Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 2014 Volume II

www.kojan.no Toril S.Kojan

The Grail
acrylic on canvas

80x60 cm
2010

Visual artist, living in Oslo, Norway. My starting point are the colours. I paint intuitively in lay-
ers, scraping off, building structures. Something turns up, speaks to me, and I help it emerge.
Then fantasy takes over and guides me further to the finished painting. To me, this is magic.
I have been painting all my life, but the past twenty years actively. 4 years training at local art
school, plus many courses with renowned artists. Toril S. Kojan is also a trained Art Therapist.

The Kiss
acrylic on canvas
80x80 cm
2009

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HelenKagan www.helenkagan.com

In Search of Meaning
acrylic, mixed medium

on canvas
36x48 inches

2013

Sunset Kiss
oil on canvas
30x40 inches
2012

Coming from a fam-
ily of scientists, Helen
Kagan, PhD. was al-
ways fascinated by the
left and right brain re-
lationship. A holistic
therapist and artist, she’s
been developing her
unique technique and
style in “Healing Arts”
which reflects her own deep view on life, a
desire to bridge realities and heal the Past.
A refugee from Russia, Helen believes that art as
a powerful form of self-expression is a vehicle for
emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well-
being and can enhance healing to those in need.
She believes in mind-body-spirit connection and
her passionate art is a statement of her beliefs.
“...The light as the apex of Helen’s art is so strong
that it reminds us of the sunshine that breaks
through the closed window of our visions and
compels us to finally open it... for self-healing
and self-discovery. “ – Maya Ellenson, PhD.

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www.alexanderlee.artspan.com AlexanderRobertLee

The Greatest of Expectations
pencil on paper
29x42 cm
2011

Alexander was born in the northwest of England but grew up on the west coast of Australia.
Alexander studied painting and drawing at the Claremont school of fine art in Perth, West-
ern Australia. In 2001 Alexander moved to Stockholm Sweden, spending much of his time
travelling Europe. It was in 2008 that he decided to take up his artwork full time. Since 2013
Alexander has been residing in Salzburg Austria, but still spends long periods of time work-
ing in his Stockholm studio. Alexanders most recent acheivement was winning 2 awards at
the Chianciano Biennale 2013 in Tuscany Italy.

To all that once was
acrylic on canvas
120x92 cm
2011

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BrigitteWolf www.Brigittewolf.com

Born into a large German family, Brigitte The Road less Traveled
first traveled to and lived in England, oil
then immigrated to the USA, eventu-
ally settling in Chicago. Serious study in 55x45 inches
art was put aside until her family was 2013
grown. She has studied at the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago, The Noyes Once Again at Break of Day
Center, Palette and Chisel and the Evan- oil
ston Art Center. Her works have attract-
ed critical atten- 52x48 inches
tion and may be 2013
found in private collections both here
and in Germany as well as in Galleries.
Artist’s Statement Although my early
training focused on a study of the old
masters, my recent work has become
more abstract. I am exhilarated by the
challenge of evoking ideas in the view-
er from the forms that escape from my
fingers. Just a brushstroke on a canvas
gives me the freedom to do anything I
envision; there are no limits other than
the dimensions of the canvas itself.
I enjoy exploring the canvas, plumb-
ing its depth and dimensions to create
a piece that challenges the intellect,
invites curiosity, and creates pleasure.

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www.chuckpettyfineart.com ChuckPetty

Chuck began his career as a writer and
editor before returning to his life-long
love of painting. “Both writing and paint-
ing require high levels of concentration,
thought, preparation and creativity,” he
points out. “My paintings, like the articles
I wrote, generally deal with people I meet,
places I visit and things I like. Because of
the similarity, when I’m asked about my
painting style I claim storytelling.”

Paris When It Drizzles
watercolor on paper
22x30 inches
2013

Forever Florence
watercolor on paper

22x30 inches
2013

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EllieDepp www.artbyelliedepp.com

Reminiscing Eden
acrylic on canvas
100x100 cm
2013

Ellie Depp is a self-taught artist from Derbyshire and draws
a lot of her inspiration from the Peak District. After dropping
out of University and suffering with depression for many
years she decided to explore her creative side with paint-
ing. It became a great therapy for her mental illness and she
describes her work as ‘visual utopias of interesting, abstract
shapes or vivid colours to combat the dark feeling of depres-
sion and aid your imagination’.

