CLOSEUP CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE # 17 Come to the Woods, For Here is Rest by Victoria Wood
ARTIST
Fran Johnson
As an art director, working with teams of young designers gave me perspective on what I wanted to convey to the public but it didn’t satisfy the need to create in my way. I have found that satisfaction in abstract painting. My art is influenced by what’s going on in the world.
www.franjohnsoncreate.com @franjohns12
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and mixed media
cm x 122 cm x 4 cm 2022
Invasion (bottom) oil
91
media 61 cm x 46 cm x 4 cm 2023
Fission (top
left) oil, acrylics and mixed
61
2021
Brilliance (top right) oil
and mixed media
cm x 46 cm x 4 cm
Fay Anagnostopoulou
Born in Athens in 1976. Studied Architecture and Advertising. Started to explore abstract painting since 2004. My inspiration is the aesthetics and character of the urban environment and specifically urban walls, and how it they altered through time and human intervention.
@fam_abstract_art
City Midnight (top left) mixed media on canvas 87 cm x 77 cm x 2 cm
City Spring (top right) mixed media on canvas 78 cm x 57 cm x 2 cm
City Blues (bottom) mixed media on canvas 53 cm x 53 cm x 2 cm
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2023
2024
SimSimcha is an enthusiastic painter of mixed Dutch and Indonesian/Portugees decent. She lives on the Dutch seaboard where she finds inspiration from colours, shapes and music. She likes to capture the essence of a moment in time and likes to experiment with different materials.
@studio.seaside.sim
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| ISD I | in the Series Intellectual Self Defense acrylics and oil pastels 25 cm x 10 cm x 2 cm 2024
Soosoo studios
Soo is an artist who specializes in mixed media. She studied in one of Korea’s most prominent fine arts middle and high schools, which led her to move to New York to study Communication Design at Parsons, the New School of Design.
www.soosoostudios.com @soosoostudios
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(top
mixed media 71 cm x 51 cm x 6 cm 2022
the Movement (top right) mixed media 40 cm x 51 cm 2022
My Breath Away (bottom) mixed media 38 cm x 76 cm x 5 cm 2022
Romance
left)
Feel
Take
Laura Taccani
I graduated from Art School and then graduated from the European Institute of Design (IED) in advertising graphics and illustration techniques. In recent years I have dedicated myself to graphite and mixed media portraits, but my work is always evolving.
@laurataccaniart
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30 cm
21 cm 2017
Marilyn and the Cat (top left) graphite
x
21
cm 2021
Kim and Pyewacket (bottom) graphite
cm x 30
30 cm
21 cm 2018
Wonderful Claudia (top right) graphite
x
Javier Arrés
Javier Arrés is one of the most recognized digital artists worldwide. Albaicín-based Andalusian Arrés is known for his hyper-detailed, pop and neo-baroque works. Was included in the Spanish Forbes list “100 Creatives 2023” & is London Art Biennale 2019 winner, among other awards.
javierarres.com/index.html @javierarres
CRYPTOART CITY
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animated Digital painting
cm x 44 cm 2023
50
Donna Kryszak
I am an oil paint & acrylic abstract painter for over 25 years. I utilise various depths and colours in my art bringing about a sense of obscurity and depth while combining oddness. My art has also previously been displayed at an art gallery in Florida. John 3:16
www.donnakryszakart.com @donnakryszakart
Feelings
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2024
(bottom) oil & acrylic mediums 26 cm x 21 cm x 2 cm
2024
Red (top left) oil & acrylic mediums 36 cm x 28 cm x 2 cm
2024
Light at the End (top right) oil & acrylic mediums 51 cm x 41 cm x 2 cm
Victoria Wood
Financial insecurity as a child led to an interest in eating from the land as an adult. Victoria wants to help people reconnect to the land through abstract art made using paint from edible and medicinal indigenous plants. She travels and forages from her sailboat in BC, Canada. victoriawoodart.com @forageandpaint
Come To The Woods, For Here Is Rest (top right) red osier dogwood leaves + lemon, iron and baking soda, on aquabord 51 cm x 41 cm x 5 cm
All Things From Nothing (bottom) red hawthorn berries + lemon, iron and baking soda, on aquabord 36 cm x 28 cm x 5 cm
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2024
2024
Duelling Dystopia (top left) red hawthorn berries + lemon, iron and baking soda, on aquabord 48 cm x 41 cm x 5 cm
2024
Prof. Dr. Guiscard Seebohm
I have been painting since my early childhood. After graduating from high school, I became a university professor of natural sciences. Alongside my scientific work, I continued my artistic training and never stopped painting.
www.seebohmart.de @seebohmart
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80 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm 2018
Amy Winehouse acrylic on canvas
Alexandru Crisan
Alexandru Crișan (b. Bucharest, Romania 1978) is a visual artist interested in the existential complementarity of objective and nonobjective forms of expression.
alexandru-crisan.com @alexandru.crisan.paint
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Anya Love ART
Australian contemporary artist Anya Love produces works that interweave abstract and representational art forms. Balancing innate shapes with highly conceptualized renderings, these elements are depicted in a state of beautified distortion to portraying interconnectivity & duality.
anyaloveart.com @anyalove_art
Alone in my Room (top left) mixed medium on Belgian linen 101
Resurgence of the Soul (top right) mixed medium on
Moving into You (bottom) mixed medium on canvas 88 cm
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101
x 5 cm 2023
cm x
cm
cm x 101 cm x 5 cm 2024
Belgian linen 101
130
x 5
2024
x
cm
cm
ArtGirl
Kristan Ryan
Self-taught as a 3rd Culture Kid, ArtGirl’s work celebrates the tensions that permit the uncommon, the off-centered, the extraordinary, the raging, the gratuitous, or those blessed or confused to influence people’s interactions. Her art helps them speak out, allowing them to move.
www.facebook.com/chinagirlpaints @kristan_lee_ryan
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Silent No More acrylic on canvas 152 cm x 122 cm x 4 cm 2022
Bobbe Jones
American Artist / ArtistCloseupMagazine / Artist of the Month / Rural themes in oil on linen / Currently working in SW Colorado studio. DM for additional information on events and artwork.
www.jonesfamilyart.com @jonesfamilyart
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cm x 92 cm x 2 cm 2023
Wisdom (top
left)
oil on linen 61
61 cm x 92 cm x 2 cm 2023
The Wrangler (top right) oil
on linen
cm x 53 cm x 2 cm 2021
Waiting on Orders (bottom) oil on linen 51
Rosa Hernandez
I am a self-taught American artist. I left the corporate world to follow my artistic calling. I specialize in watercolor pet portraits & landscapes. I love transforming water & pigment into art, like a modern-day Alchemist. To me, art is silent poetry from my heart.
amusesvault.com @a_musesvault
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20 cm 2024
Conejo Coffee (top left) watercolor
20 cm x
Remy Ong The Pug (top right) watercolor
20 cm x 20 cm 2023
Pines Resort, Bass Lake, Ca. (bottom) watercolor 50
cm x 60 cm 2023
Saskia Thurner
Saskia Thurner is an oil painting artist based in the southern part of Germany. She learned the craft of oil painting from Nathalie Salomone at the “Learning Tree Fine Arts Center” near by Buffalo New York and has taken part in exhibitions in Germany and some in the US.
www.saskiathurner.de @thurnersaskia
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2024
Holding out for Her Hero (bottom) oil on canvas 60 cm x 60 cm x 2 cm
2024
Bliss (top left) oil on canvas 100 cm x 100 cm x 2 cm
2024
Joy (top right) oil on canvas 120 cm x 90 cm x 2 cm
Frank Wienker
The Passion for Art has been strong for more than 40 years and has played an important role alongside his professional career - Most recently as Sales Director in the cooperative Financial group in Germany. Frank Wienker‘s Last exhibition took place in Milan in 2024.
