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Martin Gunter Schoffel

GEOMETRY AND COLOR #23. Print on Aluminum, 23.5" x 33"

oil • acrylic • watercolor • mixed media • photography • digital art • sculpture • glass • ceramic • jewelry

Martim Cymbron

IN THE SHADOW. 2015. Oil on Canvas 80 cm x 60 cm

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point of interest OPUS EVENTI | EXCLUSIVE ART FAIRS 2015

Where Art Meets GLAMOUR...!

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pecializing in producing and managing events from every angle of both entertainment and artistic industries, Opus Eventi caters its esteemed services to English, Hispanic and French markets from every corner of the globe. It focuses on the production, management and coordination of large-scale events in the world of visual and performing arts. Concentrating on the clients' needs of the best and most sophisticated of services, the company strives for the unforgettable.

A high profile and eccentric guest list of VIPs is always a must.

Nevertheless, the main objective of Opus Eventi is to create meeting points and platforms to promote cultural exchanges; to exhibit, buy and sell art; to increase the network and to help develop new businesses opportunities for all participants by gathering the best of the art industry such as galleries, art dealers, collectors, art critics, artists and cultural institutions.

In 2015, – under the direction of the international event promoter Johnessco Rodriguez – Opus Eventi has the honor to present, as part of its repertoire (on production), three of the top events: the sixth edition of ART MONACO; the special edition of ART IBIZA; and the first edition of MC ART Miami.

We all know the number of contemporary art shows has increased in the past two years worldwide. Unfortunately, not all emerging shows are capable of providing value in both sales and prestige to the exhibitors and partners supporting them. That is why ART MONACO and ART IBIZA focus on keeping an exclusive by invitation policy. An international exposure, however, guarantees the participation of VIP personalities, potential buyers and exhibitions.

From July 9 to July 12, 2015, a new sumptuous venue will be created right in the middle of the business district, known as the “playground of the rich and famous”. The Principality of Monaco will artistically transform 5,000 m2 into a contemporary and modern art show Art Monaco’15.

Monaco is one of the most prestigious places in Europe and one of the most coveted markets in the world. With its prosperous lifestyle, ceaseless flow of golden champagne and multi million pound yachts gleaming in the Monte Carlo harbor, Monaco breathes glamour. That is why Art Monaco is all about quality rather than quantity and is renown today as THE ONLY international attended contemporary art fair in the French Riviera. Its own style and image differentiate from the other 275 art shows produced worldwide since 2009. During this four-day event, the city-state will serve as host to more than 70 select galleries from around the globe. The fair will welcome 10,000 exclusive visitors and benefit from a visibility in over 52 countries. A VIP reception will kick off the event, followed by three full days of vernissage-style exhibits open to the public with a few private showings.

This July promises to be more grandiose than ever with Art Ibiza occurring from July 16 to July 19. Surrounded by some of the most pristine waters in the Mediterranean and fine white sand beaches, the island of Ibiza is certain to expect a worldwide attendance of important individuals with great buying power, art collectors and celebrities flocking the event with style.

Dedicated to showcasing contemporary and modern art in an elegant and glamorous flare, this special edition of Art Ibiza is

surely not to be missed. Art and culture enthusiasts will find themselves being enchanted over outstanding artwork that will take your breath away. To be held in one of the most splendid centers of the island, the art fair will be presented in a form of high class and luxury exposition.

Art Ibiza’15 will be a special opportunity for those wishing to buy or sell art collections or those who simply wish to be taken aback by one of a kind inspirational art creations presented in a variety of styles.

“Our shows are not for the faint of heart (or light of wallet).”, says Opus Eventi C.E.O. & art fairs’ director Johnessco Rodriguez, “We focus to attract art collectors, art creators and art lovers with a higher buying power (UHNWI), that will add value to our VIP guest list year after year”.

Art Monaco, for instance, has welcomed Royalty such as H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Empress Farah Pahlavi, S.A.R la Princess Marie Gabrielle de Savoie, T.R.H. Prince and Princess Charles of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, Madame la Baronne Danièle Courcelle von Prohaska, Baron & Baronne Renald de Meester de Betzenbroeck, Baron et Baronne Roland Gillion Crowet, Baronne de Masy, H.S.H. Prince of Montenegro and other personalities that such as Mme Jaleh Khosravani, Mr. Giovanne Randonini, Charles et Catherine Napoleon, M. Paul Sarkozy, Lady Monika Bacardi, Didier DesChamps and some Hollywood stars, just to mention a few.

Aiming to offer a greater value to all participants, our three events will also serve as film sets for the up-coming Hollywood movie «The Curator» as part of the Platforms for large corporations, business leaders, international media, renowned galleries, established and emerging artists, as well as art collectors and art lovers. Art Monaco, Art Ibiza and MC ART MIAMI will share the same value for both entertainment and culture that are catered only towards those who enjoy living with the pleasure of exclusivity and luxury.

IMPORTANT DATES: ART MONACO VI ART IBIZA Special Edition MC ART MIAMI

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July 9 to 12, 2015 July 16 to 19, 2015 December 3 to 6, 2015

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from artist to artists

by Mona Youssef, B.F.A. International/Canadian Fine Artist

SHOULD ARTISTS PAY FEES

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to exhibit?

t has been always the case for artists to pay fees in order to exhibit their artwork. Most of the times, they end up carrying the artwork back and forth regardless of the cost incurred. Frustration is the normal feeling for artists. That is why, many of them have cut down on such exhibitions and some galleries have closed down as a result. Different artists learned different lessons and the strong remain. Some artists have stopped exhibiting for the high cost, sadly to know. And others had to find second jobs to make the ends meet. Even though, the art-market is like a growing giant, yet, some artists somehow, have given up.

