Art Bridge

Christopher Zenger

2008-10-02T09:34:00.004-06:00

FANTASTIC!!!

Chis Zenger's Art is insightful, rife with emotion and lovely.
Please check out his work.
:)

Simon Warmer Fotografie

2007-06-17T20:08:00.001-06:00

Simon Warmer has been a photographer since 1988. He got his education at the School of Photography The Hague. Although classified as a still photographer by advertising agencies, quite a lot of his work is shot on location. Warmer works for all major Dutch agencies and abroad. He won the Silver AOP 2005 as well as seven PANL Awards.

Rudy Ruckers

2007-05-05T09:35:00.000-06:00

I found Rudy Ruckers via Boingboing and I really like his work. He's weird and cool! You can see more of his work at http://www.rudyrucker.com/paintings/. This is no highbrow artiste... he is down to earth, painting his dog and characters from Flatland amoung others. Enjoy!

Tony Fitzpatrick

2007-05-05T09:34:00.002-06:00

Tony Fitzpatrick spins magical tales from his own history and that of his beloved city Chicago via drawing-collages, vivid combinations of drawing, text and applied elements like matchbooks, postcards, gambling slips and ballgame stubs. In this gorgeous book created with Alex Kotlowitz, Fitzpatrick introduces the first set of drawing-collages as chapters in an ongoing project that is both personal diary and chronicle of Chicago.

Alex Kotlowitz is author of There are no Children Here, The Other Side of the River, and Never a City so Real. He also writes for the New Yorker and the New York Times.

Daniel Merriam

2007-05-05T09:34:00.001-06:00

A World Apart
Dimensions, HxW: 23.7x40"
Total Edition: 135
Daniel Merriam

My favorite escape was climbing trees. I'd search for the tallest tree' could find, pull myself up into its branches, and begin to climb. I pushed upward from limb to limb until the voices of children playing below faded into the rustling of leaves. I ventured higher and higher, testing my faith as the branches grew progressively thinner. Once near the top, I perched precariously on a limb, braced against the trunk as it swayed in the wind. This was my own world, and from here I could see forever.

Michaël Zancan’s paintings

2007-05-05T09:33:00.001-06:00

Queen of Technical Nonsense Oil painting on canvas - 46x55 cm (18x22 inch)

Michaël Zancan has some very interesting and beautiful work. He was born in south west France in 1976. As far as he remembers, he has always been doodling on my schoolbooks margins or on the class tables, which cost him a fair number of punishments. Attracted to any form of creation, he mostly devoted his teenage years to computer creation and was passionate about programming. He had to wait until the age of eighteen before he got involved into painting, thanks to his exciting street art (not to say graffiti) period. In parallel he has tried a lot of painting techniques, such as airbrushing which sounded like the natural tool for switching from walls to paper.

When he was about 22 , he tired of the ephemeral nature of graffiti, and he really started to get involved into drawing. He practiced a lot thanks to various crafts for his engineering school's gazette, party posters or t-shirts. Thanks to the final discovery of oil painting, he finally felt what painting meant.

The serious decision to become a painter came after his sterile, inartistic, one-year long experience of engineer's work.

Mark Tucker

2007-05-05T09:32:00.001-06:00

Paint like a zen shoji meister!

2007-05-05T09:31:00.000-06:00

This is fun!

Jean Michel Garczynski

2007-03-18T16:00:00.000-06:00

Jean Michel Garczynski
2007 Pastel
50 cm x 32 cm

Horizon de Lumiere

Found through La Passerelle.

Will Wilson

2007-03-17T12:36:00.001-06:00

Will Wilson paints still life, portrait, figure, illustration,trompe l'oeil and various self portraits. His work is extraordinary. Have a look.

Absolutely Nothing

2007-03-08T13:11:00.001-07:00

Asolutely Nothing is a photography site that makes one want to continue to explore. Says the author of the site, "this website is where i post my own attempts at taking pictures and it also aims to keep cyril campbell's memory and photography alive." I love the layout. Most images were taken with a canon eos 20d, 5d, eos 1n, nikon f601, or a rolleiflex.
(This must mean something to some of you) I heartily recommend a glace at this varied and beautiful site!

Nicoletta Tomas Caravia

2007-03-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

Nicoletta Tomas Caravia Madrid (Spain) is a selftaught painter. A virtual gallery of her figurative painting, mostly about love and passion~ Images of her beautiful work in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel can be found on her website. She says that:

I didn’t realize it before, but now I know, that for me painting is the best way to discover my own essence, to take the rocks out of my load; to live, to be alive and to be my own self, definitely. It is fascinating to know that I do not know anything, that every day I learn.

