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Name of Artist Country Artist's Website Artist's Work (photo)
pinturagestual Portugal chromatic expression
i just love to paint, or better, to explore expression.
i like to explore textures, colours, diferent materials, from plastic ink, to pen, marker, indian ink, play with contrasts, well i dont define it too much, the diferences happen as the work asks for it, i just express myself.
im developing my language through pratice, through risk, more interested in expressing emotion, expressing my feelings about what surrounds me rather than to represent reality as i see it, is a constant battle a strong dynamic that keep showing me new ways to explore and i love it.
Olivia Alexander Australia Olivia Alexander Fine Art Gallery & Blog
Olivia Alexander
Artist’s Statement

I describe myself as a “Creative, Mixed Media Artist” working in an Abstract, Expressionistic style.
The mediums I use are acrylics, inks, water colours, Asian papers and many types of texture mediums on paper or canvas. Design, Colour & Texture are the elements that I love to use.
I like to express life and life’s experience in my works; trying to capture the essence & emotion of a subject,
rather than the subject itself.
Although I started art 30 years ago, working in a realistic style, drawing and painting animals and people, I have been painting, learning and ‘more learning’, full time for the past 9 years!
I was fortunate to have been published several times in two national art magazines, The Artist’s Palette and Australian Artist, writing tutorials for both of these in 2008-09.
I have exhibited in over 30 exhibitions and
I have also taught both adults and children art classes which is also something I really enjoy.
I feel incredibly blessed to have been given the gift of creativity & expression which brings so much joy to my life!
Timothe' Winstead United States www.portraitsbytimothe.com
I graduated from the Arts High School in Newark, NJ, then attended the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts for 4 years and graduated. After graduation I decided that I wanted to teach art so I enrolled at Montclair State University and majored in Fine Arts, but found out after 2 years that that was not where my heart was. I wanted to be in a more creative environment so I started working in the fashion industry where I started out as a textile designer and ended up as the head of the art department. After working in the fashion field for 15 years that yearning for real fine art was still present, so I pursued it by starting my own greeting card company where I created all the artwork and verse. I did that for 5 years. I am now cultivating my love of portraits where I am continually working on a list of celebrity faces. I am very excited about the upcoming commission portrait work that I am going to be doing I had to FACE the ART.
JEANETTE LUCHESE Canada Contemporary Art of Jeanette Luchese
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Jeanette Luchese lives and works in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. An Honour Graduate of Sheridan College (1976) led to a career in the design arts, 2006 saw a paradigm shift to the visual arts, graduating in 2008 with Honours from the School of Visual Arts and Design, Georgian College; continuing to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts through Thompson Rivers University, B.C. Recipient of the 2008 and 2009 Excellence in Studio Award, SDVA Scholarship Exhibition, Georgian College: 2009 Barrie Art Club Scholarship Award: 2008 South Simcoe Art Council and Mill Pond’s Emerging Artists, Juror’s Choice Award.

An active regional artist: exhibiting throughout Ontario emerging Internationally. Most recent exhibitions include: “Small Worlds: a group exhibition of miniature art.” at Joan Ferneyhough Gallery, North Bay, Ontario, and Italy, the Artists’ Muse, presented by the Gallery Hittite, Yorkville, Toronto: curator Bruno Capolongo. Emerging Internationally in a group exhibition, “Print EXCHANGE”: International Printmaking/Works on Paper Exhibition with Ulster University, Belfast, Ireland, followed by a group exhibition in Germany, at the Zweibruken Castle.
Anthony Tafuri United States Sculpture, Mold Making, and Casting Services
Tafuri Studios
Offers mold making, casting, and fabrication services as well as public and private sculpture commissions. We create urethane and silicon rubber molds, epoxy molds, alginate molds, and more. Our casting and fabrication services include bronze, aluminum, stainless steel, and many cold cast materials such as plastics, rubber, and reinforced gypsums. We provide excellent service to artists, industry, museums, architects, and designers. Please visit us at http://www.tafuristudios.com
Or contact tafuristudios@gmail.com
Donald Kolberg United States Exploration of Steel mesh and painting of artist Donald Kolberg
Donald's wire mesh sculpture, steel ribbon and painting embraces the organic development of perception as it relates to medium and message presented by movement and the human form in its figurative and abstract appearance.

His galleries include explorations into steel mesh, recovered church stained glass, steel ribbons, spray paint, collage and projects that expand upon the continual influences of past and present art.
The newsletter ART CORE is devoted to open dialogue and exhibition of emerging and established artists
Joy Bezanis United States Joy Bezanis Gallery on Etsy
I paint portraits in oil that become treasured family heirlooms or to honor corporate leaders.