No denial that artists are the main feeders for art organizations but with less fortune in some cases when there is no sale. Having said that, the question is; should/should not artists pay fees to exhibit their artwork? Yes and No. When we pay anything anywhere is to receive certain services, with the same token, paying fee to exhibit to receive all promotion and exposure attached is a normal expectation. Having said that, sale of artwork can’t be guaranteed in any exhibition. Nevertheless, when exhibiting in a physical gallery, Galleries must have their own clients and must know what their clients like and purchase.

It is the gallery’s homework to build up good clients/art buyers and to know whom to invite to the reception. Accordingly, they invite certain artists of certain styles to exhibit; in return of a good percentage of sales will be taken. If the sale is poor or none, obviously, galleries did not do their homework and were concern only about collecting fees. In general, galleries do not invest the amount of money on promoting an exhibition in comparison to exhibiting in reputable exhibitions where measurable budget spent on promotion targeting thousands of guests and art collectors and spending thousands of hours preparing for such huge exhibitions. In this case, it is worth the investment/paying fee. Even though, sale will not be guaranteed still, artists will have a wider exposure. As far as sale goes, will depend on your artwork, who will like it, appreciate its quality and agree with prices. Artist need to keep in mind that will be competing with hundreds of artists exhibiting there. In case of there will be no sale, you will still get your artwork seen by hundreds if not thousands of visitors who seriously, interested in art as the promotion of exhibition was well thought of. In addition, it will look good on your biography as where your art was seen and by whom. Some artists prefer to pay percentage 50%, 60% or even 80% and other prefer to pay fee in wellknown exhibitions and take full control of their artwork and receive the full sale price on their hard work, it is personal

choice. In either case, there are questions artists need to ask before deciding which direction to choose: 1- Reputation: Is the exhibition has a good reputation and well known, to whom?

2- Location: Will the exhibition be held in a well-known location where the crowd is familiar with?

3- Visitors: What kind of visitors/guests usually attend such exhibition and how many?

4- Promotion: what kind of promotion is offered and what is the budget spent on the promotion?

5- Recognition: Is the organizer well recognized, expert and has extended connections?

6- Timing: Will the exhibition take place at a time of an active season of that city/country?

7- Well written agreement: Do they invite you with a legal Agreement stating clearly, all Terms and Conditions?

8- Reasonable cooperation: Do they cooperate well with you and satisfy all your questions?

9- Goal: Are they working only for themselves or for you as well?

10- Question to ask yourself: Will I feel proud to say that I have exhibited there?.

11- In case of exhibiting in a gallery, what promotions will artists receive?

In addition to the above, Art today is playing a big role in the world industry that moves massive amounts of money worldwide. Artists’ names and artwork are priced high because of such huge market conducted by big business campaign which is behind artist’s success. When artists have outstanding talents, such talents need to be exposed, promoted, get seen and discovered by the right audience. Such exposure can’t happen inside artist’s studios, unless artists exhibit and select where to exhibit their artwork. The international competition is huge yet, artists need to take the risk. Complaining more than doing something about will not get you anywhere. So make the decisions for yourselves and be responsible for the results.

We all do invest on what we believe in doing. Expecting free service is unheard of.

©Mona Youssef GALLERY www.mona-gallery.com http://mona-gallery.com/should-artists-pay-fees-to-exhibit

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Vol. 27 • May/June • 2015

art&beyond Art & Beyond Magazine is a bridge between the artists and the art world. It is an essential marketing and promotional tool every artist needs to possess when exhibiting their work, whether at art shows, art expos, or small exhibitions.

In This issue:

Art & Beyond is continued to publish a series of articles titled "From Artist to Artist" where artists share their experiences working in the chosen medium, interesting stories from their life and career, leaning and teaching tips. In this issue of Art & Beyond Magazine we have published an intersting for artists article "Should Artists Pay Fees to Exhibit?" written by Internationally acclaimed artist and

gallerist Mona Youssef.

Also we would like to bring your attention not to miss the great articles about an upcoming exhibitions under our Point of Interest columns.

In the May/June issue we add a section Art Monaco Preview where you'll find a number of artists who will be exhibiting at the Art Monaco 2015.

CONTENTS Point of Interest Art Monaco 2015 Art Santa Fe 2015

Grace Schlesier 33

Edwin R. Wentz 34 5

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From Artist to Artists

Should artists pay fees to exhibit?

by Mona Youssef 7

Fine Art

Yulia Altas 12

Maruka Carvajal 13 Debbi Chan 14 Gabi Domenig 15 Ricardo Cardenas 16 Martim Cymbron 17 Jim Lively 18 Michael Cheung 19 Sabina D'Antonio 28 Silvana LaCreta Ravena 29 Stephanie Holznecht 30 Natalya Parris 31 Patricio Moreno Toro

Art Monaco Preview Amy Polling Melencio Sapnu Jr. Roshanak Khalilian Bert Koeck Bruno Wojnicz Isabelle Malo Mila Agirre

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Jewelry Sandy Den Hartog

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H. Allen Benowitz Martin Gunter Schoffel Dan McCormack Maria Fernanda Lairet Diana Whiley

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Photography Digital Art

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Cover

Back Cover

Martin Gunter Schoffel

Ricardo Cardenas

Inside Front Cover

Inside Back Cover

Martim Cymbron

Dan McCormack

We would like to congratulate the following winners published in this issue for their amazing work. Congratulations to Martin Gunter Schoffel his artwork “Geometry and Color #23.” was chosen as May/June Art & Beyond issue Front Cover winner. The Inside Front Cover was awarded to Martim Cymbron for his emotional artwork “In the shadow”.

The Back Cover was awarded to Ricardo Cardenas for work “Torero” and the Inside Back Cover has been awarded to Dan McCormack for “Vera_J_12-13-14--01AC”.

