Cover: MercedesGrassiKing “NEREIDA”
DigitalPhotographicSelf-Portrait 50cmx70cm
https://www.instagram.com/mercedes.gk
BusraBirekul
BusraBirekulisagraphicdesignerbasedinTürkiyewithapostgraduateproficiencydegreein GraphicDesign.Sheisparticularlyinterestedinbranding,typography,anddigitalvisualsystems thatcombinesimplicitywithstrongvisualimpact.Throughherdesigns,sheexploresthe relationshipbetweenform,meaning,andperception.Herworkoftenfocusesonvisualstorytelling andcontemporaryillustration,whereminimalstructuresmeetexpressivegraphicelements.She enjoysexperimentingwithpatterns,textures,andnarrativescenestocreatecompositionsthat feelbothplayfulandthoughtful.
https://www.instagram.com/busrabirekul
HanaBaig
HanaBaigisanillustratorandanimatorbasedinLosAngeles.Heavilyinspiredbysciencefiction andhorrormedia,sheusesfuturisticimagerytoexplorenewworldsandgiveherworksavibrant glow.
https://www.instagram.com/sapphic.scribbles
MercedesGrassiKing
Throughthedualitybetweenbeingapassiveandactivesubject,itrevealsadarkanddreamlike universe.Herself-portraits,fusingFineArtandTrash,areaninvitationtoexploretheinnerabyss.
Unusualcompositionschallengenorms,empoweringherart.Self-taught,sheextractssidereal imagesfromhermelancholicuniverse,composingpiecesthatquestionexistence.Herownstyle, FineArtTrash,fusesaestheticelegancewithrawdarkness,inheritedfromPunk,creatingstriking photographs.
Eachimage,apiecethatchallengesnorms,immersestheviewerinaseaofcontemplations, incitingemotionalandintellectualresponses.Herart,avisualsymphonythatscreamsthechaotic andprovocativeessenceofchallengingestablishednorms.
DigitalPhotographicSelf-Portrait 50cmx70cm https://www.instagram.com/mercedes.gk
Image: “NEREIDA”
JasonHoskins
JasonHoskins,knownas“HA,”isadynamicabstractmixed-mediapainterwithmorethan30 yearsofexperience.BorninNewportBeach,California,theretiredartistnowlivesandcreatesin JoshuaTree,whereheisanintegralpartofthethrivinghigh-desertartcommunityinJoshuaTree andMorongoValley.
Hisvibrant,texturedworksfusecubistgeometry,stylizedfigures,symboliccrownsanddaggers, andlayeredcolorfieldstoevokeacollectivedesertconsciousness—raw,mythic,and unmistakablyunique.ForHoskins,artispassionandpurpose:awaytoinjectoriginalityintothe world.
Thisfall,hejoinstheannualHwy62ArtistsStudioTours,thelargestemerging-arteventinthe JoshuaTreeregion.Visitorswilldiscoverhisbold,immersivepaintingsfirsthand.
RobertVogt
RobertVogtisan“oldschoolartist.”RobertVogtmostlydrawswiththeuseofinkandmarker. RobertVogt’sgreatestgiftisimagination,creatingpiecesthatdonotseemtofitanycategory.
RobertVogt’sprimarythemeiscombiningfigurewithabstractdesign.
Image: “soulsnatcher”
ColoredPencilandMarker 11inx14in
https://www.instagram.com/Vogtvisions
Image: “DragonRocker” Marker
DevidBiscontini
DevidBiscontiniisanItaliancontemporaryartistwholivesandworksinUmbria.Aself-taught artist,hehasdevelopedadistinctiveresearchfocusedontheexpressivepotentialofindustrial plasticastheprimarymaterialofhisartisticlanguage. Hispracticeisbasedonthethermoformingofcoloredplasticfilms,shapedwithheatandopen flametocreatelayeredsurfaces,chromaticfusions,andmaterialtensionsthatplacehisworkat theboundarybetweenpaintingandsculpture.Throughthisprocess,Biscontiniachievesaunique materialtrompe-l’œileffect,transforminganindustrialmaterialintoapoeticandpainterlyvisual experience.