www.galerie-wienker.de @galeriefrankwienker
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100 cm x 80 cm x 4 cm 2024
Nie wieder ist Jetzt acryl on canvas
Stokesey Art
Born in Cheshire, UK, I embarked on my artistic journey studying fine art. In 2013 I found solace in establishing my studio on a former farm in South Oxfordshire. Immersed in its biodiverse beauty, I draw inspiration for my Nature based Watercolour artworks. www.stokeseyart.com @stokeseyart
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45 cm x 55 cm x 3 cm 2024
Big Blue (top left) watercolor
30 cm x 30 cm x 2 cm 2023
White Roses Study (top right)
acrylic on canvas
35
35
x 2
2023
Daisies III (bottom) watercolor
cm x
cm
cm
AMAZONICA
acrylic on canvas
120 cm x 100 cm x 3 cm
Liliana Martinez Ticho Art
I am a muralist and artist from Colombia, based in Germany. My story is not the usual one, social media decided my future for me. I know it sounds crazy. But so it was, painting in front of the camera, showing the process and sharing it with no limits. Art is for everyone, be you!
www.ticho-art.com @tichoart1
Meg Elizabeth
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As a 27 year old Australian artist my journey has only just begun, and I’m poised to make an even greater impact in the art world as I continue to explore new themes, techniques, and subjects.
artbymelizabeth.com @artby_m.elizabeth
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2022
Buderim Falls oil on wood
cm x 13 cm x 2 cm
2023
Jesús Peña
@jp.photographee
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Born in Pachuca Hidalgo, Mexico, raised in Santa Ana, California. My work includes artistic portraits that convey a story.
2015
Rebel Ladie (bottom) canvas
20
cm x 76 cm x 5 cm
cm
20 cm
2015
Glory Eyes (top left) canvas
76
x
x 5 cm
76 cm x 20 cm x 5 cm 2019
Winter Queen (top right) canvas
Zak Perez
My name is Zak Perez, I paint in a distinctive style, called “calligraffiti.” This approach is a combination of calligraphy and graffiti. My art, often perceived as abstract or graffiti, surprises viewers with hidden messages woven into the designs.
www.zakperez.com @subliminal_society
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Denise Longeneker
Denise is a mixed media artist from Minnesota. With a focus on abstract realism she uses layers of collage and other medium, bringing the viewers eye deep into the ethereal and translucent images.
@denilong_art
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3pm under the GW Bridge
61 cm x 76 cm x 3 cm 2023
Christian Kunze
Chris graduated from RISD with a BFA. He has had a long commercial and fine art career. He is currently teaching art to adults in both New York & Connecticut.
saatchiart.com/xman @cbk_fineart
Dawn Ortiz-Gordon
The New ChapterOvercoming Obstacles
acrylics, palette knife and sponge
28 cm x 36 cm 2024
Dawn is a self taught artist and photographer. Born and raised in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. When Dawn isn’t creating art she enjoys her life as mother and grandmother, as well as spending time with her pets.
artrepreneur.com/p/Dawn-Gordon
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Ideet Sharon
Ideet is a Vancouver-based visual artist and animator. In combining different mediums, she explores organic geometric forms, the space they hold in our physical environment and in our thoughts.
www.ideetsharon.com @ideet.sharon
Aimee Lea
My passion lies in creating art that moves people’s hearts rather than their minds. I don’t just hope that people enjoy my art - I want them to be fully immersed in the energy and emotions that I pour into each piece.
www.methodsaz.com @methodsaz
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Running Up That Hill paper and acrylic on canvas 51 cm x 41 cm x 4 cm
2023
Evermoving Energy Powers the Soul acrylic, latex and goldleaf on canvas 157 cm x 127 cm x 4 cm
2023
Dave Fulghum CPP
Dave Fulghum has been a life-long photographer, involved with the photographic community and visual expression since 1975. Documentary, landscapes, people and portraits are all aspects of his art. A member of the PPA and recent recipient of CPP status.
davefulghumimagemaker.com @fulghum_photography @imagemaker60
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35 cm
28 cm 2023
Mya (top right) photography b/w
x
35 cm x 28 cm 2023
Yahli (bottom right) photography
35
2023
Talia (left) photography
cm x 28 cm
EssereI LnonEssere
Azia Maria Sammartano (b. 1984), aka essereILnonessere, is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Turin. In 2009 she graduated in Medicine. He has always combined his scientific background with artistic research and production.
azia-maria-sammartano.pixpa.com/about @essereilnonessere
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Life is. pencils on hard paper 21 cm x 30 cm 2024
Dawn Conwell
Dawn Conwell is an Expressionism painter with a deep connection to nature. Landscapes and florals flow from her paint brush through the use of vivid and unrealistic colors. She breathes new life into a fresh perspective of pink trees, blue mountains and floral designs.
www.dawnconwellart.com @dawn_conwell_art
Winter
Fantasy
2023
Delta
2023
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(top right)
oil and acrylic 91 cm x 60 cm x 5 cm 2024
Dawn (bottom right)
oil and acrylic 76 cm x 60 cm x 5 cm
Wonderland
(left)
oil and acrylic 91 cm x 60 cm x 5 cm
John Langdon
I am passionate about both words and images. I freelance as a logo design specialist, and invented ambigrams, which led to my book Wordplay. And that led to my work for Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons. I began painting in 1986. Words are the subjects of almost all my paintings.
johnlangdon.net @6ambigram9
The Illuminati Diamond (top left) pencil drawing, vector finished art
31 cm x 31 cm
Turn the Tide (top right) acrylic and enamel on canvas
66 cm x 77 cm x 5 cm
Optical Illusion (bottom) oil on canvas
46 cm x 122 cm x 5 cm
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1999
1999
1999
Artfor dinner57
Pushing the boundries of society and using art as a form of story telling. The stories of the people by the people.
@artfordinner57gallery
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2022
A Doll for Every Girl “Inspired by Harlem” original photograph by ArtforDinner with acrylic layered paint on top 120 cm x 3 cm x 90 cm
Alistair M. Stiegmann
Published, awarded, independent Art Director since the infamous 2001. Com Bust—Alistair is a creative visionary specialising in brand identity, user experience design, and art. A creative who has imagined, designed and developed—fun, functional, and meaningful projects.
sub-tract.com @amstiegmann
SOON/NOW 2 / 3 (top)
mixed media collage on fine art paper
60 cm x 40 cm x 4 cm
SOON/NOW 3 / 3 (bottom)
mixed media collage on fine art paper
60 cm x 40 cm x 4 cm
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2021
2021
Gena Cohen
Cohen’s approach to art is raw and explorative. Every mark has its own character and energy imbued within it. She has been known to include materials such as glass, copper and mirror into her work, incorporating these materials with oils, spray paint, and recycled plastic.
www.genacohenart.com @gena_cohen_art_mpls
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77 cm x 4
2023
The Bubblegum at the Bottom of the Table oil, glass and mixed media on canvas 102
cm x
cm
Dijana Bogdanovic
Dijana is a Toronto-based mosaic artist. She has been creating mosaics for more than 20 years. For material she mostly uses smalties, stained glass and marble, but more often than not she adds other objects that come her way.
www.dijanabogdanovic.com @mosaics.by.dijana
Attention (top left) mosaic 48 cm
Heritage (top right) mosaic
Summer
(bottom)
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38 cm x 1 cm 2023
x
x 1 cm 2023
Day
mosaic 30 cm x 48 cm
x 40 cm x 1 cm 2021
56 cm
Maria T Ason
Born in Puerto Rico of Cuban parents. Developed a new medium, scanography, the use of a scanner. My work involves scanning a combination of organic matter that is sometimes combined with a face, hands, etc.
The image is digitally manipulated in color and texture.
www.asonartworks.com @asonartworks77
Holding
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Jose Valdes-Fauli (top left) scanography
2023
46 cm x 61 cm
Ariana III (bottom) scanography
2022
61 cm x 46 cm
Hand II (top right) scanography
2023
46 cm x 61 cm
Jonnay Lawrence
Jonnay Lawrence has always considered himself a born artist. He has such a unique style of artwork that will stand out. With the vibrant colors that pop out at you and the movement and depth brings his artwork to life. You will get such an authentic and memorable experience.
www.jonnayartisticdiscovery.com
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81 cm x 81 cm x 1 cm 2021
The Ball (top left) acrylic on canvas
102 cm x 102 cm x 1 cm 2022
Checkerboard (bottom) acrylic on
canvas
81 cm x 81 cm x 1 cm 2021
Square Circle Triangle (top right)
acrylic on canvas
Angii Quinn
Angii is a self taught artist who finds the challenges of textured art are a perfect reflection of the uncontrollable world that is living with Rheumatoid disease and depression. Through art she discovered a sanctuary of self expression to translate and start conversations.
