Deanne Belinoff This is Me

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   Published on: 8/11/2003   Last Visited: 8/11/2003

   Matthew Picton, Olga Seem, Deanne Belinoff
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   In contrast, the flower paintings of Deanne Belinoff are graceful and elegant.
   
   Still, her works also are not standard paintings of flowers in a vase.
   
   Belinoff, a Portland resident, applies ink, paint and encaustic to paper and folds the sheet over to create a Rorschach-type blot.
   
   She may fold the paper more than a dozen times as she builds up the surface of her paintings.
   
   "The paper can be folded 12 or 15 times. I put a mark down and fold. Then I add a layer of color and fold," she said.
   
   To avoid an overly symmetrical, static composition, Belinoff frequently paints in additional flowers, but then blots the flowers to maintain a textured look.
   
   Each flower head is completed with a sweeping line for a stem that is almost calligraphic with its variation in line weight.
   
   "I make the stems with a stick or the end of a paint brush. I use a loaded hard surface so I get the thick/thin quality," Belinoff said.