Artists Describing Their Art:
Gopal Weling - Thoughts...the basic thing of any human being whether it's child in the arms of a mother or a old human sleeping on the bed waiting for the last minute....thoughts which can travel faster than anything....thoughts which leads to inventions...thoughts which can lead to destruction or thoughts which can bring a revolution... My paintings are presentation of spontaneity & my thoughts...thoughts flowing through the mind...through the life...through the experience & liveliness coming through spontaneity Colors....flows through the inner circles of mind...which reflects the dimensions of the thoughts that are traveling in a wavelength matching to the spontaneity of thoughts... ...Gopal Weling...
Daniel Wasinger - In my youth, I was always mesmerized by nature and the visual ironies with which it presented itself. There is nothing so pure and powerful as nature. The contradictions in its color palette, along with its subtle nuances, enhanced my senses and impressed me. It is those very impressions that have influenced my work. All of my art is original and influenced by nature and the human form. Whether I digitally manipulate my original photographs or begin with a brush and mix unconventional media to reinforce nature's contradictions, I always tend to focus on the irony of it all. That is nature's true character and I strive to capture it, hoping to heighten the viewer's senses. My expressionistic view helps me communicate my feelings and interpretations. By using deliberate, thick impasto oil techniques, the delicate stroke of watercolor and oil pastel, or the contradictory combination of resin and organic material, I seek to convey the true character of each work until it absorbs a life of its own. The relationships of the elements of nature are so intertwined and I am influenced by this simple complexity and raw beauty. I bring this quality into my work through ...
Michael Easton - My nature photography reflects a personal vision of the spirituality of the land. Photographing nature primarily in British Columbia is a way of life that translates the passion for this land into a shared experience of imagery through the medium of the fine print. The challenge when finding an image in nature that is of particularly interest is to pare down the extraneous bits to the essential elements that is the essence of the emotional/spiritual experience. The textural and design elements of the image are the key to the mind's appreciation of the congruency of nature within an apparent chaotic framework. Black and white aids the mind in this process without the distraction of other colours. My motivation in showing this work is to help people develop a stronger bond with nature and by extension a greater interest and concern for preserving the many unique ecosystems of the world....
Linda Arthurs - I believe that my art should bring smiles to people's faces. When I was young I was highly political and everything I did had to have a message. During my life, my son Dennis was killed at 16 years old and my whole world changed. The pain was unbelieveable. I would not have made it except for the love that my son Conor gave me and gives me to this day. I decided that I only wanted to create beauty. I like to bring joy and colour into the world. I have travelled all over the world with my camera, and now I am a grandmother of two beautiful boys and am involved with people with developmental disabiliites helping them to become a part of their community and I do this through art. It is the most wonderful job I have had. ...
Julia Cake - Julia Cake: Sculptress Born: 1973 in Monaco Currently Living in England Introduction Julia's passion for sculpting began when she was 16 after an accident cut short a holiday from another of her true passions, skiing. She enrolled in the famous Beaux Art academy in France to more fully express what was already an over whelming artistic flair. She decided to move into the three-dimensional world of sculpting. This dynamic gave Julia the release she needed to allow her artistic ideas to flow. These ideas when suppressed in earlier years were sometimes misunderstood by those around her, who would comment that Julia's introspective behavior perhap's required a quite different therapy. Her first ever piece "Trois Elephants" was judged 2nd place at an international exhibition in Cannes. She was just 17 years old. From clay she moved into marble, which soon became the stone for which Julia's passion raged. Born in Monaco and growing up in the French Riviera, Julia was able to drive into Italy to hand pick the most beautiful pieces of naturally formed marble to work with. This is what developed her most sought after talent; the ability to take a stone and transform ...
Daniel Wend - In my work, I've drawn from nature in visceral ways to explore my connection to the natural world. Art is yet another way of discovering new vistas and learning new things about places familiar. Much of my current work is done in oil pastel, which I prefer for thier brilliance and versatility (I use them on a wide variety of surfaces). Oil pastels also allow me to weave back and forth between the disciplines of painting and illustrating. I use up to 10 different types of oil pastel in some of my paintings, because of the variations in softness, opacity or color selection that allows me to build, transform and evolve a work....
Scott Maki - Greetings Everyone, I'm a and a visionary artist that finds inspiration in every element of this amazing existance, from the smallest grain of sand to the vastness of the Cosmos, from the oceans blue to the mountains tall there is immaculate beauty within it all. A finite balance holds this world together and it is this balance that I find truly remarkable. Through my art I express my vision of this world and worlds to come , a celebration of color and light. Celebrate life for we all walk on common ground. As we Coexist amidst Infinity The Eternal Origin that bound, us all together, to share the Time Space Continuum of the Eternal Now. . The Song of Life is still Singing. The Universe is Dancing .Balance,Lifes Chance .The Sacred Circle still exists in the hearts of the True. ...
Tim Tero - i began painting after taking some painting courses w/ jon imber at the museum of fine arts school. jon imbers teacher back in the day was phillip guston. i am currently starting a series of paintings based images from the tokyo metro. i am obviously influenced heavly by contemporary japanese culture. but, also there are many contemporary painters, such as neo rauch and ena swansea that i'm very inspired by. film, espesially asian cinema has also been a big influence. more later......
Rebecca L. Baldwin - My initial endeavors as an artist were in the field of Commercial Art. Like many other Artists before me I experimented with an interesting mix of media since Art School, Pen and Ink, Calligraphy, Watercolor, and Oil and Acrylic Painting. I began, as many artist, with drawing, which then became a career as an Illustrator. During these years as a Commercial Artist, I was blessed with no less than five children, all creative and intelligent individuals. So I had much more to keep me busy than being an Artist. After years of marriage an staying "at Home" with the kids ( now grown), It was impossible to break back into the Commercial Art field. I had also become a painter during my child rearing years and thus began to paint sets for a theater in the small town of Vincennes,Indiana, where I lived at the time and during my marriage. In 1990 I returned to my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky to begin my new career as a painter. Most of my current work is LARGE, actually on walls, and mostly commissioned work that I design myself. I have painted Murals for the City of Louisville, The Louisville Free Public Libraries...
Claudia Ferrari - CLAUDIA FERRARI "No comienzo casi nunca con una vision precisa. Comienzo con una idea pictorica que procede en general de mi mundo interior. Quizas, algunas veces, la imagen proceda de un hecho lejano de mi inconsciente, como en un sueno" R. Motherwell "Es preciso que la idea de todas las cosas ya este acabada en el corazon del artista, para que la ejecucion del cuadro que realiza espontaneamente, lo diluido-concentrado, lo claro-oscuro, lo suave-fuerte, lo virtual-lo manifestado, este animado por la corriente vital que anima el universo." Wang Yun A traves del paisaje, de las distintas formas que se nos presenta en la Naturaleza, intento captar ese instante de iluminacion, ese estado subito de conciencia (satori) donde lo comprendemos todo y, a la vez, nos maravillamos con ese milagro inasible que es la vida y de la que poco y nada sabemos. Busco ese momento en que la luz, las ramas, una hoja, un tronco nos cuenta la historia. Las palabras huelgan, la figura humana tambien. Aunque no esten presentes en cuerpo y forma, lo estan en espiritu. Son paisajes habitados. El ...