Uyehara
Uyehara
Los Angeles, California United States
Los Angeles, California United States
ELIZABETH UYEHARA
PAUL UYEHARA
Elizabeth (Beth) Maltbie Uyehara was born in Ohio and was a Fine Arts major at Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio,) and Journalism major at California University, Northridge. She has also studied at Otis College of Art & Design Evening College, in Los Angeles, including drawing studies with Arnold Mesches, and painting studies with Bonita Helmer. For 12 years, until 2002, she was employed as an editor and feature writer at the Los Angeles Times newspaper. She also became a specialist in genealogy, publishing several books, and was featured in the public television series ‘Ancestors.’ In 1975 she married fellow artist, Paul Uyehara, and together they enjoyed a to paint and exhibit her art in the US and Europe. After a challenging and courageous
Above: Right Top: Bottom: Above: Waterboarding No. 1 Acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 41 x 91 cm Left Top: The Taking Acrylic on canvas 42 x 32 in. or 107 x 81 cm Bottom: Acrylic on canvas 40 x 32 in. or 102 x 81 cm
her beautiful talent and spirit in her artwork. “I explore the many new media available today: metallic paints, spray enamels, acrylics and glazes of all kinds. While my underlying
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Website: www.elizabethuyehara.com Email: pmizum@earthlink.net
Acrylic on canvas 32 x 48 in. or 81 x 122 cm Acrylic on canvas 24 x 32 in. or 61 x 81 cm Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 in. or 102 x 76 cm
Known for his masterful drawings and use of color, Paul Uyehara has been active in the Los Angeles art scene since the 1960s. He began studies at Chouinard Art School and Otis Art Institute. Most recently, he was mentored by the well-known, abstract painter Bonita Helmer. His works have been exhibited across the United States and in Europe. He married fellow artist, Elizabeth Maltbie Uyehara in 1975 and together they enjoyed a long and Paul is represented by Amsterdam Whitney Fine Art Gallery, NY.
“My early works were infused with skills developed as a draftsman and honed through years of life drawing and sculpting. I also focused on the literal beauty of still life, landscapes and the human form during this era. I spent years purely on the study of color, experimenting with tints, tones and hues and the effect of color placement. I have always been fascinated by Goya’s compositions. I return to them to study energy and movement in drawings and to translate these into modern idioms. In a series called ‘Deconstructions,’ I set these pieces free of all reference to subject matter, while adding vivid, often primary colors to black and white compositions, to re-imagine and reinterpret Goya’s concepts in purely abstract terms. The joy of colors in their purest forms has become my current focus and allows for the freedom of interpretation by any viewer.” Website: www.pauluyehara.com Email: pmizum@earthlink.net
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