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ARTISTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

JUNE MAEDER 12-19

ALESSANDRO, Taryn 54 ALVITS, Tanya 55 ALMAKAN 56-7 AMIRA 58-9 ARUCHYAN, Anahit 60-1 ARLEDGE, Grace 62 BANAZOL, Joao 63-5 BARRON, Leslie 66-7 BAUER, Logan 68-9 BECHTOL, Mary 70-1 BEDNARZ, Nell 72-3 BERESFORD, Cherry 74-7 BOSWELL, Lucy 78 BOZE, Eldred 79 BRANITZ, Debra 80 BRUNO, Ragna 81 BUI HUU, Hung 82-3 BUDYLIN, Yelena 84 CABABE, Michael 85 CAJERO, Joe Jr. 86-89 CAPPAI, Luca 90 CHANG, Chie 91 CHOI, Hye-Youn Eunice 92 DE KNECHT, Simone 93 COHEN, Wendy 94-5 DESHAYES, Patrick 96 DMINC 97 DUFFY, Kristy-Ann 98-9 FEIL, Kelly 100-1 FOSLI, Heidi 102-3 GALLER, Karin 104-5 GHOUSSAINI, Valerie 106 GRECHANAIA, Irina 107 GILES, David 108-9 GÖNDER, Füsun 110-1 GRAHAM, Jody 112-3 GRIFFITHS, Bruce 114-5 GROOT, Ryan 116-9 HABEGGER, Isabelle 120-1 HAILARY 122-3 HANNICK, Lisa 124 HARRIS, Melvin 125 HARTMAN, Carol 126-7 HATIPOGLU, Filiz 128-9 HOLDING, Gillian 130-1

R.W. FIRESTONE 20-31 VIKE PEDERSEN 32-35 DI McINTYRE 36-39 RICHARD STANLEY 40-43 MARTHA GREINER 44-47 GERD UNTERMANN 48-51

HENRIJEAN 132 HUTCH MATTHEWS, Kristina 133 JARVIS, Nicole 134 JASPER, Jack 135 JOSEPHSEN, Lykke 136 KAZEMI, Freya 137 KENDALL, Ron 138-9 LEA, Joy Helen 140-1 KATAKURA, Taisen 142-3 KILLINGS, James 144 KUCHUKOV, Vladimir 145 KOSAR, Daryna 146-7 LEBLANC, Roy Alexander 148 LEE, Alexander 149 LEE, Theresa 150 LINDNER, A.C. 151 LIPMAN, Macey 152-3 LORD TOPH 154 LOSONCZI, Joseph 155 LOUGUET, Philippe 156-7 LUTZ, Alain 158 MAJDANDZIC, Viktor 159 MAHESHWARI, Subodh 160-1 MARCI, Anita 162 MARCOU, Elodie 163 MCINTYRE, Di 164-5 MEEKER, Darcy 166 MILLO, Miguel 167 MIRON-WAPNER, Edna 168-9 MOORE, Mark 170 MOSS, Karen 171 MUHAMMAD, Hanouf 172 MURILLO, Patricia 173 NAHOUL SERIO, Vanessa 174 NUCCI, James 175 NODA, Andrey 176-7 OLSEN, Lyn 178-9 PARRA, Jaime Orlando 180 PITTARONG, Sahatarch 181 PETERS, Patricia 182-5 PETERSEN, Cheryl 186-7 PROCHAZKA, Denisa 188-9 PURDY, Beth 190 RÜEGG, Marlise 191 ROHE, William 192-3

ROYSTON, Scott 194-5 RUELLAND, Louise 196-7 SADOVSKAYA, Julia 198-9 SANDRELLI, Francesco 200-1 SCHRYVER, Sarah 202 SHAHENIAN, Lizo 203 SEELEY, Rod 204-5 SHESTAKOV, Vladimir 206-7 SHMOTOLOKHA, Dania 208 SHOMER, Bela 209 SIMANTIRAKI, Spiridula 210-1 SKOGLUND, Tricia 212-3 STAMATS, Bill 214-5 STANLEY, Richard 216 SYBILINE 217 STEINLE, Kurt 218-9 STRIEBY, Lorraine 220-1 TAN, Kah Wah 222 TEMPLE, Paula 223 TEKIN, Mediha 224 TOMENKO, Anna 225 TEMIN, Josefina 226-7 TOMCZAK, Mark 228-9 TORSKAYA, Iryna 230-3 TREMBLAY, Maria 234 UGOLOTTI, Jucci 235 TRIBBLE, Rachel 236-7 TURNBULL, Steve 238-9 UYEHARA, Elizabeth 240 UYEHARA, Paul 241 UYGUN, Ebru 242 VAN DUSEN, Ross 243 VAN DEN HOORN, Bobby 244-5 VERA, Lovelia 246-7 VIDORI, Chermine 248 VIEIRA, Auerbach 249 VOLL, Sibylla 250-1 WARD, Megan 252 WEAVER, Walter 253 PERVER WEICH, Naz 254 WEINER-REED, Elaine 255 WOOD, Susan 256-7 WU, Willow 258-9 YI, Young Ae 260-1 ZITTERBAYER, Margret 262

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by the editor “This is Volume 8 of International Contemporary Masters. Clearly, the publication is a success. Perhaps it is worth considering what we were trying to accomplish when we set out eight years ago, what we have achieved, and how. We started out with the idea of producing an annual chronicle, a cross-section, of what is happening in the fine arts all over the world, from year to year, showcasing in each volume the work of about 200 noteworthy artists. We wanted to make the range of genres and media, and also the geographic provenance of the artists, as broad as possible, so the overall “image” that emerges is truly world wide. In fact, this became the name of our company and the general orientation of all our activities. Now we are entering our ninth year, and the response from artists, art lovers and art professionals has been overwhelmingly positive. Each volume seems, to us at least, even richer than the one before it, and nearly two thousand artists have participated. Cumulatively, a tremendous vista of art has emerged. Two overriding conclusions have emerged. One is that there are no more dominating schools or movements of art. There is simply too much variety and too many different directions for any particular perception to prevail. The other is that noteworthy art is being produced in literally every corner of our planet, and often under very difficult circumstances. More than ever, it is clear that art is one of the most elemental human expressions and activities. So what can be the function now of a curator when the sway of arbiters seems so relative and so limited? We would say there are two directions: one, to document and present a particular and limited facet, and the other, which we have chosen from the beginning, to embrace this huge diversity, and to endeavor in some manner to present it, to make some sense of it. As an editorial orientation, we keep our own intervention in these books to a minimum, to the act of selection. Apart from some minimal information about each artist, we prefer to let the works speak for themselves. We invite the reader to prepare for a tumultuous journey on a vast river!”

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by the curator â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very excited to offer Volume 8 of International Contemporary Masters; a very distinctive and comprehensive collection of modern masterpieces. As with every volume, our curatorial and editorial staff have spent long hours examining literally tens of thousands of works submitted by thousands of artists. Though an extremely laborious project, the reward of working with hundreds of artists is very significant to me. Each and every image in this collection was specifically selected and placed, not only for its dynamism and uniqueness, but also in order to achieve the creation of a comprehensive cross-section of contemporary practices. The art of curation consists of many elements, but as with art in general the foremost rule is that there are no rules. As difficult as this makes the role of the curator, it also allows for pure aesthetic sensibility to predominate. For all the importance of art history and contemporary art discourse, for me what is most important in selecting a work is that it speaks to me in a simple, natural way and compels me to place its aesthetic qualities in my sensory archive. In other words, the connection between a work of art and a viewer is more rooted in emotion than in context. Everyone is entitled to feeling passionate about a work of art and aesthetic opinions can only be grounded on pure freedom. What is fascinating in compiling such a large collection of artworks is how unique the world of each artist is. Each presentation is only a tiny window into the mind of the artist and I always feel how insufficient any number of pages is to expose the scope of each artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creativity. I hope you will share my feeling of admiration for these inspired individuals who with their creative attitude, sensibility and dedication to their process offer us such influential compositions.!â&#x20AC;?

- D e s p i n a Tu n b e r g Curator

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June Maeder United States

June Maeder has devoted her life to the arts. She began painting primarily in watercolor but now focuses entirely on oil paintings in a style similar to that of the French post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne. Her studio is located on the shoreline of Door County, Wisconsin which she finds as a source of inspiration. Her work has been exhibited in numerous art exhibits and galleries throughout Wisconsin. June is on the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Art School and Peninsula Musical Festival in Fish Creek. “Painting to me is the poetry of sight—as music is the poetry of sound. My paintings are simply melodies and harmonies.” 1. Birch Trees in Autumn Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm 2. Apple Blossoms Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 41 cm 3. Fresh Snowfall Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm 4. Busy Morning Oil on canvas 20 x 30 in. or 51 x 76 cm 5. Sailing Oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. or 76 x 61 cm 6. Winter Morning Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm

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R. W. Firestone United States

Robert W. Firestone was born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1946, at the age of 16, he enrolled at the University of Syracuse and in 1951 graduated from the University of Berkeley. After which he began to paint and immediately revealed, along with his interest in psychology, a strong and persistent passion for art. During this period, he executed a series of landscapes seen in the course of his travels, as well as, while treating patients at the limits of emotional suffering, he completed numerous portraits of friends, patients and colleagues in a style which can be defined as “humanitarian expressionism”. Working on his Ph.D, which he obtained in 1957, his attention was attracted by the theories of Sigmund Freud and Otto Rank on one hand, while on the other, the life and work of the great artists Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gaugin. He has over the years published numerous articles and books on his psychoanalytical theories, forming the “conviction of the importance of the individual and his personal liberty, associated with a deep comprehension of the human condition”. Finally, he realized another of his great passions, the sea, in which he found he could most naturally live in the ideal condition of freedom. In the early 70’s, Firestone and a group of his friends bought the “Vltava”, an 80-foot schooner, and thus began many long voyages which continue even today. With his family and friends he has searched for a life full of coherence with the values of integrity, honesty and generosity. His activity as a theorist in psychotherapy and his intense expressive research has lead him in recent years to dominate masterfully the language of digital artistry. All of the inspiring motives of his creative work derive from his own human and professional experiences, as is evident in the cycles of works he has completed over the last ten years. In early 2000, he began to exhibit his work in international galleries and museums, as well as in public and private collections.

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“As a clinical psychologist, author and psychotherapist, I have devoted myself to helping people face their personal demons, know themselves and triumph over their psychological pain and suffering. As an artist, I have attempted to live a creative life, searching and striving for meaning and beauty. Working with the computer as a creative instrument, I have attempted to invent something feelingful, sensitive and beautiful out of an unfeeling machine. The computer, like all of man’s technological achievements, has been used for both good and evil machinations. Life and creativity are the antithesis of cynicism and despair. Intimidated by the issue of death and dying, we often turn our backs on life and feeling, but instead we could choose to embrace life. We are, each one of us, fragile and helpless, and are therefore all brothers. Ideally, that would imply empathy, tolerance and generosity toward our fellows. I live and share life closely with a multitude of people and try to exemplify a sense of love, enlightenment and joy in being and becoming. My art and my insights into life are a very personal offering to others, a simple sharing of my feelings and perceptions. In my artistic productions, I utilize a variety of images, impressions and approaches to address the fullness and complexity of my experience. In all of my work, I try to blend color and composition into an enjoyable visual adventure. My artistic endeavors are characterized by the use of a variety of vivid and vibrant colors. Colors are important because they symbolize our feelings and emotions. As a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, I have helped countless people to challenge their psychological defenses and achieve close, loving relationships. Facing up to their anxieties and confronting their personal demons allowed them to recover their deepest feelings and become more fully alive. As an artist, I wish to inspire a deep feeling for people as well as an appreciation for aesthetics. In both fields, I aspire to make an important contribution to people’s appreciation of life and personal fulfilment.” - R.W. Firestone

1. A Man and A Woman Bronze Flatbed print on aluminum substrate, hand polished with high gloss finish 32 x 46 in. or 81 x 117 cm 2. Transcendence Water jet cut metal with high gloss black enamel finish. Black foreground design suspended above printed aluminum background, hand polished with high gloss finish, framed with ebony stained shadowbox frame 60 x 40 in. or 152 x 102 cm 3. Reflection Flatbed print on aluminum substrate, hand polished with high gloss finish 77 x 27 in. or 196 x 69 cm 4. The Wiseman Flatbed print on aluminum substrate, hand polished with high gloss finish 60 x 45 in. or 152 x 114 cm 5. Hollywood Party Water jet cut metal with high gloss black enamel finish. Black foreground design suspended above white enamel metal background and framed in an ebony stain shadowbox frame 39 x 48 in. or 99 x 122 cm 6. Cityscape Water jet cut metal with high gloss black enamel finish. Black foreground design suspended above white enamel metal background and framed in an ebony stain shadowbox frame 39 x 48 in. or 99 x 122 cm

Vike Pedersen Denmark

Born in 1945, Vike Pedersen has made art for at least 40 years, experimenting with a wide variety of media and techniques, from silkscreen to abstract painting and now combining silkscreen and acrylic on canvas to produce unique artwork. His work is an attempt to share his own vision of the world with an audience and at times his works bring a touch of poetry to settle us in lyrical mood. Vike has had many exhibitions at home and abroad and his works belong to private and public collections in Denmark, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Following Spread: Roundabout in Prague Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 47 x 31 in. or 120 x 80 cm

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Di McIntyre Australia

Born in Chinchilla, 1964, Di McIntyre has spent her lifetime on the land. Her art career began in 2005, and has received acclamation in solo and joint exhibitions, agricultural shows and festivals on the Western Downs, Brisbane and New York. Her works belong to private and public collections in Australia, America, New Zealand and Hong Kong, China. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I draw inspiration from the raw colour of the land to create contemporary representation of the rural environment. It is when I am at one with this environment that I feel the strongest connection to our land, and aim to reflect this in the body of work I create. Watercolours, ink, pastel and gauche are used to represent the rich colours of outback Australia and embellishment is taken in the freedom of collage to create perspective and depth of meaning. For me, painting provides a therapeutic escape from everyday life...just a faraway thought upon picking up the brush and becoming consumed by the vibrant colour of the west.â&#x20AC;?

1. Mt Hope Madam Mixed media on paper 2. Moscow Rockhole Mixed media on paper

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Richard V. Stanley Canada

Born in London, England, Richard Stanley now resides in Canada. His work includes a variety of subject matter, executed in different mediums, from painting to sculpture or a combination of both. These magnificent works range from miniature to mural and can be found in private and corporate collections, internationally. The artist is also represented in the regular pages of this volume. “…As long as I can remember I have drawn or painted something, somewhere. Whatever artistic qualities I possess influenced my education and the years that followed, creating opportunities in the fields of drafting, graphics and industrial design. By combining this experience with my personal interest in our natural world, I was inspired to create a series of images illustrating concerns for the future of our planet’s wildlife. Those early watercolours gave me a voice and allowed me to enter the world of fine art, shaping what has become a lifetime of study and travel.”

Following Spread: A Sudden Exit Acrylic on canvas 55 x 42 in. or 140 x 107 cm

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Martha Greiner United States

Raised on a Pennsylvania farm, Martha Greiner began doing art at a young age. As a teenager she obtained a scholarship to the Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, and trained as an oil painter. She studied Fine Art at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA. Martha exhibits and sells her work internationally; currently, in 2014 at the Cutting Edge and the Florence Art and Design Week exhibits both in Florence, Italy. Other exhibits include: the 2013 Power of Perception exhibit in SOHO, NYC, the 2013 Limited Expressions exhibit in Toronto, Canada; 2013 Florence, Italy Art and Design exhibit; 2012 International Contemporary Masters Vol. 5 exhibit at Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art. In addition, Martha’s work has been selected in juried shows, including the Blossoms II- Art of Flowers national touring exhibition to museums throughout the USA, 2011-2012; 2012 the Disney Master’s artist exhibit; 1995 International Colored Pencil Society’s annual exhibition. Her body of artwork is in multimedia with a wide range of subject matter. Including the lost method the Old Masters of drawing with metals. Art critics have described her work as, “There is an understated incandescence to the images that is both contemporary and classic all at once. Her works related so strongly to the very concept of perception; your style places you in an artistic realm that is somehow dream-like, almost surreal, yet not quite there, as if some ghostly memory from a far-away place; yet somehow entirely familiar a vision that resonates with the viewer long after viewing”.

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Above: Tree of Life Oil on canvas 14 x 11 in. or 36 x 28 cm Below: Camouflage Butterfly Colored Pencil on Strathmore 3 ply cotton paper 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm

Above: Women Hard As Stone And Soft As Water Oil on canvas 14 x 11 in. or 36 x 28 cm Below: Magnolia Creatures Colored pencils 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm

Gerd Untermann Canada

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born into a family of artists, architects, musicians and writers, I eventually began making sculptures of people I met. A wise relative told me early on that I should get my ego out of the way. As a result I found myself, as Goethe put it, aware of the melodies within the people around me. It is that inner beauty which I seek to feature in my work.â&#x20AC;? Gerd Untermann was born in Berlin, Germany in 1930. He trained to become a cabinet maker before emigrating in 1953 to Canada. Here he became a carpenter building houses in Kenora and later in Toronto, where he exhibited and sold his first sculptures. He and his wife now live among grain fields north of Toronto where they have created an oasis of peace for his art work.

