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Brown Pelican | Painting | W:30.00 H:36.00 in | AW127217182

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Cher Pruys Photography, Painting, Drawing

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

"To take my inner visions with my hands and create a work of art for you the viewer .... That is the ultimate in self expression."

Cher Pruys was born in Regina. Over the years she lived in many places including Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Fort Frances, settling into her present home in Devlin, on the banks of the Rainy River with her husband Mark, 4 dogs and 2 cats.

By age three, Cher was seldom found without a drawing tool in hand. She worked in pencil, charcoal and ink over the years, until, she picked up a paintbrush at the age of 35. Beginning with oil paints, she found her chosen mediums in acrylic, water color and gouache.

Although self taught, her dedication and talent has seen her work juried into 200 International exhibits, as well as exhibits in numerous non juried shows. She has won 224 awards for her work in the International Juried Exhibits. Included in these awards, the first recipient of a major Canadian National Award, The Mary Pratt Crystal Award of Excellence at the 2014 SCA Open Juried Exhibition, The SCA 1st place award of distinction twice respectively, 2016, and 2017 at The Canada’s 150 show. The SCA 2nd place Award of Distinction in the 2021 Elected Members Show. October 2021 Winner of The Exclusive Harmony of The Arts Contest by The Blue Blood Gallery in Prague. The Gold Medal recipient for Figurative Painting in The Mondial Art Academia’s International 2018 Competition. The Silver Medal for Portrait Painting in The 2020 International Art Professional World Art Acadamia Competition. The Aviation Week & Space Technology Award Best of the Best, and the ASAA Award of Distinction for the best painting in the ASAA International Space & Technology Exhibit & Competition, consecutively for 2 years. In 2020 & 2021 she was awarded with the most wins in The American Art International Awards. The Grand Prize Winner in The AWA (American Women Artists) 2022 Spring Online Show with a perfect score for “In Retrospect”. She has had 14 solo exhibits. Cher is also an avid fused glass artist, and a certified teacher of piano and guitar. Her painting "The Bubble" had the honour of being part of the Masterworks from The International Guild of Realism Tour. Her work has graced the covers of 3 books, 31 magazines, including The Best Of Acrylic Fall 2021, the latest being The cover of May 2022 Arabella Magazine, and has-been featured in over 155 international publications. Cher's works have found a permanent home in private and public collections worldwide.

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In Retrospect Painting, Acrylic on Paper - Cotton W:8 H:12 in 2022 This woman from the Congo has a weathered face and a look that indicates she is deep in thought1 Cher Pruys

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Christina Mitterhuber Painting

Christina Mitterhuber, Self-taught Austrian painter and mixed media artist, was born in Dec. 29, 1975 in Wels.

She has self-studies at galleries and museums around the world in United States, Canada, Australia and many countries in Europe. Her favorite galleries are THE MET in NYC and Musee d'Orsay in Paris.

Her favorite painters are the old masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Raffael, Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet and Amedeo Modigliani among others.

She is also a Professional Makeup Artist since 2001 and has received certificates in first, advanced and proficiency in English native speaker from Cambridge University. Berlitz foreign languages Travel companion degree, Vienna Franz Schubert Conservatory/study branch of acting and Vienna Professional breath, voice and talk studies for the stage are among other degrees that she has received.

She currently lives and works in Vienna.

During 2018 to 2022, Her works have been showcased and are going to be showcased in galleries and Art centers in various art scenes including: Austria: Gallery Kunstraum, Gallery Steiner and Gallery Art innovation Italy: Museo Stadio Domiziano, Piazza Navona at the XIII Rome BIENNALE 2020, where she got selected by the President of the CIAC Mr. Pino Chiovaro!

Gallery Rossocinabro, Merlino Botegga d' Arte, The room contemporary art space, Palazzo Albrizzi Capello, La Pigna Gallery (Vatican) , M.A.D.S Gallery Milan, Galleria La Principina and Galleria Mistral Germany: Gallery Artinnovation in Berlin Spain: Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid United States: Las Laguna Gallery, Contemporary Art Gallery Online Selected Artist into the AD ART SHOW 2021 by MvVO Art in the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center in New York City.

Selected AD Art Show Artist in the Oculus in NYC in 2022

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La Mer V Painting, Oil Color on Canvas W:80 H:80 cm 2021 Christina Mitterhuber

La Mer V is part of my new series La Mer, 2021. It consists of 6 oil paintings same sizes and is supposed to honor the sea in general.

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Jeannette Kortz Painting

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have lived in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and now Richmond, California. Where I live now is very close to the San Francisco Bay. I love the nature where I live; the birds, the Bay creatures, the beautiful shoreline, and San Francisco Bay itself. I paint to reflect my love of the Bay and its surroundings.

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East Pacific Red Octopus Painting, Oil Color on Linen W:36 H:28 cm 2021 Jeannette Kortz

The East Pacific Red Octopus most commonly occurs in shallow water on much of the North American West Coast, with a range extending from the Gulf of California to the Gulf of Alaska, and may also occur in the western Pacific Ocean. This particular species was the first invertebrate in which individual personalities were demonstrated. I painted this octopus as it was found locally in an area of the San Francisco Bay known as Point Molate, foraging for food in the tide pools. While not immediately threatened, loss of habitat, pollution, micro plastics, and the rise of ocean temperatures will have a negative impact on this beautiful animal.

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Luana Stebule Painting

I am an artist and poet. From 2013 I have been living and creating in the United Kingdom. For many years my art specifically included stage's projects, mural paintings together with 24 solos and 43 shared exhibitions in Europe; Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, also in England and US. I was born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1962. Finished A. Martinaitis Art School and Academy of Art. Recent Exhibitions With the ITSLIQUID group I am participating in the shared exhibition “Consciousness “, Venice, Italy.

From 12th until16th of May 2022, I exhibited my artworks in The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art, Dallas, US. Online Exhibition "Butterfly Effect" curated by the Contemporary Art Curator Magazine.

A solo exhibition on the "Artavita" website. Online exhibition on ARTSY by Art Screen TV. Exhibition in the Urbanside Gallery Zurich, Switzerland. In 2021 I exhibited my artworks in Florence during ART Biennale with Art Screen TV, Swiss Art Expo. Zurich and in the Art Basel.

In 2019 - Parallax Art Fair, London. Miami Art Fair with Artboxproject. Colorida Art Gallery, Portugal. In 2020 with Musa International Art Space I participated in the shared exhibition "Woman's Essence" in Rome, Italy and in Prague exhibition "Vydene Formy". The most memorable exhibition was in 2018 in New York Art Expo.

US. Solo exhibition in Katakata Art Space, London.

