Artistcloseup - Contemporary Art Magazine #8

Page 103

# 8

ARTIST CLOSEUP

CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE

Neon Planet by Jacqui Armstrong

Helena Hötzl Setterström

Helena is working as an international artist since 2008. She has been showing her art in various countries around Europe and has been signed with galleries in Los Angeles, London, and Sweden. Today she has her own studio/ Gallery near Gothenburg, Sweden.

helenahotzl.com @helenahotzlsetterstrom

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 1
2022
Lost Angels acrylic, kohl and oil 145 cm x 135 cm x 3 cm

Stewart Taylor

Stewart has been a Printmaker for 30 years & is presently engaged in a series called ‘The Tree Portraits’ that now consists of over 300 images. These include monoprints he has created of Joshua Trees destroyed by the 2020 Cima Dome wildfire in the Mojave National Preserve. stewarttaylorprints.com @stewarttaylorprints

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 2
Cima Dome Fire XV (bottom) monoprint 71 cm x 100 cm 2023 Cima Dome Fire XIII (top left) monoprint 100 cm x 71 cm 2023 Cima Dome Fire XIV (top right) monoprint 71 cm x 100 cm 2023

JoAnn Moy

Now a full-time artist, JoAnn prefers to work with broad areas of color. Her favorite tool is a 2” palette knife, both the surface and the edge. She is a resident artist at Aston Mills Arts, south of Philadelphia PA, and has a degree in Graphic Design from Drexel University. joannmoy.com @joannmoyart

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 3
Divergence of Thought acrylic 76 cm x 101 cm 2023

LeRoy Jacks

Maryland / D.C. based Artist, LeRoyJacks; started his artistic professional life as a fully trained and licensed Architect A.I.A. (retired) and Vietnam Veteran. Work involves Cutouts & Spray Paint on Paper which is Overlayed with Cut and/or Torn Painted Paper and Markers. leroyjacksart.ecwid.com

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 4
2021
Skull & Shrooms (top left) spary painted paper cutouts w/ markers & pencil on heavy paper mounted on painted cardboard 47 cm x 67 cm
2022
Ascension of Angels (top right) spray paint on paper w/ acrylic paint mounted on mat board 66 cm x 96.5 cm
2019
Loving Soul Of Leroy (bottom) latex & acrylic paint on heavy paper 50 cm x 76 cm

Monel Aliote

Monel Aliote is a contemporary portrait painter based in New York who strives to capture the essence of his subjects through his art. His approach goes beyond creating a mere likeness and instead focuses on the emotions, attitudes, intentions, and moods of his subjects.

monelkaliote.com @monelalioteny

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 5 Reflection oils on canvas, mixed media 36 cm x 48 cm 2023

Ana’ Alu (Andrew Hollimon)

Andrew Hollimon (Ana’ Alu) is a self-taught artist who creates in various styles. He works in vibrant oil and acrylic colors focused on capturing the eye on any potential viewer. He has exhibited and sold nationally and internationally.

singulart.com/en/artist/andy-hollimon-9475 @anaalu8

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 6
The Beguiling Indigo (bottom) acrylic 76 cm x 102 cm x 6 cm 2023
Phantasm ( Watching Me; Watching You) (top right) acrylic 76 cm x 102 cm x 3.81 cm 2023 2021
Nubian (top left) oil 41 cm x 51 cm
x
6 cm

Robyn Mannes

Escarpment acrylic on canvas

122 cm x 92 cm x 4 cm 2023

Robyn Mannes resides on the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. She has dabbled in many different art forms and is currently exploring and enjoying the many different facets and techniques of fluid art, which can be seen as modern abstract.

@robynmannesart

Le Relais 30 cm x 30 cm

2019

Etude technique jusqu’au BAC, puis u ne prépa aux arts Déco, quatre années aux ateliers des Beaux arts, quatre ans à UP6. Plusieurs expos en regroupement pendant mes études. Cette année salon du dessin et de la peinture a l’eau, mérite artistique pour luxembourg art prize.

john.galerie.xyz @jeanmarcbregeault

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 7
John

VERA

I celebrate the inherent beauty of life through colors and textures. I am especially drawn to the rich hues of flowers and their perpetual beauty. The world ebbs and flows, yet nature emerges renewed and powerful, in reassuring consistency.

@veragalleryarts

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 8
Fruit (bottom right) acrylic 90 cm x 90 cm x 3.5 cm 2023 French (left) acrylic 90 cm x 90 cm x 3.5 cm 2023 My Petals (top right) acrylic 90 cm x 90 cm x 4 cm 2023

Vi Artist

Victoria Monell is a rising self taught painter. This artist draws inspiration and captures beauty through nature, the ocean, and feminine figures. Painting murals as well as fine art paintings of animals, plants, flowers, sea life, and women, with a unique style of surrealism.

victoriamonell.com @vi_artstudio

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 9
2022
Brains of the Ocean (bottom) wall, acrylic, and spray paints 274 cm x 853 cm
2023
Aquatic Miracle (top right) acrylic, spray, metallic paints
137.2
cm x 182.9 cm x 2.5 cm
49
2021
Depths of the Jungle (top left) wall, acrylic, and spray paints cm x 49 cm

EVROf ABER

evrofaber.com @evrofaber

Sergey Studzinsky; Founder of the EVROfABER Jewellery Brand, artist, jeweller. “By accepting the experience of the past, I allow the mistake to be a part of my life, I allow myself to be a mistake. In this evolution, I gain integrity, which means freedom.”
ARTIST CLOSEUP | 10
TRUE (bottom right)
2022
CrCo transformer necklace/brooche set with 1 natural ametrine 11 cm x 5 cm AUTUMN (top right)
2022
14K gold alloy ring set with 16 natural diamonds, 53 natural tsavorites and 1 natural moonstone 3 cm x 2 cm
2022
ISKRENNOST (left) CrCo, 14K alloy 8 cm x 3 cm

Erja Vilmunen

Drawing and painting from humans to animals and nature as well has been my passion since 12 years of age. I am mostly self thought when younger I was in art club and art camp. I have got inspiration in living in Ireland 11 years.

@erja_johanna

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 11
watercolour 42 cm
29 cm 2014
Waterfall (top left)
x
42
2016
Jackson (bottom left)
colour pencils
cm x 29 cm
watercolour 42
2016
Harvest on the Countryside (right)
cm x 29 cm

Belinda Seel

Hi there, my name is Belle. I am a daughter, sister, wife, mother and lover of good food, fitness, wine and COLOUR! I create my art for the sole purpose of providing viewers the opportunity to ponder life as it is full of colour, connections and opportunities.

