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www.finearts-leylamunteanu.com LeylaMunteanu

Christiano Painting
Painting
60x90 cm
2011

No way out
Painting

50x80 cm
2013

Leyla Aysel Munteanu was born In Hunedoara, Romania 49
in 1967. She moved to Canada in 1998. As education she
has B.Sc, BFA, B.Ed., and an MFA. She works in many
media but enjoys the mixed media the most. She has her
work in private collections all over the world and she re-
ceived awards for her work in many national and interna-
tional competitions. Her work appears in many publica-
tions, from USA to Italy. She is interested in expressing
situations and feelings that we experience as human be-
ings, using a wide range of traditional and non-traditional
art materials.

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RitLomo www.proon.eu

Lagoon with Water Lily, Lamdaprint on Aludibond, 180x120 cm, 2012
For me, art is the expression of creative rebellion – it is the accumulation
of experience and beliefs transcribed into visual form. This level of ab-
straction allows me to reflect deeply on the nature of objectification in the
compression of a single scene and in doing so restore passion and revive
it anew. This passion, the catalyst for love and life itself, is the theme of
my work. The creation of a visual space which is thought-provoking and
transformative for every individual, unveils the quintessential nature of re-
ality and promotes public engagement with the crucial challenges facing
today’s society.

Medusa, Lamdaprint on Aludibond, 160x120 cm, 2010

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www.carolynschlam.com CarolynSchlam

Carolyn Schlam is an award winning
painter who was featured as a finalist
in the 2013 Smithsonian Museum Por-
trait Competition. Her current work is
focused on the figurative and is infused
with emotional content, expressing the
vulnerability and longing of her mostly
female subjects. Carolyn explores por-
traiture in its many aspects –Traditional,
in which appearance and character is
foremost; Expressionistic, in which the
inner life is heightened, and Stylized, in
which the image becomes iconic. She
is known for her use of exuberant color,
elegant drawing and modern design.
She is the author of two art books and
illustrator of several children’s books.

Girl In Flowered Dress
oil on canvas
40x30 inches
2013

Hold On To Your Hat
oil on canvas
30x24 inches
2013

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FrancescoLietti www.francescolietti.com

Monsoon Palace, mixed media on canvas, 75x100 cm

Sunset With Junk, mixed media on canvas, 60x45 cm

Fast-paced, vibrant, East meets
West - these are only a few
terms to describe the small
land of Hong Kong. Formerly
a fishing island, the city has
came a long way, and through-
out history has earned its place
in becoming Asia’s world city.
Born in Northern Italy, Franc-
esco left the country after completing his studies in
Milan, before going abroad. He then furthered his
studies in Paris, and lived in London for the next dec-
ade after. Many of Francesco’s paintings are related
to travels – places he visited and enjoyed along his
journey. Inspired by the colours of Asia, architecture
and abstract paintings. His paintings are a combina-
tion of memory and fantasy, where the artist takes in
two contrasting elements – the city and countryside
– to recreate his own landscape. Using bold, striking
colours, the painter takes images from his memory
and enlivens the cityscape with every stroke on the
canvas. The artist works in acrylic on canvas, and
mixed media such as newspaper cut-outs and uses collage to give his works texture and depth.
Now an established artist in Hong Kong, Francesco Lietti has exhibited across galleries in the city
and has been featured in numerous publications.

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www.michellehold.com MichelleHold

My research goes into the endless energy that pervades the universe.
I am interested in the things that are invisible and cannot easily be ap-
prehended by intellect, because I think that they are the eternal ones.
In my new cycle I want to show that consciousness does not stop with
one individual human, but is a flow of continues reproducing energy.
Michelle Hold, born in Munich ,lives and works in Italy, grew up in
Innsbruck (Austria) where she started to study architecture, forms as
an artist and textile designer in different courses in Paris, New York,
Hong Kong, Munich e London, her textile designs have been used by
important companies like Blumarin, Ungaro, Krizia, Escada…

Land on fire
pigments, acrilics

on screen
80x80 cm

2013

Almost invisible
pigments, acrilics

on screen
80x80 cm

2013

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AnnaHausmann www.anna-hausmann.de

Color Face
acrylic painting on
canvas
50x40 cm
2013

Anna Hausmann was born in 1983 in Rus-
sia and raised in Germany. Since she was
sixteen, acrylic painting became her big-
gest passion. Through her art she wants to
make something visible in the true shape of
faces and points. As an artist, you have the
power to change something through art, to
inspire people and get inspired.