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Taryn Alessandro Kihei, Hawaii, USA

A classically trained artist, born and raised on the Connecticut coastline, Taryn Alessandro earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Boston University in 2007. In addition to her BFA, she has also attended the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, the Decordova Museum School, and studied painting in Italy. Taryn currently resides on Maui, where island living inspires her latest works. Currently represented in galleries across Hawaii, she is an internationally recognized artist. Top to Bottom: Only In Maui Mixed media on panel 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm Laundry Day Mixed media on panel 36 x 12 in. or 91 x 30 cm New American Dream Mixed media on panel 36 x 12 in. or 91 x 30 cm

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Tanya Alvits Broenshoej, Denmark

Born in 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark, where she still lives today, Tanya Alvits is a self-taught artist, working both with abstract and figurative themes. She has had group and solo exhibitions in Denmark, the USA, Germany and Sweden. Tanya participated in the VIII Biennale di Firenze in Florence, Italy and was represented at the contemporary art show Art Monaco â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13.

Above Left: Redâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ish Acrylic on canvas 39 x 39 in. or 100 x 100 cm Right: Imagine That Acrylic on canvas 39 x 39 in. or 100 x 100 cm Below Left: Islands Abstraction I Acrylic on canvas 24 x 27 in. or 60 x 70 cm Right: Space Abstraction Acrylic on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm

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ALMAKAN Pyrénées Orientales, France

Born in 1971 in the South of France, Almakan is an active woman and an avant-gardist, combining the development of innovative companies with the philosophy of plastic arts. Self-taught, art is for her another means to go even higher and farther in experimenting with the future, convinced that our civilization is in a historic point of tipping. Simultaneously futuristic and philosophical, subtle and direct, Almakan’s works fundamentally explore the future of the human condition. Text and paint are inseparable and equally important in conveying the message of each painting. Almakan believes that the viewer’s emotions, stimulated and awaken by paintings, are feelings already residing in their soul. Her fantastic art is the fruit of a strange alchemy, stemming from the artist’s complex personality and the world which surrounds her. It is a shape of sensory, timeless art and of the space, that shows itself independently of all artistic movements. Top: Matière Noire / Black Matter from Tipping Point Series Mixed media on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm Tipping Point is a set of 6 works embodying the states which can guide our choices. It gives a glimpse of the consequences and the possible futures of these choices; possible future towards one’s dark side. It is never too late to become human, but it becomes more and more risked… or not? “Be human, kiss me” … Double dare you?! Middle: Les Aveuglés (The Blind) Mixed media on canvas 63 x 35 in. or 160 x 90 cm Bottom: GEN-CODE: La Main De L’Homme / The Human Hand Mixed media on glass 24 x 47 in. or 60 x 120 cm Part of the GEN-CODE triptych, in this work God and human play the game of Solitaire. Description of one of the players: the Human. - Mammal of the order of the Primates, characterized by its voluminous brain, its upright position, the prehensile hands and by an intelligence endowed with faculties of abstraction, generalization, and capable of engendering the articulated language. - Distinguishing feature: belongs to the most developed animal species, regardless of sex. - Advantage: potentially endowed with reason. - Handicap: Pride. Which one is endangered?

Opposite Page: Le Legs / The Legacy > Mixed media on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 60 x 90 cm Retro-futurism or prospective? When each of us will state one’s case, we shall take the measure of our responsibility, and maybe before we even have time to make it out, our children shall do it for us … There is no rehearsal, we have only a one time life, take things in hand and let us try hard to be remarkable.

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AMIRA

La Garde Freinet, France Born in Egypt in 1937, Amira lived in Paris between 1949 and 2004. She studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and at the Conservatoire Russe d’Art Dramatique de Paris. She was awarded in both art schools. From 1964 to 1983 she worked as an art broker for modern impressionist paintings, which gave her the time to contemplate many masterpieces and to be in touch with museums and contemporary exhibitions. In 2004, Amira retired and moved to the South of France, at La Garde Freinet, a beautiful village where many other artists live. Since then, Amira has devoted herself to painting and everyday discovers new kinds of light, flamboyant colours and sunsets that you only find in the South of France. Her inspiration comes from multiple sources which have carried her towards abstract and surrealistic painting without forgetting the figurative. Since January of 2013, Amira operates her gallery ‘Atelier d’Art et de Peinture,’ producing unique works of art.

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1. Le Baiser Oil on canvas 18 x 22 in. or 46 x 55 cm 2. Le Carnaval De Venise Acrylic on paper marouflaged on canvas 16 x 13 in. or 41 x 33 cm 3. La Poupée de Porcelaine Acrylic on canvas 11 x 14 in. or 27 x 35 cm 4. L’Inconnue Acrylic on canvas 18 x 22 in. or 46 x 55 cm 5. Les Caraibes Acrylic on canvas 21 x 26 in. or 54 x 65 cm 6. Le Vase Bleu Acrylic on canvas 11 x 14 in. or 27 x 35 cm

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Anahit Ar Aruchyan California, USA

Born in 1951 in Yerevan, Armenia, Anahit Ar Aruchyan immigrated to the USA in 1990 and lives in Los Angeles. An accomplished artist and international costume designer, she has had 7 solo exhibits, 33 group participations, and has designed many costumes for theatrical performances in the USA, Argentina, Cuba and the former Soviet Union.

Left: Hot Day Bathing, 2010 Oil on canvas 24 x 48 in. or 61 x 122 cm Below: In a Garden, 2010 Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm Opposite Page Left: Spring Lady, 2010 Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm Right Top: Anna Pavlova, 2005 Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in. or 91 x 122 cm Bottom: Bonjour, 2004 Oil on canvas 30 x 40 in. or 76 x 102 cm

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“What a blessing it is to be an artist. I was born into a family of artists, whose creative roots span three generations. From childhood my parents contributed to my appreciation of the beauty in all things and deepest respect for art. I’m thankful for the fact that I am able to create in the country of my dreams. The freedoms in America have given me the opportunity to be creative and imaginative in a completely unrestrictive space. I passionately believe that painting gives life meaning and gives me immense creative energy and inspiration. In my paintings I am not trying to explain or defend any ideas, I am simply breathing life into the canvas.” - Anahit Ar Aruchyan

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Grace Arledge Atlanta, GA, United States

“I need to inspire with my art. I choose subjects & themes in which I am interested. I work with form, structure, shape, contrast, B/W & vibrant color to make a strong statement. I use representational art so the subject is “in your face.” I want people to see the world spiritually, to be fascinated with original thinking, to inspire viewers to examine themselves introspectively, to rebuild broken hearts and dreams.” - Grace Arledge Grace Arledge has studied at the College of DuPag, Illinois, The American Academy of Art in Chicago, and taken classes at Oxford University, UK. With over 10 years experience as a commercial artist, she exhibits internationally. Left: The Beach Watercolor on board 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm Below: Garden Grove, Bahamas Watercolor on board 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm

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Joao Banazol Portugal / France

Paradise Oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm

Born in Maputo, Mozambique, Joao Banazol has lived in Ericeira and Paris and learnt to paint in Macau, China, with a private teacher for two years. Banazol considers very important the encouragement he received by his oldest brother who is a painter (Luis Banazol) and a friend (Pedro Barreiros, painter and his General chief). Banazol is a Medical Doctor by the University of Lisbon, specializing in Rehabilitation by C.M.R. (Portugal) and Orthopaedics Science (E.S,R. Sorbonne, France). He has also served in the military Air Force for six years in Sky Born troops, in Slovenia, Gabon, Morocco, Congo, Servia, the Azores, Angola and St. TomĂŠ and Principe and was seriously wounded during war in Libreville. Now focusing on painting, a colonel in reserve and working at a medicine center and private clinic in Lisbon and Paris, Joao Banazol has found mentorship at Espace Salvador Dali in Montmartre, Paris, a city he has fallen in love with.

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Joao Banazol Portugal / France

Above: P1110066 Mixed media on canvas Below Left: Bull Fight Mixed media on canvass Middle: Sidi Ifni Mixed media on canvas Right: Moonlight Mixed media on canvas

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Above: The Lady and the Homeless Mixed media on canvas Below: P1110073 Mixed media on canvas

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Leslie Barron Memphis,Tennessee, USA

Leslie Barron was born in 1970 in Illinois and has lived in Memphis, Tennessee for the last 32 years. Although she has been creating art since she was a small child, she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of Memphis in 1995 and has been painting professionally for about 16 years. Leslie Barronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is in many private and corporate collections and is represented in several fine galleries throughout the American South.

Above: Winter Bird Mixed media on panel 24 x 24 in. or 61 x 61 cm Below: Conquer Mixed media on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm

Wildflower Mixed media on canvas 36 x 48 in. or 91 x 122 cm

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Sea View Mixed media on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm

Wading in the Sea Mixed media on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm

â&#x20AC;&#x153;More than anything, I love to play with color, proportion, layering and juxtaposition. I love the idea of each viewer noticing different things and having different feelings about the same painting. I am always trying to create an environment within each piece, hopefully to create some emotion. When I am asked what style my work is, I am hesitant to define a particular type. I usually state that it is abstract/modern/folk art but I feel like my work is constantly evolving.â&#x20AC;? - Leslie Barron

King and Queen Mixed media on canvas 24 x 24 in. or 61 x 61 cm

LESLIE BARRON

Logan Bauer Dewey, Arizona, USA

Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Logan Bauer spent much of his formative years overseas. He took his first painting class in London, England at the age of 13. Bauer later graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas with a BA in Education and minor in History and Political Science. During his last year at Trinity he took the majority of his coursework at the fine arts department, devoting much of his time to painting. Settling in Arizona, Bauer continued his art education at Phoenix College and Arizona State University, while pursuing other professional goals. Only recently have circumstances permitted him to transform what had been a pastime into a full-time commitment.

Boy With A Bougainvillea Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in. or 91 x 61 cm

The Steps Of Carrara Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm

The Look #3 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm

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Lunch In The Park Oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm

LOGAN BAUER

Mary Bechtol Canyon,Texas, USA

Mary Bechtol paints as a way of expressing her personal views of the world around her. She paints primarily in oils “because of the beautiful sheen and vibrant luster they produce.” She is inspired by “Light. Light. Light.” and the way it plays on an object. Mary frequently paints in series, “Once something stirs my imagination I find it hard to say everything about the subject on one canvas.” Mary and her husband David live on a farm in Canyon, Texas. She grew up on the Southern Plains. “My father worked for an oil company and we moved frequently. Most would agree that there isn’t much to look at on the Plains, but with each family move I began to notice subtle differences in the landscape. I saw varying shades, hues and tones and how the colors changed with the differing light.” Most of Mary’s landscapes begin en plein air. Although an accomplished plein air painter, she uses these pieces as her reference with which to create the finished studio paintings. Giving the viewer barely enough information to recognize a location, her greatest focus is “on the push and pull of color which gives each piece its depth.” An art instructor once told Mary that different hues of the same value excite the eye. “This defined the colors of my childhood. I strive to capture these nuances on each canvas by limiting my palette to only 4 or 5 colors and focus on making each canvas predominately cool or warm. I paint less to depict the landscape than to capture the colors.” Mary is an avid bird-watcher so you will always find at least one bird in her landscape paintings.

Above: Field at Sunset Oil on canvas 24 x 24 in. or 61 x 61 cm Left Top: Panhandle Field Oil on canvas 16 x 16 in. or 41 x 41 cm Middle: Tall Weeds Oil on canvas 48 x 48 in. or 122 x 122 cm Bottom: Morning over the Southern Plains Oil on canvas 48 x 48 in. or 122 x 122 cm Opposite Page: Wheatfields II Oil on canvas 48 x 60 in. or 122 x 152 cm

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Nell Bednarz Katy,Texas, USA

^ Dagger Point Pastel on panel 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 16 cm

Consider the Lilies of the Field 2: Mt.6:26-34 Pastel on panel 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm

^ Fresh Air, Sunshine Soft pastel on Ampersand board 14 x 11 in. or 36 x 28 cm

Lubbock, Texas, native Nell Bednarz explores the influences of nature, faith, and cultural heritage on our lives. Creating art that honors the Creator, her work has been exhibited on five continents. Art forms include drawing, painting, photography, assemblage sculpture, and jewelry. A private art instructor and fine art judge, Bednarz is represented by Holland Street Gallery in Bellville, Texas. Nell Bednarz began working with wire doing farm work with her father, Jack O’Briant, mending livestock fences, irrigation gated pipe, and cotton trailers, in the mid-1960s. She was an avid rock collector when young, and started photography while in middle school. Her materials are a natural extension of her life, as close to the land as the metals, stones, chalks, and pigments she uses. When asked what is most rewarding in developing fine art pieces, Bednarz remarks, “Good design enriches one’s life, helps to portray ideas and interests of the patron, and gives a medium of expression that communicates an active and seeking personality and mindset. Honoring God by serving my community through art and mentoring rewards me with good friends and great experiences. I hope to help others feel truly connected and increasingly aware that we are not alone.”

^ Magnolias Back to Back #1 India ink on clayboard 14 x 11 in. or 36 x 28 cm

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Above: Sycamore Tenacity Pastel on panel 14 x 11 in. or 36 x 28 cm Below: Tricolor Heron Pastel on panel 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 16 cm

NELL BEDNARZ

Cherry Beresford Victoria, Australia

Presently living in Australia on the Mornington Peninsula, Cherry Beresford has previously lived in Zimbabwe, England, the USA and Israel. She has taken this rich experience into her art imagery, though Australia now provides much of her inspiration. She has been involved in art all her life and enhanced her skill from the tutoring of some of Australia’s finest artists. Cherry is a life member of the Peninsula Art Society, a significant society for the promotion and encouragement of all art mediums and styles. An actively exhibiting artist over many years, Cherry Beresford has been the recipient of numerous awards.

“Being an artist, I believe, is all about learning to see and to feel and then to interpret the world around you in your own, unique way.”

Above: Dreaming Acrylic on wood 14 x 18 in. or 35 x 45 cm Left top to bottom: Evening Fishing Acrylic on canvas 30 x 16 in. or 75 x 40 cm Evening Light Pt Leo Acrylic on wood 30 x 20 in. or 75 x 52 cm Murray River Pelican Acrylic on paper 26 x 13 in. or 70 x 34 cm Mothers Beach Mornington Acrylic on wood 20 x 14 in. or 50 x 35 cm

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Above: Broome Fishing Oil on wood 33 x 24 in. or 84 x 60 cm Below: Fisherman On Sea Acrylic on wood 34 x 24 in. or 85 x 60 cm

CHERRY BERESFORD

Cherry Beresford Victoria, Australia

Ghost Gum Acrylic on paper 13 x 20 in. or 34 x 50 cm

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Anguish Oil on wood 34 x 24 in. or 85 x 60 cm

CHERRY BERESFORD

Lucie Boswell

aka

Los Angeles, California, USA

Artist 37 Born in 1968 in San Francisco, California, Lucie Boswell aka Artist 37, realized from a very young age that art was the best means of expression. She graduated in 1992 from the University of California Santa Barbara with a BA in Art Studio and then went on to study professional photography, with some of the worlds finest photographers, at the Santa Fe Photo Workshops. Boswell was invited to join the ASMP American Society of Media Photographers, a professional trade organization. For almost twenty years, she has been active part of both a national and international art scene,, exhibiting work in group shows, as well as being a patron of the arts funding various museums and art organizations. She is a member of Italy-ARTROM, and in recent years she is being published in several contemporary art books around the world. It is Lucieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing desire to continue to reinvent herself and continue to evolve as an artist.

Above: Seismic Activity Airbrush on canvas 17 x 30 in. or 43 x 76 cm Below: Sunset New Mexico Airbrush on canvas 24 x 24 x 2 in. or 61 x 61 x 5 cm

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Eldred Boze Wardensville,West Virginia, USA

Above Left: Nite Scape C-print 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 41 Right: Window Frost 4 Acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm Below: Troika Ride C-print 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm

Eldred Boze has had a lifelong interest in painting and photography. His works have been displayed in various US galleries, won numerous awards and belong to private collections in many states..

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Debra Branitz Boynton Beach, Florida, USA

Born in New York, Debra Branitz resides in South Florida. She studied art at the State University of New York, New Paltz and is currently represented by galleries in New York and Florida. Her work has appeared in several print and online art publications, with many of her pieces sold to private collectors. Branitz considers herself a representational artist. Top Left: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Step on My Blue Suede Shoes Oil on canvas 22 x 28 in. or 56 x 71 cm Right: Might As Well Jump Oil on canvas 22 x 28 in. or 56 x 71 cm Below: Distressed II Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in. or 102 x 76 cm

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Ragna Bruno Hancock, Maine, USA

Born in Madrid, Spain of Swedish and German parents, Ragna Bruno studied dance, music and art in Madrid, Switzerland and London. She has travelled extensively in Europe, Central and South America and India and since 1977, she has been living in Maine, with frequent trips to Spain. Her works are in collections in Maine, New York, Washington, (USA), Singapore and Spain. Above Left: Pensive Woman Hand-built clay with case in patina H: 48 in. or 122 cm Right: Counterpoint with Black Oil on canvas 48 x 48 in. or 122 x 122 cm Below: Blue Landscape Oil on canvas 60 x 30 in. or 152 x 76 cm

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Hung Bui Huu Hanoi,Vietnam

Above: Field Is Gold Lacquer on wood 118 x 59 in. or 300 x 150 cm Below: September 8th Acrylic on canvas 70 x 79 in. or 200 x 200 cm

Hung Bui Huu was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he still lives and works. He began studying traditional lacquer painting at the age of 18 and then following combat service, attended the Indochina Fine Arts University. Since 1983, Hung has participated in 40 group exhibitions in Russia, Poland, England, France, Italy, Monaco, Holland, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China and Singapore and had 16 solo exhibitions in Vietnam, England, France, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai. Among those were major exhibitions in Miami, London, Paris, and Beijing. Hung has many prestigious collectors worldwide in the royal families and diplomatic communities of Vietnam, Europe, and North America. His works hang in Eastern Fine Arts Museum of USSR, Singapore Art Museum, Museum of Sydney Australia, Museum of ULB University in Brussels Belgium. He has received many awards and is a member of the Artists Association of Hanoi, the Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association of Vietnam and since 1986 has been a member of the World Lacquer Artists Association.

