13 Jolanda Richter And All Darkness Faded I Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm
Jolanda Richter And All Darkness Faded I Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm
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• Issue 13 • On the Front Cover Jolanda Richter And All Darkness Faded I Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm On the Back Cover Roger DeMuth Lisbon Funicular Ink and watercolor 20 x 28 in. Designed & Published in France Printed in the Netherlands Distributed Internationally All Rights Reserved ® No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems, or transmitted in any form or any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher and copyright holders. ® Copyright: Circle Foundation For the Arts Press info@circle-arts.com 66 rue Saint Georges Lyon, France
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Susan R Wacker ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 8 ▫︎
Black Yellow White Digital photograph on aluminum 30 x 40 in.
“Photography is my personal expression and creative outlet. These images reflect how I see the world. A graphic designer by trade, I am drawn to texture, color and typography displayed in urban settings; abstract compositions inspired by human nature.”
S U S A N R WA C K E R www.susanrwackerphotography.com
▫︎ 9 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Susan R Wacker NPI253 Digital photograph on aluminum 30 x 40 in.
Susan R Wacker honed her creative skills and photographic eye in the New York design scene. Upon graduating with a BFA from Pratt Institute, Ms. Wacker enjoyed a successful career as a professional Art Director for the fashion and beauty industry.
Herbert Hermans ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 10 ▫︎
Graffiti House Mixed media on linen 80 x 60 cm
Bert Hermans was born in Voorburg in The Netherlands. He owns an atelier in the historic city center of Gouda. His work consists mainly of oil paintings, with his major theme being industrial and cultural heritage. Hermans has followed different courses in acrylic, water media, and oil painting. Hermans has had exhibitions in eight countries in Europe, in several cities in the USA and China and has received several national and international awards. His artwork has been published and sold worldwide.
HERBERT HERMANS http://berthermans.kunstinzicht.nl
▫︎ 11 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Herbert Hermans Demolition House Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm (The image has been slightly cropped to fit)
Alison Leona Barrows-Young ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 12 ▫︎
Deep Forest Oil on canvas 60 x 36 in.
“As a painter I strive to express the spirit of nature, inspired through by the surroundings of my remote home in the woods of Northern Idaho. Using an expressive approach I mix vantage points, light and weather with wilderness flora. Currently, I am in the process of overlaying forms of wilderness with those of civilization as a way to explore the grace and conflict I find between the two.”
A L I S O N L E O N A B A R R O W S -YO U N G https://alisonbarrowsyoung.com
▫︎ 13 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Alison Leona Barrows-Young Morning Incident Oil on canvas 22 x 28 in.
Alison Leona Barrows-Young ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 14 ▫︎
Inside The Rain Oil on canvas 18 x 18 in.
A L I S O N L E O N A B A R R O W S -YO U N G https://alisonbarrowsyoung.com
▫︎ 15 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Alison Leona Barrows-Young Abdication Oil on canvas 28 x 22 in.
Sheila Eder ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 16 ▫︎
Iriwaddy Collage 11.5 x 14 in.
“I like to play with photographic images, to disassemble and abstract elements of the image, in order to recombine into a collage. My work is abstract, but hints of realism make the work accessible to the casual viewer. The work is analog, rather than digital, allowing me to physically manipulate the elements.”
SHEILA EDER www.sheilaedercollage.com
▫︎ 17 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Ute Eiselt The Red Chair 3 Photograph on Alu-Dibond 90 x 60 cm
“ This artwork is part of a series of pictures titled “the red chair.” The chair, metaphorically spoken, stands for the many various roles we assume and the positions we take throughout our lives - whether we do that deliberately or unknowingly, being allotted to or born into it. It also stands for whatever we make out of our lives as individuals. How do we position ourselves in our life? Which chair do we sit on? Photography, mostly macro photography, is the medium of my artistic expression. I got inspired by photographers like Edward Weston, Elliot Erwitt and Henri Cartier-Bresson.”
U T E E I S E LT www.eiselt-fotokunst.de
Michal Ashkenasi ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 18 ▫︎
Birds Fight Acrylic on canvas 45 x 55 cm
“As an Artist, Mother and Grandmother, I now put my art before all. Aside from painting I do photography and work digitally with my photos till there is no remembrance of the original. And just as in my paintings, color is my brand. The reason I do prints is that people who cannot afford original paintings can still enjoy another affordable kind of Art.”
MICHAL ASHKENASI https://www.michalsart.net
▫︎ 19 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Yury Arefiev Horse Mixed media on canvas 80 x 80 cm
Born in Moscow, Yury Arefiev lives and works since 2000 in Berlin. A graduate of the Moscow State University of Arts and Industry (1991-8), he is a member of the Association of International Federation of Artists of UNESCO. Arefiev has participated in various competitions and exhibitions in Austria, Germany, England, France, Latvia, Russia, Japan and the USA.
YURY AREFIEV www.yuryart.de
Pipit Yamamoto ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 20 ▫︎
Relaxing Mixed media 21 x 29.7 cm
“My childhood dream was to become a wizard. I realize now the dream came true in my art world, because I am, like a wizard, freely creating magical worlds in my work. Great nature always influences my art, and I create from the beat of the soul with the sensitivity of a children’s pure mind; with an aesthetic sensitivity, not formal, not academic. My art was born from the feeling squeezed out of my soul. I have had five solo exhibitions in NYC, 15 solo exhibitions in Japan, received the Mondrian Award in Holland and more. I always create when I am in a zone; I must feel the pulse of my soul - I call it ‘pulse-ism’.”
P I P I T YA M A M OTO https://www.premioceleste.it/pipityamamoto
▫︎ 21 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Kyle Yip Sonic the Hedgehog Laser prints and resin on wood panel 36 × 36 in.
“Our minds work in duality to create three dimensional space, stereo sound and language we can comprehend. Our external and internal perceptions are opposing sides of the same coin. They are inextricably linked and cannot be separated. Our perspective on reality is consequently divided.”
KYLE YIP www.kyleyip.com
Herold Patrick Alexis ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 22 ▫︎
Not A Hickey Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.
“My work as an artist is inspired by my experience as a New York City Police Department Detective. I have over 19 years of experience in the streets. The medium I use in my artwork is oil on canvas. My paintings are about crime victims, domestic violence victims and the complex and complicated relationship between Police Officers black and white and the minority communities we serve. I try to convey my feelings on canvas. My work is something a lot of people do not want to look at, especially because it’s from the point of view of the police, but I feel it’s necessary.”