Cat Face
acrylic painting on canvas

24x18 cm
2013

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www.art-brigitte-lurton.fr BrigitteLurton

Mascarade
75x102 cm

2013

Brigitte Lurton was born in 1960 in
Bordeaux countryside, in the middle of
the vineyards.

“As far as I can remember, I have still
been drawing. On my notebooks as a
pupil, then as a student. I have always
wanted to be an illustrator. In the 80’s,
I did not find the art school which would
fit with my desires. So forth, I went on
drawing for myself, but did work in the
wine business, create a boutique hotel,
renewed some beautiful houses. I am
now entirely devoted to drawing, mix-
ing typefaces with characters born from
my imagination.”

Le marchand d’âmes 55
(the soul merchant)
75x102 cm
2013

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ElenaBissinger www.elenabissinger.weebly.com

Povesti cu serenade, oil on canvas, 100x100 cm, 2013

Elena Bissinger artist and poet, born in Romania. The first child of a
family of 5 girls. Father painter by profession, he found her little artistic
talents and was her first mentor in the fine arts. She paints since mid-
dle school, but she consummate artistic talent in various art schools,
graduating Art School Francis Hubik Oradea and licensed at the Facul-
ty of Visual Arts, Oradea at painting department. In 1997 she made the
first art exhibition was
followed by many oth-
ers. In many group ex-
hibitions I attended I have been evidenced
both in style and colors as diverse and full
of optimism which is reflected in paintings
executed. Influenced by abstract fascina-
tion, she transposed on canvas gestural style
and full of effervescence, inner passions
lived experienced the increased intensity the
thirst for life. In 2008 I was diagnosed with
cervical cancer and that made her love life
more and transposing it as she feels through
art and poetry. The most relevant events in
the career of painter infuenced her and gave
her an extra power, straigthness and strength
of character.

Castana casteliana, oil on canvas, 90x90 cm, 2013

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www.gulayberryman.com GulayBerryman

Sunday Afternoon at ‘Les Deux Magots’, Paris, 26x32 inches

Gulay Berryman, an award-win-
ning artist who works primarily
with oils, received her art training
at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux
Arts de Versailles, France, the Ac-
cademia di Belle Arti di Brera,
Milan, and the Ecole du Louvre,
Paris. She has exhibited in France,
Iceland, Senegal, Mauritius, Italy,
Oman, Belgium, Switzerland, and
the United States. She lives in Wil-
liamsburg, Virginia where she is a
founding member of New Town
Art Gallery and also exhibits at The
Gallery on Merchants Square.

Along the Thames at Night, London, 20x24 inches

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Inihccor www.freelosophy.tiscali.it

Archetipi
acrylic on canvas
80x80 cm
2004

Inihccor, always interested to the “energy” from the physical and scientific point of view,
realised like energy is present in all transcendent aspects of life; he is particularly close to
Kandisky paints and philosophy.
With his own painting, the author conducts his research toward the representation of the re-
ality beyond the senses: “the basic aim of my paintings is related to the attempt to represent
the reality of the immaterial things, of the sentiments, of the sensations, of the intuitions and
of the entities that we are not able to perceive with the physical senses”.

Sensazioni Marine 24 , oil on canvas, 50x70 cm, 2010

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www.ioannavoskou.com IoannaVoskou

Untitled
acrylic on canvas

150x140 cm
2011

Ioanna Voskou was born in Limassol in 1976. She finished her studies
in School of Arts in Athens – Greece – (Fine Art University) in 2000 after
a 5 year course, where she entered with fully scholarship and finished
with “Honors”.
“I was never good with words. Painting is my way of expressing my feel-
ings and a way to communicate with the viewer. A way to express my
point of view, an attempt to create various feelings to the observer of
my work, and a way to invade and create new emotions to other souls.“

Untitled
oil on canvas

100x80 cm
2011

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FranceMcNeil www.francemcneil.com

Cascade I.
acrylic on canvas
48x48 inches
2013

Born in the Province of Quebec in Canada, she lives and works in Quebec City. She got a
Bachelor degree in fine arts from Laval University, Quebec City. Through her art work, she
shares her search for an imaginary place, a form of mind’s realm. In the interactions of signs
she captures a pulse, a flow of emotions or thoughts, transforming abstract composition
into suggestion of reality. Her works are included in main collections in Quebec such as
Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec, Loto-Québec, Desjardins, Pratt & Whitney
Canada and in private collections.