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Miss Xoan, 2001 > Lacquer on wood 48 x 48 in. or 122 x 122 cm Bottom Left: Two persons Lacquer on wood 47 x 47 in. or 120 x 120 cm Right: Woman with Quai Thao Hat Lacquer on wood 47 x 47 in. or 120 x 120 cm

HUNG BUI HUU

Yelena Budylin Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA

Born in 1963 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Yelena Budylin now lives in New Jersey. She attended the school for exceptional students run by Russian Academy of Art and later graduated from Roerich School of Art in St. Petersburg. She has had 2 solo exhibitions in the USA, and 23 group participations, including at the SNMFA in Las Vegas. Her intricate, vibrant and unique works belong to private and public collections in the United States and Russia.

Above: 34 Street New York City Oil on canvas 22 x 28 in. or 56 x 71 cm Left Top: Lovers in St. Petersburg Oil on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm Bottom: Red Angel Oil on canvas 31 x 37 in. or 79 x 94 cm

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Michael Cababe

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Michael Cababe was born in 1968, in New Jersey, where he believes the best of both worlds reside; the scenic setting of northern New Jersey and the stimulating energy of New York City. Michael had no formal training as an artist and is self-taught as he saw things differently; he is colorblind. After earning a Bachelorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Degree in Fine Art from Columbia College, Chicago, he began to focus on the use of negative space, line, texture, and color, which served as a tool of expression. He did this with an emphasis on watercolor, acrylic and colored ink. . His work has been shown in over 22 solo and group exhibitions in the USA , Italy and Mexico an is in many private collections. Michael donates several pieces of art a year to various charities. Above: Two Face Oil on canvas 24 x 54 in. or 61 x 137 cm Right Top: Horse I Acrylic on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 51 x 61 cm Bottom: Horse II Acrylic on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 51 x 61 cm

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Joe Cajero Jr. Placitas, New Mexico, USA

Born in 1970 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Joe Cajero Jr. is Native American from the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico where he was raised in the traditional setting of his village. He speaks the native Towa language and now resides near his village. Growing up, Joe participated in the traditional Pueblo ceremonies and dances. He has been working in clay since the age of 16. He studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts and received his AFA Degree in 1992. He is an awarded artist, and has received numerous private and public monumental commissions.

“My creative energy is often spiritual in nature. Each of my sculptures invariably represents some aspect of praise and appreciation for life’s beauty. Since my Native American Pueblo religion restricts the realistic unveiling of ceremonial life, the challenge is to use abstract art to represent the sacred; images that specifically capture a reflection of my spirituality and expressions of my intercession with the Creator.” - Joe Cajero Jr.

1. Kindred Spirit Bronze with patina 27 x 11 x 9 in. or 68 x 28 x 23 cm 2. Oneness Bronze with patina 25 x 9 x 9 in. or 64 x 23 x 23 cm 3. Relationship/The Eternal Journey Bronze with patina 21 x 19 x 7 in. or 52 x 48 x 18 cm 4. & 5. The Process Bronze 21 x 9 x 22 in. or 53 x 23 x 56 cm 6. & 7. Embodiment of Prayer Bronze with patina 7 x 3, 6 x 3, 10 ft or 213 x 107 x 117 cm 8. Nurtured by Prayer Bronze with patina 7 x 3 x 3 ft or 213 x 91 x 91 cm

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Joe Cajero Jr. Placitas, New Mexico, USA

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Luca Cappai Muravera, Italy

Born in 1978 in Oristano, Italy, Luca Cappai paints, writes books, plays music and makes video animations. He does exhibitions all around the world, including in Paris (Louvre museum), London, Rome, Chicago, Oslo and Barcelona. His art has been published in many books and magazines and he has also been interviewed by the photography and music American magazine Alwayz Therro. His videos are made with handmade cartoons and digital media. Luca Cappai has written two books.

Woman Landscape Oil on canvas 24 x 31 in. or 60 x 80 cm

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Chie Chang Perth, Australia

Born in 1975, Malaysia, Chie Chang is now living in Australia, working as a fashion illustrator and textile designer. Currently she is also working on her Masters in Communication Design with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Her illustrations have been featured in selected publications such as DG Portfolio 8: A showcase of creativity and inspiration and Creative Quarterly Journal. When she is not doing design work, she likes to host dinner parties and dance on table (depending on how good the red wine is :)

Above: 3 Cover Model Mixed media print 12 x 16 in. or 30 x 40 cm Left Top: Lilly Mixed media print 12 x 16 in. or 30 x 40 cm Bottom: Lipstick Girl Mixed media print 12 x 16 in. or 30 x 40 cm

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Hye-Youn Eunice Choi Seoul, South Korea

Hye-Youn Eunice was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1988. In 2012 she graduated from Concordia University where she majored in painting and drawing and minored in art history. This same year, she had a group exhibition Hot Mess at the VAV Gallery in Montreal. In 2013, she had a solo exhibition, In Your Freedom I Will Live, at Gallery Epoque located in Seoul.

Left: Put Out into Deep Water and Let Down the Nets for A Catch Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm Below: Chaos Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm

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Simone De Knecht Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands

My Las Vegas Mixed media on canvas 39 x 39 in. or 100 x 100 cm

Born in 1952 in Rotterdam, Simone De Knecht studied Art at the Fine Arts Academy of Utrecht. In her own words: “I’m fascinated by the beauty of nature and architecture. It’s my aim to design, create and decorate MY OWN VISIONARY WORLD, based on rural landscapes and main city architecture, I often walk within. It thrills my heart and brings me ultimate joy.” De Knecht has participated in many international exhibitions in Amsterdam, Florence, New York, Las Vegas, Berlin, Paris, London, Barcelona and Jerusalem. Her works belong to many private collections and city government agencies at home and abroad. She donated 3 large paintings to the Ronald Mc Donald House Rotterdam. De Knecht has been the recipient of numerous, prestigious art awards and was recently nominated for the famous Dutch art publication JAART 2014.

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Wendy Cohen Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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1. Quantum Red Soup Mixed media on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm 2. Ready Steady Go Mixed media on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm 3. Check Mates Mixed media on canvas 36 x 48 in. or 91 x 122 cm 4. Instrumental Joy Mixed media on canvas 5. Amour Mixed media on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm 6. Hot Dot Spots Mixed media on canvas 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am presently in my second year of Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting, at the National Art School in Sydney, Australia. I have an extensive Art History and Theory program, with an elective in Indigenous Art, as well as life and general drawing. My expressionistic paintings seek to capture the joy and passion that can be found in the world. Working with a variety of mixed media, I layer my canvases with diverse palettes of rich colors, thickly applied with fearless brushstroke. My compositions are both fantastical and adventurous, combining recognizable elements with patterns and abstract renderings. What results is artwork bursting with energy and infused with freedom and positivity which I believe is the natural state of all people. Inspired by the rich African culture in which I was raised, having been born in Cape Town, South Africa and presently living in Sydney, Australia, I have had diverse cultural experiences but feel connected to all life on the planet. My paintings therefore have a primitive surrealistic quality to them and often contain glimpses of faces, which I use as a sculptural toll to symbolize the face of the illusion of life. For me being a painter is a divine calling and I seek to bring excitement, love, laughter and imagination to my audience.â&#x20AC;? Wendy Cohen

WENDY COHEN

Patrick Deshayes New Jersey, USA

Free as a line â&#x201E;˘

Tribute to Munch II Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm

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Dminc Bologna, Italy

Italian painter, Dminc sees and paints the sea in a unique way. She has exhibited her artwork in many North American galleries as well as art fairs in the USA, Europe and Asia. Her inimitable style is created by overlapping resins with weaved shells and Swarovski crystals that shine like sun rays resulting in a signature style that art lovers and connoisseurs recognize and appreciate. Above : Magic Mixed media on canvas 118 x 51 in. or 300 x 130 cm Below: The Long Wave Mixed media on canvas 70 x 39 in. or 180 x 100 cm

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Kristy-Ann Duffy Bulimba, Queensland, Australia

Kristy-Ann Duffy is a self taught Australian artist. Her work as an engineer has taken her all around Australia, and currently she lives in Queensland. Gathering inspiration from home, but also from travel to wild and remote places, Kristyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first solo exhibition at Percolator Gallery (July 2010) was dedicated to her husband. While living in Perth (2008), Kristy attended classes on abstraction at the Fremantle Art Centre to challenge herself and extend her ability to be expressive through her art. While Kristy has painted a wide variety of subjects, more recently she has focused on her passion for birds; a fascination she shared with her husband. More than just capturing a likeness of the birds, Kristy wants to share some of those special moments through her art; whether they be black swans ripping green weed from the bottom of a river, pelicans preening and leaving a trail of soft feathers in the water, or the bright colours of lorikeets in flight. Kristy enjoys creating art that is both true to the subject and her own interpretation of the mood to produce unique and vibrant paintings. Left Top: Leader of the Gang Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm Middle: Spinifex Pigeons Acrylic on canvas 14 x 14 in. or 36 x 36 cm Bottom: The Things that I Love Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm Below: The Joy of Flight Acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm Opposite Page: Woody Woodpecker Acrylic on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 50 x 61 cm

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Kelly Feil Clarkson,Western Australia, Australia

Kelly Feil studied photography and graphic design and combines both practices in her work. She enters the Australian Professional Photography Awards every year and has won several awards, including gold and runner up in the Photo Illustrator category. Her work has been exhibited in Australia and she hopes to expand this overseas. Kelly is a member of the AIPP and proudly achieved her Masters in early 2009. She has been involved in the photography industry for over 12 years and hopes to increase the reputation of photography as an art form.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My images are a depiction of the world around us, both real and surreal. I create my pieces in the electronic dark room. Primarily photographic in origin, I blend and layer several images to make the composition. Every image used within the compositions are my own. I have always been heavily influenced by Surrealism and love creating pieces that are dreamlike and fantastic with a note of realism. I aim to take the audience somewhere out of their reality and to experience something new; to expand their imagination and to look outside their immediate idealism.â&#x20AC;? - Kelly Feil Above: Reflections Color digital print 20 x 30 in. or 51 x 76 cm Left Top: Kaleidoscope of Dreams Color digital print 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm Middle: Entrance Color digital print 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm Bottom: Broken Hearted Color digital print 30 x 25 in. or 76 x 63 cm Opposite Page: Forever Preserved Color digital print 15 x 20 in. or 38 x 51 cm

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Heidi Fosli Oslo, Norway

Born in 1961 in Norway, Heidi Fosli lives in Oslo. She studied Art at the Academy of Art San Francisco, and has had eleven solo shows in Norway and Italy and 18 group participations in Norway, Italy, Spain, USA, Israel, Austria, Germany and the UK, including at the London Biennale and Chianciano Biennale in Italy. Fosliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works belong to private and public collections in many countries and she is an awarded artist.

Globalmania Oil on canvas 31 x 16 in. or 80 x 40 cm

Our little Country Oil on canvas 31 x 16 in. or 80 x 40 cm Faith Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 50 x 60 cm

Anticipation Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. or 40 x 50 cm Another Brick in the Wall Oil on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm

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Serendipity Oil on canvas 31 x 16 in. or 80 x 40 cm Pink Revolution Oil on canvas 27 x 24 in. or 70 x 60 cm

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Karin Galler St.Lorenzen, Austria

Born in Bruck, Austria, Karin Galler is now living in St. Lorenzen with her husband and two children. Since 1987 she has been a certified operating room nurse and after 15 years of her medical career she has placed equal value on her art practice and expressing herself through painting. Since 1990 she has had a continuous training and education in watercolor, silk painting, with a special passion for acrylic and action painting. Since 1995, Karin has exhibited internationally in New York, Maribor, Firenze, Palermo (1st International Biennale of Art ) and her paintings have been published in 3 art catalogs. 1. Halten und Getragen Werden Acrylic on linen 55 x 39 in. or 140 x 100 cm 2. OW Paper on wood 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm 3. Feen Mixed media on linen Each panel: 4 x 39 in. or 10 x 100 cm 1.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through my work I try to convey my emotional reality without figures or figurative association, to portray the barriers between the visible and invisible worlds and the nature of the struggle between light and darkness. The realization of my innermost self succeeds by means of compositional aspects with primary colours. Ranging from red to yellow, I employ a rich set of shades and a limited use of black, which serves to define the colours. Using gestural brush work, I layer single, translucent colours over one another. Sometimes as many as 150 colours, layered on top of each other, build up the picture. I want to pass on the fascination and passion which I personally experience during painting to others, encouraging them to look at the abstractness of our conceptual world, grasp the reflectiveness of existence and feel gratitude for the gift of life.â&#x20AC;? - Karin Galler 2.

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4. Freude Acrylic on linen 24 x 39 in. or 60 x 100 cm 5. Zusammenkunft Acrylic on wood Each panel: 24 x 31 in. or 60 x 80 cm 6. Schoss des Seins Acrylic on linen 24 x 39 in. or 60 x 100 cm

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Valerie Ghoussaini Naples, Florida, USA

Valerie Ghoussaini was born in 1956 and lives between Florida and France. She received her BA in Art from Marygrove College and worked towards her Masters at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She has participated in over 17 solo and group exhibitions throughout Europe and the USA and her artwork is collected internationally. Left Top: Girl on a Bike Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in. or 91 x 122 cm Bottom: Beach Beauties Oil on canvas 39 x 29 in. or 100 x 73 cm Below: Forbidden City in the Snow Oil on canvas 35 x 46 in. or 89 x 116 cm

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Irina Gretchanaia Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Born in 1975 in Kishinev, Moldova, Irina Gretchanaia now lives in Barrie, Ontario. She discovered her passion for panting while studying Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. After graduating, she worked in the industry for a number of years and then moved to Barrie, to become an artist and teacher. After only exhibiting for 4 years, she sold her artwork internationally to private collectors and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been under the spotlight in her community ever since. Irinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite medium is oil and the impact of colour, contrast and attention to detail is her signature. Above Left: Shades of a Tulip II Oil on canvas Right: Fire Road Oil on canvas Below: Under the Sun Oil on canvas

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David Giles Willagee,Western Australia, Australia

A documentary about David Giles was recently shown on the ABC titled, ‘How Art Changed my Life.’ It highlighted his success as an artist and some of the influences on his practice. Winner of 20 art awards, David Giles has more than 40 solo exhibitions to his name and has shown in New York, Paris, Singapore, the UK, Indonesia and throughout Australia. He has been cited as “One of Australia’s most exciting contemporary painters” and his work is can be found in numerous government, corporate and private collections worldwide. Bold, colorful and dramatic, Giles’ work is increasingly sought after.

Above: Cascade Acrylic on canvas 35 x 47 in. or 90 x 120 cm Left Top: A Single Vibration Acrylic on canvas 35 x 35 in. or 90 x 90 cm Middle: Untitled Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 in. or 60 x 60 cm Bottom: It’s A Wonderful, Wonderful Life Acrylic on canvas 39 x 39 in. or 100 x 100 cm Opposite Page: Origins Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 in. or 60 x 60 cm

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I began painting after a dramatic near death experience when I almost drowned. This event propelled me to pursue the life of an artist but it also profoundly influenced me to seek to re-present the sense of the mystical and sublime from that experience. It is this sense of a spiritual, deeper reality that has been my continuous influence over twenty years of painting. In my work I invite the viewer to contemplate that things may not be as simple and straightforward as we might think at first glance, and that there may be a deeper mystical reality that requires a certain attitude, a meditative perspective, to uncover and be revealed.â&#x20AC;? - David Giles

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Füsun Gönder Ankara,Turkey

Born in Ankara in 1953, Füsun Gönder had her education in the faculty of Law and worked as legal advisor in the Central Bank of Turkey. She had her art training in Ankara, and in 2012, presented work in a solo show in Ankara. Also in 2012, Gönder presented a new body of work in a personal show in Istanbul. She is member of the Ankara Women Artists Association. Her abstracted works present a powerful line and sensibility for color that lends each painting a unique energy and vibrant aura. Left Top: Peyzaj Oil on canvas 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm Bottom: Peyzaj Oil on canvas 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm Below: Naturmort Oil on canvas 27 x 35 in. or 70 x 90 cm

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Above: Naturmort Oil on canvas 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm Left Top: Naturmort Oil on canvas 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm Bottom: Peyzaj Oil on canvas 27 x 39 in. or 70 x 100 cm

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Jody Graham Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

“The body of work I have been developing over the last few years investigates urbanism and themes including, abandonment, survival, resourcefulness and beauty. Initially I draw to develop an understanding of the subject matter I am interested in. These drawings then become the foundation material that other work is derived from. Recently I have begun to examine the potential use of installations working as a dialogue with my two dimensional works. Combining a variety of mediums gives me a larger capacity to explore the built environment as a symbol of our own mortality. The growing relationship I have with this theme drives my desire to record and document both relics and individuals from our past.” -Jody Graham, May 2013 Jody Graham’s work is in Australian public collections and collected privately within Australia, London, UK and America. Left Top: Sydney 1 Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in. or 56 x 76 cm Bottom: Green Ban 2 (detail) Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in. or 56 x 76 cm Below: Green Ban 1 Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in. or 56 x 76 cm Opposite Page: Sydney 4 Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in. or 56 x 76 cm

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Bruce N Griffiths Robina, Queensland, Australia

Bruce Griffiths was born in 1955 in Wollongong, NSW and lives in Queensland. Largely self-taught, since picking up a brush in 2002, Bruce pays tribute to the influence of world renowned Australian based artists Robert Wade, Robert Lovett, Greg Allen, David Taylor and Joseph Zbukvic - a very rich heritage to widen your horizons. “It simply opened my eyes to what was possible,” he explains. A late bloomer, Bruce Griffiths embraces large solo exhibitions (the last was 72 pieces), has joined in group showings and a selection of his works can be viewed on his website. He has travelled widely in Australia and New Zealand. Bruce Griffiths still works by the modem, never paint where you haven’t been and never paint what you cannot feel. A lifetime of fishing and the bush has instilled a love of the outdoors, which is the preferred subject of his paintings. Many years in the South East Queensland construction scene, Bruce has seen the growth that will forever change the land but he insists that a simple beauty is still there. “You just have to look harder”. Bruce is an award winning artist, always looking for the next frontier.