Alice
acrylic on canvas
20x20 cm
2012

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www.miriamzevalking.com MiriamZevalking

Framed Lily, Number 19
acrylic on canvas
41.5x51.5 inches
2012

Miriam exploration of the flower began with the passion “Kitsch Lilies”. She sought to cap-
ture the flowers unique mix of delicate feminine features with the stern masculine stigma.
This flower fascination sparked fast drawings, progressive sculptures and obsessively large
collection of gigantic canvases. The dancing lily seemed to embodying both the flower and
the artist. “The Dark Matter of Roses”, sees
Miriam drawn to painting roses dead and in
full bloom. The sinister flower portrayals pro-
gressed to sculptures upon the figure. This art
and a fashion crossover will unite paintings
and couture, with a runway within a gallery.

White on Black Lily, Number 2 55
acrylic on canvas
40x50 inches
2012

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NormaJeanSquires www.normajeansquires.com

Kabloom!
acrylic and interference paints on
wood panel
18x20 inches
2012

Squires has been dancing Flamen-
co for the last 12 years, a practice
that has assimilated into her paint-
ings. Her earlier work dealt with
microcosmic/macrocosmic space
and the spiritual that lies therein.
Her recent series titled, “Line Trav-
els”, assumes a more celebratory
stance incorporating the rhythms,
energies, and the spins and swirls
of the dance, to offer a glimpse
of our connections with other
worlds. (NOTE: These later works
include iridescent and interfer-
ence paints which rely on light
sources to be noticeable. They are
effective, however, because as with
any reflective element, another di-
mension is brought into play.)

Synergies
acrylic and interference paints on
wood panel
24x24 inches
2012

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www.rhymebrowser.blogspot.com RaffaellaCantillo

Geometry
acrylics on canvas
50x50 cm
2010

Raffaella Cantillo was born in Salerno, Italy, on October 8th, 1974. She is PhD in compared
literatures, (Cagliari, Italy) with an Mphil and an MA from Reading University, UK. She cur-
rently teaches English in middle schools, Italy, and resumed painting and writing in 2009. She
is a self-taught artist, although she attended a yearly painting workshop in Salerno in the mid-
1980s. Thus far, she has presented several artworks (abstract and descriptive) in Italy and abroad,
some of which are published
on dedicated networks and
catalogues (Expoart, ICA) and
participated in exhibitions
around Italy (Individuart). She
has recently published a po-
ems booklet (Aracne 2012).
Her artistic medium is usually
oils on canvas.

Heart huesofblues
oils on canvas
70x70 cm
2012

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WilliamStamats www.bastamatsart.com

Her wilderness
acrylic on canvas
48x24 inches
2012

That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul.
-Wassily Kandinsky.

With a BFA from Pratt Institute in New York and an MFA from the University of Iowa, Bill
Stamats shows his work extensively in the US. Bill sees his work as a continuous flow of
images, shapes, marks, and patterns built from years of creating a visual vocabulary that
resonates with him. It is tied to nature, which is also a continuous visual flow of images,
shapes, marks, and patterns. All the forces and particles of nature are one, just different rip-
ples in the ocean of consciousness. Bill finds that the more tangential the imagery, the more
it becomes metaphorical and open to the viewer’s own interpretation. Ultimately, Bill’s
desire is that the viewer’s interpretation of his artwork relates on a level that connects the
viewer to nature and to a spiritual sensibility that is innate.

His relic
(her game)
acrylic with
marbled paper &
Japanese paper
collage on hard-
board panel
48x36 inches
2013

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www.bastamatsart.com WilliamStamats

This is my game
he said

acrylic on
hardboard panel

24x24 inches
2013

They show a way
acrylic on

hardboard panel
24x24 inches
2013

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ChristineSenger www.atelier-senger.com

Feuer
acrylic on canvas
60x80 cm
2010

Christine lives and works in
Switzerland. She loves to exper-
iment and to take the step into
the unforeseen with audacity.
For her paintings she uses friend-
ly, warm and intensive colors.
„I fully submit myself to the
moment. I don’t have a picture
of the final work, but instead,
I allow myself to be guided by
my emotions and intuition at
the artistic process. It is sponta-
neity that influences my work“
she articulates. To be engaged
with creativity and to dive into
it – what a great addition. To
inspire people with art fills me
with big gratitude. She is pre-
senting her work in different
worldwide exhibitions.