We would also like to congratulate those artists who have been chosen as Publishers Choice Award winners in this issue for their outstanding artwork: Yulia Altas, Natalya Parris, Michael Cheung, Sabina D'Antonio, Stephanie Holznecht, Silvana LaCreta Ravena, Maria Fernanda Lairet and Grace Schlesier with One Page article and H. Allen Benowitz and Edwin R. Wentz with Two page article.

We thank all of the amazing and talented artists who participated in the competition and wish you all great success in your journey.

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Maria Fernanda Lairet. EL ABRAZO DE AMOR.

ART Santa Fe celebrates fifteen successful years this summer, July 9-12. Galleries from around the world will once again offer an outstanding overview of modern and contemporary art.

Designated as one of UNESCO's Creative Cities, Santa Fe is a globally familiar art destination. The city claims the second largest art market in the United States and draws visitors from across the country and internationally.

The Wall Street Journal's Smart Money magazine recently noted "Santa Fe is dotted with 240 art galleries and is the home of ART Santa Fe, an international art fair that attracts buyers and tourists from around the world.

The Santa Fe art scene is one of the best you will find anywhere."

With years of experience ART Santa Fe remains unique in the art world, offering art buyers an opportunity that goes beyond the fair's doors. A world-class destination city, Santa Fe will offer art events for visitors from around the world.

Martin Gunter Schoffel. GEOMETRY AND COLOR #23.

Contemporary Art Projects USA/Gallery will be showcasing a selected group of contemporary artists that includes as Invited Artist Martin Gunter Schoffel, Venezuela; Eva Rimsky, Chile; Surekha Sadana, Dubai; Lorena Fernandez, Colombia; Rebeca Bibas, Colombia; Maria Fernanda Lairet, Venezuela; Ricardo Cardenas, Mexico; Jose Chibarro, Chile; Ralph Ventura, Cuba among others.

The media sponsors for Contemporary Art Projects USA are Smiley Stones, Conexiones, Arte Mundo Latino and Avior Magazine.

So join us this summer for Art Santa Fe 2015 and help to celebrate fifteen years of introducing galleries from around the world to the contemporary market.

Please visit www.contemporaryartprojectssusa.com for more information about the Fair’s Location and VIP Passes.

Tata Fernandez, Executive Director Contemporary Art Projects USA info@contemporaryartprojectsusacom 786-262-5886

Ricardo Cardenas. GIRASOLES.

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BUTTERFLIES ARE DANCING. Mixed Media on Canvas.

In July 2014 she was one of a only a few handpicked international artists who was chosen to exhibit her name and work on 25-story-tall video billboard above the American Eagle right in the heart of Times Square, Broadway, New York City, exhibition entitled “See Me take over Times Square” art show endorsed

by See|Me Group, Inc.

Yulia Altas Russian-born artist Yulia Altas was one of a handful of international artists chosen to exhibit her artwork at “La Grande Exposition Universelle” held inside the Eiffel Tower, “Gustave Eiffel” Hall and Louvre in Paris in October 2014.

"Art - it is a life ... It for everybody and everyone finds something that is closer to his heart ..." - Yulia Altas.

Altas’ works has been showcased in New York at the Caelum Gallery in 2012; Spanish Society Benevolent Gallery in 2012 and 2013, she was one of a handful of international artists that exhibit in 2013 at the Miami Iron Side - endorsed exhibition entitled “International Biennale Artists Exhibition Miami, IBAEM,” an event produced by The Art Marketing Mind, LLC.; at the Elena AB Gallery Tribeca in NY, July and September in 2013; at the Chelsea Eye Gallery in NY in 2013. For a whole year (2014) MONTSERRAT CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY in Chelsea, New York, proudly presents her artworks in public showroom for international group exhibitions and for sale..

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Two of her artworks were been selected for the 2nd International Biennale of Art of Palermo.

PALERMO (SICILY) - FLORENCE (TUSCANY).

The historical Palace Sant’Elia and some exhibition halls of the Museum “Reale Albergo delle Povere” will become the exhibition Place for International Artists. They are two of the most important exhibition venues of Palermo.

Florence (February - March, 2015) inside the exhibition space of gallery “Casa di Dante Alighieri.” This edition will boast the presence of 3 famous Art Critics: Vittorio Sgarbi, Philippe Daverio and Paolo Levi. An events produced

by ASSOCIAZIONE SOCIO CULTURALE EA EDITORE, gave her opportunity to participate her art in Tokyo Gallery NIW, Japan in 2015, an event produced by Fine Arts Chair New York Realism Fine Art. Altas’ formal classical education is revealed in her colorful mixmedia paintings depicting elements found in nature that are filled with picturesque features which are characteristic of a combination of a well-lived and nurtured childhood in addition to the explicit graphic details learned during her college years.

Her works are tender and emotional and she finds many opportunities in the open air to recreate her inspiration with the total energy of life that would be later used when she sets the theme to craft a particular motive or creation. www.altasdesign.com

MIST & DUST. Acrylic on Woodboard, 12" x 12"

Maruka Carvajal I was born in Bolivia, and I am a naturalized Spaniard. I have lived in Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, and currently in Washington DC. I was educated to be an architect but my passion led me to dedicate myself to the visual arts instead.

I enjoy painting so much! It is a chance to get involved with my thoughts, my memories and my feelings; it's my moment.

When I start a painting I always choose colors first; without thinking maybe it's just intuitively or sometimes based on my mood. In my art I like to explore the abstract secrets of cities I have lived in, cities I have passed through, and cities I hope to visit. I bring out the similarities between cities around the world, capturing their true nature. Using different shapes, lines, and vibrant colors I interpret onto my canvas the emotions that cities awaken inside of me. I recall my experiences in different cities that have impacted me and I look into that past at the feelings that came over me in those moments.