Cascade III.
acrylic on canvas

24x22 inches
2013

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www.kusumshukla.com KusumShukla

Spring Sonata
oil colours on canvas
using palette knives
28x19.75 inches
2010

Kusum Shukla, Poetess and self taught
Expressionist, paints with oil and acrylic
colours on canvas with a self-developed
technique using palette knives. With 21
international solo exhibitions to her
credit, Kusum is an awarded artist at
Palm Art Award 2010 from Art Domain
Leipzig and International Artist for the
Visual Arts and New Technologies for
the Third Millennium 2012 from As-
sociazione Internazionale Galleria “Il
Collezionista”, Italy.

“I use strong vibrant colours to express
my faith in God. Art is like meditation
to me. I transcend this world to sublime
divinity symbolized in the sensation of
upward movement in my work.”

Phoenix 61
oil colours on canvas

using palette knives
28x19.75 inches
2007

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SuzanEmineKaube www.suzaneminekaube.de

Pandora’s box

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www.suzaneminekaube.de SuzanEmineKaube

Born in Istanbul in 1942, Suzan Emine Kaube studied in Istanbul and
Hamburg. After several years as a teacher, she followed her early love
for literature and the fine arts. She published books with poems, reflec-
tions and a novel. Her pictures, painted in oil or acrylic on canvas, have
been exhibited in various European and Turkish centres. She prefers an
abstract, surreal, postmodern style, her main themes are environmental
and social problems, which leave their traces in the artist’s soul. They
show up spontaneously from the subconscious and find their character-
istic, unique expression in shape and colours.

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MiroslavZahálka www.miroslavzahalka.com

Burn Mark 01, synthetic paint on canvas, 330x208 cm, 2013

Miroslav Zahálka lives and works in Prague. He is employed as a chief
of the painting studio of the National Theatre in Prague. The inter-
est in figurative art accompanies his work. He works with hands and
feet as the main representatives for the perception of the whole body.
The figural record is a combination of drawing, painting, digital me-
dia, photography and sculpture. Over the times, the expression of the
drawings and paintings is replaced by the concept of precise shapes
defined by the external and internal lines. His work cannot be accu-
rately incorporated in one of the above media. The work is usually in-
teractive. Drawing is the basis for his visual communication. In principle, the introspective
visualization is the result. He defines the form that generates his perceptions and emotions.

Area Ékágra V/2
steel construction, plexiglass, wire mesh, polyurethane foam, plas-
ter bandage, paper-stuff
75x20x14 inches
2001-2005

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www.facebook.com/rina.krauthamer?fref=ts RinaKrauthamer

Autumm
oil on linen
32x42 inches

2012

“Whenever I sit in front of a piece of paper or a canvas and start working, I become complete-
ly absorbed and transported to an altered state of being where all that exists is the connection
between the tool that I hold in my hand and the image that I have in front of me. I believe that
painting is an act of love and in order to render it in its utmost perfection, it must evolve from
the deepest reaches of the soul.”

Timeline
oil on linen
20x22 inches
2012

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HardieCobbs www.hardiecobbs.com

Hardie Cobbs is a Seattle based artist who has
exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, New
York and Alabama. Her background in interior
architecture and graphic design is evident in her
work, especially in her use of space, color and
detail.

Examining patterns through concepts of evolu-
tion, chaos & order, and human behavior is the
central theme of Hardie Cobbs’ work. By ap-
proaching these subjects from a social anthro-
pologist’s point of view, she believes this process
allows us to understand deeper meanings of the
world in which we live.