Sonja Mueller...

2007-03-01T16:38:00.001-07:00

...has a fabulous site created by Lessrain. Sound included. Best website of the year 2006 by Creative Review. Sonja herself was voted "most up and coming new Photographers of 2007" curated by Getty Images/Cannes.

When you look at fashion Photographs again and again, it's hard to find an image that you haven't seen before. So I remember when I see something that I'm a bit jealous of. Sonja does that. It's that ability to create an iconic image without it looking unnatural.

~ Rankin about Sonja in the Independent 06/2006

Interview in Bak Magazine in 6 of 03 - Says Sonja

"The excitement does not lie in the big, the obvious, but in what is hidden. The things you don't see in daily life."
- Sonja Mueller / Bak 03

The entire interview is here (in English).
A small part of it is

In response, here is a quote from Gustav Vigeland, 1932: "My goal is to be better, better in myself and to become better in my work.

And the path, the means to this, I do not see or find outside myself: not among people but inside me. And therefore I keep to myself - not in quiet meditation, but in motion, at work. The more I work, the more clearly I see, the greater my imagination becomes. My hands are slow, they cannot keep up."

She also received a 2006 Art Director's Club award.

This is The Witch found under portfolios/ Alter Ego. Also by a tree....

Bill Martin Gallery

2007-02-28T12:23:00.000-07:00

Bill Martin Gallery is a good site for some interesting art. Bill Martin's art works are exhibited worldwide from the USA to England, France, Japan, Canada, Australia, India and the Chech Republic. His paintings are in the public collections of American Telephone & Telegraph, San Francisco International Airport, Boise Museum of Art, Oakland Museum of Art in California, Neve Galerie der Stadt in Germany, Corning Glass in Ohio, Capital Research and Management in Los Angeles, and the Vesti Corporation in Boston, among others. He is the author of the books "Paintings 1969 -1979", "The Joy of Drawing" and "Lost Legends". He lives and works in California at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

Says Bill:

There seem to be two distinct but compatible directions in my art. The first is concerned with the depiction of imagined realities. The other is the depiction of perceived realities. By observing the existing subjects I am drawn to paint, I find new underlying currents in my own subconscious. Thus in my art I explore the conscious, subconscious, and the intercommunication between.

António Jorge Gonçalves

2007-02-26T17:28:00.000-07:00

This is pretty cool. It's a site made by a guy named António Jorge Gonçalves who travels around the world drawing sketches of people on Subways. The flash site itself is well put together and interesting. He has been to Tokyo, Lisbon, Stockholm, New York, London, Moscow, São Paulo, Cairo, Athens and Cairo. António Jorge Gonçalves is mostly a comic strip artist and illustrator. He says

When people are shut in a subway carriage they look for something to do during their journey. They read the paper, listen to music or brood on something unpleasant said to them at work. I prefer to draw the other people.

This is portrait of a woman in a Subway in New York. The portrait drawings are varied and unusual from all of the cities in the world and it is worth checking them out.

Martina Ströebel

2007-02-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

Martina Str öebel has glorious work! It's called "vector artwork". The entire site is in German but you don't need to understand it in order to cruise through her artwork! It's really mesmerizing and lovely. Digital Art and Illustration. Not much can be found by way of an Artist's statement, but she is
a talented artist who creates very interesting and bizarre vector art. Many of her works have themes of flight and life. It is as if she lives in a parallel universe. Here is the link to the art gallery.

Amazing!

2007-02-24T15:10:00.001-07:00

Today I will just show you about some art sites I have stumbled upon. First Pencil Artwork has some very interesting sculptures. Then the Chinese Harbin Snow and Ice Festival Sculptures are quite intriguing. Here are some amazing food sculptures. Incredible hand art is here (really cool!) Peter Callesen and his paper cut sculptures are wunderbar. This is cool- the CN tower time lapse photo as you move your mouse over it and it changes to different sun positions or night. Lots of sand sculptures are here. Sandsational... (ugh). Ray Caesar is really bizarre. Eric Drooker of the New Yorker has an awesome site. Kenneth Parker's photographs are beautiful. Makoto Komatsu has some unusual porcelain casting sculptures. Here are some life sized horses in driftwood.David Goode has clever bronze sculptures (Lord-of-the-rings-ish) So those are just a few sites I found today. Enjoy!