1. Southport Yacht Club Watercolor on paper 16 x 12 in. or 41 x 32 cm 2. Queen Building, William St Mall, Perth WA Watercolor on paper 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm 3. Tailor Fishermen, Gold Coast Watercolor on paper 14 x 12 in. or 35 x 30 cm 4. Fremantle Docks, WA Watercolor on paper 28 x 9 in. or 72 x 24 cm 5. Silicon Beach Watercolor on paper 28 x 10 in. or 71 x 25 cm

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Ryan Groot Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1976, Ryan Groot has lived in Calgary since 2001, where he met his gorgeous wife Kristy and has been happily married since 2005. They had a beautiful daughter in 2009 that changed his life and perspective (both for the better). Ryan uses a variety of subject matters and media. His work has been shown throughout Canada including Calgary, Cochrane, Toronto and Winnipeg; and internationally in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and Florence, Italy. Ryan works from his home-based studio, where his goal is to represent his surroundings and experiences through art. His constant inspirations are his beautiful family and friendships.

Winter is Coming Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 41 cm

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Above: Exploration I, II and III Mixed media on canvas Each: 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm Below: We Shall Be Free Acrylic on canvas 24 x 20 in. or 61 x 51 cm

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Ryan Groot Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Left Page: Top Left: Eye of the Storm Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm Top Right: Prairie Sky Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm Bottom: Conquer I Acrylic on canvas 36 x 24 in. or 91 x 61 cm This Page: Right: Wisdom Oil pastel on illustration board 20 x 24 in. or 51 x 61 cm Far Right: Faith Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 51 x 61 cm Below: Conquer II Acrylic on canvas 36 x 24 in. or 91 x 61 cm

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Isabelle Habegger Wollerau, Switzerland

Discovering the work of Isabelle Habegger means to take a fresh view on what you see, far away from conformity. It is not that Isabelle takes on a distant or distinguishing view: it is rather through her very personal and individual perspective and power of expression that her works speak to the spectator. Living in a world with multiple stimuli from all kinds of sources, Isabelle visits her inner spiritual inspirations and thoughts rather than the external world for her work. She combines and composes different shapes, moods and colours to become a symbiosis. Born in 1958 in Neuch창tel, Switzerland, Isabelle Habegger has been involved with painting, sculpting, drawing and music since 14 years old and later her passion became a profession. Isabelle studied at the University for Design in Z체rich. Since 1987 she has been exhibiting on a regular basis in Switzerland and abroad. Her work encompasses the construction and translation of a reality of different creative concepts. A painter, sculptor and performance artist she creates art for private patrons and public institutions in Switzerland and internationally.

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1. Eté Chinois II Acrylic on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm 2. Montée Vers La Surface Pigment on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm 3. Impressions De Xi’an Acrylic on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm 4. Hiroko Acrylic on Paper and 22 plexiglas plates 118 x 59 in. or 300 x 150 cm 5. Pétales de Fleur I Pigment on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm 6. IPétales de Fleur II Pigment on canvas 31 x 31 in. or 80 x 80 cm

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HAILARY Ferrel, Portugal

Hailary found her passion for drawing when she was only 6 years old and her love for art continues to this very day. As a teenager she undertook intensive art education in Russia and later moved to Laguna Beach, USA, in her continuing search for further inspiration. Hailaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic repertoire ranges across several different styles and mediums, but she does admit that acrylic painting is her favorite. She enjoys painting still life, flowers and landscapes. Hailary also works with finesse on Swarovski jewellery art. In 2011, Hailary relocated to the wonderful city of Peniche, Portugal, where she continues to create her paintings. She has joined the Artist Association Galeria Aberta and was published in Prospero International Art Book. During recent years, she has had numerous exhibitions in Europe and the USA. Her solo gallery is now open in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

1. Puzzling Mixed media on canvas 31 x 24 in. or 80 x 60 cm 2. Floating on Water Acrylic on canvas 27 x 20 in. or 70 x 50 cm 3. Simply Tropical Mixed media on canvas 31 x 24 in. or 80 x 60 cm 4. Breeze Oil on canvas 31 x 24 in. or 80 x 60 cm 5. Mountain Lake Oil on canvas 31 x 27 in. or 80 x 70 cm 6. Chaotic Beauty Mixed media on canvas 12 x 12 in. or 30 x 30 cm

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F. Lisa Hannick Lords Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

The fine art paintings of F. Lisa Hannick evoke a mood of a bygone era. Her use of a subdued palette, warm tones and powerful chiaroscuro leave one with a sense of refinement and grace. Her technical brilliance is evident in the solidity and quietude of each painting. The intense peace and restfulness of this simple transcript from domestic life, repeat the impression of the Dutch masters, without making one feel that there is any direct influence from another source. Her fidelity to an ideal truth is a refreshing change to the overflow of the avant garde. Lisa studied at the Art Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; League of NY and is in numerous collections worldwide. She currently has gallery representation in Northeast USA.

Above: Andromeda and Spider Mum Oil on linen 11 x 14 in. or 28 x 36 cm Left Top: March Thaw Oil on gilded panel 12 x 9 in. or 30 x 23 cm Bottom: Marigolds, Pearl and Grapes Oil on gilded panel 6 x 8 in. or 15 x 20 cm

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Melvin Harris

Saint Albans,Vermont, USA

Melvin Harris was born in 1948 in New York City and now lives in Vermont. He intensively studied watercolor and acrylic painting, life drawing, graphic art and design, technical illustration and airbrush photo retouching during several decades while living in California. His works belong to private and public collections in the USA. An awarded artist, Melvin Harris is a member of Manhattan Arts International Above Left: Progress Giclée print on watercolor paper Right: Autumn Fantasy I Giclée print on watercolor paper Below: Autumn Fantasy II Giclée print on watercolor paper

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Carol Hartman Bozeman, Montana, USA

Carol Hartman was born in Sidney, Montana, and lives in Bozeman. She studied art at Montana State University Bozeman and California State University Fresno. She has taught at CSU Fresno and CSU Sacramento, and worked as gallery director at both locations. She has had solo exhibitions both nationally from NY and D.C. to California, including the prestigious Chicago Arts Institute, and group shows internationally in Armenia, Austria, and France. Hartman’s interactive installations and her contemporary landscapes can be found in private and corporate collections nationwide. “As I child, I spent considerable time “memorizing” pockets of beauty found in my rural Montana home along Charley Creek. A “near-death” experience presented me with a personal acknowledgement of the body and soul relationship. I feel our souls have chosen to be on this earth to experience the senses of touch, sight, sound, taste, and smell, as well as joy, fear, compassion, anger, love, etc. I choose to create artwork that expresses one’s immersion into the senses. The resulting images are the “essence” of the skies, land, water, and air, not merely a painted picture. I hope to present to the viewer a moment, to identify with each of my images, to touch upon their own personal “memory” experiences.” - Carol Hartman

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1. In the Midst of Grandeur Cattle markers on wood panel 24 x 24 in. or 61 x 61 cm 2. Rocky Mountain Lifeforce (Montana Gold Series) Selected For Inclusion In The Florence Biennale 2013 Oil and gold leaf on 15 wood panels 81 x 49 in. or 205 x 125 cm 3. Cottonwood Drive in Winter Oil on wood panel 24 x 24 in. or 61 x 61 cm 3.

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Filiz Hatipoglu Istanbul,Turkey

Filiz Hatipoglu was born in 1964 in Kastamonu. The artist employs the aesthetic values of the art of calligraphy to place on the canvas the reality of history from a visionary approach. She converts images that consist of Runic, Arabic and Latin letters to abstract paintings. Filiz has participated in 35 group shows in Turkey and abroad and had six solo exhibitions. The recipient of numerous, prestigious awards Filiz Hatipoglu holds a Bachelors degree from Mimar Sinan University and earned her Masters degree at Yeditepe University’ s Institute of Social Sciences.

Left Top: Timeless Oil on canvas 45 x 45 in. or 115 x 115 cm Bottom: Carousel Oil on canvas 31 x 71 in. or 80 x 180 cm Below: Universal Oil on canvas 45 x 63 in. or 115 x 160 cm Opposite Page Top: Like a Bird II (Kuş Misali II) Mixed media on canvas 20 in. or 50 cm diameter Bottom: Like a Bird (Kuş Misali ) Mixed media on canvas 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm

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Gillian Holding Leeds,West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Born in 1959 in Chester, UK, Gillian Holding now works variously in Leeds, London and Paris. She studied art at Leeds Metropolitan University, graduating with first class honours. After six solo shows in England, Holding has her first solo show in New York in 2014, having participated in numerous juried and curated group exhibitions both nationally and in Europe. Her work is in private and public collections in the UK, USA, Italy and France and Holding has won prizes for her art writing and artwork. She is a member and Trustee of East Street Arts in Leeds.

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1. Ice Cream, Jenin 2012 Oil and acrylic resin on panel 20 x 24 in. or 50 x 60 cm 2. Veiled Victory, 2012 Mixed media on panel 39 x 53 in. or 100 x 135 cm 3. Jerusalem, Secular, Black, 2010-11 Mixed media on panel 35 x 47 in. or 90 x 120 cm 4. Jewish Mother, Christian Pilgrim, 2010-11 Mixed media on panel 45 x 53 in. or 115 x 135 cm

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Henrijean Clermont-Ferrand, France

Henrijean was born in 1965 in Clermont-Ferrand, France and studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-arts of Clermont-Ferrand, France. All of his works are painted on canvas, using only three colors: black, white and red. He has had several exhibitions in many countries, including Belgium, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. Henrijean’s work is referenced at the Monaco Modern Art Museum. Right Top: Autoroutes Jeudi d’Automne Acrylic and lead mine on canvas 35 x 35 x 2 in. or 90 x 90 x 5 cm Bottom: Exil (Vendôme gardénal Snack) Acrylic and lead mine on canvas 35 x 35 x 2 in. or 90 x 90 x 5 cm Below: Allée 5 Acrylic on canvas 18 x 35 x 2 in. or 45 x 90 x 5 cm

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Kristina Hutch Matthews Penfield, New York, USA

Born in 1968 in Rochester, New York, Kristina Hutch Matthews is self-taught in her medium of pen and ink, and mentors/teaches pen and ink at the Penfield Arts Center in Penfield NY. The RepARTee Gallery, located in the Penfield Arts Center, features her body of work, with the exception of works that have been acquired by private collectors. Kristina has had several exhibitions in the USA, and has been in countless group participations in the U.S. and Canada. An awarded artist, with many â&#x20AC;&#x153;best of showâ&#x20AC;? honors, she is a member of the Rochester Art Club. Above Left: Pillars of Faith Pen and ink on Strathmore Bristol paper 39 x 27 in. or 99 x 69 Right: Evolution Pen and ink on Strathmore Bristol paper 29 x 19 in. or 74 x 48 Below: Unravelled Pen and ink on Strathmore Bristol paper 37 x 22 in. or 94 x 56 cm

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Nicole Jarvis Bristol, UK

Digital Mocca Digital media Print dimensions may vary

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Jack Jasper Chicago, Illinois, USA

Right Top: Ariandne Acrylic on canvas 38 x 52 in. or 96 x 132 cm Bottom: Birthstone Acrylic on canvas 38 x 52 in. or 96 x 132 cm Below: Embrace Acrylic on canvas 38 x 52 in. or 96 x 132 cm

Jack Jasper was born in 1948 in Evanston, IL and lives in Chicago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My art is relational. I have always been fascinated by creation myths and I perceive the universe as having evolved from one catastrophic event. From one point, everything emerges, with the best scenarios trying to rush to completion.(..) My theory of art and life is dialectical. From the one point of creation, all contradictions arise. I see my art as the struggle between thesis and antithesis. I have moved from an imagist sort of art to abstraction to try to play this out.â&#x20AC;?

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Lykke S. Josephsen Bryrup, Denmark

Over the last decade Lykke S. Josephsen has established herself as one of the most talented portrait painters on the Danish art scene. Her works are striking, instinctive and driven by a deep understanding of the persons that she portrays, resulting in extraordinary, strong stories told in a beautiful visual language. Playing with the idea of personality, she often blends animal characteristics in the sitter’s features. Lykke’s works have been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions in Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Hong Kong, China. In 2011, she was selected as one of the 40 finalists among 3.000 Nordic artists in the prestigious Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award at the Museum of National History in Denmark and in 2013 Lykke was awarded as ‘One to Watch’ by Saatchi Gallery.

Top: Wisdom Mixed media on canvas 59 x 47 in. or 150 x 120 cm Left: Dove Mixed media on paper 39 x 51 in. or 100 x 130 cm Above: Let It Go… Mixed media on canvas 55 x 39 in. or 140 x 100 cm

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Freya Kazemi Toronto, Canada

Freya Kazemi was born in 1973 in Tehran, Iran and lives in Toronto. She studied general painting at the Azad Fine Arts Academy of Tehran. Freya has had more than 10 solo exhibitions in Iran and 21 group participations in Iran, Canada and the USA. She is an awarded artist. Right: Obstacle Mixed media on canvas 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm Below: Experiment Mixed media on canvas 48 x 24 in. or 122 x 61 cm

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Ron Kendall Phelan, California, USA

After getting out of the army in 1968, Ron Kendall, a self-taught artist, started to seriously put pen and paint to paper. In the last 45 years, he has managed to assemble this catalog of 450+ outrageously beautiful and varied works of art. And he is still adding to it. He is now retired and lives in Phelan, California. However, he spent 36 years in the mountains of Trinity County, California in a place called Hayfork. There he worked, fished, prospected for gold and developed his artistic style. Ron is also an accomplished musician.

Above: Web in the Moonlight Acrylic, color pen and airbrushed watercolor 12 x 15 in. or 30 x 38 cm Left Top: Forest Path Pen on paper 18 x 11 in. or 46 x 28 cm Middle: Dancing Trees Acrylic and pen on paper 17 x 14 in. or 43 x 36 cm Bottom: Harbor Acrylic, color pen and airbrushed watercolor 17 x 14 in. or 43 x 36 cm Opposite Page: Passion Acrylic, color pen and airbrushed watercolor 14 x 17 in. or 36 x 43 cm

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Joy Helen Lea Beaumaris,Victoria, Australia

Joy Helen Lea has lived and worked between Melbourne and Perth, Australia, London and Paris. She studied Art at Brighton Technical College, Fine Art Painting at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Costume Design for the Theatre at Perth Technical College. She was tutored by renowned Australian artists George Baldessin, Fred Cress, Peter Clarke and Cedric Flower. Starting with winning a scholarship to study with noted designer Florence Broadhurst, Joy has won many prizes for her drawings and paintings. With six solo exhibitions and many invitational and group show participations she is a remarkable artist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The context of the current work is subliminal images that bind together in colour and layered textures to form the whole finished picture. Using my imagination and conveying the underlying emotions are the most important considerations when painting or drawing. I find painting compulsive, delicious, calming and exciting! It is also an ongoing source of intellectual and sensual pleasure.â&#x20AC;? - Joy Helen Lea

1. Magnitude 6.3 Gouache on paper 40 x 33 in. or 102 x 84 cm 2. Fish Alive Acrylic on paper 21 x 17 in. or 55 x 43 cm 3. I Saw A Shooting Star Tonight Gouache on paper 22 x 18 in. 55 x 46 cm 4. It Lights The Whole Sky Gouache on paper 30 x 21 in. or 77 x 55 cm

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Taisen Katakura Rutherfod, New Jersey, USA

Left Top: Time to Make the Donut Ball point pens and colored pencils Middle: #1 Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Ball point pens and colored pencils Bottom: Christmas Stegosaurus Ball point pens and colored pencils Below: The Fall of Golgroth Ball point pens and colored pencils Opposite Page: The Great White Hype Micron Pens and Colored Pencils

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James Killings Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Born in 1961, in Mineral Wells, Texas, James Killings moved and traveled at an early age with his family and is now residing in Atlanta. He studied art throughout high school but put his art on hold to pursue a family involved music career. James returned to his first love in 2000 with a successful showing in a local art show and has since been working and creating his craft. His pieces belong to private collections in the US and are available from his website and through select galleries and dealers. Left Top: Getting Ready Oil on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm Middle: The Hunt Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in. or 61 x 91 cm Bottom: Time Spent Oil on canvas 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm Below: Jazz 1 Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm

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Vladimir Kuchukov Kharkiv, Ukraine

Born in 1940 in Russia, Vladimir Kuchukov lives and works in the city of Kharkov, Ukraine. He has studied at the Musical School at Kharkovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State Conservatory, the Kharkov States Polytechnic Institute and at Kharkovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Industrial Art Academy. A founding member of the Union of Designers of the USSR, Vladimir has had national solo shows and group participations, with works in international private and public collections

Above: Model Acrylic on canvas 37 x 47 in. or 95 x 120 cm Right Top: Composition Acrylic on canvas 24 x 26 in. or 60 x 65 cm Bottom: Composition Acrylic on carton 24 x 24 in. or 60 x 60 cm

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Daryna Kosar Ukraine

Young, visual artist from the Ukraine, Daryna Kosar, studied painting for 5 years at Central House of Artists in Kyiv, and discovered her real addiction to art & photography after her graduation from the Kyiv PhotoSchool in 2009. She believes that “only constant work in combination with constant improvement of professional skill can bring sufficient results to be recognized by others.” Daryna Kosar currently works on the launch of her first internet project called Dakota Sky Art Studio. “I can hardly imagine myself being just a photographer or just a painter, or just a designer. I like to transform ordinary things into art objects.” Above: Lady Blueberry C-print of an assemblage Below: Coffee Flowers C-print of an assemblage Both images: Print dimensions may vary

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Top: London Eye Liner C-print of an assemblage Print dimensions may vary Bottom : Coffee Break C-print of an assemblage Print dimensions may vary

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Roy Alexander LeBlanc Camp Pendleton, California, USA

Top: Dreamcatcher #2 Mixed media 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm Middle: Dreamcatcher #4 Mixed media 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm Bottom: Intersections #2 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in. or 91 x 61 cm

Born in 1991 in New Orleans, LA, Roy LeBlanc is currently stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA, due to his active duty enlistment in the US Marine Corps. Roy has had work displayed in galleries including the Eastern Shore Art Center and the San Diego Museum of the Living Artist. Roy has also received recognition from large shows such as Spectrum New York and SCOPE Miami. His work displays a contradiction of emotion between regulation and freedom, happiness and sadness. Roy typically uses the color red as a defining point in his paintings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a representation of our strongest emotions as human beings.â&#x20AC;?