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Portrait Painting, Watercolor on Paper W:30 H:40 cm 2019 - 2022 Inspired by my daughter Goda.

Luana Stebule

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Tingshu BAI Sculpture, Assemblage

Tingshu Bai is a film producer, actress and artist based in Beijing China. She gradueated from McMaster University, Cananda and recerived Bechelor of Business and minored in Economy. After working in finance and real-estate, she started working in film and art. She is the producer of several feature films, shorts and campaigns and also acts in several series and films. God is Woman is her first artwork, expressing her standing on gender equality. Observation, 2021- Producer/ Official Selection Buenos Aires International Film Festival; Official Selection Austria International Film Festival; Special Participation Portland Film Festival Windshield, 2019- Lead Actress/ Official Selection Melbourne Shorts International Film Festival 2020 A Chestnut, 2016Producer/ 69th Cannes Film Festival Short Corner

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Halo Assemblage W:58 H:87 in 2021 A saint woman with halo made of pearl Tingshu BAI

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William Horan Painting

Born and raised on Long Island, William Horan is an emerging artist, chiefly employing the use of oils and acrylics to express a truly unique vision.

After bouncing around between jobs and trying to find his place in society, William found a true passion in art.

Struggling with many internal demons, he began painting for therapeutic reasons years ago and has not been able to put down the brush since, constantly thinking up and working on new projects.

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Red Painting, Oil Color on Canvas W:18 H:24 in 2022 Bill Horan

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Daniil Sinitsa Photography

Hi, my name is Daniel! I am an art photographer, I shoot with a canon 5d mark2 camera. My team is my girlfriend, we discuss my ideas with her at an early stage, and masterpieces come out of worthwhile ones. I started with an art school (thanks to my teachers for putting up with my stubbornness and teaching me to see the light), after finishing it, I gave up painting and left creativity for sports. But, as it usually happens, “one who was born to fly, cannot crawl” and vice versa, I returned to creativity a few years later - I started shooting on the phone and the pictures turned out to be terrible. But I did not give up, but walked, filmed and filmed; then I took my brother's camera and started learning how to shoot with it. Then, I was taken to the army, but there I did not waste time, but studied the technical side of the camera. In general, whoever wants to, in any situation, will be drawn to what he loves. Then, I returned, began to actively shoot, was disappointed a hundred times, but continued to move on. I realized that failures are lessons, and when you treat failures like that, it becomes easier to look at your failures. That is, I want to say that failure is also success and experience.

After a year in the army, the filming period began, but also not for long, because you need to go to Moscow to study (but not from photography). I even had to sell my equipment. But even there, for a whole year, I came into contact with the theory of photography. And now, finally, after a break of almost two years, I was able to buy my own camera and over the past half a year I have shot works that have been featured in many magazines. I believe that this is only the beginning, as I want to open a street exhibition of my work and create even better shots.

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Rebirth Photography, Color Photography on Photo Paper W:60 H:40 cm 2022 Daniil Sinitsa

Есть такая идея: чтобы съесть яичницу, нужно разбить яйцо. Этой работой я хочу показать эту мысль: чтобы принести плоды, нужно умереть, но не в буквальном смысле. Ведь каждая женщина, когда становится матерью, умирает за себя, за свою прежнюю жизнь, чтобы растить и воспитывать своих детей; семя пшеницы должно умереть в земле, прежде чем оно сможет прорасти и дать урожай — в каждой сфере необходимо чем-то пожертвовать, чтобы что-то приобрести, просто так ничего не бывает.

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Ravil Naregeev Graphics

Naregeev Ravil is a Kazakh artist from the Republic of Kazakhstan. Works in the style of artistic graphics.

Born November 27, 1987, he is a participant of group and solo exhibitions in Mexico, Germany and Kazakhstan.

He also had publications in art magazines in Germany, Britain and Kazakhstan.

Now he is working on a series of paintings "Keepers", which depicts female images. The main idea of graphic portraits is to describe the culture of the peoples of the world, one picture - one nationality. In the background, all ornaments belonging to the people, habitat, cultural values are depicted. The female image is selected from each nation with their ethnic characteristics. The female image symbolizes - the keeper of traditions, family values, the creator of life, motherhood, ethnic beauty. Working on each painting, the artist is in correspondence with the National Museums of these peoples (National Museums of Ireland, Iceland, Qatar, Ghana, Kazakhstan), for consultation and search for materials when creating graphic paintings. There are about 5,000 people on our planet, so this project can be considered the "Life's Work".

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Hind Qatar Drawing, Ink on Paper W:42 H:60 cm 2022 Ravil Naregeev

Cycle of paintings "Keepers". A representative of the people of Qatar from the country of Qatar is depicted, the ethnic identity of this people is depicted in the background, namely ornaments, writing, traditions.

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Robert Falcone Painting, Sculpture

Robert Falcone has been making music and visual art since the mid 1960’s. He drew cartoons for the Cleveland State newspaper, the Cauldron from 1969 - 1970, and worked in the production and design space at Kent State University 1970 - 1971. Robert took an art break to pursue his medical career from 1973 - 1987. Falcone has been producing music and visual art continuously since, and recently completed an MFA in Visual Art at The Columbus College of Art and Design. He is represented by the Lindsay Gallery.

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Natalia Painting, Oil Color on Canvas W:18 H:24 in 2016 Bond girl Robert Falcone

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Ray Besserdin Sculpture, Mixed Media

32-year career, recognised internationally with 35 awards to date, including two gold from New York, and “Gold Medal for Creativity” from Mondial Art Acadamie, France. Born to artist parents, entirely self-taught techniques of sculpturing dimensionally with only sheet-formed papers, much like bas-relief. Papers are mostly handmade cotton and mulberry stocks from Europe and Asia. Works range from miniature to over 6 by 3.8 metres, and abstract to ultra-realistic. Inspired mostly by painters of the French Impressionist Period and developed a technique to achieve expressiveness using torn papers build up three-dimensionally, where they used paint two dimensionally. Whilst his works can be abstract to figurative ultra-realism, he calls his signature style “Impressionist Sculptured Paper” for its use of torn, raw pieces arranged to form the subject matter. While likeness is important, the focus is to capture emotion, life, and expression over realism, yet always revealing the character of the papers from which the subjects are sculptured. Nature is his favourite subject matter. Works hang in private and corporate collections in London, Munich, Manhattan, Tokyo, New Zealand and throughout Australia.

