Artistcloseup - Contemporary Art Magazine #19

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ARTIST CLOSEUP

CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE

# 19
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Anahit Diez-Gyurjyan

QLin

Yunqian (Q) Lin, a New York-based artist from Guangxi, China (b. 1989), explores time, nature, and regeneration through photography and mixed media. Her MFA from SCAD (2019) informs her work, blending landscapes with themes of control, chaos, and renewal. www.qlinphoto.com @qianlinnnnnnn

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3XJ7+F9 Savannah (bottom)
2019
archival inkjet print on Unryu paper 44 cm x 55 cm Tybee Island #1 (top left)
2018
archival inkjet print on Unryu paper 76 cm x 61 cm
2018
Tybee Island #2 (top right) archival inkjet print on Unryu paper 76 cm x 61 cm

Carol Bednarski

Carol Bednarski is a self-taught impressionist/abstract artist with a unique and dynamic style all her own. Her work is characterized by bold brush work and a loose intuitive approach. She is known for her fearless use of colour and richly layered textures. www.carolbednarski.com @carolbednarski

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Kaleidoscope (bottom) acrylic 92 cm x 183 cm x 4 cm 2024 Solitude (top left) acrylic 92 cm x 92 cm x 4 cm 2024 Golden Days (top right) acrylic 92 cm x 92 cm x 4 cm 2024

Carrie Weis

Carrie Weis is a non-mannerist painter, curator, writer, and educator. She holds an M.F.A in Painting from Kendall College of Art & Design and a B.I.S. in Studio Art and Art History from Ferris State University. www.weiscreative.org @weiscreative

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ink &
yupo 102 cm x 76 cm 2019
Moving Through the Vortex I (left)
graphite on
102 cm x 88 cm 2019
Moving Through the Vortex III (bottom right)
ink & graphite on yupo
102 cm x 88 cm 2019
Moving Through the Vortex II (top right)
ink & graphite on yupo

Anthony Cuozzo

Anthony Cuozzo, a self-taught artist residing in Ossining, New York, discovered art’s healing power during a challenging period in his life, leading to a passionate pursuit of abstract expressionism, drawing inspiration from the diverse spectrum of human experiences.

www.thefelixgalaree.com @thefelixgala_ree

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mixed
61 cm x 45 cm x 1 cm 2024
Saxeous (top left)
media on canvas
mixed media on canvas 50 cm x 40 cm x 1 cm 2024
Evolvo (top right)
mixed media on
40 cm x 50 cm x 1 cm 2023
Marea (bottom)
canvas

Jennifer Leigh Harrison

Jennifer Leigh Harrison’s work largely focuses on themes of movement and deconstruction in lyrical abstract form. Her composition is distinguished by improvised layers of stripped surfaces that house texture, color, repetition through her whole body expression.

www.jenniferleighharrison.com @yellowtantrums

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122 cm x 91 cm x 6 cm 2024
In Stitches of Blotted Blue (bottom) acrylic, ink on wood
122 cm
183 cm
6 cm 2024
The Family (top left) acrylic, oil, wax on wood
x
x
122 cm x 122 cm x 6 cm 2024
The Proposal (top right) acrylic, ink on wood

Scott Albrecht

Scott Albrecht works across mediums including wood, paper, sculpture and public murals. His work explores the abstraction of language and connection through various means of deconstructing typography, often distilling his own experiences to find shared points of humanity.

scottalbrecht.com @scottyfivealive

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acrylic
107 cm x 158 cm x 3 cm 2023
Searching for the Shadow of the Sun (bottom)
on wood relief
acrylic
relief 90 cm x 90 cm x 3 cm 2023
A Silent Crash (top left)
on wood
acrylic on wood relief 72 cm x 72 cm x 3 cm 2020
A Secret Language (top right)

Barbara D ‘Angelo Månsson

Contemporary Italian /Swedish artists. Barbara’s works resonate with an intimate exploration of herself, and reflection on human nature and its environmental and social footprint. Her art is influenced by the Scandinavian artistic landscape and American Expressionism.

www.brush.bio/bdm @bdanm_art

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80 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm 2024
Conversazioni Solitarie (bottom) mixed media on canvas Silenzi Notturni (top left) mixed media on canvas 120 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm
2024
2024
Assenze (top right) mixed media on canvas 100 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm

Christine Consmueller

Christine is a self taught Canadian abstract artist and lives in Halifax/Nova Scotia/Canada. She started out as a classical musician and developped a passion for creating abstract art later in life. She has shown her paintings privately and in public in North America. www.christineconsmueller.com @christineconsmueller

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mixed media on canvas 61 cm x 76 cm x 4 cm 2024
Ocean’s View (bottom)
mixed media
76 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm 2024
Coming Ashore (top left)
on canvas
mixed media on
51 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm 2024
Play in the Water (top right)
canvas

Sabine Leclercq Haanaes

Fascinated by the power of colours and painting as an expression of liberty and happiness, Sabine’s artwork conveys freedom and spontaneity, mix nuances and textures in an agile pursuit of aesthetics and emotions.

www.saatchiart.com/sabineleclercqhaanaes @sabine.l.haanaes.art

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Matt Dampier

As an artist, I merge science fiction and aviation, drawing inspiration from my background as an airline pilot. Through my paintings, I create immersive worlds that offer an escape from reality. I aim to evoke emotions and invite others to join me on a journey of exploration.

www.mattdampierartist.com/about @matt_dampier_artist

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London
acrylic 94 cm x 94 cm x 1 cm 2024
Storms over (bottom)
acrylic 61 cm x 46 cm x 2 cm 2023
Pre-flight (top left)
acrylic 61 cm x 46 cm x 2 cm 2023
The Lights Below (top right)

Pad has been painting Graffiti and Street-art for many years. He uses the wall as a canvas, creates intelligent vandalism for your soul. He has painted in Australia, USA, Holland, Germany, France, Kosovo, Spain among others. Always for charity/fun. A professional human being. www.pad303.com @pad303

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Pad
2500cm x 50000 cm 2021
Tom and Jerry (top left) spraycans
spraycans 4000 cm x 70000 cm 2021
Dragon (top right)
3000 cm x 8000 cm 2022
The Shark (bottom) spraycans

Eva Dølvik

Rock and mountain patters inspire Eva when she creates her acrylic paintings. She often simplifies what she observes in life and makes her impressions into a semi-abstract style. Geology, time, human and cultural choices and connections are underlying themes in most of her art.

www.galleriblikk.com @evadolvik

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Nefertiti acrylic and charcoal on canvas 80 cm x 80 cm x 1 cm 2018

Michael Hirsch

Michael is a London-based artist who uses a variety of abstract art, sculpture, and digital media to create unique and captivating pieces. With a passion for exploring the intersection of technology and art, Michael’s work is a colourful reflection of his innovative style.

www.michaelhirschart.com @hirsch6377

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oil
62 cm
50 cm 2024
The Blue Gate - Abstract Landscape (top left) on canvas
x
62 cm x 40 cm 2021
Tuscany Landscape (top right)
oil
on canvas
using
60 cm x 80 cm 2023
Digital Seascape on Seronit Beach (bottom)
digital
Procreate in iPad printed on aluminium
chromaluxe

Ramona Radu

Ramona is a Vancouver, Canada based watercolour artist. Most of her pieces are just from an inspiration of the mind put onto paper, a feeling, a moment in the time the painting was created, the blend of her brush and the beauty of watercolour.

www.ramonaillustrations.com @ramona_illustrations

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 14 Alone at Sea (top left) watercolour 36 cm x 27 cm 2023 Reflection (top right) watercolour 36 cm x 27 cm 2023 Sérénité (bottom) watercolour 27 cm x 36 cm 2024

anntomi. art

I specialize in abstract acrylic paintings that pulsate with energetic expression. Living in Norway, I have an endless source of inspiration. I aim to capture the unspoken emotions, that lie between the surface-level detail. My work involves intuitive and emotional expressions. www.anntomi.art @anntomi.art

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80 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm 2021
Autumn Dream (bottom) spray paint, akryl paint
2021-22
Hope (top left) acrylics on self made canvas, abstract
100
cm x 80 cm x 4 cm
80
2022
Fire with in (top right) acrylics on self made canvas, expresionism
cm x 60 cm x 4 cm

raudimalerei

As an artist, my work is about pushing boundaries and challenging societal norms. By fusing painting, audio art and objects, I create provocative and cheeky pieces that serve as social criticism. Even if you can’t always see it straight away. raudimalerei is inevitable! www.raudimalerei.de @raudimalerei