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Alexander Lee Austria / Sweden

Born, 1975, in England, Alexander Lee grew up in Western Australia and currently lives between Stockholm, Sweden and Salzburg, Austria. He studied Art at the Claremont School of Fine Art, Western Australia and Photography at Mount Lawley, Western Australia. Lee has had eight solo and five group shows in Sweden, Western Australia, London (UK), Germany, Austria and Italy and has also received two awards in Italy. Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works are sold to private collectors and businesses internationally.

1. Cat & Mouse Graphite on paper 22 x 18 in. or 55 x 45 cm 2. The Greatest of Expectations Graphite on paper 19 x 23 in. or 49 x 59 cm 3. Cyclops Graphite on paper 22 x 18 in. or 57 x 47 cm

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Theresa Lee Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Theresa Lee was born in 1952 in South Korea and lives in Vancouver, Canada. She graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a BFA in Studio Art in 1997. She has had over 50 juried group shows and solo exhibitions internationally including Paris, New York and three times at the Florence Biennale. Theresa is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and she works as a full time artist in her studio on Sunshine Coast in British Columbia. Her paintings are held in private collections across Canada, the USA, Germany, Japan, China and South Korea. Bamboo Wood Acrylic and rice paper on canvas 18 x 36 in. or 46 x 91 cm

Above: Human Habitat Series #2 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 in. or 102 x 76 cm Below: Lily Garden Acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm

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A.C. Lindner

Texas, USA

Texas artist A.C. Lindner uses traditional handcrafted materials and old master painting techniques to create museum quality oil paintings of subjects from everyday life. Lindner paints commissions and participates in both group and juried exhibitions nationally. Awards include the Stanton-Gage Art Scholarship and the Thanhardt-Burger Corporation Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils. Lindner was featured as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artist to Watchâ&#x20AC;? by Southwest Art magazine in 2007; other publications include American Art Collector and International Contemporary Masters. Memberships include Oil Painters of America, Artists of Texas, and American Women Artists. A.C. Lindner is represented by Russell Collection Fine Art, Austin, Texas. Right: Peonies in Delft Oil on linen 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm Below: Rose Medallion Tea Basket Oil on panel 24 x 16 in. or 61 x 41 cm

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Macey Lipman Los Angeles, Califronia, USA

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each of my paintings is sourced from my own photographs. Although the paintings have a photographic quality, they are not photorealistic. I maintain a great deal of painterly qualities and techniques. I use both acrylic and oil depending on my mood. Most of my paintings take as long as six months to a year to complete. I started painting when I was a kid and had little, if any formal training until 2010 when I was accepted in the Michelangelo Istituto Accademia Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arte in Florence, Italy. 1. Venetian Palace, Venice, Italy Oil on masonite 39 x 28 in. or 99 x 71 cm 2. View from my Apartment at Dawn, Florence, Italy Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm 3. No Chairs at The Getty, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA Oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. or 36 x 46 cm 4. Ponte Alle Grazie, Florence, Italy Acrylic on canvas 39 x 29 in. or 99 x 74 cm 5. Piazza de Republica, Florence, Italy Acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm

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I’ve returned to Italy for the last four years. My passion for Italy, it’s beautiful and ancient landscape and it’s zest for life has served me well. I recently received the Muriel Alvord Memorial Award from the 81st Annual Hudson Valley Art Association in Connecticut. I labor with intensity over the details and technique of each of my paintings until the final brushstroke.” - Marcey Lipman

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Lord Toph New York, New York, USA

“Empathicism,” is a new fine art style I am defining. The aim of my style, is to translate the emotional connection from artist, to the work, to the viewer. Empathicism is best defined through metaphoric imagery that stimulates the psyche of the viewer to feel beyond seeing the work in an analytical point of view. The main objective of Empathicism, is to evoke emotion beyond an impression, and to clearly challenge the expression of one’s inner-self. - Lord Toph .1

1. The Dreadful Night Mare Oil on canvas 58 x 39 in. or 147 x 99 cm 2. Yoonsil: La Sirene Enchanteur Oil on canvas 56 x 86 in. or 142 x 218 cm 3. Something’s Missing Oil on canvas 72 x 36 in. or 183 x 91 cm

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Joseph Losonczi Jackson Heights, New York, USA

Now a U.S. citizen, Joseph Losonczi was born in Mindszent, Hungary. He is a graduate of New York University, attended the American Art School, and holds a certificate of completion from the National Academy of Design. Losonczi began his art education in Hodmezovasarhely, in an art circle led by regional artist, Miklos Csikos, and in Budapest at the Desi Huber Istvan Art School. His works have been exhibited at the annual exhibitions of the National Arts Club and Salmagundi Club, and published in many magazines and books including New Art International, Effetto Arte, Aesthetica, and in a 2000 commemorative magazine. He is a member of Salmagundi Club

Above: Landscape with Poplars Oil on canvas 22 x 28 in. or 56 x 71 cm Left Top: Landscape with Shrubs Oil on canvas 30 x 22 in. or 76 x 56 cm Middle: Blooming Tree Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in. or 102 x 76 cm Bottom: Corn Farming Oil on canvas 28 x 22 in. or or 71 x 56 cm

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Philippe Louguet France

Philippe Louguet was born in 1948 in Lille, France, where he lives today. He studied art and architecture at the Fine Arts Academy of Lille, and has had 15 solo exhibitions in France and Belgium, with works belonging to private collections in France.

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1. Retable D’Issenheim 1 Mixed media on paper 31 x 71 in. or 80 x 180 cm 2. Jazz 1 Mixed media on canvas 9 x 13 in. or 22 x 33 cm 3. Jazz 2 Mixed media on canvas 9 x 13 in. or 22 x 33 cm 4. Retable D’Issenheim 3 Mixed media on paper 31 x 71 in. or 80 x 180 cm

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Alain Lutz Strasbourg, France

Born in 1953 in Mulhouse, France, Alain Lutz has long worked as a professional drafter. His first backpacking trip to the USA in the late 80s was only the beginning. He continued on to Mexico and then returned to discover the city of New Orleans which cast on him a lasting impression. His first show was at The Ainsworth Gallery, Boston and he became a member of The Copley Society of Boston. He has also shown work at the Library of Boston, the City Hall Human Rights Commission of Boston and in France. Above Left: Crépuscule à Fond Couverte Oil on canvas 21 x 15 in. or 55 x 38 cm Right: La Maison Fortifiée, Contre Jour Oil on canvas 18 x 15 in. or 46 x 38 cm Below: View from The Wind River Mountains Copy of Albert Bierstadt painting Oil on canvas 39 x 26 in. or 100 x 65 cm

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Viktor Majdandzic Ermelo,The Netherlands

Born in Ivansjka, Bosnia, Viktor MajdandĹžiÄ&#x2021; studied in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and lives in The Netherlands. His art can be found in many art books and art collections. He exhibits regularly in many countries in Europe and in North America. In the last year Viktor showed in Mannheim, Rome, Milano, New York, Helsinki, Berlin and London.

20120723 Acrylic on panel 40 x 31 in. or 102 x 80 cm

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Subodh Maheshwari California, USA

“My paintings give me space to feel and express my visual delight in color, shape, and form.” Award-winning artist Subodh Maheshwari was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, North India. While earning her Masters in Fine Arts at the University California, Irvine, she received the Regional Fellowship Award. She has participated in many national and international shows including the Fourth Cosmopolitan Exhibition at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery Chelsea, New York, South Nevada Fine Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV and the 2014 ArtExpo SOLO Show, New York, NY. Her artwork, accented by Hindi and Sanskrit passages is a fusion of Eastern symbolism and Western composition, influenced by Rajasthani and Mogul art. Highly individual, her vibrant work is described as diverse, emotional, mysterious, personal and humorous. A respected and experienced art educator since 1986, Subodh taught art for over five years at the University California, Irvine and continues to provide art instruction at Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA. Subodh is active in the California art and education communities. She judges art shows, conducts art demonstrations/workshops, art lectures, creative Indian cooking and Hindi language classes to students of all ages. “I specialize in lifting and exercising your soul, body, and mind, through art and creativity.” Currently, Subodh’s creative work is published by World Wide Art Books in ICM VI, VII, VIII. “Subodh is a contemporary master who bathes her artwork in glistening pools of saturated hues, capturing the ethereal beauty and timeless vitality of the world.” – Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY Above: New Birth Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm Left Top: Heavenly Meadow Acrylic on canvas 16 x 22 in. or 41 x 56 cm Bottom: Heaven and Earth Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm Opposite Page: Faith / Shradha Gouache on paper 22 x 30 in. or 56 x 76 cm

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Anita Marci Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA

“Less is more,” says Anita Marci. “I strive to extract the essence of whatever subject I am painting. I look to traditional and contemporary masters like Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alex Katz, and Ellsworth Kelly for inspiration. I ask myself, how do I tell my story with the least amount of information? How do I guide the viewer through my paintings to see what I see as my focal point?”

Above: Purple Mountain Acrylic on canvas 28 x 22 in. or 71 x 56 cm Left: Yellow Mountain Acrylic on canvas 12 x 17 in. or 30 x 43 cm Below: Behind Plaza Blanca Acrylic on canvas 20 x 9 in. or 51 x 23 cm

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Elodie Markou Marsaille, France

Colorful Ties Mixed digital media Print dimensions may vary

Elodie Markou was born in 1968 in Marsaille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and is a practicing lawyer. Of a Greek lineage, Elodie was born into a family of artists and although she began painting at a young age, she has only recently picked up art again. Working mainly with the computer, she produces fine art c-prints by using various digital media. Elodie is now in the process of creating her art website and actively aims at extending her art resume.

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Di McIntyre Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia

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1. Millers Marbles Mixed media on paper 39 x 31 in. or 100 x 80 cm 2. White Hill Mixed media on paper 39 x 31 in. or 100 x 80 cm 3. Panorama Mixed media on paper 20 x 12 in. or 50 x 30 cm 4. Desert Princess Mixed media on paper 31 x 39 in. or 80 x 100 cm 5. Loner Mixed media on paper 12 x 12 in. or 30 x 30 cm 6. Dune Mixed media on paper 12 x 12 in. or 30 x 30 cm 7. Bunginderry Survivor Mixed media on paper 12 x 12 in. or 30 x 30 cm 8. Bunginderry Rock Mixed media on paper 12 x 12 in. or 30 x 30 cm

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Darcy Meeker Blacksbuurg,Virginia, USA

Darcy Meeker creates sculpture in stone, metal, clay, silk, and pretty much anything she can get her hands on. Her pieces range in size from earrings to 38foot wall work and are all hand-tooled/ direct-carved. Darcy also works in light, currently developing a series of interactive colored light experiences titled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Color Project.â&#x20AC;?

The Fish in the Sea Pewter 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm

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Miguel Milló Mexico City, Mexico

Living in Mexico City, Miguel Milló spent his childhood between Tijuana, San Diego and Mexico City. He studied Graphic Design in Universidad Iberoamericana of Tijuana, Mexico. Miguel Milló employs the human body as an expressive medium. Using clay, pigments, plants and seeds, he creates unique compositions where bathed in light, the female body mirrors vibrant energy and strength. “Bodies remind us of our origins, the purity of feelings and the coexistence of mankind and nature that still, after a long evolution, we can not separate.” Top Left: Oceanide Right: Gea Below: Infinite All images: C-print on cotton paper 66 x 44 in. or 168 x 112 cm

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Edna Miron-Wapner Jerusalem, Israel

Edna Miron-Wapner is an artist and Expressive Arts Therapist living in Jerusalem, Israel. A calligrapher, papermaker, sumi-e painter and printmaker, she has exhibited her work over the past thirty years in the US, Israel, Europe, Russia and Japan. Also an educator, Edna is the founder of two studios in Jerusalem. She created a course â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expressive Kavannahâ&#x20AC;? an intermodal spiritual expressive arts technique for developing creativity, growth and self-awareness. Her inspiration was the meditative and spontaneous approach she uses in her own artwork.

Tsadi Sumi-e on paper 16 x 12 in. or 41 x 31 cm

Shin Sumi-e on paper 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm

Tree of Life Sumi-e on paper 36 x 24 in. or 91 x 61 cm Tikkun Olam (Repair of the World) Sumi-e Byobu (Japanese Folding Screen) 73 x 36 in. or 186 x 92 cm

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Opposite Page > Pey Sumi-e on paper 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm

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Mark Moore Chattanooga,Tennessee, USA

Artist Mark Moore has been creating works of art since he was old enough to pick up a drawing instrument. A recent winner in the Netherlands’ prestigious worldwide art contest E-TAXI, Moore’s interpretations of historical entertainment figures, cityscapes, nature scenes and more, are drawing high praise from art lovers and Moore’s peers alike.

An Ohio native who now lives in north Alabama with his childhood sweetheart wife and young family, Moore’s works have been displayed in prominent galleries and exhibitions throughout the United States and featured in several books, magazines, and film.

Though known primarily for his creations of acrylic on canvas, he is also noted for his works of acrylic on wood sculpture, watercolors, oil paintings, drawings, murals and other works that he dedicates to his late mother, who was the inspiration and the impetus behind his pursuit of art as both a means of expression and a vocation.

Above: Santana Acrylic on paper 12 x 18 in. or 30 x 48 cm Right Top: Sensual Explosion Acrylic on paper 18 x 12 in. or 48 x 30 cm Bottom: Sensual Moments Acrylic on paper 18 x 12 in. or 48 x 30 cm

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Karen Moss Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

Born in Brisbane, Australia in 1972, Karen Moss has lived in Melbourne since 1997. For the past six years she has been enjoying the development of her art and learning the control of oil. Her urge to create at times is explosive. The jigsaw puzzle that builds before her eyes can intrigue her for hours. Working within the perimetry of the canvas,, she experiments with opposite colors to establish vibrant movement and produce unique depth, flow and balance. Far Left: Purple Surprise, 2010 Oil on canvas 8 x 10 in. or 20 x 25 cm Left: On a Hot Wire, 2010 Oil on canvas 8 x 10 in. or 20 x 25 cm Below: Query 32, 2010 Oil on canvas 15 x 11 in. or 38 x 28 cm

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Hanouf Muhammad Saudi Arabia

Above: Clarity Acrylic on canvas 48 x 62 in. or 122 x 157 cm Left Top: Eternal Connection Acrylic and ink on canvas 46 x 40 in. or 117 x 102 cm Middle: The Oud Player Acrylic on canvas 15 x 16 in. or 38 x 41 cm Bottom: Solidarity Acrylic and ink on canvas 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 41 cm

Born in 1986 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she is currently living, Hanouf Muhammad is an emerging, self taught artist. She started her journey with art at a very young age. Painting to her is a very personal experience; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to communicate, a way to make sense of the world, and a way to express the deepest emotions that cannot be uttered. Most of her works belong to private collections.

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Patricia Murillo Mexico D. F. Mexico

Mexican visual artist, Patricia Murillo is a very well known psychologist. She has presented work in ten solo shows and participated in over 20 collective shows and art fairs. Patricia’s paintings, intricate and beautifully balanced, display a unique architecture of line and can easily inform us about her interest in volume. Patricia also creates 3-dimensional art objects. She is a founder and a member of the Directive Group of the Cultural Movement of Tepoztlán, where she lives and has her studio. Mermaids, ADN, imaginary cities, codes, animals and flowers are the key actors in her creative universe. Above: Ciudad Cangrejo Mixed media on wood 63 x 31 in. or 160 x 80 cm Below: Códice Cacao Oil on canvas 79 x 31 in. or 200 x 80 cm

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Vanessa Nahoul Serio Mexico D.F., Mexico

Of Lebanese origin, Vanessa Nahoul Serio is a Mexican born artist who thinks of art as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a necessity, and a way of knowing what being human really means to its best extent. The ability to make art and to enjoy it, reflects the human capability of transformation and the possibility of expressing different forms of harmony and beauty. not only inspired by the outside world, but also from within. Art is the pause one can take from the violent and difficult world we live in, to reorganize the chaos and achieve the needed transformation into better persons.â&#x20AC;?

Above: Platonic Love Oil on canvas 31 x 48 in. or 80 x 122 cm Below: Sharing our Rest (Descanso Compartido) Oil on canvas 47 x 16 in. or 120 x 42 cm

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Vanessa has 23 years of experience in drawing and painting. She studied art, composition, drawing and art materials, in Mexico City. Author of 8 drawing and painting series, she also has a postgraduate degree and a PhD in Psychoanalytic Psychology, which have nourished her work and her understanding of human expression. Her artwork has been published in different art books, she has had at least 10 solo shows and participated in many group events both in Mexico, in Florence, Italy, New York, Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas, Buenos Aires, and Paris.