@kolorscope_studio

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 12
Cogs & Rainbows (top left) medium acrylic 177 cm x 130 cm x 2 cm 2023 Cnidaria II (top right) heavy acrylic & posca pen 76 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm 2023 Childhood Memories (bottom) medium acrylic 76 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm 2023

Barbara Derecka

Barbara is an artist who is based in Cheshire, UK. She experiments with a bold colour in her art. She paints figurative art, underwater and landscapes. Inspiration for her art comes from an environment around her and her hobbies such as travelling and scuba diving.

barbaraderecka-art.com @barbaraderecka_art

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 13
Golden Hour (bottom left) acrylics 120 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm 2023
50
2021
Tuscany (top left) acrylics cm x 70 cm x 4 cm
2023
Freedom (right) acrylics
150
cm x 100 cm x 2 cm

Pathy Govaert

Pathy is an artist known for her unique and expressive works. Her passion for art and design started at a young age and drives her creative process. She combines geometric shapes and careful use of materials, resulting in her artworks having a dynamic and intriguing appearance.

studiopathy.com @studio.pathygovaert

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 14 Unwanted Welkom toothpicks 120 cm x 120 cm x 10 cm 2023

Alessio Bonini

Began painting at the age of four. Attended the art high school in La Spezia. Performer and visionary, founder of art gallery Carneviola Art Project, Artistic Director of Onirica Film Festival, Radio Speaker of Unconventional Artists and Author of Dell’amore e del colore. alessiobonini.com alessiobonini_artist

Loretta Gaukel

Loretta Gaukel lives and works in Munich. Style: abstract to figurative, with sometimes a touch into the playful, fantastic, or surreal. She loves freedom through imagination, admires the diversity and beauty of nature, not wanting to imitate it, just to be inspired by it.

fb.com/loretta.gaukel @loretta.gaukel

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 15
Caducità di Una Foglia in Autunno oil on canvas 199 cm x 120 cm x 3 cm 2020 Lady in Front of City Panorama acrylic on paper 30 cm x 40 cm 2015

John Vlachos

Living in Toronto I am an evening art instructor for the Board of Education. I live and breath art as I do oxygen, and share the beauty I discover with everyone. It’s a special life to live when you live it with art.

johnvlachos.ca @johnvlachos4

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 16
Madam Bovary oil and collage on canvas 120 cm x 90 cm x 2 cm 2021

Gavin North

Gavin describes his artwork as being confronting and honest. He likes to produce works that have the potential to make people feel uncomfortable. The subjects he often deals with are usually based around raw emotion and are often topics that people tend to turn a blind eye to.

saatchiart.com/gavinnorth @c8tm8n

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 17 HOW FAR photographic and digital 25 cm x 20 cm 2017

Maryha D’Alessio

Born in UK, studies dress design at Barnfield College of Art Technology. “My greatest passion has always been drawing and painting” and Is now able to dedicate most of her time to her art which included a wide variety of techniques, media and subjects, such as geo and pouring.

saatchiart.com/maryha @rosaria54

acrylic, gold leaf & glitter, crushed crystal, include several Swarovski gems on wood board

70 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm

70 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm 2023

70

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 18
Homeward (bottom) oil on canvas cm x 50 cm x 1 cm
2022
Stones Throw (top left) mixed
2023
Rocks Inside the Mountain (top right) mixed: acrylic, gold glitter, crushed Crystal on wood board

Brent Toomey

Abstract expressionist. I am an artist based in Ormond beach, Florida. I love to use color, texture and brush strokes to create my vision and hopefully evoke an emotional reaction from the viewer. Monreve Studio Of Fine Art.

monrevestudio.com @brenttoomey/monrevegalleryoffineart

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 19
Thought Process
abstract expressionism/glass/oil & acrylic 60 cm x 60 cm x 1 cm 2017
(top left)
abstract expressionism/ oil on canvas 60.96 cm x 91.44 cm x 2.54 cm 2022
abstract expressionism/ oil & acrylic on canvas/textured with plaster of paris 76.2 cm x 106.68 cm x 2.54 cm 2017
Love and Trust (bottom)
New Day (top right)

Sam Dobrow

Sam Dobrow is an entrepreneur and an award winning contemporary photographic artist who lives and works in the artist village of Coconut Grove, Florida. His works are found in museums and private collections. Sam’s artwork begins in the camera and evolves into his vision.

samdobrowphotography.com @samdobrowph

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 20
Reflection of Vernazza digital photography 51 cm x 74 cm x 2 cm
2022

Aileena Gallego

Aileena Gallego, 26 years old, is a self-taught acrylic and oil painter, nail artist and salon owner who newly began a journey into ceramics sculpture and creative directing. She is based out of Oakland, California.

artbeautyandsoul.com @artbeautyandsoul @aileenagallego

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 21
2022
Untitled (top left) acrylic hard gel sculpting 12 cm x 2 cm x 1 cm Dedication (bottom) oil on canvas 76 cm x 102 cm x 5 cm
2021
Untitled (top right) clay 18 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm 2023

Ozed Omigie

I’m from Southern part of Nigerian, Edo state. Born into a large family of 16 brothers and sisters. At the early age of four years, went to primary school and thereafter attended secondary school where I attained my secondary living certificate to a higher institution. Auchi polytechni.

ozeddesigns.wixsite.com/website @ozedomigie50

I am a Games Design Graduate aspiring to work as an Environment Designer in the Game Industry. I am also open to working in Film, Media, and other amazing industries.

Aliartstation.com/arahmed1 @ali.r.ahmed2

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 22
Awareness oil on linear 90 cm x 70 cm x 4 cm 2012
Portal adobe photoshop 1920 cm
1920 cm x 100 cm 2021
x

Broom Arts

Impressionist artist born in Cuba in 1993. Moved to the United States when I was 16 years old, I’m currently living in Miami. I have a degree in graphic design and almost done with my degre in Fine Arts by Academy of Art University.

broomarts.myshopify.com @broom.arts

Sheena Barry

Born in South Africa, but UK based. Initially self-taught but now completing an MA in Fine Arts. I work in acrylics and oils and paint beautiful English landscapes. My present series is based on my recent journey to Southern Africa which are vibrant and colourful landscapes. sheenabarryartist.co.uk @srba_artist22

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 23
Full Moon Night oil painting 76 cm x 61 cm x 3 cm 2023 Meadow Flowers acrylics 51 cm x 41 cm x 4 cm 2021

I am a contemporary artist living in Perth, WA. I find inspiration for the stories I paint in my everyday encounters. For me the power of story is its ability to connect us. The common tenets that unite us. Love & grief, empathy & wonder, beauty & passion and my love of music. jacquiarmstrong.com @jacquiarmstrongart

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 24
We’ll Meet in Boston (bottom left) acrylic on canvas, mixed media 80 cm x 80 cm x 4 cm 2023 Neon Planet (right) acrylic on canvas, mixed media 120 cm x 120 cm x 5 cm 2023
2022
Crevasse (top left) acrylic on canvas, mixed media 76 cm x 76 cm x 5 cm

Cyril Ajosha

Cyril Ajosha ist ein abstrakter Künstler, der Pinsel, Spachtel und Skalpell verwendet, um seine Kunstwerke zu schaffen. Sein besonderes Interesse gilt der Erschaffung von genderlosen und alterlosen Wesen aus einer anderen Zeit.

hellwach.org

@diefreimaler @brigade_farbstoff

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 25
100 cm x 3000 cm x 50 cm 2023
Banjo
& Mawu-Lisa acryl on canvas

ZoooooZ

Geboren 1974 in Neresheim Deutschland. Erstes gezeichnetes Portrait 1991. Arbeit mit Ölpastellkreiden seit 1995. Beginn des abstrakten Zeichnens 1995. Erforschung des Lebens und der Arbeit von Leonardo da Vinci 1996. In Kontakt mit Maria Überstein seit der Arbeit mit Acryl Art. zoooooz.de @roland_zulehner

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 26
Andy Bite the TIN (top right) acryl on canvas 100 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm 2023 The Wave and the Guitar (bottom right) acryl on canvas 100 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm 2023 Self Portrait (left) acryl on canvas 100 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm 2023

