nicolestrasburg

The newly reproduced stamps are in! Both low cost reproduced stamps and new prototype hand carved images are being added weekly. New woodblock prints and etching will be included in the coming months. New dog breeds and more cats! Camping, California wildlife, and vintage trailers are coming soon! Thanks for stopping by, your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

This Etsy shop hosts a variety of original hand-pulled prints, hand carved stamps and reproductions of original work by Santa Barbara-based landscape painter and animal enthusiast Nicole Strasburg.
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“With a minimalist approach to the landscape, my work interweaves naturalistic imagery and abstract sensibilities. My focus is composition and design inspired by natural forms. In the studio I compose from drawings and photographs, developing paintings by adding and subtracting elements, creating a refined statement about time, place and atmosphere.”

While painting is Nicole Strasburg’s primary medium, printmaking is the constant diversion. After years of pursuing an art career in painting Nicole wanted to return to drawing and found printmaking a good vehicle in which to study mark making and composition. Her focus while studying art at UC Santa Barbara was charcoal drawings, subscribing to the philosophy of Georgia O’Keefe that if you can’t say it well in black and white why bother with color.

“Experimenting with other mediums, including printmaking, is a great tool to explore design and composition with the belief that all paths lead back to a richer understanding of painting.”

Nicole spends most of her time in the studio with her two border collies and is frequently visited by her husband, who kindly reminds her to go outside.
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Find me:
blog: http://www.strasburgpentimento.blogspot.com
web: http://www.nicolestrasburg.com
dealer: http://www.sullivangoss.com/nicole_strasburg

All work and images © Nicole Strasburg 2003-2012, All rights reserved