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all Pills (bottom) mixed media on canvas 80 cm x 80 cm x 2 cm 2022
Drop
mixed media on
80 cm x 80 cm x 2 cm 2024
The Night Country (top left)
canvas
mixed media on canvas 100 cm x 100 cm x 2 cm 2024
Lost in Love (top right)

Sean Alexander

Sean Alexander is a self taught artist whose work has been exhibited in New York City and collected by individuals around the world. Sean’s work presents itself with bold bright colors and a unique blend of abstract and street art styles.

www.seanalexanderart.com @sean_alexander_art

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Beverly Hills (bottom)
122 cm
91 cm
5 cm 2023
acrylic, oil, and watercolor on canvas
x
x
Bad Luck (top left)
2022
acrylic, oil, and watercolor on canvas 101 cm x 76 cm x 5 cm Sean Alexander (top right)

Mixed Colours

100

Montse Barberà

I like to paint above all abstract and colorful things that fill my soul. Painting as meaning of expressing inner emotions through color. Music and colors gives life to my day. The expresion of emotions through color is the heart of my works.

www.artmajeur.com/montse-barbera-pujol @myleov2013

Abstract artist from Michigan. Inspired by creativity of my family and friends whom always keep me going with positive words. Continuing to grow! The sky is the limit or maybe the galaxy. @nicole_lynne_paintings

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acrylic
cotton canvas
cm
100 cm
cm 2023
x
x 2
102
152
3 cm 2018
Pink Dream acrylic paint
cm x
cm x
Nicole Butcher

Christopher Hynes

Christopher David Hynes attended Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida where he learned about scrap metal sculpture.

www.chrishynessculpture.com @theartofchrishynes

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metal, clay, and stone 90 cm x 60 cm x 30 cm 2023
Aetherius (top right)
metal, clay, and
80 cm x 75 cm x 40 cm 2024
El Toro Bravo (top left)
stone
metal, clay, and stone 100 cm x 60 cm x 48 cm 2023
Sonus Harmonia (bottom)

JuliEtta Art

Born in 1982 and artistically active from an early age. Early support from established artists, studied free painting and then art history. Returned to art after a long artistic break. After some trial and error, I found my style as a wildlife artist.

www.julietta-art.de @juli_etta-art

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40 cm x 60 cm x 2 cm 2024
Alien (top right) gouache on black canvas
80 cm x 50 cm x 2 cm 2022
Turtlelove (top left) gouache on black canvas
90 cm x 110 cm x 2 cm 2023
Swim Shady (bottom) gouache on black canvas

Assunta Cassa

Assunta Cassa merges digital with classical art using palette knife and vivid colors, capturing fleeting moments and emotional depths. Her art dialogues on respect, introspection, exploring the soul’s complexity against our digital world’s pace, reflecting on life’s nuances. assuntacassa.it @assunta_cassa_art

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150 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm 2023
Towards Jonathan Livingston oil on canvas

Contrails & Crepuscular Rays

Jane Lawton Baldridge

She is a Signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) and the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA). She paints her Sea Stories translating her experiences on the water. She attended California Institute of the Arts & the Alfred G. Glassel Museum School.

artspeaks.com @janelawtonbaldridge

Rich DiSilvio

DiSilvio’s award-winning art has appeared in galleries across the USA, in private and corporate collections, in the 9-11 Memorial Museum and Italian-American museum in NYC, as well as in the Tchaikovsky Estate Museum in Votkinsk. richdisilvio.com facebook.com/artofdisilvio

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acrylic painting on canvas 152 cm x 213 cm x 8 cm 2024
Burst photoshop 59 cm x 91 cm 2024

Maria Leite

Maria Leite earned a Bachelors in Fine Arts from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 1996. Her work reflects intuition, curiosity, and vulnerability as logical parts of the creative process. cristileite.wixsite.com/photographyamateur/projects-2 @mleite.art

Chus Recio

Photography is my way of connecting with otherness. My way of showing my soul to the world. My way of telling others how I feel and see the world around me. It is the medium that keeps me connected to the reality I inhabit. I notice the details, the things that others miss.

www.chusrecio.com @chus.recio

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The Piano acrylic on canvas 61 cm x 121 cm x 3 cm 2024 Tiny Denizens of the Night Who Fear the Darkness, Just as You Fear Oblivion. photography 100 cm x 70 cm 2022

Philippe Lesuisse

Born in France, I came to the United States in January 1998. After working for 21 years in the Pharma industry I retired in March 2021. Following my retirement I was looking for a hobby and this is when photography came into play. I am a self taught photographer. gendarme0261.wixsite.com/imagine @imagine_by_philippelesuisse

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Immaculate Conception (top right) paper 609 cm x 457 cm 2023 The Hat (bottom right) paper 558 cm x 431 cm 2023 Reflection (left) paper 558 cm x 431 cm 2024

Rasa Tomke

Based in Stavanger, Norway, Rasa, under the artistic name “livingthescandinavian,” finds her muse amidst the serene landscapes of Norway. From her experiences as a student in Tokyo, Japan, Rasa’s work embodies a harmonious blend of Scandinavian simplicity and Zen philosophy.

@livingthescandinavian_bnw

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Thoughts (top
digital photography 144 cm x 103 cm x 24 cm 2021 Troll (bottom right) digital photography 138 cm x 98 cm x 24 cm 2021 Healing
digital photography 54 cm x 39 cm x 24 cm 2023
Liquid
right)
(left)

Bart W Eason

Eason is awarded pen and ink artist. He’s been drawing 30 years and does a lot of nature and spiritual based work using ballpoint pens on bristol board and on assorted paper and illustration boards. He paints and does some digital also but feel my ink work is what he does best.

fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-bart-eason @easonarteest

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Texas Birds (top right) pen and ink 31 cm x 21 cm 2020 Medicine Wheel (bottom right) pen and ink 31 cm x 22 cm 2019 As Above, so Below (left) pen and ink 31 cm x 23 cm 2020

Tellus Vituz

Trained in classical figurative painting from, among others, The Florence Academy of Art. Vituz works with still life, portrait and landscape in a naturalistic style in media such as acrylic, oil, spray paint, charcoal, pastel and more.

www.tellusvituz.com @tellusvituzart

Kym McCulley

Life is a journey and my camera helps to make it more interesting. My love for people, places and culture has been nurtured through my pursuit of photographing a moment and reliving the memories.

@kymphotojourney

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Cycle acrylic on canvas 61 cm x 50 cm x 3 cm 2024
Salama photo on canvas 120 cm x 90 cm x 5 cm 2023

Mitchell Gibson

Dr. Mitchell is a medical doctor and psychiatrist who is a graduate of Richmond Senior High School and UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Gibson began painting during his medical residency at The Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia in 1987.

artbymitchellgibson.com @mitchell_gibson_8999

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90 cm x 90 cm x 1 cm 2023
Woman in Light (bottom) oil on metal emboss
90 cm x 90 cm
1 cm 2023
Man in Light (top left) oil on metal emboss
x
90
90 cm
1
2024
Dream 150 (top right) oil on metal emboss
cm x
x
cm

Natasia Nair

Natasia is a contemporary digital artist & storyteller whose collection “Life Captured” serves as narratives and windows into the human soul. Natasia pushes artistic boundaries to celebrate humanity in all its complexity. Her work invites viewers to explore existential moments.

www.natasianair.com

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 29 Don’t Leave (bottom) digital 70 cm x 100 cm 2023 Good Morning (top left) digital 70 cm x 100 cm 2023 Thoughts Of You (top right) digital 100 cm x 70 cm 2024

Suzan Beynon

Suzan Beynon is a Dutch self-taught textile artist based in Amsterdam. She creates modern, often colorful textile art. The artworks she embroiders arise organically, without a preconceived plan and directly from within herself.

www.suzanbeynon.nl @suzanbeynon

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textile (embroidered) 95 cm x 95 cm x 3 cm 2022
Beach (left)
textile (embroidered) 98 cm x 32 cm x 3 cm 2024
Sunflowers (right)

Sergey Yablonsky

In my artistic practice, I explore the conceptual aesthetic of objects through various styles from the abstract to the surreal, dadaist to the absurd, weaving in irony and unexpected scenarios. My work encompasses a range of mediums, including photography, digital art, painting.

serge-yablonsky.co saatchiart.com/sergeyablonsky serge-yablonsky.photography

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63
2023
Landscape 15.11.2023 N1 (bottom) chromaLuxe
HD metal print
cm x 112 cm
63
2023
Landscape 25.11.2023 N5 (top left) chromaLuxe HD metal print
cm x 112 cm
75
2024
Portrait (top right)
chromaLuxe
HD metal print
cm x 100 cm

Rolfe

I collect images and pieces of things. My art reflects how I see the world, or perhaps the way I would like to see the world, compartmentalized and ordered. A few years back, I started adding encaustic medium to the images. I love the encaustic process.

