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Heinz Marzohl

The Bull of «Saintes Maries», 2022, Acrylic on canvas 75 x

Heinz Marzohl

The Bull of «Saintes Maries», 2022 Acrylic on canvas 75 x 100 cm

From 1974 to 2008, Heinz Marzohl owned and directed a renowned company for lettering technology, digital printing, and graphic design in Switzerland. In 2008, after 34 years, he handed over the company to his two daughters.

For his professional activity, Marzohl designed countless brand logos, lettering concepts, and graphics for shopping centers and industrial buildings. His profound knowledge of graphic design, typography, reprography, serigraphy, materials and color theory, provided an invaluable springboard to enter the world of fine art painting. In his profession, letters and logos mostly consisted of geometric shapes. In painting, experiences and feelings are now depicted with vivid, evocative lines and shapes.

The search for inspiring examples led to works by Kandinsky, Marc, Jawlenski, Klee and Macke, who had created groundbreaking works in the artist group “The Blue Rider” in the early 20th century. Marzohl’s aim was not to copy these works. The key was to fathom the thinking and feeling that had led to these great paintings. Another important source of inspiration was the intensive study of prehistoric cave paintings. These primitive people worked with the flickering light of fire and painted only by memory. Already, 30,000 years ago, a spiritual transformation of what was seen was the basis for amazing drawings.

Later works of Heinz Marzohl were inspired by cracks and shadings on rocky cliffs of stormy seacoasts. After many years, this search for living lines and forms has led to an independent, unmistakable visual language. Painted on canvas with beautiful color compositions, the archaic traces became enchanting, evocative pictorial worlds.

For Marzohl, abstracted lines, shape and colors represent memories. The more the artist dealt with abstract painting, the more he is fascinated with the spirituality behind it, focusing on the mysterious; the soulful. For him, a spiritual transformation of an experience gives the images an enigmatic charisma.

www.marzohl-mystische-malerei.com

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Dance with Stars 3

Oil on canvas 48 x 54 in.

GEORGE XIONG

Chinese-born, American artist George Xiong earned his MFA in New York in 1989. He has been working exclusively on oil paintings for the last three decades and has exhibitions in many American and international galleries. His paintings are widely acclaimed. Currently lives in Las Vegas, George Xiong’s latest series, “Dance”, was inspired by the performing arts, and transcends light and flash in the city. The imagery evokes the beauty of the human and the magnificence of the cosmos. facebook.com/georgexiongart

George Xiong

Dance with Stars 2

on canvas 70 x 56 in.

The Tunnel

Acrylic and pipe cleaner 6 x 4 ft.

“My practice is process based. I turn to my intuition and let the paintings flow through me. These works inform works that come after and before. I use the paintings to take a deeper look into my subconscious, energies present in a certain fleeting moment, and the complexities of multidimensionality.”

TREESE

https://www.elltreese.com

Blue

Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 in.

“At the center of my art are people. I love drawing humans, because each one of us, no matter how normal we may appear, is unique and crazy and weird, and that’s amazing. I love to draw or paint something out of the ordinary, something different, something crazy. I love to portray the concepts or ideas that the human mind experiences or creates in a visual way through my art, often using a contrast of color vs. no color to accomplish this.”

SARRAH WEAVER

https://octoberanimationcr.wixsite.com/cwbts

“My career as a professional artist and fine arts educator has been the primary focus of my life for almost 45 years. As a contemporary landscape painter, my work is a conscious/intuitive play of mood and light, with oil and acrylic works depicting seasonal New England scenes with a bold, tactile expressionist palette with a variety of tools and techniques, which blur and blend the lines of abstraction and realism.”

MARK LORE

“I create work inspired by the natural world around me. I paint imagery based on nature rendered as a metaphor for the human condition. I find myself stopped in my tracks by a subconscious familiarity to create an image of what’s before me. I have an idea, concept, or vision in my mind and follow my intuition in my studio practice. My intention is to bring the viewer to experience my intimate space of observation.”

MONICA LONCOLA

Monica@MonicaLoncola.com

Lungs of the Ocean

“I begin by going to a wild place in nature, untamed, harvesting materials that have fallen to the ground or washed ashore. Particularly materials with patterns that repeat themselves in nature and within the human body. My intention is to place a lens on the sensual beauty in nature and particular types of plant life that are bio-indicators, such as lichen and kelp. I am a person who feels things deeply and color is a way to translate these feelings and create.”

A. ROSE, ART OF NATURE

Acrylic, acrylic medium, varnish and seaweed on canvas 40 x 40 x 1.5 in.

Water-soluble oils

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“I paint in the spirit and my soul connects with feelings of the day. The movement, the colors, the emphasis of shape and texture. Abstractions form that perfect picture. Know, inspire, meditate, and comforted by the view.”

PATRICIA ASKEW

www.soufullvisions.com

Graphite on paper 7 x 12 in.

DANA ANBAR

“Art is the one thing that can stop time for me. It allows me to be present. I’m able to dive deep into focus. It is full of emotion, but can also be so still. It’s like listening to the waves crash. She is crashing. She is art.” www.danaanbar.ca | Instagram@danaanbarart

Amelia

Tuscan Dream Oil on canvas 60 x 52 in.

VINCENT AMICOSANTE

Combining the wistfulness of the Romantic Period with the playfulness of Magic Realism, Amicosante’s distinct style involves layering landscapes, figures, and everyday objects, telling a story rich with symbolism. https://amicosante.com

Birds at Cove

Canvas print 11 x 14 in.

“My photographic art reflects a deep interest in nature and landscape as well as architecture. My vision was always focused on the beauty of the scenery before me. As a result, I try to bring out those elements in nature which enhance the viewer’s appreciation of the scene. My intent, therefore, is to emphasize pictorially those aspects of the photo which makes my interpretation of my subject unique.”

STANLEY D. AUSPITZ

Stanley D. Auspitz

“My life has revolved around the coast or the deep ocean blue. Sailing on it, submerged in its lusty turquoise embrace, or at the very least staring at it, to feel, smell and taste it. My paintings are stories about my life on the water. Perfect days spent scudding along on the wavelets that reflect diamonds or bashing headlong into waves trying to survive the storm. I am grateful to have an unusual history of waterborne adventures.”

JANE LAWTON BALDRIDGE

Eastern

Goddess Collage on cradled wood panel 9 1/8 x 12 3/4 in.

“I create art that reflects my diverse interest in both subject matter and mediums. Whether it is the natural world, scenes of daily life, or surreal imaginings, all evoke emotion within me, and it is that which I am expressing. Through paints, pastels, and collage art, I give voice to each piece as it speaks to me at that moment.”

MELODY BARRETT

www.melodybarrett.com

“This particular work is one of a series expressing hope for our human potential to be fully realized, through portals receptive to our consciousness.”