@artistry_by_angii
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60 cm x 40 cm x 5 cm 2023
Eartha acrylics
Susan Whitby
www.susanwhitbyphotos.com @susanwhitbyphotos
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Susan Whitby is an ocean photographer from the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She loves capturing the rising sun, barreling waves, intimate ocean moment and luscious vistas.
photography 420 cm x 595 cm 2023
(top
photography 595 cm x 40 cm 2022
Sky (bottom) photography 420 cm x 595 cm 2023
Shorely It’s Love (top left)
Colourful Curl
right)
Fire
Santina Micalizzi
Landscape no.1
acrylic
40 cm x 60 cm x 5 cm 2023
Santina Micalizzi is an artist based in Devon, Southwest of England. Her art is inspired by the natural world around her and her work is permeated by her Sicilian origins: warm, vibrant, evocative. artisticasm.co.uk @artistica_santina_m
Felicia Indra
Incandescence
floetrol acrylic on canvas
50 cm x 60 cm 2021
Felicia creates profound and inspiring abstract art pieces that surely will inspire and invoke thought for any viewer. Her goal is for you to discover an appreciation and understanding for the complex nature of the world through her abstract art mediums.
feliciaindra.wordpress.com @rose_andbe
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Scott Douglas Clarke
Scott is a photographer based in Ontario, Canada and has been capturing his Human Experience for almost 50 years. His work is both film and digital based. Currently Scott is documenting the amazing country of Cuba in all of it’s beauty.
scottdouglasclarke.com @scottdouglasclarke
I was born near Paris, where I stayed the party of my life. At 14, my father taught me the beginning of photography. At 16 he built me a lab. At 20, I made my first exhibition, small but an exhibition. After the bachelor, I started artistic study, for 9 years, after those years, I was install in architect, during.
john.galerie.xyz @jeanmarcbregeault John
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Havana digital art
106 cm x 63 cm 2010
Denfer 2022 photography
50 cm x 70 cm 2022
Francesca Busca
Eco-artivist, Rubbish artist. Mosaicist. Ex-City solicitor now pioneering sustainable art made with waste. Founder of Payment in Kind(ness)©️: accepting green acts as payment in kind, and ArtforTrash©️: creating artworks with the client’s own waste. Gesamtkunstwerk, always. www.francescabusca.art @francesca_busca
BeeHiVis (top left)
100% waste: used plastic bottles and leftover buttons
45 cm x 36 cm x 10 cm
Hybrid Cactus (...and then it wasn’t) (top right)
100% waste: discarded bones, used fruit nets, plastic medicine vials
43 cm x 25 cm x 5 cm
LOVE is Vegan (bottom)
100% waste: used hairdresser’s foils, used papers and magazines, leftover fabric and 85 screw caps
102 cm x 280 cm x 5 cm
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2017
2024
2018
Elucid Designs
Elucid Designs was founded by Charles Ballard and R.A. Goldie to not only give Artists a gallery type setting, but to also use funding raised to propel education and art in surrounding communities.
www.eluciddesigns.com @elucid_designs
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2024
Luther - R.A. Goldie (top right) charcoal, conte crayons, ink, vintage music papér 30 cm x 23 cm x 3 cm
2023
Kina (bottom) acrylic
75 cm x 50 cm x 3 cm
2023
Love (top left) acrylic and pastel 70 cm x 37 cm x
3 cm
Mondello
oil and paper taken from the walls in Palermo
91 cm x 60 cm x 3 cm 2023
Nick P. Biagini
I have been painting for over 30 years and within that time my art has evolved as it should. The works have gone from oil on canvas to multi layered pieces that involve a more lengthy process to produce.
@nick_biagini
Nicoleta Dumville
Eggscape gouache on paper
36 cm x 28 cm 2024
Nicoleta is a mixed media artist based in Denver, Colorado. Inspired by her cultural heritage as a Greek American, the whimsy of everyday subjects, and her endless love affair with the American West, Nicoleta’s paintings, collages, and wearable art celebrate a vast spectrum.
www.nicoletapaints.com @nicoletapaints
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Clare Dryden
I enjoy the challenge of creating art with texture and interest using mixed media - in particular wool fibers, paper and paint. I want viewers to touch my art as well as admire it. My work is often unframed or if framed without glass.
www.claredryden.art @claredrydenart @astudioinhampshire
Two Hands (top left) merino wool - painting with fibers 18 cm x 21 cm x 2 cm
Daisies - New Beginnings (top right) fibers, paper and watercolour 18 cm x 20 cm x 2 cm
The Colours of Spain (bottom) fibers, paper and watercolour 19 cm x 27 cm x 2 cm
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2024
2024
2024
Livia Stein
My work is about invention and imagination. I react to things like history, film, literature and art. I borrow from the outside t world, and use these stimuli as prompts. I have no desire to replicate reality, though I include people and animals.
www.liviacstein.com @liviasteinart
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Man Pushed oil on canvas 152 cm x 152 cm x 5 cm 2023
Jai Gervin
I am a “creative visionary” with the soul of an artist & the heart of a Social Worker. I find the most joy working with mixed media by combining ordinary things with other mediums that don’t traditionally “fit” together; much like myself. - No rules or lines to color within.
www.jgervin.com @j.gervin.art
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2024
Embrace your Quirks (top left) acrylic 61 cm x 86 cm
2022
Complicated (bottom left) acrylic 28 cm x 41 cm
2023
The Mouse with the Big Red Shoes (right) acrylic 61 cm x 86 cm
Chrys Zumstein
Chrys Zumstein (*1980) is a visual artist who stands out for his work. With his works he reflects and questions the themes of life, humanity, reality, fantasy. The works mainly include photography, image editing, drawing and painting, but are not limited to individual techniques.
www.chryszumstein.com @chrys_zumstein
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or Vicious Circle? photography
cm x 60 cm 2023
CV
60
Kritee Mahanti
A spacecraft engineer by profession, Kritee is also a amateur photographer. Eternally divided between the left and the right brain, John Keats’ words, ‘When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain...’ is her greatest inspiration to yield to her creative conscience.
createdbykritee.com @kritee.mahanti
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(top left) mobile photography 20 cm x 30 cm 2023
to Chemistry (top right) mobile photography 30 cm x 20 cm 2024
(bottom) mobile photography 20 cm x 30 cm 2023
Enveloped
Cheers
Frozen
Mohamed in Black Chech
charcoal pencil and pan
pastel
30 cm x 20 cm
2024
Midori Luck
Born in Japan, Midori moved to England in 1993 where she started to paint. Self taught but ambitious, her paintings were accepted by the Royal Institute of painters in Watercolours and exhibited at the Mall Gallery in London three consecutive years. She now lives in Spain.
midoriluckart.com @midoriluck.painter @maxincadiz
Yvette Rose
Resilience pencil
42 cm x 30 cm
2024
Yvette Rose is based in Bedfordshire and is a pencil portrait artist. The pieces she creates vary from persons who are inspirational to celebrities. She has taken part in multiple art exhibitions, including London and Bedford.
@artbyyvetterose
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David Dumon
David Dumon is a Belgian-born fine art photographer. His main body of work can be described as cinematic, luring the viewer in with beautiful atmospheric decors where he seamlessly integrates his protagonists.
www.daviddumon.be @dumondavid
Still Life (top left) photography on paper, mounted on dibond & framed
Jolene (top right) photography on paper, mounted on dibond & framed
The Bookworm (bottom) photography on paper, mounted on dibond & framed
114 cm x 160 cm x 4 cm
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2018
80 cm x 120 cm x 4 cm
x 4 cm 2016
80 cm x 120 cm
2019
Giuseppe Giannotti
Giuseppe Giannotti is a swiss-italian journalist and photographer, who lives and work in Switzerland and Italy. Belonging to a Jewish family, he worked as journalist in a newspaper then he dedicate time to his big passion: photography. He published two books: “Life” and “Women”.
