Artists Describing Their Art:
Wendy Goerl - Time governs both my subject and my style. I am attracted to subjects in ephemeral states--the fall color that will be gone next week, the carnival that will move on in a few days, the kaleidoscopic sunset that will fade in a few minutes--and often revisit subjects to explore how they change through time. My style comes out of an ongoing negotiation between my desire to capture every hyperrealitisc detail and my fear that I'll rework a painting to destruction trying to resolve miniscule innacuracies that become amplified as I add increasing detail. The point of compromise is as individual as the subjects I paint. I work a la prima as much as I can, because the more time between the first and last strokes of a painting, the more likely I am to change modes at sometime during the creation....
Sushree Choudhary - My Statement I started my art work almost a year back and I love art and its like my passion.I am a self taught artist. As an artist I work hard and always try to do something new. I love mixing colors and when I do my artwork I feel relaxed . I feel happy when I finish my art.Before I begin something I read it fully and then express it on canvas.Sometimes I express whatever I feels on canvas.I like to pour colors on the canvas and I do Abstracts with my own feelings.I feel very happy when people appreciate my work.I like to do sketches too.I did so many sketches. I want to continue my carrier as an artist and want to be famous one day. My art speaks to me . And I never feel bore when I do paintings.I love to do art. ...
Yeshaya Dank - My watercolor art explores everything that is beautiful in this world...People, places, emotions, experiences, and opportunities. - Yeshaya Dank. I want beauty to be accessible to everyone, and for there to be the understanding that beauty exists everywhere, all the time, you just need to search for it and you will be dearly rewarded I paint the uncharted territory, the places and things that Ive never seen painted like this before or from this angle. I try to put many hidden gems into one painting, just waiting for you to discover. Showing how everything has beauty, its just waiting to be discovered. Same with my artworks with time you will discover new and beautiful details on each painting, which were previously hidden in plain sight...
Elena Sokolova - I started painting after some years of living in Holland. There is probably something special in the air here :) . With exception of some lessons by professional artists, I am selftaught. One of my paintings was used on a book cover:
Barry Greff - ARTIST STATEMENTS Atmosphere Ethereal Sea and Landscapes In a time of great challenge throughout our world, I seek to capture, and foster preservation of, the spectacular natural beauty that still exists on Earth. Each of my photographs stands alone as a testament to the astonishing visual feast that remains on our planet for those willing to seek it out. My sea and landscape images focus on capturing transitory conditions of light and atmosphere as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of life itself. These images memorialize a moment in timeaEUR| never to be repeated. I am drawn to these theatrical moments when elements collide to form moody, ethereal, and dramatic scenes. Of the Wild Intimate, Close-up Animal Portraits It is in various forms of captivity that I find the animals and birds for this series. They are protected from me and I am protected from them. My images capture the life force that is simultaneously controlled, yet untamed. I am drawn to their eyes as that draws the viewer into the frame. The framing device jolts the viewer from reading the images as a clichA(c). By abstracting the eye or face from the rest of the body, I force ...
Natalie Mcguire - Artists draw inspiration from all aspects of life. Whenever I am asked how I come up with my creations, I am reminded of the first piece I ever made. I was on a trip to Lake Superior's North Shore to go hunting for agates, see some friends, and take some photos of the landscape. Sitting on the rocky shore line, a horse fly decided to interrupt my agate picking and started biting at my ankles. After trying to ignore it for a few minutes, I was forced to walk into the cold water until it had completely covered my legs. The fly finally gave up and flew away, and I looked into the crystal-clear water and saw a great photo opportunity. I saw a great shot of a beam of light shining on the rocks and was hit with an idea. What if I combined this picture with some of the actual rocks Ever since then I've created various framed art pieces using materials that help bring life to my photographs, such as rocks, driftwood, flowers and finally stain glass. I'll never forget how spontaneous and lucky the moment with the fly was and with each ...