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Lee LawrenceAmerican Style June 2006
A Living Legend
The manner is casual, the poses of her figures, their attitudes, are almost offhand. It is her skillful drawing that gives us the subject matter.
Influences include Japanese art, which Gribin was drawn to during her tenure at Boston University, Matisse for his use of color, drawings by Picasso, and Californian artist Richard Diebenkorn.
“I don’t want to face a white canvas. Sometimes I just pour color on.”