James Nucci Montréal, Québec, Canada

James Nucci was born in Montréal where he lives today. A selftaught artist, James has worked extensively with the learning disabled and the emotionally disturbed. His projects have included work with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts and the Montreal Botanical Gardens. James has taken time from his pedagogical interests to promote and create his own artistic endeavors.

Above: My Last Summer with the Cat Ink and gouache on construction paper, charcoal on paper, birch bark and wood mounted on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 50 x 60 cm Left Top: 7 Pieces of Paper 3 (Assis Devant le Jardin) Tea-dyed newsprint, ink and watercolour on paper, oil on newsprint and construction paper mounted on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 50 x 60 cm Bottom: Eel Shit Walk Inks, acrylic, oil and paper on canvas 30 x 39 in. 77 x 101 cm

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Andrey Noda Almaty, Kazakhstan

Acclaimed artist, Andrey Noda was born in 1962 in Almaty, and today lives between 6 cities in Kazakhstan and Russia. He studied art at the Fine Arts Academy in Almaty and has had 30 solo exhibitions in Kazakhstan, Russia, Belgium, USA, UAE, and more than 200 event participations in Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, USA, Poland, Luxemburg, Austria, including at ArtExpo New York, AFA Rosemalen, Art Manege Moscow, Accessible de Arte Brussels, Asia Art Tashkent, Art Market Budapest, the Central Artists’ House in Moscow, and also at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. Andrey Noda’s work is in permanent collections including at the Kasteyev State Museum of Fine Arts in Almaty, the Museum of Modern Art in Astana, at the Museum of Art in Karaganda, at the Nevzorov Art Museum in Semipalatinsk, in Kazakhstan at the Regional Museum of Art in Samara, Russia, at the editorial offices of Art Dialogue magazine in Moscow, Russia and at the Kyrgyz State Museum of Fine Art in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He is a member of the Artist Union of Kazakhstan. Left Top: Rare Fruit Oil on canvas 31 x 39 in. or 80 x 100 cm Bottom: Dessert Oil on canvas 31 x 39 in. or 80 x 100 cm Below: Solitude Oil on canvas 39 x 57 in. or 100 x 145 cm Opposite Page: Lovers Oil on canvas 31 x 39 in. or 80 x 100 cm

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Lyn Olsen Glenden, Queensland, Australia

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started painting after recovering from a serious illness in 2001. Having travelled throughout Australia and living in the mountains, desert, rainforest, coastal areas and cities, I gain my inspiration from nature. I use research, photos and my imagination to create my own unique style. I have been teaching and holding workshops for the last few years and enjoy sharing my experience. My work is held in many collections in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. I enjoy commissions and have held many successful exhibitions.

Top Left: Stingrays & Coral Mixed media on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm Above: Amongst The Coral Mixed media on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm Below: Purple Sailing Mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 in. or 76 x 61 cm Opposite Page: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Bit Crowded Mixed media on canvas 20 x 30 in. or 51 x 76 cm

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Inspired by the bright colours of Australia, my driving force is vivid use of acrylic colour, texture, mixed media, inks and charcoal, using glazing, scrapers, rollers, spray and drip techniques. I love a blank canvas and the excitement of creating from scratch, often with no plan and just get into the zone and see where it leads me. Music playing softly, lots of coffee, forgetting to eat, and attending to the daily running of the household is forgotten. With three group international exhibitions this year, I am loving the exposure. I am a member of FAA.â&#x20AC;? - Lyn Olsen

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Jaime Orlando Parra Orlando, Florida, USA

Born in Bogota, Colombia in 1963, Jaime Orlando Parra has a General Dentist degree from Saint Martin University-Dental School. Since his college years he participated in extracurricular activities related to art. In 1993, he officially began studies in fine art in the Bogota Fine Arts Academy, graduating in 2000. Since then has been living in Orlando Florida, and has been participating in different art shows in the United States. Parra is a permanent member of the Neu America Art Gallery, Arts Hub Florida, and Artist Registry of Orlando. Top Left: Memories of my Homeland II Oil on canvas Top Right: Rhapsody in Blue Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm < Left: Light of Hope in the Darkness Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in. or 91 x 122 cm

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Sahatarch Pittarong Bangkok,Thailand

Thai artist, illustrator and graphic designer, Sahatarch Pittarong graduated from the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. His works are narrative art that connect extremely contrasting points of view like the real and surreal, harmony and inconsistence, tradition and innovation and ancient and modern; dualities that reflect a universal message to stimulate a viewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal response. His artworks has been published and exhibited in international locations including London, New York, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Canada, Japan, China and Thailand. Above Left: Heart Mixed media 12 x 16 in. or 31 x 42 cm Right: Short-lived Superhero Mixed media 12 x 16 in. or 31 x 42 cm Below: Ink Octopus Mixed media 16 x 12 in. or 42 x 31 cm

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Patricia Peters Florida, USA

An artist who has mastered the disciplines of sculpture and painting through experimentation and innovation, Patricia Peters worked as a fine art instructor in New Jersey for many years. She enjoyed encouraging her students to explore, grow and develop their art. She moved to South Florida in 2001 where she immediately became an important member of the arts community in the Palm Beaches. Patricia is the recipient of many awards and prizes and her work is in several important collections. Currently she devotes her time exclusively to three dimensional design, using clay and bronze. Throughout her work she captures the spirit of the inner woman, free and joyously celebrating in the moment, fluid in movement and unconventional to the eye. She believes that all women are beautiful and should be celebrated! Consequently, her sculptures honor the female form for all of its irregularities and perfections. Her women embrace who they are and affirm that with a triumphant ‘YES’. Her latest bronze collection entitled Joyous Women, expresses energy and movement vibrantly. Transformation and fluidity engage the viewer from all angles. Another important theme in Ms. Peters’ work is the quest for family and friendship. Above: Golden Dancers Bronze 21 x 17 in. or 53 x 43 cm Below: The Triple Bronze 20 x 17 in. or 51 x 43 cm

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Two views of Sublime Bronze 9 x 33 in. or 23 x 84 cm

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< Circle of Love Bronze 10 x 32 in. or 25 x 81 cm

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Two views of Independence Bronze 10 x 23 in. or 25 x 58 cm

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Cheryl Petersen Australia

Cheryl Petersen studied Graphic Design at Monash University, majoring in Illustration. She worked both as a freelance illustrator and jewellery designer for various companies. As an illustrator she worked on several magazines and books. Cheryl’s inspiration stems from a purely intuitive source. “I paint according to my mood, just letting the colours and theme develop and grow…I have never been disappointed.” The paintings are characterized by vivid colour, layers of dynamic texture, uplifting themes coupled with her unique mixed media technique, demonstrating the artist’s versatility. Her art work is highly sought after and is regularly commissioned, as she is able to apply a broad range of styles and subject matters. Left Top: Little Girl Blue Acrylic on canvas 47 x 47 in. or 120 x 120 cm Middle: Midnight Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 39 x 39 in. or 100 x 100 cm Bottom: Turquoise Delight Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 39 x 39 in. or 100 x 100 cm Below: Golden Glory Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 43 x 59 in. or 110 x 150 cm Opposite Page: Belief Acrylic and mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in. or 57 x 77 cm

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Denisa Prochazka Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My philosophy is to bring a positive, healing, spiritual force through my art. The use of symbolism and icons, drawn from historical and cultural backgrounds, help me question the spiritual void I feel in the art of our time. I am interested in creating series of sculpted visions as symbols that transcend individual nations, faiths and ethnicity, evoking alternate meaning and belief systems in our present time. In terms of the technical process, there are two stages in my art making. When I first begin creating, I translate a vision that comes to me into a three-dimensional art form. I use clay to capture sensual forms and textures that imitate the elemental earth, rock and nature derived elements as well as the human figure. I use symbols to create a dialogue between the artwork and its audience.â&#x20AC;? - Denisa Prochazka

Left: Embrace Aqua-resin, stainless steel 72 x 65 x 36 in. or 183 x 165 x 91 cm Detail of the work on opposite page Below: Celtic Goddess Brigid Aqua-resin, stainless steel 60 x 90 x 7 in. or 152 x 223 x 18 cm

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Beth Purdy Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Born in 1979 in Lansing, Beth Purdy lives in Grand Rapids, MI. She is a full-time working artist and 2D Art professor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Beth studied Drawing and Painting at Alma College, MI, receiving her BFA in 2001. She then refined her painting skills at Kendall College of Art and Design, MI, earning her MFA in 2006. Beth has exhibited work in 35 group, juried, and solo shows since 1998. Above Left: Naiad Oil on canvas 36 x 18 in. or 91 x 46 cm Right: Calla Lilies Oil on panel 21 x 10 in. or 53 x 25 cm Below: Tea Anyone? Chalk pastel 13 x 10 in. or 33 x 25 cm

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Marlise Rüegg Switzerland

Born in 1953 in Uetikon am See, Switzerland, Marlise Rüegg studied Foristry in international locations. She also studied at the Institut de Recherche en Semiology de l’Expression and leads creative projects. Marlise is also associated with the Richterswil artists group. She combines different materials, techniques and rhythms, allowing her to express herself and unleash creative energy..

Right Top: Be Lascaux gouache on paper 27 x 39 in. or 70 x 100 cm Bottom: On the Water Lascaux gouache on paper 27 x 39 in. or 70 x 100 cm Below: Aura of Lascaux gouache on paper 27 x 39 in. or 70 x 100 cm

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William T. Rohe Aegina, Greece

William Rohe is an American citizen living on the island of Aegina, Greece He is an architect , having designed projects in the USA, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has been painting since his move to Aegina in 1998, working in various media, graphite, pastels, oil and acrylics, as well as montages and with different subjects; abstract, realism and landscape.

Left Top: Friend of the Family Graphite on paper 12 x 16 in. or 30 x 40 cm Middle: Boy with Flute Pastel on paper 16 x 20 in. or 40 x 50 cm Bottom Basket of Fruit Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in. or 50 x 60 cm Below PPFFTTTT Ink on paper 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm Opposite Page: Weird Ink on paper 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm

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Scott Royston Baltimore, Maryland., USA

Born in 1974, in Baltimore County, Maryland, Scott Royston graduated the Schuler School of Fine Arts and has also attended numerous workshops. He has cultivated the techniques and traditions of the Old Dutch Masters and his ability has not gone unnoticed. Scott has been the recipient of numerous, prestigious awards and actively exhibits in art fairs, galleries and museums internationally. In 2002, on the advice of the President of York Art Association, Scott was approached by Mr. Henry H. Nixon, Executive Director, and Ms. Hannelore Schreiber, Vice President, York Symphony Orchestra, York, PA. They were looking for a unique item to be used as a fundraiser for a major renovation of their Concert Hall for the York Symphony Orchestra. They chose one of his Old Master floral paintings to hang at all concert performances and special events in York, PA during the 2002-2003 Symphony Season, be on the cover and included in their Program reaching over 20,000 subscribers, and to be auctioned with the winning bid to be announced on April 12, 2003 at the end of the Symphony Season. Scott hopes, with the knowledge and discipline that he has gained, to pass on to others the traditions of the Old Masters through teaching, both privately and in group lessons.

< Propitiation Oil on panel 12 x 18 in. or 30 x 46 cm Concerto of Petunias > Oil on panel 20 x 24 in. or 51 x 61 cm

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Louise Ruelland Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

A self-taught artist, Louise Ruelland was born in 1951 in Quebec and paints with a knife technique. A deeper investigation has led her to a new appreciation of creativity. Impressionism, Realism and Abstraction are all evident influences in Louiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works. She has had solo exhibitions of her work in Canada and participated in shows in the USA, Italy and France. Her works belong to private and public collections around the world and she is an awarded artist.

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Above: Friend Forever Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 41 cm Left Top: Chemin Ă Suivre Oil on canvas 24 x 30 in. or 61 x 76 cm Bottom: The Pathfinders Oil on canvas 48 x 48 in. or 122 x 122 cm Below: Messy Bouquet Oil on canvas 28 x 22 in. or 71 x 56 cm

< Balance Nature Oil on canvas 40 x 40 in. or 102 x 102 cm

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Yulia Sadovskaya Moscow, Russia

Essentia Divina Watercolor and ink on paper 9 x 12 in. or 22 x 30 cm

May be some white is there on the clouds, May be some black is there on the depths, The day descends, donated rays of light Ascend into the night to moon over a cradle, And I’m hearing a whisper and a tune, And I’m burning with an anxiety and hope, The night descends and wraps the sky as robe, The day ascends, night kisses at the border, And all that seems is nothing but the haul, And all the dreams appear to be real, The songs of clouds which remain unsolved, The groans of depths which nobody can hear, A black and white, sharp swallow is my soul, A black and white, long arrow is the road, The day ascends on dazzling rays of light Just like blessed emerald essentia divina*. *Literally “touchme-not”, something sacred and intangible.

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Adventure

Ink on paper 12 x 8 in. or 30 x 20 cm

And when he set on for his adventure, For the present and past foretime, That an emerald fish begged for him, And goldentailed rat begged for him, And primeval bird begged for him. And when a man with green wings Faced with heavenly signs, That an emerald fish breathed in his stead, And goldentailed rat ached in his stead, And primeval bird flared in his stead. And when over his green wings A cloud revealed behind a cloud, That an emerald fish sparkled in front of him, And goldentailed rat played in front of him, And primeval bird flew in front of him. And when he came back from the erstwhile, Present and past foretime, That an emerald fish queened in the deep, And goldentailed rat queened on the earth, And primeval bird queened in the sky.

Born in 1975 in Moscow, Yulia Sadovskaya graduated from the Saint Petersburg Academy of Art in 1998 and today works as a freelance artist. Yulia made the illustrations for the collection of poems The Sparrow’s Book by Russian poet, Alexander Ginzburg. “It is well known that poetry is the most difficult subject to be translated into any other foreign language. Anyway translators dare again and again. Illustrators do something similar. I made an attempt to comprehend the richest Ginsburg’s imagery, which is ultrasymbolic and mystic on the one side and full of visual images of real nature – on the other.” - Yulia Sadovskaya

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Francesco Sandrelli Cortona, Italy

Born in Castiglion, Fiorentino, Francesco Sandrelli attended a private art school in Firenze, Italy for 4 years. He paints by imagination and abstract or imaginative forms. He has participated in multiple exhibits in Paris, London and Italy. His belief is that art is a natural artifact and a good way to telling stories. Sandrelli lives, farms and creates art in Cortona. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art is for me a way to express the best feelings, because best feelings have no words, but warm, spiritual colors. It happens in good music, sculpture, every kind of good art. Words are a nominal medium, but the soul feeds itself in different ways.â&#x20AC;? - Francesco Sandrelli

Above: Encircling Ring Below: Sacra Cena Right: Farm Opposite Page: Il Gioco Dei Cantoni

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Sarah Schryver Savona, British Columbia, Canada

Top Left: Braids & Bands Charcoal on paper 14 x 10 in. or 36 x 25 cm Right: Rope nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rubber Charcoal on paper 10 x 10 in. or 25 x 25 cm Below: Double Bridle Classic Charcoal on paper 17 x 12 in. or 43 x 30 cm

Self-taught equine artist, Sarah Schryver was born in 1991 and raised in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifelong interest and fascination for the horse, has always been the inspiration for her art. Her primary focus is to capture a moment in time that connects people, on a primal level, to the equine essence. In her work, shades of black charcoal are used, to create textures of reflective metal, pliable leather and soft hair. Using shadow and light to highlight these textures, she aims to create depth and realism.

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Elizabeth Lizo Shahenian

Granada Hills, California, USA

An accomplished artist, Lizoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work adorns the walls of some of the most esteemed locations and private collectors in N. America and Europe. She been participating in the variety of solo and group shows, biennales, galleries & museums in the USA, Russia, Spain, France, Japan, China, etc. Born in Armenia in 1950, she immigrated to the USA in 1983. Lizo holds an MBA from University of Phoenix, Pasadena, CA, and BA from Maxim Gorky State University former USSR. She has also studied at Pasadena Art and Design Center, Barcelona School of Arts, and with maestro painter Gago & Royo. She studied at Kodjoyan School of Arts for 4 years. Lizo is active member of Oil Painters of America, Pasadena Art Club, Women Painters of America, MOCA, and honoree member of Artists Union Republic Armenia. Her work has been published in ArtLA Magazine- BEST OF 2012, Southwest Art Magazine -2011, ICM 5, ICM Dictionary, and Armenian Reporter 2014. Koi Habitat Mixed media on canvas 27 x 37 in. or 68 x 94 cm ^ Water Lilies Mixed media on canvas 28 x 28 in. or 71 x 71 cm

^ Koi Habitat II Mixed media on canvas 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm

^ Koi Habitat III Mixed media on canvas 35 x 35 in. or 89 x 89 cm

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Rod Seeley Oak Park, CA United States

Born in Los Angeles and living in Southern California, Rod Seeley studied some art while in college but only started creating digital art in early 2010. He has had his work exhibited at local galleries and is currently featured at the Museum of Computer Art (MOCA). Rod Seeley was winner of the 2012 Top 10 Artist Award by Abstract Artist Gallery and has won other international recognitions. He is a member of the Westlake Village Art Guild. Left Top: Trail of Color Digital media Print dimensions may vary Middle: Green Looker Digital media Print dimensions may vary Bottom: Creative Circles Digital media Print dimensions may vary Below: Imagine It V Digital media Print dimensions may vary Opposite Page: Liquid Look I Digital media Print dimensions may vary

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Vladimir Shestakov Russia / France

Born in 1947 in Michurinsk, a Central Russian town, Vladimir Shestakov now splits his time between the South of France and Saint-Petersburg. He studied art at the School of Fine Arts in Russia and has had 18 solo exhibitions of his paintings, graphics and posters in France, the USA, Germany, Belgium and Monaco, including at Belvédère of the Toit de la Grande Arche in Paris, the Serge Rachmaninoff Russian Conservatoire of Paris and the Maison de l’Amérique Latine. Vladimir Shestakov has participated in over 60 group events in France, the USA, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Monaco and Russia. His works belong to private and public collections, have won numerous awards and he is a member of Maison des Artistes in France and the Artists Association of Saint-Petersburg in Russia.