Entstehung
acrylic on canvas
100x100 cm
2010

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www.leny.info LenyMeulendijksWagemakers

As a child she was always drawing, but painting started when she was A fly came over
about 55 years old. Her paintings are colorful and narrative. They tell oil on canvas
about her life. Travels, events. She leaves her thoughts and emotions 70x50 cm
on canvas. With images from the reality she tries to create another re- 2012
ality, another world, her world. She likes the spectator to have a look
into that world, which sometimes is alienated. She also wants, in this
time with so much violence and destroying, to create colorful paintings
which, maybe, can bring some joy.

Spring, are you
there?
oil on canvas
80x60 cm
2013

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MollyJ.Schiff www.Art-OriginalArt.com

Ancient Paracas Inspirations IV
acrylic on canvas
36x36 inches
2013
Molly’s professional abilities (BFA-MFA-MAAE) were enhanced through studies at The Art In-
stitute Of Chicago (Painting-Drawing-Printmaking-Education). She has acted in the art fields
as teacher, photographer, lecturer, curator and artist. Travels to almost 100 countries have
often reflected her impressions within several differing cultures. The two paintings shown
here are part of a body of sixteen large works chiefly inspired by Ancient Chimu and Paracas
ceremonial textiles from Peru.

Ancient Paracas Inspirations
acrylic on canvas
36x48 inches
2010

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www.konstdirekt.com SergejJakovlev

Dream Violet Hero
oil on canvas acrylic
105x150 cm
2010 150x130 cm
2013

Sergej left studies at the tech-
nical university in 1980,
when he found that his voca-
tion is art. His teacher Vitaly
Stasevich, on the speciality
of Fine Art at the Pedagogi-
cal University (1981-1986),
convinced Sergej to follow
his vocation independently
of any circumstances. His
teacher and friend Victor Reikhet, professor of St.
Petersburg Academy of Arts (1987-1993), is an ex-
ample for Sergej of such a meaning of life. Now
Sergej is a painter living in Sweden, CEO of the
non-profit organization International Society of
Artists (ISA).

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SashaRobinson [email protected]

Behind you
oil on canvas
60x60 cm
2014

She was born in 1986, grew up in small region town deep Russia Euphoria
before moving to London, UK at the age of 21 where she discov- oil on canvas
ered a new world for me – the world of contemporary art. It drew
her in and there is no way back. In her works she imaginatively 70x50 cm
try to show her perception of the beauty of man’s inner world, 2013
the brightness and boldness of its external manifestations, simple
things or principles that can explain the inexplicable things done.
she draws inspiration from people, their actions or reactions on the
events. She considers herself as an emerging artist who just started
its career in art. Her works are exposed mainly in online galleries
and held in private collections in the United States, UK and Russia.

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www.sophieouellet.ca SophieOuellet

Voir au-delà de mon
regard

acrylic on canvas
30x30 inches
2014

Born in the Thetford-Mines area in 1978, Sophie Ouellet has always been interested in visual
arts and creativity. She got her multidisciplinary bachelor’s degree from the Université Laval
in 2005 in order to run creative workshops. The power of creation in one’s personal journey,
as an introspection and expression tool, as a way to express one’s life experiences and to
transform one’s wounds, and as an empowerment tool is what this artist’s calling is all about.
Sophie Ouellet’s medium of choice is acrylic paint, but she will never hesitate to use other
media in her paintings to depict her inner thoughts. Sophie Ouellet’s approach is a very in-
tuitive one, in touch with her inner feelings. She lets material come to life under her hands.
Shapes appear through a touch of randomness, as feelings come and go.

La sauge de ma sagesse
acrylic on canvas
36x30 inches
2014

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VincentMesselier www.vincentmesselier.touchtalent.com

Undefinate
possibilities
acrylic on canvas

95x95 cm
2013

I am completely self taught, but passionate and full of love being busy with it. I really paint
out of my heart and soul and always begin with a clean sheet and mind; let colours, shapes
and lines and stripes lead, my compositions, mostly with some jazz music on the background,
although I like all kinds of music and begin with my work/passion/hobby with nothing but a
white canvas… My mind is working while I’m busy with my pallet-knives and mixing colours
and making some kind of performance in my own little town (my canvas), never know where
ending, always sudden finishing and
satisfied about the result without some
definitely and immediately explanation,
then I start thinking… Every painting has
a reason to exist and I always find in my
paintings a kind of same structure that
I can recognize as my own kind of style.
It’s always returning in horizontal and
vertical stripes or lines, I think they give
me structure in my busy, and sometimes
chaotic art of living, I should define it
as “meridianism”, a new kind of art be-
cause I always have the feeling that I am
painting parts of the earth EVEN IF I DO
NOT ALWAYS REALISE IT.