Dudes Who Deserve A Golden Barbie

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 215 x 260 cm

“My intention with this work is to reflect on all the dudes who continue to look at young girls and women as an object. Older men who like young girls’ bikini pictures on Instagram, at the age of their daughters. The corona pandemic has negatively affected progress on gender equality. Women’s empowerment is a critical aspect of achieving gender equality. My encouragement is that everyone starts in their own home and takes responsibility for how young girls from an early age look at themselves.”

MARGARETHA

Hanne Margaretha

Acrylic on canvas 80 x 100 x 2 cm

“I am a mainly self-taught artist, but I have been drawing and painting almost all my life. Painting is a way to communicate for me. I try to express my experiences in life in my pictures— my emotions. It is very subjective, but I hope the paintings also speak to the collective consciousness.”

TRINE BERG LARSEN

Saatchi Art - Trine Berg Larsen

20m rope and mixed media 26 x 30 cm

“This is the only artwork I’ve made using a rope instead of a cotton thread. The year was 2021 and we had nothing to buy. The pandemic closed all the stores and the only one I could find open was the building supplies stores. I bought this rope and did this unique and different artwork.”

LEILA BOKEL

Menke Bol started drawing and painting after a career as a scientist. In 2019, she graduated from the Wackers Art Academy in Amsterdam. She likes to paint the beauty of decay, in a non-romantic, semi-abstract way.

Abundance Oil on canvas

“I am a full-time specialist nurse and artist based in Manchester, UK. I would describe my work as still life painting. I love painting flowers and plants because of how they make me feel and their individual beauty. I use oil paint on canvas because I find oil painting vivid and attractive.”

CHENESAYI

Instagram@chenesayiart

“I love the world and its colors. Through my paintings, I try to convey the beauty, light and brightness of the surrounding world. I think that man, as a particle of our universe, is an addition to its perfection.”

BULICHENKO

Promesses de l’Aube

pebble polished wood

“I would say that I am the painter of marble with the touch of velvet. Plaster, stone, water, and air are closely blended with subtly colored powders in a thick paste crushed on wood. Everything in my work expresses impulse, force and spontaneity covered with a veil of nobility, of dream and tenderness, involving us in a soothing world of softness. Museums in Japan, China, Italy and Croatia have my paintings as well as many private collectors. I am a member of Academie Arts-Sciences-Lettres.”

Promesses de l’Aube Tadelakt on pebble polished wood 106 x 159 cm

Caussin-Bellon

“I have been doing digital art for over ten years. I primarily create abstract art pieces but do vary the format according to my interests, such as a love for flowers. I have painted more than 100 digital artworks. As a world traveler for many years, I enjoy scenes and shapes from many parts of the world.”

DICK CHALQUEST

“My photography is a portal to places unknown, populated by the striking personalities that inhabit my cinematic underworld. Melancholy, a scratched veneer, and powerful vulnerability are my most prevalent themes. Described as simultaneously wistful and gritty, delicate and raw, my work captures a portrait of those who have allowed me to draw out their magnetism, alter egos, and true habitats.”

JESSICA CORSO

Instagram@thesodiumhaze

Felicia, The Muse 2021

Digital photograph

Even in Death There Is Beauty

Goat skull, feathers, glass orbs, brass pins, mechanical parts, colour changing pigment 15 x 25 x 25 cm

CLAIRE DAVENHALL

Claire Davenhall graduated from Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen with a BA (hons) in Fine Art Sculpture. She studied at both Athens School of Fine Art and North Karelia Polytechnic in Finland. As a sculptor, her work speaks more words than can ever be spoken and provides a voice to make a difference in tomorrow’s world. Claire reflects on events of the past that have threatened our existence to gain a greater understanding of the critical need for a more balanced way of living. clairedavenhallvisualartist.wordpress.com

“The enduring permanence of my art, means that my work will still be here long after I am gone.” www.modart4u.com

DENNIS DE BAUTTE AKA MODART

“My aim is to paint thoughts and feelings of daily life. I like to translate current events in their beauty as well as in their darkness and various themes such as global warming, exodus, joys and sorrows. Add passion for color and a touch of humor and sensitivity and you will get the full and deep meaning of my work.”

DESCHAMPS-KUS (JIDEKA)

https://deschampskus.fr

Mary Di Iorio’s ceramic works are part of multi-disciplinary installations including sound, movement and video.

“In the creative process, these works are questioned within the parameters of contemporary logic. My biggest motivation is the breakage resulting from the burning of the clay that makes the ceramic inflexible and I move it in a playful, experimental way. The digital, animated installations are different. They must be displayed in looping and with the loudest sound, as the sound definitely confirms their movements. The movement and silence of each work is important to be observed.”

MARY DI IORIO

marydiiorio.wordpress.com | www.marydiiorio.com.br

Mary Di Iorio

Di Iorio

While Ceramics Mixed media D. 100 cm

“The body of my work reflects everyday surroundings or thoughts that manifest from memories, emotions to trends. A lifetime of being deeply detail-oriented, my art has metamorphosed as time goes by. Creating art is hard work. Hate, love, repeat. Truly a power struggle. What a ride.”

Barbara Lee Donovan

Glowing in the Dark Watercolor on paper 12 x 12 in.

Barbara-Donovan.fineartamerica.com

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Crypto Ethic, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 60x50 cm

“The art of the Absolute and the Undefined “Elsewhere” which is summed up in the “Reality of Unreality and the Unreality of Reality” as the main and unfailing dichotomous link that unites the common destinies of material and immaterial creations. In order to express and document all the beauty, splendor and magnificence of Lintels of the Universe, dreamily and futuristically still not definable.” - Mondadori International Yearbook 2022

GIUSEPPE GRIECO EDITORDREAMS

Mysterious Ways

Acrylic on canvas 24 x 48 in.

“A unique application of texture and intriguing mix of acrylic colour on canvas, defines my artwork and is used to convey my connection with nature. I use these elements to create depth and dimensions that are tactile, bringing my mountain and wildlife images to life, in ways that invite you to reach out and touch them, as if at that moment, you can experience that same feeling which inspired the painting.

I am drawn to painting mountain scapes of hikes that are exceptional and memorable to me. I strive to find a balance between an artistic impression and reality, which gives me freedom with my brush to lose myself in the moment of recreating the experience rather than replicating the details of a photograph.

I am also passionate about painting wildlife in ways that express connections to people that have had an impact on my life in various ways. The animals I choose always capture the essence of my personal relationships and memories that I hope you can relate to and savour.

My introduction into the world of art has been a whirlwind. Recently, three works were recognized with Silver & Bronze awards in international Art competitions. I am now a featured artist at Art Gallery Kimberly in British Columbia as well as the Gust Gallery in Waterton National Park.”

MICHELE DOUCETTE

Doucette

Midnight Blue Acrylic on canvas 36 x 48 in.

