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Artist Kilsa Baganha Dremsa Lot #0 (Sale Order 1 of 46) Artist Statement (2015) for the exhibition Driftless Time at the Crawford County Administration Building in Prairie du Chien.
My desire to paint began at an early age by observing my mother, who is a painter in Brazil. When I picked up her paints and started using them, at thirteen, I felt that I too had the soul of an artist.
I first visited Wisconsin in 1982 when I was eighteen. I stayed with the family of an exchange student, who was from Madison, WI, and who had stayed with my family in Brazil. I enrolled at that time in a painting class with a wonderful and supportive teacher. After several months I returned to Brazil to continue my education and earned degrees in Social Work and Education, but my real passion continued to be for painting. After graduating, I traveled in Europe to Paris, where I visited the Louvre Museum and Georges Pompidou Center, and to Madrid, where I viewed works at the Prado Museum and the paintings of Salvador Dali. After these travels I became even more inspired to paint.
During my initial visit to the United States, I met someone with whom I continued to correspond over many years. Eventually he came to Brazil and we married. We then moved to a small valley farm near Boscobel, WI in 1999.*
My art is part of my identity and my day. Between doing farm chores and cooking and Buddhist chanting, I make time to paint. My paintings are an expression of my life as it unfolds. I use bold colors and simplified, symbolic images on large canvases. I begin by making sketches, and then most of my paintings are completed in one sitting. The true meaning of the work often becomes clearer to me over time. Although many of my paintings include elements of nature, they also investigate one’s essential relationship to the self and to others. I never grow weary of painting. It continues to feed my soul.
Kilsa Baganha Dremsa
*Unfortunately, I lost my beloved husband suddenly and unexpectedly last April, 2018. I have relocated to Madison and have decided to sell some of my paintings at auction.
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"nastaljca Seria", Framed, 36 X32", 2006. Acrylic on canvas Lot #1 (Sale Order 2 of 46) "nastaljca seria", framed, 36 x32", 2006. Acrylic on canvas
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"americana", 27" X 27", 2006 Lot #2 (Sale Order 3 of 46) "americana", 27" x 27", 2006
Acrylic on canvas
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"papaquaio", 24 1/2 X 19", 2004 Lot #3 (Sale Order 4 of 46) "papaquaio", 24 1/2 x 19", 2004
Acrylic on canvas
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No Name, 28 1/2 X 20 1.2", 2010 Lot #4 (Sale Order 5 of 46) No name, 28 1/2 x 20 1. 2", 2010
Acrylic on canvas
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"perfume", 24" X 28", Framed. Lot #5 (Sale Order 6 of 46) "perfume", 24" x 28", framed.
Acrylic on canvas
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"folk Song", 24 X 29" 1/2, 2008, Framed. Lot #6 (Sale Order 7 of 46) "folk song", 24 x 29" 1/2, 2008, framed.
Acrylic on canvas
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"red Arm", 18 X 19". Lot #7 (Sale Order 8 of 46) "red arm", 18 x 19".
Acrylic on canvas
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"suppose To Be A Flower", 16 X 28". Lot #8 (Sale Order 9 of 46) "suppose to be a flower", 16 x 28".
Acrylic on canvas
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Untitled, 22 1/2 X 24". Lot #9 (Sale Order 10 of 46) Untitled, 22 1/2 x 24".
Acrylic on canvas
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"gusto", 26 X24", 1999, Framed. Lot #10 (Sale Order 11 of 46) "gusto", 26 x24", 1999, framed.
Acrylic on canvas
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"amariles", 25 X 31". Acrylic on canvas Lot #11 (Sale Order 12 of 46) "amariles", 25 x 31". Acrylic on canvas
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Untitled, 19 3/4 X .23 1/2", 2017. Acrylic on canvas Lot #12 (Sale Order 13 of 46) Untitled, 19 3/4 x . 23 1/2", 2017.
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"virgin", 19 3/4 X 31 3/4. 2003. Acrylic on canvas Lot #13 (Sale Order 14 of 46) "virgin", 19 3/4 x 31 3/4. 2003.
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"implore", 24 X 34", Wood Frame , 2008, Framed.Acrylic on canvas Lot #14 (Sale Order 15 of 46) "implore", 24 x 34", wood frame , 2008, framed.
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"corpo", 22 X 31", Wood Frame, 2001.Acrylic on canvas Lot #15 (Sale Order 16 of 46) "corpo", 22 x 31", wood frame, 2001.
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"sera", 24" X 25", 2004. Acrylic on canvas Lot #16 (Sale Order 17 of 46) "sera", 24" x 25", 2004.
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"red Hot", 18 X 24", Wood Frame, 2013.Acrylic on canvas Lot #17 (Sale Order 18 of 46) "red hot", 18 x 24", wood frame, 2013.