Left Top: King of the Carnival Mixed media on canvas 39 x 31 in. or 100 x 80 cm Middle: A Chance Mixed media on canvas 39 x 31 in. or 100 x 80 cm Bottom: Metamorfosis Mixed media on canvas 46 x 35 in. or 117 x 91 cm Below: A Fashion Show Along the Sea Mixed media on canvas 31 x 39 in. or 80 x 100 cm Opposite Page: Clown with Mask Mixed media on canvas 31 x 39 in. or 80 x 100 cm

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Dania Shmotolokha Bellingham,Washington, USA

Born in Lviv, Ukraine in 1968, Dania Shmotolokha studied art at Vienna Kunstschule and privately. Now living and working in Bellingham, Washington, Dania has had several small exhibits and participated in many of the local art events. Her works, mainly sumi-ink drawings, Chinese watercolors and encaustics, have been displayed at the Whatcom Art museum and Library.

Above: Chestnuts Watercolor on paper 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm Below Left: Dalias Watercolor on paper 16 x 16 in. or 51 x 51 cm Right: Daffodils Watercolor on paper 24 x 18 in. or 61 x 46 cm

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Bela Shomer Had-Nes, Ramat Hagolan, Israel

Bela Shomer was born in 1951 in Vilnius, Lithuania and “made alya” to Israel, where she now lives in Had Nes. Bela studied art at Noach Studio and with artists, Naama Lictner Diego Goldfarb and Rita Katz. She has had 3 solo exhibitions in Israel and 21 group participations in Israel, Austria, France, including at Salon D’Automne Israel 2012, Hangar 1, Jaffa Port Israel. Bela is a member of the Painters and Sculptors Association, Israel. The Dance of Life > Oil on canvas 27 x 24 in. or 70 x 60 cm Below Left: Doors of the Unknown Oil on canvas 24 x 27 in. or 60 x 70 cm Right: Doors of the Unknown II Oil on canvas 24 x 27 in. or 60 x 70 cm

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Spiridoula Simantiraki Chania, Crete, Greece

Born in 1986 in Chania, Crete, Spiridoula Simantiraki has studied painting with Christina Mylonaki and later drawing with renowned local painter and sculptor, Antonis Pavlakis. In Thessaloniki, Spiridoula studied Cinema for 2 years at the Fine Arts School, Thessaloniki and later in Athens she studied Interior Decoration. Also a self-taught amateur photographer, Spiridulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first exhibit was with one more artist in February 2014 at Cafe Ftouka, Chania.

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1. Daydreaming Acrylic on canvas 8 x 24 in. or 20 x 60 cm 2. Separation Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20 in. or 40 x 50 cm 3. Nike in Time Mixed media on canvas 12 x 16 in. or 30 x 40 cm 4. The Musicians Copy of a Pedro Fernandez Z. Mixed media on canvas 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm

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Tricia Skoglund San Diego, California, USA

Tricia Skoglund was born in San Diego, California. During her early years and in college she has studied under a number of prominent and influential artists and instructors. Tricia has made art her lifelong passion, working in abstract painting and mixed media. She has had an untold number of solo and group exhibitions and her art is now hanging in homes and commercial buildings all over the United States and abroad. Tricia has won many awards and accolades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The unrefined rustic detail that I see in Nature gives me inspiration. Objects that have been left outside to rust captivate me and I feel compelled to give them a new life. I am also inspired by the Sea, the movement of the water and how it reflects light from the sky. In each one of my paintings there is a water element, brought forth in layers of colors and texture to reach a unique and interwoven piece of work.â&#x20AC;? - Tricia Skoglund

1. Looking Within Acrylic and found media on steel (Triptych) Ea. 15 x 50 in. or 38 x 126 cm 2. Exclaimed! Acrylic on found steel 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm 3. The Red Sea Acrylic and found media on steel w. wood frame 24 x 48 in. or 61 x 122 cm 4. Sunlit Pond Acrylic and found media on steel w. wood frame 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm

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Bill Stamats Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Born in 1960 in Iowa, where he lives today, Bill Stamats studied art at Pratt Institute, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Iowa. He has had 4 solo exhibitions in the USA and 16 group participations. Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is in the collections of the University of Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.

Left Top: He Found Them in the Clouds Acrylic on panel with marbled paper collage and faux jewels 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm Middle: She Knows Why She Dreams of Them Acrylic on panel with paper collage and faux jewels 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm Bottom: They Show A Way Acrylic on panel 24 x 24 in. or 61 x 61 cm Below: He Would Never Forget That He Was the Elephant in the Room Acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm Opposite Page: All the Planets Moved For Them Acrylic on panel with paper collage & mirrors 36 x 36 in. or 91 x 91 cm

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“That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul.” - Wassily Kandinsky “I see my work as a continuous flow of images, shapes, marks, and patterns built from years of creating a visual vocabulary that resonates with me from within. It is tied to nature, which is also a continuous visual flow of images, shapes, marks, and patterns. All the forces and particles of nature are one, just different ripples in the ocean of consciousness. I find that the more tangential the imagery, the more it becomes metaphorical and open to the viewer’s own interpretation. My desire is that the viewer’s interpretation of my artwork relates on a level that connects the viewer to nature and to a spiritual sensibility that is innate.” – Bill Stamats

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Richard Stanley Stouffville Ontario, Canada

^ Amboseli Evening Acrylic on canvas 56 x 40 in. or 142 x 101 cm

^ Evening at the Oxtongue River Oil on canvas 60 x 40 in. or 152 x 102 cm Night Moves Acrylic on canvas 46 x 55 in. or 117 x 140 cm

“…As long as I can remember I have drawn or painted something, somewhere. Whatever artistic qualities I possess influenced my education and the years that followed, creating opportunities in the fields of drafting, graphics and industrial design. By combining this experience with my personal interest in our natural world, I was inspired to create a series of images illustrating concerns for the future of our planet’s wildlife. Those early watercolours gave me a voice and allowed me to enter the world of fine art, shaping what has become a lifetime of study and travel.” - Richard Stanley

< Arctic Circle Acrylic on canvas 40 x 28 in. or 102 x 71 cm

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Sybiline Shawinigan, QuĂŠbec, Canada

The work of Sybiline is inspired by literary, imaginary, and symbolic worlds. Fascinated by the work of the great Masters, she uses ancient painting techniques to produce sublime and tremendously artful, two-dimensional, fantasy fields where the impossible becomes magical. Sybiline is member of the Portrait Society of Canada, Society for Art of Imagination and Illustration Quebec. She works as a portrait painter and specializes in fantasy painting, especially as illustrator within several publishers. Honored to date by multiple mentions, we can admire her work in several events and publications throughout the world. You can also familiarize with her enchanting and surprising universe by visiting her website.

Above: Behind the Mirror Oil on canvas 28 x 40 in. or 72 x 102 cm Right Top: Chimera Oil on canvas 12 x 18 in. or 30 x 46 cm Bottom: Resurrection Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. or 61 x 91 cm

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Kurt Steinle Raeren-Eynatten, Belgium

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was born in Aachen in 1954 and now live on a small farm in Belgium, breeding horses. Photography is my passion. This is dedicated to the dearest people I photograph and loved ones in Paris.â&#x20AC;? - Kurt Steinle

Left: Showdown Color digital photograph Opposite Page: Home Impressions B & W digital photograph

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Lorraine Strieby Chatsworth, California, USA

Born in 1938 in Morgantown, WV, Lorraine Strieby lives in Los Angeles. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Education from Cal State at Northridge, CA. She studied with Los Angeles artists Ron Pekar and Gerald Brommer and has developed a unique and colorful style. She plays cocktail piano and her paintings express whimsy by giving homage to things that are ordinary. Lorraine Strieby is a signature member of Women Painters West and was a founding member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters. This award-winning artist has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and Southwest Art Magazine. Her work has been shown in Los Angeles; Savannah, Georgia; French Quarter, New Orleans; Albuquerque and Taos, New Mexico, and internationally. She was juried into the SNMFA in Las Vegas. Her biography was selected in the 60th edition of Who’s Who in America and her work was included in the “Celebration of American Art” Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 2005. Prickly Pear (Private Collection) Mixed media on paper 16 x 20 in. or 41 x 51 cm

Echo Park Mixed media on paper

Desert Schooners Mixed media on paper 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm Borders Mixed media on paper 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm

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In August 2013 the Morgantown Dominion Post featured one of her latest projects--a float for West Virginia in the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California, and in 2010 Lorraine had a solo show at the Benedum Gallery, Monongalia Art Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, curated by Ro Brooks, Executive Director. In 2013 she broadcasted from New York on Spotliteradio.com and was curated Dr. Chris Barlow (UK) into the May 2013 Parallax Art Fair in New York City. Top: Angels Walking Mixed media on paper 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm Bottom: Wine, Woman, Song (Private Collection) Mixed media on paper 30 x 20 in. or 76 x 51 cm

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Kah Wah Tan Singapore

Kah Wah Tan was born in 1945 in Singapore and had a corporate career before becoming a self-taught commercial photographer in 1990, which he is still practicing today. Since the 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he has taught himself oil painting, a hobby where he can express his interest for color and the inspiration he gets from the impressionistic art works he has seen in books and museums. Kah Wah sees painting as an extension of the creativity found in photography..

Above: Trees Oil and gouache on canvas 13 x 18 in. or 33 x 47 cm Right Top: Tree Oil and gouache on canvas 13 x 18 in. or 33 x 47 cm Bottom: Colors I Oil and gouache on canvas 13 x 18 in. or 33 x 47 cm

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Paula Temple Oxford, Mississippi, USA

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Paula Temple lives and works in Oxford, Mississippi. She studied art at the University of Memphis and University of Tennessee and she has had 30 solo exhibitions in the USA, Barbados, Grenada, UK, Costa Rica and over 50 group participations including at the Federal Reserve Board “Artists Who Teach”, Washington, DC. Paula Temple’s works belong to private and public collections in many countries, she is an awarded artist and has participated in artist residencies in France, Costa Rica and Italy. Above: Stealing Cupid’s Lamp Oil on canvas 40 x 60 in. or 102 x 152 cm Left Top: The Lighted Edge Oil on canvas 54 x 67 in. or 137 x 170 cm Bottom: Pink Ribbon Oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. or 46 x 61 cm

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Mediha Tekin Turkey

Born in 1952 in Niksar, Turkey Mediha Tekin completed her university education in Physics in Bordeaux and Paris, France, and received art training for seven years, in Ankara University Fine Art Dept. Mediha also has a D.T. C. F. degree in French Language and Literature. Back in Izmir, Mediha became an active member of the art community, exhibiting locally as well as in Ankara and Istanbul. Her modern, abstracted works are inspired by mythological themes of the old Asia Minor region, Anatolia and the Mediterranean. Symbols of those traditions appear on the canvas, as elements in a very unique and elegant storytelling. Mediha has exhibited extensively in Turkey, as well as the Florence Biennale in Italy and in France.

< Est-ce que Je Peux Venir Avec Toi En Me Quitent (Un Le Nom De Teatre) Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. or 40 x 50 cm

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Anna Tomenko Lviv, Ukraine

Born in the Ukraine, Anna Tomenko moved to St. Petersburg to study painting at the Russian Academy of Fine Art. In 2007 she returned to her homeland and today lives and works in Lviv with her husband and two daughters. Actively exhibiting her paintings for many years, Dima has recently become more and more involved with digital media and produces unique works that employ mixed digital and 3D techniques.

Feminine Mixed digital and dry media 22 x 48 in. or 56 x 122 cm

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Josefina Temín Naucalpan, México

A basic idea in the works of Temín take us to the ancient Greek and Roman viands as well as the PreHispanic Mexican ones: flowers and other organic elements are held by a solid and contrasting base that separates them from the floor or the ground or Earth, but always keeping a soft accessible substance just as they originated in the imagination of the author, or right in the stems of nards or yuccas. Even so, -as the fineness of the “animals” or “feathers”the elements of that blooming substance, sometimes tiny or frankly flat, determine the path of the movement.

1. Escarabajo Copper 3 x 11 x 9 in. or 8 x 28 x 23 cm 2. Chapulines Tin 3 x 18 x 3 in. or 8 x 46 x 8 cm 3. New Selection Tin 20 x 15 x 3 in. or 50 x 39 x 8 cm 4. New Selection Tin 20 x 15 x 3 in. or 50 x 39 x 8 cm 5. Vainas Tin and brass 11 x 3 x 3 in. or 29 x 7 x 7 cm 6. Mosquitos Tin, brass 17 x 16 x 33 in. or 44 x 40 x 84 cm

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Mark Tomczak Kailua Kona, Hawaii, USA

Born and raised in Western New York, Mark Tomczak is now living in Hawaii. “At the age of 12 I began to experiment with different media, genres and techniques. In the early 80’s I relocated to Southern California. There I continued to paint while concentrating on a more realistic style in my landscape, floral and wildlife pieces. By the year 2000, I was in search of a destination to live that offered a more peaceful, and less hectic lifestyle. This I found, here in Kona, on the Island of Hawai’i . Here the slower pace of life, in a quaint country setting, allows for a more conducive environment for creativity. I have recently found enjoyment in a new more abstract style of work incorporating a tropical rhythm. I cannot express the feeling I get, when someone looks at my work and is captivated by something they see in it. This is, the ultimate reward! Sharing my talent knowing it can create an escape of excitement or tranquillity makes it all worthwhile! I welcome you to my world of art.” 1. Enchantment I Acrylic on canvas 12 x 36 in. or 30 x 91 cm 2. Enchantment II Acrylic on canvas 12 x 36 in. or 30 x 91 cm 3. Golden Sunset Acrylic on canvas 22 x 28 in. or 56 x 71 cm 4. Heat of the Moment Acrylic on canvas 22 x 28 in. or 56 x 71 cm 5. Touch of Romance Acrylic on canvas 22 x 28 in. or 56 x 71 cm 6. Midnight Magic I Acrylic on canvas 15 x 30 in. or 38 x 76 cm

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Iryna Torskaya Odessa, Ukraine

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Iryna Torskaya was born in 1977 in the Ukraine. Her parents passed away very early, so she had to become independent and develop a strong personality. As a child, she graduated from a musical school while simultaneously taking part in sports (eurhythmics and athletics). At the same time Iryna revealed her talent as a composer, succeeding in creating piano compositions. In 2011 the artist decided to present her visual work to the public. In September 2011 in Odessa her debut exhibition, Scientist’s House, took place, followed by her 2nd solo show at the Metropolitan Gallery Gamma in Spring of 2012. In 2013, Iryna had a solo show at Agora Gallery, New York.

“My paintings are unique not only because they have sense and riddles, but also because I create very seldom, it took years for some of them to be completed. I put all my soul in each art work. They open sacral knowledge that I have to the world. People only need to need to solve them. Also, I’d like to urge people to love the nature and animals, with the help of my art, as they are an integral part of our life. After all we aren’t owners this planet, but only guests, having passed our life course, leave there, from where we came. It is necessary to respect and protect our earth, and to thank it for that it sheltered and fed us.” - Iryna Torskaya

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1. Aura Oil on canvas 35 x 31 in. or 90 x 80 cm 2. Flowering Sakura Oil and acrylic on canvas 39 x 31 in. or 100 x 80 cm 3. Universe Oil on canvas 35 x 31 in. or 90 x 80 cm 4. Way Home Oil on canvas 35 x 31 in. or 90 x 80 cm 5. Female Mask Oil and acrylic on canvas 24 x 31 in. or 60 x 80 cm 6. Autobiography Oil and Acrylic on canvas 31 x 24 in. or 80 x 60 cm

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Iryna Torskaya Odessa, Ukraine

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Maria Tremblay Notre-Dame-Du-Nord, Québec, Canada

Maria Tremblay was born in 1962 in Alma and currently lives in Notre-Dame-Du-Nord, in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Canada. A selftaught artist, she creates figurative works using oil, “while adding a naïve touch of freshness which translates alla prima the emotion found in daily life scenes that rock the seasons enchantment.” Receiving several awards and recognitions between 2009-2012, Maria continues to exhibit in the province of Québec and with MP Tresart Gallery. Her work is part of Ville-Marie’s CSSSLT public collection in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Right: Le Rendez-vous Des Parapluies Oil on canvas Below: La Récolte Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in. or 91 x 61 cm

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Jucci Ugolotti Parma, Italy

Born in Parma in 1944, Jucci Ugolotti studied at the Academy of fine arts Brera Accademmia, Milan, Italy and was a student of the sculptor Marino Marini. Her first solo exhibition was in 1980, the year when she taught art and pursued being a professional artist with large public commissions. Jucci produces sculpture with different materials from marble, bronze, terracotta and plaster, to ceramics and resins. In 2010 Jucci had a personal museum show at the Ducal Palace in Sala Baganza, Parma and in 2012 she was awarded the Triennale di Roma: Contemporary Art Award. Her works are found in many private collections and public spaces in Italy and abroad.

