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An abstract painting that is primarily white, with one square of orange on the right near the bottom. Another square of pink, red, and dark blue is on the left, near the top. The top, one-fourth of the painting is a teal-blue color.
Windowpane No. 69 Acrylic and gesso on canvas, 24 in. x 24 in.

Artist’s Statement

Intuitive painting is the act of making marks and spreading pigment on a surface until it conveys a personal aesthetic. There is no predetermined finish or elaborate planning in my work. My paintings are a reflection of my life experience. I draw upon all I have encountered along this path. An understanding of the elements and principles of design is essential. Once ingrained, their use becomes second nature, intuitive. If the work fails to speak visually, no amount of esoteric rhetoric here will change it.

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An abstract painting, resembling a colorful, lighted ship against a gray sky and gray water. The ship is colored with blues, purples, oranges, yellows, and reds. There is a gray reflection of the ship in the water.
Coastal Anxiety, No. 37 Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper, 15 in. x 15 in.
An abstract painting of a person. The skin on their face is blue, their eyes are yellow, and they have short, black hair. They are looking to the right. Their body is made up of blues, pinks, and greens on the top half, and on the bottom half is black with little pictures of red, grandfather clocks inside of them. Behind the person is a half-gray, half-blue background that is split horizontally.
Loner, No. 10 Mixed media on canvas, 36 in. x 36 in.
An abstract painting. The background is mostly black, in the shape of what looks like two curtains on a stage. The rest of the painting is is primarily white, with some colors peaking through the white in between the black curtains. On the right is what looks like a person, colored with white and wearing a black cloak that blends in with the curtains. They cast a black shadow onto the white floor.
Jewels of Opar Acrylic and gesso on yupo, 19 in. x 19 in.
An abstract painting of a man sitting at a round table. The man is colored with yellow, while the rest of the room is colored in shades of blue. He sits in front of a doorway, to the left of which is a potted plant on a stand.
Windowpane No. 37 Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper, 15 in. x 15 in.
An abstract painting of what looks like a desert landscape. A tan-colored brown covers most of the canvas with one distinct block of white, green, orange, and yellow on the center. On the would-be horizon is a hill on the right, colored with maroon and navy, and a hill on the left, colored with white and orange. The sky is starkly blue, with an orange sun sinking behind the hills.
Windowpane No. 42 Mixed media on campus, 24 in. x 24 in.
An abstract painting that is primarily white, with one square of orange on the right near the bottom. Another square of pink, red, and dark blue is on the left, near the top. The top, one-fourth of the painting is a teal-blue color.
Windowpane No. 69 Acrylic and gesso on canvas, 24 in. x 24 in.
An abstract painting. On the right is a green rectangle that almost meets the top of the page. It contains black symbols that gradient out from the bottom to the top. To its left, taking up the middle-bottom of the page is a white square, which lies to the right of a smaller, light-blue rectangle. On the top of the white square is a square that is primarily green, with a mix of reds, light green, light blue, and yellow. The top and half of the left side of the canvas is a dark-teal color.
Windowpane No. 22 Watercolor, acrylic, and gesso on illustration board, 19 in. x 19 in.
An abstract painting. At the top are darker colors, like black and navy, that cascade into continuously brighter colors, like red, purple, green, yellow, and blue, into white.
Fry-Bends Watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper, 15 in. x 15 in.
A man with a long, white goatee, looking down at a tube of paint. He sits in a room with white walls, in front of a wooden table with many different tubes of paint on it. He wears a gray beanie, black, rectangular glasses, and a red, blue, and black plaid shirt.

Stan Kurth

has drawn and painted most of his life. He is a signature member of several watercolor societies, including the National Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Arizona Watercolor Association, and Contemporary Watercolorists of Arizona. He has exhibited his work locally, nationally, and internationally.

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