Vivid Arts Beyond Design Exhibition Catalog MARC VAN DER LEEDEN WWW.VIVIDARTSNETWORK.COM Marc van der Leeden was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. In addition to painting regularly, he practices medicine full time. Largely self-taught, van der Leeden did not start painting until his early 30s. Utilizing a very limited palette of only two colors and simplicity of design, he creates paintings that are uniquely his own.
MARTHA GREINER WWW.MARTHAROSEDESIGN.COM 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”.
SUZANNE DUNCAN WWW.SUZANNEDUNCAN.NET Australian photographer Suzanne Duncan is a dreamer, traveller and creator. At a young age Suzanne’s imagination would see her dream up powerful images of strong and inspirational females who have stories to tell and secrets to keep. Each of Suzanne’s photographs start with a small idea which she starts developing further by building a unique story behind each subject she photographs. With the desire to create timeless photographs, Suzanne looks to meld her personal photographic touch with new ways of shooting
WENDY COHEN WWW.WENDYCOHEN.NET.AU Committed to creativity and individuality, Wendy Cohen’s whimsical paintings are inspired by her passionate gusto for life. Cohen’s paintings, boldly colored and elaborately textured, embody her imaginative, nuanced experience of the people, places and nature surrounding her. Through her vivacious abstraction, Cohen whisks the viewer away on a mystical journey into a sensuous, jubilant world. Cohen’s foremost motif is the human face, which she shapes with an animated, lyrical line. www.arttourinternational.com
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