@jo.giannotti
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60 cm x 40 cm x 1 cm 2023
Jennifer Pfahler (top left) photography
60 cm x 40 cm x 1 cm 2023
Fatima Val (top right) photography
cm x 60 cm 2023
Angelica Graf (bottom) photography
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Graffiti artist for more than 25 years. I love expressing myself with spray cans, but my creativity doesn’t stop there. I also enjoy working with digital art, posters, ink, stencils, posca, and acrylics. www.waacap.weebly.com @stigolavtony
Sheila Childress/ Guitar Girl
Meet Guitar Girl, a passionate artist that blends her love for God, family, and music into captivating abstract art pieces. Her unique creations reflect the harmony of her inspirations, resonating with viewers on a soulful level. With distinctive authenticity, and Happy Art. brush.bio/guitargirl
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2003
Faces of Nature oil 39 cm x 27 cm x 1 cm
Stig Olav Tony
2024
Obvious Nausea digital art 91 cm x 64 cm
Maciek Peter Kozlowski
Maciek “Magic” Kozlowski, Polish-born artist living in Canada for 55+ years, evokes joy through diverse art. Winner of 2017 U.K. Artist of the Year at artistsinfo.co.uk and Daler-Rowney, his work spans abstracts, florals, landscapes, portraits.
www.magicpeter.art @maciekpeter
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mixed media on
with acrylic
120 cm x 120 cm 2017
Dejeuner sur le Beton
aluminum panel
resin, looks like glass
Patrick Joosten
The essence of color and imagination. Patrick Joosten is a French abstract painter renowned for his idiosyncratic artistic style and prodigious creativity, he is a self-taught Virtuoso of Abstract Artistry. He harbors an ardent passion for creating visually arresting artworks.
www.patrick-joosten.com @joosten.patrick
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2024
Radiant Soul (top left) acrylic on canvas 95 cm x 95 cm x
4 cm
2023
Voilà! (top right) acrylic on canvas 95 cm x
95 cm x 4 cm
2022
Myriad (bottom) acrylic on canvas 100 cm x 160 cm x 4 cm
Joyce van den Engel
I am a Dutch artist, 47 years old, and started from the age of 30 to be more serious about my creations. I like several mediums , I’ve always been painting, but the last 2 years I developed drawings and collages. The inspiration for my drawings is usually nature and light.
@joycevandenengel
My
42 cm x 30 cm x 1 cm
Sunset
42 cm x 30 cm x 1 cm 2024
Summerday
42 cm x 30 cm x 1 cm
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Mom’s Garden (left) pencil on paper
2024
in Amsterdam (top right) pencil on paper
in Amsterdam (bottom right) pencil on paper
2024
Alberto Ballocca
Artist based in Italy. Class ’93. Specialized in diachronic approaches on ancient cultures and natural aesthetics. Painting, sculpting and working on paper. Contact & inquiries: balloccart93@gmail.com
www.albertoballocca.com @albertoballocca
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 53
cm x 33
2024
Two Sparks mixed media on paper
48
cm
Alessandro Vergari
Photographer and traveler, my main job is as a hiking guide, taking people all over the world on walks. But many years ago I began to create a particular path in an abandoned forest, now filling it with installations made of wood and recycled materials. This path in the wood is always open to the finders. ritotem.wordpress.com
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 54
2023
Lo Sgomento. The Dismay (top left) wood of elm and iron 50 cm x 20 cm x 10
cm
2023
Spadellino. Little Pan (bottom left) wood of elm and iron 25 cm x 25 cm x 10 cm
2023
Pastorone. The big Sheperd (right) wood of elm and iron 170 cm x 25 cm x 25 cm
Cher Pruys
artbycher.ca @cherpruys
Cher Pruys, ASAA SCA, IGOR, AAPL, CSAA, AMS, LMS, OSA, MAA, CFA, NOAPS, PSOA, AWA., AAOA. “To take my inner visions with my hands and create a work of art for you the viewer... That is the ultimate in self expression.”
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 55
2024
Chalk It Up (top left) acrylic on 300LB hot press 23 cm x 23 cm
2024
Bonding (top right) acrylic on 300LB hot press 25 cm x 18 cm
2024
The Matriarch (bottom) acrylic on 300LB hot press 26 cm x 35 cm
Neal Forster
Water off a Ducks Face watercolour paint on 300gsm Arches paper
30 cm x 42 cm
2024
Art by Neal is a single artist who uses mixed media to create beautiful fine art. Neal’s oil paintings, watercolours, and acrylic paintings depict stunning landscapes, seascapes, and portraits of people and pets. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for art.
www.artbynealforster.com @artbynealforster
Artiste Lys Blanc
Fullmoon in Aquarius acrylic on canvas
45 cm x 64 cm
2021
The artist’s body of work is highly influenced by Surrealism and evolved into a subtle erotic and elusive representation of femininity. The process of creation is guided by her dreams and fantasies, a merely intrinsic perception of the Self, the world and the universe.
www.artistelysblanc.com
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Marlene Jorge
Marlene Jorge is a pop surrealist artist who was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic in 1974 and is self-taught. She is also neurodivergent, which means that her brain functions in a way that is different from what is considered typical.
artistmarlenejorge.com @marlenejorgeartist
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 57
Everything is Okay digital 73 cm x 73 cm 2023
Nicole Vanessa Spencer
Hello World! Trini out here showing the rich Caribbean culture through a brush and paint. US Army Veteran who survived NDE’s and lived to tell the story... I use painting with Jazz music to heal my body and mind.
sendinglovethroughmyhandz.com @nikoartista74
I
Still
I’m
right)
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 58
cm 2024
Can
See You...
(left)
acrylic paint, glass on poster board 102 cm x 76 cm x 4
2023
Sunset (bottom
acrylic paint on canvas 91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm
2024
Coming Out... (top right) acrylic paint and glass 122 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm
Tom Blood
I paint ideas. My surrealist, pop and fantasy art has sold on four different continents. I paint the impossible, or at least, the highly improbable. My art will make you think and bring a smile to your face. If you like whimsical, thought-provoking art, come explore my work!
www.tombloodart.com/shop-art @tomblood_art
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 59
101 cm x 76 cm x 5 cm
No Man Is An Island (top right) acrylic
on canvas
2022
111
x 5 cm 2023
Sky
Sailing (bottom)
acrylic on canvas 81 cm x
cm
2022
For
the Love of Love (top
left) acrylic on canvas 101 cm x 76 cm x 5 cm
Nermen Khalil
Nermen Khalil born in 1986 in Alexandria, Egypt, is an artist based in New Jersey, USA. Khalil demonstrated a talent for art at a very young age, Khalil is the founder of Heaven Studios, where she creates textured abstract art using mixed media on canvas.
www.heavenstudios.store @heavenstudios4art
cm x 4 cm
cm x 3 cm
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 60
The Desert Group (bottom) mixed media on cotton canvas 30 cm x 30
2023
The Desert Group (top right) mixed media on cotton canvas 51 cm x 102
2023
Map (top left) mixed media and oil paint on cotton canvas 76 cm x 102 cm x 4 cm
2023
David Miller
David Miller is a professional creative, blending art expertise with AI, broadening his audience, and pioneering the fusion of traditional creativity and cutting-edge technology. David lives between London and Helsinki.
inlovewithit.com @inlovewithitart
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 61
122 cm x 48 cm 2023
Echoes of the Heart (bottom) digital printed on canvas
91 cm
91 cm
5 cm 2024
Together Again
(top right)
digital printed on canvas
x
x
91 cm
91 cm
5 cm 2024
Euphoric Bloom (top left)
digital printed on canvas
x
x
Stefano Broli
Stefano
is an Italian photographer based in London. His style encompasses street and fine art photography, with a focus on capturing moments that feature a surreal or unusual atmosphere.
www.stefanobroli.com @stefanobroli
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 62
Broli
Dreamwalker photography
2019
42 cm x 30 cm
Natalie Hemkes
Natalie is an award winning self taught artist based in the UK. Her work is an irresistible escape into a world of chromatic vibrations blurring the boundaries between nature and artifice & exploring the space between the ‘reality’ of what we see versus the one we can only feel.