@fromthehusband

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2024
Montgomery’s Mistake (top right)
encaustic collage/construction 66 cm x 45 cm x 10 cm
2023
A Good Rule (bottom right)
encaustic
collage/construction
50 cm x 30 cm x 10 cm
101
2024
Adventure Box For Boys (left)
encaustic
collage/construction
cm x 40 cm x 12 cm

Jemsy

Jemsy was always inclined towards creativity, yet, Covid was the catalyst to this passion. With eclectic surrealism and bright colors, she provokes other perspectives. This built her skills in comprehension and imagination, as she always strives to explore, express, and inspire.

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@b_l3u
marker 61 cm x 46 cm 2023
Snake Eyes (top left)
marker 43 cm x 36 cm 2024
Phlegethon (bottom)
marker 43 cm x 36 cm 2023
Face Reveal (top right)

Matthew Morpheus

Matthew Morpheus (Serhii Matveichenko) is a visual artist born in Ukraine. Throughout his career, he has received several international awards (Beijing, Moscow, New York, etc.). Serhii is one of the flagships of Ukrainian contemporary art. Now he is living and working in UK.

mrmatthewmorpheus.crevado.com @matthew_morpheus

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Conquistador gelly roll pen on paper 76 cm x 96 cm x 3 cm 2017

Suzy Syme & Andrew Costa

With a rich background in architecture, art, and design, husband and wife duo Andrew Costa and Suzy Syme share a passion for harnessing the extraordinary potential of algorithmic modelling to conceive and ‘grow’ 3D printed sculptures inspired by beautiful natural phenomenon. www.thetidepool.com.au @thetidepooldesigns

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3D
biopolymer,
16 cm x 32 cm x 30cm 2024
Tide Pooling (top left)
printed
plywood
3D
biopolymer 85 cm x 130 cm x 14 cm 2024
With The Tide (top right)
printed
3D
120
700
2024
Reef Resurgence (bottom) printed biopolymer, plywood
cm x 700 cm x
cm

Catarina Diaz

Coral art print analogue collage, oil & gold on canvas

83 cm x 68 cm

Catarina Diaz, a London-based mixed media artist, creates art pieces aiming at your grasp of inner beauty. Her art travels beyond cultural boundaries and serves as a bridge between different worlds for a deeper meaning, embracing the beauty of imperfection and duality.

www.catarinadiaz.com @catarina_diaz_

Mike Dorman

Mike Dorman is an artist, photographer and visual storyteller currently based in Florida specializing in fine art, black & white photography, and digital art. www.mikedormanphotography.com @mikedormanphotography

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2023
Piscean fine art photography 76 cm x 50 cm x 3 cm 2023

Ann-Christin Agarwal

The German-Swedish artist Ann-Christin Agarwal creates collages out of leaves and other natural elements. The diversity of nature allows the artist to express her love for colors and unique structures. With passion she captures different perspectives through the eye of the camera.

@oo_focus

Philip R Westcott

Philip was born in Salford, studied in Leeds and now lives in Eccles. He has had over 20 exhibitions in city galleries across the Northwest and his work has featured in major exhibitions in the UK and USA. His paintings are in many private collections worldwide.

www.philipwestcott.co.uk @westcottphilip

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print 90 cm x 60 cm 2023
Leaves - Inflamed photography -fine art
21 cm x 30 cm x 1 cm 2024
Capoeira
digital drawing to be translated as a painting in acrylic on paper

Medina Roberts

www.artbymedinaroberts.com @artbymedinaroberts

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For Medina, art serves most importantly as a platform for her life’s message. Her work, she notes, “appeals to the world for justice and mercy.” Her recent shows benefit programs that assist those afflicted with mental illness and addiction.
City Center DC #6 (top left) oil over acrylic 178 cm x 152 cm x 8 cm 2022 City Center Dc #2 (top right) oil over acrylic 172 cm x 152 cm x 8 cm 2021 City Center DC #7 (bottom) oil over acrylic 172 cm x 152 cm x 8 cm 2022

Cynthia Sumner

I am driven to paint by an infinite curiosity to explore the unknown in search of a deeper understanding. My work references nature through color, form and texture, exploring internal and external landscapes. Catharsis is both a theme and the inherent energy in my work.

www.cynthiasumner.com @herwildgrace

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right) mixed media 91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2024
mixed media 41 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm 2024
mixed media 91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2024
Shadow Play (top
Pandora’s Houseplant (bottom)
Light Bodies (top left)

Forsythia and Tikis watercolor, acrylic paint pens, ink pens

Robin M Yaeger

Robin Yaeger is an artist from Howell, NJ. Her artwork uses an intuative process with mixed media of acrylic, watercolor, ink pens and acrylic paint pens on paper. Her imagery combines setimental ojects, spiritual symols, natural forms and zentangle patterns with bright colors.

@peachstonestudio3

I’m Gillian Temmerman from Belgium. I’ve been making scrapart since March 2020. I only use recycled metal to make my sculptures come to life. I try to make my sculptures as life like as possible and put quite some research to get the details right.

@bajoat.gt www.facebook.com/bajoat.gt Bajoat

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36 cm 2024
scrap metal 80 cm x 40 cm x 160 cm 2020
Hunting Fox

Yuri Skorupsky

MFA 1991 L’viv Nat. Art Inst. Lives in Chicago since 1989. Member OPA, Founder Dolya Intl. Art Assoc. Founder PACT Auction, Art mentor & Restorer. Palette Knife Master, heavy impasto impressionist. Represented by many US & Intl. Art Galleries & Exhibitions, Museums, Publications. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOp-RXuwOhk

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81
1991
Urban Magdalena (top right) oil on canvas cm x 104 cm
1999
Frosty Morning (top left) oil on canvas 132 cm x 100 cm
80
2005
Garden Irises (bottom) oil on canvas cm x 142 cm

Maureen Gillespie

Maureen Gillespie was born in Ireland, now resides in Oxfordshire. She is self-taught. Working mostly in oil she uses a variety of techniques to obtain the desired effect. Capturing the mood, light and atmosphere. Her passion is to create a piece of work that has a sensory value.

www.artbymaureengillespie.co.uk @maureengillespieart

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oil 54 cm x 64 cm x 3 cm 2023
Late Summer Walk (top right)
oil 67 cm x 4 cm 2020
Wild Atlantic Way (top left)
56 cm x 67 cm x 3 cm 2023
Mixed Flower Field (bottom)
oil

Jeroen Knippenberg

Jeroen Knippenberg is a self-taught photographer from The Netherlands. He got serious about photography during his five-year stay in Paris, where he discovered street photography and other genres. Ten years after, his life is all about photography. He will never stop exploring.

jeroenknippenberg.com @jeroen.knippenberg facebook: knippenberg.photography

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digital photography prints available 2018
digital photography prints available 2019
digital photography prints available 2023
Space Tourism (top left)
In the Cold (bottom left)
Floating Antiques (right)

Anne Winkler

Anne Winkler was born in Rostock, East Germany, in 1981. She most often creates using oil, acrylic, ink, pastel, and wax on paper or canvas. Anne Winkler currently lives and works as a visual artist in Berlin. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited in Germany.

annewinkler.art @anne-winkler_art

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2021
Woman with Short Hair acrylic, coal, chalk , oilstick,ink on canvas 120 cm x 100 cm x 2 cm

Shell Amega

My paintings are a pilgrimage to a variety of Ancient Wisdom Teachings through sacred imagery. These journeys embrace archetypes of mandalas, nature and the cosmos. I tune into their energy as I manifest them creatively through the Eastern Tradition of transmission.

www.shellaum.com

@shell_aum

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Bridget Henning

Bridget is a Clare/Ireland based artist and has been drawing and painting since she was about 12 years old and later on she went to study art at university. She attended art classes in Ireland from 2011 to 2015 for new ideas and orientation.

www.arthenning.com @arthenning2

Vanda Lavar

Hummingbird, Magnolia and Caligraphy

Artist Vanda Lavar works are collected multi-nationally. She is an artist, illustrator, teacher, and speaker. She is in Las Vegas and Carmel galleries. She owns cawatercolorworkshops.net, artofthewest.art, and pleinairevents.art. Her works are widely collected. artofthewest.art @artist_vanda_lavar @paint_with_v