Arne Östlund

I’m retired due to illness. Photography is a big time hobby for me. Most of my photos are not digitally enhanced with filters. They are created when shot with my Pentax K-3 DSLR. I love to experiment with Intentional Camera Motion, In Camera Multi Exposure and Panoramas. gallerikaos.com @arne.sara_photography

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 27
50
70 cm x
cm 2017
Reflections of Fristadstorget (top right) alu dibond 4mm
cm x
.4
2014
The Cat by the Tree (bottom) aquarelle paper (Hahnemühle Museum Etch 350 gsm)
50
cm x 70 cm x 1 cm
40 cm x 60 cm
cm 2017
Stone Faces (top left) canvas
x 1.6

Vesná

Everything you see and hear in reality or imagination is related to you in the past, present, or future. Therefore, if my art is attracting you - it is about you. When artists were healers and shamans, their creations had meaning and power. I create connections with All One.

vesnalongton-art.com @vesna.longton

2022

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 28
Ocean Girl (top right) sculpture, resin, hydrostone, acrylic, LED lights 29.2 cm x 44.5 cm x 21.6 cm 2022-23 Woodmen (bottom right) sculpture, hydrostone, stain 30 cm x 34 cm x 33 cm 2022 The Wave (left) sculpture resin, hydrostone,acrylic, LED lights 52 cm x 24 cm x 17 cm

Marina Scarmato

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marina emerges as a visionary rising star within the art world, captivating the hearts of the international community. With her mesmerizing talent and creative prowess, she enchants viewers, weaving an enchanting tapestry of artistic brilliance.

marinascarmato.com @marinascar

122 cm x 92 cm x 5 cm 2022

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 29
No Chanel This Month acrylic, rhinestones

Gill Bustamante Artist

My name is Gill Bustamante and I paint large colourful semi-abstract magical landscape and wildlife paintings in oil on canvas. Painting always makes me happy along with cake, bunnies, driving erratically, BBC 6 music and totally irreverent comedy.

gillbustamante.com @gill.bustamante.artist

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 30
Divine Monarchs oil on canvas 122 cm x 122 cm x 4 cm 2023

Simone von Anhalt

Simone von Anhalt was born in Munich, Germany, but emigrated as a young girl to Brazil. During her several years living there, she was markedly affected by local culture. Von Anhalt’s work is distinctly inspired by her childhood in Brazil in addition to her various travels.

simone-von-anhalt.com @simone.vonanhalt

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 31
2019
Invisible (top left) acrylic on canvas with golden pigments 150 cm x 120 cm x 5 cm Awakening (top right) acrylic on canvas, pallet knives 150 cm x 120 cm x 5 cm 2019 Sky Journey (bottom) acrylic on canvas 150 cm x 120 cm x 5 cm
2022

Anne Cherubim

Anne is an abstract contemporary landscape painter working in acrylic. Her art is rooted in real life images and textures, with a modern abstraction, often in a limited colour palette. An underlying thread in much of her work is the environment, & stewardship of the planet.

annecherubim.com @annecherubim

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 32
51
2014
Excitable Cells (top right) acrylic
cm x 51 cm x 2 cm
2015
Serendipity (bottom) acrylic
76.2
cm x 101.6 cm x 3.49 cm
2016
In The Cave iv (top left) acrylic 51 cm x 51 cm x 2 cm

Michael Davydov

International mixed media artist born in 1996. The actual direction of creativity is the creation of sculptures in the technique of miniature under glass. Participation in collective exhibitions in Paris and Hamburg. Inspiration in the symphony of nature and architecture.

@michael_davydov_

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 33
“Urban Forest” mixed media sculpture 12 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm 2023

Romsko-ukraińska

Madonna

photography

40 cm x 60 cm x 3 cm

2022

Martyna Bec

Studied Art at Pedagogical Academy in Cracow. Dyploma in linocut Graphic in 2002 in Atelier of Prof. Jerzy Bujnowski. In years 2007-2010 attended Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie in Berlin by Sibylle Bergemann. Works in subjective reportage. Since 2009 lives in Berlin.

mart,nabecphotography.wordress.com @martynabec

Gary Edmonstone

Peace Amongst Turmoil

digital

210 cm x 140 cm

2022

My whole life I have been fascinated by imagery. I love photographing people, landscapes, industrial.... anything that catches my eye. I started with film and still shoot it occasionally but it`s mainly digital now because of the cost and ease of use.

chasingfireflies.com.au @chasingfireflies_oz

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 34

Nicole Frobusch

Nicole explores the deeper layers of her mystical journey through her art, channeling and going beyond preconceived concepts, and allowing the process to guide. Her work transcend the separateness of me and mine, illuminating alternative realities from a deep sense of inner self.

nicolefrobusch.com @nicolefrobusch

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 35
Gateway egg tempera on handmade hemp paper 47 cm x 34 cm x 21 cm 2022

Jeremy Cole

My artwork is all from thoughts and looking at but not copying anything in order to obtain a result. In the main I draw abstract or landscape A4 pictures using a black biro, a cheap but visually interesting look.....I’m an Operative for Network Rail and draw in my spare time.

@jeremy.cole.180

Bex Deptford

Living and partying in London longer than anywhere else. Lucky to live in a truly world city, I consider myself to be a citizen of the world. My personal and artistic aspirations are to fully embrace ideas and influences from all people and country I come into contact with.

uk-f-art-room.org @uk.f.art.room

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 36
A Tough Place to Live black biro 12 cm x 8 cm 2023 Missing Halos digital collage 89 cm x 89 cm 2022

Lillian Christiansson

Lillian is an abstract artist based in Sweden. She have an intuitive process of painting and loves to work with the quite conversation with structure and many layers. She has a solo exhibition at Teravarna and has been a part of the jury judged exhibition ArtBIAS in Budapest.

@artbylitchi

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 37
Frozen moments (left) acrylic
41
cm x 33 cm x 2 cm
2023
Dare to be Bold (bottom right) acrylic 80 cm x 60 cm x 3.5 cm
2023
Longing (top right) mixed media
60 cm x 50 cm x 1.5 cm 2022

Stasys Cepe; Born in Panevezys/Lithuania, January 8 th 1974. Married, 3 children, living in Torhout/Belgium since 1999.

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 38
@cepemart Catharsis (right) brass
60
cm x 70 cm x 25 cm 2014
80
Noesis (bottom left) brass
cm x 60 cm x 60 cm 2014
70
2023
The Flight (top left) bronze
cm x 70 cm x 50 cm
Stan

Saima Shamsi

Saima Shamsi is a first-generation South Asian-American woman, visual artist, writer and poet. Her purpose is to create images that emerge from the catalytic fusion of her hyphenated identities. saimas.art @saimas.art

Self-Portrait with Strange & Poisonous Flowers (top left) graphite on paper

36 cm x 28 cm x 1 cm

Self-Portrait with Blossoming Leaves (bottom left) graphite on paper

36 cm x 28 cm x 1 cm 2023

Self-Portrait with Imaginary Flowers (right) graphite on paper

30.48 cm x 22.86 cm x 1 cm 2021

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 39
2023

On the Ground digital painting

11 cm x 15 cm

2023

Amy Good

Amy Good is a professional fine artist and illustrator. She has two undergrad degrees in these fields, respectively. Good’s illustration style is defined by bold lines and bright colors. Good lives in rural Michigan with her husband and their children.