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Portrait of Don Burrows - Australian Jazz Woodwind Legend Mixed Media, Modeling Sculpture Technique on Paper W:85 H:72 D:8 cm 2019 Ray Besserdin

Apart from nature I love portraiture and wanted to tackle this subject with the challenge of my “Impressionist Sculptured Paper” style. I‘m inspired by music and musical artists and of among my favourite genres is jazz. I was therefore, naturally attracted to create portrait tributes to a few of my favourite artists for my inaugural exhibition in the Caroussel du Louvre, Paris, in 2019. Sven Libaek is a friend who inspired me since childhood and introduced me to the legendary, woodwind virtuoso Don Burrows, both kindly posing for short photographic sittings to do their portraits. Based on a foundation of Arches 300gsm hot-pressed French cotton and German cold-pressed cotton papers, wo...

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Julie Davidson Drawing, Painting

Julie Davidson is a qualified artist, photographer and teacher. A renowned artist with over twenty-five years of experience in pastel medium produces intricate paintings of great depth and detail. Julie is disciplined and creative with a diverse and varied portfolio showcasing personal evolution in her artistic journey. Now residing in Washington DC, USA with her husband for the next 3 years, Julie is working on her art full-time building her new collection called, “The New Beginning.”

The pastel painting displayed called “The Mind,” is part of her new collection. The eagle/bird is interwoven in different cultures. The eagle depicted in the picture is a symbol for the divine. It holds the keti (a Maori word for bag) bag of knowledge. The brain represents the mind; it is constricted by barbed wire. The constraint is our own negativity, fear, ignorance and intolerance. There is more to life than the bubble we encase ourselves in. Our actions are weighed represented by scales. The snake entwining the spine has no emotion. Judgment or the karmic effect is not vindictive or malicious it is there for us to learn lessons to become higher than ourselves. The water is purity and the feather represents freedom, freeing us from our own constraints if we are able to detach ourselves from what binds us. The pastel painting encourages self-reflection and viewers own interpretation.

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The Mind Drawing, Pastel on Paper W:17 H:24 cm 2021 Julie Davidson

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Antoinette Foshee Painting

Antoinette Foshee is a contemporary artist currently working in acrylics, yet equally and primarily proficient in chalk pastels and oil paints. She often employs vivid color schemes that are recollective of the hand of a precocious child, and emotive tableau in a neo-expressionistic and impressionistic manner of the likes of Basquiat, Munch and Degas. She gives her viewer a glimpse inside of a moment of a subject unknowing that it is being captured for an audience. Foremost a life drawing figurative artist, her subjects are both capricious and familiar. Her subjects range from figurative nudes to animals while reflecting loose and free brushstrokes.

And her use of color is alluring, while the compositions combine both emotional and somatic maturity.

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All She Needs Painting, Acrylic on Canvas W:36 H:36 in 2022 Antoinette Foshee

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Jeong-Ah Zhang Painting, Mixed Media, Photography, Sculpture

Jeong-Ah Zhang is a contemporary artist that specializes in painting and works from Seoul Korea, where she was born and raised. Jeong-Ah Zhang, Painter, Photographer, and mixed-media artist, push us to the edge of our own undress ourselves and the world for more meaning than surface deep. And her surrealist paintings connect us to a world that exists inside-out and outside-in of our consciousness.

She majored in fine arts at Ewha Womans University in Seoul Korea. 4 Selected solo exhibitions in the United States and Korea, and about 60 group exhibitions and art-fairs in the United States, Korea, France, Italy, Spain, Japan and the United Kingdom. It also won 22 international art awards and won 15 art awards in Korea.

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Transparent time scale Mixed Media on Canvas W:61 H:91 cm 2021 Jeong-Ah Zhang

My life is itself who I experience and it is evidence of my life. The oriental Buddhist philosophy that all things works mysteriously without a true substance is the basis of my work, but I am not a religious person. My life and art is based on my own philosophical thoughts and experiences. I am interested in the philosophy of reflections on all beings, and my works use symbols, metaphors and imagery in the metaphysical world to express phenomena such as the nature of life, or the principle of the universe. The universe repeats the cycle of creation and extinction. And I think that the universe is the consciousness, unconsciousness, the borderland of consciousness, the five senses, awarene...

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Chloe Yu Chen Sculpture, Drawing

Born in Shanghai, China, Chloe Chen holds an M.F.A in painting and drawing in fine arts from Pratt Institute, New York. During the two academic years at Pratt, she served as a graduate assistant for foundation art and symposium. After graduation, Chloe has worked in art management and administration and artist assistant in a non-profit art organization ChaShaMa and the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in New York City. Chloe's work involves large ink drawing, ceramics, and printmaking. As an Asian woman and artist, her art reflects restrictions imposed by public opinion and conventions, and her particular cultural background surrounding women’s sexuality. Chloe's works are exhibited and collected internationally in the USA, South Korea, and China. Now she lives and works in New York City.

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Ice-cream Ceramic Art, Clay on Ceramic W:30 H:30 cm 2020 Ice-cream is an installation made by ceramics and glaze.

Chloe Yu Chen

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Donald Shelar Painting

Donald Shelar is a self-taught artist from the New River area of Southwest Virginia. Coming from a line of natural born talents in many fields, Donald started drawing at a young age, even before he could say his ABC’s.

What started as a hobby to pass the time has become a life-long passion for bringing beauty into the world with his art. While they're hand-drawn and oil-based images of wild and domestic animals, he is also expanding into other topics, such as family members, places, and nature. Donald's art has been featured in various online sites as well as fairs and festivals in the New River Valley. He is currently one of 64 artists participating in the 2019 New River Art Biennial at the Moss Center in Blacksburg, Virginia. He is also one artist on display in September 2019 at Clayton visual arts center in Raleigh N.C. and also one the artist featured in Marin Society of Artist fresh art show in 2020 New Mexico. 2021 he was published in Spotlight Contemporary Art magazine.

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Brown Pelican Painting, Oil Color on Canvas W:30 H:36 in 2022 Donald Shelar

This artwork was created on 12oz triple primed cotton canvas, with gallery wrap canvas. This is a brown pelican from Virginia Beach. This male pelican was showing all his colors. This is original oil painting from artist Donald Shelar. Signed in the bottom left corner with oil paint and in the top middle of back in ink.

