Artists Describing Their Art:
Wim Van De Wege - Wim van de Wege was born in 1966. He uses wide range of techniques and materials. He will commit everything that takes his interest to paper, cardboard or canvas. He prefers to work thematically series of stilllives, flowers, landscapes and architecture. He successively studied organ and piano at the Brabants Conservatorium, Dutch at the Highschool Rotterdam and visual arts and art at the Willem de Kooning Academie....
Andre Mehu - Hi, my name is Andre MEHU, I'm French an live in Lorient city which set in Brittany. I'm a self-taught artist in watercolor. First it would be advisable to specify that the artwork on these pages are protected by copywright law. It is illegal to copy or reproduce any image without permission of the artist. Thanks. Copyright France.com K6AJ18B. 1989-2003 : For fourteen years I painted watercolor as a hobby, then I stopped for five years. August 2008: I took again brushes and colors and since this time I've been painting intensively. November 2008: I created my transparent watercolor web site www.andremehu-aquarelles.com May 2009: French Red Cross chose five Watercolors of mine to edit them in postal cards August 2009: The trigger: Workshop with spanish artist Dolores Bolanos . She studied fine art with great spanish painter Josep Martinez Lozano (1923-2006) from Llanca. He created the Fondation Martinez Lozano the first watercolor museum in Europe. This workshop with Dolores was a revelation. She introduced me to the particularity of watercolor. She said us watercolor is to "play with water and pigments". With her I have released my imagination, my creativity, and ...
Valerie Leri - A strong element throughout my work, is light - both physical and spiritual - through a combination of realism and abstract. My mission is to capture a sense of spontaneity, tranquility, andor movement and energy through the interaction of colors and shapes. I paint with acrylics. Some of my work is interwoven with elements from nature such as bark, sand, stones, shells creating a partiuclar mood and giving the painting three dimensions. I work more by feeling than technique, letting the painting in a sense create iself with myself as a conduit to the visual message, thus the end result is more about flow than form. To a limited extent I strive for effect but most often my efforts are toward lifting the veils of illusion to reveal the truth. There is no right way to interpret my art. All of my work is inspired by the need to create exhilaration, inner joy and peace, both for myself and the view. Ultimately my art is an invitation to dream....