Ice Volcano
digital printed on plexiglass, canvas,

aluminum or glass
2013

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www.zlataart.com ZlataJaanimägi

Softly melodic yet spirit- Flower 3
edly rhythmic composi- oil and iron on canvas
tions distinguish Estoni-
an-born Zlata Jaanimägi’s 33x41 cm
paintings. Working pri- 2013
marily in oil on canvas,
Jaanimägi’s brushwork
is both alluring and ani-
mated, soothingly bra-
vura and swept through-
out her paintings. Though diverse in style and
subject matter, these works convey a certain
tranquility, emanating peace and calm to their
viewers. Slightly fantastical in theme, the paint-
ings are rooted in tangible forms and instilled
with a rich, playful whimsy. Artistic as a child,
Zlata Jaanimägi traveled to St. Petersburg to
study film and theater directing. With extensive
experience in art direction, she now lives in
Stockholm and is devoted to painting.

Senseless Grin
oil and ceramic on canvas
100x100 cm
2012

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RonAndrews www.ronsartgallery.com

Cliff Dweller Mountain Sunset
mixed media on paper mixed media on paper

22x30 inches 30x22 inches
2013 2013

Ron is self-taught. He has relied on independ-
ent studies and workshops with contempo-
rary watercolorists with national and inter-
national reputations such as Tony Couch,
Zoltan Szabo, Frank Webb, Dale Laitinen,
Don Andrews, Mel Stabin, Tony van Has-
selt, Jane Hofstetter, George James, Cheng-

Khee Chee, Barbara
Neechis, Katherine
Chang Liu, Nicholas
Simmons and Frank
Francese. Ron is a
member of the Califor-
nia Watercolor Asso-
ciation, the Santa Clara
Valley Watercolor So-
ciety. He is also Vice
President of the Pacific
Art League of Palo Alto and a Board mem-
ber of Silicon Valley Open Studios. He has
sold his work locally and on an ongoing
basis he offers his work for sale through an
online gallery at www.RonsArtGallery.com.
Ron is recognized in the recent publication,
“International Contemporary Artists, Vol I” (ISBN
9789609322980)

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www.valetova.info NinaTokhtamanValetova

Nina Petrovna Valetova or Nina Tokhta- Creation and Destruction
man Valetova born November 19, 1958 oil on canvas
in Russia. Graduated as a Specialist 60x86 cm
rom the Faculty of Arts and Graphics of 2009
Bashkir State Pedagogical University in
Ufa. She is working in the field painting
and the movement metaphysical realism,
visionary art.

Event Horizon
acryl on canvas
76x61 cm
2013

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MonikaRosa www.MonikaRosa.com

Monika Rosa’s intention is to ob- Self Portrait
scure the line between painting Digital drawing
and photography while docu-
menting a change in her recent 8x12 inches
family history. Questioning what 2014
is real and what is fiction plays a
large role in her work. Our mind
and eyes can play evil tricks and
so can the information in Rosa’s
work. Art making is a discovery,
even once a piece is completed
you want to go on another ad-
venture, to discover something
new. Rosa invites the viewer on
an adventure, looking for some-
thing to experience and discover.

Moraiah
oil on matte board
10x6 inches
2013

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www.rolandschmidt.info RolandSchmidt

Stargate
oil on canvas
120x152 cm
2013

I was born in 1972 in Cologne. In
my painting I try to transform the
instability of the actual moment
into a visually comprehensible
form. I use music as a devise to
enter into an intensive experi-
ence of the flow as pattern for
my paintings. The brush dances
with the flow and by that gets the
power to vanquish even the most
horrible actions in global news
and lead into irregular regular
forms as well as vibrating colors
as a mirror of live. By that it ena-
bles to melt bad things into good,
far away into near by, impossible
into possible.

Capitalism 71
oil on canvas
140x100 cm
2007-2013

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MariaJoseFernandezHermosilla www.galeriamaja.com

Crowed María José Fernández is a prominent Chilean painter who is intrigued
acrylic on canvas by the art history of Jackson Pollock from which she derives her paint-
120x80 cm ing method, a new technique that the artist calls “Controlled Dripping“.
2011 With this technique she paints with colours by the style of Vincent van
Gogh and mixes figuration with abstraction. María José is inspired by
nature and by the human body through observing their movements and
studying their colours. Each of her pieces is the result of a passionate
pursuit of fundamental life improvement.