She varies her use of media to suit the framework
of the project. Whether it be painting, print-
making, photography, or drawing she is able to
explore the organization of these patterns in a
comprehensive approach. Cobbs’ intention is to
provide an intimate reflection of our surround-
ings while collectively looking at the larger pic-
ture as a whole.

Pont des arts, digital print, 24x36 inches, 2013

Astier
digital print
24x36 inches

2012

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www.melissaparentart.com MelissaParent

The Lilac Bush
oil on canvas
38x26 inches
2011

Melissa Parent was born in Southern Massachusetts and received her BFA in painting from
Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work mainly consists of oil paintings but ranges from
drawings, mixed media, photography and sculpture. Parent currently resides in Southern Mas-
sachusetts where she works as a muralist and does small to large scale work on commission.

Tik Tok, oil on canvas, 28x44 inches, 2011

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LindaNorton www.LindaNortonStudio.com

My style is realism
since I wish to pro-
vide my viewer with
the ability to join me,
stand on the deck, or
wherever I might be, to
observe the scene with
me and be a partner to
my vision. The major-
ity of the maternal side of my family worked
on the water, Scalloping, Lobstering, as crew
and Captain on Private Yachts and as owners
of a marine repair shop. My mother attended
Boston University graduated with a teaching
degree in Art. She became my teacher and
mentor as well as my best critic. She taught
me to observe and capture the glory of coast-
al Maine and was the single most important
influence on my life as an artist. Amazingly
years after the death of my parents I discov-
ered that my Fathers family also had a strong
connection to the sea and the settling of
Guilford, CT., from their roots in England.

Fiddle Blocks, W/C & Gouache, 21.5x13.5 inches, 2008
Tender, J & E Riggin, W/C & Gouache, 19x26 inches, 2011

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www.margaw.carbonmade.com MargaritaBourkova

New Friend
digital painting

2013

Margaw studied history of art in college, and now is taking her second year of screenwrit-
ing in the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. She’s been drawing her whole life, but since
the beginning of 2013 she is taking it more seriously, while building a small social network
online. She started to paint with a graphics tablet about six months ago. She enjoys painting
portaits and finds most of her inspiration from movies, books and nature.

The Widow
digital painting

2013

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SunheeKimJung www.sunheekimjung.com

Camouflage IV
oil on canvas
60x60 inches
2011

I aim to represent soldiers’ complex psychology in my works. The series of Camouflage are
dominated by my usual lush fauna, and the silhouettes of soldiers are not overtly exposed to
the surface of painting. Their authentic self might be disguised by the outline of uniforms of
soldier. The soldiers’ true identity and real story was often forgotten and untold. I want to spot-
light their weakness, uncertainty and distress residing underneath their outspoken bravery, res-
olution and mystification. I emphasize the fact that we owe our peaceful world to those who
willingly scarified and died
during the war. I combine or-
ganic shape and geometric
form, objective coloring of
nature and subjective impreg-
nation of it in my Camouflage
series.

Camouflage III
oil on canvas
60x60 inches
2011

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www.ridgewaystudio.com BetteRidgeway

Pushing the boundaries of light, color and design, Bette Ridgeway is
best known for her large-scale, luminous poured canvases. The artist has
won numerous awards, including the Oxford University Alumni Prize
at the “Art of the Mind” exhibition at the Chianciano Art Museum in
Tuscany in 2012. She participated in the inaugural London Art Biennale
in January of 2013 and at the Gagliardi Gallery in London in April 2013.

“I manipulate light, using multiple layers of the mediums to create
depth, rhythm, and motion. A critic described my work as ‘feeling like
an image of arrested motion, poised to flare into movement as soon as
one turns away’ which says it all”.

Desafinado
acrylic on canvas

Romantica retouched, acrylic on canvas, 48x56 inches, 2013

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PrestonCraig www.prestonc.net

CruciTeddy
Teddy of the Angels, King of the

Teddy Bears
acrylic on canvas

28x22 inches
2010

Preston Craig, who is a published
artist, writer and educator origi-
nally from Louisiana, earned an
M.F.A. (with honors) in Illustration
from the Academy of Art Univer-
sity in San Francisco and a B.A. in
Applied Arts from the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette. Deciding to
devote his creative energy to the
visual arts, he has found success
as a freelance illustrator, fine artist,
digital artist, muralist/scenic artist,
art instructor and voice over actor
in the Los Angeles area.

