More About Gudrun Newman And Her Art:
As an adult, Gudrun came to the United States and studied at the famed Ringling School of Art in Sarasota. It was during this academic period that Gudrun’s work developed into the mature style of painting for which she is known today.
Gudrun’s paintings embody a unique blend of iconography that combines the tradition and culture of Iceland with the open, light-filled palette of South Florida. Her paintings have an ethereal sensibility grounded with a rich and vibrant human quality that seems to communicate a powerful force to the viewer, inviting us seductively into their landscape.
As a thriving artist and business woman, Gudrun opened a large contemporary gallery in the downtown Sarasota area where she represented herself and a number of leading internationally recognized artists. Her gallery was on the cutting edge of contemporary art in Southwest Florida for over ten years, servicing designers, architects, and collectors worldwide.
In recent years, Gudrun’s artistic career has expanded so much and her paintings have become so sought after that she closed her gallery in order to dedicate herself to painting full time. Now she spends her time traveling between her studios in Iceland and Florida, mastering her techniques, and experimenting with new mediums and subject matter. Many of Gudrun’s paintings are created in either pastel or acrylic, but she has also worked in oil, collage, photography, and sculpture.
Her artwork is best described as post impressionism, as it varies from abstract figurative to non-objective and minimal. Newman’s paintings start with her concern with form and color, while the work’s narrative revolves around her personal imaginings as a reflection of natural shapes.
“My work uses texture, form, design and color to tell a compelling story about the human condition.”
Each work arises technically in a way similar to that in which a composer creates a symphony.
“My brushes and pallet knife strike the canvas and explore many aspects of my artistic vision. The color selection I use brings out my inventive stylized form and each piece of work I create is a reflection of my own personal experience that I hope has special meaning to others.
I am only the instrument holding the brush and applying the paint, everything else happens on its own.”
Her paintings are found in numerous private and corporate collections, both nationally and internationally.
Gudrun Newman, Collectors List
Corporate collections:
The Resort at Longboat Key, Longboat Key, Florida
Jill Morris Dentistry, Sarasota, Florida
The Sanctuary, Longboat Key Florida
Icard,Merrill,Cullins,Timm,Furen & Ginzburg, Srq. Fla.
Heildverzlunin Aggva, EHF, Iceland
Lewis Ziphin, Atty, Chicago,
Group IV, International, Paris
Smith Barney and Associates, Chicago
Robert Welker, Atty, Tampa
Ruden McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell PA, Florida
Sally Trout Interior Design,
Morrison Design, Sarasota. Florida
Bay Plaza Lobby, Sarasota, Florida
Other collections:
Mr. & Mrs. Furst, Rocford Il.
Arthur Bird, Oakville, Onatrio Canada
Dr. Sharon Schaeffer, Medicine Hat, Canada,
Dr. & Mrs. Wurlitzer, Canada and Sarasota
Edward Jaffrey, Tallahassee, Florida
Mr. & Mrs. Orback, Longboat Key and Harrisburg PA.
Mr. & Mrs. Shapiro, Wooster Ohio
B.Jeffrey Jordan, Hays, Kansas
Jason & Michael Rippey, Winterpark Fla.
Michael McCrary Sarasota/Naples, Florida
Thomas Nemcek, Binhamton, Ny
John D. Bush, New York
