Liza Cowan

Liza Cowan photos at pine street art works burlington vt
Photo by Carolyn Bates

Some of the images from Liza Cowan's Shipyard Anthropology, on view in the main gallery at pine street art works.

Liza Leger by Liza Cowan
Liza Leger, acrylic on canvas

Liza Cowan's series, FAKE! Paintings by Liza Picasso, Liza Leger, LIza Matisse etc. made its debut in 2004 at Gallery 150 in Burlington,VT, and was the opening show at Pine Street Art Works in 2005.

Based on paintings by modernist masters, this body of work explores the question of where to draw the line between forgery and homage, and between folk and fine art. Most of the work is done as reverse painting on glass, using old window frames.

Liza Matisse

Reverse Painting on Glass. 2004

Liza Cowan, Liza Matisse, The Roumanian Blouse
Liza Cowan as Liza Matisse, "The Roumanian Blouse." Reverse paint on glass

This painting was made during an episode of Art Express on Mountain Lake PBS. See www.lizacowan.com for a quicktime streaming of the interview with Liza.

liza cowan, reverse painting on glass

From the Leda and The Swan Series. Reverse painting on glass. Aprox 30 x 30.

liza picasso, Jacqueline In Turkish Costume
Liza Cowan as Liza Picasso, "Jacqueline In Turkish Costume"

Painted on an old mirror, frame embellished with fake jewels

The Blue Rider, Liza Cowan
Liza Cowan, The Blue Rider

The Blue Rider, named after a German art group that included Wassily Kandinsky, Gabrielle Munter and Franz Marc. This oil on canvas borrows colors from Picasso's 1901 Child with A Dove, a Picasso horse and a character from my own imagination.