@artofajgood

Marion Rispin

Red Centre Whimsy acrylic on canvas

90 cm x 120 cm x 4 cm

2023

Working within a primarily contemporary impressionistic execution, in an effort to artistically yield the beauty and fragility of the organic environment, Marion’s work seizes its inspiration from open air spaces. High country backdrops, clifftop perspectives and parkland scenery.

marionrispinarts.com

@marionrispinarts

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 40

Ana Maria Grigoras

Grigoras Ana Maria is a self taught oil and acrylic painter who grew up in Romania in a small city from Black sea. She has loved art for as long as she can remember and began teaching herself how to oil paint as a young adult. She paint waves and movements of the water.

gaiadesignandart.com @gaiamuralsart

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 41
Surfing Wave (top right) acrylic on canvas 80 cm x 100 cm 2023 Gaia the Mother Nature (top left) acrylic on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm 2023 Foaming Wave (bottom) acrylic on canvas 80 cm x 100 cm 2023

Vee Bkl

I am Violette Bukala, a new practicing artist (May 2022). I studied the Arts at the university of Bordeaux III, France. I am from France and have lived in Australia for 12 years. I use different ink types, posca, and alcohol pens. My compositions are layered ecosystems. @vee.bkl

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 42
Under Watercolour inks, posca, alcohol pens 84 cm x 60 cm 2022

Melanie Cluzel

French born artist. I started doing collages since middle school. I love to work with paper and triangle my favorite shape. It’s 100% hand cut and made out of different paper texture and color. Collage is my technique to produce such interesting design. I produce in all sizes.

@melaniecluzel_collage

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 43
Sparkle (bottom) paper 21 cm x 26 cm 2023
2022
Frozen (top right) paper 50 cm x 64 cm
2023
Grass (top left) paper 22 cm x 22 cm

Zitilitez by Mark L.S.

I’m a Copenhagen based street photographer trying to convey the vibe of the streets. In my efforts I aim at portrayng my subjects in a way that tells a story and stimulates the imagination of the viewer. I have been doing street photograpy since May 2022. /Mark L.S.

@zitilitez

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 44
50 cm x 70 cm 2023
This Feels Like a Dream (bottom) photography
50 cm x 90 cm 2023 Mom
(top right) photography
70 cm x 50 cm 2023
Fashion (top left)
photography

Pestarino Roberto

Pestarino Roberto,Italy, is 56 years old and has been photographing since 2011. He started with a sunflower, and has not stopped since. Author of a wide range of thematic and original projects,loves photography that has a social impact. Winner of numerous awards everywhere. otorobit.it @pestarinoroberto

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 45 Solemn photography 60 cm x 80 cm x 5 cm 2016

Lise Traran

amazon.com/dp/B010BWWEAU - Facebook Lise Merethe Traran

saatchiart.com/thumbelisa @lisetraran

2022

2022

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 46
BUTTERFLIES (bottom right) 300 g cold press paper 70 cm x 50 cm RABBITS IN MY GARDEN (top right) 300 g cold press paper 70 cm x 50 cm MY RABBIT (left) 300 g cold press paper 70 cm x 50 cm 2022

Angelia Wilson

Art is my breath, my passion... within it you see me. I have always enjoyed art as a venue for my ideas and dreams. I want to share my passion for art with others who enjoy the beauty of interpretation.

angeliaart.com

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 47
Peace and Serenity oil on canvas 40 cm x 30 cm x 1 cm 2021

Jason Sweidan

A South African born, London based artist. Painting allows me to decode internal dialogues. I apply oil on canvases to construct and deconstruct images that reflect elements of nature. My paintings are predominantly fluid, physical and textured.

jasonsweidan.com @jasons_abstract_paintings

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 48
Into the Light (right) oil on canvas 120 x 90 cm x .5 cm
2022
Paradise (top left) oil on canvas 100 cm x 100 cm x 1 cm 2022 Spirit (bottom left) oil on canvas 120 x 90 cm x .5 cm 2022

Kushla Houkamau

Neural Connections acrylic on canvas 50 cm x 40 cm x 2 cm 2023

Kushla Houkamau is a proud Aboriginal Woman of the Noonuccal mob. Her artworks are inspired from her family and culture. She shows her connections to her past, present and future, and shows her ancestors and elders as knowledge holders and teachers within her paintings.

@_kushlaroseart

Helen

Paradise on Earth photography

4257 cm x 6385 cm 2023

I was born and raised in New Zealand. I am a mother of two wonderful adult daughters and have been doing my photography for quite a few years now. It helps me push through my depression and Anxiety. My life hasn’t been perfect but then whose isn’t. This is what keeps me alive.

paradiseonearth.co.nz/home @hell_fire666

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 49

David Bahr

I came to art late earning my degree in Art and Design from Utah Valley University in May 2019. Oil painting is my obsession for expressing hopes, dreams, and struggles. Art is life-changing, inspiring, and fulfilling. I hope that others can connect with my paintings.

david-bahr.pixels.com @alexander_black13

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 50
2021
Midsummer Daydream (top right) oil on canvas 61 cm x 92 cm x 1.5 cm
2023
Into the Sunset (bottom) oil on canvas 30 cm x 60 cm x 1.5 cm
2022
Angel Butterfly (top left) oil painting mural
275
cm x 367 cm x 3 cm

Laura Notari

Laura Notari is a contemporary artist and a certified public accountant. She studied Fine Arts at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague and has continued her learning with the tutelage of several renowned painters and artists. She has worked across painting, glasswork, and ceramics.

lauranotari.com @lau_notari_artist

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 51
Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence N1 mixed media on cavas 80 cm x 80 cm x 3 cm 2022

76 cm x 102 cm 2021

Kita

Kita aka Njaelye is a veteran, registered dental assistant, and artist born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Conyers, Georgia and is striving to become well known for her mixed media styled art.

njaelye.com @njaelye

Ali Mahmood

70 cm x 50 cm x 4 cm

Mahmood is a self taught artist Born in Baghdad 1993, whose work has been exhibited throughout Berlin and middle east, However,ali’s artworks on canvas evoke a sense of nature and explore climate change concepts that are subtle and complex.

ankedoo.com @ankedoo

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 52
Swart Koningin digital art Ali Tree Woman oil
2022

Dirk Richter

36 cm x 52 cm 2023

High-contrast, almost plastic-looking pencil drawings are Dirk’s specialty. Whether PinUp, fantasy or more recently portrait drawing of classic Hollywood icons just look alive and unique, almost as if the drawing would communicate with you.

dirkrichter.art @dirkrichter.art

104 cm x 81 cm x 3 cm 2022

I’m a self taught artist. I have always loved to paint. I usually work with acrylics and mixed media. I experiment with all sorts of mixed media and I like to use epoxy resin to finish. I love the beautiful sheen it creates and the beautiful mirror image that you get.