H E R O L D PAT R I C K A L E X I S hpatrickalexis68@yahoo.com
▫︎ 23 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Imai Atsushi EN (Sexy and Shiny) Colored pencil and pencil on watercolored paper board 116.7 × 72.7 × 3.5 cm
“In 2014 after 20 years, I started working again as an illustrator and a Japanese pop star specialist. In 2015 I began working as a pencil painter again. I debuted with an exhibition at the British Pencil Museum, and I am currently participating in international art fairs in the world.”
I M A I AT S U S H I https://www.katanashimugyou.art
Jane Gottlieb ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 24 ▫︎
Day Dream Archival Dye Sublimation print on aluminum 30 x 20 in.
“I started as a painter, evolved into a photographer, and eventually began hand-painting on my Cibachrome prints over 35 years ago. Before Photoshop, I found a way to express a new magical reality with vivid, saturated and unrealistic colors. I painted into each photographic print. For the past 25 years, I have been scanning my one-of-a-kind hand-painted prints and my library of 35mm Kodachrome color transparencies taken over the last 45 years. I love to paint, collage and enhance them with Photoshop, creating my own idyllic world!”
J A N E G OT T L I E B www.janegottlieb.com
▫︎ 25 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Devon Govoni Castles Mixed media on canvas 36 x 24 in.
“I am genuinely intrigued by the human condition and how people are intertwined in divinely unique ways. Creating art has been a way to explore the intricacies of relationships throughout my life. I believe that the overall art-making processes can assist a person in understanding the world from different perspectives. I feel so incredibly fortunate to be able to explore existential meaning in the world individually and alongside others who look to find deeper meaning within their own lives within my professional work too. More recently, I have found that matters of the heart fuel my work.”
DEVON GOVONI devongovoni.com | devongovoniartist.com
Houda Bakkali ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 26 ▫︎
Euphoria, 2018 Digital illustration and collage printed on methacrylate 76 x 95 cm
Spanish visual artist of Arab origin, Houda Bakkali is an expert in digital communication and online marketing, with more than 10 years of experience in the sector. She has exhibited in Paris, Madrid, Cannes, Barcelona, and her work, techniques and creative process have been recognized by different institutions and by different international magazines. Currently, she has her creative studio in Barcelona.
HOUDA BAKKALI https://hbakkali.es
▫︎ 27 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Svetlana Belenkin Symptoms #2 Acrylic on canvas 70 x 50 cm
“My painting is a reflection of me and a push to create a certain mood and impression for the viewer through color. Experiments with color and light have occupied me since childhood. This work helps me to find an optimistic component of life and I hope to my viewers too.”
SVETLANA BELENKIN https://www.artmajeur.com/belana
Brigitte Lichtenhofer-Wagner ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 28 ▫︎
5 Vanitas from Eden Baby Where Are You? Oil on canvas 70 x 70 cm
“I have read this sentence somewhere and it is significant to me: ‘Art should always touch, it is not just an inventory, but a look behind the scenes, a look into the soul - she is a reflex of her time.’ I deal mainly with topics such as social environment, current affairs, transience, etc.”
B R I G I T T E L I C H T E N H O F E R -WA G N E R www.atelier-lichtenhofer.at
▫︎ 29 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Debora Levy Silver Language Silver leaf with acrylic 30 x 40 in
“I am a true admirer of nature and its behavior. The colors, lights, reflections, movements and beauty, all emit a sensation of peace that sparks my inspiration to make art. Rather than depicting nature in its realistic form, I portray nature in an abstract way by using several acrylic painting techniques. I also use gold, silver and copper leaf to reveal the harmony and beauty that is found in nature.”
DEBORA LEVY www.deboralevyart.com
Eliora Bousquet ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 30 ▫︎
Eden Acrylic on canvas 80 x 70 cm
“I am a professional fine artist specializing in symbolical, lyrical and expressionist abstraction. From the age of seven, I’ve painted more than 700 artworks. I’ve taken part in 140 exhibitions in France and abroad.”
ELIORA BOUSQUET www.e-bousquet.com
▫︎ 31 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Leila Bokel Untitled Acrylic and cloth 50 x 50 x 25 cm
“I have a dream. I’d like to live inside these bubbles instead of the world we have. I “Imagine” these are sceneries and I would like to see people “Smile” at them. I feel I’m like “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” “Love is all we need”.” References: I Have a Dream , Martin Luther King Jr, 1963 Imagine, John Lennon, 1971 - Smile, Charles Chaplin, 1936 - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Beatles, 1967.
LEILA BOKEL IG @leila_bokel
D.H. Boutin ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 32 ▫︎
Indigony Acrylic on canvas 18 x 20 x 1 in.
“My weird and wonderful imagination coupled with an abstract view of the world helps me to create crazy and sometimes downright ridiculous pieces; a true energetic piece of me goes into each and every painting I do.”
D.H. BOUTIN https://indigoart.ca
▫︎ 33 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Ron Burkhardt LetterScapes: HAMPTONS Acrylic on board 30 x 40 in.
“As the founder of Notism, LetterScapes are an extension of my decades-long work with letterforms. From early scribbled hieroglyphic scrawls, Notism has evolved into a precise, abstract alphabet that can form any word, in any language, out of bold, geometric color fields. This new art concept exudes a rich, emotional energy that has gained commissions from collectors wishing to memorialize their name. My custom “word portraits” have also been acquired by major hotels, businesses, cities and athletes who seek a unique artistic legacy.”
R O N B U R K H A R DT www.ronburkhardt.com
Jennifer Kimberly Carberry-Landis ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 34 ▫︎
Song of the Woods Acrylic on violin 10 x 24 in.
“I am an American contemporary artist working with acrylic paint, assemblages, and photography. Inspiration comes primarily from the world around me, which I try to document through my own interpretation. I compete in juried shows, showing both online and in galleries.”
J E N N I F E R K I M B E R LY C A R B E R R Y- L A N D I S www.landofashanddragon.etsy.com
▫︎ 35 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Betty Collier Sunbird On Cape Coral Tree Watercolor and watercolor pencils on watercolor paper 44 x 56 cm (plus mount)
Betty’s artwork revolves around nature and the human figure, creating pieces that depict harmonious, peaceful interpretations. In her 3D work there is an emphasis on curving tactile formations, defined with undercutting and spatial awareness. Her media includes watercolor, pen and ink, mono printing, carving wood and stone, oxy welding sheet steel, and modeling wax for bronze casting. Betty’s work is exhibited at Federation University, Australia and private collections. She is also published in several World Wide Art Books by Despina Tunberg and Australian Art Edit.
BETTY COLLIER www.bettycollier.com
Patricia Creyns ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 36 ▫︎
Installatie 7 Ath-Plage Mixed media 30.5 x 45.5 cm
Ath-Plage (Beach): “An open-air Olympic swimming pool and its abandoned soda bar, creates a deeply poetic atmosphere. This place, allowing itself to be conquered by nature, has inspired me for years. I decided to mount an installation among the rusted pillars. There, I let myself draw evanescent characters emerging from the past. Time flies and the sense of the passing of time is very strong in Ath-Plage. The holidaymakers of the past are still around here...”