Growing up one of my earliest memories was the desire to be a painter, and people and animals have always been my favorite subjects. I love the challenge of capturing that essence of inner beauty I see in everyone. It’s been a long road with many detours, but I have finally come back to my first love.

Starting with watercolor and acrylics and eventually moving to oil pastels and then oils, has been an education in itself. Each medium has its own strengths and weaknesses. Depending on the subject matter and the overall tone or atmosphere of the painting will be the deciding factor in which medium I use.

Classical Realism is my favorite style, however, I like custom matching the style of the painting to the subject matter and to the personal style of the investor. Changing up styles helps to keep me fresh and increases my problem solving skills.

Process:

I start with an under-painting in burnt sienna to add warmth to the final painting. Then I add light, mid, and dark tones in gray creating a complete black and white value painting. This helps me get my darks and lights exactly the way I want them. Then I add glazes of color. Glazes are paint mixed with a clear medium. The effect is that you can see each color layer through the next and it lends luminosity to the painting.

Materials:

All of my original paintings are stretched, by me, on frames that have been custom made. Usually the frames (stretcher bars) have a 2 ¾ inch profile and do not need framing. These are great for more contemporary or modern homes. For more traditional homes I may use a thinner profile that looks better in a frame.
Zhenlian China Zhenlian Art Gallery
My name is Zhenlian ,I am an artist from China. I was graduated from Teachers Training College in Hong Kong as a qualified art teacher. I had worked as art teacher in both Primary and Secondary schools in China.

I have retired from my work since 2002, since then I have devoted myself to painting. I like to experiment with new medias which I have not had much experience before, such as acrylic and Chinese paintings.I am fired with inspiration in whatever I paint, in fact, I am more inspired now than when I was young.
David White United States Aesthetic Tile Imaging
Fine Art - Fired onto Porcelain Tile - Very Durable and Long Lasting
For Pools, Fountains, Patios, Facades, Landscaping, Kitchens, Baths, etc.

Please allow me this opportunity to introduce you to a very unique process that will allow you to incorporate fine art paintings integral with architecture and design!

I specialize in manufacturing custom fine art porcelain tile murals. I work with professional, high resolution, digital scans (captures) of artist's work which can be scaled to virtually any size spanning across an array of tiles. Using inorganic pigments and fluxes fired at high kiln temperatures the licensed artwork is transformed into a permanent tile mural. The resultant surface is very durable and as such can be used for outdoor as well as indoor installations. For walking surfaces such as in wet locations, a fired-on slip resistant texture treatment is available.

I am seeking architects, designers, and builders with interests in using this process to transform existing fine art paintings into a format suitable for outdoor settings such as landscaping, pools, fountains, patios, facades, and landscaping. Artists with these or other interests are encouraged to participate via licensing.

I look forward to hearing from all of you. Please visit my website at http://www.atileimage.com. Telephone calls and in-person visits are welcome.
Sandra Bryant United States Oil paintings Mosaic artists
Self taught oil painter and mosaic artist. I love light and shadow, rich color and capturing a moment.
Gillie Schattner Australia Australian Contemporary Artist Gillie Schatntner
Gillie Schattner is an international award winning artist and Archibald Prize Finalist.
She has worked with the Smile Foundation, The Black Dog Institute and Australian Red Cross Blood Service. She is also a successful portrait artist, and was a recent finalist in the Archibald Prize. Specialising in children, pets and celebrities, her portraits are in international demand. Gillie has had over 30 solo exhibitions, and is hung in prominent corporate and gallery collections.
Charles Wallis United States www.charleswallis.com
Charles Wallis has been producing fine art since his first studies in high school.   He is a graduate of the Baylor University  art program
as well as the Famous Artists Schools correspondence course during high school.

After college he opened a graphic design studio beginning his career as a professional artist and taught graphic design courses at Baylor University.

He grew and developed the design studio servicing clients across the country for nearly 15 years. He has always painted as his first love outside of the business and his works grace the walls of family, friends and associates as gifts.

He recently sold a business to and has taken the time to pursue his first love of producing fine art. He focuses his attention on portraits, wildlife and southwestern landscapes using watercolor, oils or acrylics.

In 2008 he showed three of his paintings in the 10th Annual International Landscape Exhibit with the Upstream People Gallery.

November 1, 2009 five of his paintings were shown
in the 11th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography and Print International Exhibition.  These painting are Buffalo Spring,High Meadow Grizzly, Land of Enchantment, Red Appaloosa
and Red Shawl.

March 6 to April 18 "Buffalo Spring...coming of age" will be hanging in the juried exhibition Western Spirit Art Show at the Old West Museum in Cheyenne Wyoming.

