Artists Describing Their Art:
Robert P. Hedden - My passions are plein air painting landscapes, mostly in oils, and life/figure, mostly in watercolor, plus some portraits. I also work in acrylic, pastel and mixed media.When I can't paint outdoors I am working in my "Studio On The Narrows", overlooking the St. Lawrence River from Wellesley Island NY. My subject matter is eclectic and along with my mood will influnce the medium. I am more interested in the creation process, rather than being master of one medium, subject, or style. Inspiration comes from the Thousand Islands area on the St Lawrence River where I live. Travels and museum visits also spark inspiration. In April 2009 I formed Plein Air Painters Thousand Islands Region (PAPTIR) in order to promote Plein Air Painting as well as art in general in the region. A new venture in 2012, I organized the 1st Annual Studio Tour U.S. Thousand Islands. Twenty seven artists at 21 locations participated and we are working on the 2013 tour. ...
Khalil Dadah - My artwork is ment to reflect the trajedies of mankind . It's the safest way of expressing onself , in a world flooding with oppressors , fanatics and opportunists. I believe that most international crisis are created through the uncontrolled growth of population. I wonder why men of art and thought are not giving this dangerous phenomena more attention. ...
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 ...
Grace Ryser - I love figure drawing, portraits and profiles. I also love photorealism and I am just getting into oil paints. In the past I've just done drawings/paintings for myself, often self-portraits, and pictures of my friends. Self-portraits were my concentration for my AP Art portfolio. I heard once that drawing yourself makes you a better artist, I guess it just stuck with me. I also haven't really gotten into the habit of taking photos especially for reference purposes. Therefore, I turn to myself as a subject. But now I'm trying to broaden my horizon as I try to find subject matter that is worth selling. I think I need to fall away from self-portraits a little bit to reach my goal of selling my artwork. ...