PAT R I C I A C R E Y N S www.patriciacreyns.com
▫︎ 37 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Giulia De Martino Unconscious Not Removed Drawing on canvas 25 x 35 cm
“Paradox is the key to escaping insane rationality and being able to feel emotions in a timeless place.”
GIULIA DE MARTINO https://www.facebook.com/92uliademartino
Olivia de Rossi ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 38 ▫︎
The Darkness Oil on canvas 70 x 80 cm
“In my artworks I strive to give the viewer an opportunity for alternative vision of reality, form and meaning.”
OLIVIA DE ROSSI www.oliviaderossi.studio
▫︎ 39 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Olivia de Rossi The Blue Martini Oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm
Hélène DeSerres ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 40 ▫︎
Reflection in Venice 0791 Photograph on metal Size on demand
“Playing with colors is as fascinating in painting as in photography! It is like cross-pollination, one feeds the other. “
HÉLÈNE DESERRES www.helenedeserres.com
▫︎ 41 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Hélène DeSerres La Pipe Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in.
Lilliana Didovic ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 42 ▫︎
Dining Table & Bench Acrylic on wood; Table 70 x 40 x 30 in. Bench 70 x 12 x 17 in.
“My art is a reflection of my life’s journey. I was born in the former Yugoslavia (Šibenik, Croatia). In 1992, I escaped the war in my homeland (Sarajevo, Bosnia) and was granted political asylum in the United States for my family and me. I found inspiration in Philadelphia, the city that gave me hope, home, and solace. My life has been full of surprises and very difficult to describe in words. It is visible in the colors I use - brave, dynamic, vibrant and unpredictable. My award-winning art pieces are in acrylic on canvas or the old furniture pieces. My art is in private collections in Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, Israel, and Hong-Kong, China and throughout the States.”
LILLIANA DIDOVIC https://www.artbylilliana.com
▫︎ 43 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Rich DiSilvio Snowy Owl Fantasy Oil on canvas 9 x 9 in.
DiSilvio’s work runs the gamut of surrealism and fantasy to pure realism and has been featured in galleries across the USA. Meanwhile, his commercial art has adorned the projects of music legends, such as Pink Floyd, Yes, Moody Blues, Rolling Stones, and many others. As a multi-award-winning author, DiSilvio has written about art and artists in both non-fictional essays and fictional thriller/mysteries with equal success. A brief overview of his work and biography are available online at his website.
R I C H D I S I LV I O http://richdisilvio.com
J.F. Ellman ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 44 ▫︎
Accordion Man Acrylic 15 x 11.5 in.
“These are a series made from a photograph I found over 20 years ago, the people in it are wearing crowns, and seem to be singing! I plan on Auctioning them off at the Kansas City Art Institute Alumni Show this year, 2019.”
J . F. E L L M A N Facebook: J. F. Ellman’s Fine Art
▫︎ 45 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ J.F. Ellman Two Friends Acrylic 11.5 x 15 in.
J.F. Ellman ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 46 ▫︎
On the Square and Singing with the Stars Pencil and charcol with chalk 18 x 11.5 in.
J . F. E L L M A N Facebook: J. F. Ellman’s Fine Art
▫︎ 47 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ J.F. Ellman The Little Daisy Crown (You Know Crowns) Acrylic 15.5 x 12 in.
International Artist Layla Fanucci ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 48 ▫︎
Paris Dream Opus 999
From Napa Valley, California, Fanucci is an internationally well-known artist, who has shown worldwide, including at the Carrousel Du Louvre in Paris, Le Musee de Marrakech in Morocco, the Robert Monday Winery, the Christopher Hill Gallery in California, Andrews Art Museum in North Carolina, Chasen Gallery in Florida, Walter Wickiser Gallery, in NY among others. Fanucci is best known for her UNIQUE painting style - painting cities on top of each other with a layer of color in between. The WWG has published two books on Fanucci that introduce her painting style in depth. The books are titled “Layla Fanucci - City of Dreams Unabridged: Striking a Creative Note: Passion to Process.”
L AY L A FA N U C C I lfanucci@comcast.net
▫︎ 49 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Faith Gabel-Simmons Tooling Around Acrylic and Magic Marker on canvas 24 x 18 in.
“I have always been involved in the arts. I am a published poet, made mosaic walls, done interior design, taught modern dance, learned Photoshop and became a graphic designer, created a line of note cards, started painting with acrylics, delved into mixed media with paint, ink, magic marker and fabrics and also created illustrations both on paper and canvas. Art keeps me whole and moving forward. Without art, I would have no life.”
FA I T H G A B E L- S I M M O N S IG @faithgabel
Magda Florartist ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 50 ▫︎
The Spectator Florart 20 x 25 cm
“The human condition is dear to my heart; it seems to me that maybe, just for a little while on my canvas, through my artwork, I’ll give a voice to those who lost the right to talk… and condemn, injustices, poverty, misery and human suffering often forgotten.”
M A G D A F LO R A R T I S T http://magdahannaflorartist.ca
▫︎ 51 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Magda Florartist The Tenor Florart 25 x 30 cm
Martin Gaudreault Artiste-Photographe ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 52 ▫︎
Enchevêtrement Escher B&W photograph
“I am passionate about the changing colors of the seasons. My photographs reflect the contemplation and appreciation of the landscapes of our environment. The capture of each moment becomes the testimony of my vision of the world in which we live.”
M A R T I N G AU D R E AU LT https://martingaudreault.com
▫︎ 53 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ John-Paul Gibbs Arts/The Sleeping Artist Me Refleter Oil 30 x 24 x 2 in.
Welcome to the world of John-Paul Gibbs where his subconscious is committed to canvas, a place where painting meets cabaret, cartoon clashes with reality all underpinned with a heavy dose of the surreal, often darkly comic and sometimes downright macabre. Using a variety of techniques printing, photographic montage, painting and film to achieve my vision, ladies and gentlemen please step inside the experience. The holy and unholy netherworld of The Sleeping Artist John-Paul Gibbs Arts.
J O H N - PAU L G I B B S https://johnpaul54.carbonmade.com
Edmund Ian Grant ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 54 ▫︎
Palookaville Acrylic on canvas 60 x 40 in.
“Art is a remedy, poking and prodding the narcissism of censorship and the status quo of “accepted” thought. My paintings are discovery allowing my intuition to dominate. The pertinence is embracing something beyond an intellectual understanding yet using my reason to push the work to new boundaries. I am a self-taught painter who for years was an improvisational musician. I have now emerged as a storyteller extemporizing with paint, new media, color, texture, line, and idea.“
EDMUND IAN GRANT https://www.edmundiangrant.com
▫︎ 55 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Edmund Ian Grant Here’s That Rainy Day Acrylic on canvas 44 x 34.5 in.