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Alan Gaynor Photography

SOLO SHOWS May 2014 Viridian Artists “Remembrances” New York, N.Y. December 2013 Sabay Queens, N.Y. February 2012 Soho Photo Small Works New York, N.Y. June 2011 Solo Show Viridian Artists New York, N.Y. January 2010 Viridian Artist Arts New York, N.Y. Spring 2004 Safe-T-Gallery Brooklyn, N.Y. September 2003 Soho Photo Gallery New York, N.Y. GROUP SHOWS Dec 17-Jan 9 2021 PH 21 -Scapes International Comp August 2020 Art Room Honorable Mention May 2018 Superfine Fair May 2017 Black Box Gallery The Visual Spectrum April 2017 Contemporary Art Gallery Botanical art May 2017 All Botanical Art Competition “Judges Choice” May 2017 LBIFoundation for the Arts National Comp January 16, 2917 NYU Kimmel Galleries Unnatural Election May 19 2016 LIMNER Gallery ARTE NATURA April 26 2016 Viridian Artists Internal Politics April 19 2016 NYC4PA, Jadite Gallery NYC www.nyc4pa.com December 2015 Linus Gallery http://linusgallery.com November 2015 Center for Fine Art Photography Still Life September 1 2015 Black Box Gallery Landscape & Arch AWARDS NYC4PA Patterns and Shadows 2017 Honorable Mention 11/27/17 Light space and Time Gallery Special Merit Category 1/31/17 9th Annual B&W Spider Awards 1st Place-Outstanding Achievement 10/18/14 International Photo Awards 1st Place Flowers 10/2/14 ARTslant 2014 Showcase winner 7/6/14

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Morocco-5 Digital Arts W:24 H:24 in 2018 Alan Gaynor

Archival Pigment Ink Jet print. My interest in Photography is an outgrowth of my interest in Architecture and Urbanism and my life-long love Islamic Architecture and Design. I love the mathematical bases of all Islamic design.

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Corinne Whitaker Digital Arts, Sculpture, Painting, Photography

Corinne Whitaker, aka the Digital Giraffe, has been acclaimed for 43 years as a pioneering artist in the fields of digital imaging and sculpture. She has exhibited worldwide in over 80 solo and 260 group exhibitions, including a large solo exhibit, “Corinne Whitaker dot Uncom”, at the San Bernardino County Museum, “No Rules” at the Peninsula Museum in Burlingame, CA., and “CyberSphere” at Stanford University. She has shown at the Austin Museum of Digital Art and the Museum of Computer Art. She has lectured extensively on the radical new iconography offered by the computer, including “Look Ma. No Paintbrush!” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Ten of her digital sculptures are located in DAAP, the world’s first virtual sculpture park online. In 2021 she is one of 20 international sculptors selected to participate in a digital sculpture exhibition at the Galerie Maitre Albert in Paris.

Whitaker is featured in the CD ROM and book, “Women Artists of the American West”. Her work has won over 30 awards, including “Best in CyberArt” and two Golden Web Awards. She is featured in “Art of the Digital Age”, and “International Digital Sculpture, 2009”. She is also the author of 31 books of digital paintings and poetry. Whitaker’s award-winning Digital Giraffe online journal, now in its 27th year of web publication, has been visited by 203 nations. It presents a changing exhibit of digital sculpture, sculptural renderings, and paintings along with features, critiques and articles, most of them archived online for the free use of scholars, curators, academics, art lovers, and critics.

She is represented by the Paul Mahder Gallery in Healdsburg, CA.

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Coral Biscuits Digital Arts, Digital Painting W:48 H:24 in 2021 A unique digital painting in lighted box Corinne Whitaker

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G. Robert Wagner Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Mixed Media, Photography, Print - Limited, Public Art

Artist for many years, BA fine art Millersville PA, Government and Corporate Art positions Accomplished fine artist. Showing in galleries nationally and internationally.

Televised Nationally on QVC numerous times for Best of PA shows.

I have always enjoyed drawing & creating. Awards for art early on and an artist scholarship in college increased my motivation and desire to create art that makes a difference. Today i enjoy working at my studio and creating art that inspires thought. Artwork on exhibit at Discover Lancaster Gallery is having very positive feedback.

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Covid Not Over Painting, Mixed Media on Photo W:17 H:11 in 2021 Meant as a reminder that Covid is NOT over. Follow Health guidelines and promote vaccination.

G. Robert Wagner

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Michael Levin Digital Arts, Painting, Graphics

Digital Fine Arts/Graphic Designer. Instructor, Midway University.

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Promenade Digital Arts W:34 H:26 in 2017 Michael Levin

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Rich Sheaffer Painting, Mixed Media

Rich Sheaffer resides in San Marcos, California. Since retiring from the electric utility industry at the end of 2016, Rich has branched out into the areas of writing and art. While much of Rich’s career in engineering and management was rather mundane, the exceptions were when he did not follow conventional wisdom and explored on his own without necessarily doing things the accepted, “correct” way. That is when breakthroughs occur, discoveries are made and quantum improvements can be initiated. It is with that spirit that Rich creates art by inspiration and imagination. While Rich’s works generally reflect the angst of a common man regarding events occurring in the political milieu, some have eerily also predicted future events. For example, “The End of Democracy in the National Interest?” was inspired by things said in the course of the impeachment defense in early 2020, yet also proved to predict the rhetoric and events that would follow the 2020 U.S. national election.

Rich is active with the Artists Guild of the San Diego Museum of Art, the Artist Alliance of the Oceanside Museum of Art, and others.

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Dare to Say Diversity Painting, Acrylic on Canvas W:40 H:40 in 2017 Rich Sheaffer

At a meeting in December 2017, the administration’s list of seven terms that were to be avoided (banned?) by the CDC were conveyed; one was diversity. Was the prior administration connected to the diverse American people? Should we not be more loving, dancing together as if colors on a canvas?

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SungChan Kim Drawing, Painting

I was born and lives in Korea, and has loved to draw since childhood. So, I entered the Department of Visual Design at Kyungsung University, but from my 4th year of college, painting was not included in my life. As 20 more years passed, life, marriage, and work all seemed to go well, but they gradually disappeared one by one, leaving nothing behind. Such things kept repeating, and strangely, the more I lost, the more the picture came closer to me. In the end, it became the only strength left for me.

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Crazy monkey who cut off his own tail and came down Painting, Mixed Media on Paper W:8.30 H:10.60 in 2021 All events require the first madness to happen.

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Susan Lizotte Painting

Susan Lizotte was born in Los Angeles, and adopted at two months old. When she was one, she moved with her adopted parents to Bronxville in Westchester County, NY; they moved back to L.A. when she was 14. She earned her B.A. in Theater Arts at UCLA –discovering her love for art and art history through a class at the end of her senior year. While still in college, she worked part time designing men’s custom dress shirts, and went on to start her own business designing bespoke shirts and suits for men, and ran it for fifteen years. After finding and meeting her biological mother – an artist –Lizotte finally decided to pursue her love of art and painting. She resides in Los Angeles, balancing her studio practice with life with her husband, four children, and family pets including a peacock.