Hisresearchexplorestherelationshipbetweenmatter,perception,andtransformation,often throughdynamiccompositions,intensecolorfields,andsymbolicimagery—particularlythefemale body.Hisworkshavebeenpresentedincontemporaryartexhibitionsandevents,contributingto thedevelopmentofapersonallanguagethatcombinestechnicalexperimentationwithinstinctive gesture.
Image: “Greenline”
MixedMediaPlastic
80cmxVariouswidths
https://www.instagram.com/devid.artplast
TarasDmytryshyn
TarasDmytryshynisagraphiteartistwhomostlyusespencilsonwatercolorpaperortonedpaper. Dmytryshynlikestocreatefigureart,nudes,andfantasyscenes.TarasDmytryshynaimstocreate andinspiretheobservertoseetheexpressionoftheartworks.
Image: “FemaleModel”
GraphitePencilonPosterPaper 55cmx35cm https://www.instagram.com/Theron.asgor
SueLaursen
SueLaursenisaKiwiartist,bornandbasedinWellington,NewZealand.SueLaursenhasbeen paintingsinceshewasoldenoughtoholdapaintbrush.Asateenager,SueLaursendiscovered thatshecouldtellherstorythroughherartwithoutanyoneknowingwhatshewastryingtosayif shechoseittobethatway.Formanyyears,SueLaursen’spaintingwashertherapy,andher colourswereallverydark,aswerethefeelingsthattheyrepresented.Shewassimplygettingthe darknessinsideofherout.
Eventually,SueLaursenneededabitofabreakfromthat,sosheturnedherattentiontotheother thingthatsheloves:cats.Afterayearofpaintingextremelylooseandbrightcats,SueLaursen begantorealisethatmaybeshehadgotitallwrong;maybesoakingupallofthelightoutsideof herandbringingitinwastheanswer,asithadaflow-oneffect,asshecouldthensenditbackout thereandmakeothersfeelgoodor,attheveryleast,smile,andsobeganthevividjourneythat SueLaursenisonnow.
Image: “Chameleon” AcryliconCanvas 20inx30in
https://www.instagram.com/Sue_Laursen_Artist
Image: “FlowerPower”
AcryliconCanvas 90cmx122cm
BenFreeman
BenFreemanisadigitalartistandphotographerwhoseworkexplorestheintersectionofimagery andtechnology.Throughacombinationofdigitalcompositionandphotographicpractice,he createsvisuallyengagingpiecesthatreflectacontemporaryperspectiveonartandvisual storytelling.
PeterCBudd
PeterCBuddhasbeendrawingsincehewasfiveyearsoldandhasparticipatedinmanyart showswithsuccess.Overtheyears,PeterCBuddhascontinuedtodevelophisartisticpractice, buildingonalifelongpassionforcreativityandvisualexpression.
Inadditiontohisworkasanartist,PeterCBuddiscurrentlyhavingachildren’sbookpublished, markinganexcitingnewchapterinhiscreativejourney.
https://www.instagram.com/PCBudd
TiagoPolignac
Tiagoisavisualartistwhoseworkexplorestheintricateintersectionofmaterialdepthand contemporarynarrative.Centeringhiscurrentpracticeonmixedmedia,hedevelopscompositions thatchallengetheviewer’sperceptionthroughthedeliberatelayeringofdiversematerialsand textures.Hisaestheticlanguageisdefinedbyadelicatebalancebetweenspontaneousgesture andstructuralrigor,creatingsensoryexperiencesthatevokebothorganicresilienceandrefined craftsmanship.