Anna Green ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 56 ▫︎
All That Is Good Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in.
“I have been a figurative painter for most of my adult life. Over the years, my style has evolved from realistic representation to a whimsical depiction of women, highlighting the essence of the feminine spirit compassion, connectedness, and intuition.”
ANNA GREEN www.annagreenart.com
▫︎ 57 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Claudia Grimm Looking Up Ink 8,25 x 11,5 in.
“If words could say what I do feel, there’d be no need to draw or paint. Silent seed of nameless vastness turning into perceptible hints...”
C L AU D I A G R I M M www. claudia-grimm.net
GurdunH ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 58 ▫︎
Wave Watercolor on paper 56 x 76 cm (w/o frame)
“To create is my passion. I’ve used ceramics and poetry but now mostly watercolors - they are my meditation. I have held seven private exhibitions in Iceland and participated in international exhibitions ECWS, Spain, 2015 and in Finland with the Nordic Association (2016.) My last exhibition was in Listasalur Mosfellsbæjar, June 2018. I am an active member of Gróska a group of 85 painters in Gardabaer, Iceland.”
GUDRUNH www.facebook.com/watercolor.artist.gudrun.hreinsdottir
▫︎ 59 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Laura Greenstein Glamorous Without The Guilt Acrylic 36 x 48 in.
“Art is a vehicle to connect me to something personal. From a young age, I have had a passion for fashion creating paintings with personality in which curiosity and mystery are key ingredients. Art and fashion serve as a mirror reflecting the society we inhabit and the values we hold. Inspired by the dramatic impact of light and dark as well as the interplay of curves and hard edges, my paintings portray refinement, sophistication, glamour, elegance, modernism, and empowerment.”
L AU R A G R E E N S T E I N www.lauragreenstein.com
Matika Halleday ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 60 ▫︎
Outback Dreaming
“Australia’s landscape is vast and diverse and its flora and fauna some of the most unique on the planet - I use this diversity in my artwork and hope to stir something in those who view it.”
M AT I K A H A L L E D AY https://halledaygirlsart.gator.site/
▫︎ 61 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Matika Halleday Purple Rain
Born and raised in Australia, Matika Halleday has been inspired to capture the magic of the Australian landscape, its people and wildlife, on canvas as well as paper mediums. A multi awardwinning artist, her artworks are highly sought after by those wanting to experience her connection to the land and the colors of Australia. Matika’s bold use of color has become her signature. She uses the landscape to gain inspiration, interpreting her surroundings and conveying her deep connection to nature.
Cory Hamilton ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 62 ▫︎
Brahma Bull Wood 25 x 46 x 27 in.
36-year-old American artist and woodworker, Cory Hamilton was born in Palm Springs and is now living near Joshua Tree, CA. Specializing in creating sculptures, custom furniture, and murals/fine art paintings, art is in Cory’s veins and he has been honing his skills from a young age. Aside from a few college art classes, his artistic foundation was built from God-given talents as well as years of learning from his artistic father and uncle. Cory works from his home workshop/studio and enjoys creating in an environment where he is close to his wife and three small children. His greatest achievement to date is sculpting this wooden, lifesized Brahma bullhead for celebrity Dwayne Johnson aka “The Rock.”
C O R Y H A M I LTO N www.coryhamiltondesign.com
▫︎ 63 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Imre Hasanic La Crime d`Oro Acrylic on canvas 80 x 100 cm (The image has been slightly cropped to fit)
“The picture is an invitation to trace the levels of meaning and discover the narratives themselves.”
IMRE HASANIC www.imrehasanic.net
Leticia Herrera ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 64 ▫︎
Travelers of the Love Path Oil on wood 40 x 52 in.
“I believe art brings joy to our souls and take us places that we never thought existed. So through my work, I want to transport you to the magical places of my imagination.From abstract configurations of colorful structures to imaginary paths. All inspired by my strange and unique way of experiencing life, and most importantly by the love that surrounds my existence.”
LETICIA HERRERA www.leticiaherreraart.com
▫︎ 65 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Elena Ivanova Release Acrylic on canvas 40 x 50 in.
“In my creative process, I aim to reflect on the contradicting nature of the modern world, as well as my own self. All of my paintings are created as an expression of the emotions I experience presently and I rely on abstraction to communicate complexities of life and my own personality. I consider my artwork to be a creative meditation, an attempt at self-analysis, an exploration of my inner world.”
E L E N A I VA N O VA https://www.elenaivanova.nyc
Stephanie Holznecht ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 66 ▫︎
Feeding the Fire Dragon Acrylic, tempera and latex paint on canvas 48 x 36 in.
“I invest in the creation of a piece of art to convey what I have inside: my thinking, my emotions, my life, my essence, and my soul. When I create a new piece of art, what I feel smoothly becomes real. Once my creativity is ready, my vision becomes clear and flows out onto the canvas. Working in mixed media paints allows me to get emotionally tied to my artwork, creating a sense of harmony and invigoration. “
STEPHANIE HOLZNECHT https://www.sholznecht.com
▫︎ 67 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Stephanie Holznecht Living on the Edge Acrylic, fluid acrylic, tempera and latex paint on canvas 50 x 40 in. (The image has been slightly cropped to fit)
Patricia A Kanzler ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 68 ▫︎
Water Protectors Oil over acrylic on canvas 16 x 20 in.
“Since I could hold a pencil, I have portrayed my art through my drawings. Like most, I have lived a dysfunctional life, with no formal art education, but I have read, and grow, and continue to paint, for I struggle to understand life and love. I feel compelled to create, to lay open my soul. Illustrated here is one painting, please come to my website to view more! A journey to be sure.”
PAT R I C I A A K A N Z L E R patricia-kanzler.artistwebsites.com
▫︎ 69 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Ronald Katz Two Figures with Horseshoe Crab and Red Knot Oil on linen 50 x 54 in.
Ronald Katz’s work indicates great attention to technique in several media; primarily oil and watercolor as well as etching, the silk monotype and other forms of printmaking. His subject matter is diverse, mainly representational yet with a sense of abstraction, in both simple as well as more complex imagery. Much concern involves ideas regarding nature, the environment, art, and cultural history, though always toward an expressive vision of beauty.
R O N A L D K AT Z http://www.ronaldkatz.com
Ioanna Kardiakou ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 70 ▫︎
Red Formula Mixed media and acrylic on canvas 120 x 120 cm
“My paintings are explorations of the natural world and of action/reaction in deep repose, like the flowers in “Sensations” and high technology like the Formula 1 cars. I have been informed by the light and color of Greek forms and culture in my native country, and inspired by travels to others.”
