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PORTFOLIO magazine
issue 30
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FOLIO magazine
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PORTFOLIO magazine
issue 30
Artist Portfolio Magazine is open to all artists
worldwide regardless of their standing in the art world. We receive art submissions from artists who are just starting out (several have been featured on our past covers) to professional Artists; everyone is treated equal and given the same amount of respect. In this issue you will find art from our 2017 Q1 Art Competition. We received 776 works of art from 194 Artists. Artist Portfolio Magazine would like to thank all artists who participated in our Q1 Art Competition. Without you this magazine would not exist. ... Thank you!
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contents Steve Wilda - page 6
Dan Pyle - page 12
Wenjun Fu - page 18
Artist Spotlight - Derick Smith - page 22
Honorable Mentions - page 26
Steve Wilda - Hadley, MA stevewildaart@gmail.com
Dearley Departed - Acrylic - 19" x 29"
The Chosen One - Acrylic - 15" x 21"
Honed to Imperfection Acrylic 10.25 x 15.25
The Last Super - Acrylic - 34.25" x 19.25"
Dan Pyle - West Hollywood, CA danpyleartist.com
First Date - Charcoal/Pastel - 24" x 29"
Pageant Charcoal 25" x 39"
Minnie Meal - Charcoal/Pastel - 16" x 26"
Spotlight - Charcoal - 16" x 27"
Wenjun Fu - Chingqing, China fuwenjun.com
A Wind from Yesterday No. 1 - Digital Photography - 51x97 cm
A Wind from Yesterday No. 2 Digital Photography 51x97 cm
A Wind from Yesterday No. 3 Digital Photography 51x97 cm
A Wind from Yesterday No. 4 Digital Photography 51x97 cm
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Derick Smith - Munich, Germany https://dericksmith.ie
BIO Born in New York, raised in Ireland, Derick Smith initially began a career in design before moving on to chemical photography which resulted in his first solo exhibition in New York (2006). Later, he began to experiment with sculpture and painting after graduating from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin (2012) and has since exhibited in national and international group exhibitions. He currently lives and works in Munich, Germany. STATEMENT There are inherent limitations within any material, a defined set of boundaries regarding how it moves and acts and reacts against another material. Working with this physical vocabulary I seek to arrange these phrases in dynamic ways, to investigate a language of possibility by drawing form outwards rather than overlaying. When successful, a form or image can be distinguished which pulls away from the paint. The chosen colours are used to arouse a sense of otherness, of something not evocative of advertising or branding, which is perhaps where such palettes are more widely employed. Such forms can absorb the attention for a moment before the illusion fades and the awareness of the physicality of the paint as an object draws the viewer back. It is this dialogue, this toggling back and forth between image and object, this momentary suspension or interruption, which is most readily pursued. In essence it is an exploration into the possibility of ‘Pure Vision’. That is, a sight which in and of itself does not immediately resemble or reference a pre-existing object while is simultaneously not so far abstracted so as to seem unrecognizable.
