Artists Describing Their Art:
Alexander Shandor - Alexander Shandor is an Ukrainian artist, who was born in 1981. He is presently residing there. Master graduated from the Erdeli college, specializing in the metals processing. Alex is working with an oil on canvas or with a water paint on paper, Most of his paintings are drawn from the nature, in the open air, in the genres of landscapes and still life. All his works are unique and unrepeatable even by himself. Alexander is in love with his work. He puts his heart and soul in his creations. Master believes that each piece of art always carries positive energy, which is getting transferred to the future owners. His ability to insert this energy in every painting, his commendable skills and a tremendous talent made his art desirable and appreciated among his fans and collectors. Alexander is an active participant in the multiple exhibitions in the Ukraine and abroad. His paintings are found in the galleries and in the private collections around the world. Message from Alex Only the highest quality oil paints and materials are used in my works. After the paintings are finished, they are covered with a special varnish to protect them from the dust and direct ...
Omar Ismail - I try with every finished work to breath life into a long forgotten culture so that its designs, ideas, innovations, and lifestyle are displayed on my canvas. In my art, I like to capture the beauty in mundane objects and places. Different mediums allow me to express different ideas. ...
Keith Wilson - Keith Wilson's Architectural paintings are icons dedicated to an architecture that is no longer conceived or constructed. They represent his continuous study of architectural form. In his work he uses building structures and details in playful juxtaposition, allowing classical elements and vernacular constructions to have their own way, proliferating variations. His color is similarly the product of memory and imagination, inspired by the painted buildings he has seen in Italy and Greece. The result of this graphic exploration is a body of several hundred paintings and drawings, in which knowledge of historic form, fantasies of buildings that might be, and studies for commissioned works are all intermixed. Recently he has been painting landscapes of inspired by the hills that are adjacent to the UC Berkeley campus. The original paintings are painted with Chinese brushes using sumi ink and watercolor mixed with black water. The artist is offering signed limited edition prints of the paintings from his private collection. The printing method employed has a very high resolution which reproduces the brilliance and transparent qualities of the original watercolor paintings using permanent, archival ink on 100% rag watercolor paper. Keith Wilson was born in 1954 in Redding, California and has ...
Celeste Mccullough - I tend to lean towards the visual as opposed to the technical aspect of the creative process. When I'm taking pictures, I never look at the shutter speed, f/stop, etc. I strive to find that hidden gem of artistic expression hidden in the mundane, chaotic, and grittiness. I have a keen ability & vision to discover the beauty in what most of us discard. I'm drawn to landscapes and the elements that surrounds them, creating photographic work that reflects the mysterious and haunting atmospheres they hold. I believe everything has a story; through abstract and still life photography, I am able to tell it....