Tiago’scareerhasseenconsistentgrowththroughparticipationinnumerouscollective exhibitionsandhigh-profileprojects.Theyear2025markedasignificantevolutioninhistrajectory withthepresentationoftwomajorsoloexhibitions,whichfurthersolidifiedhispresenceinthe contemporaryartscene.Thismomentumhastranslatedintoagrowinginternationalreach,with hisworksnowheldinprivatecollectionsacrossseveralcountries.
Bycontinuouslypushingtheboundariesofhischosenmedia,Tiagoexploresthemesof permanenceandmutability,establishinghimselfasacompellingandevolvingvoiceinvisualarts.
Image:
“Religion,ScienceFiction,Technology” Acrylic,SprayPaint,HouseholdPaint,Sand 40cmx50cm
https://www.instagram.com/tiagopolignac
LePegatinier
LePegatinierisananonymousurbanartistoperatingattheintersectionofcollage,streetart,and criticaldesign.Conceivedasamaskedfigureratherthanapersonalidentity,LePegatinier functionsasalivingarchiveofthecity:mobile,reproducible,anddeliberatelyunauthorized.
Workingprimarilywithstickersandpaste-ups,hispracticetransformsminimalformatsintohighdensityculturalartifacts.Eachpiececompressesirony,institutionallanguage,andpoetic disruptionintoafewsquarecentimeters,questioninghowpower,regulation,andaesthetics occupypublicspace.
Image: “CarteDiem” MixedMaterials,Cardboard,Paper,Ink 32cmx45cm
https://www.instagram.com/nicollage_kg
AlfiaMaha
AlfiaMaha’sartisticpracticeexplorestheintersectionoftextilematerialityandemotional experience.TrainedintextilestudiesatSouthernIllinoisUniversityEdwardsville,AlfiaMahaworks withform,texture,andstructuretotransformlivedemotionsintotangiblepresence.AlfiaMahais drawntomotherlynarratives,care,endurance,andquietstrugglesthatoftenremainunseen. Usingpractical,physicalforms,AlfiaMahaintensifiesemotionaltensiontorevealvulnerability, resilience,andinnerturmoil.
Image: “Connection”
TapestryandEmbroidery 20cmx18cm
https://www.instagram.com/amaha_rt
GildaPontbriand
GildaPontbriandhasbeenaprofessionalartistsince1992.GildaPontbriandhasreceived numerousprizesforherpaintings,aswellasadditionalrecognitionforphotographyanddigital art.GildaPontbriand’sworkispresentedaroundtheworldandhasbeenpublishedinbooksand magazines.
Image: “CrossingtheThreshold” MixedMedia 18inx24in
https://www.instagram.com/gldartist77
YouriMessen-Jaschin
YouriMessen-Jaschin(borninArosa,Switzerland)isaninternationallyrecognizedOpArtartist whoseworkexplorestherelationshipbetweengeometry,color,andneuralperception.Formore thansixdecades—67yearsofresearchdevotedtochallenginganddeceivingthebrainthrough opticalillusion—hehasdevelopedarigorousartisticpracticebasedentirelyonhand-drawn precision,withoutdigitalassistance.
EducatedattheÉcoledesBeaux-ArtsinParisandinfluencedbypioneerssuchasJesúsRafael SotoandCarlosCruz-Diez,Messen-JaschinhasdedicatedhiscareerexclusivelytoOpArt.His workisnotkinetic;movementariseswithintheviewer’smindthroughmeticulouslycalculated lines,rhythmicrepetition,andintensechromaticcontrasts.Eachlineisdrawnwithextreme precisiontogeneratesubtlevibrationsthatemergeonlywhentheviewerdiscoverstheexact distanceandangleofobservation.
https://www.instagram.com/messenjaschin
Photographer:StainerDruck
“Apophenia”
Image:
LinenCanvas,OilPainting
160cmx160cm
Photographer:MarinaIvanova
TarasLachowsky
AUkrainian-CanadianexaminingthesymbolismandcolourmemoriesofUkraine,interpretingthe historicalallegoriesofolderpatternswhilecontextualisingtheminapersonal,modernway. IntroducingtheaudiencetothenuancesandstylesoutsidetherealmofWesternEuropeanart history,makingthe“foreign”personal,approachable,andopentoacceptanceanddiscussion. Engagingandwelcomingtheobservertounderstandandappreciateanewperspective,engaging withthenaturalelementsthroughzoomorphicsymbolismsandtheworld’scolours.