Untitled (on cobalt) - Acrylic on Linen - 50x70cm - 2016
Untitled (on vermillion) - Acrylic on Cotton - 60x80cm - 2017
Untitled (orange, brown, red) - Acrylic on Canvas - 50x60cm - 2016
Sima Schloss - New York, NY instagram.com/simzww
It All Came Together in the Weirdest Way - Mixed Media on Vellum - 50" x 50"
Powder - Mixed Media on Vellum - 52" x 54"
Ali Futrell - San Francisco, CA instagram.com/alifutrell.art
Smile 2016 - Oil on Canvas - 72" x 48"
Cake 2016 - Oil on Canvas - 72" x 46"
Joshua SariĂąana - Cambridge, MA joshuasarinana.com
She Looks Past - Photography - 16" x 20"
Light Drapes Shoulder - Photography - 16" x 20"
Sue Miller - Whitby, Canada smillerart.com
Havana - Oil - 20" x 32"
Shine On - Oil - 24" x 36"
Monika Malewska - Huntington, PA monikamalewska.com
Monkey Skeleton and Amaryllis Oil on Canvas 36" x 42"
Tree of Life with Chickens Oil on Canvas 48" x 50"
William Francis Brennan - Zossen, Germany william-francis-brennan.com
Not Connected - Mixed Media on Canvas - 100x100x2 cm
Nature and History/Crete - Oil on Canvas - 120x100x2 cm
John Westerhold - Oakwood, TX jdwfineart.com
Iron Horse Sunset - Acrylic on Canvas - 36" x 48"
Pipe Dreams - Acrylic on Canvas - 36" x 48"
Stephen Brucker - Camilius, NY stephenbrucker.com
Wound Lens - Borosilicate Glass - 12" x 12" x 12"
Adolescence - Borosilicate Glass - 18" x 12" x 34"
HYSTM (Keith Pine and Rich Zitterman) - Moriches, NY instagram.com/hystm
Beekeeper - Acrylic on Panel - 40" x 30"
The Gazer - Acrylic on Panel - 48" x 36"
Ozie Deandre Norman - Wixom, MI ozie-art.com
Native Ghost - Acrylic on Wood - 36" x 48"
Bubble Gum Swirl - Enamel on Wood - 48" x 48"
Maciej Zabawa - Pruszcz Gdanski, Poland facebook.com/maciejzabawa.art
X65478 - Digital Collage - 40x60 cm
X89456 - Digital Collage - 32.46x57.57 cm
Sarah Elyse Granetz - New York, NY sarahelysestudios.com
Push & Pull - Acrylic on Canvas - 30" x 24"
Show Me Yours - Acrylic on Canvas - 30" x 24"
Nicolas Vionnet - Zurich, Switzerland nicolasvionnet.ch
Rock'n'Roll - Mixed Media - 190x170x15 cm
221 Reasons to Say No - Antique Scale, 221 Nails - 18x32x32 cm
Josh Christensen - Poughkeepsie, NY instagram.com/josh_christensen_art
Moonrise 1 - Photography, Ink, Water - 11" x 14"
Creature - Photography, Ink, Water - 11" x 14"
John Savage - Poway, CA jonsavagegallery.com
Chair - Giclee on Canvas - 27" x 27"
5 Lamps - Giclee on Canvas - 27" x 27"
Gina Herrera - Bakersfield, CA ginaherrera.com
A Mystified Prancer Found Objects 74" x 47" x 18"
Jaunting for Restitution Found Objects 74" x 47" x 18"
The Coutu Brothers - Los Angeles, CA coutoart@gmail.com
The Middle Passage - Acrylic on Canvas - 6' x 5'6"
Flies Mating - Acrylic on Canvas - 6' x 8'
Stephanie Schechter - Providence, RI stephschechter.com
Thrift - Oil - 25.75" x 47.75"
The Best - Oil - 24" x 24"
Karrie Ross - Gardena, CA karrierossfineart.com
The One with Water - 30" x 22"
Dances with Flowers - Mixed Media - 30" x 22"
Madeleine Rhondeau - Crozet, VA mrhondeau.com
Different Place. Same Minds. - Acrylic on Wood Panel - 3' x 7'
Netflix & Chill - Acrylic on Wood Panel - 3' x 7'
Wei Chen - San Jose, CA weichenart.com
Drizzel #3 - Oil on Wood - 12" x 36" and 36" x 36"
Drizzel #1 - 10" x 10" and 24" x 24"
Alexander Rossa - Prague, Czech Republic instagram.com/alexrossadotcom
II Moro, 2015 - Photography - 30" x 20"
