SARENA ROSENFELD
Born in 1940, Sarena Rosenfeld grew up in upstate New York, near the
town of Woodstock. The daughter of two artists, Sarena was influenced
at an early age by being surrounded by art. She only began painting
at the age of thirty while living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sarena traveled
extensively in the ensuing years. She has lived and worked in locales
as diverse as Hawaii, New Orleans and South Africa, settling in California.
Sarena is primarily self taught. She paints instinctively, playing with
and drawing out both her own and her audience's emotions. Her paintings
are hard to classify, as many of them contain both fauvism and expressionist
elements in a figurative setting. Her head studies and figurative paintings
convey an immense range of feeling: passion, reflection, understanding
and endurance. Likewise, the brilliant hues in the landscapes create
vivid impressions which penetrate beyond the viewer's eyes and into
the mind.
Beginning formal art studies after living in California
for several years, her initial classes were at the Otis Art Institute
in Los Angeles from 1983-1985 concentrated on the basics of art theory,
color, design, composition and drawing, mainly in the figurative form.
Concurrent studies from 1984-1985, at the Idyllwild School of Music
and the Arts further refined the precepts learned at Otis. Serena’s
youthful exposure to art, combined with her professional experience
before embarking on a structured program, allowed her to choose her
own form and expression.
In the 70s, Sarena initially exhibited in Honolulu
and New Orleans. While residing in South Africa, she participated in
several shows in Johannesburg. After returning to the United States,
Sarena began to display her work in more exhibitions, receiving awards
in many, including top honors at various regional showings from 1984-1986
; "Best of Show," Glendale Regional Arts Council, First Prize
in Oils, Santa Monica Arts Festival and the "Tapestry in Talent
Invitational," San Jose.
Sarena takes a joyous, uninhibited, and fully immersed
approach to art. Her own fulfillment comes from the power of creation
and the expression of feelings and images. "I want paintings that
will physically assault, a punch to the solar plexus, so you can shout:
I know this!!! ...a wave of feeling."
Collections
(partial list)
Homart Corp - Meg Ryan
Tishman Corp Dennis Quaid
Pierce Brosnan - 20th Century Fox Studio
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Barbie Benton and George Gradow
Jeff & Luella Kanew - Indaba Films, Inc.
Sy Rosen-TV Producer
Ron Bass- Screen Writer
Michael Kohn -Columbia Tri Star Studio
Center For German Expressionist Studies
Tom Whalen-Disney Corp.
Sarena Rosenfeld
Magenta and Gold Irises
Sarena Rosenfeld 2014 Reception
Sarena Rosenfeld 2011 Reception
Sarena Rosenfeld 2009 Reception
Sarena Rosenfeld 2007 Reception
Sarena Rosenfeld 2005 Reception
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