„Painting allows me freedom to
address some of the social ills that
plague our modern society and to
paint what I feel, not necessarily
what I see. Having worked with
drug addicts, the homeless, vic-
tims of sexual abuse, young people
who have been incarcerated, and
having friends in the porn industry,
I have definitely seen some of the
seedier side of life. I’ve seen how
people can make a bad decision
and get trapped in that decision.
They are unable to figure out how
to get out of the situation in which
they find themselves. With that in
mind, I aspire to achieve social
change with my art.”

GangstaTeddy
acrylic on illustration board

28x22 inches
2010

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www.facebook.com/391446034260192 Da-WeiZhou

99.99% Pure Gold Craziness rooted in the real hair, acrylic on plank, 79x110 cm, 2012

Da-Wei Zhou who was born in Tainan in 1989. He started learning
painting at studio in 1998 and graduated from Tainan University of
Technology in 2012. Thereafter, he concentrated in art creation and
became a contemporary young artist. His creation has limitless change
with flow of life, not be bound by specified material and expression.
The works have reflected verified form of constraints in current society
and his own experiences, insights for the life.

Violet Fragrance
acrylic on plank
80x110 cm
2013

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MarkusKlein www.markus-klein-artwork.de

I am a portrait artist from
Germany. My aim is to
draw portraits that are more
realistic and alive than a
photograph. All my works
are created on A4 paper
with coloured pencils, this
medium allows for a huge
amount of detail on this
relatively small scale. That’s
why I also consider my
works miniature art, many
details reveal themselves
only on close observation.
I am a family man, with
my wife being my muse,
strongest critic, and great-
est supporter. My advice to
beginner artists: art is free
and should not be limited to
what critics say – just make
sure your heart is in it.

Lish Jecinta, polychromos pencils, A4 sized creative paper, photo by Maurice de Vries
Springtime Feet, pencils, A4 sized creative paper

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www.paradiso-figurale.com DominiqueBrunzlik

Touching
digital fine art pigment-print on
hahnemühle handmade paper
60x80 cm
2011

Dominique Brunzlik is combining painting, photography and digital art, which enables her
to overcome limits and to reflect the permanent change associated with our modern lifestyle.
Her art particularly mirrors the increasing mixing of virtual and real world. So she uses
“mixed worlds” for a constructive, liberating and refreshing effect – to break shackles that
strangle our imagination: “Fantasy can be stimulated by smallest and inconspicuous things, if
we allow to be child again. Than a stone, a shadow, a structure on the floor or an icicle will
be the ticket for an exciting journey in our personal fantasy-universe.”

Puzzling
digital fine art pigment-

print on hahnemühle
handmade paper
80x60 cm
2012

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SueHoar www.suehoar.com

Still Life with Daffs
oil on canvas
76x60 cm
2013

Arab Spring 2011
oil on canvas
100x70 cm
2011

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www.suehoar.com SueHoar

For Sue the absolute number one Fruits Lumière Jersiaise
consideration in planning a paint- oil on canvas acrylic on canvas
ing is colour. She sees choosing 85x85 cm
the perfect palette as the secret to 2013 72x60 cm
communicating the spirit or energy 2011
she wants to express in her work.
Sue worked first as a journalist and
then a charity development officer.
Now retired and based in SW Lon-
don, she is pursuing a career in
painting. She likes to concentrate
on abstracts and expressionist still
life using exploration in texture and
vigorous brush strokes. Her chief
delight is the unpredictable nature
of the journey from blank canvas
to finished painting and often finds
herself surprised and intrigued by
the final result.

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AJWeber www.aj-format.com

My art can be described as abstract and contemporary. My tools include
needles, putty knives, brushes, pencils and, of course, my hands which
enable me to feel my art. Most of the time, I use whatever I can find,
amongst other things: acrylic and oil, varnish, coal and chalk. I use a
very special style which features synthetic drawing. I take the shape of
an accidentally chosen object and draw part of it onto my canvas. By
putting these randomly selected outlines together, I have created an arti-
ficial object. My work is pervaded with lines, which arise from synthetic
drawing. Combining outlines of existing forms and objects creates a new
reality. To finalize my work I connect the graphics with the painting by additional colorizing.
People often view my work and find the unexpected. Looking at my paintings more closely
or over a longer period of time, you’ll always discover shapes and figures which previously
remained covert.