Eva Lewarne

2007-02-23T18:55:00.000-07:00

Blue Birches
oil painting
60.9 x 121.9 cm

Eva Lewarne is an artist, painter, pastelist and portraitist from Toronto, Ontario.
She says:

I was born and raised in Poland and I live presently in Canada, a graduate of OCAD,

I have always painted.

In the last couple of years, I have received a Medal from France in a Painting Festival in Avignon. (Grand Prix). Not my first there. Some of my work was stolen from the Grand Palais in Paris, before that.

I paint energetically and intuitively, to avoid thinking until a piece feels finished. Then I look to see what is there, as surprised as anyone else.

Light can only be seen when viewed against a background of rich and dark hues..

I want to capture intense light, both as an abstract concept and intertwined with our lives.

This is the reason for my newest series:

Abstract in Red &
Almost Abstract in Blue

Here are some of her new abstracts.

I also like this one

Acrylic on canvas Red Cloud

2007-02-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

Piero and Arlekin Abstract Art by Izabella Pavlushko Baku Azerbaijan acrylic on paper. framed - 12 Inches x 16 Inches. Found on art.la-passerelle.net I can see the pierrot and the harlequin - or I supposed that is what it is :)

Izabella was born in Baku, former USSR. For 10 years she has been working in the field of geometrical abstraction and exploring the potential of geometry in art. In her work she connects geometry with spirituality and creates forms that provide the same emotional power as a musical composition.
Izabella says that:

All our life as well as my art is geometrical abstraction. It’s a matrix of transition to nowhere and back. Geometrical abstraction is symbols of ancient civilization and space mysteries. Its each element is a key opening or locking a new space. I penetrate into this world trying to open another one.

I find her other works interesting and clever. They remind me of the E.A. Abbott book, and now video called Flatland.

La Passerelle

2007-02-12T13:01:00.000-07:00

La-Passerelle is a complete Art Gallery of resources. It has an art directory of all the latest art sites around the globe. Cathryn Brimhall is the creator of this site and it is incredibly comprehensive with lists of Paintings, Pastels, Portraits, Nudes, Watercolors, Sculpture and Photography. She also includes Abstract Art, Drawings, Art Classes and much more.
This is your portal for the arts.

Cathryn says:

This selected directory of contemporary fine art is a window opening on a selection of the best art sites, creations and resources for artists. You are invited to discover as you wish...

You can enter your own art site into her Directory of Contemporary Arts or search there for sites that interest you. There is an Artist's Forum where artists can discuss many topics. This site is a huge resource for Artists and Art lovers alike. It is so interesting to just click around and find many new intriguing sites and people. It is a true Artist's community. Cathryn has done a supurb job bring together the many facets of Art and the spirit of creation into one amazing site. Her site is definitely worth a visit.

For more about Cathryn Brimhall see her Contact page.

Marie-Noëlle Sarget

2007-01-14T19:12:00.000-07:00

La fécondation
50 x 70 cm

From her collection of Gestures about which she states:

Pictures I name like that are characterized usually by a painting with sponge, permitting to liberate completely the gesture, and use acrylic transparency like watercolour. To retouch is then rather dificult, because it might break the visible fluidity of movement.

The motion and color are as marvelous as the emotion it evokes.

Marie-Noëlle Sarget likens selling a painting to losing a child. She says:

I try to develop a painting exalting love of nature and life, and "singing" with colours. I’ll call it may be "sensual", or "sensorial", because it is neither figurative, nor abstract : my purpose is never, in fact, to represent reality nor to illustrate ideas, but rather to suggest feelings, emotions, strong or fugitive impressions, or to symbolize natural elements such as air or water, to share the sensorial delight I feel with painting and colours. I wish also the picture remain open, keep something mysterious, ambivalent, unfinished, and allow several interpretations so that the one looking at it might feed it with its own imagination.

Her next exhibition is "Envol", 2 to 11 february 2007 Private viewing the 1/02 at 19h. André Malraux Hall, 2 street Marc Bourgin, Yerres, France 91 ( personal exhibition of 80 to 100 paintings) Open everyday 15-19h, wed.and W-e 11-19h.

More about her fascinating works can be found at la-paserelle.net .

Pilar Bamba Gastardi

2007-01-13T09:34:00.000-07:00

Pilar was trained at the Massana School of Arts in Barcelona and received the ' Premio Extraordinario ' upon graduation. Born in Zaragosa, Spain, this young emerging artist lives and works in Barcelona.