Some artists inspire me, especially Hans Hoffman because of his exuberant use of color, the relationship between them, and the spatial tension.

I use different acrylics in different to express myself. My strokes reflect my visual language and respond to the impulse to fill the canvas. Using geometric shapes adds structural order to how freely I use colors. In addition, I like to use both paint that is slightly watered down and pain that is thicker. To me this combination of shapes and my free use of colors along with varying viscosities of paint is the most appealing part of my creative process. The colorful nature of my painting makes them stand out and appear bright. Vibrant colors are very powerful tools and I am able to manage their effect on a composition.

I am fascinated by cities because they are short-lived but form a long lasting memory. I think my paintings serve the purpose I intended and convey what I want them to. My goal is to make the viewer curious about the meaning behind my painting. I expect my work to represent the places that I have had the fortune to visit or have lived in and I hope it shares these places with the viewer inviting them to take an emotional journey where their spirit can drive free. www.marukacarvajal.com www.artandbeyondpublications.com • 13

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CIAO ITALY ALBUM. Watercolor and ink, 15" x 22"

Debbi Chan Born and raised in the metropolis of Houston where the glare of sunlit skyscrapers the landscape I was most familiar with did not stop the smooth transition to a landscape of pines and snow in Idaho. What the surprise move did was open my creative mind and allow me to expand and my art to grow. I took up three new mediums and set my schedule to allow for art to be the focus of my time. The mediums were new but I managed to keep to the traditional Chinese style which I took up almost 15 years ago. Days for me are all about art . Making it keeps me busy and rarely does a day go by without it. If not painting I am gathering for it. Looking out my windows I see the vastness of nature about me and watch wildlife romping that I previously could only have seen in a zoo behind bars.

My tight drawings loosened and the subjects I once was afraid of painting flow across the leaves of 70 ft. Continuous story

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paintings in jumbo folding albums, my newest passion. They are being shown currently at Magnuson Gallery in Kendrick Idaho while awaiting a future home hopefully with WSU in their art museum. After completion I now publish each album as a wordless magazine and make them available to the public. And now the albums are coming to life in galleries you can carry in your pocket. The amazing 3-D app EXHIBBIT allows me to have entire albums on the wall. I have two shows open to the public now and a third will be open any day. You will most likely run into my blogs as well. Hopefully the albums will find their way to a permanent museum that appreciates story telling with art and without words. My time is still about making the art. If you don't make it you have nothing for others to see. http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/s/sosum

FRIEDA INSPIRED. Acrylic on Canvas, 80 cm x 80 cm

Gabi Domenig was born in 1963 in Lienz. Since her early childhood she was attracted to the fine arts, but especially to painting.

Gabi took classes in nude painting, color theory, drawing and composition. Especially charcoal, red chalk and pastels on paper and primed wood panels were the medium in the nineties. After her first exhibition in 1999, when she presented 20 large pastel paintings to the public, she began to paint with acrylics on canvas. The strong and bright colors and the way of working with acrylics approached very well to her nature.

She concerns herself primarily with the representation of man and especially of women. She tries to capture moments and to build up emotional tensions. The viewer should feel something of her passion when she paints. She does´nt want to stir up. For her art should be life-affirming and beautiful, touching and connecting. A language without words.

Her characters send out varied emotions such as pride, pain, love, sadness, loneliness, joy and longing. They are sensuous, strong, vulnerable, thoughtful, dreamy, seductive, promising and cautious. The figures are mostely located in a particular environment cutout. The expression of the eyes should draw the viewer into its spell and animate him to enter in a deeper communication with the figures in the picture. Flowers, plants, animals, patterns and landscape sections are decorative parts, but are usually situated in the background. Because of her intensive color palette and the figurative painting she is attributed to the Neo-Expressionism. You can find her images in privat collections, in international art books, art magazines and online art galleries.

Participation in many national and international exhibitions in Austria, Germany, France, Italy United Kingdom, USA and Brazil. www.domenigartdesign.at

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GIRASOLES. Oil, 72 "x 96"

Ricardo Cardenas - Mexico Ricardo Cardenas, Mexican Artist, expresses his great passion for the arts thru his work.

His main inspiration is based on his country roots, urban art and its colorful culture. He utilizes his knowledge of civil engineer to create his artwork in a very unique media, concrete.

Ricardo will be participating at Art Santa Fe, July 9-12, 2015 with Contemporary Art Projects USA at Grand Salon.

For more information please contact Tata Fernandez, Executive Director Contemporary Art Projects USA 786-262-5886 info@contemporaryartprojectssusa.com

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AMOR PERFEITO. 2014. Acryl on Canvas, 70 cm x 50 cm

Martim Cymbron was born on the 21st of January 1973 in Ponta Delgada, Azores. Son of a Portuguese father and a Dutch mother, After ending his secondary studies in the Azores he continued with his artistic studies in the Netherlands, where he lived for four years. Two years after starting he left the academy- as an autodidact artist he found difficulty in accepting academic demands. The academy was in Valkenburg, a city near Maastricht (Holland), where he had lessons for 1.5 years with the painter Jo Van den Brand, and from whom he learned new pictorial techniques.

Martim Cymbron currently lives and works in San Miguel where he works as a painter and instructor at the atelier Ponto de Arte, where he gives classes to adults and children.

Martim Cymbron is co-founder, together with Pedro Sousa, of the Arte Viva movement.

Although his preference goes to the surrealistic style, Martim Cymbron also expresses himself in realism. www.martimcymbron.com

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PRETTY GIRLS DONT HALLUCINATE. Acrylic and 5 Drops of Cabernet Sauvignon on canvas

Jim Lively is an attorney who left the practice of law to pursue his passion full-time as a contemporary figurative and abstract artist. His works have been recognized in numerous juried competitions and publications. He was named to the 2013 and 2014 list of Art Tour International Magazine’s Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art (www.arttourinternational.com).