@donnarushton5

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 53
Romy Schneider bleistift
Donna
Dottie acrylics

In Brooklyn, since the age of 5 years old, I have always enjoyed art. After seeing my father’s sketchbook, I’ve just been amazed at how one can be so creative. I’ve been drawing ever since. I am now 30 years old, living in Elizabeth New Jersey. Where now I create professionally.

etsy.com/shop/soulsearchartshop @s0ulsearchart

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 54
FREEDOM acrylic paint 36 cm x 24 cm 2023
Gabriel Fleming

Natasa Pap

My name is Natasa Pap, I’m from a small town near Belgrade in Serbia. I was born in November 1993. I fell in love with drawing in my earliest childhood, I made my first drawing when I was three years old and I haven’t stopped working on my art and improving it ever since.

webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-assassin-and-the-sorceress/list?title_no=38045 @natashas_artworks

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 55 A Quiet Evening Photoshop 29 cm x 21 cm 2022

Cécile de Guenin

What is a good artist? As for me I think every artist is good, but my purpose is to melt craft and art. I paint works I create, like bags, jewels or decoration items. And as I like refinement, I try to put gold in everyone.

ceciledeguenin.com

T.Leedirt

I am T. I com from Germany. Work as an Artist and photographer since 1994. Currently living in Germany with my three kids. The last three years I am constantly working on my artist career. Now I want to take bigger steps to put my art into the world. To inspire.

tleedirt.com @tleedirt

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 56
Tones Toter acrylic 50 cm x 50 cm x 3 cm 2022 The Magician mixed media, acrylic on canvas 138 cm x 138 cm x 4 cm 2022

Jörg Kuplens

Fancyful and Dreamlike #3

oil on canvas 150 cm x 120 cm x 4 cm 2023

Since childhood I have been passionate about stories. Told in books, poems, pictures, comics and films. I always liked to go into the illustrated world of fairy tales, immersed in the most diverse stories with animals, plants, people, mythical creatures and spirits.

kuplens.com @chillyoo_art

Janani Peiris

Healing gouache, black ink, Photoshop, giclee print 42 cm x 30 cm 2023

Through my creative endeavors under the brand name of The Rewrite, I strive to use art and writing to illuminate the profound beauty and complexity of what it means to be human. My work is multimodal with the intention of fostering connection, healing, and self-discovery.

therewrite.com.au @the.rewrite__

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 57

Joanne Brooker

Art is my language. Art is how I interact, make comment, reflect back influences, experiences and imagery that affects me. I use acrylics, oils and ink on panel, paper and canvas.

joannebrookerfolio.com @joanne_brooker_artist

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 58
Aslan acrylic on paper 85 cm x 70 cm x 5 cm 2022

Artist Guru

I am a digital illustration artist. I also do enjoy creating art in other mediums such as inking, painting, sketching, and acrylic pours. My goal is to become an full time selling artist. I hope my artwork leave an mark on you the way art has left its mark on me.

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 59
As I Bloom (bottom left) digital illustration 60 cm x 90 cm 2022 Catch Me in Springtime (right) digital illustration 60 cm x 90 cm 2023 Sisters Blooming (top left) digital illustration 60 cm x 90 cm
2023

Serie Blue Nr I

acrylic

90 cm x 120 cm x 4 cm 2023

Magdél Wyser

I was born and raised in South Africa and now live and create from my home in Switzerland. It is through my experience in life I have learned: If it makes you happy, do it!

@magdel.wyserart

Rena Hottinger

Less Is More acrylic, glitter and impasto on canvas

30 cm x 30 cm x 4 cm 2023

Rena born and raised in Brooklyn and Staten Island, NY now lives in the Poconos of PA. She utilizes multiple media for free-style self-expression. She adores the world of the abstract and seems to get lost there, creating larger-scale canvas paintings.

renahottingerart.com @renahottingerartcreations

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 60

Carmelo Buffoli

For Carmelo Buffoli, Swiss-Italian conceptual artist, grasping the essence of existence is his core subject. Buffoli’s acclaimed work is sold in his native Switzerland, in the USA, Canada, Italy and Germany. conceptualwork.ch @carmelobuffoli

120 cm

42 cm

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 61
The Diary of the Japanese House / Osaka - 032022 (top left) ink on paper
2022
x 120 cm The Diary of the Japanese House / Fukuoka - 032022 (top right) ink on paper
2022
x 30 cm The Diary of the Japanese House / Osaka - 032022 (bottom) oil crayon on cardboard
2022
100 cm x 70 cm

Vera Schumacher

Vera Schumacher is an art photographer based in Hannover, Germany. Born and studied journalism in Russia. After moving to Germany in 2016 she started to take photography courses. This led to a fascination of the concept of combining photography and paintings.

veraschumacher-artphotography.com @veraschumacherdv

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 62
2021
Bridge (top left) photograph printed on canvas and partially painted with acrylic paint and varnished 80 cm x 60 cm x 2 cm Tree of Life (top right) photograph printed on canvas and partially painted with acrylic paint and varnished 80 cm x 60 cm x 2 cm 2021 Everything is in Your Hands (bottom) photograph printed on canvas 60 cm x 80 cm x 2 cm 2022

Johana Mariel Stranner

Johana is an American artist and business owner living in Austria. She makes use of many mediums and is inspired by many styles. Currently she is fascinated with the healing element of colors for each individual and also recovering from imposter syndrome. (insert the winking emoji)

@jomariel108

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 63
2023
Sivas Stained Glass Prison (left) acrylic on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm
2023
Taking Time (bottom right) acrylic, oil pastel, and gold leaf on canvas 29 cm x 29 cm x 3.5 cm Bring it On (top right) acrylic & oil pastel on canvas 40 cm x 40 cm x 1 cm
2023

Elsa Gary Photography

My mixed media art is created from traditional photographs that I transform via select apps into exciting abstract images that are not pre-envisioned. The final products bear no resemblance to the original source material except for color. The results are always unexpected!

elsagaryphotography.com @elsagaryphotography

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 64
2021
THE PERFORMER (top left) mixed media high gloss metal print 61 cm x 61 cm
2022
TROUBLED MAN (bottom) mixed media high gloss metal print 51 cm x 51 cm

Nick Harrison Jones

My large paintings evolve from outdoor sketchbook studies, of buildings in the landscape using experimental techniques. ‘Being in the unique moment’ and capturing movement is often a feature of my work. Personal commissions are created.

@nickhjones.artist

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 65
cm x 80 cm x 1 cm 2023
Misty Morning Jordan’s Mill mixed media/ acrylic 55

Becky Howard

I was born in Jackson, Michigan. My focus is mostly scenery and architecture, with a flare for flowers, animals, and sunsets. I am drawn to harsh angles, bright colors and images that look good in both black and white and color. I am enjoying my journey as I grow as an artist.

beckyhoward.smugmug.com @beholdeneyebeauty

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 66
41 cm x 28 cm 2015
Rearview Sunset (top left)
photography
41 cm x 28 cm 2017
Sailing at Sunset (bottom)
photography
photography 41 cm x 28 cm 2016
Sunrise Bridge (top right)

Vanessa Onuk

Vanessa is an artist born and living in Frankfurt am Main. Her works mostly deal with abstract depictions of landscapes or forms that flow into one another and have arisen from the imagination. She is a self thaught artist, being educated as a professional doctor.

vanessaonuk-studios.com @vanessaonuk.studios

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 67
2023
Evening Illusion (top left) acrylic on linen 109 cm x 161 cm x 2 cm
2022
Desert Sunset (bottom) acrylic on canvas 100 cm x 200 cm x 4 cm Thinking Under water (top right) acrylic on linen 160 cm x 110 cm x 2 cm
2023

Unlight Artwork

Unlight Artwork creates sculptural compositions that exude a dark and mysterious atmosphere. His digital art is built from complex and detailed elements and invite the viewer to get lost in a world that, despite its chaos, still exudes a solemn calmness and serenity.