“A beautiful flaw about human beings is that we are incapable of making perfect copies. Our failure to copy our heroes is where we discover where our own thing lives. That is how we evolve.” www.unisonart.space

NATALIE EGGER

Hommage à Wander Bertoni, 2017

Digital art, photography, Print on canvas 100 x 80 cm

Natalie

Used Words Digital photograph, Print 16.5 x 21 in.

“Moving from monochrome to color, focusing on subjects that are overlooked or forgotten, exploring humanity’s changing relationship with our environment. Late at night, light was bouncing off an unsigned contract that was headed to the waste bin. I began photographing the rolled paper using a single LED torch as my light. Slowly, this shot emerged. After the photo session, the unsigned contract was trashed, but I kept this photo of “Used Words.”.”

MIKE EUBANKS

www.mikeephotography.com

Water’s Edge

Textural Acrylic 36 x 36 in.

“Painting is the artists’ creative and insightful representation of the world. Constant exploration of new vistas and “playing” with media have allowed me to step through a wondrous door of creativity, possibilities and growth. By primarily using palette knives with multiple layers of acrylic paint, gels and modeling paste, my Textural Acrylic paintings are full of depth. My goal is to create a world where the viewer can enter and be surrounded by color and texture.”

GAYLE FAULKNER

https://gaylefaulknerfineart.com

Gayle

“My paintings are explorations into the mysteries of life. Inspiration comes from my obsessive curiosity for the scientific mechanics of life. I explore my world by painting on the edge of what’s visible, drawing on concepts from biochemistry, and adding my imagination. My passion is to cleanse the mundane by creating dramatic encounters of beauty that ignite wonder, awaken imagination, and restore creativity to develop innovative ideas and solutions. I create my art to be a catalyst of hope.”

BECCA FARMER

Cactus Skeleton Acrylic 48 x 24 in.

Hoping

“I have to get out of my own way, my ego, to allow my creativity to come to life.” Midwest artist, Traci Findley is not simply creating a painting. For her, art is about elevating the human consciousness to evoke emotion. Bringing her subjects to life using acrylics and pastel chalk, she feels her art comes through her, not from her.

TRACI FINDLEY

Artbytraci.com

Traci Findley

Paris, 2017

Acrylic and oil on canvas 70 x 90 cm

DARIUS FOROUTAN

Austrian artist, Darius Foroutan was born in 1964 in Vienna. Not primarily concerned with realism or the reproduction of the real environment, Foroutan is rather interested in filtering it through his own soul, transforming the environment into an abstract formal language and depicting that on the canvas. https://foroutan.weebly.com

As a student of Roland Göschl and Frantisel Lesak, an intensive examination of abstract expressionism and classical Chinese ink painting forms Darius’ artistic roots. Darius Foroutan works as a visual artist and architect in Vienna.

L’Ange Darius dans le Monde Superieur, 2019 Acrylic and oil on cardboard 80 x 100 cm

Fallen

DARIUS

Art is life !

BOBBY FRANANO

FB: Bobby Franano | Instagram@BobbyFranano

My Other Side Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in.

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Bobby Franano

“I was born in 1957 and live in Texas. Being a self-taught artist, I am always looking for interesting ideas and ways to improve my art. I mostly like painting animals, but also enjoy flowers, landscapes and odd ideas.”

DEBRA GERALD

Sedona Sunset Oil 16 x

in.

Debra Gerald

Anne Gro Starefoss Greve (b. 1955) is a Norwegian painter. From her atelier in Bergen, she interprets her native region’s fjords, mountains, and inhabitants in acrylic paint on canvas, pastel chalk and watercolour. Starefoss Greve’s works have been exhibited in several European countries. She continues to explore visual expressions of relationships between humans and nature.

ANNE GRO STAREFOSS GREVE

www.annegrogreve.com

A Girl and her Teddy Bear Acrylic on canvas 60 x 80 cm

Anne

Gatto del Vicolo,

Acrylic on board 70 x

MARIA TERESA GUALA

Maria Teresa Guala was born in Turin in 1947. Her father was a painter and advertiser (he had the contract of TO-Esposizioni) and she comes from a well-known family of artists in Monferrato. Maria studied at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin in the 1960s under the guidance of Prof. Scroppo At the same time, she studied languages and worked as a translator. artsy.net

Senorita Dancing, 2010

Mixed media

“Being creative is part of my DNA. I enjoy illustrating, painting and ceramics. Bold calligraphic lines and jeweled pointillism are overlayed atop saturated colour whilst metallic accents infused with interesting detail and subtle texture, illuminate the surface of my paintings. I will be participating in a group show (Nov. 22 - Dec. 6 2022) titled ‘Whatever we dream’ in Paris near Bastille curated by Monteoliveto Gallery, 15 Rue Saint Bernard Paris.”

MEGAN HARMER

https://www.monteolivetogallery.com/artist/megan-janine-harmer

Megan

“Visual reality is an ever-shifting, highly individualized experience. In any given moment, what we see reflects both our inner state and synthesis of outer qualities-light, color, movement, and space. My exploration of Techspressionism and dimensional photographic art represents an attempt to recreate the perceptual experience, with its dynamic nature and hidden complexities.” www.hharrisphoto.com

HOWARD HARRIS

Atlas

Sublimation on aluminum with acrylic overlay 36 x 30 in.

Harris

Flowers I

Mixed media on canvas 32 x 24 in.

“From New York, I now live in the beautiful West of Ireland. I paint with mixed media that includes oils, acrylics, oil pastels and charcoal, in abstract and neo-expressionist styles. I think of my work as celebrating an improvisational energy retained in strokes, lines and colours. I strive to create visual immediacy, often combatively intense. Initially, the viewer’s eye is in perpetual motion, eventually resting with their unique interpretation.”

PAUL HARTEL

https://hartelart.com/

Paul

Paul

Hartel

Days Gone By

Acrylic on canvas 30 x 48 in.

“I am a self-taught artist born in 1962, in Tacoma Washington, and currently reside in North Adams, Massachusetts. My acrylic paintings depict everyday life as seen through my mind’s eye. Whether a childhood memory or a current event, my paintings are unique, yet familiar to the viewer.”

RICHARD HASKINS

https://rhaskins01247.wixsite.com/2018-artwork

Richard

“My mission as an artist is to go beyond the traditional and the obvious and celebrate the beauty found in unusual places. I am drawn to water, the many moods of it. It is powerful and healing, forceful or serene. I paint what I find underneath, halfway there or even on the surface, especially subjects that evoke a certain feeling or emotion. I try to portray those feelings in my work. I want my viewers to experience something out of the ordinary.”

KRISTY HAWKES

https://kristyhawkes.artstorefronts.com

Rachel

for her Children

“This painting describes the Midrash (Jewish traditional oral study of the Bible) that says that when the people of Israel went into exile they passed near the grave of our Matriarch Rachel. The soul of Rachel, our foremother, sees them from above and weeps to God to have mercy on her children. The Holy One, blessed be He, answers her: “Prevent your voice from crying and your eyes from tears, in your merits your children will come back to their land.” You might ask, what merits did Rachel have that were so great? Rachel was the woman who gave up her own personal success and happiness in life just so her sister, Leah, would not be embarrassed and ashamed.”