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Morning Walk acrylics
cm x 60 cm x 1 cm 2024
50
watercolor 12 cm x 10 cm 2018

Francesco Rigillo

Francesco Rigillo is a painter based in New Jersey, United States renowned for his captivating abstract acrylic works and his evocative oil landscape paintings.

rigilloartstudio.com @rigilloartstudio

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28 cm x 36 cm x 2 cm 2024
Swirl in Blue (top left) acrylic on canvas
oil
41 cm x 51 cm x 1 cm 2024
Sunflowers (top right)
on canvas
on
28 cm x 36 cm x 2 cm 2024
Gold Petal (bottom) acrylic
canvas

Sandra Froher

My artistic journey is deeply rooted in spirituality, I channel ancestral energies and translate them into expressive forms of shapes, colours, and movement onto the canvas. My hope is that the viewers connect emotionally with the paintings in their own way. www.sandrafroher@gmail.com @sandrafroher

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mixed media on canvas 76 cm x 5 cm 2022
Alchemist (top left)
acrylic on canvas 101 cm x 101 cm x 5 cm 2024
Set Me Free (top right)
acrylic on canvas 121 cm x 91 cm x 5 cm 2024
White Washed (bottom)

Tanya Silva

Tanya Silva ist eine Zeitgenössische Künstlerin aus Deutschland. Ihre Kusntwerke sind einzigartige Unikate die meist die vielfältige und bunte Seite ihrer Seele widerspiegeln. Sie arbeitet in den Medien Acryl, Gips und gemischte Medien auf Leinwand oder Papier.

www.syaart.com @tanyasilva.art

Michael Robson May

My Homeland lies to the south and west where turquoise seas lap rocky shores. Sea mists shroud familiar forms and Sirens sing in gathering storms. This then is where I live hewn stone house on emerald hill. Sundrenched sea kissed is my home and here my Spirit dwells.

@mikerobdoodlesmay

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acrylic on canvas panel 84 cm x 59 cm x 1 cm 2023
Clovelly
EARTHWONDER - Mother Earth mixed media 70 cm x 50 cm x 1 cm 2023

Acacia

I draw inspiration from my experiences as a nurse and a mother, infusing my artwork with themes of healing, strength, and resilience. I strive to create pieces that resonate with others and evoke emotion, using my talent to connect with people on a deeper level.

acaciashogbristles.etsy.com @mialegriawoodsart

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Together (top left) oil 61 cm x 30 cm x 3 cm 2024 That Spring the Wind Blew (top right) oil 41 cm x 51 cm x 3 cm 2024 My Bison (bottom) oil 41 cm x 51 cm x 3 cm 2023

Lee Gray

Lee Gray grew up in a small town in Western Mass. Lee specializes in acrylics most of the time, sometimes oil. Lee gets her inspiration from her Grandmother, Will Moses, Grandma Moses and Warren Kimball to name a few. Lee has shown all over the U.S. www.etsy.com/leegraystudio @leegray229

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Having Fun In The Snow (top left) acrylic on canvas 8 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm 2023 Picking Chestnuts (top right) acrylic on canvas 8 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm 2023 A Wintery Day (bottom) acrylic on canvas 8 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm 2023

Cher Pruys

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.” artbycher.ca @cherpruys

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Sunday Morning (top left) acrylic on 300LB hot press 23 cm x 25 cm 2024 Radiance (top right) acrylic on 300LB hot press 28 cm x 21 cm 2024 Playtime (bottom) acrylic on 300LB hot press 23 cm x 25 cm 2024

ieal The Mage

Artist, writer, philosopher and U.S. Marine Veteran. An abstract expressionist who bleeds his emotions on any medium he chooses. A true artist in his heart and soul. Every piece created pulls out people’s inner emotions and thoughts from within their souls.

@iealthemage

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acrylic 50 cm x 47 cm x 3 cm 2022
In the Body of the Temple (top right)
acrylic 50 cm x 47 cm x 3 cm 2021 Flames so Great
acrylic 50 cm x 47 cm x 3 cm 2020
RoadRunner (top left)
(bottom)

Mr. Jon

A Tom of Finland inspired gay man that’s enamored by the male form, Mr. Jon expresses this passion through watercolor on art board. Men of every shape, size, and color along with the kinks/fetishes that they indulge in are memorialized in their true raw and beautiful nature. mrjonart.com @mrjonart

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(top right) watercolor 46 cm x 63 cm x 2 cm 2023
Queerbeing
watercolor 15 cm x 22 cm x 3 cm 2023
watercolor 29 cm x 47 cm x 3 cm 2023
Panty Dropper (top left)
Soul Searching (bottom)

Shaya De Mamiel

I’m a self-taught miniature artist, ceramicist, & graphic artist with a love for detail and immersive creations. Inspired by everyday life and Australia’s landscapes. I aim to share passion and spark joy in others with smallscale art.

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1
x 1 cm
1 cm 2023
Mini-Mandie the Mandarin (top left) polymer clay
cm
x
22
2023
Tiny Tales: A Miniature Library (top right) paper, clay, wood
cm x 14 cm x 4 cm
2024
Clay Horizons: Nature’s Palette in Ceramic (bottom) ceramic
10
cm x 9 cm

Genesis

paint on canvas with

Ines Scheithauer

Born in 1966, I’m a nurse turned artist. Juggling family and work, I explore acrylics, sculptures, and watercolors. Teaching art to oncology patients is my passion. Since 2021, my work is on Instagram, making it accessible to all.

@kunst_ines21

Tracey Charmaine

30 cm x 30 cm

My name is Tracey Charmaine Hannecart. I was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States of America. I currently reside in Vitré, France. My art are images of faces. I graduated from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C., in July 2009.

@traceyhannecart

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structure
acrylic
paste
50 cm
1 cm 2022
70 cm x
x
Lovely Sister acrylic art painting
2023

Fuggy Sevant

Fuggy Sevant is a visionary artist renowned for pioneering the genre of “Flippism” – a distinctive artistic style characterized by flippantly drawn or painted figurative collages that captivate viewers from any angle, inviting them to find hidden elements within each piece.

www.fuggysevant.com @fuggy_sevant

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GLEAN disposable ink pen & color pencil 28 cm x 22 cm 2020

Maree Neilsen

Maree has been inspired by artists such as Monet and Klimt as noted in this pair of abstract into impressionist works, ‘Walking Iris’. Maree loves to represent her love of nature through colour, texture and line, all represented in these vibrant paintings from Yallaroo Studio.

@yallaroo_studio

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acrylic 2023
Studio Fence (left)
acrylic 61 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm 2024
Walking Iris -Jade (bottom right)
acrylic 61 cm x 76 cm x 4 cm 2024
Walking Iris - Golden Glimmer (top right)

Ria Tims

I am ‘Une Naive Artiste.”, self taught, European with a well known heritage-a descendant of Jan van Eyck. My father was also an artist. I am an abstract artist using bright and vivid colours and imagination. Member of various art associations and galleries. Won several awards. @ria.tims.art

(left)

ABSTRACT COLLAGE “LE FIGARO LITTÉRAIRE“ (right)

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mixed media 81 cm x 81 cm x 3 cm 2024 SERENDIPITY
mixed media 80 cm x 54 cm x 3 cm 2022

Samuel Shin

www.samuelshinphotography.com

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 60 Learning photography at the Art Institute of Philadelphia was a very educational experience. Photography will always be a part of my life’s journey.
@flyingcondor81 Booth (bottom) film 30 cm x 45 cm 2003 Bride (top right) digital 45 cm x 30 cm 2016 Pepperoncini (top left) photography 45 cm x 30 cm 2021

Sam Nash

Sam Nash continues to develop his style through circular symmetry and the use of colour pairing combinations These unique and identifiable pieces are set to become the foundation to create practical applications beyond the canvas.

samnashgeometricart.com.au @samnashgeometricart

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linen 165 cm x 165 cm x 4 cm 2021
Gridlocked (bottom)
acrylic on
165 cm x 165 cm x 4 cm 2022
Quantum Leap (top right) Aarylic on polycotton
165 cm x 165 cm x 4 cm 2023
Il Sanguigno (top left) acrylic on linen

Tommy Tucker

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 62 Tommy has 31+ years as a Sign Painter in the Hollywood Studios Member of Local Set Painters & Sign Writers 729. Made a living from his artistic talent. His work is displayed at Florida D Grecco Fine Arts Gallery at Laughlin Outlet Center Suite 222 1955 S Casino Dr Laughlin, NV.
Breaking Barriers acrylic 102 cm x 127 cm x 3 cm 2023
www.vintagesignartistlasvegas.com

Pedro Silvestre

A Surrealistic and Figurative painter from Portugal, 28 years old, won 17 Finalist Awards and 2 Mention Awards. Show is art around the World from New York to Amsterdam and of course Lisbon. He is becoming an emerging artist who started his carrer in 2021. @ps.artshop

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acrylic
40 cm x 40 cm 2022
Martian On Earth
on canvas

Proushàd Jam

Proushàd Jam finds inspiration for her art and writing from her distinctive view of human existence. Her works portray a dreamlike realm, capturing human absurdity with abstracted figures that reflect their inner worlds, influenced by her analytical view as a psychiatrist.