@unlight_artwork

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 68
Marsyas digital art 120 cm x 100 cm 2023

Dipl.Psych., Dipl.-Theol. Elvira Heimann

Elvira Heimann stammt aus einer alten französisch-hugenottischen Familie, in der Musik und Kunst zum Alltag gehörten. 1975 begann sie ein Kunst- und Musikstudium (JLU Giessen), studierte dann Philosophie, Theologie und Psychologie. Nationale und internationale Ausstellungen. heimann-art.com @elviraheimann_artist

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 69 Evolution of the Senses 6 oil on canvas 140 cm x 100 cm x 3 cm 2023

Makeski ART

The need to express myself artistically gives me the opportunity to let go and let my feelings run free. My artwork emerges from many different ways of expression. My paintings are reflections of my emotional experiences and my mood in the very moment of artistic creation.

makeski.art @goranmakeski

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 70
Education (top left) acrilyc inc on glossy photo paper 60 cm x 40 cm 2022 World Drought (top right) acrilyc inc on glossy photo paper 60 cm x 50 cm 2022 Don Quijote (bottom) acrilyc inc on glossy photo paper 60 cm x 90 cm 2023

Munzartstudio

Munazza Qasim, an abstract impressionist from Vancouver, Canada, with about two decades in Communication Arts, graduated from Karachi School of Arts, seeks to express the interplay between the tangible world and the realm of thoughts, emotions, and dreams.

munazzaqasim.com @munzartstudio

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 71
Sun Dance (top left) acrylic mixed media 91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2023 Night Market- Samui (bottom) acrylic mixed media 61 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm 2023 Can’t Take My Eyes Off You! (top right) acrylic mixed media 91 cm x 91 cm x 4 cm 2023

Polydina Flynt

Workflows: Pencil – Photoshop/video blog – Javascript – webAR; Filmmaking – FMV games – VR; An art director (video games) and video game prototyping artist. blogger/vlogger, digital environment designer, comic writer, novelist/playwright and Zine-maker, FX Designer. polydina.com @polydflynt

The Evolution of Derek (top left) pencil/photoshop 115 cm x 130 cm 2013

High School Hustler: Video Game Prototype - UI Design (top right) photoshop/PDFx/UI design

100 cm x 150 cm 2023

High School Hustler: Video Game Prototype - mechanics design (bottom) Photoshop/PDFx/Design

100 cm x 150 cm 2023

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 72

My focus is on craft synergies between painting and sculpture in my figurative works. The thematic focus is the image of women in all facets of society.

@riedrein ARTIST CLOSEUP | 73
Where is my Earring? (top right) oil and acrylic on canvas 60 cm x 60 cm x 2.5 cm 2023 2023
The Guardian (left) resin and iron grate 160 cm x 50 cm x 20 cm

Trenton Adams

Trenton Adams, or “Lost Natures,” is a Houston, Texas based artist with an interest in blending nature and abstract concepts to create unique scenes and landscapes that could once only be imagined. He began painting in August of 2022.

society6.com/lostnatures @lost.natures

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 74
Deep (bottom right) acrylic on canvas 91.4 cm x 91.4 cm x 3.8 cm 2023 Fever Dream (top right) acrylic on canvas 152 cm x 122 cm x 3.8 cm 2023 Figura (left) acrylic on canvas 76 cm x 61 cm x 2 cm 2023

Mirko Nikolic

“With my paintings I want to free the viewer from everyday life for a moment. During the creative process I always try that my paintings are somehow smarter than me. So consider, enjoy and lose yourself.” Mirko Nikolic is a self-taught abstract painter based in switzerland. abstract-art.ch

@abstract_art_by_mirko_nikolic

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 75
170
200
2023
No. 17 (top left) acrylic cm x cm x 3 cm
100
140
110 cm x 150 cm x 2.5 cm 2023
No. 21 (bottom) acrylic cm x cm x 2.5 cm
2023
No. 19 (top right)
acrylic

Dorienne Carmel

Go Grandma

ceramic, wire, mixed media

50 cm x 36 cm x 26 cm

2023

Dorienne has exhibited in Galleries /Art & Craft Shows, / Art Fairs for many years. Winning Multi Awards in Light Space and Time + Art Show International Gallery+Teravarna, competitions. I always experiment with new ideas and express unusual perspectives on ceramics, artdorgallery.co.uk @oriennesartdor

Lawrence Costales

Golden State Palms

composite photography

matted

46 cm x 51 cm

2022

Lawrence is a self-taught photographer/ artist whose work has been exhibited throughout Southern California and New Mexico. Larry’s series of works include landscapes, nature, religious, abstracts and he’s latest works called Nature With Textures uses multiple layered images.

larrysphotoart.weebly.com @sax3684

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 76

Giulia Pintea

Impressed by the Picasso Museum in Antibes, Giulia exclaimed at the age of 6: “I would love to have a big gallery for my works!“. Most of her works are abstract representations, rich in colour, inspired by the sea, with sailboats trying to create a dialogue with the viewers.

giuliapintea.com @giulaila

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 77
Valse de Voiliers (top left) painting on canvas in acrylic 80 cm x 120 cm x 4 cm
2018
2022
Le Coucher de Soleil (top right) painting on canvas in acrylic 20 cm x 20 cm x 1 cm Le Voyage Vers la Lumière (bottom) painting on canvas in acrylic 81 cm x 116 cm x 3 cm
2023

ZsOKA

Erzsébet Cardenas (ZsOKA) is a Hungarian- Canadian visual artist based in Toronto. ZsOKA has a passion for Steel. It is not only the canvas for her art, but also an integral part of her paintings. She has been creating her artworks using steel since 2014. zsoka.ca

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 78
@zsokall
2014
Body 1 (top left) mixed media on steel
89.53 cm x 40.64 cm
2014
Awakening (top right) mixed media on steel
89.53 cm x 40.64 cm
52.22
2017
Body 2 (bottom) graffiti on steel
cm x 101.91 cm

Geoffrey Ian Wilson

Based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, I am an abstract painter, capturing souls on canvas. My large works capture the kinetic energy of my subjects. Inspiration for me is from my associated worlds of music and architecture. I am an architect, musician and songwriter. geoffreyianwilsonart.com @geoffreyianwilsonart

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 79
The Kuruk Twins - DC Kuruk acrylic and mixed media on canvas 127 cm x 96 cm x 5 cm 2023

Sir Regis

Born in Charleston, South Carolina and raised in various cities around the country. He began his self-taught career by using Oil and Acrylics as his Medium. After he became interested in painting. Overt ime, he has become a ‘True Artist”

@sir.regis.knows

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 80
2022
1 of 2 Bi-Polar Complex (top left) acrylic and oil paint 120 cm x 110 cm x 10 cm 2of 2 Bi-Polar Complex (top right) acrylic and oil paint 120 cm x 110 cm x 10 cm 2022 Seamless Madness (bottom) acrylic and oil paint 150 cm x 100 cm x 10 cm
2022

MisterM ut

Mister Mut is a self taught contemporary artist who creates distinctive pop artwork & wall sculptures using a vast array of mixed medium. Inviting contemplation and inquiring. The artwork encourages the viewer/ collector to challenge and scrutinize the banalities of daily life.

mistermut.com @mistermut

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 81
Bayrisches Kulturgut - Part of a Series (top right) mixed media on hand sculpted polystyrene 92 cm x 100 cm x 18 cm 2023 Dissolution of Power - Part of a Series (bottom) mixed media on hand sculpted polystyrene 188 cm x 140 cm x 30 cm
2022
2022
Over the Rainbow (top left) mixed media on hand sculpted polystyrene 88 cm x 98 cm x 18 cm

Reflections

acrylic

122 cm x 92 cm x 4 cm

2019

Adjak artworks

Komla is a self-taught abstract-realism artist born and raised in Lomé-Togo ( West Africa), currently living in United States. As an artist he drives inpiration from memories and emotions.Creating a bridge between knowledge and feelings. He likes to paint to describe the life.