LINA HAZAN

“In these times, when nothing seems constant, it is art that offers people a way to broaden their perspective and discover new ways of seeing. My work “Avalon” is inspired by the idea of what you would see, when you pull back the curtain from our increasingly fast-paced world. I invite the viewers of my art to connect to the work in a way that they can still feel it—even when they close their eyes.”

SUSANNE HERBOLD

https://susanne-herbold.art

“I am inspired by architecture, particularly industrial and cultural heritage. I am fascinated by perspectives, precision and colour, to create in an eclectic way a strange environment for people in historical and often ruinous buildings. My work is influenced by the paintings of M.C. Escher, Carel Willink and Edward Hopper. My style is realistic, but I like to avoid photorealism. Despite the images’ realism, they maintain an air of fantasy.”

www.kunstinzicht.nl/portfolio/werk/berthermans/index.html

“I recently started working in thread and have enjoyed the possibilities. I include textural/ sensory items so that people with limited vision can enjoy the pieces too. I worked as an art teacher in a school where all the students had disabilities and have come to appreciate how much I can do to include everyone in the world of art.”

AMY J. HIPPLE

Geisha Cat Embroidery D. 10 in.

Amy J. Hipple

“My work explores the expression of music into landscapes. Music controls each piece and stands as a recording of my feeling and emotions, my connection to a place I feel and see while listening. Using a wide range of music, I explore new places each time I paint.”

JAIMES PAINTINGS

www.jaimespaintings2020.com

Acrylic on canvas with spray and lace 40 x 50 cm

SKYE ELIZABETH JAMES

“Dedicated to promoting awareness in mental health, domestic violence and services. Drawn from compassion and personal experiences. Art facilitates healing, giving me voice and purpose. Reflecting a well thought out practice of abstract, figurative imagery consistent of contemporary impressionism. Fascinated by pushing boundaries, misplaced colour, nonconformity and unconventional beauty. I leave space for my audience to interpret their thoughts and feelings. Inviting my audience to a place of connected energy between artist and viewer.” www.skyemoonartside.com

Daisy

Skye Elizabeth James - ART side of the Moon

Enso Transformed

The artwork aims to connect viewers to wonders and synchronicities in life, illustrating it with a true story of magic on canvas. It was inspired by Enso, a circular symbol from Japanese Zen calligraphy, also known as the Zen Circle or Circle of Enlightenment. Created in black ink on white background, empty yet full, infinite and complete, the calligrapher’s hand draws it in one breath, with no corrections permitted afterward. It is the ultimate exercise of achieving a higher consciousness state where the symbol brushes itself, with little effort and control by the artist.

When this Enso was created in one go, it manifested as a snake—without the artist’s intention or awareness. For over a month, colors and effects were added around it. When the work was finished and revealed, the resemblance to the snake was pointed out to the stunned artist. Coincidentally, the work is reminiscent of the ancient Ouroboros symbol, a circular snake eating its own tail (as a symbol of life and death). Yet in this case, the snake is no longer eating its tail, representing a “wake up” moment in life.

Japanese Sumi ink and mixed media on canvas 60 x 60 cm

“I was born in Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan. I grew up close to many flowers and trees. I also had the opportunity to see many beautiful kimonos because my mother was a kimono tailor. At university, I studied Japanese classical literature and language. Nature, kimonos, and literature continue to have a great influence on my artistic practice.”

HIROMI KAWANO

www.instagram.com/opatomato

Green

“Today, more than ever before, we and our home planet are in need of healing. Art brings beauty; and beauty is in itself a form of healing.”

“I make sculptures, wall pieces and garments using textiles and found objects. The source of inspiration is Japanese aesthetics: wabi-sabi (imperfection), mono no aware (sympathy), and Buddha’s philosophy of impermanence, insubstantially, and suffering. My work addresses infinity as the succession of fleeting activities. I combine acquired knowledge and experiment to create new perspectives and innovative art. I believe that art can make the world a better place.”

AOMI KIKUCHI

https://www.aomikikuchi.com

Bosom Cosmos Mohair yarn 55 x

cm

“I am a veterinarian and since childhood, I was fascinated by the wonders of nature with all its diversity and living inhabitants. Painting some examples out of this richness is my contribution to showing the beauty around us and is also the attempt to give at least my painted animals a soul, which is often neglected. It is also an expression of my wish to protect the creation and to demonstrate what we lose if we destroy it.”

DR. SYLVIA KÖLBL

Looking Ahead

Pen, ink and gold leaf on paper

ASHIMA KUMAR

“Always seeking to transform the experiential into visible patterns and definite forms. I juxtapose traditional mediums with modern technology to symbolise beauty, wonder, and serenity. The viewer is captivated by the intricacy of details as they walk through a world of discovery. Nature stimulates me, and my expressionist artworks depict themes derived from my affinity with nature. I am enthralled by the way patterns arise spontaneously and act as a kind of representation.” https://ashimaart.com

“In my kind of painting, there is no sketch. My creative act is the antithesis of brain work. In such a way that sometimes I get surprised with my own work. It is during this process that ideas emerge. The muse, when it appears, is in the act of creation. The idea comes during the process. It is the unconscious working in total freedom. This is a world of NONREPRESENTATION; an art that has lost its forms. It’s a painting that has to do with emotions, dreams and memories.”

RICARDO LAIRES

Instagram@Ricardo.laires

Transparencies,

“Painting is my way of capturing fleeting impressions. This landscape scene was inspired by the coast of Sicily, where the light and the nature near the ocean can be experienced very intensely. The particularity of this cactus was emphasized by alienating and intensifying. Thus witnessing its powerful beauty. Therefore I used rather unusual forms for descriptions of nature by simplifying details and combining surfaces, which vividly illustrate the mood of this region.”

INGRID LANGE-SCHMIDT

www.lange-schmidt.de

Cactus with Ocean View Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm

Lange-Schmidt

Professional photographer, FRPS, MPA, ASMP-photojournalist, Rainer K. Lampinen was born in 1947. He began his career in 1952 and graduated from Aalto university in 1973. Rainer has worked for music videos (Klezmer, Trad. New Orleans Jazz, Astor Piazzolla, Chuvash music) and TV programs. He has had exhibitions of his fine photography in Finland and abroad and has been a visiting university lecturer. Rainer’s work has been in all Finnish photo magazines and 31 international photo magazines. He does stock and assignment photography for Leica images and panoramas. He is specialized also for 360° VR Panoramas including 3D sounds.

RAINER K. LAMPINEN

www.panoramicimages.fi

Rainer K. Lampinen, FRPS, MPA, ASMP-Photojornalist

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Mumbai Color panoramic photograph

Baltic Sea B&W digital photograph

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Rainer K. Lampinen, FRPS, MPA, ASMP-Photojornalist

42 cm

“Photography and life are all about light. I love to explore the interaction between the Sun the Moon and our Earth. Their beauty and mystery are limitless.”

