First in Oils at several area and regional juried
competitions, as well as earning numerous secondary prizes and purchase
awards both locally and nationally. Berry's works are included in the
collections of The McAllen International Museum,
The World Trade Center in New Orleans, The University of Texas
Pan American, The Edinburg
Public Library, The Harlingen Public Library, and The Bosque County
Conservatory of Fine Art. She has had illustrated instructional articles
published in The Artists' Magazine and American Artist. Berry's specialty
is lushly rendered still lifes, character studies, and portraits - all done in the classical tradition.
Oriental
Elegance $900 Oil 9" X
11"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Flowers for Mary
$1900
Oil 18"
x 20"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Native Nest $1400 Oil
16"
x 16"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Bells and a Whistle $1500 Oil
14" X 18"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lotus Bowl
$700 Oil 8" X 10"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Curled Up $800 Oil 8" X 10"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Local
Girl
$2200 Oil 20" X 24"
©2007 Berry Fritz ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BERRY FRITZ
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
An art teacher once said to me
" all art should disturb." I was young and inexperienced
at the time and didn't argue with him, but his admonition dismayed me
because even during my teens I have rarely had an inclination to deliberately
disturb people in the course of my daily life, let alone through my
art. After reflection I decided that I was more comfortable
soothing, uplifting, or at least reassuring people with art that is
grounded in reality and that the disturbing stuff should be left to the
nightly news and artists with more driven concerns.
I therefore chose a quieter path, which offered
equal or even greater technical challenges. I do not regret my
choice at that fork in the road for I have found immense satisfaction
exploring the form and color of flowers or the varying textures and shapes
of the bric-a-brac that is heaped on the shelves of my studio.
I have been particularly influenced by the
Flemish and Dutch traditions of still life and interior scenes.
Although I used to reveal in exotic subjects, such as Arabian coffee pots
and incense burners, or Chinese ceramics and lacquer, these days I find
myself moving closer to home, with rugged old coffee pots, Mexican ollas
and old dolls touched by the passage of time. Fruit has been an
increasing interest lately. An apple, for example, is not just
anther round fruit. As a meticulous painter I love exploring the
color and sheen of different apples, like the shiny solid yellow of Golden
Delicious or the crimson and scarlet striations that make the Mackintosh
so alluring.
My particular inspirations in art history have
been Velasquez, Vermeer, Rembrandt and Sargent. I am also awed by
several artists of today - Joan Potter, Cary Ennis, John Morra and David
Leffel among others.
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