Through My Eyes

ink drawing

20 cm x 20 cm

2023

I am a 36 year old self taught Indy artist, who specializes in pencil and ink drawings. I’m very eclectic when it comes to subject matter and style and I’m always willing to try something new and dramatic to create the perfect piece.

etsy.com/shop/artbycharliegallery @art_by_charlie_2023

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 82

Gayane is a Virginia-based painter and collage artist whose prolific work focuses on showing the beauty of women and portraiture. She turned her work into a statement about the power of art to share messages of hope, faith, beauty and help relieve stress and loneliness post-COVID.

beautyinart.store/gayane-minasyan @beautyinart.store

GLarkins

In my work, I‘m interested in the denied contradictions that I see in existence in this world. That word white people still have a difficult time talking about. I do this by challenging the viewer’s ideas about history, culture and society. Questioning if my culture really fits.

behance.net/grlstudio @blackballpictures

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 83
Visualizing Trauma digital video, marks 16 cm x 20 cm x 3 cm
2023
acrylic
2020
Gayane Minasyan Financial Freedom
84 cm x 54 cm x 2 cm

With self-taught training, new visual experiences are captured on each canvas, playing with different tones and reflections, to create something unique and taking advantage of some reminiscences of abstract expressionism and impressionism, by composition, light and movement.

kookabstract.com @kookabstract

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 84
Magik (left) canvas 90 cm x 60 cm x 1 cm 2023 Storm (top right) canvas 80 cm x 54 cm x .5 cm 2023 Rouge (bottom right) canvas 80 cm x 65 cm x .5 cm 2022
Koo

Greg Owings

These images combine black & white photography and watercolor. The photographs on my website, which these are a part of, were taken in the 1980’s in the Mississippi Delta areas of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

gregowingsart.com @gregowingsart

First Light

mixed media, black & white photography and watercolor

50 cm x 36 cm

1985 & 2023

36 cm x 50 cm

1989 & 2023

Weekday Ones

mixed media, black & white photography and watercolor

36 cm x 50 cm

1987 & 2023

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 85
(top left) The Score (top right) mixed media, black & white photography and watercolor (bottom)

Gianna Carriker

Gianna’s lifelong art passion began when she was a child. Her paintings prioritize emotions over realism, with abstract art as her favorite form of expression. She opened her own studio within her home, balancing motherhood and artistic growth. Constantly improving her craft.

etsy.com/shop/abstractdesignn @abstractdesignn_

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 86
acrylic
76.2 cm x 101.6 cm x 2.54 cm 2023
acrylic paint 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm x 2.54 cm 2019
Behind the Layers (top left) paint Movement in Dancing (top right)
acrylic paint 91 cm x 122 cm x 4 cm 2023
Balancing Act (bottom)

Thelma Hopman

Abstract, non figuratieve art is my passion for a lot of years. I work with hand made tools. The technique is called “rakelen” and I find myself in a period of light, natural and soft tones. My Connection in White series is ready for any exposition. thelmahopman.nl @thelmahopman

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 87
Connection in White (bottom) acryl on linen 100 cm x 150 cm x 4 cm 2023 Connection in White Field (top left) acryl on linen 100 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm 2023 Connection in White (top right) acryl on linen 100 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm 2023

Daniel Schilling

Daniel Schilling lives in rural New South Wales, in the Australian Celtic capital of Glen Innes where he discovered a passion for photography in 2016. He is self taught and a naturally gifted photographer who loves to capture one off moments in time.

facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067638559293&mibextid=ZbWKwL

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 88
47
2022
Light Horseman (top left) photography
cm x 34 cm
47
2023
Celtic Spoon Maker (top right) photography
cm x 34 cm
2022
Blending Of Cultures, Indigenous and Graffiti (bottom) photography
47 cm x 34 cm

Fina Ross

Childhood in Mexico, rich in arts. Got BFA University of TX, Austin, own my business Painting & Remodeling, use art in all my work, murals, commissions, and am starting a new chapter with acrylic canvas & oil pastels on paper : “ Earth Scenes”....creating 2D Art to market intnl finamross-artist.com @ross.fina

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 89
Journey Inward (top left) acrylic on canvas 75 in x 35 in x 2 in 2023 Sun Sky (bottom) acrylic on canvas 42 in x 75 in x 2 in 2016 Sky Fire (top right) oil pastel on paper 12 in x 18 in 2023

Ian

Ian Campbell

glasgowartclub.co.uk @ian_campbell_86

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 90
Campbell is a Scottish artist who’s work is imbued with west coast tradition, and specialises in figurative, landscape and portrait pieces., in a variety of media. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art.
2022
Fatherhood, for Iris (Flight of the Falcon) (left) acrylic on canvas 76 cm x 61 cm x 3 cm Beacon of Light (top right) acrylic on canvas 76 cm x 61 cm x 3 cm
2021
2021
Thistle (Endurance) (bottom right) acrylic on canvas 20 cm x 20 cm x 3 cm

Randy McCall

She Fought acrylic, oil pastel 102 cm x 76 cm x 3 cm 2022

I am a self-taught artist from Kansas City, MO(USA). I describe my art as contemporary neo-soul abstract artistry. My hope is that I create unique soul-stirring art. My inspiration comes from my life experiences. I hope my vision expands as my passion to create grows. Thank you.

randymccallart.com @randymccallstudio

Gregory Wyszynski

Alchemy acrylic pour 46 cm x 61 cm 2023

I never thought in my wildest dreams that my art would take me on this spiritual journey. I have been grateful for so many things. Now, in my early 70s, I can add artist to my list. When the paints call, I answer. This is a Zen moment for me and I am grateful for every second.

wizardofpaint.com @wizardofpaint

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 91

Eric Michael Luciene

A painter of life and love, creating works that are reflective of the heART. Luciene approaches each blank canvas with his own unique style of creativity. His painting is direct, instinctual and involves the spontaneous application of mixed media and attachments.

lucienegallery.com @ericmichaelluciene

All You Need is Love (top left) mixed media (spray paint, enamel, acrylics, led, oil)

142 cm x 84 cm x 6 cm

2023

To the Moon and Back (bottom left) mixed media (spray paint, enamel, acrylics, led, oil)

142 cm x 84 cm x 6 cm

2023

Let the Good Vibes Flow (right) mixed media (spray paint, enamel, acrylics, led, oil)

142 cm x 84 cm x 6 cm

2023

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 92

Pale Rose

I’m a photographer and digital artist who graduated from the Ohio Institute of Photography. I currently sell my work on Redbubble.com and can be found on instagram at palerose33.