Elyptical Energy
acrylic on canvas

120x80 cm
2013

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www.anherndon.com A.NighHerndon

Red de Marcel
mixed media

91.44x91.44 cm
2014

A Nigh Herndon is an artist from Tulsa Oklahoma, USA; currently residing in Osage County
OK. He is an full time artist, painter, and experimental composer. Herndon’s paintings are
abstractions based on the concept of microsound compositions in experimental music, he
utilizes a painterly language of symbolism and an offbeat rhythm. A. Nigh Herndon’s works
are mixed media in construction; using oil, synthetics (acrylic), charcoal and graphite to
achieve his vision. The artist is influenced by the works and theories of Motherwell, Still, and
Kandinsky. A. Nigh Herndon founded Kamagraph Editions and the Harmonic Research Studio
in 2011.

Harmonic Bridge 73
mixed media
91.44x91.44 cm
2014

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ClareMcEwan www.cmcewan.com

New York
oil on canvas
80x100 cm
2014

Clare McEwan lives and works in England. She studied an MA in Graphic Communication
and Illustration at Nottingham Trent University and used this opportunity to explore ways of
incorporating formal techniques found in Renaissance painting into a contemporary style.
This creative dialogue with
masters from the past con-
tinues to influence her paint-
ing. Currently Clare is work-
ing on a series of cityscapes
where she aims to commu-
nicate her appreciation of
architecture and paint the
backdrop of our lives. Paint-
ing is both her work and her
relaxation.

St Pauls
oil on canvas

60x50 cm
2013

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www.donsart.de DanielSeanKaiser

Extasy Daniel Sean Kaiser is an artist from Germany.
aquarell on paper Since the early 90s he works as a professional
40x60 cm painter. His acrylic and mixed media works
2007 burst of energy and have an expressive color-
ing. He also works as writer, composer and
musician. For some months a year, he lives
for painting and writing in Majorca (Spain).

“The more I work, the more desire I have to
work”. (Joan Miró)
“Art comes from the need to”. (Arnold
Schönberg)

Wild Life
acrylic on canvas

50x70 cm
2013

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FrédéricSTEINLAENDER www.frederic-steinlaender.fr

Reichshoffen French artist is to age 25 years, Frederic ex-
pastel plores the visual arts beginning with water-
70x50 cm color. It involves a little bit of everything, from
2013 oil painting through the acrylic and even illu-
mination. Pastel also attracted him. He took a
Trees in the Schwarzbach river series of courses or training in pastels masters
pastel of France. The medium of pastel allows him
70x50 cm to touch the subject, extending the colors
2013 with your fingers and hands. The sensation
of feeling the work that is taking shape un-
der the hands is great. Living in Alsace, it is
a nature that he likes represent the Regional
Natural Park of the Northern Vosges.

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www.virgone.com JosephVirgone

Dans la forêt Joseph Virgone was born in Italy in
acrylic on panel 1946 and lives in France, in Tullins.
95x59 cm This internationally-known contem-
2012 porary master has devoted the past
50 years of his life to Art, creating
several thousand works: painting
and sculptures. Joseph Virgone’s
art is characterized by a great free-
dom of movement which gives life
to mysterious inner messages. His
works, both imaginary and enigmat-
ic, express with passion the spiritual
tumult of the artist. This creative
energy brings to light his emotions
in the form of faces like apparitions
emerging from the exuberant fusion
of matter and chromatic harmony.

Le Génie
acrylic on canvas

83x130 cm
2009

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RitLomo www.proon.eu

Kingfisher To me, art is the expression of creative
Lamdaprint on Aludibond rebellion and a celebration of life …Ex-
180x120 cm perience conceptualized into visual form
2011 allowing a variety of existential thoughts
and emotions… Moving swells, troubled
Odyssee waters, sparkles of joy…
Lamdaprint on Aludibond A never-ending cycle of passion and
180x120 cm interior conflicts mirroring society
2012 challenges and epitomising the quin-
tessence of human nature… Shades of
black reflecting the depth of our souls
and inner feelings, revealing the beauty
of our quest for a renewed impetus.

