Artists Out of Bounds January 2015 Visual Language Magazine

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OUT OF BOUNDS

Artists to Watch and Collect

Vanessa Katz Elaine Vileria Valerie Travers

VL January 2015 Volume 4 No. 1

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TOP ARTISTS to Watch and Collect

Vanessa Katz

Elaine Vileria

Valerie Travers Visual Language Magazine Featured Artists this month delve into the beauty of each of our selected artists and their unique approach to creativity.

Venessa Katz’s Trees, landscapes, animals and everyday life provide her with a wealth of subject matter and abstraction and contemporary nonrepresentational work gives her the freedom to create purely from her imagination and emotions.

Valerie Travers Her subjects are quite varied but she is fond of seascapes and skies - they form a large part of her work. This is more than likely due to the fact that she grew up and lives on the small island of Guernsey, surrounded by beautiful beaches.

Elaine Vileria Although I enjoy working in both genres of abstraction and realism, my style in the past couple of years, has taken a turn toward surrealism and fantasy. In addition to this style, I have developed a fondness for the technique of pointillism, where the intensity of a color fades, as you lessen the dots, or, you simply meld them together with another color.

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Vanessa Katz

www.VanessaKatzArt.com

Vanessa Katz moved from London, England to the desert in Southern California with her husband, daughter and doggies sixteen years ago. The contrast between the dull, grey, cold, rainy days in the city and the bright sunny color in the desert was dramatic and was the inspiration to begin painting again after a long absence.

“The sunshine makes everything look so vibrant and alive and makes me feel that way too!”

Trees, landscapes, animals and everyday life provide her with a wealth of subject matter and abstraction and contemporary non-representational work gives her the freedom to create purely from her imagination and emotions.

“I hope to evoke emotion and a stirring of the heart through my work and when my collectors let me know this is their experience, it fills my heart with joy knowing how art can connect and nourish us at such a deep level”.

Vanessa attended Putney School of Art in London and still attends many workshops to learn new techniques from other artists. She finds the process of learning while experimenting creates much excitement and is very empowering.

Vanessa invites you to visit her website and her very active Facebook page and looks forward to seeing you there. www.VanessaKatzArt.com www.Facebook.com/AbstractArt4U

“Azure” 30 x 30

“Shoji 2” 11X14 Collage on Paper

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Vanessa Katz

www.VanessaKatzArt.com

Infinity 60 X 36 - Acrylic, Ink & Gold Leaf finished with Poured Resin

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Vanessa Katz

www.VanessaKatzArt.com

Infinity 60 X 36 - Acrylic, Ink & Gold Leaf finished with Poured Resin

Eternal 60 X 36 Acrylic on Cradled Wood Board finished with Poured Resin

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Valerie Travers

http://valerietravers.com

Valerie began her journey into art when very young but it was 22 year ago when she became passionate about it. Being at home looking after her two children gave her the opportunity to spend time developing her skills.

From the very first year she exhibited and won awards and has continued in that vein ever since.

Her subjects are quite varied but she is fond of seascapes and skies - they form a large part of her work. This is more than likely due to the fact that she grew up and lives on the small island of Guernsey, surrounded by beautiful beaches. “I paint mostly in oils and acrylics but pastels are also a favourite and I dip into these from time to time. My paintings have increased in size over the years and I now paint on canvases measuring approximately 30 x 40 inches. Obviously if commissioned to paint something smaller I will, but that is my preference.

I paint intuitively for the most part and often begin by picking up a brush and loading it with whatever colour appeals. From there the magic begins and I develop the painting as I go along.�

Valerie is represented by Davis & Co Gallery, Spring, Houston, Texas.

Website:- www.valerietravers.com

Glowing - Oil on Canvas - 24 X 30

Fire in the Sky - Oil on Canvas 30 x 20

Reflective - Oil on Board 25 x 16

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Valerie Travers

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Holding On a Little Longer - Oil on Canvas - 30 X 40

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Valerie Travers

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Spring Optimism - Acrylic on Canvas - 24 x 30

Disappearing Tide - Oil on Canvas - 30 x 40

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Elaine Vileria

http://elainevileria.artspan.com

Over the years, I have had the fortune to teach art, to students pre-K through 12th grade. As far back as I can remember, I knew that art would be a major relevance in my life. My favorite Christmas present of all time, was an art instruction book, complete with drawing paper and pencils, to help me learn to draw.

Although I enjoy working in both genres of abstraction and realism, my style in the past couple of years, has taken a turn toward surrealism and fantasy. In addition to this style, I have developed a fondness for the technique of pointillism, where the intensity of a color fades, as you lessen the dots, or, you simply meld them together with another color.

I have been asked more than once, “How do you come up with these ideas? How do you envision the subjects that you draw?� I guess it would be compared to an author writing a fiction or fantasy book, but the idea is created in the mind of an artist - and that visualization is transformed through the hand and tools of the artist.

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I received my Masters degree from Nazareth College, in Rochester, NY. My work has been in exhibitions throughout the United States, as well as in France.

I have also, solely developed and coordinated three art exhibitions for cancer survivors.

The Old Fishing Shed

Marathon Man 14.5 X 19.5

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Aspen 19.5 X 18

Elaine Vileria

http://elainevileria.artspan.com

Mechanical Creativity 15 x 20

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Elaine Vileria

http://elainevileria.artspan.com

Solar Eclipse Right: 1920’s Dancer 14.5 X 20

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