Woods, Water & Sky | Tom Maakestad & Wayne Potratz

In work he describes as a realist fiction, painter Tom Maakestad combines surface treatment, created light, and color theory to suggest places that appeal to him. While they suggest an actual place or time of day, he does not attempt to create a copy of an event or location- allowing the image to thrive on its own as a cohesive composition.

Sculptor Wayne Potratz investigates how each subtle step of the fiery foundry process combines with the metaphysics of the spirit to make works that seek to be completely authentic.  By the fire, both the art and the artist are refined, tempered, and transformed.

Image: Wayne E. Potratz, “Maymaygwishiway Goes Canoeing”, Cast Bronze, Stone, Fishskin, Copper, Glass, Steel Gromps; 10L x 9W x 10.5H;