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www.proon.eu RitLomo

Sonnentau
Lamdaprint on Aludibond
180x120 cm
2012

Konstantinopel
Lamdaprint on Aludibond

180x120 cm
2013

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RuthStirnimann www.ruthstirnimann.com

Geometric on Green
acrylic on canvas
60x60 cm
2013

Ruth Stirnimann is an internationally renowned artist born in Switzerland living and painting
in Kaikoura, New Zealand. She works in two juxtaposing styles, complementing one another
like yin and yang: informal abstract paintings and geometric works. She loves to go beyond
the known, making intangible energies tangible. She has exhibited in many cities around the
globe. Ruth’s geometric works are expressions of the creative, harmonious vibration underly-
ing all life forms. She approaches her informal abstract works with openness, following the
mysterious, creative force that flows through her. The many layers of each painting produce a
great depth and profound harmony.

Geometric on Purple
acrylic on canvas
60x60 cm
2013

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www.ruthstirnimann.com RuthStirnimann

La Luna – Etherial Vibration
acrylic on canvas
100 cm diameter
2013

New Life
acrylic on canvas
80 cm diameter
2013

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WaymondAnthonyGrier (WAG) www.wagartshop.com

Cara #1
oil on canvas
50x50 cm
2013

WAG is a Paris-based artist, having painted since the 1960s. His recent art work comes after
several years as a successful banker and bank trainer. Born in South Carolina (USA) but a native
of Philadelphia, he attended LaSalle University there, the University of Fribourg (Switzerland),
and Yale University. His banking and artistic careers started in Philadelphia and continued
for several decades in Paris. His
recent works reflect a contem-
porary style he developed in
the 1970s. Undulating tubular
forms define his style but the
vertical or horizontal abstract
tubes are merely vehicles to
express pure color-highlighted
by shading and light.

Carnat #1
oil on canvas

50x50 cm
2013

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www.didier-saby.com SabyDidier

On the way
alkyd on canvas
100x100 cm
2013

Didier Saby, painter and plastic Arts professor, was born in Paris in 1954. After a period of
ten years on the Mediterranean seashores, where he discovered watercolours and learns to
work with colour, he settled in the Aveyron region, in France, where he became plastic Arts
professor in high school. At the same time, he continued his research around colour through
a figurative painting inspired by his environment. Painting work, exhibitions and art courses
punctuate his life. In 2000, he started to become interested in monkeys as a painting subject
and since Didier Saby continues to explore this.

The Indians 83
alkyd on canvas
110x120 cm
2009

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Adka www.Adka.com

“The colorful, vivid Playful Whiskers
and above all en- acrylic painting
gaging works of 24x18 inches
Adka (Andrea Jones) 2013
are character stud-
ies written in elabo-
rate, mischievous
neon. The artist fills
her rainbow-hued
canvases with net-
works of stylized buildings, instruments,
bodies or sometimes simply graphic rep-
resentations of noise or movement. Faces
are half-drawn, but possess twice the
emotion and expression as compensa-
tion. An entire city is reduced to a single
piece of iconic architecture, yet through
pictorial pattern, color, and dynamic
composition the atmosphere and person-
ality of the whole is perfectly conveyed.
The trick is Adka’s ability to maintain an
ordered chaos among the competing ele-
ments: she always finds just the right ori-
entation for her tilted ground, the precise
angle at which one three-fingered hand A Loyal Paw
should grasp another, and the threshold acrylic painting
of stylization that prevents a pared-down 18x24 inches
object from becoming unrecognizable. 2013

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www.paugam-art.com Jean-YvesPaugam

Nuclear Plant
oil on canvas

81x100 cm
2012

Old Gas Station
oil on canvas
81x100 cm
2013

Born in Antibes in 1956, Jean-Yves
Paugam grew up in Senegal before
moving back to the French Riviera,
where in 1998 opened his own gal-
lery/art studio in the Old Town of
Vence. After many years working
with acrylics and experimenting
with mixed media, he now paints
exclusively with oils. Particularly
aware of environmental degradation,
his pictures depict pollution of the
seas, smog in big cities, unauthor-
ized dumps, and the proliferation of
nuclear plants. Portraits of long-gone
clean-up workers are a logic devel-
opment of his artist statement. Pessi-
mism about our planet’s fate and its
irremediable damages are nonethe-
less aesthetically rendered.