In her own words: ' Generally, I like to dedicate to rapid painting in order to capture what I am feeling at that exact moment. The feminine figure, her sentiments, and her relation with sadness and love. The colors I use are intended to produce an effect....instantaneously, without rectification. '

Some of Pilar's beautiful images can be found at digital consciousness and at art.la-passerelle.net My favorite image, because of it's ephemeral nature, is found here.

This is a list of her paintings and showings around the world.

Armand Pascal Aniambossou

2007-01-02T14:37:00.000-07:00

Armand Pascal Aniambossou

Armand Pascal Aniambossou has developed a personal style that gives the impression of deep spirituality. It is as if his art is the survival of the capacity and force of history and culture.

He is extremely skillful and works with patience, enthusiasm and meticulousness. The joy of life from his personality shows through in the happiness of his paintings. He is a master colorist. His compositions are extremely creative and original with theatricalness and delicacy.

The suffering and distress of being African can be seen in his paintings such as Le Maître de la parole (The Master of the Word). The suffering slowly twists the faces, as deadened violence, in an unabrupt distortion.

Aniambossou's art is founded on the subtle agreement between figuration and abstraction, between stylization and naturalism, hedonism and skepticism, and impressionism and and symbolism. Syncretism which was the base of his religious education has become an artistic principle of action, the spring of his aesthetic innovations.

Armand Pascal Aniambossou offers to contemporary art his colored pallet and a powerful and contrasting portrait of human realities with a magic attraction.

For more of his work see la-passerelle.net

2006-11-07T14:36:00.000-07:00

Magdalene Theocharis - Mosaics

My first introduction to mosaic art was as a child of 12 years, being taught about mosaic technique during Byzantine times by high school teacher of Fine Arts, Mrs. Zachari. Since then, my love for this monumental form of art is leading me with patience, persistence and dedication to be creative.

As regards the themes which I derive from antiquity, I follow the technique of faithful copying based on ancient prototypes.

For mosaicking directly on lime mortar, I would prepare a drawing of the proposed theme, trace it on the grout into which I would dip marble, granite, enamel and stone tesserae. Then I would embed the work into a permanent wooden panel.

Mosaicking indirectly (reverse technique) after Byzantine style of iconography, I would glue the tesserae on a transparent surface with the flipped prototype underneath as a guide. Then the process of spreading the mortar and peeling off of the transparent surface…etc would start. When using the “fresco” technique for the same style, I would trace the pattern right to a permanent sandy lime surface into which I would outline it and start to mosaic.

As for modern mosaic creations, I would use the “intarsia” technique for decorating wood or stone surfaces, or I would just glue the tesserae to a permanent wooden panel or to a stone, marble or cement surface.

For my mosaics I use a wide selection of materials comprising granite, marble, pebble, stone, and ceramic tesserae which I take from nature, precious and semi-precious stones, vitreous tiles which I myself bake, and enamel which I import from Italy.

Finally, I would like to say that some of my works have already become part of private collections whether here in Greece or abroad.

Lady Magdalene's work can be found at art.la-passerelle.net

Silvana Brunotti

2006-04-26T18:02:00.000-06:00

The Oranges
20x30
Watercolor

Silvana Brunotti was born in Rome on January 23, 1932. In 1947 she enrolled herself in the Art School of Rome, where her teachers were Guttuso, Gentilini and Montanarini.

For a short period she taught drawing, then she devoted herself to painting and ceramics.

She took part at extemporary competitions and personal and collective exhibitions, obtaining wide agreements both by the critics and the public.

In February 2004 she won 1st place in the Online contest on "Pittura&dintorni" - "La tela del mese".

A sensitive and versatile artist, Silvana Brunotti represents in her paintings the colors and the suggestions of Rome and the shades of landscapes between reality and imagination.

The Bog
oil on canvas
40x50

Jan Matson

2005-12-27T13:05:00.000-07:00

Poppies 2
48 x 32 cm

Originally from Adelaide, Jan Matson has lived, painted and exhibited in Central Australia for three years and studied and exhibited for 2 years at the Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, Sydney. Jan has sold paintings to various private and public collectors from Australia, The United States, The United Kingdom and the Ministry of Culture in Beijing.

Each year Jan travels to Europe to collect ideas and photos for an art exhibition to be held the following year. In 2004 she traveled to Croatia to visit its medieval villages and the Dalmation Coast.