nataliehemkesart.com @nataliehemkesart
The
Terabithian
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 63
3 cm 2024
The Light Fantastic (left) acrylic paint and ink on canvas 150 cm x
100 cm x
Beautiful is Everywhere (top right) digital collage of paint and photography on aluminium
95 cm
1 cm 2023
95 cm x
x
2023
Towers (bottom right) digital collage of paint and photography on aluminium 100 cm x 100 cm x 1 cm
Kovalovart
Spiritual Poertrait “Vishuddha”
acrylic, oil, black liner, white liner
80 cm x 60 cm x 1 cm
I’m a self-taught artist trained in oil,acrylic,watercolor painting as well as other mediums since 2012. Focused on works with a spiritual component and traditional portraits. Many of my pieces are directly influenced by nature,love to explore, experiment with different techniques
kovalovart.com/about @albertovna_artspace
Allison Polson
The Restless Mind coloured pencil
60 cm x 84 cm 2024
Allison Polson is a Brisbane-based artist who specialises in abstract illustrations. Polson re-creates her childhood experiences as an adult to heal and regain power over her childhood trauma. Her work is colourful - creating artworks that are heightened and often euphoric.
allisonpolson.com @allisonpolsonofficial
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 64
2022
Joseph B Deck III
Artist and body art tattooist and body piercer. Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA. I mainly like to do art as I see it, mostly a landscape, portrait, nature, and image artist. I use graphite, charcoal, ink, pastels, and all paints. I do custom work and offer prints.
joedeck1980@ymail.com
St.
Blessed
Today’s
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 65
x 20 cm 2023
Sebastian’s (left) oil paint 28 cm
20 cm 2021
Mother (top right) graphite and charcoal 28 cm x
2023
Catch (bottom right) oil paint 28 cm x 20 cm
Durand Seay
Durand Seay lifelong involvement in the arts formed a fearless mindset of creating. His work has been exhibited in numerous juried exhibitions all over the southeast since 1978, and in 2016 LaGrange Regional Exhibition, receiving a Directors Award. www.durandseay.com
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 66
cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2024
When the Wind Sings oil on canvas 91
Geysel Minoso Art
My canvas is my sanctuary, where emotions flow freely. Guided by the world around me, I depict tales of raw emotion through vibrant strokes, inviting viewers to experience a symphony of colours, shapes, and feelings.
www.geyselminosoart.com/about @abstracto_co
Challenging Bridges (top left)
Hold Me Tight (top right)
Early Spring (bottom)
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 67
2024
acrylic mixed media on canvas 152 cm x 81 cm x 5 cm
2024
acrylic mixed media on canvas 76 cm x 61 cm x 5 cm
2023
acrylic mixed media on canvas 81 cm x 152 cm x 5 cm
Yasmin Shafi
Yasmin Shafi Beikli comes from Germany and is a self-taught artist. Her abstract paintings are very rich in contrast and detailed. She exhibits online, nationally and internationally. This year she can be found at various art fairs in Germany.
www.yasmin-sb.de @yasmin.shafi.art
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 68
cm x 60 cm x 4 cm 2024
Phönix (right) acryl
120
cm x 70 cm x 2 cm 2023
Krikelkrakel (bottom left) acryl
& olpastell 100
100 cm
2023
Colour Crush (top left) acryl
x 80 cm x 4 cm
Belinda Patterson
Belinda, of The Elevated Dot, specializes in mesmerizing dot mandala art. Her vibrant creations, filled with intricate patterns and hues, invite viewers to immerse themselves in a world of wonder and enchantment.
www.theelevateddot.com @belindapatterson1391
Her | Art | And | Shrine
Sandrine Ehrhart was born in Tahiti in 1976. She turned to abstract painting in 2001. In 2005 and 2011, she graduated from art schools. Following her interest in meditation, she likes to say that she has “brough light into her soul”. She lives and works in Fontainebleau, France.
ehrhartsandrine.com @sandrine_ehrhart
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 69
2024
Wonderment MDF wood 80 cm x 80 cm x 2 cm
Iceland acrylic 41 cm x 33 cm x 2 cm
2020
Sam The Gloved Artist
Sam is a self taught Abstract Textured Artist from Waterbury, Connecticut (USA). She seeks to reflect the beautiful world around us in her paintings by drawing on natures rough edges and calming serenity. Using texture she plays on two key senses; sight and touch. www.theglovedartist.com @sam_theglovedartist
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 70
acrylic
61 cm x 91 cm x 10 cm 2023
Mountain (top left)
textured
acrylic textured 61 cm x 91 cm x 10 cm 2024
The Depths (bottom)
acrylic
61 cm x 91 cm x 10 cm 2023
Lifelines (top right)
textured
Debora Ferruzzi Caruso
Debora was born in Florence she graduated in Physics in 1996 and has been attending watercolor courses since 2002. She participates as Identity Collective in the Grenada Pavilion of the 59th Venice Art Biennale 2022. She exhibits in Stockholm, Paris, New York, New Delhi, Tirana.
www.deboraferruzzicaruso.com @dfc_watercolor watercolor@deboraferruzzicaruso.com
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 71
2024
Sintonia (top left) watercolor on cotton paper 100% 56 cm x 38
cm
2023
Relax al Bagnoasciuga (top right) oil on canvas 50 cm x 40 cm 1 cm
2020
Panta Rei (bottom) watercolor on cotton paper 100% 50 cm x 70
cm
Caro Ramonde
Carolina Ramonde is an Italo-Uruguayan conceptual artist who specializes in oil paintings inspired by nature, climate change spirituality and current global events. She likes to intervene some of her artworks with technology for commercial and artistic purposes.
www.caroramonde.com @caro.artgallery
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 72
2022
Winterstorm Approaching (top left) oil on canvas 100 cm x 120 cm x 4 cm
2022
Justicia Divina (bottom) oil on canvas 100 cm x 120 cm x 4 cm
2021
Praying for Peace (top right) oil on canvas 51 cm x 51 cm x 4 cm
Joseph Willoughby
Joseph Willoughby, UK born artist based in Toronto. After 6 years studying Architecture, he found solace in art following his father’s passing. For 5 years, Joseph’s art has explored life’s depths, blending digital and traditional techniques to offer an alternative perspective.
willoughbyartwork.com @willoughby_artwork
Anita Krisko
@anitakrisko
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 73
122
3 cm 2024
Lost Voices acrylic on birchwood panel 61 cm x
cm x
Anita Krisko is a photographer and street artist. With her photographs, she won a silver award in an international competition of fine art. She exhibited her work all over the world. She is a co-founder of an art collective Le Monde Analogue.
2021
The Journey of a Kindled Silhouette photography printed on canvas 42 cm x 50 cm x 3 cm
ERS
Denver based artist and writer, ERS, paints with sound waves. ERS creation of this digital art form in 2008 allowed her to capture sound waves and make them visible, touchable. She considers these digital pieces poems, paintings, a way to touch breath.
ers.pictorem.com @ers_soundart
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 74
154 cm
118 cm
5 cm 2008
And
the Rains Came sound waves digital art
x
x
Colleen Hoffenbacker
Colleen Hoffenbacker is an American painter whose vivid floral paintings explore the intriguing entanglement between humankind, the natural world, and technological advancement. Featured in galleries, museums, private collections, and the prestigious Lunar Codex. colleenhoffenbacker.com @colleenhoffenbacker
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 75 Floragen 2.0.2 oil on aluminum 30 cm x 30 cm x 5 cm 2023
Julia Prikhodko
Julia works with graphical materials and digital assets. Her visual stories are illustrations-reflections. They show the complexity of adult’s life with an aftertaste of naive kid’s world. Usage of botany is a way, how Julia sees the beauty in the world around.
www.juliaprikhodko.com @kedisketch
Orchid tree
hand-drawn illustration (paper, liner pen) and digitally enriched with color later 21 cm x 30 cm 2023
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 76
Frederick Fulmer
Sandstorm oil, mica, on canvas
150 cm x 137 cm x 8 cm
I am primarily an abstract painter, using pure pigments, oil, acrylic along with collage elements from prints & photographs. I gravitate towards bold use of color, intricate patterns, and dynamic compositions.