I O A N N A K A R D I A KO U www.kardiakou.gr
▫︎ 71 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Ioanna Kardiakou Sensations Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 100 x 100 cm
Gloria Keh ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 72 ▫︎
Birth of A Star Acrylic on canvas 32 x 32 in.
“Art is a spiritual practice for me and I paint 100% for charity. When one is blessed, this is one way one can contribute toward the community. I am not a religious person but believe in prayer-in-action. Through my art, I connect with my soul and spirit. My artworks are my painted prayers.”
G LO R I A K E H www.gloriakeh.com
▫︎ 73 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Angela Keller Rocking Horse in Transit, 2018 Oil on linen 90 x 90 cm
“Painting is for me passion and experiment, in search of unexpected realities.”
ANGELA KELLER www.angelakeller.com
Elena Dobrovolskaya ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 74 ▫︎
Feeling of Maternity Oil on canvas 24 x 30 in.
“I would like to say I am a realist. That means I am drawing and painting real objects and people around me. Now I am concentrating on portraiture, in oil and pastel. I truly believe there is nothing more interesting in nature than a human face. It always is about a character and a story behind it which I am trying to tell with the help of my art.”
E L E N A D O B R O V O L S K AYA www.elenadobrovolskaya.com
▫︎ 75 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Maria Kruschewsky A Day In The Sea of Love Monotype 50 x 70 cm
Plastic artist Maria Kruschewsky is from Bahia, Salvador and she exhibits and works around the world. A graduate of UFBA - Federal University of Bahia in the Visual Arts Course, she works from her own studio, developing projects using the techniques of painting on canvas, metal engraving, monotypy, and sculpture.
MARIA KRUSCHEWSKY www.mariakruschewsky.com
Roswitha Klotz ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 76 ▫︎
Sounds of Green Oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm
“Bad Kissingen is the city I spent my childhood and youth. After graduating from high school, I studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, and in between, I was a visiting student at the Academy of Fine Arts, followed by workshops and exhibitions. Painting is a wonderful refuge for the soul and that’s exactly what I want to convey with my paintings: a look beyond everyday life. My concern is to show the great energy and power of colors that appeal to the soul, enlighten the day, and touch the heart. Dealing with art makes you alive and clear and in a great way free and strong. This applies to both the artist and the viewer of the artworks.”
R O S W I T H A K LOT Z rks-art.de
▫︎ 77 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Roswitha Klotz Golden Day Oil on canvas 120 x 100 cm
Diamante Lavendar ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 78 ▫︎
Dusk Mixed media 36 x 22.125 x 1 in.
“I am an artist and author. My art has been shown in thirteen online galleries to date and has won numerous awards in those exhibits including Best Of Show, Publisher’s Choice Award, Special Merit and Honorable Mention. I also won in the American Art Awards 2017 and 2018 for Digital Art and Photography. I am inspired by nature, spirit and the human condition. My most recent book, Finding Hope In The Darkness Of Grief, features my art.”
D I A M A N T E L AV E N D A R https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com
▫︎ 79 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Diamante Lavendar Thinning Of The Veil Mixed media 24 x 21.25 x 1 in.
Lee Kwong Tim Jackson ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 80 ▫︎
Ready to Go Acrylic on art board 71 x 99 cm
“I was born and raised in Hong Kong. This is my home with all my family, friends and memories which are deeply relevant and integral to my identity. To reciprocate the love, care and support that this community has provided for me, I would like to preserve the legacy of Hong Kong, to show its vital spirit through my paintings.”
LEE KWONG TIM JACKSON www.jacksonlee-art.com
▫︎ 81 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Derwin Leiva The Cello Player Oil on Canvas 152 x 122 cm (The image has been slightly cropped to fit)
“Growing up in Cuba, music was always part of my life. Listening to music and dancing was a way to forget, even if just for a moment, about the necessities of daily life. Although my work has been influenced by artists like Picasso, Boccioni, and Wifredo Lam; Cuban music has always been a constant backdrop to my work. I try to depict a society that has experienced extreme oppression but at the same time it has a rich culture and it is full of life. Through the use of rhythm and motion in my work, I want to mirror the experience of freedom found through Cuban music.”
D E R W I N L E I VA www.derwinleiva.com
Zachary Lim ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 82 ▫︎
Immortal Oil on canvas 90 x 120 cm
“Da Vinci paintings inspired me since I was young. I am a self-taught artist in Singapore, I use oil predominantly as a medium for my expression. Having been a photographer for 20 years and an artist all my life, my keen eye for shapes and colours is reflected in the richness of my works, which showcase my signature three-dimensional, multi-faceted, textured touch. A self-written poem accompanies my work which is my distinctive way of complementing the beauty of my creations.”
ZACHARY LIM www.polarisdearts.com
▫︎ 83 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Mahood Lost in A Strange Place Digital photograph 30 x 24 in.
“I appreciate art that tells a story, makes you look twice, and leaves you in doubt.”
MAHOOD www.cartgalleryonline.com
Mauro Martin ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 84 ▫︎
Luce! Posa II, 2016 Photograph 90 x 90 cm
“I always apply the “less is more” minimalist principle to all of my works, which are characterized by compositional essentiality and structural rigor as well as being enhanced by the constant use of a rule of classical origin, widely employed during the Renaissance -- the Golden section.”
M AU R O M A R T I N http://www.mauromartin.it
▫︎ 85 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Mauro Martin Neoclassical Portrait, 2014 Photograph 90 x 90 cm
Pertti Matikainen ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 86 ▫︎
Abstractly Marker on paper 60 x 42 cm
“I am a 51-year-old man who reflects emotions with drawing. I have painted and drew since the early 90s - mostly abstract. My new style to draw is from 2018. I got brain damage, brain infarct on 14th December 2018, so I m not able to draw higher level. It may take years.”
P E R T T I M AT I K A I N E N www.perttimatikainen.fi
▫︎ 87 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Pertti Matikainen Correct Marker on paper 29.5 x 21 cm
Daniel McKinley ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 88 ▫︎
An Invitation To Ascend Oil on canvas 122 x 142 cm
“A quest for knowledge. A quest for understanding. A quest for looking at what you think you know. To go beyond limits that are imposed. This defines my work. We can be more. We must do more. If we can only... Imagine.”
DANIEL MCKINLEY danielmckinleypaintings.com
▫︎ 89 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Tiki Mulvihill FLOTSAM FIXATION: Chirpy Pet 32 x 11.75 x 7 in. Effeminate 45 x 18 x 10.75 in. Mr. Winkey 26 x 8.5 x 9 in. Driftwood and found objects
“As a multidisciplinary artist, I incorporate sculpture, performance, and audio in sitegenerated installations and sculptural works. I construct natural and repurposed materials, realized through pseudo-scientific research and development to expand viewer interaction to bridge imagery fact and fiction.”
