I paint from life, those subjects or forms familiar to me and with meaning. Primarily, I try to make art that is beautiful to the senses but I hope, in many of my works, that emotional intensity might be detected underneath a formality. I won't stop working until the emotion feels accurately depicted. Once the feeling is gone, the work is abandoned. Sometimes the work is abandoned if the subject or conditions are no longer available.

I use oil paints because they allow for the most control of mark making, but I never think about technique or theories. The process is purely intuitive and the work seems almost to come about on its own. ~Geraldne Kovats

BIOGRAPHY:

Geraldine Kovats was born in San Francisco, California. She recieved a BFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art University where she enrolled for the program's emphasis on life drawing. Geraldine interned at Walt Disney's Feature Animation studio during her final year of study, following the recommendation of director Barbara Bradley, and spent nine years making a living in animation industry. All the while, Geraldine maintained a body of autobiographical paintings, and desiring to commit herself more fully to her own art, respectfully left Disney in 2002. She spent the next few years traveling and painting in Mexico, Argentina and Chile. Currently, Geraldine lives and works in the Seattle area. Her paintings, both fine art and animation art, have been exhibited in a number of venues and publications; of note are the Orlando Museum of Art, Sotheby's Magazine, USA Today, and Newsweek.

Resume available upon request

CONTACT: info@geraldinekovats.com