@palerose33

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 93
Pensive (left) digital art 41 cm x 51 cm x 15 cm 2023 In the Garden (right) digital art 51 cm x 64 cm x 14 cm 2023

Ana Sosnowicz

My name is Ana. I was born in Vienna/Austria. Different kinds of arts lead me to where I am now, I make little 3D interactive phantasies out of mixed media most of them are up cycled. I don’t provoke I trigger and I hope you enjoy.

sosnowicz.com @sosnowicz.miniatures

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 94
Shattered Dreams of a Child mixed media 66 cm x 44 cm x 44 cm
2021

Jo Gabe

Art is a way of life that I am passionate about. I love to paint landscapes, portraits, animals and contemporary. I have been painting for 20 years now in oil, acrylic, pastel and water. I love colour and art that has a deeper meaning and tells a few stories.

jogabe-art.com @jogabe-art

Michael Mercier

michaelmercier.com @michaelmercier_painter

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 95
Michael Mercier paints deeply textured abstractions based on nature, politics, and emotions using acrylic paint applied with assorted brushes, knives, construction tools and hands on canvas or wood panels. He is based in Galloway, Ohio. Indivisible acrylic on stained wood panel 91 cm x 91 cm x 6 cm
2023
2020
The Girl With the Golden Earring oil and copperleaf 60 cm x 80 cm x 4 cm

Toyist Dejo & Toyist Clamaoing

Toyism art movement: The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct. Play is the exultation of the possible and the beginning of knowledge. By “play”, we are, we learn, we become. Ludo Ergo Sum (I play therefore I am).

toyism.com @toyismartmovement

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 96
THE BIRTH OF A MODERN VENUS (top left) acrylic on linen 200 cm x 300 cm x 5 cm 2022 THE KING’S GIRLS (bottom) acrylic on canvas 175 cm x 250 cm x 5 cm 2022 GIRLFRIENDS (top right) acrylic on linen 100 cm x 100 cm x 5 cm 2022

Hilde (Happy by Hilde) from Norway specializes in alcohol ink. The unique results and stunning details achieved fascinate her. She finds it meditative to watch the ink flow creating magical artworks.

@happybyhilde

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 97
Sørøy
Hilde
Gas Mask alcohol ink 40 cm x 30 cm 2022

Jeffrey Hamilton

In private practice as a professional artist since 1982, working across a broad range of media including acrylic painting, mixed media, collage, assemblage and works on paper but specialising particularly in stained glass, both contemporary and traditional. stainedglass.com.au @jeffhamiltonglassartist

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 98
2007
Soundscape [Beatbox] (bottom) stained glass in painted timber frame 99 cm x 180 cm x 5 cm
170
2020
Embracing the Past to Create a Future (top left) mixed media on hardboard cm x 125 cm x 10 cm
2021
Seeking the Ineffable (top right) pastel on 220 gsm paper
87
cm x 82 cm x 1 cm

Christelle Benaglia

Christelle Benaglia is an inspired and profound artist, whose paintings are full of intense colour. Christelle Benaglia is known for not allowing herself to be confined by imposed limits and ready-made ideas. Her colour combinations are then absolutely intuitive and free-floating.

artmajeur.com/christellebenaglia @christellebenaglia

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 99
California Dream acrylic on canvas 50 cm x 60 cm x 2 cm 2023

Steve Ladner

Former fashion photographer in NYC, 1970s & 80s, published in Harper’s Bazaar, French Vogue, Town&Country, GQ. Creating mixed media art: photo art, digital art, pen and ink, and paint. Below is a fashion portrait I made in 1980, with hand drawn designs on a print, created 2022. steveladner.com-photography

2022 ARTIST CLOSEUP | 100
Honoring Vinyl photograph, pen & ink, and paint 76 cm x 61 cm

Bobby Austin

I grew up in a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a town called Crozet, Virginia. I just this month returned after 43 years living in New York City and Montréal, Quebec, to focus on my art work full time. I have drawn and painted for most of my life.

bobby-austin-art.company.site @bobbymtl

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 101 Deep Thought acrylic 76 cm x 102 cm x 4 cm 2019

Duane Johnson

Duane Johnson was born in Junction City, Kansas on October 11, 1968. Mr. Johnson has an MFA in Studio Art from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana with a concentration in printmaking. His work is in collections such as the New Orleans Museum of Art and Rockefell. dijart.us @duaneijohnson

Reef acrylic and mixed media on canvas panel 51 cm x 76 cm x 1 cm 2023

Born in Melbourne Australia, Sarah studied Fine Art at Victoria University while obtaining a Bachelor Degree in Education. She teaches VCE Studio Arts at Kurunjang Secondary College. Her current focus is ocean theme paintings in acrylic with textural features using mixed media.

sarahjane-artist.com @sjaneartist

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 102
Sarah Jane Schwabe Coral
digital
2023
Lost in Time
collage 45 cm x 31 cm

Aidan Cleary

Damnation #8 pen and ink

42 cm x 30 cm 2022

I am an artist and illustrator from Canberra, Australia specialising in macabre subjects using pen and ink. Influenced by fantasy and horror films, comics and anime from a young age, my goal is to take weird and eccentric characters and inject them with a greater level of terror.

artofaidancleary.com @aidanclearyart

Bhavita Lacmane

The Red Planet digital art 2021

Bhavita Lacmane is a self taught digital artist and 3D animator. Most of her work draws inspiration from an illogical perspective of the world. Her animated work brings a mixture of psychedelic visuals into a science fiction setting.

@blac.studio4

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 103

Wretched Swine

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 104
@wretchedswine
Wire Bear (bottom right) sculpture 2010 Wire Seahorse (left) sculpture 12 in x 3 in x 6 in 2023 Fly Agaric Wire Mushroom (top right) sculpture 2023

Charles King

Charles King combines his passion for photography and creative composition with the goal of transcending you to a place of imagination and emotion. A native Californian, Mr. King uses the beauty that California has to offer to create and tell his stories through his photos.

charleskingcreations.com @charleskingcreations

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 105
106
2023
Great Blue Heron - Strut (top left) photograph cm x 159 cm Harrier - Dancing On The Wind (top right) photograph
106
cm x 159 cm 2023
106
Finch Stand Off - Bee Escape (bottom) photograph cm x 159 cm
2023

Richard Sikora

Hello my name is Richard. I was born in Austria and have been living in Switzerland for 42 years. I’ve always been creative, it used to be music and now it’s the visual arts. I’m still looking for my style. The journey is exciting. In other words, the way is the goal.

@gallery_sikora

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 106
Last Chance (right) acryl on canvas 60 cm x 40 cm x 5 cm 2023 Blooming Time (top left) acryl on wood in frame 50 cm x 30 cm x 4 cm 2023 Just Kids (bottom left) acryl on wood in frame 40 cm x 30 cm x 3 cm 2023

Jeremy W. Riehle Photography

Welcome to my world where the vision through my lens brings you a variety of beautifully diverse perspectives. May my passion for capturing inspirational American landscapes captivate and embrace your soul. Thank you for the opportunity to share my journey with you. Enjoy!

jeremyw-riehle.pixels.com @jeremy_w_riehle_photography

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 107
Rays of Freedom (top left) fine art photography 2021 John Deere B Spring (top right) fine art photography 2022 Spread Your Wings and Soar (bottom) fine art photography 2021

Thomas Scott Haynie

I’ve been in and out of photography since I was ten years old and I won my first competition. It was in Tulsa Oklahoma supporting Nancy Reagan’s literacy program. Now I travel the world and my own country taking landscape, wildlife and portraits.

hayniephoto.com @hayniephoto

ARTIST CLOSEUP | 108
Waiting for Spring digital photography on fine art photo paper 76 cm x 173 cm x 5 cm 2022
ARTISTCLOSEUP.COM

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.