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IvarJohannessen [email protected]

Light in my forest
acrylic on canvas

70x100 cm
2014

Ivar Johannessen was born in Arendal, Nor-
way in 1952. He has been participating in
many exhibitions in Norway, his paintings
are presented at Gallery Floistad, Arendal
and his paintings are sold international.
Over the years he has been exploring many
different techniques and his works are very
playful, yet down to earth and often alle-
gorical. One of his many talents is painting
therapy where his educational skills has
inspired and helped many people release
their creativity through the years.

Northern Lights far North
acrylic on canvas
60x60 cm
2014

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www.andresbruno.me AndrésBruno

Elephant
paper and acrylic

34x24 cm
2014

Andrés Bruno was born in 1979 in Murcia (Spain), studied Law and then
Visual Arts in Madrid and now is based in Barcelona, where he works
full time to illustration, drawing and visual arts.

Doberman
paper and acrylic
34x24 cm
2014

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ErnieL.Fournet www.elfournet.com

The Bugler
acrylic

30x40 inches
2007

Fat Tuesday’s Tall Clown
acrylic
30x36 inches
2011

Ernie L. Fournet is a
contemporary realist
from the Acadiana re-
gion of southern Loui-
siana. He received his
art education (BFA)
from the University of
Southwestern Louisi-
ana and his MFA from
LSU. After a 25+ year
career as a police officer with the Baton
Rouge, LA and the New Iberia, LA police
departments, he retired to devote his time
to artistic pursuits. His subject matter in-
cludes dancers (Native American, Laotian,
Mardi Gras, and Celtic) and police officers.
Freehand airbrushed acrylic and graphite
are his primary media.

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www.fc-hauserart.eu/index.html FrankC.Hauser

Brother of the Universe
oil on canvas
40x50 cm
2013

The Key of Secrets Frank C. Hauser is a person without bor-
graphite on paper ders. This concerns his residences, his art
70x50 cm and other activities. Hauser lives anywhere
2013 and nowhere. Artistic disciplines he puts
into practice are – among other things –
painting and design-
ing jewellery and
cinematographical sur-
roundings. Frank stud-
ied at der Hochschule
für Bildende Künste
in Wien, School of Art
Institute Chicago and
Wayne State Univer-
sity, Chicago and had
exhibitions all around
the world. His art opens a world of symbol-
ism and refers to occult and art historical
traditions. He is not a magical realist nor
a surrealist, but he calls himself a ‘magical
surrealist’. His artwork can be classified as
‘technological surrealism’.

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GerlindeStreit [email protected]

Aurora Borealis
oil on canvas
60x50 cm
2010

Gerlinde Streit was born in Lavamünd, Austria in 1961. She finished Art
school and moved to Norway in 1981. She has been participating in ex-
hibitions in Norway and Austria. Gerlinde has over the years used many
different techniques as painting on porcelain and on silk. She loves to
depict the wild mountains and skies in the north and is especially taken
by the lights and contrasts on Iceland.

Iceland vulcano
aquarelle
50x40 cm
2010

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www.fineartamerica.com TetyanaMatkovska

Dreaming
watercolor, oil pastel on paper
16x20 inches
2012

Tetyana was born and raised in Ukraine. Graduated from Republican Technological College.
As a child she always liked to draw, but took it seriously at her 40s. She is a self-taught artist.
Art is her life, fun, sense of life. She likes to work with any mediums-oil, acrylic, watercolor,
pastel. And she likes to use different styles for each subject. She never entirely knows what a
finished peace will be. When she starts out, she usually has an idea of what she is trying to
represent, but during the process she could get absolutely different picture.

Old London street
watercolor, pencils

on paper
20x16 inches

2012

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RamonaA.Kloos www.ramoart.de

The contemporary artwork of Ramona A. Kloos Orange-Violet
emerges art with quantum physics, the intui- Rorschach
tion with the rational. Her work is inspired by
Chaos Theory, recursive mathematical patterns oil on canvas
and perception. In her abstract paintings she 210x120 cm
opens a hyperspace for the observer within
self-reflection becomes possible. A new depth 2012
of introjection occurs, free of analytic thinking.
Authentic experience becomes real. Ramona Cosmic Rorschach
A. Kloos was born 1970 in Arad, Transylva- oil on canvas
nia. She studied art and took a degree in com- 210x115 cm
puter sciences and medicine, specialized in 2012
Neuronal Networks and Artificial Intelligence.
Since 2004 she lives and works as an artist in
Munich, Germany.