KAY LARKIN

https://www.kaylarkinphotography.com

Full Moon Puako

Kay Larkin

Los Angeles in Four Views

Oil on canvas 30 x 30 in.

SUSAN LIZOTTE

Los Angeles-based contemporary artist, Susan Lizotte, has exhibited her works both in the US and internationally. Creating landscape works, abstract maps and dramatic artworks of Los Angeles, her pieces flow and unfold themselves. www.susanlizotte.com

Lodigiani’s work aims to frame the beauty of nature and elevate its role in our lives. Her latest collection focuses on animal portraits as protagonists of an imaginary world created ‘ad hoc’. Claudio Marcone, an Italian art critic describes: “Pamela Lodigiani’s creations are windows on the enigmas and mysteries of existence, they are fleeting and unattainable images, placed between dream and fantasy...with a language rich in creative ideas for the future.”

PAMELA LODIGIANI

Lost and Blind Acrylic 24 x 30 in.

“I have been creating art my whole life whether that’s old-fashioned acrylic paint on canvas, broken surfboards, recycled materials, tattoos—really anything I can get my hands on that I can bring back to life with the power of color. Art itself has built my confidence, keeps me grounded and brings me overall peace. My vision is to get my art out into the world and hopefully it gives the same life-changing impact on all of you as it does me.”

Bunny Antics

Scratchboard and watercolor 14 x 11 in.

JAN LOWE

Jan Lowe is a professional, exhibiting artist and tutor. She prefers to sketch from nature. It’s all about the story, catching the mood, emotion, passion, and recording the moment. For Jan, art is very personal; it comes from the soul. Painting an animal is what she loves; to capture their essence and their unique personality and to interpret that to the viewer. www.janlowefineart.com

photograph 24 x 30 in.

Alan Mahood is a digital photographer who is heavily influenced by nature and uses digital techniques to convey the mood and feel of the places he photographs. He sees digital photography as an outlet for creativity and experimentation. Alan appreciates art that tells a story, makes you look twice, and leaves you in doubt.

ALAN MAHOOD

archive.cartgalleryonline.com

Oil and mixed media on canvas 24 x 24 in.

“I am inspired to paint the calmness in all the chaos. I see each of my paintings as an expression of beauty and uniqueness. I love to paint beauty with my colors, creating a powerful story with every brush stroke and giving life to my imagination. The more I pour myself into creating, the more I see art everywhere and the more abstractly I think. I believe art is a great medium that makes a difference in the world and connects us. I specialize in oil painting and mixed media.”

SNIGDHA MALL SINGH

www.snigdhamallsingh.com

Wings of Color

on canvas 100 x 70 cm

“I discovered the painting of William Turner”, describes Mr. Marchini,” looking at his paintings, I said to myself that it was cinema and I wanted to work with a more fluid painting, which is made especially for me by a Sicilian craftsman.

As for the expression, it is direct. I’m on a color basis but I don’t know where I’m going. I sometimes take the paint. I tried to know more about this artist, appreciated the movements he gives to his art and studied his work.”

PIERRE-PAUL MARCHINI

www.no-arte-pierrepaulmarchini.eu

Elevated Tango

Acrylic on linen 48 x 60 x 2 in.

“Art is the reflection of life that resides in all of us. It is the wooden spoon that stirs emotion. My paintings are created by adding layers of color until the depth of the paint reveals the life of the subject. An image emerges and there is that wonderful moment of recognition.... ah there you are!”

DEBORRA MARSHALL BOHRER

www.deborra.com

Deborra Marshall Bohrer

Moonlight

Bohrer

“ In my work, I intend to propose portraits as interior research, formal perfection, reference to the classic values of the Medici Renaissance and representation of eternal beauty in a Neoplatonic key ... all following the minimalist concept of less is more.”

MAURO MARTIN

www.mauromartin.it

Stained glass on acrylic D. 80 cm

TERESA MARTINS

“With my abstract painting, I wish to create connections with the viewer, allow him or her to feel the pleasure and the joy of discovery in a sea of coloured spots, to be surprised by each line of contour, patch of color or transparency and in this way connecting emotionally with the work of art.” www.teresamartins.com

www.marzohl-mystische-malerei.com

The Devil’s Fingertips

Digital photograph 26.67 x 15 in.

Erin McCluskey is an award-winning photographer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her use of bold color and sharp edges in “The Devil’s Fingertips” are meant to hauntingly distort the appearance of everyday objects and highlight the electricity that pulses through otherwise still subjects.

ERIN MCCLUSKEY

emccluskey512@gmail.com

Erin McCluskey

Into The Wild Oil on canvas 5 ft 4 in. x 7 ft. 4 in.

“I get inspiration from the blank canvas, the expression of inner-most feelings, the freedom of movement, emerging shades, and connecting space and color. Negative spaces speak and my ideas come from travel, faces, nature, and the creations of Man. The excitement I feel waiting to start a canvas is beyond description.”

SUSAN N. MCCOLLOUGH

A lifelong environmentalist, internationally-awarded Margot McMahon sculpts, writes, and paints forms of nature. Humans, plants, and animals symbolizing lifeforms are fused into organic interpretations. The Smithsonian, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago History Museum, Sokka Gaikai, Mobil Oil, the Chicago Botanic Garden and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Steans Family Foundation have collected her sculpture. Margot’s “If Trees Could Talk” is a 2022 National Book Award (NFPW) recipient published by Aquarius Press. www.margotmcmahon.com

MARGOT MCMAHON

Paluan Coral Landscape: A Super Reef

Margot McMahon

“Painting is my passion, the fulfillment of my inner nature, as each one of my paintings holds a fragment of my soul. Most of my work is carried out in traditional media and techniques, such as canvas painted with acrylic and mixed media. I paint what is real for me—what I feel at the moment, even if it is a completely different subject from what I usually paint.”

AGA MELCHER

Wild Flowers

Palette knife acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 in.

“Without art, creation and fantasy, life is nothing. Art talks about us and speaks to us! Art is a universal language without words. In my art, I present emotions, the psychological side of various problems of the contemporary world.”

Magdalena Wozniak Melissourgaki is a Polish-Greek artist whose talent and style are compared to Paul Cezanne and Auguste Renoir by art critics. A self-motivated and passionate artist, she combines the classical with modernity.

MELISSOURGAKI WOZNIAK

https://mandalenaw.wixsite.com

Digital photo collage 25 x 35 in.

BARBARA MIERAU-KLEIN

“My digital art images reflect my fascination with the beauty of colors and the moods and emotions they evoke. Highly stylized cityscapes and seascapes are subjects I often turn to, for their vibrance and dynamic atmospheres. Creative layering of the original photography, colorful elements, rich textures and other effects allow me to add complexity and a depth to my art.” barbaramierauklein.com

Orange Central Park

“Chanting of Om mantra, clears and relaxes our mind and purifies our body, and helps us reveal our real nature. It allows us to harmonize ourselves with the forces of the universe externally and with our own nature internally.”

