Artists Describing Their Art:
Tom Lund-Lack - I am an experienced artist whose work uses the power of imagination to find find the essence of the subject.A It is grounded in the need to celebrate life, and to portray the subject through the transforming power of colour and light. Arrangements of shape, line, pattern and colour are brilliant at conjuringA up powerful expressions, sometimes these can be dreamlike and at peace sometimes exciting and dramatic. My work does not always represent an actual moment, place or object in time, but they areA the result of a process of reflection, recollection and reinvention, a distillation of experience. Art is a very small word having the widest possible meaning appreciation is a subjective judgement and no artist or workA can please everyone.A My aim is to please at least some of you and I am very confident that this aspiration is achievable ...
Paula Durbin - Photography has always captured my spirit. It was only natural that my creative "release" be expressed through the same medium. But, because I am a unique spirit, it had to have other levels of creativity - the photo itself just wasn't enough. My first creative approach to photography was the use of the Polaroid transfer technique. My work consisted of subjects that are still close to me: animals and nature. The technique suited me well; it expresses the selected image seen and it allows me to further express its beauty with the softness of the technique. The watercolor paper used brings yet another dimension to the image. A search for the true expression in my photography led me to explore the techniques of the Fresson family of photographers. The Fresson technique, which culminates in the special care given the developmental process and the paper used, presented me the opportunity to express the richness of my photography. My work now moves beyond that 'moment' and presents a depth and richness perhaps not otherwise felt. I am honored to be a part of the Fresson family. There are only a limited number of artists with whom I share this honor. Having gone ...
Linda Mears - Original paintings by Linda Mears, listed fine artist, may be found in prestigious, galleries, museums, private collections, and on various gift and other products worldwide. - She has also appeared in publications which document other major artists such as Grandma Moses, Edward Hicks, John Kane and Mattie Lou OKelley. Linda is a prolific painter whom is known for her great attention to detail and strength of composition. The combination of her sensitivity along with her technical versatility becomes the vehicle that allows her to express and to invite you to participate in, the aura of wonder and fascination hidden within each moment of life. I have found incredible joy in sharing my artistic visions with others. Throughout my life I have drawn inspirations from everything and everyone around me. Then, I add my imagination and bring it to life on my canvas. My goal is to reveal to my collectors and viewers just how delightful life can be. Linda Mears...
Aleksandr Dubrovskyy - 1949 Alexandr born in Ukraine, Orynen 1956-1965 Studies at the studio of fine arts in Enakievo Ukraine 1969 Graduates from Kharkov State Art School professor Tanpeter, Ukraine 1972-1984 Participated in numerous prestigious personal and collective exhibitions of the Soviet Union and abroad 1973-1975 Exhibitions of contemporary Soviet art Tokyo, Kyushu, Japan 1973-1984 Creative trips to the art center of SEDNIV Ukraine. Worked together with and learnt at the same time from outstanding painters such as Konstantyn Lomykin, Fedor Zakharov, Nikolay Glushchenko, Viktor Shatalin, and Tatyana Yablonskaya. 1984-2019 Participated in personal and collective exhibition all around Ukraine and abroad 1985-1993 International exhibitions of contemporary art Algeria 1987 Member of National Union of Artists of Ukraine 1992 An exhibition of artists of the St. Petersburg School of Painting ARCOLE Gallery, Paris, France 1995-2004 Designed Created florentine mosaic panels at the Cathedral of Saint Mina Alexandria, Egypt 2003-2005 Designed Created florentine mosaics in St.Georges Cathedral of Vydubitsky Monastery Kiev, Ukraine 2007-2020 Exhibitions of Plein Air painting All around Ukraine and abroad Works are represented in art museums of Ukraine, as well as private and foreign collections....