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1. Bodhisattva, oil and mixed media on canvas, 36" x 36"
2. Blue Red & White, gouache and rice paper print on
       masonite, 12" x 12"
3. Enamel Pitcher & Avocados on Brown & White,
       gouache and rice paper print on masonite, 12" x 12"
4. Our Street Cuzco, gouache and rice paper print on
       masonite, 12" x 12"
5. Kuan Yin, oil and mixed media on canvas, 36" x 36"
6. Meditation, oil and mixed media on canvas, 36" x 36"
7. Om Mani Padme Hum, gouache and rice paper print
       on masonite, 11" x 11"
8. Mt. Kailash, oil and mixed media on canvas, 36" x 36"
9. Meteora, gouache and rice paper print on masonite,
       12" x 12"
10. Jewels of Nature, oil and mixed media on canvas,
       36" x 36"
11. Contemplation a Matisse, oil and mixed media on
        canvas, 36" x 36"
12. Meteroria Greece, oil and mixed media on canvas,
       36" x 36"
13. Magnified Chicken & Things, oil and mixed media on
       canvas, 36" x 36"
14. Mitla, Oaxaca, gouache and rice paper print on
        masonite, 8" x 8"
15. Beach with Kites & Things, gouache and rice paper
        print on masonite, 8" x 8"

1. Pomegrants (thinking of Matisse), 2007, oil, 36" x 36"
2. Watermelon a la Matisse, 2007, oil, 36" x 36"
3. Romeo and Juliette, rice paper print and gouache on
       masonite, 8" x 8"
4. Green and Red with White, rice paper, calligraphy and
       gouache on masonite, 8" x 8"
5. Charnal Ground Peru, rice paper print and gouache on
       masonite, 12" x 12"

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Contact Information
301 S. Chadwick Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
tel: 215-790-9914
e-mail: cpenrose301@comcast.net
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
My paintings are subconsciously motivated images provoking a beginning. “If you know exactly what your going to do, what is the point of doing it?” is a quote from Picasso, which I very much agree with. My imagery and color are a result of experimenting with various transfer methods, collage and paint application. This process inspires underlying themes, which are at times autobiographical, political, environmental, or mystical. Another source of inspiration comes from painting the landscape, especially when I travel. Painting the landscape keeps my eye in tune with the natural elements, and in turn is revisited later as a resource for work in the studio.

Education
1991-1992
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
BFA

1986
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1982-1984
Cleveland Institute of Art, Lacoste, France

1975-1979
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Awards
2006
Best of Mixed Media PA Artist, Kennedy Publications

2005
Best of Pennsylvania Artists

1990
Bookbinder’s Award

1978
American Society of Interior Design Scholarship Prize

Collections
Wolfe Block Schorr, & Solis Cohen, Philadelphia, PA
Graphic Packaging Corp., Wayne, PA
Nano Systems, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Exhibitions

2009
InLiquid's 10th Anniversary Show, Gallery 543 at URBN, Philadelphia, PA

Absolutely Abstract 2009, Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

Apotsos Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2008
Balance Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

A Show of Five, George Apotsos Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Rx Cafe, Philadelphia, PA

2007
A Show of Five, George Apotsos Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Django, Philadelphia, PA

The 148th Annual Exhibition, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Esca, New Hope, PA

2003
Pangea, New York, NY

2001
Traces of Provence, Alliance Francaise, New York, NY

2000
Lindenberg Gallery, New York, NY

1996
American Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Mare Libertum Gallery, New York, NY

Zone 1, Philadelphia, PA

1994
La Spaghetteria, New York, NY

1992
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Protean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1990
Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Art at the Armory, Philadelphia, PA

South Street Renaissance Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA

Caribou Café, One-Man Show

1988
Chiaroscuro, Chicago, IL

Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1986
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA

1985
Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1984
20th Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1983
Village des Beaux Arts, Lacosta, France

1982
Rittenhouse Fine Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA

1979
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1978
The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Rittenhouse Fine Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA

Other
1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008
Open Studio