B I L L   B R A U E R Enticing Europa oil on canvas, 24"x36", $11,000.00

Working with the female form, Bill Brauer's paintings are about metamorphoses, where shapes and colors subtly fuse, creating a sensual atmosphere upon the canvas. Within these transformations is an exploration of women's relationships, with each other, with men, and with themselves. The forms push and pull, intimating questions about women and hinting toward the tensions that can exist between beauty, image and society. Tension and metamorphoses are expressed in a dream-like vision of modulating color and shadowed figures. Brauer at times seems hypnotized by his own muse, yet is able to represent the beauty, power and mystery of the female body and mind. Often based upon mythological themes, Brauer's scenes have an exotic and sensual magnetism. Sinuous lines, serpentine forms, sensual color and rhythms combine to create a dynamic energy.