Teresa Kalnoskas writes about her work: “I am increasingly drawn to those works that define the universal in the particular. Focusing on an object’s essence is primarily how I immerse myself into the process—its relationships, history, and symbolism. Interpretation of the current environment and still life render a moment in time of our journey. My childhood family farm and the lush variety of the California harvest are significant influences. I explore the commonalities, preservations, transformations, and gesticulations of the object with the language of paint. There have been constants in my work—movement, directional lines, meditative observation, and relationship of forms, generally in an abstracted still life genre. What has evolved is the variation of those elements. Over time, environment, and sense of present moment have altered my horizontal, circular, inclusive, explosive, and vertical movement….The journey to the final painting takes shape by the process of layering, glazing, drawing, and scratching into the surface. The recent addition of acrylic to my preferred mediums of wax, oils, alkyd, and graphite has allowed me to incorporate a unique fluidity of form.”

Kalnoskas’ work has been shown throughout the United States and is included in corporate collections in the U.S. and China. She was born in Washington, D.C., and lives and works in Emeryville, California.

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