www.fredart.net @frederick e.fulmer
Ralf Schellen
Sadness and Frustration Alu-Dibond
40 cm x 40 cm x 2 cm
German Photographer & Digital Artist with motto: “simple - emotional - lively“. My works tend to be dark, with accents flooded with light and characterised by intensive image processing. I also use AI generated pictures as starting point for my compositions.
www.people-and-more.com/en @ralfschellen.art
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 77
2022
2024
Richa Rashmi
Richa, a passionate US based artist, ignited her love for art in her youth. Living her dream daily, she’s a full-time contemporary abstract artist, expressing her character through vibrant colors and creativity from her art studio.
www.saatchiart.com/richagallery @richa_gallery
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 78
Under Sea Life acrylic 76 cm x 61 cm x 5 cm 2022
Al Llop
Al Llop is a published, award winning artist who shares his past and future experiences through his art. alllopartworks.quora.com
Love the Ocean Then and Now oil on wood 27 cm x 27 cm x 1 cm
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 79
2024
Phyllis Weitl
I am basically a figurative painter in oils. Have been passionate in art all my life. Have a BFA in fine art, exhibited internationally, did graphic art in New York, taught art and was president of an art association in France.
phyllisweitl.com
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 80
cm
50 cm x 20 cm 2023
Mallorca Sea & Cliffs (left) oil
60
x
cm x 50 cm x 4 cm 2020
Benamore Golf Nora (right) oil
60
Jasmin Meirose-Hauptmeier
Contemporary artist from Cologne. Born in Munich in 1982. Student at the Free Academy of Cologne.
www.rosenhauptcologne.de @rosenhaupt
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 81
100 cm x 80 cm x 4 cm 2024
Love is in the Air oil on canvas
Anastaska Po
My name is Anastasia Podkolzina, pseudonym Anastaska Po. I was born in 1988 in Tinda, Dalniy Vostok, Russia. Now I based in Valencia, Spain. I’m a professional illustrator and animator. I’m engaged in character design, comics and animation.
dribbble.com/anastasiapo @anastaskapo
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 82 You_are_Saved (top left) digital 105 cm x 105 cm 2023 Random_Universe (top right) digital 105 cm x 105 cm 2023 Beware (bottom) digital 105 cm x 105 cm 2023
Carlos A Reyes
Versatile artist Carlos Reyes, born in Puerto Rico, now calls Yucca Valley, California home. For the past 12 years, he’s crafted Joshua Tree-themed Sterling Silver Jewelry under his brand CREYES, known as Joshua Tree 925.com A creative journey reflecting his unique artistic vision. www.joshuatree925.com @joshuatree925
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 83
2024
Desert Harmony Heart (top left) sterling silver 5 cm x 4 cm
Joshua Tree Keys View (top right) sterling silver & gemstones 3 cm x 3 cm
2023
Desert Queen Joshua Tree Necklace and Earrings Set (bottom) sterling silver 3D printed 50 cm x 45 cm 2023
Dawn R. Bouchard
I am a late in life artist living in the Canadian town of Brockville, Ontario. I work in both acrylic paints and/ or soft pastels. I concentrate primarily in landscapes and flowers, but also like to paint animals. I love to use bright colours to capture everyday scenarios.
www.forevervistas.ca @dawnreneebouchard
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 84
2023
Luna (left) soft pastels 36 cm x 28 cm
2022
My Best Friend (top right) soft pastels 36 cm x 28 cm
2022
A Hound for Trouble (bottom right) soft pastels 36 cm x 28 cm
Michael Harman
I am a self-taught artist and creator of the Colour Buddy Concept and the Imagination pictures. I will be using my artwork and new product concepts to help put back into society and community.
www.colourbuddy.co.uk
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 85
pen and
42 cm x 59 cm 2023
(top
pen and ink 42 cm x 59 cm 2023
pen and ink 42 cm x 59 cm 2023
Human (top left)
ink
Directions
right)
Guitars at Sunrise (bottom)
John Severino
Box Boy The Exterminator multimedia
20 cm x 11 cm x 1 cm
I am an Outsider artist with a degree in Fine art from Manchester Metropolitan University. This statement is an oxymoron, I know, but I am inspired by folk art, children’s art and the art of the insane. I work a normal job and am largely unknown as an artist.
@severinoart
©Abrodmann
Fried Egg digital print on canvas
100 cm x 75 cm x 3 cm
Designer & Artoonist. Published several cartoon books in Europe and worked as editorial and political cartoonist for international newspapers and magazines. Currently creates character watches for Marvel, Star Wars and Disney projects. Artoon shows in Vienna and New York. normalzeitwatches.com @brodmannartoons @thepuntoonist
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 86
2024
2014
Maiza Albuquerque
My name is Maiza. I am from Brazil and have been in Europe for the past 5 years. As a lover of story telling, fantasy, and poems, I create my work and have found tattooing as a way to connect me with others in a beautiful way. I am just an artist trying to translate feelings into drawing.
@withmaiza
There May be Darkness within this World but Inside us the Light Burns Brighter than you Could Ever Know (top left)
It is Only with the Heart that One Can See Rightly; What is Essential is Invisible to the Eyes (bottom left) 2023
Beneath all the Layers of Learned Behavior We Recognize Our True Nature (right) 2023
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 87
2024
MFD Artist
I always knew I wanted to be an Artist since being 12 years old. I told my family I wanted to be a Painter. My Dad, being supportive, took me to the M.A.B. store and I acquired a Painters Cap, Rollers, and Brushes.... Not exactly what I meant. I earned my MFA from the New York Academy of Art: Painting 2003.
www.mfdartist.com @mfdartist
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 88
cm x 60 cm x 2 cm 2024
Art Lover (top left) acrylic painting
91
cm
61 cm x 2 cm 2024
Love War Peace (bottom left) acrylic painting
91
x
2024
The Paino Lesson (right) acrylic painting 122 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm
Raymond van den Berg
Raymond van den Berg, Amsterdam 1949. Making catchy representations of my experience of the environment is my urge to make images, 2D and 3D. I think every image should be like a piece of music. And preferably pleasant and cohesive. A piece of music for the eye.
www.rayberg.nl @rayberg.nl
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 89
TownLife acrylic / canvas 80 cm x 60 cm 2023
Julia Tsaliou
jtdeco.gr/product/paleta-tou-kipou
25 cm x 25cm x 2 cm 2024
I’m Julia, I’m the creator of JT Deco. My love for nature and the inspiration of my beautiful city, Ioannina, led me to its creation. JT Deco is an eco-ecological workshop. Each piece of decorative art is unique and handmade. I invite you to explore my collection.
www.jtdeco.gr @jtdeco__
Janie Dugan
Canadian Janie Dugan uses her art to edify and create a view of social issues affecting our world. She is exhibited in Int’l markets, such as: New York, Berlin, & Istanbul. This painting, ‘Monarch’, caught in an hourglass displays now common raging forest fires in the background.
www.pierrestudio.ca @janieduganartist
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 90
acrylic 46 cm x 31 cm x 2 cm 2022
Monarch - Time is Running Out
I reached enlightenment at age 29 and from that moment I couldn’t stop painting. My artworks are a mix of what’s inside me, so at the beginning they were a mix between pop culture (my passion to that moment) and spirituality (what came in from then) and they evolve to pure spirit.
www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/1640634 @juangonzaleziglesias
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 91
marker on paper 42 cm x 60 cm 2023
Juan González Iglesias Ethereal Blooming Garden
Monalisa Dezeray
Step into The Monalisa’s vibrant world, where expressive art takes center stage. Specialising in bold abstracts, I wield brushes on canvases and pixels on screens. My creations explode with vivid colours and boundless energy, inviting you into a realm of dynamic creativity.