PrintedPaperandWax 11inx17in
https://www.instagram.com/theukrainianpagan
RobertSinger
RobertSinger(b.1964)isfromOmaha,Nebraska,andattendedtheUniversityofIowa,wherehe studiedhistoryandstudioart.HehasaMaster’sDegreeinModernArtHistory,Theory,and CriticismfromAzusaPacificUniversity.HeisactiveintheHamptonsartcommunity,having workedatTheDanFlavinArtInstitute,GuildHall,andThePollockKrasnerHouseandStudy Center,andisamemberoftheEastHamptonArtistsAllianceandSouthamptonArtists Association.
“Igrewuparoundmodernandcontemporaryartofthe60’sand70’s.Itwasanalternativeto conventionalcreativeprocessesandblendedwellwithmyinterestinjazzandtheprogressive musicofthatperiod.Whenpunkemerged,mysonicinterestsshifteddramatically,whichfurther emboldenedmyinvestigationsintocontemporarypaintingandsculpture.”
Image: “Exordium”
AcrylicandMetallicPaintonCanvas 48inx72in
https://www.instagram.com/robertsingerart
Image: “Reductioadabsurdum”
AcrylicandMetallicPaintonCanvas 40inx30in
KevinHu
RobertSinger(b.1964)isfromOmaha,Nebraska,andattendedtheUniversityofIowa,wherehe studiedhistoryandstudioart.HehasaMaster’sDegreeinModernArtHistory,Theory,and CriticismfromAzusaPacificUniversity.HeisactiveintheHamptonsartcommunity,having workedatTheDanFlavinArtInstitute,GuildHall,andThePollockKrasnerHouseandStudy Center,andisamemberoftheEastHamptonArtistsAllianceandSouthamptonArtists Association.
“Igrewuparoundmodernandcontemporaryartofthe60’sand70’s.Itwasanalternativeto conventionalcreativeprocessesandblendedwellwithmyinterestinjazzandtheprogressive musicofthatperiod.Whenpunkemerged,mysonicinterestsshifteddramatically,whichfurther emboldenedmyinvestigationsintocontemporarypaintingandsculpture.”
https://www.instagram.com/kevinhu.art
Image: “VeniceSeries” OilonCanvas 16inx20in
LeanneStones
LeanneisanAustralianartistwhoseworkisgroundedinemotion,intuition,andlivedexperience. Workingprimarilywithwatercolourandmixedmedia,herpracticeexploresthemesofconnection, resilience,nature,andthequietcomplexitiesofinnerlife.
Herpaintingsoftenbalancesoftnesswithstrength—fluidwashes,organicforms,andlayered texturesthatinvitetheviewertopauseandfeelratherthananalyse.Drawinginspirationfromthe naturalworld,symbolism,andpersonalreflection,Leanne’sworkcarriesacontemplative, sometimesspiritualquality,offeringmomentsofstillnessandrecognition.
ArtisbotharefugeandaformofcommunicationforLeanne.Throughhercreativeprocess,she exploreshealing,vulnerability,andthebeautyfoundinimperfection.Eachpieceiscreatedwith intention,allowingspacefortheviewertobringtheirownstoryandemotionalresponse.
https://www.instagram.com/artiststones_studio
Image: “Iris”
AcrylicsandMixedMediaonCanvas
40cmx60cm
ShaheerAhmadQureshi
ShaheerisagraphicdesignstudententeringhisthirdyearatVancouverIslandUniversity,fueled byaburningpassionforvisualstorytelling.Heisparticularlydrawntoposterdesignand photography,havingcreatednumerousunofficialpostersforfilmsandtelevision,alongside capturingsometrulybreathtakingshotsduringhistravelstocitieslikeVancouver.