@proushad.jam

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An Appearance oil on canvas 45 cm x 35 cm 2023

Nataliya Lemesheva

Art has always been a platform for human research for her. Moved to Spain in 2020, where she found a new territory to explore herself in new circumstances and a different cultural code. The Doors project is series of portraits of home owners without traditional portraying them.

www.lemesheva.com @nlemesheva_art

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oil on canvas 116 cm x 89 cm x 2 cm 2024
Door 13. Darkness (left)
oil on canvas 116 cm x 89 cm x 2 cm 2024
Door 14. Catalonia (top right)
on
116 cm x 89 cm x 2 cm 2021
Door 3. Openness (bottom right)
oil
canvas

Todd M McAneeley

I have been a professional furniture and cabinetmaker since 1997. In 2013 I decided to work at learning how to carve wildlife. I worked at it everyday and now, 11 years later, am proud to be a nature carver that galleries welcome my work.

etsy.com/shop/woodwallwonders @toddmcaneeley

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Diving for Dinner wood 140 cm x 130 cm x 12 cm 2023

Michelle Katz

Michelle Katz, an artist based in Southern California, creates bold abstract artwork that transcends the boundaries of ordinary time and space. Through her expressive use of texture, Michelle imbues her pieces with a palpable sense of liberation and release.

www.michellekatzart.com @michelle_o_katz

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Magenta Wings (top left) acrylic on canvas 112 cm x 102 cm 2023
76
Again and Again (top right) acrylic on canvas
cm x 61 cm x 3 cm 2024
Bwiti (bottom) mixed media on canvas
91 cm x 91 cm x 3 cm 2023

Anahit Diez-Gyurjyan

I am an Armenian-born artist based in Switzerland. My vibrant palette & abstract style reflect the fusion of cultures and landscapes that shaped my identity. Each brush stroke is a journey through memories to evoke emotion & spark imagination. Come with me to my colorful world.

www.anahitpaintings.com @anahit_paintings_com

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acrylic paint on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm x 3 cm 2023-24
Pink 54 (right)
acrylic and oil
60 cm x 40 cm x 3 cm 2024
Green Nr 3 (bottom left)
on canvas
50 cm x 50 cm
3 cm 2022
His Face (top left)
acrylic
paint on canvas
x

SARAQ

I knew I had found the love of my life when, for the first time felt a euphoric joy as I looked at a drawing made when I was only 6. I am Saraq, a multi-media artist! Much to say but no time, gota run and make more art!

@saramacias70

Bernhard Sulser

I combine unrelated motifs and fuse them into my own style of fantastical realism. My art is a reflection of my inner world, in which I permeate reality with a pinch of fantasy. I invite the viewer to go on a journey with me in which the unknown and mysterious come to the fore.

www.sulser-art.com @sulserart

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114
175
2024
Saraq Craze mixed cm x
cm
3
2024
Siamese Fighting Fish oil
100 cm x
cm

Cindy Seto

Pronouns she/her/hers

I am Chinese Canadian. I am a female. I have 2 degrees and a diploma. I am a professional photographer. I do art history research, and I publish my artwork to different places. I also do group art exhibitions. I have 5 different cameras, such as canon, and IPhone. cindyseto41.wordpress.com @cindyseto1982

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11 cm x 8 cm x 2 cm 2023
CN Tower photo

Tanginikia Vieira

Tanginikia Vieira’s passion for creating beautiful and meaningful jewelry shines through in each piece she meticulously crafts. Her designs are not just accessories, but rather wearable works of art that convey messages of empowerment, beauty, and inspiration.

www.tvieirajewelry.com @tanginikiavieira

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Majestic (top left) polymer clay 8 cm x 5 cm 2023
Thoughts (top
polymer clay 13 cm x 6 cm 2021
Fluid
right)
polymer clay 8 cm x 5 cm 2021
Outside My Window: A Garden Exploration (bottom)

Bohdanna Kesala

For over 20 years Bohdanna has pursued her career as a painter in San Francisco, California. By appropriating Ukrainian embroidery patterns, her new series is an exploration of her Ukrainian heritage, and the reality that everything she comes from is now being wiped away.

www.bohdannakesala.com @boh_on_the_road

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And Round It Goes (top left) oil on linen 51 cm x 51 cm x 5 cm 2023 21 out of 66 (bottom) oil on linen 46 cm x 61 cm x 5 cm 2023 Stand My Ground (top right) oil on linen 51 cm x 51 cm x 5 cm 2024

Vidar

Vidar, an interdisciplinary artist based in Norway, graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. His passion for art developed into a full-time profession after a long career as a commercial artist. In a short time, he experienced great success with his pop art.

vidarlien.com @vidarlienart

Tevary Highszn

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I’m a creative artist In visual arts, graphic design and fashion direction with more than 5 years of professional and personal experience. The joy of creating art has always help me in all areas of life which is why I put all my hobby’s, interests and skills into every creation!

www.highszn.co.uk @t_highszn

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126 cm x 105 cm 2024
The Ruler mixed media
mixed media
graphic and visual art 61 cm x 61 cm x 1 cm 2023
Laurels and Harmony

Cesar Vianna

Cesar Vianna is a multi-task Canadian professional artist. His artworks are inspired by real people from different countries. Ordinary people with real problems that never thought one day could be in an art piece. He draws what he sees, feels and he does it with passion.

linktr.ee/czarnunes @czarnunes

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pen one water-colour paper 25 cm x 20 cm 2024
pen one water-colour paper 25 cm x 20 cm 2024
pen one water-colour paper 20 cm x 20 cm 2024
Sashay (top left)
Proud Gladiator (top right)
Glam (bottom)

Sarak

Sara is a visionary artist poised to redefine the boundaries of artistic expression. Sara’s intricate works transport viewers into realms of exquisite detail and boundless imagination. This piece depicts relatively the violence against women around the world, e.g. rape, femicide, kids marriage, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, harassment, women trafficking, betrayal,domestic isolation, honour killing, dowry death, salary and recruitment inequity, ....

@sarakart2024 facebook: sarakart

Deborah Saks

Deborah began experimenting with collage in 2009. Her collages are created from hand-cut paper. She uses vintage and archival papers, newspapers, magazines, maps, dictionaries, sheet-music and antique ribbons. She loves the way paper creates textures and layers in collage.

www.deborahsakscollage @deborahsakscollage

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182 cm
121 cm x 5 cm 2024
Feminism is Meant to Give Love to All the World oil painting
x
28 cm
35 cm 2020
Botanical collage
x

Michael Alan Kahn

makprints.artweb.com

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full
the School
Visual Arts,
decided
Pratt Insitute,
Art
Art
Having been awarded a
time scholarship to
of
I
to attend
and finished my studies at The Chicago
Institute. Not long after, I began my career as an
Director for various agencies.
I Hear a Symphony digital 60 cm x 60 cm 2024

Anna Lefsrud

My work is primarily installation and an exploration of motion. Animals, birds, and human figures are placed in settings using magnets, pulleys, weights and any means to depict as much a psychological perspective as a physical reality. I received my BFA at York U. @annalefsrudartwork

Amo Zhou

Amo is currently a Brooklyn-based artist. Her work features animals and fantasy creatures with human emotions. She loves using mixed media materials such as charcoal, ink, and printmaking techniques and expresses her emotions through brushstrokes. amozhou.net @mintyktpillar

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Noah Tries Flight wire, paper, glue 150 cm x 46 cm 2023 The True Romance color pencil and ink on paper 35 cm x 28 cm 2024

Danette Moran

Focusing on abstract art, Danette Moran receives her inspiration from the depths of nature, in the details as well as the distant view. Texture and embellishments create a uniqueness to her work. Her artwork has received recognition in gallery events and juried competitions. danettemoranart.com captivatingvisionsart.com

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Celestial Sky alcohol ink 46 cm x 61 cm 2023

Matthew Dragomir

A self-taught artist whose creative production revolves around classic figurative painting, presented in a preternatural contemporary manner. Delve into the emotion of figurative art revolving around isolating, and individualism in contrast to the frail beauty of his subjects.

www.matthewdragomirarts.ca @matthewdragomirarts

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Vi oil paint 152 cm x 101 cm x 4 cm 2024

Om Tolani

did You Lose?