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The Genie is Out of the Bottle Painting, Oil Color W:21 H:26 in 2022 Oil on deerskin parchment Susan Lizotte

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Sarah Venturini Painting

Born on Long Island, New York, Sarah Venturini began her professional artist career at 12 years old painting personalized flags. In college, she worked in Turkey as an archeological illustrator. After college, she founded her own fashion brand in Seattle which later took her to work in the industry in nyc. In 2019, Sarah took time away from the fashion world to focus on her painting and has been paving forward ever since.

Drawing on techniques developed from her childhood education at Waldorf School, archeological drawing, and fashion illustration: Sarah works primarily with a delicate watercolor foundation on paper and builds body and texture incorporating acrylic, colored pencils and most recently pastels.

Sarah now resides in Italy, and paints the garden around her house: Always exploring the cyclical balance of natures’ elements, and love of the story within them.

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Seeds From The Heart Painting, Watercolor, Acrylic, Pastel W:6 H:9 in 2022 "Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower." ~ Shigenori Kameoka Sarah Venturini

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Norman Gabitzsch Photography

I was educated to be a scientist with a Ph.D in Physics, but after finishing Post Doctoral work at Los Alamos, New Mexico, I took a position in the research department of a Multi-National Oil company where I did fundamental research to image the interior of the earth. It was here that I learned the fundamentals of signal processing that I now use for photography. I spent a career with this company performing both research and operational oil exploration. It was a great opportunity to travel and see the world.

I am a self taught “artist”. I like to study the work of the Masters both in the Paints and Photography. Painters have the luxury of creating perfect composition and palette with their mind’s eye (there is much to learn from their work), but the photographer has only a short time to find the right composition before the scene changes. The photographer has to develop great instinct and fast non hesitant reactions to do their work outside the studio. This is especially true of Street Photographers. The best way to learn these skills, in my opinion, is go out and take a lot of photographs.

In 2017 over 1.2 trillion photographs were made of the existing world. When one stops to think about it, there are very few things that have not been photographed before. For me I find motivation for photography by looking for the shot that others have overlooked. It may be a new Point of View or a different way of seeing light, or even using light that is not visible to the human eye. I have developed a strong style using the invisible light of infrared photography. For the viewer of the photograph I hope they find something that they have failed to notice before.

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Grad Rovinj Photography on Metal W:14 H:10 in 2016 Norman Gabitzsch

Rovinj-Rovigno is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,294 (2011).

Located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, it is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port.

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Carol Babington Painting

Carol Babington's art education includes workshops in encaustic, printing, acrylic, and oil. She earned a BA in Studio Arts at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Her work has been juried in the following in 2022: 1. San Fernando Valley Regional Exhibit, "In the Abstract", winning 2nd Place, 2. Carbon County Arts Guild, Red Lodge, MT, ", 3. San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, "Call of the Wild", 4. O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA, "It's OK to Laugh".

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Five Sisters Painting, Oil Color W:16 H:20 in 2022 Five sisters of Native American tribe, Chick-a-saw Nation.

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Sandra Parker Painting

Sandra became a Watercolor artist in 2021 while working full time as a project manager at a web technology company. She earned her BSBA in 1993 while raising two children and working full time. Her paintings are currently displayed in group exhibitions online and in galleries across the US and have been published in three magazines and a book.

Email: moiradelambre@gmail.com Portfolio: www.facebook.com/SandraParker.WatercolorArt https://www.biafarin.com/p/artist.html?name=sandra-parker Education: · University of Phoenix, Tucson, AZ, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1993 Relevant skills: · Drawing with graphite pencil and charcoal · Painting with watercolor and ink

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Maui Boats Painting, Watercolor, Ink on Paper - Cotton W:12 H:16 in 2021 Sunrise view from a Maui harbor of the island of Lanai.

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Samantha Pomp Painting

I’ve been painting in one way or another my whole life. I have learned that painting is my medicine and the path I am on is my Soul’s journey - through paint!

I am a self taught artist and it started on rocks as a child, intuitively creating with mud and crayons. From there the most important discovery, you can mix colors to make new ones! From the beginning, the use of bright, bold colors, shapes and texture has played an important role in my cultivation as an artist.

As a teenager and in my early twenties, I painted mostly geometric shapes, getting lost in triangles and circles.

Later on, trying my hand in more abstract forms and throughout the years my art became more fluid in style.

Recently, I have started to work with sacred symbols and geometry, which feels like coming home for me as I began working with shapes.

My creativity is my spiritual practice and each painting is filled with deep lessons in trusting my intuition and Soul’s voice. I am passionate about my artwork and the energy around each piece. Each painting is energetically aligned with my heart and soul, filled with trust, love and compassion both for myself and you.

My family and I have lived in an RV full time for the last 6 years and we love it! We have spent the last three years in Northern California, sitting still because of the pandemic (I really miss traveling!). I live with my husband of 14 years, our tween twins and our dog. I homeschool our children and we are a lifelong learning family that believes curiosity, experiences, and questions are a great teacher of life.

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Open Infinity Painting, Mixed Media W:30 H:24 in 2021 Samantha Pomp

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Simon Berson Mixed Media

Education: Pratt Institute - 1971 Fairleigh Dickinson University, BFA (MCL) 1976 Employment History 2016-2021: Ferrari/Berson Studios, Las Vegas, NV and Fort Lauderdale FL 2002-2013: Crestron Electronics, Inc., 15 Volvo Drive, Rockleigh, NJ 1999-2002: Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, NJ 1998-1999: Metropolitan Life, Madison Ave, New York, NY. 1997-1998: Ernst & Young, Carlstadt, NJ 1980-1997: Sharp Electronics Inc., Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, NJ 1972-1980: Minolta, Ramsey, NJ 1969-1972: Heathkit, Fairlawn, NJ 1966-1969: USAF Selected Exhibition History Art in the Park, Montclair, NJ (1973) Burlington County Hospital, Burlington, NJ (1974) The Red Barn Gallery. Ridgewood, NJ (1975) Gallery Elizabeth, Chicago, IL (1977) International Sculpture Exhibition, Boston MA (1978) Rene's Gallery, Soho, NY (1980-1984) Sharp Electronics Corp. Mahwah, NJ (1982 - 1990) Crestron Electronics, Inc. (1999-2012) The Red Eft Gallery, Wurtsboro, NY (2002) Art in the Park, Hillsdale, NJ (2003) The Star Gallery, Middletown, NY (1999 - 2003) The Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, NY (2012) The Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY (2013) The River Tree Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME (2014) The Cooper-Finn Gallery, Millbrook, NY (2015) Maryland Fine Arts (Circle Gallery) Annapolis, MD (2016) Lois Lambert Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (2018) Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA)- Explore This! (2018) Art Pop Las Vegas (2019) Zurich Art Walk, Zurich, SW (2019) Artists and Charity, Palm Beach, FL (2019) Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL (2019) The Arts Council of Martin County, Stewart, FL (2020) Colored Pencil Society of America – 17 (2020) London Biennale (2021) Monat Gallery, Madrid Spain (2021-2022) Amerart Awards (2022) Artist in Residence for Culturally Arts: culturallyarts.com (2022) Observica Magazine-Impulse Edition (2022) biafarin.com/artist?name=simon-berson

