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PAINTINGS

NEW WORK

Passion Flower

Oil on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches, 2016

Hidden Chambers

Oil on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches, 2016

"Rabbit" & "Rock" mini paintings

3 x 2 inches, oil on paper, 2015

Wendigo

Oil on wood panel, 13 x 12 inches, 2016

Ferdinand Oil on wood panel, 12 x 12 inches, 2015

More Than Words Oil on wood panel, 16 x 12 inches

Momemto Mori Oil on panel, 2.5 x 2 inches

Date Night Oil on wood panel, 25 x 15 inches

Lady Catwoman Oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 inches

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Lord Batman Oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 inches

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It's Like That Oil on wood panel, 14 x 11 inches

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Cloud Nine Oil on wood panel, 14 x 11 inches

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Abduction of the Simian Women Oil on wood panel, 42 x 42 inches

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Knowledge is Power Oil on wood panel 10 x 8 inches

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Castaway (Mary Ann) Oil on wood panel, 16 x 12 inches

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Castaway (Lovey) Oil on wood panel, 16 x 12 inches

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Castaway (Thurston) Oil on wood panel, 16 x 12 inches

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Castaway (Ginger) Oil on wood panel, 16 x 12 inches

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Biggie Bird (Notorious B.I.R.D.) Oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 inches

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Clear All The Madness Oil on wood panel, 9.5 x 7.5 inches

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Morning Glory Circle (diptych, left) Oil on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches

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Morning Glory Circle (diptych, right) Oil on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches

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Get Your Hero On Oil on wood panel, 20 x 16 inches

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Moss Fawn Oil on wood panel, 16 x 12 inches

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N.W. A. (Nuthatches With Attitude) Oil on wood panel, 23 x 17.5 inches

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Lil Bub's Moonlight Ride Oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 inches

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The Arrival of the Snow Bunny Oil on wood panel, 20 x 24 inches

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The A-Team (Athena) Oil on wood panel, 9 x 6 inches

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The A-Team (Murdock) Oil on wood panel, 3 x 3 inches

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The A-Team (Baracus) Oil on wood panel, 3 x 3 inches

EVENTS

Isabel Samaras

Known for lush and meticulously painted riffs on Old Masters that feature pop culture icons of the past, Isabel Samaras’ ribald images are woven with references to classic horror movies, ancient mythologies, cherished TV characters, tribal societies, and childhood fairy tales. Magical realism and the forbidden fantasies of fabled characters frolic in a world where elusive desires become reality, re-imagining ill-fated journeys that turn into enchanted honeymoons. A common thread that runs through much of Samaras’ work like a red string tied to her heart is that of love: maternal affection, romantic devotion, illicit enchantments, tender yearnings, unrequited passion, and the idea that everyone, even monsters or disembodied hands can find someone to love them. Her painted narratives, classical in technique and pop in content, often revolve around issues of making things end the way we wish they would. Exploring “What if?” and “Why not?” she brings human desires and foibles to fictional characters, studying the human condition through the eyes of popular culture by jamming old and new together in the visual equivalent of a mash-up song.

ABOUT

EXHIBITIONS 2016

January:
Fade To Black
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

February:
In Our Veins
Nuvango Gallery, Toronto, Canada

April:
Last Gasp Anniversary Show
111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA

November:
Napoleon Complex
AFA Gallery, New York, NY

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