Artists Describing Their Art:
Catriona Brough - Painting is my way of expressing anything that gives me pleasure visually Nature,the ever changing seasons and the colourful landscape around,give such an abundance of subjects , providing a constant source for paint inspiration and getting these images aEURoedownaEUR on paper...
Chad A. Carino - A quality which defines the life of any urban artist is the visible entropy surrounding us in the form of decay and despoilation of the desolation defining post-industrial urban America. Simply put, we live in darkness. This quality bends and controls me, defining my work, decaying into darkness and chaos. A solid idea will find itself dissolving into a series of dark scribbles, and a simple concept will belie its ultimate complexity. These images find themselves hovering between unconsiousness and depression; ultimately, cold, dark, and dead, like any planet or person....
Cornelis Sproet - It was his dream to become a deck officer in the Netherlands merchant navy but because of family issues he had to stop his seamans career after two and a half year. He then studied at the Graphical Arts School in Amsterdam and became an industrial photographer. During that time he lived and worked two years in Paris, 21 years in Italy. After many years as an accomplished photographer he decided to become a professional truck driver. After 15 years on the European roads he retired and together with his wife moved to the Philippines, her birth country. During the years as a photographer he has built a large collection of photographs which he now uses as one source for his drawings. He is a great admirer of Pieter Breughel and when in the mood he makes drawings depicting the 1600s. ...