Artists Describing Their Art:
C. A. Hoffman - For me, my artwork is very personal. It reflects a lot about how I am feeling at any given time and place. I feel that art has to be on this personal level to completely capture how the artist is feeling daily, or trying to convey a certain thought or emotion at that particular moment. We all, at one time or another try to express our thoughts or ideas, whether it is to others or just to ourselves, by words, actions, ideas or pictures. If we are sucessful in this attempt, I think it shows through in our everyday work or art. I believe that one is either born to create art naturally or by learning. For me, I feel that I was born with this wonderful gift, and I try to improve upon it every day. In my photos and art, I hope to show how everyday objects and nature can capture our imaginations and feelings. Sometimes I work with an image to improve it, inhance it, or just to fuel the imagination. I truly hope this shows in all of my art. ...
Bernadette Wulf - WulfWorks Visionary Art Gallery - Bridging the Worlds of Earth & Spirit Our ancestors began creating art thousands of years ago to shift consciousness toward well-being and prosperity. Through art they could relay messages from the Otherworlds, envision abundance of crops, insure harmony with the environment, and commune with their gods. Art in its highest form still maintains this original purpose. Through the arts, we share our visions of what lies within the sacred space of our dreams. Thus we shape our personal and collective future. Art is a bridge between worlds and a doorway to other dimensions of reality. Bernadette Wulf WulfWorks.net ...
Kara Omalley - The ancient art of mosaic made brilliant and life like! I focus my work almost entirely on fish and birds as they are always brilliant sources of subjects. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about anything you see here....
Walt Hug - Hello! Thanks for visiting... I am finally doing something about all of the images and photographs I have taken over the past 30+ years: As a working photographer since the 1970's (I have worked as a Medical Photogpher, Multi-Image Photographer and for 25 years Senior Photographer & Manager of Photographic Services for a large phaarmaceutical company), I never had the time - or put the time and energy- into doing anything with my own personal images - until now. So I am doing high-res scans of many older slides and negs and also printing many newer digital images too from recent travels. The images speak for themselves...You will see many landscapes, portraits, architecture shots and nature too...some in their original form and some digitally enhanced, etc. The print sizes listed are as they are presently printed, but other sizes can also be made with adjusted prices - just let me know. Feedback is always welcome! Cheers, Walt...
Tina Newlove - My new paintings of crowds and individuals are based on relationship both intimate and distant. Paintings of claustrophobic city settings and cutout solitary figures are caught in moments of contemplation, anxiety or in mid-conversation with unseen counterparts. These works play with vulnerability of the individual in city or intimate home-life situations. More and more I notice the patterns around me shaping my world and making everything concrete. The weave in the fan, the stitching on the organ, the bowl of apples, the steady chug of the dishwasher and Tekno music thumping away in the background all contribute to my art-making practice. Bamboo sticks and good luck signs, the sun and the moon every day, the books on the shelves, flowers from the market on Saturday, city grids and stop lights, past-present-future, past-present-future, A-L, M-Z, Revolution/Revelation, life cycles, death cycles, wash cycles these are the patterns I muse over and record. Sometimes I can see the big picture and sometimes everything revolves around the smallest details like feeding the fish, dotting orange paint and remembering to take my pill. I paint mainly in oils on wood, canvas and paper. I assemble ...
L Gonzalez - I draw whenever the urge hits me. When moments of quiet descend upon me, I find a bit of digital fingerpainting eases any mood. My current artistic endeavors are digitally oriented. I find that digital media makes the creation process for an artist that much easier. I started with traditional media but found myself draw in by the ease of digital art. I use a number of software to create my works. Most of the works on this site were created with "Expression" by Creature house. It's a versatile illustration program. I also use Bryce 4 for 3D rendering, Adobe Photoshop (I have 6.0) and Painter Classic. The latter is a very nice software that allows you to fake oil painting, watercolor and other traditional media. It's very handy for practicing at traditional arts w/o the messy clean up and hassles. I've also begun using Terragen for 3D scenery. If not for the game Myst, I probably never would have attempted digital art. It was my interest in the creation of the game Myst that peaked my interest in digital art. With the help of friends and acquaintances online who were also intrigued with digital ...
Leila Othman - vAwards: 1998 - Prize for the best Senior Graduating Project 2001 - First premium laureate of the International Festival of Creative Youth "Shabyt 2001" 2000 - Diploma, International Festival of Young Artist "Zhyger 2000" Personal Exhibitions: 2006 - "Songs of the roads" Moscow, Russia, Manegh - Central House of Artist 2006 - "Perpetual Motion" Seoul, South Korea - gallery Lotte 2005 - "Aquarius Era" Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Turkey - Central Turkish Museum 2005 - "Variants of the Universe" Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan 2005 - "Mystery of Eternity" Seattle, WA - Artists Gallery of Seattle 2002 - "Hello-Goodbye". Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan 2005 - Charity auction "Poncho" for development and support of arts, USA, Seattle 2003 - Exhibition of Asian Arts and Textiles. Paris, France 2003 - "Kaleidoscope of Times", Moscow, Russia 1996-2005 Participation in various Kazakhstan and International group exhibitions Selected Group Exhibitions: May 2003 - Exhibition "My House" - Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan Jan 2003 - Exhibition "City & Country" - Kasteev's Kazakh State Museum of Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan Dec 2002 - Exhibition of Modern Art of Kazakhstan "Amanat" - French Embassy in Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan Mar 2002 - Exhibition of Young Artists - Zhurgeniev's Kazakh State Art Academy, Almaty, Kazakhstan Oct 2001 - International Festival "...