In addition, he has participated in several group and a solo exhibitions across North America and in Europe. Jim has published four books containing images of his art including two novels.

Selected 2012 - 2014 Credits • Named to 2013 and 2014 list of Art Tour International Magazine’s Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art www.arttourinternational.com • Selected to represent Southwest Artists and appear in Art Portfolio Magazine, 2014 Northeast Artists vs. Southwest Artists Edition • Placed Second in the Abstract Category in 2013 American Art Awards for “Layers of Civilization” and First in the Humor Category for “A Second Cup of Coffee” (www.americanartawards.com) • Art and Beyond Magazine, March/April 2014, Publisher Selection for “Butterfly Effect” and “Breach” from the “Red Wine” series of paintings • Art Portfolio Magazine, Editor’s Selection for 2013 Landscape Competition for “Five for Fall” www.jimlivelyart.com • j.lively@sbcglobal.net

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HAUTE COUTURE. Pinot Noir and Acrylic, 30" x 15"

IN THE MEMORY OF LOVE #37.

Oil on Canvas, 40 cm x 50 cm, 2015

Michael Cheung Michael Cheung is a Chinese visual artist based in Hong Kong.

Growing up in the former British Colony where East meets West, Michael is influenced by both Oriental and Western culture. Michael Cheung (born 1978 in Hong Kong) belongs to a new generation of Hong Kong artists. His approach is edgy, sophisticated and creative one that understands the value of good art.

His art creation is deeply embedded within perception, memory, identity and communication in contemporary life.

A self-taught artist, trained as a graphic designer, he has exhibited in New York, Seoul, Berlin, Copenhagen, Moscow, with magazines such as Don't Panic magazine. He always seeking challenging projects to expand his artistic repertoire. www.celesteprize.com/michael.cheung

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COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE". Acrylic on Canvas, 160cm x 100cm

Amy Polling studied at the Royal Art Academy in The Hague, Netherlands.

She then moved to Paris and began her career as a Fashion Designer. Amy worked as a Theatrical Costume Designer for major Musical and Opera Productions for a number of years.

Amy’s paintings embody a strong influence from her theatrical background. Each work contains a sense of drama, poetry and music. Amy paints masculine with passion, and feminine with sensuality, serenity and mystique.

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Although, Amy has been painting much of her life, it was not until 2006 that she followed her heart and changed her profession from a successful career as a Fashion Designer to that of a Professional Fine Artist, where she showcases her unique and recognizable style and oeuvre. https://www.amypolling.weebly.com

WAY BACK HOME. Oil on Canvas.

Melencio Sapnu Jr. has been an artist since 1980. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Feati University, College of Fine Arts and blessed as a university scholar. Working in a realistimpressionist style, his paintings are noted for his chiaroscuro technique and the dramatic interplay of light descending in a near-divine manner. Coupled with buildings and structures of a distinguished antiquity, he conveys the graces of the old world.

His scholastic influences stem from Rod Dayao and Ibarra Dela Rosa, both Masters of Philippine Art. He has held

one-man shows at the Lopez Museum and Galerie Y as well as participating in group exhibitions at Gallery Genesis, Ayala Museum and Art Manila. He is included in the "100 Artists of the Philippines" published by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Century of Realism by Manuel Duldulao, Art Asia and the Pacific in Hong Kong, Philippine Art Now and the Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. His paintings have been reproduced for the Philippine Tuberculosis Seals from 2002 to 2013. http://melenciosapnu.com/

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ALL THAT GOLD 15. Mixed Media with Gold leaf, Acrylic on Canvas, 80 cm x 120 cm

Roshanak Khalilian Roshanak khalilian’s evoking paintings reflect her interest in different cultures and their interpretations of happiness and life. The long history of gold infuses her work, being a reference to celebrate the hope of mankind anticipated in the course of its history.

“For me, Gold is not only the shiny metal that enriches everything it covers and certainly not only the proof of sophistication, wealth and power. It’s tale and significance has enchanted me for many years and is now encapsuled in the essence of my works. My works evoke contrasting and even conflicting feelings and experiences: hope and death, wealth and poverty, joy and sadness, the light and the dark aspects of hope in life. They reflect the ambiguity and fullness of human nature and power of hope.

Within challenging techniques I experiment with abstraction, exploring the significance of gold and its long journey throughout life and history. I attempt to create a luminous atmosphere, to represent hope as the strongest element.”

- Roshi Roshi’s philosophy by quoting what she wants to say with her art: “Life is beautiful, live it up!”

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“It’s not about immortalising an environment, it’s about freezing an atmosphere and simultaneously reanimate it”- Bert Koeck

Bert Koeck was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1971. He graduated from the Luca School of Arts as a Master Designer in 1996 and then worked for several renouned European offices as an architect.

Currently he is a professor and has a hands-on approach to teaching design.

Koeck’s artistic knowledge and fascination for different techniques as well as a stubborn sense of abstraction, reflects explicitely in these experimental, two dimensional projects.

All experimental work takes root in a "think process, not product"-point of view.

"Process", is encouraged by experiments concerning a wide scale of image-capturing techniques. (existing-, convertedand DIY-developed devices). Koech is constantly trying to

keep the "beginner's-spirit" alive is extremely important!

-“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind, there are a few”- (Shunryu Suzuki) On the website, every project is conceptualy and technicaly (tools/techniques/how it’s made…) explained. No Photoshop adjustments are used!

The organic evolving website (www.bertkoeck.com) is rather a “self-invention” platform, than a “self-promotion”-machine.

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BRUNO WOJNICZ PHOTOGRAPHY.