Plitvice Lakes from Croatia

Dubrovnik

Lili Holuta

2005-12-08T10:30:00.000-07:00

Beyond the Flowers.

Lili is from Ploiesti, Romania. She is 25 years old and self taught in oil painting and photoshop. Her daily job (as a legal representative for a multinational company) is taking most of her time even though she's always been in love with art, in any form; painting, photography, music, books and the beautiful character of people. She considers that a very rare form of art. She believes that a human being having a beautiful character is very inspiring.

She says:

Art is like a necessity so...I kinda paint for myself. I like playing with colours and shades and imagination... I don`t even try to sell anything...the reason why I have my paintings on internet is my curiosity..I`d love to make people feel, ask questions ...If only one person can stop for a second from the spin of daily life and step in a different world, and feel or wonder or think, looking at my works, I can say its worth it. Art, for itself, is another reality...sometimes more real then the real life

Alexandre Rabory

2005-11-27T12:35:00.000-07:00

Baie de Cassis
(Blackcurrant Bay)
46 x 33 cm

"Pictorial space, where the color and the matter clash, is a means of concretizing my sensitive vision of the word. During my artistic studies, I take courses of the evening of drawings in workshops of the town of Paris. Then I improve in a workshop of visual art in the sixth district and course of many exposures and permanent collections. I then start to conceive scenographies for theatrical companies and carry out painted fabrics of large size. With the wire of the meetings and voyages, I create landscapes and my style continues. Consequently the use of the knife and the oil-base paint is for me the post expressive means to translate intact emotions.
My pictorial research is articulated around two axes : the superposition of plans colour and making of a rich and contrasted matter."

On his site, I found that there is a current showing of Alexandre Rabory's artwork at the l'hôtel Montfleuri Arc de Triomphe until the 29th on November.

Stark and stoic, his images are calming and mystical. If you can't make it to Paris, you can see more of his art on the web.

Roy Burgess

2005-11-12T13:59:00.000-07:00

COUNTRY ROADS

This scene is uniquely rural. Driving the country roads of rural America you encounter this friendliness. Each stranger you meet has their own distinct manner of waving. Exhibited: Blue Cloud Abbey, Meredith Corporation, Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center

40 inches x 26 inches cm
Pastel
Figurative, Realist

Since 1964, Roy E. Burgess has painted the people, the life and the cultures of the plains of America. The artist’s inaugural museum exhibition was Rural Roots, a series of painting of farmers and small town people. In the mid to late 1980’s, the Rural Roots Rural was viewed in art museums in America and Russia. Burgess follows President Eisenhower’s belief that one on one relating among people could solve most problems in the world.

Burgess returned to Russia in the early 1990’s with his latest museum exhibition Urban Roots. These paintings portray city people. After a three-year tour of art museums in Russia the exhibition returned to America in 1996.

After the Urban Roots opening in Russia, Burgess had a chance encounter with a Benedictine monk from Blue Cloud Abbey; a monastery dedicated to serving in the Indian people in the Dakotas. Six months later Burgess was living with 35 monks.

Dakota and Black Robes are the third and fourth museum exhibitions created by Burgess. Dakota is about the Native American people of South and North Dakota. Burgess researched and painted the Indians during his two years as artist-in-residence at Blue Cloud Abbey. Black Robes is about the monks he lived with during his residency at the monastery.

In the late 90’s, Burgess moved to the West Indies to research the 82 nationalities living in Caribbean Islands. Returning to America, the artist is designing and painting the Caribbean series in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Roy E. Burgess’s latest series is called “OHANA”, which means “extended family” in the Hawaiian language. The paintings tell the stories of the Native Hawaiian people and their culture. The Ritz Carlton at Kapalua, Maui as presenting sponsor will premier the “OHANA” exhibit on the Hawaiian Island in the Fall of 2006. The paintings will be exhibited for three months at the Ritz Carlton or the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. At the end of the exhibit the paintings will be sold on eBay to raise funds for a charity serving the Native Hawaiian people.

Eye Hand

2005-11-09T20:03:00.000-07:00

An interesting site on flickr called Eye Hand with side by side photos, then drawings. It's a coordination game. You should play!

Masahiro Fukuyama

2005-11-07T10:03:00.000-07:00

From an art piece entitled "Present"
(1998)
7000 x 600 x 600

Recently, Masahiro Fukuyama has a gained a presence on the internet as a sculptor inspired by the ancient culture of the Samurai and contemporary game-culture. His suits or wearable scultures are very eccentric, but his other artwork is very interesting as well.

