Artists Describing Their Art:
Heloisa Castro - Im Heloisa Castro a Brazilian artist from Rio de Janeiro. I was born in a place known as The Montmatre Carioca in Santa Teresa neighborhood. There, when I was just a girl I had my first atelier ou studio. I graduated in Journalism pursuing visual and graphics art and got a postgraduate degree in Marketing. However, Ive never put away the ink tubes, spatulas and the canvas. I was awarded in lounges in Brazil and Europe among others. The traditional painting always led my ways until a new materalization art called my attention. The digital painting. or computer painting. this art is labeled in The Louvre Museum, Paris and Guggenheim foundation, Berlin. With the pioneering spirit of brazilian artists such as Celito Medeiros, I looked up to deepen in the new painting charms, learned the enchantments of Michelle Behars colors, an artist and professor of this modern technic in ParanA! Federal University. ...
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 ...
Jonathan O'Hora - I am a professional visual artist based in Nottingham where I have been living since 2016. My work primarily focuses on nature, the environment and the human condition. Visually my work is conscious of fine art printmaking using often abandoned techniques as a way of asking the viewer to look closer. Recently, I have found using multiple exposures as a way of enhancing the single image, creating movement and encouraging the viewer to look in different ways. Having gained a Masters degree from St Martins College in 2003 I worked for Kodak until they went bankrupt in 2013. Since then I have travelled the world before starting my career as an artist in 2017....
Don Schaeffer - I work from photographs abstracting what I see as the essence of the picture. I have been drawing and painting since I was in junior high school. I always thought I was serious about it. With the advent of the internet, I now have places to post and publish my work. I work with oil crayons and graphite as well as crayola crayons and graphite. I tried water color but don't feel that comfortable with them. -- I have written 5 books of poetry and published numerous poems in magazines and e-zines. Photographs and paintings have also appeared in print and in internet publications. ...
Anna Zygmunt - Anna Zygmunt I was born in Sosnowiec 1976, Poland. My artistic career has begun at the National School of Fine Arts in Katowice 1991-1996 (Poland) where I obtained qualifications in Sculpture (the title of Visual Artist). I studied painting, drawing, sculpture, lettering and calligraphy, designing, history of art and history of philosophy among other art related subjects. In years 1996-2002 I studied linguistics at Silesian University, English Philology Department (MA). In my artistic career my primary choice are oil paintings which are born when my mind crosses the thin line between consciousness and subconsciousness. Artistic work needs the exploration and combination of the past and present by means of new forms of expression based on inner spiritual values. Last years I have concentrated on the subject of a woman. A woman, which for me, is a combination of extreme emotions; ethereal beauty but at the same time strong values. It is the subject which may serve a lifelong inspiration and as the art history shows it has always been a big challenge to artists. ...
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 ...