Artists Describing Their Art:
Jocelynn Grabowski - From childhood, we are molded to be who we are today. Because of this, I look at things differently than you do. I may notice the wood on the living room couch while you observe the color patterns on it first. When creating sculptural installations, I combine wood, metal, paint, and lights to make the viewer think and see in different ways. The work titled Black Light Dream, challenges our perspective. When the viewer stands in one location, what they observe will be different from another part of the room. Working on a large-scale with different materials and enclosed in a darkend space, I create this optical illusion. I intend for the viewer to find different focal points, highlighting the patterns and sense of movement throughout the work....
Jill Sneidman - aEURoeEvery other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paperaEUR|the photographer begins with a finished product.aEUR Edward Steichen I first discovered my passion for photography while living in San Francisco, photographing at the Conservatory of Flowers. Ever since that time, I have been following my dreams traveling around the world photographing incredible scenes along my journey. Slot canyons, bridges and arches are among my favorite scenes to photograph. I also have a love for lake scenes and waterfalls. I enjoy bringing tranquility and serenity to my photographs. Colors can turn magical and shadows may seem mystical. The scene always has a story to be told. My intent is to bring this story to you in a photograph that hopefully conveys a sense of beauty from the mood and emotion that Mother Nature displayed on that given day. Jill Sneidman ...
Yeshaya Dank - My watercolor art explores everything that is beautiful in this world...People, places, emotions, experiences, and opportunities. - Yeshaya Dank. I want beauty to be accessible to everyone, and for there to be the understanding that beauty exists everywhere, all the time, you just need to search for it and you will be dearly rewarded I paint the uncharted territory, the places and things that Ive never seen painted like this before or from this angle. I try to put many hidden gems into one painting, just waiting for you to discover. Showing how everything has beauty, its just waiting to be discovered. Same with my artworks with time you will discover new and beautiful details on each painting, which were previously hidden in plain sight...
Donald Mccray - I tend to focus on everyday observations of the world, real and imaginary. I want to make what I hope is a strong visual statement that will stand the test of time. I have a fondness for working in black and white as a tribute to the early masters. As I have said previously, print making is my favorite form of art; mainly because, you have to be a proficient draftsman, understanding line quality, texture, form, pressure, shade, tonality, perspective, design, surface tension and irregularities. My old professor (Lee Baxter Davis) at East Texas State University never let me forget figure ground relationships, and his theories for sequential values. The other side of my artistic palette is very comfortable when working with color, relationship, and harmony. My main desire when working with traditional , or digital photography with no digital enhancements is to capture a moment in time , and space. I am inspired by atmospheric depth, movement, design, lines, and shapes. I also enjoy the more experimental side of creating photography with a simple pin hole camera; also known as, a camera obscures. The creative thrust that I am trying to express is of paramount importance, and always at the center ...
Jeanette Locher - I have been an artist since I was a child, always dabbling in paints and other media. I wanted to be an artist in the professional atmosphere since I was in High School, but unfortunately, I didnaEURtmt have the support that I needed to pursue that dream. I got deterred to another profession but after many years of doing what I needed to do to get by, my heart was still an artist and needed to be set free again. I recently started up my creative juices again and am having fun doing what I love to do best, creating beautiful images for others to enjoy. I do paintings and have had one art show this past December in Detroit. It was very exciting as the opening night I sold one of my pieces. I also am a published poet, photographer and songwriter. I love nature and most of my work is based on nature and the outdoors. I can only try to capture what the greatest artist, our Creator has already done, within my photography and paintings. I have a dream, as do all artists of being discovered outside my small part of the world and am working ...
Pavlo Ponomarenko - People. Who are we and why do we exist in this world Will we find what we are looking for and are we looking for anything at all And what are we looking for Each of us asks these strange questions in our lives, one way or another... People are rather strange creatures, but for some reason they dont like mirrors, because there you can see something that you dont like... But all the same, we are human and all these questions are are interrelated to which I try to answer with the help of art. For me, art is, first of all, a tool for anthropological research of people and the surrounding world - with its help, I try to answer the questions that I ask, first of all, for myself - who am I Who are the people around me When I started to think about this, I began to pay more attention to observing people when they communicate with each other how they do some work, spend their time, talk to each other... And I saw that communication is possible when a person is personally interested in a person as a sexual person an object Human sexuality is an ...