ComingfromaSTEMbackground,Shaheerneversawhimselfasparticularly“artsy,”as mathematicsandscienceoncecomprisedmuchofhisacademicjourney.However,hislovefor andinterestindesignhavereshapedthatperspective.Hehasfullycommittedhimselftothe craft—alsoexploringcalligraphyandcomicbooksascreativeoutlets—andcontinuestopushhis skillsforwardwiththeambitionofonedaybecomingoneofthegreats.
“ActionFigurePhotography” Photograph 31.5inx42in
https://www.instagram.com/s_designs_stuff
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ViennaDillon
ViennaDillonisayoungqueermultimediaartistandstudentwithambitionanddrivetofitafully grownox.ViennaDillonstudiesarthistoricalpracticesandsubjectmatterandshapestheminto metaphoricfeministartworks.
Asalifelongcreativeandpracticingmultimediaartist,ViennaDilloniscommittednotonlyto developingtheircraftbutalsotousingartasawaytobuildconnection,fosterbelonging,and contributemeaningfullytothecommunitiesViennaDillonispartof.
Image: “VitaPostMortem(orhowtokeepgoing)” OilonCanvas 22inx28in
https://www.instagram.com/Cynical_fig
Image: “TARBIRD”
Photographer:PeterDillonandDanFossum
BrigitteBBurckhardt
Brigittebegantakingphotographsatayoungage,inspiredbyhergrandfather.Inhertwenties,she travelledtheglobeanddiscoveredherpassionforlandscapeandstreetphotography,beitcolour orBnW.Today,sheisalsoexperimentingwithabstractapproaches.
Herphotographyisoftencandidandspontaneous,showcasinglifeasseenthroughhereyesin anyenvironment,natureorurban.
HerartworkhasbeenexhibitedphysicallyandvirtuallyingalleriesandfairsintheUK,theUS,the EU,Switzerland,Canada,Japan,andmore.
Photograph 45cmx80cm
https://www.instagram.com/bbbeaglebearphotography
Image: “TheHood”
Image: “OntheRoad”
DigitalPhotography 45cmx80cm
ChristianCrane
ChristianCraneisasurrealartistfromPhoenix,Arizona.Hisinterestisinphotographyandfilm. Hisworkreflectstensephilosophicalconundrumswithfewrightanswerstothequestionsit’s asking.
Image: “CageInverse”
Photograph VariousSizes https://www.instagram.com/Christian_Crane_Productions
Image: “OneHorseman”
Photograph VariousSizes
ChristinaE.Price
CharmedEssencePaletteisacontemplativeexplorationofemotionthroughabstraction,where color,movement,andlightconvergetocreateasenseofquietresonance.Drawingfromcoastal landscapesandtherestorativepowerofnature,ChristinaE.Priceapproacheseachcanvaswith anintuitivesensibility,allowingorganicformstoemergethroughlayeredtextureandtonaldepth. Herworkreflectsadialoguebetweenstillnessandmotion,invitingviewersintoameditative visualexperience.Rootedinpersonaltransformation,herpaintingstranscendrepresentation, offeringinsteadanatmosphere—onethatgentlyholdsspaceforreflection,presence,and emotionalclaritywithintheviewer.
Image: “DriftofLight”
AcryliconCanvas
16inx20in
TanyaEvans-Johnson
TanyaEvans-Johnsonisanartistwhocreatesone-of-a-kindartworkfromitemsconsideredtobe trash.Cardboard,plastic,andvariousmaterialsarerecycledandreclaimed,keepingthemoutof landfillsandoceans.TanyaEvans-Johnsonisinspiredbyallaspectsofartandlifeandreimagines thesematerials,experimentingwithvarioustexturestocreateoriginalworks.
