Artists Describing Their Art:
Maria Burgaz - Being an artist is a vital need, that luckily can turn into a job. You cannot escape to the creative necessity, you have to look at it to the eye and give everything, knowing and assuming that the results are not uniform or predictable. Creativity gives freedom, offers the opportunity to live another reality, almost another life. And that energy is so strong that is always above any adversity, because itaEURtms food for your soul. This is my motivation and the energy that I need to go everyday to my studio to spend the best moments. Also the worse. In the creative activity not two days are the same, not two artworks are equal either, and that is adrenaline for me. The way of expression that I use more is painting, in its widest meaning. In this moment all techniques can live together because their differences enrich each other, and I get results full of plastic details that look for a sensorial emotion. Painting is above all just that painting on a surface that should provoke different emotions on people. But besides this first technical need in my work there are messages, stories, musicaEUR| there is life, my life. ...
Goran Petmil - For as long as remember I've been working on the art that makes up my world, a detailed rethinking of the stored hot inspiration within me. In 2005 I had partially withdrawn from the gallery exhibition spaces forming an opening only in his studio in Southampton. I work my art slowly, taking my time and leaving my pieces to take shape and breathe in the depths of my studio, working on my them for months I come back to them from time to time. I do not live by images, but I live for the art, I do a process of researching materials and textures, with each new layer of paint I'm opening up my own spiritual quest. Destruction, properties that disappear and matter are the primary goal and reason for my creativity, it launches my energy and ignites my spirit to star a feast of many layers, texture and color, it all comes to surface in the art. I find a rays of hope and truth in the landscapes that men ruthlessly destroys all more and more. Large formats are a great part of my excitement, many size paintings, from realistic, to abstract, and sculptures are a ...
Walter Crew - I am an active painter and I paint most every day - I have been actively painting for about 17 years and I exhibit mostly in our local area here in Contra Costa County - I belong to 4 Art groups and I am Co-president of "Las Juntas Artists" in Pleasant Hill. I have my paintings in different locations throughout our area - Pleasant Hill library , Diablo Valley College where I have 3 paintings in their permanent collection and I have had my own shows there in Feb 2010 and January 2014 - and the Pleasant Hill library until Jan 1st-2015 and I also exhibit in "Valley Art Gallery" in Walnut Creek . My paintings are in different mediums - acrylic & acrylic collage -Oils- Scratchboard - Watercolors & Pastels and I am always trying new things . I have been taking all of the painting classes at Diablo Valley College that I can take over the years as well as the Pleasant Hill Adults Art & Painting classes where I have my Fine Art certificate. I also do demos for local art groups on occasion and. I will continue to paint each day - it is my "therapy "...