Artists Describing Their Art:
Galina Raspopina - The artists credo spontaneity and imagination, artistic improvisation, free will in the demonstration of the creative worldview, independent of ideological views - this largely corresponds to the philosophical and aesthetic principle of modern art. I feel happy in my life - I have creativity In 35 years, fate turned my life 180 degrees and led me into the unknown world of art. It became possible for me to see the world around with different eyes, to feel the celebration of life, its sweetness and taste. Art gives me wings that allow me to fly over the earth, and my heart admires its beauty. Every day I have a strong desire to take a brush in my hands and express my emotions and associations through my work and tell about my view of the world....
Sue Johnson - The images presented here are a small sample of art done over the past few years I work in oils, acyrlics, charcoal and pastels. My choice of medium is based on how I feel about my subject matter. I paint or draw whatever attracts me in the moment. Therefore, several themes run through my art --the figure, still life, landscape, and the feminine archetype. I am sustained by my connection to Eastern contemplative practices and from an intuitive sense of connection to the universal spirit of harmony, peace and receptivity. I think this attraction to the mysteries of existence comes through in my art. Please fell free to comment on these works or make a contact if you are interested in seeing more art than that shown on these pages. I will continue to add artwork to this site. Come back soon and see what is new. ...
Mark Charles Fox - Photography has often had an identity problem. Over its nearly 200 years, it has won sometimes grudging and other times enthusiastic cultural acceptance. Today, everyone is a photographer. In my view, what I am is an image manipulator. Image manipulating is a daily yoga, I do it for the intrinsically meditative state it induces. In college, oops too late, at the end of my thesis preparation I realized what I should have been doing all along, studying iconography, how we might share wonder and convey the ineffable. This is part of my motivation and a hoped-for result of these externalized meditations. During the past decade or more, IaEURtmve engaged in image manipulating in a dedicated way and have created thousands of them. Each one starts with a photo I have taken and IaEURtmll begin to imagine transforming its shapes and colors. There are just a few rules for instance, never cut and paste, nor combine source images into one, work with one at a time. My preferences extend to the most spaced-out looking images, but I also do ones that might be called aEURoecontemporarily traditionalaEUR. Earlier on, it was all about experimentation, working an image until ...