Bruno Wojnicz “I am engrossed in those intense images delving into abstraction of the soul. The more involved I become in the work the more intense the images. I grew more interested in the contradictions, extreme expressions and the feelings not shown in a moment that underlies a human context. More than merely a snapshot my aim is for the viewer to relate to the emotional circumstance of the image and to draw out of the viewer their own personal story and feelings in the current situation and those drawn from memory. To achieve that “I have been there” or “I am there” instance. In this era of the unfocused and where images move quickly from one instant to the next my aim is to hold the viewer’s attention to allow for a deeper emotional involvement to the work. www.grollefineart.com • www.artstorm.ca

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NIGHT CLUB. Oil on Canvas, 30" x 60"

Isabelle Malo was a Leonardo da Vinci fan since childhood. Her and her family have many discoveries in the arts and sciences environment that allowed her to develop a taste for beauty as well for functionality and practical side.

Isabelle obtained a degree in Industrial design and to master the new technologies and better understand the world and enabled her to intervene by creating works and objects that can improve the quality of life. The creative process is at the heart of all her steps in the visual arts design.

As professor of multimedia and animation, Isabelle has developed with her students several cultural products over a ten years period. This curiosity and constant taste for discovery opened and is still opening infinite doors of her creative possibilities.

As an artist and a designer, Isabelle loves interior design, mystery, people-watching, nature, the ocean and the force of the waves on the rocks where her paintings reflect her life.

“Dear observers, take the time to look at the details of the many oil paintings linen made with a knife, because there are many. It is up to you to experience and discover the visual message I have for you!”

—Isabelle Malo i-malo.com

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TRAPÈZE (THE CIRCUS TRAPEZE). Perspex, 70 cm x 53 cm

Mila Agirre is a self-taught photographer and digital artist with a deep passion for exploring the limits of the creativity and the evolution in visual arts. Her artwork reflects rich imagination and opens a gateway that attracts viewers to a fantasy world full of color and beauty. Being a lawyer and a Licentiate in East Asian Studies, these disciplines have added value to her personal conception of the visual arts. Creating such captivating artwork sets Mila in a single position in the artwork as a talented artist. Her work has been exhibited internationally and caught the serious interest of viewers. www.mila-photography.com

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LOVE AFFAIR. Acrylic on Canvas, 31.5" × 31.5" × 1.5"

Sabina D'Antonio As an artist and photographer, inspiration comes to Sabina in many forms. She sees so much beauty in old weathered things waiting to be discovered once again. Layers of chipped paint, rusted metals, the raw beauty Mother Nature creates over time, these and so much more entwined with my manufacturing background spark new ideas within her.

Sabina is a self taught full-time artist with a passion to create and capture a true beauty of art in each painting, with the hopes in making a happy escape for the viewer.

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"Sabina paints with energy, spontaneity and emotion resulting in pieces that arouse and captivate the viewer. Her abstract paintings are expressions of her love for colour, textures, and numbers. Sabina has nurtured her independence and artistic freedom and paints spontaneously from within: expressing a feeling, a memory or an impression. Her abstract art is wellknown and collected nationally and internationally. She has been painting her entire life and just recently selling professionally." www.abstractsbysabina.com

NEW MEXICO. Oil on Canvas, 48" x 48"

Silvana LaCreta Ravena is a Brazilian-born artist who moved to the Twin Cities in 2006. She was educated as a psychologist and also holds degrees in art therapy, art history and a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts. Since she established her studio in Minnesota, she has exhibited regularly in galleries and art centers throughout the country. I have gallery representation in four states including Minnesota, and her work has been featured in TV art shows and art publications in the US and Europe.

The connections between psychology and art have been the constant subject of Silvana’s paintings. She became fascinated with this topic during her practice as a clinical

psychologist – an experience that helped her infuse her art with principles based on different lines of thought in psychology.

Since she moved to Minnesota, she has centered her focus exclusively on painting, making it her way of stimulating people’s psychological dynamics. The intention of Silvana’s work is to encourage people to creatively question what they are seeing and to make contact with their innermost being. Art is a way of awakening perception by addressing the senses directly, allowing better conditions to facilitate the communication between the person and his/her deeper self. www.silvanaravena.com

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DAY BREAK. Mixed Media on Canvas 48" x 36”

Stephanie Holznecht is originally from the southeast coast of England. She immigrated to the United States at the age of nineteen and attended University upon arrival, obtaining a B.A in Graphic Design and Fine Art. For 10 years Stephanie worked as a graphic designer and art director, leaving to pursue a career in professional art.

Stephanie’s current artistic style has changed dramatically from earlier years, moving from realism to a purely abstract artist.

With abstract painting she is inspired to let go and free herself to feel art in a totally different manner, reaching levels of emotional strength that far exceeded my expectations as a painter.

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Stephanie’s main focus has been in using fluid acrylic paint.

A challenging medium, that guarantees a different result with each painting she creates. She has had great success using this medium and her unique layering technique.