Born in 1976 in Kumamoto, Japan, Masahiro Fukuyama now lives in Amsterdam. He graduated from Tokyo National University of Art and Music in April 2002. He entered Sandberg Institute for post graduate work in 2004.

Exploring his site, I find myself amused and intrigued. Click on "art works", then run your mouse over the blank squares at the top. It might take a moment to load. I like the animal therapist (2000)! It is the 4th square from the left.

Rachel Slick

2005-11-02T09:40:00.000-07:00

Violetta wearing a bird mask
3D bust of Violetta, a little
girl at a garden wedding party
Paper sculpture painted in
oils and acrylics
8" x 16 cm

In Rachel Slick's first memories of working with paper mache she is with her Grandmother, making calaveras for Dia de los Muertos on the patio of her Tijuana home.

Now a recognized self-taught artist, Rachel creates work which combines a Mexican sentimentality with a contemporary take on the symbolism of transformation. These sculptures represent layers of existence, and describe the human experience in lyrical terms.

This is "The Dance of Life and Death". It reminds me of my experiences at Burning Man.

For more of her art, see her art pages.

Krzysztof Babiracki

2005-10-28T21:40:00.000-06:00

St. Joseph
Acrylic on Canvas

Krzysztof R. Babiracki was born in Walcz, Poland. He studied interior design, painting and drawing at The School of Fine Arts in Poznan (Poland) Mr. Babiracki works with graphite, pastels, oils, acrylics and photography. He is a member of CWCA - Chicago Windy City Artist, World Wide Arts Resources, Chicago Painters, Chicago Photographers and World Artist Directory.

This painting is called 4 am. He has done many other images, many figure drawings and paintings, but the ones I like best have brilliant color.

His new project is called "Faces" and can be seen on his website www.babiracki.com/.

Chelin Sanjuan

2005-10-23T14:50:00.000-06:00

Mujer Con gato
73 x 60 cm
Acrylic
Figurative

Chelin Sanjuan Piquero was born in Zaragoza, Spain in 1967. She gives classes of painting in "Studio Canfran" and classes in design of jewels to the students of the "School of Bazan Jewelry shop" in Zaragoza.

Her art intertwines people with animals - people being women, old men, children, and animals being cats, dogs and birds. Whimsical and magical, her images are evocative and surreal.

Children become angels, violin bows become twigs for birds, tomato vines grow mysteriously from bureaus and birds,flowers and hair interweave as one. She truly understands fantasy and has so many interesting images!

She is currently showing her art at Artealtea gallery "La Falla de Gallego y Rey" in Valencia, Spain. Her website is chelinsanjuan.info

Robert P. Hawkins

2005-10-19T19:19:00.000-06:00

Robert P. Hawkins
Piscina Naturale
89cm x 116cm
Plein air of north coast of Formentera

Robert P. Hawkins is a bit of an enigma. His origins are on the Northshore of Boston, Ipswich and Gloucester.
According to this site , he is a painter from Gloucester who was politely but firmly asked to leave and is now living and working in Paris,Fr. Baleares, Spain and Vicenza,Italy. He has been known to paint anything from cabaret dancers to sea slugs.

Well, this makes me want to find his cabaret dancer and sea slug paintings, or at least to find out why he was politely but firmly asked to leave!

He has had many shows up to 2003 in San Francisco, Paris, Vicenza Italy and Formentera, Islas Baleares, Spain.

His Artist Statement makes me laugh! Says Robert P. Hawkins:

Less said the better

Here, here~ I guess we'll just let his art speak for him then...

He also has an interesting idea of capturing images of smoke coming from smoke stacks as art. They are quite beautiful in an eerie way and a series of these paintings which you can view at his site.

Robert P. Hawkins' paintings make me feel as if I am seeing a place that I know and love once again. I am inside the painting. His work is fascinating and I hope to learn more! If anyone knows anything else about this artist, please comment!

Richard Lazzara

2005-10-18T10:53:00.000-06:00

Real World
Painting
Acrylic

It is a short walk to the picturesque foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the four mile creek flows through the Shankar Gallery estate and gardens.
The Shiva Lingam Temple centered in the heart of the gallery
is an inspiration to many! The variety of wall spaces display the wonderful paintings in a 'HOME' atmosphere. Shankar Gallery shows everyone the recent work by the artist Shankar - Richard Lazzara of Boulder,CO.USA.