MITTAL

www.tejaswini.com

Om - The meditation Mantra Fusion beads on canvas 24 x 24 in.

CHRISTINA MITTERHUBER

“Realize everything is connected to everything else.” - Leonardo da Vinci

B&W photograph 26 x 20 in.

“My art captures my own realities—the world as I feel it, or imagine it. I have chosen photography as my art-instrument because it allows me to grasp these “realities” in an instant, without the distortions caused by the passage of time and changing feelings. My images are captured both in black and white and color, creating timeless portrayals of my imagination and desires. Although they reflect somehow my Mexican heritage, they seek to break national boundaries and transport the observers to an unidentifiable interior place of great beauty, peace and compassion.”

MANUEL MORQUECHO

https://manuelmorquecho.com

Elsa’s Gaze

The Flowers Color photograph 20 x 30 in.

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Manuel Morquecho

“I try to construct images that are impossible to transcribe in the form of words. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes the words still bite under the pictures. There are also situations when the visible ensemble pulsates like an unknown heart or like a world that can take you anywhere by diverting undulations and shapes…”

MACOVEI N B

“As long as I am able to create art, I am on my way, wherever it will lead me.”

MARIANNE ODOK

Beasty, too!

Cut paper 30 x 40 in.

MARY ALICE ORITO

“I am a cut-and-torn-paper artist with an interest and intrigue for creatures, mythical and otherwise. Add a hint of the macabre, bones, and techniques offered by the process of ‘silhouette cutting’ and you have my “Beasties.” Archival paper, methylcellulose, an occasional metal bead, and endless patience become the art.” maryaliceorito.com

Mary Alice Orito

“The world has become more uncertain due to the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, war in Europe and rising inflation. In a world characterized by uncertainty, art is more important than ever. In addition to depicting the world, art can help focus on things without being party-political and in that way make people reflect and be a counterweight to the politicians, who in many ways are entering a dangerous course.”

BRITTA ORTIZ

https://www.britta-ortiz.dk

Beauty Comes from Within Linocut print on paper 30 x 42 cm

Mixed

“My approach is intuitive. There is always an emotional charge that serves as a trigger. I simply respond to the piece and go further. Each piece is unique. I never really know how it will evolve. That’s always fascinating to me.” https://parel-art.com

Sirocco

Woven tapestry and paper 12 x 18 in.

“My work is an expression of my intuition. Nature inspires with her vast panorama of diversity. The challenges of interpretations and reflections on nature are endless; and, like Chagall claims, “...there is a single color... It is the color of love.” The creative dialog with my environment is intended to include and draw in the viewer. Rather than a static statement, I am intrigued by connectivity that is vibrant and that enlivens our holy ordinariness.”

ANEESHA PARRONE

https://arpanaaneeshastudio.com/

Acrylic and paper on canvas 40 x 40 cm

“Working in tourism since 1970, I have lived overseas and travelled around Europe, America, Asia and Africa (11 years in Kenya). The last 22 years, I lived in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and now I’m back in Germany. I’m self-taught and I prefer painting with acrylic and especially on wood. The portrayal of perspectives and mostly the strong expression of bright colors are my trademarks. My artworks, Pepponi Art, are now part of private collections worldwide.”

PEPPONI ART

https://www.pepponi.de

African Eve: The Evolution

Acrylic on canvas 122 x 92 cm

ULLA PLOUGMAND

“I am a Danish-born artist, now London based. I live and paint my life in colour—it is a constantly evolving passion. My themes are Dreamscapes, Female Forms, Funky Flowers, Playful Cosmos, and now also Love Ukraine which is a work-in-progress. My painting here, ‘African Eve. The Evolution’ is a one-off. I painted it as a tribute to the late Professor Bryan Sykes’ ‘Seven Daughters of Eve’, an explosive inspiration!” www.ulla-art.com

“These altars are my response and rebellion against the forces of inequity and poverty, I felt were pervasive in my life and communities. I gave offerings and created altars, drawing from my own lineages. I did it quietly and purposefully and found deep solace in doing so. I created these at dawn, as I was awakened by vivid images. They nurtured my desire to harvest literal wealth from destitution, and to allow ritual work to heal the wounds of dis-empowerment and the exhaustion of survival.”

www.plumasumaq.com

La

Abre Camino

Photograph 10 x

in.

Acrylic on canvas 36 x 48 in.

“Art is a universal language. It transcends boundaries. It allows us to communicate, find meaning and experience the world together. I began painting during the Pandemic to bring light to the darkness. Now a world master artist. I have work on permanent exhibit in a French Museum and a Modern Art Portfolio in which every painting is an International Award Winner. By translating the colors of my world into the language of art, I hope to promote unity and inspire all People to celebrate life’s beauty.”

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Blue Dog

in.

Walk

on canvas

Gayle Printz

Day Dream Believer

Acrylic on 300 lbs hot press paper 10 x 9 in.

Cher Pruys

ASAA SCA, IGOR, AAPL, CSAA, AMS, LMS, OSA, MAA, CFA, NOAPS, AWA.

“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.”

CHER PRUYS

https://artbycher.ca

Cher Pruys

Perceived

Fiber art, Ea. 9 x 6 x 3 in.

This newly inaugurated hand series is made from an actual life-size model of Tina’s hand. This first series is simply numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each hand has its own character and beauty that can be interpreted in many different ways. Each hand is artfully woven with dyed reeds that are embellished with wooden beads. “For me, this series has so many possibilities because hands express countless behaviors and symbolize many cultural beliefs and values,” says Puckett.

TINA PUCKETT

Chaitali is a professional artist and 7-time international award-winning painter who creates positive energy paintings with her cleansed aura. Chaitali has clientele based all over the world. The above painting is a twotime-award winning, positive high-frequency, Vastu painting. “The Seven White Horses with Rising Sun” emits energy of success, ambition, shield for protection from the evil eye. It is painted during “Brahma Muhurta”, the most powerful timezone between 3.30 to 5.30 am, to absorb the powerful energies of the universe cv.artist.painter@gmail.com

CHAITALI V. PURUSHOTHAMAN

Seven White Horses with Rising Sun Acrylic on Canvas with hand painted frame 48 x 32 in.

Chaitali V.

Balance

on canvas 50 x 60 cm

“I mostly draw and paint from my free imagination. Content, meaning as well as mental processes which are fascinating to me but which are not always easy to transcribe into words are the main motivation to translate them into symbolic images. I live and work in Zurich, Switzerland.”

ROLAND REINERT

www.rolandreinert.ch

Beyond

“The presence of the mystery and the need to elucidate it, causes the viewer to travel in the universe created by me and made available to those who have the desire to escape in it.”

