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About the Work
Painting, for me, is an act of fidelity to what is before and beyond me. I work from life, often in challenging conditions. I have learned to trust in difficulty— where transformation is most likely to happen, both on the canvas and within myself. I gravitate toward subjects in motion or complexity: a tangle of branches, moving water, or a familiar person in conversation.
The landscapes and still lifes are composed much like my lifelong work in portraiture: frontal and focused. Some paintings unfold slowly; others come about quickly. Regardless of pace, every encounter teaches me something essential.
These paintings are offerings. They ask for endurance in their making and perhaps now from the viewer. I hope they provide space for contemplation and connection.
About the Artist
Based in the Bay Area, Geraldine Kovats has exhibited her paintings on both U.S. coasts, with works in private collections. Before dedicating herself full-time to painting, she was a Senior Lecturer and contributed background paintings to Imitation of Life, an independent short that premiered at the 2013 Venice Biennale and screened internationally.