@monalisa.dezeray
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 92
acrylic/digital 90 cm x 60 cm x 4 cm 2024
Sensuous Serenity (top left)
digital 90 cm x 60 cm x 4 cm 2024
acrylic/digital 90 cm x 60 cm x 4 cm 2024
Visual Odyssey (bottom left)
Fluid Elegance (right)
Andy Cline
Cline has dedicated the past 20 years of his life to designing and creating fine art furniture that celebrates his connection to the natural world in vivid modern designs.
www.andybriancline.com @andybriancline
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 93
2022
Cradenzel (top left) wood 79 cm x 193 cm x 56 cm
2021
Atlas (top right) walnut burl and resin 46 cm x 102 cm x 102 cm
2022
Molicule (bottom) mixed burl & steel 91 cm x 99 cm x 175 cm
Karen I. Hirsch
Karen I. Hirsch is a Chicago based visual artist. Her media of choice are photography and digital art. She has received numerous grants.and international awards. Galleries in New York, Los Angles, Palm Beach, Chicago and Barcelona have exhibited her work.
www.karenihirsch.com/visualart
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 94
Geometric Stepping Stones photographic montage 60 cm x 40 cm 2 cm 2024
Jerome Jack
Jerome Jack, visionary photographer, captures life with vibrant energy and deep portraits. He transcends the ordinary by exploring the extraordinary, pushing the limits of creativity to create unique and captivating artworks. His work is a celebration of life, a vision to explore.
jeromejack.pixieset.com/origines-leberceauduvodoun @jerome_jack
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 95
120 cm x 80 cm 2020
The Stare (top left) photography
90 cm x 135 cm 2019
EniKo & EniMan (top right) photography
50 cm x 90 cm 2023
Etô Godomon (bottom) photography
Melissa B Photography
Having grown up in a small town in coastal Maryland, Melissa has always had a love for the outdoors and all of the beaches surrounding her. Her photography shows a personal insight of the waters, wildlife and the beautiful landscapes she has discovered in her travels.
melissabeauchampphotography.mypixieset.com @melissa_b._photography
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 96
Rough Waves black & white 5414 cm x 3988 cm 2023
Iris Schoenmakers
Iris is a passionate artist who discovered her love for realistic oil painting a few years ago. Her creative drive stems from the desire to authentically capture the beautiful aspects of life.
www.irisschoenmakers.com @iris.schoenmaker
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 97
A Majestic Bond oil 60 cm x 40 cm 2023
Luciano B. R.
Luciano B.R., artista español de talento inconmensurable, se ha labrado un lugar en el mundo del arte gracias a su singular maestría con el grafito y el carboncillo. Con notables participaciones en exposiciones y concursos ha dejado una huella significativa en la escena artisti.
@luburo461
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 98
La Fruta Prohibida (top left) grafito, carboncillo y lápices de colores 55 cm x 42 cm
2022
Siempre a tu Lado (top right) grafito y carboncillo 42 cm x 59 cm
2023
Deseos al Viento (bottom) grafito y carboncillo 42 cm x 59 cm
2023
Rudy Cortez
I was born in Michoacán, Mexico in 1987. I was raised in the beautiful ranch of Urequio Michoacán as a farm boy. When I was 12 years old we immigrated to the city of Los Angeles, California and that’s when I found out that I have an amazing talent.
www.rudycortezart.com @rudycortezart
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 99
2019
La Dama de Rojo ( Lady in Red) (top left) acrylic 61
cm x 46 cm x 3 cm
2023
Alcatraces (top right) acrylic
41 cm x 36 cm x 3 cm
2021
Las Naranjas ( The Oranges) (bottom) watercolor 46 cm x 61 cm
Zulma E. Brooks
Born and raised in East Harlem, NYC I’ve been painting for 28 years. My work is vibrant and varied in theme and subject. I have been living in High Point, North Carolina for the past 17 years and have recently become a part of the local emerging arts community. www.zulmabrooksfineart.com @atelierofz
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 100
My Beauty, My Complication acrylic 60 cm x 45 cm x 7 cm 2023
Shoga Tadevosyan
Shoga Tadevosyan is an Armenian award-winning filmmaker and photographer. In 2014 she moved to Los Angeles and begin exploring storytelling through photography. Being a filmmaker, her images are both cinematic and emotional.
www.shogaphotography.com @shogaphotography
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 101
2021
2019
2024
The Hidden (left) photography
Untitled (top right) photography
The Traumas We Share (bottom right) photography
Evgeny Maklakov
Art photographer Evgeny Maklakov`s work is based on the idea that Impulse is the source of life and creativity. He is in search of a miracle in the ordinary and for more than 2 years he has been striving to capture and record this Miracle with the help of his camera. evgmak.com @evg_mak
The Girl on the Tree
(top left) photography
80 cm x 110 cm
The Girl on the River (bottom left) photography
80 cm x 110 cm
Girl in the Desert (right) photography
80 cm x 110 cm
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#2
2022
2022
2022
Emanuele Blanco Art
Emanuele Blanco is a contemporary Italian author of an art that expresses the emotions and essence of man in all its forms. A spokesman for the constant search for the meaning of life, rationality and irrationality, his style is conceptual, clear and formal.
www.eblancoart.com @emanueleblancoart
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 103
PERSEVERANZA acryl on canvas 100 cm x 80 cm x 2 cm 2024
Frederic de Lapaillonne
Painter located in France and Corsica, mostly known as a portraitist. Happy people are my favorite subjects. Light and colors are my tools. Sea, sand and sun is my trinity.
delapaillonne.art @delapaillonne_art
Alberto Garcia Uria
My inspiration comes from the moment and the work reflects how I see the world. Although, deep in all my work there is always the essence of my Caribbean heritage. My goal is to always create a piece that has movement and form, but mostly I want the piece to engage the viewer.
www.chasingmymagic.com @chasingmymagic
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 104
The Twin Towel (close up) oil painting on wood panel 160 cm x 66 cm x 3 cm 2023
How Deep is the Ocean oil
16 cm x 12 cm x 1 cm 2024
Rich DiSilvio
Parisian Ponderance photography/digital
81 cm x 106 cm 2023
As an award-winning artist, and well-noted for his work in the music & entertainment industries, Rich DiSilvio’s fine art is often imbued with themes that provoke thought. richdisilvio.com
May Adel Baradah
The World of Waterfalls photographie
80 cm x 80 cm 2021
I am a self taught artist who is passionate of expressing my thoughts and creativity using different textures and materials.
@maysalvatori_art
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Jeanine Thurston
Jeanine Thurston is a distinguished contemporary artist, celebrated for her immersive landscape and abstract paintings. Her style eloquently portrays nature’s essence through vivid colors and textures. In her abstracts, she expertly merges emotion and color.
jthurstonartwork@etsy.com @jeaninethurstonartwork
Where I Go (top left) acrylic 51 cm x 51 cm x 5 cm 2024 Once (top right) acrylic 51 cm x 51 cm x 5 cm 2023 Time Spent (bottom) acrylic/mixed media 61 cm x 107 cm x 5 cm 2023 ARTIST CLOSEUP | 106
Elena Bandurka
I am Elena Bandurka, a Ukrainian artist. I make sculptures and installations from garbage. I transform things into something new and interesting. I like to work with eco-art and other types of a socially important genre of contemporary art.
elenabandurka.art @elenabandurka.art
Tapestry (left) textile eco art
200 cm x 90 cm x 5 cm
My Reflection on the Monument and Outstanding Person “Bohdan Khmelnitsky on a Horse” (top right) fabric, paper, plastic
2000 cm x 100 cm x 50 cm
Lovers (bottom right)
fabric, paper, plastic, soft (yarn, cotton, fabric)
155 cm x 144 cm x 85 cm
2022
2021
2020
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Germany mixed media
80 cm x 60 cm x 2 cm
2023
Vera Schumacher
Vera Schumacher’s art is distinguished by her innovative approach to blending photography with painting. She skillfully transforms her photographic works into painted canvas masterpieces, applying acrylics and varnishes to add texture and depth.
www.veraschumacher-artphotography.com @veraschumacherdv
Maria’s Heart of New Mexico Art
Alone and Mighty dimensional acrylic on canvas with bark and rock
61 cm x 30 cm x 3 cm
2024
Maria Gropp is a New Mexico artist. Her medium is acrylic, but, her work includes pieces in oils, colored chalk and pencil as well as pen and ink. She specializes in paintings of wildlife, scenery, and Native American subjects and has worked as an illustrator and graphic artist.
heartofnm@heartofnewmexico-art.com @heartofnm
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www.sulser-art.com @sulserart Sulser- Art
Based in Zurich, Switzerland, he dedicates himself to surrealism, merging natural and lively subjects into fused units. His work captures the beauty of transformation and the essence of connection.