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Rachel Tribble Palm City, Florida, USA

Rachel Tribble’s award-winning, dream-like paintings have been recognized for their serene and meditative quality. Commissioned by corporations and private collectors, her technique is a combination of influences from early in her career, and a lifelong interest in the environment and light. Light began specifically describing itself in her work over several years. First, in her career painting gemstones and jewelry and then her turn into creating multi-media installations for her own performance art, rock nightclubs and rave productions.

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Originally from Manhattan, Rachel worked as jewelry designer in New York. In the early 1990’s she moved to Minneapolis, where she became known for her dark and sometimes controversial performance art and installations. Inspired by the depth of the Minnesota winters her work took on a surrealistic edge, with a social and environmental message. In the mid 1990’s Rachel took a hiatus from her life as a professional artist and lived and worked among the Native American people. In 2003, she returned to her traditional training as a painter, inspired by the journey she found herself on and the mystical worlds of the Aninshinabe and Lakota people. In 2008 her work for the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival poster won the IFEA Gold Pinnacle Award, for the Walt Disney Company. Rachel’s art has been featured in national magazines and gifted to nominees of the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, and the MTV Movie Awards. She continues to dedicate her work “to peacefulness in the world and the celebration of the Earth, Sky, and the multi-dimensional universes.” Rachel Tribble studied fine arts at Syracuse University and the National Academy in New York and today lives and works in South Florida near the Atlantic ocean.

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Steve Turnbull Wailuku, Hawaii, USA

A sculptor dedicated to creating work that flows in harmony with nature, Steve Turnbull strives to enhance our environment by capturing the natural beauty within the medium and bringing the form to life. “My challenge is to collaborate with nature, to suggest a form within the medium, enhancing its natural beauty.” Steve works with wood, stone, and bronze. He collects driftwood from the coastlines of the Northwest and enhances the beauty of fine, exotic woods from his home in the Hawaiian Islands. Born west of the Cascade mountains in Washington state, where he obtained a BFA at the University of Washington, Steve Turnbull’s studies took him to the island of Maui to continue his education under the tutelage of his uncle, and Master Sculptor, Bruce Turnbull. Exhibitions and galleries include; New York Art Expo, Honolulu Art Expo, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Lahaina Galleries, Patricia Rovzar gallery in Seattle, Neiman Marcus in Honolulu, Sargent’s Fine Art, and his home and studio nestled in the Maui Mountains. Left Top: Dance of the Soul Red Cedar 32 x 32 x 125 in. or 81 x 81 x 317 cm Bottom: The Offering Vermont marble 14 x 15 x 24 in. or 36 x 38 x 61 cm Below: MtotoTembo Bronze 34 x 21 x 44 in. or 86 x 53 x 112 cm Opposite Page: Serpentine Ohai wood 22 x 20 x 80 in. or 56 x 51 x 203 cm

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Elizabeth Uyehara Elizabeth (Beth) Maltbie Uyehara was born in Ohio and was a fine-arts major at Oberlin College, Ohio, and a journalism major at California University, Northridge. She has also studied at Otis College of Art & Design Evening College, in Los Angeles, including drawing studies with Arnold Mesches, and painting studies with Bonita Helmer. For 12 years, until 2002, she was employed as an editor and feature writer at the Los Angeles Times newspaper. She also became a specialist in genealogy, publishing several books and was featured in a public television series, Ancestors. She married fellow artist, Paul Uyehara, in 1975 and she continued to paint and exhibit her art in the US and Europe. After a challenging and courageous fight with Lou Gehrigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease (ALS), Beth left us with her beautiful talent and spirit in her artwork.

QED Acrylic on canvas 24 x 40 in. or 61 x 102 cm

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In her later years, Beth used multiple media including metallic paints, spray enamels, acrylics, and glazes of all kinds. While her underlying compositions are highly structured, the surface textures and light reflections of the canvases change with the light sources and time of day and are often surprising and personal to each viewer. Her ALS, as with many who have the disease, added to her thoughtful experience of life and some see a celestial, even a spiritual influence in these paintings.

Paul Uyehara Paul Takeshi (Tak) Uyehara, a Nisei (second generation Japanese American), was born in Seattle, Washington. He was interned with his family at the Manzanar and Minidoka internment camps during World War II, and later served in the U.S. Army in Germany (World War II) and in the Korean War. Known for his masterful drawings and his use of color, Paul was active in the Los Angeles art scene from the 1960s. . He began early studies at Chouinard Art School and Otis Art Institute. He was a member of the Los Angeles Art Association for more than 30 years and in his latter years, he was mentored by the well-known abstract painter Bonita Helmer. His works have been exhibited across the United States and in Europe. He married fellow artist, Elizabeth Maltbie Uyehara in 1975 and they both continued painting all their lives. Paul had always been fascinated by Goya compositions and returned to them to study energy and movement in drawings and then he translated these into modern idioms. In the series called Deconstructions, he set these pieces free of all reference to subject matter, while adding vivid, often primary colors to black and white compositions, to reimagine and reinterpret Goyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concepts in purely abstract terms. Regardless of what he painted, even in his final months with Parkinsons Disease, Paul would get lost in the process of creating his artwork and was modestly surprised that viewers found such great enjoyment in them, including his early still life and landscapes pieces. Right: Floral Still Life Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in. or 27 x 102 cm Below: Fishermen Acrylic on canvas 48 x 24 in. or 122 x 61 cm

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Ebru Uygun Istanbul,Turkey

Born in 1971 in Istanbul, Ebru Uygun graduated from Finishing School and Webster University of Geneva. In 1994 she founded TOÇEV, a charity for children facing socio-economic difficulties and willing to get education. Uygun is the author of Room 102 (2005), Hearts I’ve Touched (2006), Growing Up Together (2009), Heart River (2013).

Actively involved in many projects, Ebru Uygun has also contributed with her work to “Karma Exhibition” organized by The Association of Artists and Art Lovers (SSD) in 2008, to the “Exhibition for Somalian Children” organized by Silivri Rotary Club and SSD in 2011, and to “Hand in Hand Exhibition” organized by SSD in association with TOÇEV in 2011. In 2012 Ebru Uygun had her first personal show, titled “Touched”. Left: Storm Watermedia on paper 19 x 14 in. or 50 x 35 cm Right: Fall Watermedia on paper 39 x 27 in. or 100 x 70 cm Below: Shadow Watermedia on paper 19 x 14 in. or 50 x 35 cm

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Ross Van Dusen

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

“I was born a poor black child in the rural South -- no wait -- that was Steve Martin. I was born a bluecollar kid in Detroit. We, neighborhood kids, helped turn the west side of Detroit into what it is today. (Visible shudder) I was a terrible student in high school but somehow managed to earn a four-year scholarship to art school. I left art school early to take a job in advertising. It was the lure of money. When you don’t have much, more sounds better. I started out as an art director in Detroit, worked in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. All during that time I painted at night. My final job in advertising was as Executive Vice President, Creative Director of Chiat Day’s San Francisco office, and I was still painting at night. I left advertising to paint, sculpt and write full time.” - Ross Van Dusen

Right: Matches > Oil on canvas 54 x 54 in. or 137 x 137 cm Bottom Left: Cholla Cactus Oil on canvas 54 x 54 in. or 137 x 137 cm Right: Blue Umbrellas Oil on canvas 54 x 54 in. or 137 x 137 cm

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Bobby van den Hoorn Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada

Treed Dimension Oil on canvas 16 x 40 in. or 41 x 102 cm Siberian Iris I Oil on canvas 24 x 30 in. or 61 x 76 cm

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There can be many different feelings, thoughts or emotions being expressed through each one of my artworks. The longer I have the viewer intrigued and curious with a painting I have created, the more successful the painting is.â&#x20AC;? - Bobby Van den Hoorn Uncorrupted Oil on canvas 36 x 18 in. or 91 x 46 cm

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River Rocks IV Oil on canvas 20 x 10 in. or 51 x 25 cm Archaeopteryx Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in. or 102 x 76 cm

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Lovelia Vera Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Help Acrylic and oil in canvas 46 x 36 in. or 116 x 91 cm

Two Worlds Acrylic on canvas 60 x 40 in. or 152 x 100 cm

Tropical Flower Oil on canvas 15 x 30 in. or 38 x 76 cm

Serie Petrodorado Acrylic on canvas 60 x 40 in. or 152 x 100 cm

Venezuelan-Canadian self-taught artist, Lovelia Vera was born in Maturin, Venezuela and currently lives in Calgary. Her inspiration comes from her time living in Venezuela, India, the United States, and Canada. Lovelia has mastered various techniques in pastels and oils and had the incredible experience of furthering her skills at the Museum Tezzari Rizzo, Caracas. Her wide range of talent includes mastering the extreme, abstract and shockingly realistic forms of art. She has been given accolades by her peers in addition to being a member of multiple art societies in Canada. Her works have been featured in both public and private collections internationally.

Opposite Page: Inspired by W. Bouguereau Oil on canvas 30 x 30 in. or 76 x 76 cm

â&#x20AC;&#x153; The day I discovered my passion for art, I witnessed a miracle, which filled the canvas of my soul with beautiful colors. My work reflects all of my emotions at a given moment. I prefer doing large scale works with oils as it allows me to create a delicate mix of colors with unique and personal touches. Love and serenity are among my main themes. Painting transports me to an entirely different universe filled with a whirlwind of colors and emotions.â&#x20AC;? - Lovelia Vera

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Chermine Vidori Turkey

“I discovered my painting ability in 1993. My kids’ toys were my inspiration and models. After a year of constant work, my first 23 paintings were exhibited in Rieti, Italy where we lived. From then after, I have painted about 300 works, as well as a calendar for an important Italian company. I have participated in many Naif Exhibits in Italy, Spain and Turkey and opened personal exhibitions in favor of Unicef and Losev and some of my works have been printed for beneficence on cards and calendars. Along all these years painting has become a profession and a wonderful way of expressing my creativity. I was born in Turkey, lived in Italy and now travel between the two countries.” - Chermine Vidori

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Auerbach Vieira Brazil / Canada

Acclaimed in the early 90s as one of the most promising artists of her generation, Auerbach Vieiraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work has been recognized through the years over numerous exhibitions and prizes around the world. After graduating in fine arts, she spent a season in New York where she made contact with some of the major contemporary artists who have had a huge impact in her work.

Canvasbook I, II, III and IV Mixed media on canvas 40 x 60 in. or 102 x 152 cm

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Sibylla Voll Carlsbad, California, USA

Sibylla Vollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is in private, corporate and public collections and displayed in juried and solo shows, galleries and other institutions, receiving numerous awards, including the Award of Excellence at the Southern California Exposition. She has signature status with PSA and is filed in the archives of NMWA and OMA. Voll was president of COAL and is represented by their gallery in Carlsbad. Presently she serves on the Arts Commission for the City of Carlsbad. Her work has been presented in the following publications: Best of Pastel 1, Floral Inspirations, SibyllART, ICM IV, V, VI & VIII and Carlsbad Calendar

Above: Gigi Pastel on paper 11 x 14 in. or 28 x 36 cm Left Top: Ripper Pastel on paper 11 x 14 in. or 28 x 36 cm Middle: Reina Pastel on paper 14 x 16 in. or 36 x 41 cm Bottom: Buddies Pastel on paper 15 x 19 in. or 38 x 48 cm Opposite Page: Rosie Pastel on paper 8 x 12 in. or 20 x 30 cm

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Megan Ward Bridgenorth, Ontario, Canada

Above: Old Ladies Mixed media on canvas 70 x 34 in. or 178 x 86 cm Below: Ashore Oil on panel 36 x 24 in. or 91 x 61 cm

Megan Ward grew up in rural Ontario and graduated from OCAD University (Toronto, Ontario) in 2012 with a BFA in Drawing & Painting. The final year of her degree was completed at OCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studio in Florence, Italy.

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Walter W. Weaver Jupiter, Florida, USA

Living and creating art in Florida, Walter Weaver is a 1970 Graduate of Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. He is an awarded artist, with works in private and public collections. In his own words: â&#x20AC;&#x153; The water, ocean, nature, Southwest culture and native Americans have all been my teachers. All of my paintings are spiritual in nature and I like to immerse myself in the subject and then return to the studio to paint the inner experience. For me each painting is a blessing that I receive from the Divine, in a language made out of infinite living shapes, patterns, symbols, and colors, which goes beyond our words as a form of communication.â&#x20AC;?

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Naz Perver Weich Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Born in Pakistan, Naz has lived in Italy, England, Germany, Kenya, Pakistan and now in Montreal. An avowed artist since her teens, she won a scholarship to Italy where she studied at the Accademia di Belli Arti â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pietro Vannucciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Perugia. She graduated in 1986. Her style is a cubist abstract form influenced by Cezanne and others, which she has developed and refined over time. The different layers and aspect of the subject matter are broken down into colour and lines, slipping in and out of focus showing movement, change and vibrating energy. Naz has shown her work both in individual as well as collective exhibitions. 1. Reflecting Colour and Light Oil on canvas 24 x 31 in. or 60 x 80 cm 2. The Child Oil on canvas 20 x 27 in. or 50 x 70 cm 3. Tulips Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in. or 90 x 60 cm

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Elaine Weiner-Reed (EWr) Severn, Maryland, USA

Sculptor and abstract expressionist artist living in Maryland, Elaine Weiner-Reed (EWr) pushes 2D into 3D with bas relief effects, integrating mixed media, texture, and line. She is a published, award-winning painter and signature member of national and regional watermedia associations. Elaine Weiner-Reedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art has been exhibited in solo shows and international competitions in galleries, museums, or traveling exhibits in Africa, China, India, France, and in New York City and over 20 states (USA). Her paintings have received prizes in international competitions. Left Top: Renaissance Mixed media on canvas 24 x 52 in. or 61 x 132 cm Bottom: Sands of Time Mixed media on canvas 26 x 40 in. or 66 x 102 cm Below: Ties That Bind Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in. or 56 x 76 cm

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Susan Wood Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Born in 1953 in New Brunswick, Susan Wood lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She studied at Mount Allison University (N.B.), The Banff Centre and The University of Calgary, Alberta. She has had solo exhibitions in Canada and been included in group shows in Scotland, Iceland, Germany, Finland and South Korea. Her works are in many public collections in Canada and in private collections in the UK, Spain, USA and Canada. Susan Wood has won both provincial and national awards and is an elected member of The Royal Academy of Artists.

Left Top: Winter Tulips Mixed media on paper 17 x 13 in. or 44 x 32 cm Middle: All My Yesterdays I Mixed media on paper 39 x 27 in. or 99 x 68 cm Bottom: Ochre Dragonfly with Moth Mixed media on paper 20 x 16 in. or 51 x 42 cm Below: They Fade Quickly Mixed media on paper 30 x 44 in. or 76 x 113 cm

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Above: Left Overâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s II Mixed media on paper 22 x 15 in. or 55 x 39 cm Below: Floating Insects with Tulips Mixed media on paper 58 x 21 in. or 147 x 54 cm

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Willow Wu New Taipei City,Taiwan

Willow Wu is one of the first artists in the world to use jellyfish as the main theme for his creative inspirations. In Mr. Wuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings, a fantasy-like world, filled with mystery, can be seen through out the unique characteristics of jellyfish: transparent, beautiful and supple, yet overlapping and distorted. He assigns feminine traits to jellyfish to reflect and allude to a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different emotions, such as their ability to be beautiful, gentle, and passionate, while simultaneously fickle and unpredictable. In recent years, Mr. Wu has been painting jellyfish as a symbol that mocks political absurdity, tells an ironic story of human civilizations, and laments the fragility and impermanence of human life and even our Earth. Mr. Wu also has begun a new series on the universe, which contemplates the issue of time and space, and how human civilization ought to be humble when our rapid appearance is compared to the limitless history of the vast universe. Left Top: Eddy Mixed media on canvas 63 x 51 in. or 162 x 130 cm Middle: Freedom Oil on canvas 35 x 46 in. or 90 x 116 cm Bottom: Sex And Spirit Oil on canvas 31 x 46 in. or 80 x 116 cm Below: Tranquillity Oil on canvas 35 x 46 in. or 90 x 116 cm Opposite Page: Dance Together Oil on canvas 28 x 36 in. or 72 x 91 cm

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Young Ae Yi Incheon, South Korea

Born in 1961 in Seoul, Young Ae Yi lives in Incheon. She studied art at the master degree course of Hongik University Graduate School of Art and has had 10 personal exhibitions between South Korea, Japan, USA and France and 54 group show participations in South Korea, China, Japan, USA, UK and the Grand Palais in Paris, France. Yi’s works belong to private and public collections internationally and she an awarded artist and member of Amitiés Internationales André Marlaux and ADAGP.. “In the ancient Greek myth, a god named Hermes is a guardian of travelers, and a messenger for urgent messages. I want the horses in my work to become a messenger of healing comfort and restore wounded hearts. I want to send the warm message of comfort, love and happiness to people suffering from pain: the message that we can hope and dream no matter how painful life is.” - Young Ae Yi

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Left Top. Happy Messenger with the Myth II Mixed media 21 x 18 in. or 53 x 45 cm Bottom: Happy Messenger With The Myth III Mixed media 47 x 36 in. or 120 x 91 cm Right Top: Happy Messenger with the Myth VII Mixed media 21 x 18 in. or 53 x 45 cm Bottom: Garden of the Myth 1313 Mixed media 21 x 18 in. or 53 x 45 cm

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Margret Zitterbayer Lichtenegg, Austria

Born in 1981 in Neunkirchen, Austria, Margret Zitterbayer now lives with her family in Lichtenegg. With studies in social sciences and a graphic design education and training, in 2009 Margret established her successful graphic design studio. Her art is exhibited within the international art community gallery in New York and some Austrian art galleries. “I am a intuitive painter. When I paint, I am so close to my core, so close to my true self, that I almost loose myself. I am entering a space that isn’t mine anymore. ” - Margret Zitterbayer

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