Stephanie invests in the creation of a piece of art to convey what she feels inside: her thinking, her emotions, her life, her essence and her soul. Stephanie’s goal is to always evoke some emotion from the viewer. There should always be something there for others to be able to read and draw their own conclusions. www.scholznecht.com

LOTUS. Acrylic on Canvas, 12" x 12"

Natalya B. Parris My new (Nov. 2014) acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12" artwork “Lotus" is an “over-sized”, very colorful flower. In it, I wanted to show movement, as though a light breeze touched the flower. To show it, I strategically did not draw the flowers on the center of the canvas and avoid symmetry when I drew the petals. The challenge in this work was to decide where to paint the dots, where to use “double and triple the dots” and what section of the painting should not have dots or have only one layer of dots. To paint so many multicolored dots was challenging and fun at the same time. Frequently, when people see my art, they comment that I have to be the most patient person to create that kind of art. I consider it a compliment, since I am

by nature a very emotional, passionate person and patience did not come to me as a gift; I have been working on it all my life. For me, like for many people, painting is therapeutic. My dots connect to my past as a civil engineer, when I was doing many engineering drawings by hand (it was the time when I learned to paint such perfect dots) and the present time, when I use those dots to create my “Emotional Counterpoints in Paint “– dots artworks.. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Natalya-B-Parris/111488538880248 www.linkedin.com/pub/natalya-parris/18/a1b/820/ https://artavita.com/artists/8737-natalya-b-parris privatenbp@hotmail.com

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ZONAS PORTUARIAS. 2015. Watercolor on Paper, 60" x 90"

Patricio Moreno Toro Toro was born in Santiago, Chile in 1943. A self-taught painter, at the age of 19 he won a Chilean national competition for watercolor and his art career took off. His first solo exhibition was in 1963 at Taller 13 in Santiago. At the age of twentytwo, he left Chile on an ocean voyage to Europe, arriving in Barcelona, Spain in the summer of 1966. He traveled and worked in Spain, France Germany and Italy, finally settling in Sweden where he found his voice as an abstract expressionist and flourished. It was in Sweden where he began to paint his 32 • Art & Beyond • May/June 2015

trademark large-scale canvases. During his five decades as a professional artist, Toro has lived and shown his work in many places in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

After moving to the United States in 1978, he became a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area art scene. At age 70, he now divides his time between Oakland, California and Concón, Chile and continues to paint prolifically. www.patriciomorenotoro.com

SHOW OFF YOSEMITE IN FALL. Oil on Convas.

Grace Schlesier Schlesier, award winning Plein Air oil painter, specializing in Coastal Scenes, was named one of the 10 Top Women Artists in the Nov/Dec 2012 issue of Art of the West magazine. Grace received Paint Americas Top 100 Award with her images currently shown at the Museum at Torrey Pines, CA. Her paintings have been featured in many books such as How Did You Paint That? an International Artist Publication. Her paintings have been featured in Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur and the Art Collector. Currently Wind and Sea can be seen at the Booth Western Museum in Georgia.

Visit http:/www.graceschlesier.com

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FLORENCE BICYCLES. Warecolor,12" x 19"

Edwin R. Wentz Ed Wentz is a well known Chicago watercolorist and has had a highly successful career in advertising with numerous awards for his advertising campaigns, A graduate of the Chicago Academy of Art, he has spent years teaching at the American Academy of Art (where he also served as President and Director), Ray College of Design and the Illinois Institute of Art. He has also served as Vice-President of the Palette & Chisel Academy of FineArt, and teaches on the faculty. He is now represented by the prestigious Kamp Galleries in Winnetka, IL. An accomplished artist, his work, which often reflects the artist’s travels throughout the world, is in many private collections.

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RED YELLOW BLUE. Warecolor,14" x 11"

TIME TO BREAK THE RULES! Too many do’s and don’ts override the creative process. The outcome? Everybody’s art looks alike. After studying Hopper, Sargent, and Turner, I’ve learned a lot about watercolors. It was time for me to create my own contemporary style. Away from the usual and expected. I let myself go. I stopped trying to look like others, and decided to find the ME in my work. I stopped encasing my watercolors in color-dulling glass and lightly lacquered them instead. I started using gouache to dramatize my whites. When on location, I relocate what I don’t like. Having freed myself from all the rules, I discovered a boldness in my work that was never there before. Now I’m “doing my thing!”

And I’m having a Hellofa lot more fun doing it! janellen@janeellenmurray.com

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This is 2 strands of Beautiful African White Agate Column Gemstones. Spaced with old African Silver and Handmade Old Clay Beads. Formed and laid in the sun to dry, then all painted by hand. Each Silver Bead is spaced with a Tiny Swarovski Crystal.

This is a Tuareg Piece and is .999 Silver. It complimented with Carnelian Columns and Lapis Lazuli. Spaced with Sterling Silver hand engraved.

The Tuareg People are known as the finest Silversmiths in the world. They are Nomadic people using only pins, screwdrivers, nails etc. for there engraving

Sandy Den Hartog Sandy has had an interest in stones since childhood. Wherever she went, even as a young person, whether it was picnics, vacations, or field trips; she always made sure she had a cup along to collect rocks which were precious to her at the time.

Once in high school she took numerous classes in gemology and geology. Then she graduated, got married, and had children. Rocks and gems had to be put on hold for a while.

However, she was still able to attend gem shows and art shows when she had the opportunity. She was looking and learning and eventually was able to travel the globe and reignite her interest in gems and minerals. She was struck by how much stones, rocks, gems, and minerals change

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from country to country. In bringing back Ethiopian Crosses from Africa, she made her daughters and granddaughters necklaces with the crosses.

She was once again hooked with a creative passion for what she could now do with these artifacts.

Sandy’s work has been exhibited at Palace Hotel in San Francisco and the James Ratliff Gallery in Sedona, Arizona. She has also been a part of several juried shows winning a first place medal in 2010 and 2012 with a Award of Merit in 2012. stitches1@suddenlink.net

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photography • digital art KATHMANDU MAN. Photography, 30” x 20”

H. Allen Benowitz a self-taught photographer, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and a graduate from the Interboro Institute of Business in Manhattan, migrated to Miami, FL, in the 1960s, where he currently resides with his wife, Jo. They spend time at their log home in Burnsville, NC. Mr. Benowitz has been invited to Morocco by His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, to photo journal his country’s Moussem

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de Tan-Tan festival. 20,000 tribesmen and foreign dignitaries met for a cultural and professional exchange mission 500 miles south of Casablanca in the Sahara Desert. The Moussem de Tan-Tan has been declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage for Peace and the Humanities. 2012-2013: He is a repeat Selected Nominated Finalist - International Color Awards Photography Masters Cup Competition. 2014: Awarded Special Recognition in the top 50 of the 2014 Juried

HALO. Photography, 30” x 20”

International January Art Competition by Art Quench Gallery, titled “A New Beginning”; Selected a winner for an architectural entry [“La Medina Archway I” - Morocco] in global competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, July 2014.