T I K I M U LV I H I L L http://tikimulvihill.com
Jennifer McClish ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 90 ▫︎
GOOGLE EYE INVASION Oil pastel, oil paint, acrylic paint, collaged drawing sealed, googly eyes, pins, in Schmincke varnish (balsa wood board) 8 x 8 in.
“I am a native Texan raised in Austin. I attended Memphis College of Art (BFA Painting and Drawing) and then subsequently attended the University of Houston (MFA Painting and Drawing.) I am a member of the Box 13 nonprofit artist group in Houston, work out of Spring Street Studios, and am represented by Cindy Lisica Gallery at 4411 Montrose. I have an interest in using economic painting materials to create a narrative with paint that recreates the nostalgic and psychological aspects of graphic novels, as well as incorporating science fiction and architectural themes. Aside from my art career, I found that I dearly love teaching college level students.”
JENNIFER MCCLISH www.jennifermcclish.com
▫︎ 91 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Jennifer McClish Chatter Teeth Oil pastel, oil paint, acrylic paint, sealed in Schmincke varnish (canvas) 36 x 48 in.
Gabrielle Mutti ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 92 ▫︎
Happy Days 2 Acrylic and pastel on canvas 80 x 60 cm
“To put it in the words of George Bernard Shaw: But you see and say: why? But I dream and say: why not? Apply, scrape, paint over, glue, blow dry, print. I really love the artistic freedom to realize my paintings and I hope to please people’s eyes and soul with my paintings.”
GABRIELLE MUTTI https://www.muttig.ch
▫︎ 93 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Gabrielle Mutti Happy Days 4 Acrylic and pastel on canvas 80 x 60 cm
Maribel Matthews ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 94 ▫︎
Skies Acrylic on card 29 x 39 cm
“For me, painting is a necessity and has become my passion. I love starting a new piece - the anticipation and excitement of creating something new, something from the soul, a piece of art that may give pleasure to others but more importantly fulfills me. I have exhibited in New York, Europe, and London with success. This year I shall be exhibiting in Cannes, Milan, and Florence.”
M A R I B E L M AT T H E W S www.maribelmatthews.com
▫︎ 95 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Jumper Maybach Living Life Free, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 40 in.
Ben Workman, aka Jumper Maybach, is a world-renowned artistic force influencing social issues through his artistry. Maybach works in an Abstract Colorist style. A visual social commentator and an artistic historian, he has been the subject of an awardwinning documentary film and his works are collected by celebrities and politicians as well as housed in museums and municipal collections. Extraordinary, acclaimed and collectible his works offer a chance to own a unique piece of history.
J U M P E R M AY B A C H www.jumpermaybach.com
NATH ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 96 ▫︎
Tillandsia 80 x 80 cm
“The ability to create an unforgettable impression of a natural landscape by experimenting with color mixing is a present a painter can give to the viewers. Although all landscapes are there, the paintings promote the viewer to develop their own imagination and thoughts.”
N AT H https://www.viswanath.de
▫︎ 97 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Nluz Love Representation of Scion on Coffin Digital Photograph 100 x 66,6 cm
“Sense what work in synchrony with the greatness of a living being that inhabits more in the architecture and that communicates through light in another reality. A reality, magic and subtle, what come in unnoticed to our eyes banal and only, to through in the camera is possible to materialize.”
N LU Z LO V E https://nluzlove1.net
Alicia Otis ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 98 ▫︎
Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 in.
“I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico and have spent time in Costa Rica. My paintings reflect the influences of both places; ocean, desert, Native Americans and symbolic birds of both places. I am 84 years old. Live with my daughter and two dogs and two cats and surrounding birds and coyotes.”
A L I C I A OT I S whenwomenarebirds.com
▫︎ 99 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Zeev Parush Untitled Digital painting
“I use photography, digital art, and painting to portray my art. My work usually comprised of visual language that connects realism with a surrealistic or cynical twist, on a line between simple day-to-day imagery and deep self-expressions.”
Z E E V PA R U S H www.zeevparush.com
Nguyen Than ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 100 ▫︎
Installation of two works by the Artist
Nguyen Than was born in 1948 in Kim Son, Ninh Binh province, Viet Nam and has shown his art around the globe in Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, USA, China, Australia, Italy, England, Switzerland, Japan, France, Austria, Belgium...
NGUYEN THAN https://www.nguyenthan.vn
▫︎ 101 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Nguyen Than The Sorrow of Our Countrymen Oil onn canvas 120 x 100 cm
“Our farmers face a constant plight: a fruitful harvest means marked-down market price. The price is high only when they don’t grow enough to supply. There are even times the crops are infertile, they lose the whole harvest, which is their life source. However, it’s still not as bad as losing that sacred farmlands inherited from their ancestors to unavoidable urban planning sanctioned by the government. Days after days, as they watch their lands slowly turning into a modern urban area..Gone… The only things that stay are the cloudy sky above and their sorrows.”
Pepponi Art ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 102 ▫︎
Buddhist Monk Acrylic on canvas 19.7 x 27.5 in.
“My pictorial language mainly consists of a figurativeness reduced to the essential into which I ornamentally transfer very harmonious forms. This is completed by my ability to apply glowing colors. By achieving a correlation of abstract and figurative forms and color I’m able to give my work of art some sensual attractivity. The portrayal of perspectives and mostly the strong expression of bright colors are my trademark.”
PEPPONI ART https://www.pepponi.de
▫︎ 103 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Robert Perriam London Bridge at Sandstone, WA Digitally modified photograph
Robert Perriam was born, 1944, in Trinidad, West Indies and now lives in Perth, Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Science from The University of Otago, New Zealand, Master of Science, from The University of Western Australia and Graduate Diploma in Business and Administration, Curtin University, Western Australia. He worked for 40 years as a field geologist which took him to remote places in Western Australia. “I carried a camera and photographed the landscapes which I visited. Now retired, I use a small motorhome to make photographic trips to remote and scenic areas. The photographs taken form the basis of my work.”
ROBERT PERRIAM https://robertperriam.zenfolio.com
Aline Pouget ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 104 ▫︎
Bing Bang Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm
“My happiness and my fulfillment are to share my passion, my love of life, the universe, the colors, the light and my multiple emotions with others through my work.”
ALINE POUGET www.tache-dhuile.com
▫︎ 105 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Emily M Randolph Winter Soltice Mixed media wall sculpture 60 x 24 in.
