I was always interested in art,

but it has only been recently that I got serious about painting. Serious enough to commit time,
every day and a space in my home, set apart, in which to concentrate, study and learn.

My paintings are representational and color is very important.
I prefer to paint from life. Almost any subject can work for a painting.
The kitchen sink is as important to me as a bouquet
of flowers. I like to be able to see the brush strokes and the paint
should look like paint.

It took several years just to learn how to use the media and find my style.

The inspiration was always there in the works and words of:

VanGogh - "Exaggerate the essential and simplify the obvious."

Matisse - called the "painter of painters," his paintings have an unfinished quality, which is an integral component of his work.

Cezanne - "Two things matter to a painter: his eye and his mind."

 

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All paintings are framed in simple, natural pine slat frames, with the exception of "Lilies" and"Yellow Endloader" which are framed in simple maple frames.

You may reach me by email at: nraufman@ticon.net

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Exhibitions and Awards

36th Annual Tallman Festival, Janesville, Wisconsin, August 1992
Purchase Award

37th Annual Tallman Festival, Janesville, Wisconsin, August 1993
Purchase Award
and Janesville Art League
Best of Show

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Arts Festival, Neena, Wisconsin, July 1994
2nd Place

39th Annual Tallman Festival, Janesville, Wisconsin, August 1995
First Place - Oil and Acrylic Painting

25th Annual Hononegah Fine Arts Fair, Rockton, Illinois, August 1995
Best of Show

Picture This Gallery, Tomah, Wisconsin, October 1995
Solo Show

Janesville Art League Christmas Show, December 1995
Best of Show

New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, Wisconsin
10th Annual National Exhibition of "Culture and Agriculture"

Winnebagoland Art Fair, Oshkosh, June 1996
First Place, Acrylic Painting

Spring Green Arts and Crafts Fair, Spring Green, Wisconsin, June 1996
First Place, Painting

Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, Wisconsin, July 1996
Honorable Mention

Janesville Art League Christmas Show, December 1996
Best of Show

Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, Wisconsin, December 1996
Solo Show

Janesville Art League, Christmas Show, December 1997
First Place, Acrylic Painting
Second Place, Acrylic Painting

Janesville Art League, Christmas Show, December 1998
First Place, Acrylic Painting

Janesville Country Club, December 1998, January 1999
Solo Show Exhibition

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