Artists Describing Their Art:
Venczak Marianna - I'm a graphic artist, illustrator and painter since 1993. Since then, I have been a Board of Presidency of the "National association of Lovers of Art". My paintings are often a mix of reality and fantasy - emotional reflections of the world surronding us: sparkles of moments I captured and embraced....
Cherise Khit - I would like to use my arts as a way of communication or a shout out. It is to inspire, to enlighten, to awake, to make aware of, to alert, to touch life and to bring someone into a different perspective of mind and world. I don't really like to give my artwork a title if I have a choice. I don't like to explain my artwork in details, it somehow restrict and affect human's imagination. I will rather choose to let everyone to have a room of their own imagination towards my art pieces. I would like THE ART to speak for itself. As I said, maybe that is the way of communication between two hearts through art. I like people to take part with their own heart. As I am not a very expressive person in word. I find art is able to express the mixture of my feelings that cannot be described by words alone. Its Bizarre, abstract, surreal, magical, mysterious and AMAZING.
Ric Hall And Ron Schmitt - These pastel paintings are collaborative work by artists Ric Hall and Ron Schmitt. Ric and Ron work simultaneously, standing next to one another. They start each piece with no conscious plan as to what the final result will be. Rather, they rely on spontaneous collaboration in the moment to allow the images to develop. Working literally over and around each other, both artists develop all areas of the image. They work with little verbal discussion or debate, allowing their strokes to do the talking. At various points in the process they apply an anhydrous alcohol fixative to keep the pigment from shifting and ready it for the next layer of color. Ric and Ron have been painting using this method for over 25 years, even as their technique and perspectives have matured....
Christopher Oraced Decaro - IMPRESSIONIST/ARTIST BIO: ORAced REHpotsirhc was born in an alternate Impressionist subconscious world of Artist : Christopher DeCaro. Known as a master of finely detailed and realism artwork, DeCaro, takes a complete detour into the colorful realm of soothing impressionist lines and dreamy landscaped scenery. A realm that frees the mind from decisions of detail that are black and white to the unlimited array of bold and brilliant unpredictable color. So opposite is this new style for Artist:DeCaro, that he even signs his name in reverse, which is where the name "ORAced REHpotsirhc" is derived from. The Impressionist style for ORAced carries into many of the fluid and imaginative worlds that relate to the surreal mind. Soft and bold colors intertwine into an underlying layer of reality. For example, in the painting "Vino ,Tuscany Style" a day dream of Tuscany on a warm sunny day fills the background as a simple bottle of Vino is waiting to be opened. The day carries on until the heat of the sun almost forces the Vino bottle to open itself and drink. "Impressionism is a dream painted onto canvas, opening windows to the subconscious realm where there are no restrictions and unlimited possibilities. ...
Jeffrey Dickinson - My work revolves around the figure. Most is drawn directly from a model in a studio setting. Although that sounds simple anyone who has attempted it knows it takes years of practice and effort to produce something worthwhile. I am constantly working towards improving my drawing skills. A few years ago I began doing quick watercolors over my pencil drawings. I like the spontaneity and immediacy achieved in this way. I also paint in oils and acrylics. These paintings are much more planned out and carefully executed. Although the subject matter is often surreal or narrative they still have as there basis a realistically drawn figure. ...
David Eric Gordon - I try to remain open to all images or visual combinations that inspire me. One consistent element is that my paintings usually involve a process of building up layers through numerous revisions. I often paint over canvases several times, leaving portions of the paintings underneath partly visible. Covering an existing painting rather than starting from a blank canvas can lead to more unusual or interesting compositions by forcing me to make certain choices in responding to the material. The built up layers of paint create a rich surface that becomes an active element, revealing the process of experimentation and revision....