Fish
acrylic on canvas
80x120 cm
2011

Red vs. blue on yellow
acrylic on canvas
120x120 cm
2011

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www.elfournet.com Ernie L.Fournet

Muses of Masquerade, Mardi Gras revelers, acrylic on illustration board, 30x40 inches, 2012

My art is a reflection of my observations of life in southern Louisiana. My
subjects include people in costume: police officers in uniform or S.W.A.T
gear, masqueraders of Mardi Gras, Native Americans in powwow rega-
lia, Celtic and Laotian cultural dancers. I consider myself a contempo-
rary realist and like working with freehand airbrush for the photographic
“soft edge” quality of the media. I also like drawing with graphite, color-
ed pencil and, sometimes, pen & ink for variety. I received my art educa-
tion from
the Uni-
versity of Southwestern Loui-
siana with a Bachelors of Fine
Arts in 1975 and from Louisiana
State University with a Masters
of Fine Arts in 1977. Following
a family “law enforcement” tra-
dition, I retired from public ser-
vice in 2003 with over twenty-
five years with the Baton Rouge
and New Iberia, Louisiana Po-
lice Departments.

Pink Towel
Lao American at Buddhist festi-
val acrylic on illustration board

30x30 inches
2009

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Luz-MariaLopez www.luzmarialopez.com

The Sun Bringing Life
to the World
mixed on canvas
32x32 inches

„I believe one’s art
should reflect those re-
ally meaningful things
in one’s life, things an
artist loves and knows,
that have made her the artist she is today.” Luz-Maria Lopez’s first exposure to art was the im-
ages of icons on their family altar that she saw every day as a child. Those early experiences,
along with her grandmother’s stories, have been very powerful influences in what she paints.
Her Latin heritage and the Maya influence in her native country, Honduras, are reflected in
her work. Maria’s works are iconic and figurative – a blend of cultural symbols, metaphors,
allegories and legends;
stories of creations which
are filled with symbol-
ism. Fairy tales, indige-
nous folklore and mytho-
logical stories have also
contributed. „Gradually,
I begin to see something
in my mind, which be-
comes the starting point
of the work, and I go from
there... to wherever the
painting takes me.”

A Life of Courage
mixed on canvas
37x37 inches

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www.saatchionline.com/manuelolivares ManuelOlivares

Manuel Olivares is attracted by everything Diptych
that has a past and has a huge respect and oil on canvas
passion for women and life. No wonder, 40x90 cm, single piece
he is form Naples, Italy. His inner passion
lived experienced the increased intensity 2011
the thirst for life.

(Georgia Szollosi, editor)

The paintings of
Napoli artist Manuel
Olivares possess a
futuristic quality im-
pacted by rigorous
interiors where fur-
niture flows without
encumbrances and
human bodies seem
sculpted from light. The contrast between
the colors – the red, the blue, the dense
yellow – penetrates the volumes of the
buildings and splashes through the empty
spaces, filling them up. The artist paints
from offbeat points of view, creating ex-
otic perspectives from which the viewer
can observe from unconventional vantage
points. The buildings themselves seem to
ground us with their dense and substantial
construction, unobstructed by decoration
and reduced to their purest form.

MANUEL OLIVARES PHOTO STUDIO

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DonnaLeighton [email protected]

Le Salon, mixed media, 50x50 cm, 2011

The mixed media pieces allow alteration of the environment to a dreamlike place. There is
freedom to explore the space with unexplained areas, broken line and textured surfaces.
Using small fragments of photographs, a new space can be created with ink and paint. It
is a contrast to her more figurative style, allowing imagination into the work. Her studio in
London is her peaceful haven where there is time and space to contemplate and experiment.

The Green Room, mixed media, 100x60 cm, 2012

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www.facebook.com/lowther.art NatashaLowther

Colour the soul
Biro and prismacolour pencils

14x10 inches
2013

My name is Natasha Lowther, at the moment I am
focusing on building my own portfolio of illustra-
tions and tattoo designs after just completing my
foundation in Art and Design this summer. I am
hoping to present my work to a larger number of
people and hopefully boost my career.

