Linda Krukar's Gallery 

Artist Statement

Painting is the life force that propels me through everyday tedium.

If I can create, all is well. Beauty, joy, pain, and horror inspire me to transform my emotions to color and composition…………..aspiring to evoke energy and emotional response in those who view my work.

Recent developments that allow me to get past the technical and thrive on the energy I wish to convey have made my desire to paint even stronger. Less is more. Fewer strokes with greater control and pure color allow the energy to flow.

My challenge is to maximize the force and mood in my work, to convey to the viewer, all that the simplest of things in life can provoke.

During the fellowship period I will focus on a series called “Dirt”. This series will center on the bond between humans and the organic matter. To show how our lives are shaped by their work with the earth. Today’s world, filled with plastic this and artificial that, creates a wall with the organic matter that fuels us. “Dirt” gives us life, and the sterile, modern environment successful, civilized people pride themselves with separates us from the significance of the land. Our roots are in dirt, literally. Our future will not exist without it. It’s in our lives in ways we may not notice and often take for granted. Our respect is often non-existent. Our distain often glorified. My goal is to reunite the spirit with the soil, to use my paintings as a vehicle showing how our lives are touched by the soil under our feet. It shapes our lives, influences our decisions and teaches us about us. In addition, during the fellowship period, I will continue to share art with the community.

Through education and opportunity everyone can come to value the unbreakable bond between art and our everyday lives. Workshops for seniors and children together are scheduled to inspire the creativity and sense of community in all of us.

I have chosen to apply under the Established Artist category. The opportunities in the development of my art career have been truly appreciated. Each accomplishment fuels my quest for chance to bring art into my community, and, as important, the community into art.

The journey of learning to express emotion through painting is so much more rewarding than I ever imagined. Sharing the learning journey with others is ever more rewarding.

Artist Biography

Artist Biography

Education
  Commercial Art MATC
  Watercolor workshop with Jan Kunz, Ted Minchin, Sue Archer, Carl Dalio

Awards
  1999 Business Person of the Year, Dousman Area Chamber of Commerce
  2002 YWCA Women of Distinction Artist Award
  2002 Wisconsin Regional Art Program, state award “Matty”, “Peppers”
  2002 Wisconsin Annual State Exhibit, WRAA award “Matty”
  2003 Wisconsin Regional Art Program, state award “ Batty”

Exhibitions
  November, 2000 Harring Gallery, Hartland, Wisconsin
  May, 2001 YWCA Woman of Distinction banquet, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
  Cork Art House, Waukesha, Wisconsin
  Kawata Tree Gallery, Brookfield, Wisconsin
  Brian Becker Gallery, Hartland, Wisconsin
  Sprizzo’s, Waukesha Wisconsin
  James Store Gallery, Waukesha
  Mio Bella, Brookfield
  Rivers End, Waukesha, current

Publications
  The following titles are available in prints and note cards.
  Matty, Batty, Blue Tears, Sunflower, Hangin’ Around, Scarecrow, Dancers, Dog Days, Can’t Get Any Hotter, Pears, Best Friends, Peppers,
  Fall  Market Day, Midsummer Full Moon.

Reviews
  2001 Lifestyle West