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"maria And Lampiao", 24 X 24", Acrylic on canvas Lot #18 (Sale Order 19 of 46) "mariq and lamp", 24 x 24",Acrylic on canvas.
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"My Bird II, 28 X 19 1/2", 2003. Acrylic on canvas Lot #19 (Sale Order 20 of 46) "My Bird II 28 x 19 1/2", 2003.
Acrylic on Canvas
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"flag Of Love", 20 X 30, , 2008. Acrylic on canvas Lot #20 (Sale Order 21 of 46) "flag of love", 20 x 30, , 2008. Acrylic on canvas
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"Willie", 25 X 20 1/2". Acrylic on canvas Lot #21 (Sale Order 22 of 46) "Willie", 25 x 20 1/2".Acrylic on canvas
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"Face The Sun", 23 1/2 X 25 3/4", 2013. Oil on lcanvas Lot #22 (Sale Order 23 of 46) "Face the sun", 23 1/2 x 25 3/4", 2013. Oil on canvas
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"Perk Sexo", 20 X 16", Frame, 2000.Acrylic on canvas Lot #23 (Sale Order 24 of 46) "Perk sexo", 20 x 16", frame, 2000.
Acrylic on canvas
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"Worker Time Off", 25 X 19", 2008.Acrylic on canvas Lot #24 (Sale Order 25 of 46) "Worker time off", 25 x 19", 2008.
Acrylic on canvas
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let Go", 24 X 27", 2005.Acrylic on canvas Lot #25 (Sale Order 26 of 46) "Let Go", 24 x 27", 2005.
Acrylic on canvas
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"Azala II", 36" X 24".Acrylic on canvas Lot #26 (Sale Order 27 of 46) "Azala II, 36" x 24". Acrylic on canvas
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"Guaicuru II, 20 X 16, 2008.Acrylic on canvas Lot #27 (Sale Order 28 of 46) "Guaicuru II", 20 x 16, 2008. Acrylic on canvas
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"Ondas", 20 X 16", 2004. Oil on canvas Lot #28 (Sale Order 29 of 46) "Ondas", 20 x 16", 2004. Oil on canvas
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"Open Heart", Matted, Framed W/glass, 29 1/2 X 21" Acrylic on canvas Lot #29 (Sale Order 30 of 46) "Open heart", matted with a covered back , framed w/glass, 29 1/2 x 21
Acrylic on canvas"
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"Purple Storm",38 1/2 X 33", 2008. Acrylic on canvas Lot #30 (Sale Order 31 of 46) "Purple storm",38 1/2 x 33", 2008
Acrylic on canvas.
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"Farmer And A Doll", 40 X 56", 2006.Acrylic on canvas Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 46) "Farmer and a doll", 40 x 56", 2006.
Acrylic on canvas
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"Deep Well", 36 X 38 1/2", 2004. Acrylic on canvas Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 46) "Deep well", 36 x 38 1/2", 2004.
Acrylic on canvas
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"Linha Vertical", 20 X22". Acrylic on canvas Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 46) "Linha vertical", 20 x22".
acrylic on canvas
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"The Appeal", 24 1/2 X 27 1/2, with wood Frame.Acrylic on canvas Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 46) "The Appeal", 24 1/2 x 27 1/2, with wood frame. Acrylic on canvas
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No Title, Glass Framed, Matted, 33 X 20", Framed. Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 46) No title, glass framed, matted, 33 x 20", framed w glass. 41x28 Acrylic on canvas
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"Transformation", 34 X 30", 2004. Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 46) "Transformation", 34 x 30", 2004. Acrylic on canvas
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"Anytime", 29 X 22", 2003, Framed Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 46) "Anytime", 29 x 22", 2003, w wood frame Acrylic on canvas
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"Time In Two", 35 X 25", 2009, W wood Frame Acrylic on canvas Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 46) "Time in two", 35 x 25", 2009, frame
Acrylic on canvas
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"Nudo", 24"h X 18".Acrylic on canvas Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 46) "Nudo", 24"h x 18". Acrylic on canvas
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"Egyptian Women", 27 X 23".Acrylic on canvas Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 46) "Egyptian Women", 27 x 23". Acrylic on canvas
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"Bringing The Lite", 36 X 45", 2015, wood Frame. Acrylic on canvas Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 46) "Bringing the Lite, 36 x 45", 2015, frame. Acrylic on canvas
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"Indian Pensando", 30 X 26, 2001, w wood Frame Acrylic on canvas Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 46) "Indian Pensando, 30 x 26, 2001,with wood frame Acrylic on canvas
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"Still", 18 X 18". Acrylic on canvas Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 46) "Still", 18 x 18". Acrylic on canvas
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"Carnival Two", 16 X 19 1/2". Acrylic on canvas panel Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 46) "Carnival two", 16 x 19 1/2".Acrylic on canvas panel
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No Title, 23 X 21".oil on canvas Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 46) No title, 23 x 21". oil on canvas
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