Women on the Verge

 

Django

 

Assignation in Tango Tempo

 

 Bijou After Brassai

 

 In the Homestretch

 

 

 Cinema Paradiso No. 1

 

Just Browsing

 

 Blue Eye Red Venus

 

Painted Lady

 

 Indecision

 

 

Toby Tover-Krein

Artist's Statement

Everyday life 'clip shots' have held a fascination for me. Satire, humor and personal isolation are strong threads that weave themselves throughout the figurative work. The images have been processed through my own personal visual filter. I paint the genre of "human/social condition narratives" which come from my fascination with movies, theater and personal or documentary photography.

Nostalgia is a component of the vintage-based work. Nostalgia in Greek literally means "the pain from an old wound". It's a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. I paint what I feel: you do not have to feel as I do..that you get some emotional reaction from what I create is all that matters... whether it be laughter or a knowing connectedness.

The Divas, painted in acrylic, have one characteristic in common--they all are women with attitude. Displaying a fierce boldness with an undercurrent of intrigue that often turns introspective, they cannot be overlooked, or ignored. The Divas are in our face and we, as viewers have to confront them. Once seen, these images are hard to forget, perpetuating the ultimate diva feminine mystique.  I try to capture my subjects in a moment to ensure that this moment will become timeless.
 

Bio

Toby Tover-Krein, an award-winning painter from the Bay Area, has had her artwork featured in: George Krevsky Gallery, California Modern Gallery, Studio Gallery, and Carla Schmidt Gallery in San Francisco; Options Gallery in Healdsburg; and Valley Art Gallery in Walnut Creek. 

In 2001, Toby was the Grand Prize Winner "Arts on Fire V" competition at Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica (juried by Phil Linhares, Chief Art Curator, Oakland Museum of California). She was awarded a solo exhibition at the Sanchez Art Center in 2002.

Toby Tover-Krein, influenced by ever-changing images around her in current and vintage media (as well as her always-handy camera), uses her skillful painterly techniques and true understanding of her subjects' psychology to create these evocative, iconic pieces.   "I paint subjects to elicit an emotional response from the viewer", stated the artist. 

Toby maintains a studio in the Lakeshore district of Oakland, Ca.  Her studio is open by appointment.

Contact Information

To contact Toby Tover-Krein:

925-935-7386 (home)

925 998-3651 (cell: ).

You can view Toby's Curriculum Vitae, and artworks, including commission art, at:

www.mesart.com/ttover-krein