Richard Lazzara's art has a theme of "Art For The Soul". He "challenges the viewer to penetrate one's own being. It is only through this knowledge of the inner self that one can open to Shankar Art." His website is shankar-gallery.com Shankar Gallery is found at 1840 Violet Ave. Boulder, Colorado 80304.

Says Shanker Art:

What inner awareness does one need to approach Shankar Art? Imagine the time (kala) devoted to creating this art. Recognize that in taking time to study Shankar Art, we may be inspired to find a moment of peace within ourselves. This "time-taking" will also reveal the viewer's own power to create, to transcend ordinary expression. In our examination, we discover metallics here, metallics there, explained by Shankar as higher notes in the scale of the color palette acting in this play of transcendence.

His art
has a definite message and purpose. His portfolio has an amazing array including Sumie Scrollings, Knot Art, Sumie Doors, Nada Series, Colorful Art Cards, Wearable Art (great earrings) and more. (See his entire collection on flickr.)

He has some unique Key Covers which seem very odd to me, but who am I to question the mind of such an artist? He is demiurgic and inspired.

Richard Lazzara also has a blog at shankargallery.blogspot.com.

Jan Skorb

2005-10-13T20:08:00.000-06:00

Abstract 4 by Jan Skorb

"I think that it is an expression of soul searching and times of reflection. Sometimes leaving my thoughts and go where I've never been before.I'm fascinated by the world of the human heart and soul.Searching for gates that need to be opened,with a key,or without it.Sometimes one can open them easily,because they were opened,but one has to reach them first.That's why I'm always on my way...."

Jan Skorb is a Polish artist who was born in 1958. He has been living in Chicago USA from 1991. He is an accomplished artist with successful exhibitions in Poland, Germany, Norway and United States of America. He uses different techniques like oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, photography, and computer art.

His exhibitions include:
1985-Exhibition in Poland -Belchatow
1991-Exhibition in Germany-Bergneustadt
1991-Exhibition Norway-Laerdal
1996-Exhibition Wooden Gallery Chicago USA
2003-ArtExpo-Madrid
exhibition 2004-World-Fine-Art New York 511 West 25th Street (source)

I think that Jan is very prolific and interesting. Take for instance this computer art

called "Face to Face"

Something about his art really disturbs me. I don't know what it is, but I keep looking at it to try to discover it. It isn't bleak and it isn't enthusiastically passionate. It is beautiful, but it is intellectual. It's soothing in a strange and isolated way.

PERSPICACITY

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Wanted: Photographer

I am looking for a photographer (or several), with whom I can work with on a special project. I am looking for someone who can capture emotion and has an eye for detail. Specifics of the project can be discussed via email if you're interested. The ideal would be 35 mm, but digital is also fine. Take a look at some of the pictures used here and that's an idea of what I'm looking for, (and more!)

Anyone interested can leave a comment or send an email for details.

Norma Nava

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AMAZONIA - Astro catastro

Norma Nava was born near the lion´s colour river, under the constellation of Virgo, in Olivos city, Vicente Lopez County, Buenos Aires, Argentina. {see biography} She says:

During my whole life I have painted abstract paintings because I think this is the way along which the pure creation goes through

This is a poem she created:

Whichever I saw, I suffered. Whatever I lived, I dreamed. Whatever I kept, I lost. How much I loved and I forgot. How much I let go. How much I did not
believe...All that I shut up...One the waters are gone and the words dries the wood returning it ashgray, in some way or rare way those things must return left at the mercy of winds, clouds of the flames....Everything what finishes, reommences.Memory, time within the time moving in different directions.

Among her long trajectory and intense life, there are 26 international poetic anthologies, a personal book of poems, 26 group exhibitions, 24 individual and 22 national and international participations in important art. (artist statement)

Here is a fabulous picture which is too big to show on this blog.

Nature is central in her work and thinking. Some paintings show her interest in cell-biology and fractals. All this is mixed in with mesoamerican symbols and geometry and that makes Norma Nava a great structuralist
. Structuralism means that it's the artist's intention to fit together a painting's details in such a way that they produce a pictorial unity. To the structuralist, meaning arises from the functional differences between the elements (signs) within the system.

I enjoy browsing though all of Norma Nava's works. She is quite a genius. You can see more of her work at Norma Nava's Gallery.

Quote

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“I believe that it may happen that one will succeed, and one must not begin to despair, even though defeated here and there; and even though one sometimes feels a kind of decay, though things go differently from the expected, it is necessary to take heart again and new courage.

