Lanning Gallery: Art in All Forms [Sedona Arizona]

"Equus Caballus"
Mixed Media/Acrylic on Canvas Painting
32" x 44"

Kathleen Kinkopf - A Featured Artist of the Lanning Gallery [Sedona Arizona]
 

THE HORSE SERIES

"Life sometimes takes you full circle, most of the time without even asking you. During the process of creating a new series of work, my sleeping passion for horses was reawakened and I intuitively felt I just had to paint them.

"I grew up with these majestic creatures, feeding, grooming, riding and showing them. Amazingly, after all these years, my intimate and responsible relationship with these majestic creatures still lies deep within me and is obviously still a large part of me. The impression of their incredible mass, sensuous grace and spirit - spoken with endearing eyes - is unforgettable. Including [horses] in this new group of paintings pays homage to them, and is a visual expression of my rekindled love for them."

"One of my greatest inspirations for a heightened energy flow within me, and in my surroundings, is my relationship with horses. I have learned so much from them over the years and they continue to teach me something with every encounter. From them I have learned power without ego, strength without intimidation, and spirit with consideration. I forget who I am and bask in the amplified senses of sight, sound and smell. I connect with them on an intuitive level and we work in unison without having to utter a word. While I get lost in the moment I never lose touch with the power of this creature, nor its sensitivity to touch and kindness. For me, my quiet space is my connection with horses, as much in their physicality as in their spirit and heart. Just being in their presence empowers me with new energy. This experience has enriched my life, teaching me patience, tolerance and understanding toward myself, other people, and challenging situations in my everyday world."

 
 

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"Morning Mist"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
50" x 30"

"Post"
Mixed Media/Acrylic on Canvas Painting
32" x 44"

 

"Going Home"
Mixed Media/Acrylic on Canvas Painting
24" x 32"

 

"Silent Contemplation"
Mixed Media/Acrylic on Canvas Painting
32" x 60"

 

THE FACES SERIES

 
“I have been creating this series of faces for more than a year, changing little about the face itself, but making each piece unique in its color, patterns and mixed-media head pieces. While not an expert of eastern religion, history or studies, I am drawn to the beauty, sophistication, complex simplicity of eastern philosophy, design and its ethereal sense.
 
“To me, these faces express the faces of the world, incorporating modernism with tradition and making them even more impactful in the large format and the mixed media, with one-of-a-kind headpieces.”
 

"Wabi Sabi"
Mixed Media/Acrylic on Canvas Painting
54" x 44"

"Zen Kami"
Mixed Media/Acrylic/Silver Leaf on Canvas Painting
54" x 44"

 
"Wabi Sabi", the Japanese art of impermanence, is a complex eastern philosophy and aesthetic ideal shrouded in centuries of mystery. While challenging to simplify its meaning, it can be fairly described as "the embodiment of the Zen cosmic view, seeking beauty in the imperfections found in all things while in a constant state of flux, evolving from nothing and devolving back to nothing." Although our state of "being" is in a perpetual state of movement, there are captured moments in time which allows us to contemplate, reflect and understand. To me, this piece, named Wabi Sabi, captures the momentum of life in a visual expression, and is here for you to take in the beauty, feel the momentum of life (movement in the ribbon), and to accept both the perfection and imperfection of the human essence.
 
 
   
 

"When I Get to Heaven"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
24" x 12"

"Blue Suede Boot"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
24" x 12"

 

"Texas Twist"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
24" x 12"

 

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