Om Tolani, based in Savannah, Georgia, has a unique painting style blending facial expression and storytelling, defying categorization. He works with layers of paint, weaving psychology, philosophy, and life experiences into his narratives, offering insights into day-to-day life.

omtolani9917.wixsite.com/my-site-4 @omtolanistudio

Richard Sperry

“Art, whether abstract or representational, like the night sky, invites us to imagine, participate and create stories. As we view and gaze endlessly, subtle changes in our perception and vision transforms what we see, at the speed of light, in our minds eye.”

www.sperryfineart.com @sperryfineart

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Where
oil on canvas 91 cm x 121 cm x 5 cm 2024
Wild Abandon mixed media 97 cm x 284 cm x 8 cm 2021

Mabelin Castellanos

A self-taught artist from Miami, Florida, USA. She was a Scientist for more than thirty years and nowadays she makes quilted paintings made with thread and cloth. Her work has had an excellent reception and has been exhibited in Art Galleries across the country.

mabelincastellanos.com @mabelincastellanos

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fabric 76 cm x 56 cm x 1 cm 2024
fabric 102 cm x 76 cm x 1 cm 2023 Sunday (bottom) fabric 56 cm x 61 cm x 1 cm 2024
Sixty
Valentines
(top left)
Stripped Vase (top right)

Maggie O’Hara

Maggie has significantly contributed to Australia’s digital art scene by working with an app developer to create one of the country’s first fully interactive decks of affirmation cards, allowing butterflies to exit the artwork and fill the room. Art for the soul. www.maggieoharas.com @maggieodigitalart

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digital art on canvas (no AI used) 90 cm x 90 cm x 4 cm 2019
digital art on canvas (no AI used) 90 cm x 90 cm x 4 cm 2019
digital art on canvas (no AI used) 90 cm x 90 cm x 4 cm 2019
Freedom (top left)
Happiness (top right)
Connection (bottom)

David Colter Moss

David Colter Moss hails from Victoria BC. His exploration of various techniques led him to the realm of batik on paper, marking a significant milestone in his creative evolution. Moss’s art is like a portal to a world where the wonder of nature and artistic expression merge.

www.mossybatiks.com @mossy_batiks

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Feather Bear batik on paper 56 cm x 76 cm 2024

Evelina Stenson

I live in Sweden and I started to draw November 2022, mostly to help with my anxiety and get some peace in my head for my ADHD. It have grown over this past year and I sell prints of my art.

www.facebook.com/evelinasartwork @evelinas_artwork

Rose-Owl (left)

0.5 & 0.7mm mechanial pencils and brushes for shading

42 cm x 30 cm 2023

Zephyr & Saphora (top right)

0.5 & 0.3 mm mechanial pencils & brushes for shading

42 cm x 30 cm 2024

ELI (bottom right)

0.5 & 0.7 mm mechanial pencils & brushes for shading

42 cm x 30 cm 2023

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Elena Arsenidou

Elena Arsenidou lives and works in Athens, Greece. She is a gestalt therapist and a digital artist. Her main interest is to integrate art and psychotherapy. She has exhibited her artwork in various galleries of contemporary art in Europe, in Turkey and United States.

@arsenidouelena

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digitally manipulated photo 60 cm x 60 cm 2024
Waiting for the Bus (top left)
digitally manipulated photo 60 cm x 60 cm 2024
Late Night Walk (top right)
digitally manipulated photo 60 cm x 60 cm 2024
Rainy Night in Athens (bottom)

Hilary Leopold

Hilary follows a family tradition of representational Canadian landscape painting. She resides in Pickering, Ontario and is inspired by a strong connection to nature. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and art festivals throughout Southern Ontario. www.hilaryleopoldart.com @hilaryleopoldart

Claudia Kiehl

I love being in nature. Macro photography never ceases to amaze me at the beauty of nature. It allows me to look at familiar objects from unusual angles. The light, as well as the areas of focus and blur, always reveal new details. It is very inspiring.

www.pictrs.com/claudiakiehlfotopoesie @kclaudiasfotowelt

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Silent oil on canvas 122 cm x 183 cm x 4 cm 2024
Symphony of Water 2528 cm x 3601 cm 2024

Natalie Hardy @ Onde Artistique

I work in volume on plaster, sculpting dreams in the fabric, capturing the essence of emotion through evocative shapes and textures. My creations draw their essence from a whirlwind of colors or quite simply through monochromes with deep reliefs highlighted by plays of light.

@ondeartistique

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L’emprunte (top left) plaster, acrylic, spray paint, resin, transparent plexiglas frame 74 cm x 64 cm x 7 cm 2023 EfferveSens (top right) plaster, acrylic, spray paint 48 cm x 48 cm x 7 cm 2023 EvaneSens (bottom) plaster, acrylic, spray paint 50 cm x 50 cm x 9 cm 2024

Donna Andronicos

Donna is a UK based contemporary artist who’s work includes original abstract artworks, bespoke commissions and limited edition art prints. Her work draws from both the natural world and the spiritual, painting intuitively to transport the viewer to places both real and imagined.

www.donnaandronicosart.com @donnaandronicos.art

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Enchantment (bottom left) mixed media 45 cm x 33 cm x 2 cm 2024 Pulse 1 (top left) acrylic on canvas 45 cm x 33 cm x 2 cm 2023
Garden 3 (right) acrylic on canvas 73 cm x 38 cm 2024
Wild

Anders Jørgensen

An artist from Honningsvåg. A lot of my work is made in the arctic part of Norway, and contains an combination of the nature and post-war architecture. The motives often contains an feeling of emptiness and decay where the nature plays a role, either seen outside in or reverse. www.osloante.com @osloante_photography

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cm
50 cm
1 cm 2019
Untitled (from the series «Mesteparten av tiden er vi et annet sted») (top left) photography
50
x
x
50
50 cm
2020
Untitled (from the series «Mesteparten av tiden er vi et annet sted»)(top right) photography
cm x
x 1 cm
100 cm x 100 cm x 1 cm 2020
Untitled (from the series «Mesteparten av tiden er vi et annet sted») (bottom) photography

Andrès Arias

When The Sky Turned Orange In Harlem photography

30 cm x 46 cm 2023

Andrès Arias is an independent filmmaker based in New York City, working as an editor and in postproduction of documentary films. He practices analogue photography to explore the world that surrounds him. His pursuit is to collect images of place, portraiture, and memory. www.andremontage.com @andremontage

98 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm

Shandi uses her study of graphic design and fine art to create bold, abstract work. She is passionate about expressing emotional pain, tension, stress, and creating balance through such works. Based out of the U.S., but she travels frequently and is inspired by life experiences. shandidarnellart.com @shandidarnellart

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Shandi Darnell Undone acrylic on canvas
2024

David Lisowski - Liso-tography, LLC

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and always had a passion for nature and artwork. Upon first visiting the beach and ocean, I knew I would eventually live at the beach. After a career in education and one in mortgage loans, I am now following my passion in art and photography.

liso-tography.com @lisotography

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Deer Lake State Park after Hurricane Sally photography 4624 cm x 2084 cm 2020

Mother of a Road Trip watercolour and collage on paper

44 cm x 3 cm 2023

Matthew da Silva

My watercolours often refer overtly to popular culture, particularly advertising, which takes up such a prominent position in our lives but which is normally ignored by the culture industries. Advertising on the other hand pays a lot of attention to the culture industries borrow. matthewdasilva.com @matthewddasilva

Mirlinghyuan

40 cm x 120 cm x 1 cm 2024

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Miranda Keuter. 46 years. Born in Kampen. Living in IJsselmuiden, Olanda, the Netherlands. miranda keuter@artisticmovement Mirlingh Traditional Old Age China A acryl upon canvas

Suzy Nelson

Suzy Nelson, an NYC artist, especially loves painting, but leans into every genre possible, recently publishing stop motion videos. She creates art with imagined stories behind them, influenced by her travels and journaling abroad.