For the great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed. What is drawing? How does one learn it? It is working through an invisible iron wall that seems to stand between what one feels and what one can do.”

–Vincent Van Gogh

Arnor Bieltvedt

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This is a painting by Arnor Bieltvedt. I love his style:
Here is another one of his paintings:

Arnor G. Bieltvedt grew up in Iceland. In his statement, Bielvedt says:

After exploring various styles and philosophies of painting for over a decade I suddenly feel like I have found my home or my style of expression. Iceland, the island in the North Atlantic where I grew up has returned to my consciousness and imagination and in the process opened up many doors. The beauty of Iceland’s atmospheric, surreal landscape, where stillness prevails but the heartbeat of living nature can also be felt and heard is an ideal setting for strong color expression. The most perfect natural carrier of color is the flower and I feel the attraction it has to the space, soil and air of these still, Nordic landscapes. This is unspoiled nature and reflects the unspoiled pure aspect of humanity; probably something worth seeking....

Arnor Bieltvedt Chicago, IL, Augst 2, 2005.

This painting shows a very different style, but I still love the use of color and expression.

Paul Andrus

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This is called At The Fountain and it is a
Pastel print on paper. I love the way this painting captures a certain involement with tasks that children have. The way she is standing and her posture really show me that this artist is very familiar with children.

According to his Bio, Paul Andrus is originally from New York and is now a resident of Arizona. He has studied art in both the U.S. and Europe. Trained by the Navy as an illustrator, he went on to study painting in Paris, Copenhagen, New York, and Chicago, acquiring three Master's degrees in Art in the process.

Says Paul Andrus:

Of all the places that I have lived or visited, I feel that, France was the best. French people are hard to appreciate because they have a certain taste for sincerity and higher aspirations towards life. But, once they allow you to know them they are among the happiest people that I have ever known. It was my honor to live and study in Paris for two years. Two years of painting, fencing and eating and drinking very well. I want so much to some day return and show my wife and daughter this rich land of art, literature and culture. I hope that the opportunity will present itself one day. As I have said I am married and have a 9 year old daughter that is the joy of my life and the subject of much of my work today. We ara all involved with the arts. My wife paints in watercolors and plays piano. My daughter plays violin, rides horses (English) and want to be a writer and illustrator. She is already working on her first book about little girls and horses, of course. I am a private person with few really good friends that I would call "life friends". But, I am always willing to meet a potential new friend to add to the group. So feel free to contact me if you wish. Other than all of this I hope that you enjoy my work.

Click here contact Paul Andrus.

Andrew Lewandowski

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This is a painting by Andrew Lewandowski entitled "Crazy World". It is acrylic and paint pen on canvas. Andrew is from St. Louis, Missouri. His work can be viewed at Outsider Info and
La Passerelle. He has been represented by Ghost Dog Gallery and Art Mango Gallery. He was a participant in the London Raw Arts Festival in 2004.

According to his biography
he is presently a chaplain for the Franciscan Sisters of Mary in
St. Louis.

Says Andrew:

I remember getting into trouble with my folks when I was nine because I found the refrigerator rather boring. I thought it needed some color. It took me hours to clean off the crayon masterpiece.

Andrew Lewandowski was greatly influced by the work of Matt Lamb, Kelly Moore and Jay Marvin.

In his Artist Statement, Andrew Lewandoeski says:

The act of creation is one of the best qualities we human beings possess. I rely on an intuitive process. I 'look' into myself and allow whatever is there to emerge and express itself in images born in my imagination. The result is a work that is spontaneous and childlike. I use form and color to describe this inner world which is sometimes jubilant, sometimes sad, but always honest and direct.

I really love Andrew Lewandowski's paintings and think they are highly provocative and alluring. His drawings are excellent as well. Something about his style really speaks to me. In his blog he talks about his art and his life in depth. He is experiencing some difficult times at the moment. He says:

I am seeing images begin to come back and there is something in the work that calls out to me to keep going...keep drawing...keep painting. What is important is here in front of you, I sense rather than think...paint, fingers, brushes and a surface open to receive whatever you throw at it. The crack of the side walk are inviting me to take them in and let them settle in my spirit and grow there into inspritation and unconcious movements of paint as I work. Paterns in shadows cast by the trees and clouds that jump across the sky all call to me....look at us...bring us to into yourself and make us a part of you.

I think that is so beautiful.