While versatile in many forms because of his design studio experience his first love is realism in paintings of all subjects.
Charles is a native Texan but has lived in Arizona as well which has influenced his work. 
Christopher T Buoscio United States Christopher T. Buoscio,M.F.A., Original Oil Paintings and Fine Art Prints, Chicago, IL Depictions of the city at night. Original Fine Art work by Master of Fine Arts
Christopher Buoscio is a Chicago area artist working in oil, drawing and printmaking.
His work depicts the urban environment and involves the effect of memory, nightfall and architecture on the viewer. His images are influenced by “Film Noir” cinema as well as traditional and expressionist works. He received his MFA in Printmaking from Ohio University in Athens and participates in exhibitions, lectures and teaching opportunities.
Regina Silvers United States Colorful close-ups from nature.
Regina Silvers is a NYC artist who favors large-scale close-ups that bring the viewer right into the action.

While much of her work is influenced by two decades of walking the woods and trails of upstate NY, she continues to focus on the human figure in a series of socially activist/ political drawings and painting.
Carolyn Oberst United States Carolyn Oberst's artwork
Having been painting since the early 1980's, my most recent work is a comment on the state of our contemporary lives and fall on the cusp of fun and scary.

Using vintage toys to express that childhood and, by implication, adult life as well, isn’t what it used to be. We’re busier and more bombarded with input than ever before, creating stress. On the other hand, multi-tasking, etc., can be fun and interesting. So, while challenging, our modern lives are not dull or boring. The colorful, oil on wood relief and animated quality, give these paintings a hopeful, happy feel capturing the upbeat side of this new order. I’m depicting both the positive (fun) and negative (scary) sides of these issues and giving expression to many feelings at the same time.

Each small piece of the relief is painted w/oil, separately. I cut the shapes and assemble the pieces by screwing them on the painted panel from behind. It’s a labor intensive, intricate and complicated technique.
Archie Granot Israel Ketubah & Jewish Papercuts
Jerusalem artist Archie Granot is one of the leading paper cut artists in the world. His creative papercuts - the ketubah, mizrach, mezuzah, birkat habayit (blessing for the Jewish home) and more - both revive and continue a traditional Jewish art form while innovating against it. Distinguished by multiple layers of paper, Granot produces creative and beautiful papercuts - complex and impressive works, each cut with surgical scalpel, require a lengthy and intuitive process of creation, a process often hidden beneath the multiple layers of paper. Curves and links are interwoven creating incredible depth, texture and movement to which limited and careful use of gold leaf and woven papers only adds. Archie Granot use of Hebrew inscriptions, handcut in astonishingly precise calligraphic letters in his papercuts, is an integral part of his work.
Michael Lucarelli United States Cosmic Images
I am a self taught abstract painter, which I believe allows me more artistic freedom and creativity. I have however been trained in several different aspects of art. I am know throughout Utah the U.S and abroad as a classical guitarist, composer, and recording artist. I studied Martial Arts for several years through the School “Japan International” in Salt Lake City. Karate eventually led me to the discovery of YOGA. I have been studying the art of Yoga since 1990. I received my “teacher certification” with Ghanga White and Tracy Rich in Santa Barbara in 2000. Yoga and Music play an important role in the process of creating on canvas. When I create I use the knowledge and skills I have gained through these mediums. One of the eight limbs of Yoga is “Meditation”. By keeping my mind quiet I am able to let the forces of nature , or the higher self, appear on canvas. Classical guitar also requires the performer to be completely present and communicate to the listener the same connection to this incredible universe in which we live. One of the other limbs of Yoga is “the withdrawal of the senses”. By not attaching yourself with objects and things you are able to connect and liberate yourself from the trappings of life. This is where I feel Abstract paintings can express the true nature of our existence.
Joke Vingerhoed Netherlands www.joving.nl
Joke Vingerhoed has been a visual artist for many years. Depending on the theme and/or the moment her abstract paintings can be colourful and expressive, or sometimes they can breathe an atmosphere of peace and calm. The images become more and more layered, and consequently show more and more depth. There is a lot to see, because ultimately it’s all about the subjective experience. What lies beneath the surface.

"With all the struggling that goes with it, painting is my passion, my own subjective experience. To withdraw myself from the world, sometimes to deal with something, but most of all to give expression to what really moves me".
Patsi Hughes United States Enjoy the art of self taught artist Patsi Hughes.Florals,southwest missions,and whimiscal Frogs. (C)
A self taught artist,Patsi Hughes was born and raised in Roswell New Mexico. Now living in Las Vegas Nv.
She has been painting for the last 18 years.
Helen Utsal Canada helenutsal.com
Fine Artist living on Vancouver Island, exhibiting in Canadian and American galleries.

Helens large paintings are expressive colourful depictions of the natural landscape.