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Widget 7 Mixed Media, Collage, Pen-Ink Drawing W:20 H:30 in 2016 Organic color pencil drawings combined with technological components Simon Berson

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Jenny Helbraun Abramson Photography

Jenny Helbraun Abramson is a visual artist who uses self-portraiture and landscape photography to explore the mysteries of existence, the spiritual impulse, and our journey through the transformative demands of living.

Jenny’s work has been exhibited widely and is held in private collections throughout the United States. In the last several years, her images were selected for exhibition by jurors such as Sandrine Hermand-Grisel, Blue Mitchell, and Wendi Schneider. After studying photographic printmaking at the SUNY Purchase and San Francisco State University, Jenny earned her living as a grant writer, practicing and showing artwork between writing projects. Exhibitions in the 1980s and 1990s included a mixed media series exploring Jewish spiritual traditions, titled “A Jewish Book of Months.” This work toured widely in Northern California, culminating with an expanded show at the Elizabeth S. Fine Museum (San Francisco, CA, 1993). She built a life and a home in Sonoma County, CA with her husband Dave, who died in 2016. To recover from this loss, Jenny rebuilt her art practice using digital photography and returned to full-time artmaking in 2019.

Jenny believes healing from the demands of life requires delving bravely into our interior landscape. In 2022 she will exhibit new portfolios rooted in this approach at the Graton Gallery (Graton, CA) and Viewpoint Photographic Art Center (Sacramento, CA).

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Path to the Unknown Photography W:10 H:10 in 2020 Part of my "Emergence" portfolio. Matted in a 16"x20" frame.

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Gayle Faulkner Painting

From the time I was a small child, I wanted to be an artist. During my childhood, art was not considered to be an important pursuit. In the Kansas City, Missouri school district, we had a traveling art teacher for about½ hour per month. I was also a very academic child and knew that I needed a scholarship to go to college. I got my scholarship to a very good academic collage and graduated with a degree in Sociology. I spent years working with children in a variety of capacities. One day, out of the blue, I decided to be an artist. As usual, I jumped in with both feet. I took some painting classes with the focus on the elements and principals of design. I spent hours in my cold dark basement practicing until I was able to create some good watercolors.

My watercolors are painted in a nontraditional manner and I was gratified that they actually worked. I started doing shows around the United States and have won numerous awards, participated in juried exhibitions and have work in private and corporate collections around the world.

When Covid drastically changed our lives, I decided to pursue a new direction and started using “Textural Acrylics”. These are created with a palette knife on canvas. Incorporating modeling paste and acrylic gels as well as wood and collage have led me to a new awakening. Painting primarily in an impasto style, I become immersed in the process as I have a “conversation” with the painting so that a joyful merging of color, texture and creativity emerge. Every painting invites the viewer to come into the world on the canvas and make it their own. I love my new direction and can only imagine how my paintings will grow in the future.

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Luminosity Painting, Acrylic, Collage W:30 H:24 in 2021 Gayle Faulkner

A background of various acrylic paints including metallic and medium weight acrylics have been combined with acrylic gels and modeling paste. With the use of a palette knife, additional textures create dimension.

Contemporary leaves are made with paint and applied for a collage effect.

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Maria Hawkins Painting

I am an immigrant artist from Moscow, Russia, currently residing in Maine, USA. I have lived and worked in the US for about 25 years now. I create because I must - mostly mixed media pieces inspired by a variety of moods and experiences. I hope you enjoy what you see. More to come.

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How the Sky Fell Painting, Mixed Media W:24 H:18 in 2020 Maria Hawkins

This piece symbolizes a message of unity between two nations of people in peril, appealing to folks through imagery of common faith and mercy. I hope this piece reaches as many folks cut off from the world and force-fed misinformation, thus helping to stop the slaughter.

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Jennifer Llano Painting

My name is Jennifer Llano and I am a self taught artist based out of New York. I am an award winning street artist at the Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival for my illustration of Alice & Wonderlands iconic Cheshire Cat. I work with many different mediums, not limited to acrylic, oil, cold wax, charcoal, chalk pastel as well as color pencils. My piece “The Hearts Uncertainty” a 24x48” acrylic on canvas is currently on display at the Riverfront gallery in Yonkers N.Y. I also have done work for St. Vincent’s Hospital of Westchester located in Harrison N.Y on the “ Petals of Hope” 2022 custom hand blown glass Christmas ornament. My dream since I was a child was to be an artist, it is my sanctuary, my therapy and my life’s greatest gift. I am in the process of 3 new pieces one being an 8ft x 16ft mural derivative of Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. It is special to me to pay homage to late artist that I grew up admiring, because they have given me through their art and life story the motivation to be an artist and explore my creativity.

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Electric Pollock Painting, Acrylic W:24 H:16 in 2022 Jennifer Llano

This piece is meant to pay homage to the late Jackson Pollock, incorporating his signature textured pouring and splatter patterns, with a color pallet that lends itself to a modern day twist.

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Michael Lopez Photography

Michael Lopez Jr. is a Hispanic portrait photographer in Southern California. Growing up Michael had to overcome a lot of challenges with mental health, as well as, his struggle with Autism. Today Michael has been successful in his craft photographing multiple album and song covers for musicians, going on tour, earning 4 international publications, and most importantly reshaping the beauty standards in fashion with his work.

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Lady Persephone Photography, Digital Photography W:16 H:20 in 2022 Michael Lopez

Lady Persephone is a piece about spring. I wanted to portray the day where Persephone leaves the Underworld to return to her mother thus ensuring a bountiful harvest and bloom.

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Ziqin Min Sculpture

Ziqin Min is a metalsmith and jewelry designer from China. He received his BFA degree from the Academy of Art University and MFA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work primarily focuses on creating the relationship between Chinese and Western culture through metal media. His inspiration comes from the architecture where he lived.

