"Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat."
Left: Detail of a painting by Monica Cook. Having been based out of Savannah, Georgia, her paintings were often classified as Neo-American Gothic, but her work transcends the label and delves deeply into psychological portraiture - creating poetry in a very visceral way.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great website. So many beautiful pictures.
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ReplyDeleteMonica Cook is an amazing artist as well as an amazing person. Goodness knows that I haven't seen her in years now, but she's truly talented and one of the finest and most accomplished artists that I personally know. She's a sweet Southern Belle who's sassy and fun and really just sweet!
ReplyDeleteYou should Google Image search some of her work. I don't think you'd be disappointed. She had a series called Migration and I think it was just so poetic.
I've been painting a little. Mostly small things. I should post them here sometime, but there just aren't enough hours in the day. Perhaps I will after my ebay auction is all done.