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Joan Konkel, a contemporary artist, working in Washington DC, is featured at the Judy Ferrara Gallery in Three Oaks, MI, from February 1st to April 30th.
Joan Konkel's dynamic works combine painted canvas and sculpted mesh, blending the painter's palette with the sculptor's sense of optical magic. Konkel begins with a painted canvas and layers both aluminum and fiberglass mesh over the base painting, purposely creating an illuminating effect as light travels through the layers of mesh and paint. Konkel also incorporates her fashion design expertise into her compositions suggest the …