Ziqin grew up in a small canal town in Shanghai, China, where he started to learn Chinese painting and calligraphy at about eight years old. He inherited a lot of ideologies from his practice on traditional Chinese paintings depicting mountain landscapes, human posture, insects, and temples. Such paintings always overtone a poetic philosophy, which is also what Ziqin would like to achieve in his projects. This unique experience is where he started his journey of art.

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Square on Brass W:8 H:8 in 2018 Ziqin Min

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Julie Sorensen Enamel Art

JULIE KOLZE SORENSEN, born in 1955, as both studio artist and art educator (retired), Julie Sorensen has been able to share a breadth of experience in a variety of mediums. Working in these mediums has provided her with an appreciation of their fine components, problem solving through broad applications from basic twodimensional processes to complex three-dimensional structures. In teaching, she has incorporated these understandings in her instructional lessons.

Julie’s formal training began at community college at Harper College, in Palatine, Illinois and she completed two baccalaureate and two master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. These Midwestern locations have also informed much of her imagery.

Ms. Sorensen has taught at every grade level from pre-school to Community College, with her longest engagement at the middle school level, her favorite, for its energy and challenges.

Julie has been involved in the promotion of visual art in formal education and through engagement in the community through grant writing, scholarship committee work, volunteer teaching, show judging, including 4H art judging for decades.

Julie has shown her studio work in local, national and international exhibitions, and she received a purchase award from the IEA, Springfield, Illinois as well as an excellence in visual arts teaching from The Kennedy Center and the IAEA. Kishwaukee College in Malta, Illinois has one of her pieces in its permanent collection, displayed in the Library. Her work is also part of the permanent collections of The DeKalb Area Women’s and Newman Centers of DeKalb, Illinois and The Norris Cultural Arts Center of St. Charles, Illinois. Ms. Sorensen’s work in studio and in writing, mostly poetry, has been published, recited in exhibition and published. As an art educator, she has shared these experiences with her students to round out their understanding of art in the “real world”.

Julie lives with her artful husband in Sycamore, Illinois where she dreams and creates, and writes.

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Captured Garden Mixed Media on Copper W:9 H:9 D:2 in 2019 Julie Sorensen

Glass Enamel on Copper Relief. Captured Garden is work of sculptured copper that has been enameled in the center and mounted to wood for wall display. The piece shows a naturally inspired image evocative of plants within the "confines" of biomorphic copper shapes that visually relate the inside to the outside of the piece.

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Shayla Taulbee Mixed Media

When I'm not arting, I'd describe myself as . . .

Nostalgic to a fault Rarely mainstream; My own kind of alt Hold doors for the next guy Energized by the thundering sky Motorcycle rides & Water slides Collecting rocks & Nature walks Waterfalls & Ivy walls River canoes & Even Cowgirls Get the Blues These - plus Trees Make Me Happy (& like Alf, I kill me!)

A charismatic ham, but introvert at heart Quirky dark smart That’s a bit about me, when I’m not doing art.

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Twerkquoise Painting, Mixed Media W:12 H:9 in 2021 theShaylaKayway

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Debbie Bzdyl Painting

An Exploration of Myth And Mystery Debbie Bzdyl’s love of art began at an early age. “My mother used to say that I was born with a box of crayons in my hand.” But early on those crayons brought Debbie more trouble than praise. “I just couldn’t resist those blank, white walls in the hall!

Bzdyl always felt a bit of an outsider in elementary school. The one thing that did make her feel more accepted was that she was usually the best artist in class.

While in College she became interested in graphic design and began building a portfolio of her work.

In 1983 Bzdyl got her first job as a graphic artist in a small, local print shop. In 1987 she was hired by the Office of Professional Development at Clemson University to begin their new in-house marketing department.

By 1991, while still employed by the university, Bzdyl was also building a thriving freelance business. In 1992 Debbie left Clemson and began her graphic design business, which continued until she sold it in December 2013.

This allowed her to return to fine art full time. She feels fortunate to have done so well in a geographical area where representational art is much more the norm. “Many times, either at shows or in galleries where I’ve exhibited, people will often say that, even though they have never cared for abstract art, they like mine. Several of my collectors have told me that my pieces are the first abstracts they have ever purchased.”

When asked about her mission as an artist, Bzdyl replied, “My primary goal when creating my paintings is to visually capture the mysterious, the intangible, the emotions and concepts beyond what we can observe in everyday life.”

“It is my wish that my art will touch viewers in a deeply emotional way, encourage them to revisit the myths and mysteries of our universe and inspire them to explore their own spirit and journey through life.”

Bzdyl’s paintings are in public and private collections throughout the U.S. Her home and studio are in Pendleton, SC.

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Poseidon: God of the Sea Painting, Acrylic W:48 H:30 in 2022 Debbie Bzdyl

From my "Gods and Goddesses" series. I’ve always been intrigued by the stories of the Greek gods and goddesses. Depicting these deities using abstract compositions is my way of bringing the spirit of classical myth into the twenty-first century.

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Brittany Bosowski Photography

Associate of Science Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Art Political Science and Public Policy, and law school applicant.

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Trees in Forest Photography W:10 H:13 in 2018 Brittany Bosowski

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Jay Constantine Painting

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio and received a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and an MFA from Northern Illinois University. I have been a professor at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan, and I was Fine Art Chair at KCAD for 10 years.

My work is currently being represented by the on-line gallery Art-Commerce at 1stdibs. and I was accepted into the international on-line competition organized by COCA/Center of Contemporary Artists. I have also shown at Woodward Gallery in New York City and Brenda Taylor Gallery in the Chelsea Gallery district in New York. Also, my work was reproduced in the fall 2012 Direct Art Magazine vol. 19, and in Studio Visit Magazine.

I have received grants from Arts Midwest/Regional NEA, Art Serve Michigan, the Michigan Council for the Arts and the Arts Foundation of Michigan. I am also included in the NEA Artist Fellowship Archive at the Smithsonian Institute. I have had solo shows at many museums, art centers, alternative spaces and commercial galleries. My work is included in public collections such as the Grand Valley State University permanent collection, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Muskegon Community College collection, the Kalamazoo Institute of Art and Pratt Graphics Center as well as private collections.

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Memorial Portrait: Langston Hughes Painting, Oil Color on Panel W:24 H:24 in 2019 Jay Constantine

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Lisa D'Amico-Speer Painting

My name is Lisa D'Amico Speer. I studied drawing and painting throughout elementary to high school and was fortunate to have the same great teacher to learn from at each of those steps. After high school, I studies drawing and pottery at Washington and Jefferson College and did one semester at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. In recent years, I began studying at the Art Shoppe in Houston, PA with artist Becky Mayhew. My area of concentration is oils but also dabble with water color. I still love to draw in pencil and also create hand etchings on granite.