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100 cm x 80 cm x 3 cm 2023
Siamese
Fighting Fish oil on canvas
Tenisha Bullock
Big Daddy Blues
acrylics and poscas on canvas board
20 cm x 24 cm
2023
Tenisha is creative and diverse. She is a small transportation owner that is pursuing her bachelor in Fine Arts. She is a Urban Culture Artist that has done festivals, art shows and currently doing weekly comics for Bogalusa newspaper. Her artistic abilities are One of a Kind.
@bullocktenisha
Shirin Moarefi
Go with the Flow acrylic/mixed media
30 cm x 30 cm
2024
Since I was a child, I was always fascinated about art and the story behind it. Growing up, I found my own inner voice to express myself with colors and shapes. My biggest inspiration is my feelings and my inner child. Art truly brings joy into my life and makes me very happy.
shirinmoarefi.wixsite.com/mysite/about @shirinm.art
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Michelle Reeves
As a self-taught artist who started painting at the age of 52, I have a lot of making up to do. So with no fear and total joy, I paint what makes me happy or tells a story. I don’t paint what I see, but rather the emotive happenings of life using the joyful essence of flowers.
www.michellereevesart.com @michellereevesartnashville
Marianne Fadden
Marianne is a painter who has always felt that clothing is a personal artistic expression. She decided to transform her images into wearable art for women to bring joy to everyday life. The CREATIVE DRESSING product line is also uniquely crafted with style and comfort in mind.
www.legaleriste.com/marianne.fadden @marianne.fadden.94
Dusty Pink acrylic on canvas
2023
91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm
Lilacs acrylic
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30 cm x 23 cm
Irma Kvlividze
Irma Kvlividze was born in 1969 in Tbilisi, Georgia. She studied painting and restoration of art at the Georgian Academy of Fine Arts and also studied icon painting in Greece. Her personal style was formed under the influence of both modern painting and iconography as well.
irmakvlividze.us @irma.ze
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Looking Back acrylic, oil 50 cm x 50 cm x 3 cm 2023
Christopher Scheuer
Chris is an Outsider Artist, a business executive & politician! Having used sketching for reflection over 40 years to see markets, social conditions and document thoughts, when the world started to more rapidly turn in ‘15, inspirations became enflamed.
www.current-specialties.com/book @currentspecialties
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oil
51 cm x 61 cm x 3 cm 2023
Unity (top left)
paint
oil paint 51 cm x 61 cm x 3 cm 2023
Sandwich Constitution (top right)
51 cm x 61 cm x 3 cm 2024
End Game Liberty #4 of 5 (bottom) oil paint
Michelangelo Spraying Caravaggio oil on canvas with acrylic & 24k gold floating baroque gold frame
92 cm x 72 cm x 4 cm 2022
Alevtina Caravona
Fine Art— Pop Art. Alevtina’s work is heavily influenced by the Old Masters style, starting with pencil and charcoal sketches resulting in fine and detailed oil paintings, the end result is a beautiful mash up of Religious Iconography, Renaissance style painting and Pop culture.
www.saatchiart.com/alevtinacaravonaart @alevtina_angel
David DeAssumpcao
Doppelganger pencil and markers on paper/ shot with smartphone
8 cm x 10 cm 2020
Artist illustrator filmmaker writer poet screenwriter. Been an artist since age 4. I just finished shooting my first short film. I work in many mediums including pencil, brush, oil, acrylic, markers, clay, photography, and video. I love making ideas and dreams into works of art.
@david_deassumpcao
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John Martinotti
As an accomplished fine art photographer and creative producer for over three decades, I create content that strikes a balance between style and play. My approach to photography is not a one-size-fits-all; it’s a constant journey of evolution and the art of observation.
www.johnmartinottifineart.com @johnmartinotti
76 cm x 81 cm x 4 cm 2018
photography 32 cm x 32 cm x 4 cm 2018
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Color of Steel (top left) architectural photography
Commuter Train Travel (top right) architectural
Skin of Steel #1 (bottom) architectural
photography
Sofiia Spivakova
Sofiia Spivakova is a contemporary artist from Ukraine who has been living in the US since 2014. She graduated from Milan Art Institute Mastery Program and developed her unique style of figurative abstracts in mixed media, and pastels portraits in “paper clip style”. spivakova.com @spivakovasart
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mixed media 61 cm x 46 cm 2023 Flames and Flow (top right) mixed media 61 cm x 46 cm 2023 Enchanted Suspension
mixed media 28 cm x 36 cm 2024
Graceful Turquoise (top left)
(bottom)
Pejo
Pejo, winner of The London Art Biennale 2019 for applied art. In real life and in artistic life a couple that made its way into the glass art world, Johanna °1959 as Laureate Master in stained glass and fusion techniques and Peter ° 1958 an award winning international designer.
www.pejoglassart.be @pejoglass
ArtenisaL
My name is Sharynell, known as Artenisal, from Puerto Rico in Denver, Colorado. I’m a mixed media painter whose works is inspired by the divine and sensuality aspects of the feminine body, focusing on the torso and using colors, textures and other elements as a representation form.
@artenisal_
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Gaia acrylic with glitter on canvas 78 cm x 31 cm x 1 cm 2023
2024
Google Earth glass fusion 83 cm x 48 cm x 4 cm
Stuart Beck
Lancashire born Beck’s interest in painting began early in life, nurtured by the guiding hand of his late father. The heart and soul of Beck’s work is deeply rooted in his visual appreciation for nature, architecture, and diverse cultures he has encountered during his life.
www.stuartbeckartist.com @stuartbeckartist
I like My Planet (top left) acrylic on canvas 76 cm x 76 cm x 4 cm
Untitled No. 23 (top right) acrylic on canvas 101 cm x 101 cm x 4 cm
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Untitled No. 24 (bottom) acrylic on canvas 120 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm
Celeste Palacios
Celeste Palacios is an Argentinian artist who lives in Germany. In 2004 she graduated at Academy of Fine Arts. She has exhibited her paintings in many galleries and countries. In her paintings she explores the connection between colours and geometric shapes with emotions.
www.celestepalacios.de @celeste_palacios_art
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Aries acryl on canvas 100 cm x 80 cm 2022
Sarah Dakhili
Dancing Queen acrylic
91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2024
Australian abstract artist Sarah Dakhili is infomed by the process of art making through flow, joy, colour, and movement. Her art is inspired by nature - the nature around and the nature within incorporating the various paths, chapters, experiences and patterns of behaviour.
www.sarahdakhili.com @sarahdkart
Angela Rockwell
Marie Antoinette Queen of France 1775 mixed media art
46 cm x 27 cm 2023
Fashion illustration of Marie Antoinette Queen of France 1775, mixed media art drawing and made fabric.
@hollywood2paris
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Melissa Stewart
Melissa
an emerging artist based in Central Victoria, Australia. Working predominantly with photography but also painting, Melissa’s work aims to invite the viewer to take a moment to be present with the natural world she cherishes.
melissastewart.photography @mellisstew
James
an award winning and published aspiring London Ontario Canadian artist who has proudly served his country like many others have. His medium is abstract acrylic, oil, and watercolours on canvas.
www.gallea.ca/en/artists/james-agesen
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Stewart is
Emotions limited edition fine art print printed on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper 50 cm x 50 cm 2022
Climate
Agesen is
cm x 122 cm x 5 cm 2024
James
Agesen
BLUE FOX acrylic & watercolours 91
Syed Bakir Mujtaba
Syed Bakir Mujtaba is an Architect and interdisciplinary Artist his work delves deeply into the ephemeral nature of mortal existence and explores themes of impermanence, memory, and the human condition.
The Decay of Heaven (top left) photograph
Consciousness (top right) photograph
The Dream (bottom) photograph
50 cm x 76 cm x 1 cm
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@syedbakirmujtaba @lucidladder00
2023
50 cm x 76 cm x 1 cm
2023
50 cm x 76 cm x 1 cm
2023
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