CARMEN CECILIA RUSU

www.carmenceciliarusu.com

Carmen Cecilia Rusu

ANNELI SÄRNBLAD PEDERSON

Anneli Särnblad Pederson was born in Dalarna county, Sweden and now lives in Tun Lidköping. Anneli wants to give strength and power with her abstract paintings, and hopes that the viewer will continuously find something new. Her inspiration comes from nature and spirituality. She has held numerous exhibitions in Sweden and also internationally in Italy and Iceland. Her art was recently published in a German art anthology. annelisarnblad@hotmail.se | Facebook@sarnbladpedersonkonst

The

MARLIESE SCHELLER

“As in graphic art, the modeling in my ink drawing is minimal; to obtain a vibrant and powerful composition. I placed the figure at the center and while black and white surfaces suggest space and volume, I have exploited the white surface to generate a sense of fluidity that draws the eye diagonally towards the upper left corner. I have deliberately not titled my work and hope it will touch the heart and inspire the beholder to undertake a personal journey.” www.dellapittura.com

Sans

ink drawing

Photography and digital art 8960 x 4696 px

“I am a digital artist. My main focus is photography with extreme digital editing processing. This means that I am creating pictures and graphics from architectural, natural and abstract subjects with often surreal components. My favourite themes are front facades of modern buildings or parts of them, which I’m digitally editing and finally changing them into an abstract digital creation.”

GRETA SCHNALL

portfolio.fotocommunity.de/greta-schnalls-portfolio

“My art speaks for itself. I am just the lucky one who is allowed to express it.”

Tanz Ums Rostige Kalb,

Panart technique, rust and chalk

x

cm

Still Standing

Acrylic and gold leaf 18 x 24 in.

“This painting is my (abstract) representation of the Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv, Ukraine. This monument commemorates the independence of Ukraine in 1991 and is, remarkably, still standing today. During the onset of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the monument was included in a list of heritage sites to be fortified against shelling and bombing. It was removed from the list owing to cost concerns and its height, making it difficult to defend.”

MEG SEYMOUR

https://artbymeg.crevado.com/as-i-see-it/

Evan B. Siegel was born in New York City, and always had a love for the natural world. He embarked on the parallel tracks of learning photography and capturing images, along with his formal education in the sciences. He continues to work in his chosen biomedical field while studying photography from a number of the masters of portraiture, fine art, fashion, and nature, and shooting wherever and whenever he can, worldwide.

EVAN B. SIEGEL

https://evansiegelfashionphotographer.com/

Photobomb Beauty Digital Photograph

B. Siegel

Stay on Track

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas 20 x 20 in.

“Color emits emotion, for me. Striving to emit a story using the power of my 3 S’s, senses, suggestion, and symbols, my desire is to express joy, surprise and energy for life as my “inner vision” dictates, expressing strength, gentleness, rhythm and color in my creation.”

PHYLLIS SHIPLEY

www.phyllisshipleyfineart.com

My Cup Runneth Over Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas 30 x 40 in.

Shipley

Kerstin’s internationally exhibited and multiple award-winning paintings convey her artistic message

“Art of profound unleashing”, with which she inspires the art scene worldwide. In Kerstin’s deeply layered abstractions, the experimental interplay of color and texture plays a crucial role, resulting in an emotional “optical eruption”. The reduced superimposition of horizontal and vertical layer changes catches the viewers’ eyes from the depth. Kerstin Sokoll is reinventing perspective!

SOKOLL

Live my life

With coloured wings

Reach for the stars

Oh what beauty it brings

Live life to the fullest

So no opportunity missed

Living my life

With coloured wings

MARLEEN STEGEMAN

https://circle-arts.com/Marleen-Stegeman

Silence Acrylic on canvas 40

cm

“There are two complementary directions in my paintings. On the one hand, I create mostly abstract pictures and on the other hand pictures in which a predominantly figurative scene must assert itself against non-figurative picture elements.”

BERND STEINERT

https://mitglieder.bbk-sachsenanhalt.de/bernd-steinert

“My paintings aim to convey a narrative of the mysteriousness and timelessness of Nature. I seek to incorporate the Japanese aesthetic concepts of yūgen, mono no aware, and wabi-sabi.”

MICHAEL F. STITT

Ea. 75.5 x

Michael Frank Stitt スティット マイケル is an Australian artist and music composer. The narrative conveyed in his paintings is a reverence and celebration for Nature. Mountains, forests and the natural elements of his landscapes are portrayed as the most important elements of the painting, aiming for both the painter and viewer to meditate on the natural order of the landscape. At the heart of his Sumi-e works is the desire to achieve both the Zen philosophy and the Japanese notion of mono no aware (the pathos of things), and wabi-sabi (the acceptance of transience and imperfection).

Bottom Left & Right: Misty Pines: Homage to Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610)

cm

The moon glows the same, in the sky and on the pond. Only Rikugi-en changes. In the Seasons, People come and go.

The poem and the triptych are based on the dichotomy of time: the eternal and the temporal. The screens display a visual narrative of the timelessness of the moon and its reflection on Rikugi-en’s ornamental pond. This contrasted with the changing seasons, and the temporal movements of people who briefly visit the gardens: hence, who come and go from the gardens.

MICHAEL F. STITT

“What time is it now? Everyday we have to win time, catch a ride, and rush to work. I’m a very punctual person, which is a form of politeness. However, I am afraid of time because time passes slowly and it makes people feel indifferently nervous. I feel that time is like fragments, piece by piece. The memory only stays in a certain period, a certain period of a happy time. Time is like a smile, keep an impression.”

CHAN SUK ON

THERESA SUMMIT

Acrylic 11 x 14 in.

“I’m a self-taught, disabled, acrylic artist who has created over 300 paintings. My motto is spreading joy one painting at a time.”

Meeting in Moonlight

on paper

“My interest in painting began very early and continued with education in Sweden and abroad. The colours of nature inspire me as well as classic music but even experiences of films are represented in my artworks. “Meeting in Moonlight” is painted by listening to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Moonlight sonata.”

SONJA SVENSSON

on canvas 120 x 100

MICHEL THÉVENOT (PICH)

“Since 2018, I have been using a mix of acrylic pouring and fluid painting to create my new labeled works: “Pich’s magic abstract art”. They do not represent subjects or objects of the natural or real world. Spontaneous projections of my inner world; my paintings speak to your senses, to your gaze and to your heart.” www.atelierpich.com

“In my work, I interpret stories in ways that suggest their beauty or value and I strive to paint and design without obscure or vague conceptual statements.”

“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” - Paul Cezanne

Mr. I Can See You

Acrylic 18 x 24 in.

“I believe a colorful world is a better world. My work has always been about community and love. I really enjoy bringing people of all depths together with color and showing the love from that experience. I am trying to get people to dive into the piece to show love and to be able to spread it once they see one of my pieces.”