Recognition for his work includes a Judges’ Award , University of Miami Lowe Art Museum’s Beaux Arts Festival; honorable mention, International Kodak Contest; and winner, American Institute of Architects global competition. His work has also appeared in galleries in Coral Gables, FL, and in the Wynwood and Miami Design Districts. Among numerous publications

in which he has been featured are The ARTnews, Laurel of Asheville, Art & Beyond, and Art Business News magazines.

Two of his visual works of art have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 International Contemporary Artists art book, Volume IX, entitled “An Exploring Journey to Art.” Mr. Benowitz has also been chosen as one of Art Business News’ Top Emerging Artists for 2014, published in its fall edition. His photo subjects include Nature, wildlife, people, architecture, and adventure travel. www.H-AllenArt.com

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GEOMETRY AND COLOR #24. Digital Art, 48" x 36".

Martin Gunter Schoffel is a Venezuelan-Austrian artist that he dedicates his life to create Kinetic Art. At a very young age Martin Gunter Schoffel discovered his love for art and started working with freehand geometric drawings. After several years, his art turned into a passion for geometric and kinetic art.

At the beginning of his artistic career he used simple materials like paper and pencil, later his interest for colors grew as well as for new materials such as wood, acrylics, aluminum and photography among others.

This experience enhances his work and reinforces his desire to create movement effects in his art with overlaid elements and edited images. As a result we find his pieces framed into the so-called Kinetic Art.

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He has been selected by Contemporary Art Projects USA as the Invited Artist at Art Santa Fe, July 9-12, 2015 at the Grand Salon where he will exhibit a series called Geometry and Color; on these pieces made of aluminum the artist plays with geometry and a range of colors creating different visual effects. The spectator can enjoy the piece experimenting with different interpretations. www.mgschoffel.com For more information please contact: Tata Fernandez Executive Director Contemporary Art Projects USA Tel: 786-262-5886 E-Mail: info@contemporaryartprojectsusa.com

Helen_W_12-12-12--09AC H 19.24” x W 20.00”

Dan McCormack studied Photography from 1962 - 1967 at the Institute of Design in Chicago and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1967 to 1970. I began photographing the nude with Wendy, my wife, while in graduate school. Then for over forty years I explored various techniques and processes while photographing the nude as a central theme.

In 1976, I joined the Board of Directors of the Catskill Center for Photography and served as Vice President of the Board for ten years. One of my responsibilities was the installation of every show during those formative years.

oatmeal box pinhole camera to make 8x10 inch B&W negatives.

With its extreme wide angle and distortion, the camera gives me results that are constantly a surprise. I develop the B&W negatives, scan them into Photoshop, and then colorize the image by pulling curves in each of the channels. I make an images rooted in 16th Century pinhole optics juxtaposed with 21st Century digital print manipulations. These newest photographs of mine are a hybrid of Photography and Digital Printmaking.

I have taught photography at Purdue University, Pratt Institute, SUNY New Paltz, Bard College, Ramapo College and Mercy College before I came to Marist College twenty years ago. I currently head the photography program at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

From January to February 2010 I had a solo show at the Photography Center of the Capitol District in Troy, NY. I showed over fifty images from ten diverse series made from 1990 to 2010. And in May 2013 I have a solo show, “Nude at Home”, twenty-six images made from 2003 to 2012 at the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY.

In 1998 I began to work with pinhole photography. I use an

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EL ABRAZO DE AMOR. Digital Print on Transparent Acrylic with Non-Color Laser, 21" x 31"

Maria Fernanda LAIRET At this piece the artist utilizes her technique of managing money symbols. She uses the $500 bill of the Bank of Mexico.

Frida Kahlo appears with her self-portrait of 1940 on the front of the bill and Diego Rivera on the back. She took Diego Rivera and Mr. Xolotl images to the front where the painting "The Love Embrace of the Universe" by Frida Kahlo was the inspiration of her piece. Then, Diego Rivera was incorporated thru colorless laser on Plexiglas trying to demonstrate the embrace of love that Frida had for him. Thru her creation, the artist tries to highlight the elements of the artwork relating to the social context of Frida’s life in relationship to her personal life. The artwork point out the details of her personality, inspirations and emotions. The colors, shades,

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hues, light, shadows and Diego Rivera are not utilized by Maria as random if not to demonstrate Frida’s love for Diego in two-dimensional form.

Maria Fernanda Lairet will be participating at Art Santa Fe, July 9-12, 2015 with Contemporary Art Projects USA at the Grand Salon.

For more information please contact: Tata Fernandez Executive Director Contemporary Art Projects USA www.contemporaryartprojectsusa.com Telephone: 786-262-5886 Email: info@contemporaryartprojects.usa.com

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Diana Whiley I first created fantasy art to go with my writing and found that the digital medium best fit my style. It took time to get the affect I wanted but I’ve now hopefully managed to get the colour and mood right.

I am transformed by the creation of art and enjoy opening myself to new experiences. Other pieces of my art range from abstract, to still life but I do love a portrait.

Over a number of years I have been both editor and contributor to a number of community art projects and exhibit locally.

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I have book covers published and appear in five International Contemporary Art Books.

Currently I am working on a graphic novel and look forward to creating more art. www.anabela-artist.com

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