Abstract Landscape (110)

Artists Describing Their Art:

Costanza Zappa - Costanza Zappa (www.costanza.net). Farmacista, nata a Milano , acquarellista, sta portando avanti una singolare ricerca nell'alchim|a dei colori e dei soggetti pittorici, passando con estrema disinvoltura dal figurativo alle originali interpretazioni astratte. In entrambi i generi se ne riconosce l'impronta personale nel particolare utilizzo della pennellata. Si intuisce un percorso artistico preciso ed in continuo divenire. La sua formazione si >> avvalsa dell'aiuto di importanti maestri contemporanei quali Luigi Zucchero e Antonio Galloni. ...

Vagik Iskandaryan - Every artist dips his brush in his soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. " Henry Ward Beecher" An artist's painting becomes reare evidence of his inner unseen world. As time progresses that unseen world changes and so does his art. For me, the process of creating vital art is mainly a search and contact with the mystical or it could be the real experience of the mystical world. It is the way of discovering true beauty. The creative process itselfe brings me a sense of fulfillment and that is what I find to be so exciting and enjoyable. An artist should always strive for perfection because the perfection is the atribute of beauty that is the path he has chosen. Nothing should stop him until he can taste the nectar of perfect masterpiece. Then, he can fall in love not only with his art, but also the unseen world from where the real art manifest itself. My paintings are composed of figurative and abstract melodic forms. I called them the inner landscapes The second is pure abstract But the main source of my inspiration, knowledge and experience in art, I have obtained through my wonderful relationship with ...

Ione Citrin - Ione is an avant garde artist whose artistic expression takes fantastic shape through her diverse oil and watercolor paintings, bronze sculptures, found object collages and mixed media assemblages. Her paintings and sculptures range from abstract to realistic to impressionistic - all visionary interpretations from her imaginative soul. "When I paint, I dip my brush in my soul... Being an Artist is a life force, not a career choice. Each piece represents a fragment of my life's work. I present the world artistically as I see it, as I wish to see it, and occasionally as I once saw it. You see, It is my identity. Without this expression of self, I am nothing. Through my art I give love." Ione uses only one name but a variety of styles to soothe her wild imagination. A native of Chicago, she is a former television star and commercial voice-over artist. Now she wins awards and sells her creativity through her hands instead of through her larynx. Her art is as original as she is - bold, colorful and highly decorative....

Sandra Cooper - Los Angeles-based artist Sandra Cooper is renowned for her distinctive abstract expressionist style. Her paintings and drawings are unique in their ability to stimulate viewers visually and emotionally with both passion and contradiction. Her striking images encourage viewers to use their own mind's eye to interpret the movement of paint across canvas. Cooper wants to evoke an emotional response to her art, rather than merely object recognition. "If I wanted to recreate exactly what I saw, I would use my camera. My style celebrates the randomness of abstract expressionism." "Why paint the entire scene when it's the negative space that fills my imagination with the creative possibilities of'What if'" Cooper says. Cooper's "Heart Felt Series," painted under her "nom de art" R. Vega, is reflective of the powerful abstract nudes for which she is known. Cooper's style and technique are reflected in the media she uses. Whether it is watercolors, mono prints, mono types, charcoal line drawings, acrylics or collage, her work is recognized as a consistent signature of talent. www.ArtForYou.com 310 470 9993 ...

Diane Kastensmith Bradbury - I love the spontaneity and freshness of watercolor - especially the "accidental" movement of color that results from painting wet into wet. I usually start with a wet into wet technique, and work through all the stages of the paper, until I am painting wet into dry. I often soak the painting in the bathtub overnight to soften the edges and lighten the colors, going back in the next day to sharpen details and brighten or darken colors where needed. I repeat this process until I can see that the painting is finished. I believe the record for the number of times this was done was a painting I sold in 1985, called "Blue Tree". It had been soaked twenty-two times before I was satisfied with the result. Of course, high quality paint and paper are essential to this process. "Seasons ...