Itisextremelyimportanttodoourpartfortheenvironment.Itstartswithus—recycle,reuse, reclaim,reduce,repurpose—createart,notwaste.Sustainabilityisessential.
https://www.instagram.com/Drift_studio_by_tanya
Image: “LionKing”
Cardboard,Twine,Acrylic 16inx28in
RobertLuxford
RobertLuxfordisanAustraliandigitalartistfromPenshurstwhoseworkisshapedbya multidisciplinarybackgroundinfilm,theatre,andwriting.Drawingonyearsofexperiencein storytelling,hecreatesvisuallydrivenpiecesthatblendnarrativedepthwithacinematic sensibility,ofteninfluencedbyhisworkinscreenwritingandcomics.
Image: “FutureTrain”
DigitalIllustration 1830px1280px
NathaliaDavis
NathaliaQ.DavisisanemergingabstractartistfromasmalltownoutsideTallahassee,Florida. Inspiredbyherfather’sloveforart,shedevelopedadeeppassionforcreativeexpressionatan earlyage.Whatbeganasinspirationathomegrewintoalifelongdreamofusingartasaformof therapy,love,andstorytelling. Workingprimarilywithacrylicandbubblepaint,Nathaliacreatesexpressiveabstractpiecesthat exploreemotion,transformation,andhumanexperience.Herworkisdrivenbythebeliefthatart hasthepowertoheal,uplift,andconnectpeoplebeyondwords.Eachpaintingreflectsnotonly momentsfromherownlifebutalsothefeelingsandstoriessharedbyothers. Throughherart,Nathaliahopestoinspirepeoplearoundtheworldandinvitethemintoaspace whereemotion,beauty,andimaginationmeet.Hervisionistocreateworkthatresonatesdeeply, allowingviewerstoseepiecesoftheirownjourneyswithinherabstractexpressions.
https://www.instagram.com/nathaliaqdavis
NicoleTraver
Nicole’sacrylicpourstyleischaracterizedbyfluidandboldlines,creatingamesmerizingabstract compositionthatevokesasenseofwonderandcontemplation.Throughherworks,Traverseeks toconveytherawandunfilteredemotionsthatliebeneaththesurfaceofourconsciousness.With eachpiece,sheinvitesviewerstoimmersethemselvesinaworldofvibrantcolorsanddynamic shapes,ignitingtheirsensesandtriggeringadeepemotionalresponse.Herartisatruereflection oftheintricatenatureofhumanemotions,makingitapowerfulandthought-provoking experience.
Eachcanvasbecomesastagewherecolorandmovementcoalesce,resultinginpiecesthatare bothunpredictableandmeticulouslycrafted.
Image: “CrossedWires”
AcryliconCanvas 12inx16in
AlanMorin
Alan’svisionofartcameatanearlyage.Whilevisitinghisgrandparents’smalldairyfarminrural NewEngland,henoticedthatthespatteringofredontheoff-whitelinoleumbathroomtiles seeminglycreatedimagesresemblingreal-worldscenes.Inhisimagination,hecreated circumstancesandstoriestobringthesevisionstolife.Asanartist,hestrivestoperpetuatethat imagery,urginghisviewerstoexplorethedepthsoftheirownpsychestoforminsightsinto themselvesandtheworldaroundthem.
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LeeLessem
LeeLessemisanabstractgeometricminimalistpainter,borninAfricaandbasedinToronto, whoseworkexploresthetensionbetweenperceptionandreality.Througharefinedvisual languageofform,structure,andspatialbalance,Lesseminvestigateshowsubtleshiftsin compositioncanalterthewayanimageisexperiencedandunderstood.
Workingwithinaminimalistframework,Lessem’spaintingsemphasizeprecision,restraint,and clarity,invitingviewerstoengagedeeplywiththerelationshipsbetweenshape,space,andvisual perception.Eachworkbecomesastudyincontrastandharmony,wheresimplicityreveals complexityovertime.
