Artists Describing Their Art:
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*
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. ...
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....
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. ...
Lenore Schenk - " Art comes from impressions and feelings from the heart and mind!"The most ordinary scenes around you can make a beautiful painting, or express any kind of moods.beauty, fear,fun,or tranquility, It's all up to the artist to create the art.Subjects are endless.any mediums to use for drawing or paintings are endless in the art world. ...
Dana Zivanovits - Dana Zivanovits was born in 1958 in Columbus, Ohio and received his art training from the Columbus College of Art and Design (1978 to 1982). After art school, he went abroad for a year and studied the art of the old masters in London, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Venice. Returning to his studio in Columbus to develop these influences into a new body of work, he then traveled to Mexico and studied the sculpture and painting of that country for an extended period. The unique and vivid colors of Palenque and Vera Cruz intensified his palette. After a period in Ohio, he then moved to Venice Beach, California where the brilliant light of the region reinforced his desire to capture effects of sunlight and atmosphere. Returning to Ohio in 1995, he has continued to paint themes deriving inspiration form sources such as world mythology, classic and B-grade cinema, literature and dreams. However his primary inspiration is direct observation from nature, versus an approach based in art theories or cultural critique. Dana has been widely represented by galleries and exhibition projects including Julie Rico and Mega Boom in Los Angeles, the Venice Art Detour, Around the Coyote Festival in Chicago ...
Sherry Harradence - Sherry M. Harradence Artist Statement: What inspires me is in the form of being challenged with Mixed Media Printmaking that uses a matrix such as plexi-glass plates, copper or blocks that produces one of a kind impressions that are most unique. Monoprint/Relief Printing has a history from as far back as the Masters, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Albrecht Durer and many others. Multiple unique impressions printed from a single matrix are known as variable editions (original and ghost copies AKA). There are many techniques used in Monoprinting, including collagraph, collage, hand painted additions, and a form of tracing by which thick paint or ink are laid down on a monoprint press, registering the paper on the painted plate and passing through the press for the transferring of the paint or ink to the paper. Monoprints can also be made by altering the type, color, and viscosity of the ink or paint used to create different prints. Its a challenging medium and you are also painting in reverse. When I am pulling the first print/edition its like Christmas and cannot wait to see what is under the press blankets. My love for color is an obsession and expressed in ...
Jiaur Rahman - Solo Exhibitions: Indian Art Collectors, November 2010 (Online) Indian Art Collectors, May 2009 (Online) Indiaart Gallery (Sponsored), Pune, India, 2007. Birla Academy of Art & Culture (Duet) (Sponsored), Kolkata, 2006. Chitrakoot Art Gallery (Sponsored), Kolkata, 2004. Archer Art Gallery (sponsored), Ahmedabad, 2003. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, 2002. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2002. Fortune Landmark Hotel, (Welcome Group), Ahmedabad, 2001. Group Exhibitions: "Celebrating The Sprit Of India"- Convention Foyer, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, October 2010.(Organiged by Indian Art Nouveau Gallery, Gurgaon) "Celebrating The Sprit Of Love"- Experimental Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, October 2010.(Organiged by Indian Art Nouveau Gallery, Gurgaon) "Kolkata Art Fair" Organiged by Kolkata Art House at- "A Rainbow Of Colours"- Epicentre, Organiged by Indian Art Experience Gallery, Gurgaon, July 2010. "An Extravaganza Of Colours"- Art Lounge, The Claridges , Faridabad Organized by Indian Art Experience Gallery & The Claridges, New Delhi April 2010. "Colours Of India"- The Art Experience Gallery, Gurgaon, January 2010. "Life Is Not Black & White'- Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre (Organized by Indian Art Experience Gallery), New Delhi, October, 2009. "Life Is Not Black & White'- Epicentre, Organiged by Indian Art Experience Gallery, Gurgaon, October 2009. "Mystic Expressions " - Visual Art ...
Vagik Iskandaryan - Every artist dips his brush in his soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. " Henry Ward Beecher" An artist's painting becomes reare evidence of his inner unseen world. As time progresses that unseen world changes and so does his art. For me, the process of creating vital art is mainly a search and contact with the mystical or it could be the real experience of the mystical world. It is the way of discovering true beauty. The creative process itselfe brings me a sense of fulfillment and that is what I find to be so exciting and enjoyable. An artist should always strive for perfection because the perfection is the atribute of beauty that is the path he has chosen. Nothing should stop him until he can taste the nectar of perfect masterpiece. Then, he can fall in love not only with his art, but also the unseen world from where the real art manifest itself. My paintings are composed of figurative and abstract melodic forms. I called them the inner landscapes The second is pure abstract But the main source of my inspiration, knowledge and experience in art, I have obtained through my wonderful relationship with ...
Diane Kastensmith Bradbury - I love the spontaneity and freshness of watercolor - especially the "accidental" movement of color that results from painting wet into wet. I usually start with a wet into wet technique, and work through all the stages of the paper, until I am painting wet into dry. I often soak the painting in the bathtub overnight to soften the edges and lighten the colors, going back in the next day to sharpen details and brighten or darken colors where needed. I repeat this process until I can see that the painting is finished. I believe the record for the number of times this was done was a painting I sold in 1985, called "Blue Tree". It had been soaked twenty-two times before I was satisfied with the result. Of course, high quality paint and paper are essential to this process. "Seasons ...
Jonathan Benitez - my art is a storytelling in visual form.my images are my attempt to extricate memories from my past experiences as a child.i live in a coastal community where the daily toils of the fisher folks are my sources of inspirations. beauty sometimes do not reconcile with certain aesthetics. but i found it in exploring realities,there is beauty in depicting the human conditions,the other side of happiness,the negative feelings as effected by pain and sufferings but unspoken.the best art in the world is not about happiness but its about depicting what happen to humanity. ...