“My mixed-media artwork celebrates water - the very essence of our beings - to refresh the senses and to rediscover the joy water plays in our life: from splashing water to the beauty of dewdrops resting on a flower’s petals. While I create, I draw upon the feelings I had when I swam in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef many years ago. That feeling of awe of color and nature has never left me, and I strive to bring that experience alive in every one of my artworks, regardless of subject.”
E M I LY M R A N D O L P H https://www.emilyrandolph.com
Dee Rapposelli ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 106 ▫︎
Dionysius Digital photograph and digital photo manipulation 18 x 24 in.
“I seek to create magical, mythical, and spiritual imagery that draws viewers into an ineffable sense of mystery and spiritual revelation--especially about themselves. In my art, illustration, and portraiture I want to make you long for what you most loved about fairy tales and reflect on what your most magical and spiritual aspirations are.”
DEE RAPPOSELLI http://www.deerapposelli.com
▫︎ 107 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Guikni Rivera La Niña Ixchel Mixed media 30 x 30 cm
GUIKNI RIVERA www.guikniart.com
Natalia Rose ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 108 ▫︎
Between Black and White, 2018 Acrylic on linen 100 x 100 x 4 cm
“My paintings do not depict things which I actually observe, but rather what I recall from the past, and more accurately, what I wish to see.”
N ATA L I A R O S E http://natalia-rose.dk
▫︎ 109 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Laurie Rosenberg Steam Punk Who Are You? Acrylic 70 x 50 cm
“I am an artist who wants the viewer to look beyond the surface of a person’s expression, to look into the eyes of the people in my portraits and try to understand what they are really feeling. My current work is influenced by the women’s movement.”
L AU R I E R O S E N B E R G https://www.lauriespaintings.com
Jane Santos ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 110 ▫︎
Leafy Vistas Porcelain, ceramic and handcut, glass tiles 120 x 60 cm -
“My mosaics are inspired by my surroundings and the wider environment where I live in New Zealand. I believe mosaics bring a uniqueness to landscape work. This is particularly true of the cityscapes of Wellington that have been bought by clients across the world. I love the old villas and colorful bungalows which are gradually being updated and changing. My cityscapes, although, sketched from photographs, are composed and embellished from my imagination. “
J A N E S A N TO S www.janesantosmosaics.com
▫︎ 111 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Alexandra Spyratos Seeing Red Pure dyed silver/acrylic on canvas 178 x 135 cm
“I believe that in every brush stroke an artist’s life is depicted; that every mark put to canvas represents a lifetime of experiences imprinted silently into its shape and form, a soul whisper, a personal presence carried through the energy and the heart of the art. This silent dialogue of expression through creativity is my drive and inspiration and has contributed to a lifetime of painting.”
A L E X A N D R A S P Y R ATO S www.alexandraart.com
Greta Schnall ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 112 ▫︎
Mystical Village Digital media 5887 x 6758 px
“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 favorite themes are front facades of modern buildings or parts of them, which I’m digitally editing and finally changing it into an abstract digital creation.”
G R E TA S C H N A L L https://portfolio.fotocommunity.de/greta-schnalls-portfolio
▫︎ 113 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Marina Schreckling Sweet Flesh Acrylic on canvas 70 x 100 cm
“Often a brute technique is used to give the paintings transparency, lightness, and a ruinous character while partially unsticking the color. The technique corresponds content-wise with the artwork, which reveals the metaphor of the innards, mystery, the human being between the tension of deep emotions and vehemence. Spiritual abyss, inner psyche shall be elucidated to the outside, the personality structure which constitutes the human being; the unspeakable shall be transformed into a visualized language, so that might be the reason, others often say, the paintings remind them of dream sequences.”
MARINA SCHRECKLING www.schreckling-paintings.de
Antje Schlaud ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 114 ▫︎
Die Geburt der Eva Acrylic on canvas 145 x 110 cm
“My main subject matter focuses on the “strong woman,” but my total oeuvre is rather large and also encompasses the human figure in general, landscapes and other topics. My works are successful and expressive. I like Max Beckmann and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. My soul is free when I can paint.”
A N TJ E S C H L AU D https://antjeschlaud.com
▫︎ 115 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Antje Schlaud Elvira Acrylic on canvas 145 x 103 cm
Joan Burger Siem ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 116 ▫︎
Nature’s Light Acrylic on canvas 38 x 30 in.
“What unifies the painting process for me is the mood and psychological space that the work is intended to occupy. This gives direction to visual problem-solving which could take unexpected paths. I work with great affection for the solutions that come about through judgment as well as accepting those that arrive as gifts. It’s a balance between intent and leaving space for a little magic.”
JOAN BURGER SIEM www.joanburgersiemart.com
▫︎ 117 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Joan Burger Siem Ray of Hope Acrylic on linen 48 x 52 in.
Jenni Souter ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 118 ▫︎
Ode to John James Audubon Mixed media 10 x 30 in.
Jenni Souter is a native of Sandusky, Ohio. She learned to paint at the young age of 5. After graduating from Perkins High School, She then graduated from Bowling Green State University (BFA Major in Painting / Minor in Art Education K through 12.) She has continued to nurture and cultivate her passion for art through her role as an elementary art teacher. She currently resides during the school year beside the water lilies in Huron Ohio. Summers and weekends are spent near Detroit. She has been slowly building her career and just was accepted in shows in Hollywood, and New York City, along with publications in Chicago, California and New York. Her work is in private collections.
JENNI SOUTER www.jennisouterartist.com
▫︎ 119 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Jenni Souter Ode to Chagall: Narcissistic Cannibal Oil 48 x 60 in.
Dimitrina Stamboldjiev Kutriansky ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 120 ▫︎
Expanded Vision Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in.
Dimitrina Kutriansky’s style can best be characterized as “romantic naturalism,” an expression of her desire to capture and convey the inherent beauty that can be found within the seemingly ordinary corners of the natural world, while also creating a strong sense of place and atmosphere.
D I M I T R I N A S TA M B O L DJ I E V K U T R I A N S K Y https://www.dimitrinakutriansky.com
▫︎ 121 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Bernd Steinert 69 - Jim Morrison Mixed media 77 x 54 cm
“Stories of political power and of dayto-day politics do not particularly interest me. There are too many imposed patterns and simplified versions of the truth in play. I find the subjective approach much more fruitful.”
BERND STEINERT https://mitglieder.bbk-sachsenanhalt.de/bernd-steinert
Makiko Tamori ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 122 ▫︎
Big Wave and Sunrise Painting 15 x 10 in.
Japanese Buddhist and Shinto artist, Makiko Tamori is a self-taught painter. She was influenced by her older sister, a photographer, to become interested in and involved with contemporary art. Makiko pours paint over the paintings of Western-style painter Akiko Nakajima. She has learned from a dyecraft artist, Mr. Manabu Osawa.
