Catherine Wall
Featured Artist - El Calendario de Todos Santos,
November 2000
Catherine
has been an artist all her life. Her interest began, when at the age of
ten, she won prizes for her posters. As a teenager she studied with Reginald
Marsh at the Art Students League in New York City and spent many hours
copying at the Metropolitan Museum. She also studied dance in New York
at the Metropolitan Opera School of Ballet.
After Catherine married, she and her husband moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts where she began exhibiting her painting and selling her work. There she was influenced by the school of art established at the Barnes Foundation in Marion Pennsylvania. Catherine also lived in Baltimore, Maryland briefly and was the first woman accepted as a member of the Charcoal Club. Living near Washington D.C. provided an opportunity to study the works of great artists at the National Gallery, the Corcoran and other galleries there. Catherine lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay area. There she was a member of the Peninsula Art Association and an exhibiting member of the Coastal Arts League Museum in Half Moon Bay.
Catherine has a doctorate in clinical psychology and has been influenced by the theories of Carl Jung both in her personal and professional life. Jung's book, "Man and His Symbols" was an early inspiration.
Catherine now makes her home in Todos Santos. Her studio is located at No. 4 Benito Juarez. Her paintings are in private collections in New York, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., California, and Mexico (Cabo San Lucas and Todos Santos).
Libusche Wiesendanger
Featured Artist - El Calendario de Todos Santos,
March 2000
Libusche
was born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic. She studied at the Art
and Design School in the University of Prague. Libusche migrated to Switzerland
in 1968 where she executed specialized studies at the Zurich Art and Design
School. While studying there, she developed her affinity for painting
in oil and acrylics.
For the next three years, she was modeling delicate figures of abstract females with an alien touch. With these works, she became well known among modern puppet sculptors and collectors throughout Europe. This three-dimensional experience can now be felt in her paintings, which show the human body in movement or in special light. The degree of abstraction in Libusche's works leaves the observer enough space for their own interpretations. Recently, Libusche's paintings have begun to show a Mexican influence.
Libusche's work has gained a reputation in the German part of Switzerland. She has exhibited at galleries throughout Switzerland, Italy; Germany; and Baja, Mexico. Her work is permanently displayed at Galerie Kontrast and her own gallery, Libusche Studio/Gallery in Switzerland.
Libusche came to Todos Santos with her husband Jürg in 1998, after planning the trip for 20 years The magic of Todos Santos made them decide to move here in 1999.
Libusche's works can be viewed at her gallery in the Hotel Posada La Poza and at the Galerķa de Todos Santos.
Margaret Woodall
Featured Artist - El Calendario de Todos Santos,
April 2001
Margaret
was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1947 and grew up in New York. She
majored in English and minored in Art at the University of New York in
Buffalo. As a child, Margaret grew up in the country, without neighbors,
and occupied herself with clay and crayons. Her aunt, a professional artist,
took Margaret to many museums and critiqued many of the works.
Since 1971, Margaret and her family have lived in northern New Mexico. The mountains and mesas of the southwest have always brought beauty, color and composition to her work.
In 1996, after repeated camping trips along the Baja coast, Margaret and her family built a house in Todos Santos. She now divides her time between her home in Taos, New Mexico and Todos Santos. The ocean, palm trees and the Mexican culture of Todos Santos have added more beautiful dimensions to the challenge and thrill of her painting.
Margaret works in oil on canvas or masonite and in soft pastel on sanded paper. She also prints serigraphs in limited editions. Margaret works rapidly at first, blocking in general shapes but always keeping composition in mind. Next, she concentrates on color and values, gently building color on color. Her goal is always to keep the colors mixing and alive with a strong form.
Margaret's works have been shown at art exhibits, festivals and galleries in Taos, New Mexico. Locally, her works can be seen at the Galerķa de Todos Santos.