Alice Banciu - Alice Banciu is a Romanian artist living in Bucharest. Although she has a predilection for abstract paintings, Alice also likes to indulge in delicate impressionism. Her paintings range from the conceptual surrealistic expressions of human emotions and relationships to innocent and almost naive nature representations. When talking about making art, her code of conduct is "I'd rather offend morals than aesthetics." ...

Leif Fleissig Hammelsvang - Statement:in viewing my work, one must remember,that it reflects the cultural outlook of the age in which we live. It reveals my personal feelings as influenced by the existing social, religious, economic and political situations. My paintings have certainly been created to serve a special function....

Billy Bob Warren - My current work comes from my current 3 year residency in the South Pacific rainforest of Costa Rica. I have titled the series "Overlooking the Underworld...Tales from the Costa Rican RainforestaEUR? I began by hiking/wandering through the jungle, collecting rain water for my medium. I then put down small watercolor sketches while trying to be as quiet and unobtrusive as possible and document the dynamic movement of life in the rainforest. I took these sketches back to my studio, and through abstraction created this series of small watercolors. I wound up with about 150 pieces. After editing, I have 19 works IaEURtmd like to expand. To accomplish this, I need to return to the states and use these small works as the catalyst for big paintings on canvas. My plan is to return to the San Francisco Bay area, rent a studio and start painting these visions, Big Big Big!!! I am trying to get funding for this project to cover studio space and supplies. I am using 1 year as my target for completing the project. I hope to provide a pathway through these abstractions so others can feel and share my experience of the time ...

Pamela Gilbert - A Maine native, who now lives in the Finger Lakes area in Ithaca NY. I attended Portland School of Art and continued my art education at the U of Maine in Augusta.I exhibit regularly in regional and national juried shows and has sucecessfully had a one woman show at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine and at Sltes of Hollowell, Maine, Best of Show at the annual art show at Toas Ski Valley in New Mexico. My Paintings are also in private collections throughout the US,Canada and Mexico....

Ken Hillberry - In art and in life, dynamics of balance, integrity and tolerant interaction of all elements or participants ought to be see, experienced and maintained. At the same time, the challenge of affecting this balance is creatively encountering all changes and adapt accordingly. For some, the destination or pre-determined outcomes are sought more often than not. Then there are some who savor the journey, thus witnessing and enjoying developments along the way. I fall into the latter category. It's like watching the film develop in a darkroom. the image takes form a little at a time right before my eyes. The creative process, for me, is void of pressure and timeless. The ability and practice and discipline are central in my approach. My creative intent is to engage a viewer in thought and emotion, as well as, with their eyes. Using imagination, retrospect or model, my range of composition can be conceptual, perhaps impressionistic or abstract in application, but always developed to evoke an awareness and appreciation for the relative conditions in life experience and art form as I incisively or playfully interpret my experiences along the way. ...

Jaimie Cordero - Jaimie Cordero is an award-winning watercolor artist from Miami, Florida. Her passion is traveling to exotic locales, wandering quaint backroads and villages and finding inspiration to paint the way in which the sunlight there catches the local architecture and byways. Her painting collections include series done in Bermuda, Spain, South Florida, the Caribbean, Colombia and Bucks County, PA. Jaimie currently has paintings on display in several exhibitions across the United States, in South Florida including the Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Palm Beach Watercolor Society, and Miami Watercolor Society exhibitions. She is a member of all of those societies, as well as the Florida Watercolor Society. Her paintings are included in the permanent collections of Merrill Lynch and are avidly purchased by private collectors. More of Jaimie's paintings and a tour through her galleries can be found at AquarelleStudiosandGalleries.com Please sign Jaimie's guest book. ...

Jaimie Cordero - Gopal Weling - Thoughts...the basic thing of any human being whether it's child in the arms of a mother or a old human sleeping on the bed waiting for the last minute....thoughts which can travel faster than anything....thoughts which leads to inventions...thoughts which can lead to destruction or thoughts which can bring a revolution... My paintings are presentation of spontaneity & my thoughts...thoughts flowing through the mind...through the life...through the experience & liveliness coming through spontaneity Colors....flows through the inner circles of mind...which reflects the dimensions of the thoughts that are traveling in a wavelength matching to the spontaneity of thoughts... ...Gopal Weling...