M A K I KO TA M O R I https://makiko-tamori-art-studio.webnode.jp
▫︎ 123 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Teti Infiltration of the Deepness Oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm
“My concept represents the possibility of interaction between visual aesthetics and their connection, rethinking of fine art in the context of today and creation of a timeless artwork.”
TETI www.works.io/julia-teti
Nicholas Teetelli ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 124 ▫︎
Nocturnal Lights Digital Photograph 40 x 30 in.
“There is much beauty to behold in this world, moments that the eye captures, the wonders it sees... moments that should be committed to perpetual memory, but sadly only to become fragments of a faded recollection, or more often, simply forgotten. I draw inspiration to record these timeless and special moments, to capture them in my mind’s eye, and through my lens, transforming each image and committing them to permanent form.”
NICHOLAS TEETELLI www.teetelli.com
▫︎ 125 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Nicholas Teetelli The Arctic Digital Photograph 40 x 30 in.
Eliza Thomas ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 126 ▫︎
Rising Watercolor on paper 30 x 22.5 in.
“As an artist, I am interested in the human condition. I find it most engaging to explore the tension between our doing and our undoing. There is a narrative to my work that is intended to evoke feelings of both peace, and disequilibrium, as some, perhaps many, may find their experience in society to be. I like to explore social norms in terms of history and social justice, identity, and compassion through a lens of design, color, and form. I want my viewers to find their own stories in my paintings, and together we create a shared truth.”
ELIZA THOMAS www.elizasarts.com
▫︎ 127 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ John Trinh Wired-Cityscape Digital media 48 x 36 in.
“I paint what I feel strongly about. My mottos are “less is more”Anonymous, “It takes a long time to become young.” - Picasso, and “Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.” - Mother Theresa.”
JOHN TRINH https://www.behance.net/JohnTrinh
Marc van der Leeden ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 128 ▫︎
Chaos The Tortuos Tree
“I use a very limited palette utilizing graphite outlines to create contemporary watercolor paintings.”
M A R C VA N D E R L E E D E N www.marcvanderleeden.com
▫︎ 129 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Gheorghe Virtosu Alien Oil, acrylic base on linen canvas 150 x 138 cm / 52 x 59 in.
“Freedom from boundaries opens possibilities in the form of the medium and the breadth of the artist to reveal wholly new ways of seeing. The truth in the revelation creates an opportunity to shape the colors of paint in an exercise that is not only the experience of art but life. The challenge of this art is to evolve an expansive landscape that brings the viewer, idea, artist, and experience together. At once it is chaos and at the same time a simple embrace of the loss of boundaries at the portal to new understanding.”
G H E O R G H E V I R TO S U https://www.virtosuart.com
Megan Vun Wong ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 130 ▫︎
Treading Carefully Enamel on canvas 30 x 36 in.
“Seduced by the luxuriousness, vibrancy and sensual qualities of enamel paint, I gravitate toward that medium to explore my artistic concerns. I find that these qualities amplify and magnify the visual language that I use to philosophically convey the view of the contemporary world. The enamel paint is applied gesturally – sometimes poured, other times painted. The process is long and requires time to do its duty by creating a certain viscosity. Then, with an old paintbrush with hardened bristle, I make strokes and marks on the painted surface. Color upon color it goes on. Layer upon layer. A bold, textured, very tactile painting is the outcome.”
MEGAN VUN WONG www.meganvunwong.com
▫︎ 131 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Megan Vun Wong Public Postering Enamel on canvas 36 x 48 in.
A philosophical artist, Vun Wong has been painting for over 25 years in the Abstract Expressionism style. Her artworks speak of the vagaries and vicissitudes of life while reaffirming mystery and hope. Her present themes pertain to the path of attainment and the lifetime process of self-actualization. Vun Wong has exhibited throughout Canada, Brazil, Japan, Los Angeles, Florida, Miami, Paris, Lake Como in Italy and Monte Carlo. Notably, she had a solo show in New York City’s Artifact Gallery and is an award-winning, published artist, with works in public and private collections.
Elaine Witten ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 132 ▫︎
Extended Bow (Yoga) Bronze on Black Vermont Granite 20 x 13 x 16 in.
“Beautiful form, creative use of negative space and illusion of movement are hallmarks of my lost wax bronze sculptures which I frequently mount on indigenous stone bases. My roots of inspiration are my life- long love of nature, art and music. I draw upon my accrued knowledge of human anatomy gained as a registered nurse to enhance my figurative work. Working in timeless realism and with timeless subject matter, my artistic intent is to interpret and share my vision of beauty.”
ELAINE WITTEN www.elainefranzwitten.com
▫︎ 133 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Maria Zelasko Tomaselli Vendetta of A Fallen Tyrant Mixed media 36 x 36 in.
“For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to the environment and spirit of the natural world. These are huge components of my work and inspiration to create. I work mostly with acrylics, and texture is important to me; I believe it brings out the richness of what I present on canvas. I want to show my viewers the world through my eyes, as well as my dreams, hopes, fears and emotions! As an artist, my goal is to visually capture the essence of the environment and nature. I create images that not only transport the viewer into the environment, but into my imagination as well. My artworks are created with the intention to “speak” to the viewer and elicit emotion.”
M A R I A Z E L A S KO TO M A S E L L I https://mariatomaselliart.com
Adrienne Walker Hoard ▫ Spotlight 13 ▫︎ 134 ▫︎
Speaking Spirit Series: Two Waters Woman Handpainted photograph 16 x 20 in.
“I came into being as an artist to translate visual stories. My ‘Speaking Spirit Series’ portrays masked women, who are enhanced and empowered by their masks and feathered cloaks. As they go about their journey to contribute visual ancestral and ritual purpose for their communities, their outward appearance is a tribute to all they know and have experienced. My painted photographs link the present viewer to this historic experience of public and private displays of beautiful feminine power.”
A D R I E N N E WA L K E R H O A R D http://www.Homegirl49.etsy.com
▫︎ 135 ▫︎ Spotlight 13 ▫ Christoph Woloszyn The Angel in Hell Digital photograph on GalleryPrint on Alu-Dibond behind acrylic glass 60 x 90 cm
“My view and interpretation of art are very different. I use standard photography and at the same time image modification. I have been told many times that I create unusual but also expressive images. These are pictures with both visible and hidden messages for the viewer.”
C H R I S TO P H W O LO S Z Y N www.fotoart-chw.de
Roger DeMuth Lisbon Funicular Ink and watercolor 20 x 28 in.
www.rogerdemuthwatercolors.com
Roger DeMuth Lisbon Funicular Ink and watercolor 20 x 28 in.
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