JEN UPCHURCH

www.jenupchurchart.com

Tatiana was born on the US/Mexico border. At 17, while getting her VMD at UNAM and a Master’s in Public Health she was also attending art seminars at the San Carlos Royal Art Academy. Since 1990, Tatiana actively participates in group exhibitions in Baja, CA and the USA, and has created diverse collections in several mediums. Her most notorious series is a historical/anthropological collection “Faces of Baja California” shown in Museums in Baja and the USA since 1999. Since 2012 she heads the Power of Art Association www.tatianavfavella.com

TATIANA V. FAVELLA

The Bird Seller Oil on canvas 30 x 40 in.

KARI VEASTAD

“My colors and hands take me on a joyous and unfamiliar journey through inner and outer landscapes. I am constantly surprised by what comes on the canvas as different movements. The painting often draws attention to the inner wealth of man. I intend to inspire you to open up and pay attention to your inner landscape for reflection and movement. My inspiration is the beauty in the surroundings and my passion for the interaction between body, soul, and spirit.” www.kariveastad.com

The Three Brothers, 2016 Oil, acrylic and ink 150 x 80 cm

“Where great forces mature and express themselves in their highest violence, there are the times of art.” This sentence by the art writer Wilhelm Heinse is valid for me in three ways: 1. it is the forces of the “inner artistic urge” that push to practice art; 2. it is the forces that have to be “invested” for making art and 3. it is these the forces that are “released in the creative process”. This artistic maxim of the “Sturm und Drang” applies to my self-expression.”

JOSEF WEIDNER

www.josef-weidner.com

“Experiencing in situ the geographical and ethnographic spaces is vital to connect emotionally and intellectually with the painting. My work is based on a “committed testimony”, I do not hide the darkness or the light that belongs to reality. I have traversed the Atacama Desert, the Saltpeter towns, India, Morocco, Asia, to later recreate and interpret them in the solitude of my studio.” www.roxanawerner.cl

ROXANA WERNER

Roxana Werner

Memory

Talking about Next Generation Artificial Intelligence,

KARL WEIMING LU

Contemporary artist, Karl W. Lu implements science and technology, psychology and philosophy in his pursuit to be a genuine thinker, creator and entrepreneur. A modern Renaissance man, with a life and art that span from East to West, Karl was a civil engineer in China before relocating to Australia in 1991 for postgraduate studies in philosophy and international relations. He further earned three master’s degrees in Art, Design, and Architecture from the University of NSW, Australia. www.kwluart.com

Sunrise on Superior Ice Breakup

Acrylic 24 x 18 in.

“Art is communication between the artist and the viewer. When my work speaks to the viewer in a personal way, apart from my intentions when I created it, I consider it successful. My work uses images that are not usually specific but express some reaction I have had to an experience. I use color, shape and line to create that impression. My hope is that the viewer will find their own story in the painting. I was once told that a painting is not complete until it is seen.”

WHITE

https://circle-arts.com/marti-white

All That Jazz (Bas Relief)

Oxidized iron, copper, bronze metal effects paint on chiseled wood 122 x 56 cm

“I work exclusively with iron, copper and bronze metal effects paints which change color as they oxidize, creating evocative patina in vivid shades of brown, green and blue. Very much influenced by the color field paintings of Mark Rothko, I seek to create work that transcends the familiar, elicits emotion regarding the sublime, and is infused with anima, the vital principle or animating force within all living things.”

ED WHITMORE

www.EdWhitmore.com

Let Me See Pink Acrylic on canvas 48 x 60 in.

“I am a story teller. I tapped into visual art when the world shut down during the pandemic and a friend asked me to make an abstract work on canvas. He loved it, I loved it and I have devoted my professional career to painting. I strive to visually tell stories, mining the sights, the sounds, and the grit of New York City.

My art is like a conversation with the universe that I can only express through gesture and color.”

RONNIE WILLIAMS

https://www.artbyraw.com | Instagram@ronstopppable_

Acrylic on driftwood 3 x 2 ft.

“My passion lies in drawing beauty from ordinary things and sharing it for the world to see. I am an artist at heart, creating to illuminate both the familiar and the unusual. I explore new projects everyday to reinvigorate new forms of art that I am creating.”

CHRISTOPHER WHYTAL

www.whytalphotography.com

Dragon

Christopher Whytal

Mirror, Mirror Light painting digital photograph 8 x 10 in

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Christopher Whytal

Chinese artist, Shaoqing Wu was born in 1951 and is a visiting professor at China Huaxia Jujiang Calligraphy and Painting Academy. Currently, she is the vice president of the Traditional Culture Research Institute of China Top 100 Culture Network, the director of Beijing Guodu Moyun Calligraphy and Painting Academy, and an academician of Beijing Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting Academy.

SHAOQING WU

https://circle-arts.com/shaoqing-wu

“’Skulls & Souls’ is a series representing the constant evolution and reflection of my life’s journey to create, share, and learn. The elements of working with fire and wood have given this series a symbolic representation of the fleeting impressions we make on this earth.” skullsandsouls.com

NATALIE WOODSON

Skulls & Souls: Timber Wolf Pyrography on wood 20 x 20 in.

Face to Face III

Mixed media on wood 3D 60 x 110 cm

(Depending on the light influence, the colors change and reflect on the artwork)

“Art is a piece of soul that we make visible.”

WWDESIGN

www.wwdesign.ch

Video still 27 x

Root Yarden was born in 1958 in Galilee, Israel. She studied and worked as a Drama Therapist and later published three poetry books. From 2020, Root continues to develop as a video artist; combining her photography and poems. Root Yarden is influenced by Pina Bausch.

ROOT YARDEN

https://yardenroot.wixsite.com

With intention and sincerity, Shir Zalcman’s artwork is a piece of herself. The 37 year old Israeli artist paints to reflect the present moment of her everyday, emotional experience. Mainly using acrylic paint and charcoal mediums, she employs palette knives and brushes to create depth through texture, layering and linework. Choosing a bold color palette, Shir intuitively composes these textural patterns by layering them together to explore the visceral nature of feelings.

SHIR ZALCMAN

www.shirzalcmanart.com

Generation Snowflake

media, Print 20 x 16 in.

“My artist name is ZequalsZ2plusC which is similar to the formula for fractals. Fractals are what inspired me to start making art back in 2008. Most of my work begins in a paint program in a video game. It is then captured and edited in Photoshop. I would like to thank Jesus for granting me the ability to make this art.”

ZEQUALSZ2PLUSC

Twitter@ZequalsZ2plusC

Beloved Watercolor 410 x 318 mm

“A recurring theme in my paintings is the smile. It represents painful experiences of the past. I have suffered from Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and have faced death. It also has to do with the bitter memories of school days, when I was not allowed to express myself. It was a very painful experience and I seem to have been desperate to live in the future. After treatment, I have been able to think positively and create art that provides healing. I hope it helps someone who has a hard time like me.”

https://mizuno-art.com

Hiromi Watanabe

Hiromi Watanabe