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Sisters Braving the Sea Painting, Oil Color on Canvas W:16 H:24 in 2021 Photo of my cousin's twin grandchildren on a blustery day of fishing.

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Michelle De La Cruz Photography, Painting, Graphics

As a kid, I grew up daydreaming drawing on the edges of my notebook paper wishing for math class to end. I'm 24 years old now and I still draw on the edges of my notebook paper. Born and raised in New Jersey, USA, with roots from Brazil and Ecuador, it was special by experience to have access to what felt like the whole world.

Seeing trends in fashion growing in Brazil, the differences in Spanish music from what the radio usually plays, and the diversity of foods and yummy desserts. As a whole, without growing into mixed culture, I would not be able to create what I can today. My name is Michelle De La Cruz, but I like to go by MD and I love to bring color into the world.

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Brazil 2016 Photography, Digital Photography W:12 H:12 in 2021 Michelle De La Cruz

This one gets a lot of love from being my 1st digital drawing after continuously trying to get my hands on an Apple Pencil after countless tries. The reference photo I used was a picture I took in Brazil of 2016 on an iPod touch.

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Michael Harrison Painting

Michael Harrison was born and raised in Southern California. He began drawing at the age of two and drew onand-off until he turned 30 years old. At the age of thirty, he took up personal photography and was introduced to the old Dutch master painters through his studies. He then committed himself to studying art history and learning to draw academically. Through a combination of online tutorials and artist biographies, he put together a self-education. learning to draw realism. He first trained in graphite and paper and then, through his photography work, began to use his drawing tablet and retouching software to create digital paintings. He works primarily in digital art.

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Twinning Digital Painting, Digital Photography W:23 H:18 in 2022 Inspired by an afternoon spent enjoying a television.

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Robert Horton Painting

Robert L. Horton a Seattle native, he has worked as a professional artist over 30 years. He work in various mediums; such as, pen and ink, watercolors, acrylics, airbrush, and addition to glassblowing.

He received his AA&S degree in Advertising Art from Seattle Central Community College. He also taken art courses in life drawing, glassblowing, and done theater set designing as a community volunteer.

Several years ago, Robert displayed a prominent art exhibit called ‘Souls of Sweetness’-scenes of Haiti, at Gallery 110 in downtown Seattle. The show featured a vivid displays of art works from the beautiful country of Haiti. Years later he assembled a powerful art exhibit called “American History X” that celebrated the rich contributions of African Americans in American history.

He featured his works in numerous art galleries, art exhibits throughout Seattle and Northwest territories over the past 25 years. Onyx Fine Arts Collective art exhibits, the Bellevue Arts Festival, Edmonds Arts Festival are just a few art exhibits Robert participated in. He won numerous awards throughout his career: including, 2015 “Second Place” at the Onyx Fine Arts 11 Annual Art Exhibit, and 2008 “Best in Show” at the Art Merchant International Art Expo, Issaquah, WA respectfully.

Robert been involved with several community base projects, including a 31’ x 17’ mural for the Seattle Rainier Beach Library, called ‘UnMask Your Mind!’ Designed several posters for local youth group programs, and even assist as a set designer for Rainier Valley Youth Theater in South Seattle. Now Robert shows with local art group Onyx Fine Arts Collective as a artist. He also participates as a Board member of Onyx Fine Arts Collective over the past ten years.

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John Henry - Big John Stud Painting, Acrylic on Canvas W:48 H:36 in 2017 Robert Horton

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Mina Hosseini Painting, Drawing

Training Pastel with Master Heddat and Master Sheikh ul-Islam Oil Color with Master Tahvi, Master Lian and Master Rad Iranian Painting with Master Jazizadeh and Master Mahmoudian Education 2016- Bachelor of Art in Painting from Science and Culture University Exhibitions & Achievements Solo and Group Exhibitions in Iran Selected Artist for Moscow Painting Symposium and Workshop Other Art Activities Art Instructor in various art institutes and fine art schools

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Untitled Painting, Oil Color on Canvas W:100 H:70 cm 2020 Mina Hosseini

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Jojo Liu Digital Arts, Photography

My art practice is based in the rich and beautiful tradition of Chinese calligraphy.

Chinese calligraphy is one of the most traditional art forms in the world and is truly representative of Eastern art and culture. My grandfather inspired and taught me to practice Chinese calligraphy from a young age, and I continue to have more love for it every day.

By introducing my experience and passion, I present a modern twist to traditional Chinese calligraphy. My work strikes a delicate balance between traditional calligraphy art with a personal flair.

I hope to continue to spread my passion for Chinese calligraphy as an art form in today’s world. I’m a current board member for the San Francisco Chinese Arts Association as well as a member of the American Artist Association. My work was published in the 2018 San Francisco Chinese Arts Association Member Catalogue and in the 2019 Chinese American Artists in Los Angeles Member Catalogue.

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Chinese Landscape Paintng Digital Arts on Paper W:15 H:20 in 2021 Jojo Liu

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Lynne Roberto Painting

I am always painting. I dream in colors. I look at things and name the colors I would use to paint them. When I paint I feel I am inside the painting- experiencing the colors, shapes, and light. I feel the wind and the water in my work and when it's done I can revisit those feelings just by looking at it. I sell mostly prints of my work as I cannot seem to let the originals go. I suppose that's strange. I have had by hands in arts and crafts all my life being taught by my mother at a very young age. I was inspired by my parents in everything as they were toymakers and I lived an enchanted childhood.

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Autumn Glowing Leaves Painting, Acrylic W:16 H:20 in 2021 Daytime Glowing Autumn leaves to pair with Night Glowing Leaves Lynne Roberto

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Brianna Taylor Painting, Sculpture

Brianna Taylor grew up in the rural community of Hamer, South Carolina. Taylor predominantly works in sculpture and mixed media. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in studio art from Coastal Carolina University.

Her works focus on her personal experiences; She draws influence from African American hair and history. In Spring 2019, her work was shown at PAWS for the Arts in Dillon, SC; and was exhibited in the Pop-In / Pop Up Art Show in Conway, SC. In December 2019, she was awarded ‘Best in Show’ at her senior capstone exhibition.

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Indigo Gele Painting, Mixed Media W:37 H:31.75 in 2019 Brianna Taylor

Oil paint and Indigo Dye on Bleached Muslin. Indigo Gele is a self-portrait and part of an ongoing body of work. I am interested in my heritage and my identity as an African American woman from the American south. The use of indigo dye and cotton, in addition to the triangular shape of my canvas, reference the Trans-Atlantic slave trade route.

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