Read on blog or Reader barbararachkoscoloreddust posted: " "False Friends," one of Cheryll and John's pastel paintings A: Here's a quote from Cheryll Chew and John Frye, who own four of my pastel paintings. We walked into her studio in 1994 and saw "In Reality the Frogs Were Men." That instant on that day," barbararachkoscoloreddust.com Read on blog or Reader Q: What do collectors say about your work? barbararachkoscoloreddust February 17 "False Friends," one of Cheryll and John's pastel paintings A: Here's a quote from Cheryll Chew and John Frye, who own four of my pastel paintings. We walked into her studio in 1994 and saw "In Reality the Frogs Were Men." That instant on that day, my consuming passion with Barbara Rachko's work began. We had absolutely no resources to buy "In Reality . . ." I did, however, know without a doubt that one day we would have her work, no matter what it took to get it. We, years later, have "Scene Eleven: Bedroom," "Scene Nine: Living Room," "Scene Five: Kitchen," and "False Friends." We have unorthodox appreciations and every single day, those pieces of art quicken the pulse and bring us pure pleasure. Her pieces make us want to dance wildly around the room and wave our arms in the air. We are deeply grateful that her work is in our home. Her art balances the everyday domestic with the unthinkably rare, lovely, and maniacal. That is an edgy state of being that we thrive in. Not long ago, we read an article about Nan Goldin. In the article was a phrase that says precisely what Barbara Rachko's work does for us . . . all of the pleasure circuits are deeply fulfilled by looking. . . Nan Goldin The Look of Love: Matchmaking at the Louvre NY Times,10.27.2011 Comments are welcome! Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

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