kent paulette derfla art@derfla.tv
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paintings by derfla
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All 17 derfla paintings at TFB
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past exhibits
paintings from a past exhibit
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paintings from a past exhibit
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derfla bio
Kent Paulette, a 27-year-old Hickory native, is a
self-taught artist painting under the name Derfla. He paints in oil on canvas,
and since he began painting 7 years ago, has completed more than 375 paintings.
The subjects of many of Derfla’s paintings are people, animals, flowers,
cityscapes, or landscapes; however, he has also created numerous abstract
paintings.
You may purchase Derfla paintings at Taste Full Beans in the Hickory Furniture
Mart and at Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse Gallery in
downtown Hickory. Derfla paintings are also displayed for sale at Hickory Fireplace and
Patio and at Michael’s on 4th. Derfla’s paintings are currently on display
for sale in Blowing Rock at Glidewell's Restaurant.
Derfla has had one-man shows locally at the Hickory Museum of Art and the
Newton-Conover Civic and Performance Place (the venue for the Green Room
Community Theatre). He has had other one-man shows at the Mazie Jones Gallery in
the Jones House in Boone; Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville; and Hayes
Auditorium at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk.
Derfla has previously exhibited paintings in Hickory at Twisted Tree Gallery;
Drips’ Coffeehouse; Artful Living; and CDX Mixed Media’s Right Up Your Alley
Gallery. Elsewhere in the region he has exhibited at Artist’s Café in Newton;
Our Daily Bread and The Bistro in Boone; the Lincoln Cultural Center; and the
Caldwell Arts Council. In 2005 he created the design for the Downtown Hickory
Art Crawl poster.
His expansive website, www.derfla.tv, provides access to all 375 paintings;
other features include t-shirts for sale and downloadable screensavers of
paintings.
derfla Artist's Statement
From the start of this journey I’ve opted out of symbolism, instead searching for a more direct way to express one core idea. This has led me to give control over to a process that allows the painting to come to life organically. The painting is able to occur as an uninterrupted event subject to the whims of chance.
I try to apply the paint without hesitation or indecisiveness, and without reacting to what has already been painted. In that all-important moment when the paint touches the canvas, I tend to look away, allowing myself to get lost in it. These measures help to fend off the frustration and anxiety that may arise from any lingering tendency to control the outcome.
I do not try to conceal the process, but rather let it be revealed to anyone who is drawn to a closer examination of the painting. The thick texture and visible knife marks proclaim exactly how the painting was created.
I do not try to form an emotional connection with the subject matter. It is simply a passive element in the process, nothing more. This deliberate lack of emotion creates the room needed for my emotional argument, my emotional plea.