Image: “Cosmos1”
AcryliconCanvas 40inx48in
KevinNodland
KevinNodlandisamultidisciplinaryartistwhopaints,draws,illustrates,createslogos,and photographsartevents,parties,art,andnature.WorkingunderthenamesNodzArtandNodland Designs,KevinNodlandexploresmanydifferentstyles,includingabstract,surrealism, expressionism,realism,cubism,andmore.Theworkiscolorfulandoftenincludeshidden elements.
Image: “PEACE,MUSIC,LOVE” MixedMedia 18inx24in
https://www.instagram.com/nodzx33
Image: “DALIBURG” MixedMedia 16inx20in
BrianAppleton
BrianAppletonbeganpainting,drawing,andsculptingataveryyoungage.Anarmybratbornin Tokyo,BrianAppletongrewupinGreece,Italy,France,andIran.BrianAppletonstudiedpainting underHarrietRabel,pennameMarcel,agraduateoftheChicagoArtInstitute.
BrianAppletonlivedinSienaforthreeyearsinthe1970sasaprofessionalartistandheldthree one-manshows,aswellasparticipatinginseveralcollectives.
Morerecently,BrianAppletonhasbeenparticipatinginexhibitsandgalleryshowswithArtboxyin Geneva,Paris,Zurich,Dubai,Majorca,Grenada,andMiami,andinMarchatFortMasoninSan FranciscowithTeravarna.BrianAppletonhasbeenaresidentofSanJose,CAforthepast38 yearsandhasalsolivedinManhattanforsixyearsandWashington,DCfornine.
https://www.instagram.com/omid.irani.12 Photographer:TakaKaplan
Image: “Genie” OilandAcryliconCanvas 18inx24in
Photographer:TakaKaplan
FredWilson
PrescottartistFredWilsonpaintscompellingandcomplexmicro-scaledworksthatoftenmeasure justafewinches.Usingabrushandpaletteknife,hepaintssomeofthemostbeautiful landscapesonearth—andbeyond.Hismorerecentworkreflectschangestohisthinkingabouthis subjects.Hehaswantedtobreakoutofhissafemodeandexpresstheimpressionsofthecolor, movement,andsimplicitythatmakeupthebeautyofthelandandseascapesthatbringus pleasure.Inhislateryears,hefeelsanurgetopushhimself,tothrowtheboxaway,andlive outsideofit.
Image: “RedRocksMoon”
OilonCard 3inx4in
SusanNelson
SusanNelsonisanartistandauthorwhosecreativejourneyisdefinedbydetermination,growth, andadeepcommitmenttoexpression.Having“movedmountains”topursuepainting,Nelsonhas developedapracticerootedinperseveranceandpersonalevolution.
Herworkischaracterizedbymeaninganddepth,witheachpaintingreflectinglayersofthought, emotion,andintention.Throughherart,Nelsonexploresideasthatresonatebeyondthesurface, invitingviewersintoamorecontemplativeandintrospectiveexperience.Alongsidehervisual practice,shehasexpandedintowriting,furtherenrichinghercreativevoiceandstorytellingability.
Image: “Paradise”
AcryliconCanvas 16inx20in
PhilThrasher
PhilThrasher’slifetookaprofoundturnafteramajormotorcyclewreckinwhichhediedtwiceand required18bloodtransfusions.Followingthisexperience,PhilThrasherdevelopedaplethoraof talents.Nowanartist,healsoplaystheharmonicaandplaysgolfleft-handed.
Guidedbythebelief,instilledbyhismother,tonevergiveup,PhilThrashercontinuestocreate. Hispaintingsareexpressionsofhowheisfeelingandwhatheneedstosharewithothers. Throughhiswork,PhilThrasherhopestoinspireandconnect,offeringsomethingmeaningfulto thosewhoencounterhisart.