@suzybeingsketchy vimeo.com/manage/videos/929714296

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1
Blue Lady (top left) acrylic paint on canvas
25 cm x 20 cm x
cm 2022
20
10
1 cm
Croatia Tourist (top right) ink on paper
cm x
cm x
2022
30
1
Rise (bottom) acrylic paint on two canvases
20 cm x
cm x
cm 2015

Philip Brocklehurst

Philip Brocklehurst is an artist located in Birmingham. Diagnosed with Asperger’s and OCD when he was 13, his way of coping has always been through expressing himself with art. His artwork is all based on thoughts and feelings once kept locked within.

@philip.brocklehurst.9

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Free the Mind painting 120 cm x 10 cm 12 cm 2019

Selena McArthur

Selena McArthur has spent most of her life in a creative state of mind. She was born in Concord NC, and grew up in Savannah and Dublin Ga before moving to Charlotte NC. She is a retired flight attendant from American Airlines. She graduated Milan Art Institute Mastery Program 2023. mcarthurfineart.com @selenamcarthur

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2024
Sadie (top left) mixed media oil on canvas 102 cm x 78 cm x 4 cm
91
91 cm x 4 cm 2024
In Love (top right) mixed media oil on canvas
cm x
2023
Antique Chic (bottom) mixed media oil on canvas 71 cm x 56 cm x 4 cm

Mojgan Vahdati-Nia

Welcome to my world of empowerment and expression! I’m Mojgan Vahdati-Nia, Iranian America oil painter based in Los Angeles California, dedicated to capturing the essence of femininity and power in my artwork. I aim to elevate the image of women, showcasing their strength. mojarts.com @mojartss

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80 cm x 100 cm x 3 cm 2022
Fly Underwater (top left) oil on canvas
45 cm x 60 cm x 2 cm 2022
Psychedelic (top right) oil on canvas
120
120 cm
3 cm 2024
Majestic (bottom) oil on canvas , brush and knife
cm x
x

Elizabeth Donathan

Elizabeth Donathan is an emerging artist who shows her work both nationally and internationally. She holds a doctor of nursing practice from Gannon University and attended Ashtabula Arts Center for visual arts. Her original works are held both privately and publicly.

elizabethdonathan.com @elizabethdonathan

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Summer (top left) acrylic 122 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2024 Winter (top right) acrylic 122 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2024 Fall (bottom) acrylic 91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2024

Tim Clarke

As a boy of 14 I can across a book on Leonardo da Vinci. I was amazed. More amazed than I had been in my whole life. I wondered if I could make wonderful and inspiring art too. By trying to achieve this aim I have realized the deepest and most profound communication of my life. @6739.tim

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2021
Emott Sydall (top left) oil on canvas
25
cm x 20 cm x 2 cm
25
2021
Emott Sydall (top right) oil on canvas cm x 20 cm x 2 cm
25
2021
Harriet Stubbs (bottom) oil on canvas cm x 20 cm x 2 cm

Christopher Nitsche

Christopher Nitsche’s art encompasses a wide range of 3D and 2D media. His sculptures evoke metaphorical ship imagery exploring irony and symbolic meaning. Installations explore transitional states. Works on paper reference Icelandic and Anasazi Indian mythic environments. christophernitsche.com @nitsche_chris

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33
61
2024
FLORIDAZE (top left) toys, EZ sculpt, acrylic, plywood
cm x
cm x 12 cm
SPIRAL SHIP (top right)
36 cm
5
2023
welded steel nails, lacquer finish
117 cm x
x
cm
214 cm x 1006 cm x 92 cm 2018
LIMINAL SHIP II (bottom) repurposed lumber, wire, suspended interior found objects, neon and LED lighting

Virginia Garrigos

I am an International Abstract Mixed Media Artist, who discovered painting at a young age. Each painting is a fragment of myself. Through my life I have curated shows and participated in many gallery openings. My art brings an extensive mastery of color theory.

www.virginiagarrigosart.com @virginia-garrigos

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41 cm
51 cm x 5 cm 2023
The Original Mojito (top left)
acrylic-resin
x
acrylic-resin 41 cm x 51 cm x 5 cm 2023
Citrus Mojito (top right)
acrylic-resin 41 cm x 51 cm x 5 cm 2023
Sunshine Mojito (bottom)

Michael Karshøj

Meet Michael Owino, a multifaceted creative force blending the worlds of visual art and literature. Hailing from a unique blend of Danish and Tanzanian heritage, Michael’s artistic journey is as diverse as his background.

artportable.store/profile/@mickowino @mickowino

Charlotte Ralph

As an artist I like to create art that helps and empowers others around me. Having a passion to make a difference to others there is nothing else I would like to do. Being a woman empowering artist makes me proud of not only what I create but I hope to make a difference to others www.bebodyconfident.org @bebodyconfidentcampaign

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2024
Lady in Pink watercolour 210 cm x 297 cm Friends digtal on canvas & paper 36 cm x 24 cm x 1 cm
2024

Sergey Pchelintsev

Solo exhibitions:2019-USA, NewYork, Konstantin Gallery, 1995- France,Paris, private Solo exhibition; Belarus, Minsk, Solo exhibition at Artistic Salon; 1993- France, Nim, Solo exhibition at Nim Lyceum; Norway, Sogne, Solo exhibition at Zdenka gallery. @_sergey.pchelintsev_

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2023
Atomic Rooster (top left) oil on canvas 92 cm x 92 cm x 2 cm
2019
The Bells for Catching Dragon “Uroboros” (top right) oil on canvas 46 cm x
46 cm x 2 cm
92
2017
Born in Wave (bottom) oil on canvas
cm x 92 cm x 2 cm

Gaya Chandrasekaran

Gaya Chandrasekaran is a London-based contemporary artist specialising in texture art. She held her first solo exhibition in London in 2018 and has since exhibited across the USA, Europe, and Asia in both physical and digital formats.

www.cgayas.com @cgayas_art

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Mighty Rise textured acrylic on canvas 100 cm x 80 cm x 4 cm 2023

Mark Ferland

neo-fresco alchemy (ai art)

30 cm x 30 cm x 2 cm 2023

In exploring my “Neo-Fresco Alchemy,” I fuse ancient encaustic and fresco artistry techniques with AI innovation to create hyper-realistic textures and layers that transcend the digital medium. I strive to echo the rich essence of historical art with a contemporary vision.

www.deviantart/mediaslayerone @mediaslayerone

Patricia “Beba” Franklin

Beba is an emerging artist you’ll want to keep an eye on. An outspoken supporter of the arts, she was recognized by the Raleigh Arts Commission and believes design is more than aesthetics. It’s about making experiences that engage, inspire, and add thoughtful beauty to the world.

www.beba.studio @beba.studio1

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Twilight Sail
the Mountains acrylic 61 cm x 41 cm 2022
Over

Ghazaleh Naderian

Ghazaleh is a visual artist currently based in Toronto. In her work, she often expresses her passionate love for nature, flowers, still life, portrait and figure. She has participated in several juried exhibitions and she has been honored to receive Watercolor Society Signature.

www.ghazal-arts.com @ghazal_fine_arts

Lotus Art33

I studied art a long time ago and revisited over lockdown and haven’t stopped since. The running theme throughout my artwork is spirituality as I believe art and spirituality come from the heart, a language of their own, I am a mixed medium artist and enjoy the freedom of this.

@lotus_healing_33

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mixed medium 60 cm x 50 cm x 5 cm 2024
Risen
45 cm x 35 cm x 5 cm 2022
Motherhood Love oil on canvas

Lee Andrew Bianco

Creating a visual interpretation of an idea that the viewer can relate to, mentally expand upon or provoke an emotion, is paramount in my work. Everyday people, objects or situations can be magical when placed on a canvas and free of distractions.

facebook: lee a bianco

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61 cm x 46 cm x 4 cm 2023
Lord Ethan of Sorrentington (left) oil on canvas
61 cm x 46 cm x 4 cm 2024
Hooded Swordsman (top right) oil on canvas
91 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm 2023
Peace Offering (bottom right) oil on canvas

Midori Luck

Midori was born in Japan and had lived in UK where she started to paint. Although self taught her paintings were accepted by the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and exhibited at the Mall Gallery in 1999, 2000 and 2001. She now lives in Spain and resumed painting. www.midoriluckart.com @maxincadiz @midoriluck.painter

Fatima (left) mixed media on paper

30 cm x 25 cm

Mustapha (top right) pencil sketch on paper 35 cm x 25 cm

A Camel Rider at the Festival of Nomads (bottom right) pencil and charcoal pencil on paper 30 cm x 28 cm

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2024
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Bobbe Jones

Based in SW Colorado, Bobbe paints subjects from her rural lifestyle. Oil is her favorite medium with a preference for strong brushworks. Prior to becoming a full-time fine artist, she worked as editor for a statewide magazine, learning design and advertising skills.

www.jonesfamilyart.com @jonesfamilyart

Dorienne Carmel

I have always loved creative work and spent many years in various professional roles as an artist. I am versatile, working with most mediums or crafts that take my fancy, but ceramics is my first love. I am often inspired by facial expressions and interpret them in my work.

www.artdorgallery.co.uk @doriennesartdor

Mane Colours oil 73 cm x 73 cm x 4 cm 2024
ceramic 49 cm x 36 cm x 25 cm 2023 ARTIST CLOSEUP | 108
Go Grandma

Tammy Leigh

Tammy Leigh is an Austrian artist based in Melbourne. Still new to this craft she has had one solo show and exhibited in several local group shows. Tammy finds freedom in painting what she feels and lets her emotions fall onto the canvas. She illustrates and is a tattoo artist.

