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HIDDEN TALENTS INTERNATIONAL ARTS MAGAZINE SUMMER 2022
Jacob Chandler aspiring to higher heights with his ‘Tall Blade Runner’ sculpture at Birmingham New Street station
Katie Robbins is creating pottery inspired by nature Ozlem Sorlu Thompson with her egg in Chelsea to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee
UNFOLDING GREATNESS Hidden Talents Magazine
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Contents Featuring in this issue...
Robert Lees Emma Connolly Joe Eccles Wendy Carlton Nicholas Jim Katie Robbins Frédérique Perrenot Pinton Glenys Flint Kat Stefanova Bill Farnsworth Caroline Boff Susan McClure Jacob Chandler Moira Ashby Alf Dimmock
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Mike Hodder Brian Prangle Melanie Berman Paul Ward Constance Prince Fatima Taher Jewad Ozlem Sorlu Thompson Emma Hardicker Janel Antoneshia Isaiah Obinna
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Welcome to our Summer issue of Hidden Talents magazine, our bumper issue showcasing many
amazing artists of 2022, sharing their work, with not only us but also with the world. Taking the leap of faith of being an artist can often be a vulnerable path, as you continue to create something personal with an open heart and share it with the world. Thank you for reminding us of what is possible, it is so rejuvenating to see you all dedicating your life to what brings you peace, joy, passion and great happiness despite the fears and risks. Art speaks of things that cannot always be said with words, and through your talents you help others to evoke and validate their emotions, providing comfort. Thank you for sharing your stories that otherwise might not have had a voice, you have helped us escape to different lands without taking a step or revealing someone’s beautiful humanity without a spoken word. Thank you for encouraging dialogue, for bringing communities together, and allowing us to form true connections with people near and across the globe. Here at The Arches Project like many others, we have been experiencing challenging times, but your help and support have encouraged and strengthened us. Thank you for giving us purpose, and a reason to continue and do the best that we can do for you, and we could not have done it without your support, inspiration, and thoughtful engagement. Our mission is to help you succeed as professional artists, and we are here for you always. Best Wishes. Evette Edmeade
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Brian Prangle Love for soft pastels
Scandinavian Sky
“It started eight years ago with a birthday gift of a set of pencils from my daughter.” It took several weeks before I plucked up the courage to use them, that first blank page... so intimidating. At first, I drew everything, pictures from newspapers, magazines, and web pages; exploring lines and shades, and of course my own photos mostly of mountains and cities. From the start, I was fascinated by portraits. A professional artist friend introduced me to coloured pencils and generously offered some free tuition. I love coloured pencils for the detail you can achieve. But they're painstakingly slow and no good for larger work so I migrated to soft pastels, which are now my artistic home. I joined a local art class where the encouragement of my tutor and other students was just wonderful. The pandemic stopped that so I started an online course with pastel artist Alain Picard, where serious discipline and theory of art creation with pastels commenced. His mantra is mark-making: exploiting the power of suggestion. I love soft pastels for their immediacy, their colour vibrancy and intensity, their subtle layering, and the range of marks you can make; but mostly the primal feeling of applying pigment with your fingers, not tools. I also like surprising people’s concept of pastels (mostly they’ve only seen them being used for courtroom depictions of villains).
Mighty Wave A rocky ridge
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It's only this year I've felt confident enough to seek a wider audience than family, friends and fellow students. The support and encouragement of family and friends have been most enjoyable What has been the hardest on the journey has been the expense and the self-doubt, however the most surprising is seeing the world with fresh eyes. My favourite subjects are portraits, skies and flowers and have been influenced by French impressionists to the fore, although I have too many to list. My aim is to bring, however, however tiny, a visual joy to people in an increasingly ugly and fractious world My advice to other travellers on an artistic journey is to listen to technical advice, however, your best friend is your inner voice.
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