Artists Describing Their Art:
Kehinde Olajide - Kehinde Olajide was born in Fiditi,Oyo State Nigeria in West Africa. kehinde attended St. Augustine's primary School in Oyo from 1974 to 1980. He had secondary education at St. Bernardine's Grammar School in Oyo. He studied Fine Arts and Sculpture at The Polytechnic Ibadan Nigeria from 1988 to 1990 and from 1994 to 1996. He worked at the Nigerian Tribune News Papers in Ibadan as a Graphic Artist and Cartoonist from 1991 to 1994.Olajide is a Multimedia Artist . ...
Richard C O Lovesey - I am a self taught artist working exclusively with coloured and pastel pencils. My main subject areas are aviation art and commissioned portraits. I commonly accept commissions featuring dogs, cats, horses, people and are willing to consider any subject. Unique greetings cards, Giclee prints, keyrings, Fridge Magnets, Notelets and Personalised Stationery featuring your commission can also be ordered. I also produce fine art Giclee prints, greetings cards, keyrings, fridge magnets and notelets featuring my other work and these can be personalised and printed to order....
Paula Wilson - I will accept commissions from life or photographs for people, animal or building portraits. Artist's Biography Born and reared in Kansas City, Missouri, Paula Wilson graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting/printmaking. After working in a non-related career, Paula returned to art in the late 1990's, becoming a member of the MidAmerica Pastel Society in 2000. Since that time, Paula's work has been accepted into several juried group shows and has started winning awards. In Spring, 2004, completed a Master's Series Figure Drawing Class from the continuing education department of KCAI with Michael Walling. In Summer 2005, partipated in a weekend workshop with Kim Casebeer, and in Spring, 2007, a week long workshop with Albert Handell and Anita Louise West. Paula's two dimensional art works are primarily created with pastel or oils and feature landscape, figure and animal subject matter. Paula's work attempts to capture impressionistic and realistic techniques in harmonious balance, show the exuberance and beauty of life....
Larry Whitler - I mostly do artwork because it's fun. I hope you weren't expecting to read some deep thoughts about art. Those thoughts are out there. I know, because I've taken some museum tours and heard all about them! But for me, it's just fun. Thank you for your visit!!!...
Marc Crisafulli - Born and raised in suburban Maryland, I enjoy the freedom my computer allows me to take freelance work from all over the country. In 1992 I was offered a position on the original "Ren & Stimpy Show" at Spumco in Los Angeles. Other animation studios I've worked for have included Cartoon Network, Klasky Csupo, and Walt Disney TV Animation. I like the speed and precision programs like Adobe Photoshop can offer me, but that hasn't stopped me from working with traditional materials on a regular basis, including brush and ink, watercolor, colored pencils, and gouache. For many years I've been developing several original concepts and characters for a variety of venues and mediums. I did a great deal of illustration for the book Rough Draft: Pop Culture the Way It Almost Was...some examples of the Dr. Seuss work I did for the book can be found at the link below. Other illustration clients include The New York Press and several record covers for The Kung Fu Monkeys. While classic Hollywood cartoons have greatly influenced both my style and sensibilities, I readily admit to also being fascinated (and greatly inspired by) most popular culture, human behavior, children, ...
Farah Aria - Farah Aria is an artist, illustrator, and writer, specializing in words and images for children. She celebrates multicultural diversity, and care of our environment, while exploring childhood's many wonders, and concerns. Farah graduated with a degree in illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. She is a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Farah paints with gouache, ink, and acrylic, but also paints on the computer with the programs PhotoShop and Painter. She has written and illustrating children's books, and artwork for greeting cards, coloring books, educational books, posters, and magazines. Books: The Cat and the Rat / EEC International 2007 My Pets/ illustrator/ Kindermusik/2004 Ice-Cream Money / illustrator / Bebop Books-LEE & LOW / 2004 My First Shape Sorter Book / illustrator / Innovative Books / 2003 Grumpy Monkeys / author & illustrator /Korea Co. Publishing /2003 Tiger Island / author / Korea Co.Publishing / 2003 That Old Bed / illustrator / Kidzip Books/ 2003 Published in: Los Angeles Times Metro Parent/African American Parent Magazine Weekly Reader READ Magazine Padres de Sesame Street Magazine New Moon Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams Psychology Today Avenues and Westways AAA Magazine Clients include: Kindermusik Bebop Books/LEE and LOW McGraw-Hill Innovative ...
Rebecca L. Baldwin - My initial endeavors as an artist were in the field of Commercial Art. Like many other Artists before me I experimented with an interesting mix of media since Art School, Pen and Ink, Calligraphy, Watercolor, and Oil and Acrylic Painting. I began, as many artist, with drawing, which then became a career as an Illustrator. During these years as a Commercial Artist, I was blessed with no less than five children, all creative and intelligent individuals. So I had much more to keep me busy than being an Artist. After years of marriage an staying "at Home" with the kids ( now grown), It was impossible to break back into the Commercial Art field. I had also become a painter during my child rearing years and thus began to paint sets for a theater in the small town of Vincennes,Indiana, where I lived at the time and during my marriage. In 1990 I returned to my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky to begin my new career as a painter. Most of my current work is LARGE, actually on walls, and mostly commissioned work that I design myself. I have painted Murals for the City of Louisville, The Louisville Free Public Libraries...
Dorothy Nuckolls - I am a self taught artist. I have been painting for about 30 years. My love of art began as a child. The awesome beauty of nature and the magic of color always intrigued me. To reproduce God's art; wheather it be outdoor sences, or portairts; has always been a goal for me. I started doing portairts in 2002 and realize that, that was what I really loved to do.Now I specialize mostly in portairts. I hope you enjoy my collection as much as I enjoyed painting it. Dorothy Nuckolls...
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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....
Pat Walker Fields - Pat Walker was born at home in Tippah County, Mississippi and her early years were spent in Rolling Fork, a small farm community in the Mississippi Delta. She loves the Delta, where her Father was a farmer and her Mother was a poet. She delights in memories of her family, Delta farm life, and wonderful friends. Her Mother started her drawing education at an early age, and the artist began her journey. She says, "I have raised my hand to the sky many times and said, Thank you God,for making me an artist ... an oil painter. Pat Walker-Fields has won many awards as a Southern Artist. Her reputation has grown as a gifted oil painter. Her work has been often referred to as "Reaching for the Light." Walker's works manipulate elements of light and dark, known as representational "chiaroscuro": to imbue mystery and emotion in still life, portraits and landscapes. "I want to carry the viewer into the painting with the beauty of light, but leave enough mystery to allow the viewers heart to feel something in their imagination." The emotion in her artwork is evidence that this artist's sensitivity holds nothing back. A trip to ...