Presented in sumptuous detail against a contrastingly minimalistic background, Ingber’s primary subject matter is a “foodie’s” dream: mouthwatering examples of ice cream cones, berries, and the cocktail hour’s most popular libations precisely depicted, and often in highly saturated color. With extraordinarily tight brushwork and an impressive facility for capturing her subject’s smallest nuance–the sheen on a chocolate-iced donut, the glistening droplet from a fresh-squeezed lemon on a plump, raw oyster–Ingber brings a wide array of objects to life on the canvas.Born in 1986, Pennsylvania native Oriana (Kacicek) Ingber spent her early years in a nurturing environment of great art, dance, music and literature. Inspired and encouraged by her mother, also a painter, she began painting and drawing at the age of one and continued the practice throughout her teenage years. She trained for her career as a ballet dancer at the School of American Ballet in NYC, performing on the New York State Theater and Metropolitan Opera House stages, and continued to perform as a professional at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.During a trip to Europe and the Netherlands, hours spent at the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and the Rijksmuseum inspired Oriana to return to painting as a career. Influenced by the light and color of the European Impressionist and Dutch painters, her hyper-realist style is infused with wit and energy. With work in numerous private collections across the country, Oriana is inspired by the growing demand for her paintings, and continues to refine her technique and expand the range of her subject matter.“I’ve discovered that all art forms are fundamentally the same; they are about revealing truth and beauty, demand the utmost in time and attention, and must be grounded in good technique. I aspire to create paintings that are full of joy, color and light.” – Oriana Ingber