Pastel Art

Artists Describing Their Art:

Ken Hillberry - In art and in life, dynamics of balance, integrity and tolerant interaction of all elements or participants ought to be see, experienced and maintained. At the same time, the challenge of affecting this balance is creatively encountering all changes and adapt accordingly. For some, the destination or pre-determined outcomes are sought more often than not. Then there are some who savor the journey, thus witnessing and enjoying developments along the way. I fall into the latter category. It's like watching the film develop in a darkroom. the image takes form a little at a time right before my eyes. The creative process, for me, is void of pressure and timeless. The ability and practice and discipline are central in my approach. My creative intent is to engage a viewer in thought and emotion, as well as, with their eyes. Using imagination, retrospect or model, my range of composition can be conceptual, perhaps impressionistic or abstract in application, but always developed to evoke an awareness and appreciation for the relative conditions in life experience and art form as I incisively or playfully interpret my experiences along the way. ...

Brenda Boles - My art is about feeding the soul and uplifting the spirit, and I do it with luscious colors and images. Whether in your home or office, your surroundings can make a big difference in how you feel. Art can take you "somewhere" and even "bring you home."...

Jane Friday - Being able to create a piece of fine art, and having others enjoy its beauty, fills me with awe and wonder. Because we are all born with a desire to create, as an artist I not only wish to fulfill this birthright, but to open up to others this special gift of creativity we all share. Over the years I have had the rewarding experience of teaching fine art to children and adults. My realization is that every individual has their own interpretation of what constitutes a "work of art." With this in mind, I continue to strive to create the most visually appealing works of art I can produce - appealing not only to the eye, but also to the heart and soul. By competing against myself, I have found discipline and fulfillment in various art forms. References: Studied fine art at the Chicago Art Institute, Colorado Institute of Art, Art Students League of Denver, and in Boulder, Colorado under instructors Rick Stoner, Frank Covino and Joseph Munnoni. ...

Dennis Rennock - Dennis Hugh Rennock artist statement From the pure and simple clarity of vision to the intensely multifaceted and complex visual arts purpose is to stimulate individual growth in thought, perspective, wonderment and truth. Intellectual and emotional representation of line, stroke and color breathe life into the artists vision of truth, beauty, concern and or belief. Along with freedom, the artist employs a wealth of pragmatic disciplines and self-imposed principles to craft and reveal or refine a work of art. My work appeals to the general American and British audience, black and other people of color, major influences come from the mastery of Da Vinci, Escher, Thiebaud, Basquiat, Cassatt, Augusta Savage, Norman Lewis Chuck Close....

Shabnam Dastoornejad - SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * Certificate in Residential Decor, Algonquin College, Ottawa (2009) * Nine years teaching in private and public art galleries * Five years' experience as a painting instructor in visual art galleries * Colour training for mentally-challenged children * Research on colour recognition for mentally challenged children * Research, writing, and presenting on psychological and social effects on children of arts and painting WORK EXPERIENCE Ariush Gallery Tehran, Iran 2003 - 2005 Teacher, Facilitator Art instructor Nima Petgar Art Gallery Tehran, Iran Winter -2001 Teacher, Facilitator Art instructor Firouzmand Gallery Shiraz, Iran 1991-1993 EXHIBITIONS Online Current * www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/d/dastoornejad/site * artengine.ca/shabnam Oil, watercolour, and pastel works. La petit Gallery Ottawa, Here for There Winter2010 Cube Gallery Ottawa Art for Haiti Winter2010 Saw Gallery Ottawa, Fall 2009, 2oo8 and Winter 2007 Group exhibition University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON Winter 2009 Art of Iran Exhibition Atomic Rooster Ottawa, ON Fall 2009 Group exhibition Cube Gallery Ottawa, ON Winter 2007 Group exhibition Personal Gallery Tehran, Iran Winter 2002 Watercolour collection Barg Gallery Tehran, Iran Winter 2002 Binal Designers of Iran Descriptions. Personal Gallery Tehran, Iran Winter 2001, Spring 1999 Individual drawing performance Asar Gallery Tehran, Iran Summer 2000 Oil paintings...

Bridget Busutil - Bridget Busutil,google22976108fdd647b3.html Powered by View my page on Peacemaker Institute ARTIST STATEMENT. Art is a way of Life My life is about Art and reflects the multicultural diversity in which I was raised. I favour projects that mix Arts and multiculturalism and are interdisciplinary. I think that as an artist my world is not limited to an aesthetical dimension. Hopefully it goes beyond, through engaging a dialogue with the viewer that proposes discovery, criticism and reflection. Through my work I am offering the discovery of several worlds packed up in layers as in my encaustic, a sort of journey of self-discovery, as well as discovery of i?1/2the otheri?1/2 with the respect for cultural differences. The necessity is to succeed in viewing these differences as contributions to our own cultures and understand the wealth they have to offer. When I paint or teach students to draw a linei?1/2, I am aware of reaching out for a world without frontiers. Technically I wish to bridge the past to the present and show that there is a continuity in life experience that only artists are capable of showing. Keyword Optimizer ...

Ric Hall And Ron Schmitt - These pastel paintings are collaborative work by artists Ric Hall and Ron Schmitt. Ric and Ron work simultaneously, standing next to one another. They start each piece with no conscious plan as to what the final result will be. Rather, they rely on spontaneous collaboration in the moment to allow the images to develop. Working literally over and around each other, both artists develop all areas of the image. They work with little verbal discussion or debate, allowing their strokes to do the talking. At various points in the process they apply an anhydrous alcohol fixative to keep the pigment from shifting and ready it for the next layer of color. Ric and Ron have been painting using this method for over 25 years, even as their technique and perspectives have matured....

Timothy King - ARTIST STATEMENT and BIOGRAPHY STATEMENT I find painting goes beyond the notion that painted reality is "nothing but " a precursor to a photographic realism. Painting is a phenomenological experiment. There is a synthesis between the visual and the kinesthetic that forms a powerful third range of human perception. Human space and form are not purely optical manifestations. The painting of mass and line can provoke a muscle sense, a physical ness between viewer and the painted relationships. Hans Hoffman called this "Push-Pull". Matisse referred to this as the convexity of pictorial space. In this "meta-vision" or "minds-eye" the painter is not freed from the experience of perspective and local color and the naturalistic geometry of the objects and scenes. Rather, the painter can be liberated by the experience and knowledge of the defining aspects of human reality. Vision encompasses the obvious factors of sight along with other less obvious paths to sensing reality. Human vision is based on a plasticity of structures that tell us more than what a photograph can convey. The visual system, governed by layers of logical relationships, goes much further than a photo interpretation of reality. Painters like Courbet and Cezanne understood ...