@tammyleightattoos

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acrylic on canvas 61 cm x 61 cm 2024
Be Careful with
my Heart

Clifton Sheppard

Clark Sheppard is a talented Sedona artist known for his vibrant landscape paintings of the American Southwest. His unique style incorporates fluorescent paints to create a mesmerizing 3D effect, and his abstract skies evoke a sense of freedom and vastness. Clark is collected Internationally.

sedonaartstudios.com @sedonashep

Caitlin Therese Sheedy

Caitlin can be described by one word: adventurous! Whether it is taking a short trip across the Arizona desert, her home state, or traveling to multiple destinations in one trip. She has the spirit to create art that goes three galaxies above the clouds.

anartistssilhouette.godaddysites.com/artwork

Pure Joy acrylic 76 cm x 4 cm 2023 ARTIST CLOSEUP | 110
Above All the Rest multimedia 1865 cm x 2226 cm 2024

Annalisa Agresta Fine Art

Passionate floral artist who loves to immerse herself into the vibrant world of flowers, while capturing their beauty with each stroke of her brush. With a preference for oil paints, she loves to create captivating compositions that evoke the essence of each blossoms.

Love Art Fashion Brand

Me Upstairs

Love Art Fashion Brand is a 5X MoMA certified home to multiple art collections, including, ‘Locita Collection’. The face of this hidden beauty, wearing a Marc Jacobs dress, will be revealed July 2nd, via ‘Willow Grove Mansion Block Floor Two’, accessible through the brush.bio link listed below. brush.bio/loveartfashionbrand @loveartfashionbrand

Il Sole oil 61 cm x 91 cm 2023
Remember
digital art 29 cm x 29 cm x 29 cm 2024 ARTIST CLOSEUP | 111

Maria Oliveira

Maria Oliveira is a self-taught fine art photographer based in Southern California. Using herself as the main subject in each photograph she gets to construct her otherworldly reality, often dark, but vibrant, set in a nature world that ultimately connects everything together.

www.maria-oliveira.com @mariaoliveiradiz

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Out Of Your Element
left) composite photography (self portrait) 51 cm x 51 cm 2018 Escape From The Established Path (top right) composite photography (self portrait) 51 cm x 51 cm 2017
composite
41 cm x 51 cm 2018
(top
Orion (bottom)
photography (self portrait)

Caren Akers

I am a self-taught artist. My paintings are vibrant and full of color, movement & texture - they are truly sculptures on canvas. The color and the sculpture captures your eyes and your mind draws your hand to touch. Follow the lines within and see where they take you. caren-akers.com @carenakers

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It all Makes Sense (top left) acrylic on canvas 91 cm x 91 cm x 8 cm 2024 Pacification (top right) acrylic on canvas 91 cm x 91 cm x 8 cm 2023 Blue Vibrations (bottom) acrylic on canvas 41 cm x 102 cm x 4 cm 2024

Lisa Lockett

Lisa Lockett’s paintings can be seen locally and globally. Her style exudes Realism with Abstract Expressionism. A native of St. Louis, Lisa holds a Bachelor of Journalism/Design degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

www.lisalockett.com @lisalockett_fine_art_painter

Michael Lee

I am a free-lance photographer originally from New Jersey and currently residing in Western Massachusetts. I’ve been a photographer most of my life, traveling to many places around the world and specializing in Scenic/Urban landscape, Nature, Fashion and Portraiture.

leephotoworks.net @leephoto1

Chasing Midnight oil 40 cm x 30 cm x 2 cm 2024 ARTIST CLOSEUP | 114
Yosemite Valley photography 41 cm x 51 cm x 1 cm 2018

Vasile Ghiuta

Vasile Ghiuta abstract art works are inspired by human feelings, emotions and thoughts and represent a wealth of knowledge and experience that the artist has acquired. Vasile Ghiuta’s paintings have been exhibited in North America, United Arab Emirates, Europe, Korea and China.

www.vasileghiuta.ca @vasileghiutatoronto

acrylic on canvas 60 cm x 40 cm x 2 cm 2024
Lost City (top left)
acrylic on canvas 100 cm x 75 cm x 2 cm 2022
Several Layers of Spring (top right)
acrylic on canvas 75 cm x 75 cm x 2 cm 2021 ARTIST CLOSEUP | 115
Traces (bottom)

Jyotika Sehgal

Our Bond water soluble oil paints on

40 cm x 30 cm

Prof. Dr. Jyotika Sehgal has showcased her works in Solo-Shows in Delhi, India, Berlin, Germany, and the University of Oxford, UK. She mainly paints in oils and egg tempera and has many creations on the iPad. She enjoys a studio space in Berlin. She has two books based on visual translation.

www.jyotikasehgal.com @2jyotikas

Joey Matesic

41 cm x 51 cm x 3 cm

As an adolescent growing up, my favorite subjects in school were art/music. To my surprise, I would combine the two together as I would go home & paint my favorite musicians/bands while listening to their songs. Fast forward 30 years later, I’ve created ‘Music Through the Ages’. www.joeymatesic.com @joeymatesic_artist

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canvas
board
2023
I Walk Alone acrylic
2023

Bregeault Jean-Marc

Beginning at 14 years old, career of architecture during 20 years. john.galerie.xyz @jeanmarcbregeault

Jonathan Hayward

With a sense of humor and an interest in Pop Art, Jonathan takes classical icons and transplants them into the 21st century, complete with social media and pop culture references. Jonathan has been the subject of one solo exhibition and several group shows.

@jonathan_hayward_88

Inked pencil and ink on bristol board
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70 cm x 50 cm x 1 cm 2022 Les Halles 2023 70 cm x 50 cm x 3 cm 2023

Eric Vega, is an artist based in Austin, Texas, whose work is distinguished by its deep exploration of the human spirit through art. With a cheeky motto that proclaims “EAT WELL, REST WELL, FCUK WELL,” ericvega.org @eric_vega

Eric Vega
LOVER (top left)
102
2023
stainless steel, wood, steel hardware, acrylic paint, pencil, mixed media cm x 71 cm x 5 cm Demon (top right)
102
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2024
plywood, pencil, acrylic paint, steel hardware, mixed media cm x cm x 5 cm ERIC VEGA self portrait (bottom)
61
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plywood, pencil, acrylic paint, steel screws, plexiglass, mixed media cm x 61 cm x 2 cm

Ruei Shah

I am Ruei Shah, an illustrator and a visual artist. I am inclined toward creating conceptual designs with strong visual language. My passion for making illustrations is reflected in the craft, the crux of which is formed from my abundant love for nature.

www.rueishah.com @totocactus_rueishah

Inga Elser

Mood of Optimism acryl on linen, mixed media 80 cm x 80 cm x 4 cm 2023

Inga Elser is a self taught artist from Switzerland. Her work has been exhibited internationally in art fairs especially during the last years. She loves to work mostly on series. This work is artistically demanding. She’s expressing what impresses her! Colors, in all variations.

@ingaelser_abstract_art

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Shhh… It’s a secret: The Maharashtrian Corn Curry Recipe digital 38 cm x 22 cm 2023

Marie Deforge

Marie brings years of holistic experience as a Shamanic Healer and Reiki Master to her acrylic mixed media Medicine Paintings. Themes include Divine Feminine, Spirit Animals and Guides, souls and more. Infusing the art with light, love, blessings and healing energies through ceremony. www.deforgeart.com @deforgeartstudios

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acrylic mixed media 91 cm x 61 cm x 2 cm 2023
I Heal (top left)
acrylic mixed media 61 cm x 61 cm x 2 cm 2021
Kuan Yin’s Garden (top right)
acrylic 41 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm 2024
Inner Guidance and Grace (bottom)
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