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www.CarolStaub.com CarolA.Staub

Road Trip
acrylic on paper

22x30 inches
2013

Carol Staub was born and raised in Milford, Delaware. She finds her inspiration from nature
and all life’s experiences along the way. Having been born in a rural area her senses are keen
and appreciative of the simple things in life. This has enabled her to express herself freely and

with great warmth. Her works
have been featured in many
books and magazines some of
which include, Masters of Today,
International Contemporary Art-
ist, Creative Genius, The Artist’s
Magazine, Acrylic Artist Maga-
zine, Watercolor Magazine and
many others. She has received
numerous National and Interna-
tional awards.

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mixed media on canvas
36x36 inches
2014

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Mariani www.andresmariani.wordpress.com

Bubbles
acrylic on canvas
150x150 cm
2013

Andres Mariani was born in 1970 in Rosario, Argentine. Since 2008 he lives and works in Bar-
celona, Spain. In his home country he has been one of the artists with Editorial Profile, pro-
ducing campaign work for Coca-Cola and Quilmes and others. In his current job “Inspiration-
al City”, Mariani explores the city of Barcelona as inspiration for life. The point where causes
and consequences meet. A great reflection of the work of man and the result of this. Defining
the feeling and expression
of its people. The artist is
immersed in the direct con-
versation, clear and sincere
with the city of Barcelona.
He defines it, draws it, re-
veals it and breaks it down
to its foundations.

Beyond
acrylic on canvas

150x150 cm
2013

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www.lionelgillet.com LionelGillet

Cannibale zeele
wax and acrylic

on wood
183x200 cm

2012

The set of works presented here comes from the art project: BONEHEAD/BORDERLINE, cen-
tering on the body, its relationship with power and the mutations induced by this relationship.
The body is the only venue for experimentation common to all of us, universal and personal.
It is the language when language is dead, it is the tool when power must be destroyed. This

artwork is attached in particular to
the notions of texture and move-
ment through a series of creature
portraits, the development of which
is a survival strategy.

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wax and acrylic on wood
120x150 cm
2012

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FrançoisBresson www.facebook.com/pages/
Fran%C3%A7ois-Bresson/

559311320784304

Inferno
oil on canvas
65x81 cm
2013

Ambiguity and ambivalence are at the heart of Bresson’s work. In his pictorial approach and
process, all tends to cultivate an uncertainty left to the discretion of the viewer’s eye. His com-
positions also make space for that which is immediately visible: the movement, the painting
as pictorial matter. An archaeology
of colour, Bresson’s work represents
a substrata, a layered fertile ground
from which the weight of the subject
matter is derived by contamination.
François Bresson (1981) lives and
practices in the south-west of France,
Aquitaine. He studied at the École
des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux.

Untitled
oil on canvas

38x46 cm
2011

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www.raul.ee Luminoso

Pope Benedictus XVI

and Secret Reich

Rajangu, being equally perfect as a painter, actionalist, creator of author’s technique
on canvas
video and spatial installations, 3D aesthetician and trans-media activ-
340x225 cm
ist, is interested in all kinds of observables/appearances/splendours.
2011
The Zen-aesthetical gaze of his paintings, scanning bodies and the

environment, enables to feel the ‘superluminous darkness’ of reality,

this paradoxical metaphysical texture, which is the constituent ele-

ment of our sensually perceivable world, while also adding something

absolutely supra-sensual, which is simultaneously brightness and

darkness, existence and non-existence. And there is no lust for pow-

er, pansexuality or political economy – the only generative principle

seems to be an absolutely primal fiat, an act without bounds or rules.

Big Punisher and
Porsche 911 Carrera
author’s technique on
canvas
140x100 cm
2006

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RikkeLøndagerBoisen www.happycolours.dk

Push your
worries aside and
just enjoy life
acrylic on canvas
80x80 cm
2013

Rikke Boisen was born in 1983, self-taught full-time artist, born and raised in a small town in
Denmark and the mother of 3. In 2010 she started painting after a 2 year illness, she was drawn
into this amazing world of colours, shapes and forms. In late 2011, she opened her own gal-
lery in Aabenraa (Denmark) and has driven it with great success since. What characterise her
work is colour, humour and funny characters, often with titles we can relate to, with a mes-
sage behind each painting.
The most important thing
for her, is to put smiles om
people´s lips when they see
her work.

The Definition Of Poker
acrylic on canvas
100x100 cm
2014

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