Muse, 2016 - Photography - 45" x 30"
Arika von Edler - San Francisco, CA arika.me
Malleus Maleficarum - Oil and Textile on Canvas - 4' x 5'
Imbalance Oil on Canvas 7' x 3'
Brooke Borcherding - Seattle, WA brookeborcherding.com
Heading North - Oil on Canvas - 24" x 30"
Under the Shelter of Fall - Acrylic - 30" x 30"
Keri Joy Colestock - Pingree Grove kerijoy.net
Howdy Partner - Recycled Found Objects - 43" x 36" x 15"
I March to My Own Beat Recycled Found Objects 37" x 15" x 16"
Lindsay Swanson - Chandler, AZ instagram.com/sun.swan
Intra-venus - Digital Painting - 2mb
Lullaby - Digital Painting - 2mb
Kevin Couto - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil instagram.com/kevincoutooficial
Intimate - Oil - 80x120 cm
Tenderness - Oil - 80x120 cm
Sharmon Davidson - Taylor Mill, KY sharmondavidson.com
Doors of Perception - Mixed Media - 11" x 17.5"
Out of the Darkness - Mixed Media - 10.5" x 15"
Meredith Turcotte - Sheep Ranch, CA mturcotteart.com
He's Gone - Oil on Wood - 24" x 24"
Liberty - Oil on Wood - 18" x 24"
Matteo Lollini - Bologna, Italy matteo78lol@gmail.com
L'onda - The Wave Oil 61x124 cm
Sliding Door Oil 60x105 cm
Peter Schachter - Danbury, CT schachterart.com
Air - iPad Drawing - 15" x 15"
Round Midnight - iPad Drawing - 14" x 11"
Justin Kephart - Denver, CO hartart.org
Xenolith Oils 2' x 4'
The Space In-Between Oils and Tempera 4' x 9'
Sara Hupas - Cracow, Poland https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/482c51df-f1f3-4eba-bfad-b962ee8527d7
Mission - Painted Bronze, Board - 15x21x28 cm, 18x3x36.5 cm
next page --> Aspect Recycled Sponges, Hot Glue Width 97 cm, Length Varies
Walt Curlee - Phenix, AL waltcurleeart.com
Fresh Produce - Oil on Canvas - 16" x 20"
Quail Strolling Along the Vineyard - Oil on Canvas - 16" x 20"
Haley Smith - Myrtle Beach, SC hcsmith2@g.coastal.edu
Self Portrait with My Sister - Oil - 24" x 30"
next page --> Jack Oil 8" x 10"
Donna Howard - Woburn, MA donna-howard.com
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - Acrylic - 22" x 28"
My Descent - Acrylic - 16" x 20"
Chijia He - Shenzhen, China facebook.com/yegu2016
Fishing Junks at Sunset - Oil - 26.1" x 18.3"
Rain and Cool Around the Bend - Oil - 34.4" x 26.7"
Lanny Sherwin - Santa Barbara, CA lannysherwin.com
Checking In - Oil - 12" x 16"
Owl Eyes - Oil - 20" x 30"
Hannah Williams - Glen Falls, NY zhibit.org/Hannah_Williams
Temptress - Oil - 24" x 36"
The Wild - Oil - 24" x 36"
Holly Savas - San Francisco, CA hollysavas.com
Fog City - Collage - 18" x 24"
The Visionary - Collage - 18" x 24"
Cayce Wheelock - Bonita, CA hanaleiartworks.com
Prophet - Oil - 16" x 20"
Withered Beauty - Oil, Collage - 20" x 36"
Drarpitha Parthasarathy - Beltsville, MD arpithaexponent.com
Conjunction - Clayboard, Ink - 18" x 24"
next page--> Tutelege Scratchboard, Clayboard, Ink 11" x 14"
Joseph O'Neill - New York, NY jotog.nyc
Windows 4 - Digital Photography - 19" x 13"
Windows 5 - Digital Photography - 19" x 13"
Monika Jasnauskaite - Vilnius, Lithuania instagram.com/artbymonikajasnauskaite
Sunshine - Graphite Pencils - 11.8" x 7.8"
next page --> Ocean Green Graphite and Colored Pencils 11.8" x 7.8"
Bert Matiyow - Oceanside, CA instagram.com/Bertmatiyow
Bonsai Bliss - Wire - 8" x 6"
Mother Willow - Wire - 18" x 12"
ARTIST BEN WALKER BENJAMINWALKER.COM