Artists Describing Their Art:
Wojtek Kowalski - I am a self-taught person. ... My paintings rise from an internal need. I find inspiration in peace and quiet , by observing nature and people. My works show my own vision of the world. By using colours and simple forms I convey feelings and emotions as well as dreams and fantasies. Ideas spring to my mind when nothing happens around me. I am guided by my own sense of beauty and aesthetics. ...
Tracey Carmen - Ballet is an aesthetic artform in itself and my aim is to capture this beauty and communicate it through the medium of pencil and paper. Ballet can then enter people's homes and be a little slice of beauty on the wall!...
Maryann Burton - Find more of my work at MaryannBurton.com Creating a painting is an adventure that begins with how I perceive the world around me. Inspiration, many times, comes from the play of light, how it creates and dissipates color, and whether it is absorbed or reflected. It is a challenge to my senses and technical skills, expressing these effects on paper. The flow, spontaneity, and feel of painting with watercolor thrills me. The unpredictability of the medium is part of the fun. Whether evoking a feeling or a memory, bringing someone a sense of peace or joy, or reminding them of a familiar time or place, I like to make an emotional connection through my artwork. ...
Kimmie Hamm - Everywhere you dream to go can become a part of you and everywhere you have been is a part of you. I am an explorer and optimist at heart, so when I set out to create something one word always comes to mind: Possibilities I feel that through art I can explore the visions in my mind, everything from a small flower or blade of grass to distant worlds filled with whimsy and thoughts of what ifaEUR|aEUR|. Culturally I have two aspects that influence me one being my Native American ancestry and the other my German immigrant ancestry. I am deeply rooted in the beauty and wonderment of nature. My wise grandmother told me if you have strong roots your sprit can fly anywhere and still return home. That saying has always stuck with me and in many ways sparked my imagination. The explorer in me must come from my immigrant ancestry. My great grandfatheraEURtms family traveled to America on a steam ship in 1874. I can imagine them traveling for what must have seemed like an eternity. I often contemplate what they must have been thinking, and try to express the excitement of the unknown and the anticipation ...
Venczak Marianna - I'm a graphic artist, illustrator and painter since 1993. Since then, I have been a Board of Presidency of the "National association of Lovers of Art". My paintings are often a mix of reality and fantasy - emotional reflections of the world surronding us: sparkles of moments I captured and embraced....
Marina Montanaro - I do "Poptual" Art. / Faccio arte "Popcettuale". Each work is an original that I carry out after you order it, made on Fabriano paper 1318/R or /CP with watercolors, china ink, colored pencils and gold. Ask for a sample! On request, they can be smaller or bigger and the price vary accordingly (i.e. cm. 12,5 x 12,5 / 5"x 5" = U$D 175.-- shipping included; cm. 30 x 30 / 12" x 12" U$D 350.-- shipping included). Ogni lavoro i?1/2 un originale che eseguo su ordinazione, su carta Fabriano 1318/GG o /GF con acquarelli, inchiostro di china, matite colorate e oro. Rihiedete un campione! The language in the balloon can vary on request. / La lingua nel fumetto pui?1/2 cambiare su richiesta. Su richiesta, pui?1/2 essere pii?1/2 piccolo o pii?1/2 grande, e il prezzo varia di conseguenza (p.e. cm 12,5 x 12,5 / 5" x 5" = U$D 175.-- spese postali incluse; cm 30 x 30 / 12" x 12" = U$D 350.-- spese postali incluse). The images are selected from my comic strip's blog *Frogs Without Borders*
Alex Solodov - Alex Solodov main focus in his art is to work with acrylic paintings, collages, photography and digital animation. ''I love black & white photographs, it reminds me about silent films and I try to make every picture in my photographic art like a strong, sensual movie.''...
Joanna Batherson - My inspiration for art has come from drawing and the nature surrounding our world. My painting began as a hobby and through taking many courses and instruction from various Maine artists, traveling in USA and abroad, and moving to beautiful California,it has become a wonderful and fulfilling part of my life....