Beetle
watercolour paint
A4 size
2013

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watercolour paint
A4 size
2013

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ChristopherVoss www.vossartstudio.net

Red House
oil on canvas
30x48 inches
2013

A Terminal Master of Fine
Arts recipient from Texas Tech
University, Christopher Voss’
art works consist of internal
reflections addressing physi-
cal, psychological and spir-
itual proximities in relation to
the home. His work addresses
the love and steadfastness of
the family while also provid-
ing visual honesty concerning fears, uncertainties and resentments. Housing structures, as
bodily forms, create a dialog which places all parts as important for the structural integrity of
the form. Missing parts that are physically distant, yet psychologically present, in his works,
cause trauma which leads to an unstable foundation, and thus an infected body and home.
Division, mixed media ink print on handmade paper, 34x11 inches, 2009

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www.jaslet.livegalerie.com Dajidan

Children in
Delirium
canvas on frame,
acrylic painting,
posca, marker
120x120 cm
2012

Graphic segments are the primitive bricks of a universe that forms and
transforms. These are the palette of the artist who uses them to play as a
musician with the notes. He works as the composer who already hears
the sounds when he writes a partition. The drawings describe a world
where exist visible, invisible, the magic and fantasy. The intention of
the creator moves to second place. Each person interprets what he sees
according to what he is.

The King and
Queen
canvas on frame,
acrylic painting,
posca, marker
116x89 cm
2013

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NinoDobro www.NinoDobrosavljevic.com

Picaso Cubism and Guernica, oil on canvas, 24x18 inches, 2012

I am a self taught artist who had a passion to study and observe old artists. At the early age
of thirteen my passion for the art has begun. In my my former country, I was art member of
the local arts groups. I exhibited at many group exhibitions and have received awards. In the
nineties, moved to Germany there still I continued to paint and had many exhibitions there.
In 1996 immigrated to Canada continued to paint and joined local arts group. I got many
pictures are all over Europe and North America.

Member of: Federation of Canadian Artists, Fraser Valley Chapter FCA, International Guild of
Realism

Time with Dali
oil on canvas
20x16 inches
2011

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www.ellesbb.nl EllesBlankensteinBezemer

EllesBB is a very colourful person, who has a relentless need to express
herself. She wants to beautify her environment. Before she starts paint-
ing she never knows what the result will be, she she cannot see things
in her mind. Therefore the result is a surprise for her as well. She likes
to work on large canvasses and hardly ever uses brushes; instead she
uses paint rollers and knives. We are proud to show you a small selec-
tion of her work.

Gypsy Wedding
acrylics on Linen
100x100x4 cm
2012

Wedding
acrylic on canvas

160x100x4 cm
2013

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EverlyDark www.everlydark.com

Levitate, acrylic and spray paint on wood, 120X120 cm, 2013
Beneath her skin, acrylic on wood, 60x90 cm, 2012

Works mainly in acrylic on wood, but is
constantly expanding her ideas into further
media. Her work like a camera obscura, is
distorted. Filled with something elsewhere;
Her paintings trace a time and place seem-
ingly non existent but through her eyes ever
so real. She is inspired by anything weird
and unconventionally beautiful; the little
things that go unnoticed. Reclusive by na-
ture Everly Dark enjoys absorbing her mind
in the world of books and in her spare time
spends a great deal of time staring at the sky.

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www.flickr.com/photos/javiermunozsalas JavierMuñozSalas

Portrait of Afro-American
beauty

drawing
21.59x27.94 cm

2012

My drawings are intended to be part of the reflection that I do regarding spirituality, which I
live like ‘the path of unity’. They seek to record the beauty of all links that appear in diversity,
the depth of common people, Nature’s simple life and the extent of cultures, especially the
one regarding Latin America. I have discovered that drawing is a space to meditate, similar to
the creation of mandalas, allowing me to stop mind’s whirlwind and achieve tranquility. I have
also been able to explore new areas such as music, painting, photography, etching, carving
and writing, all means that give me great joy.

Girls of Otavalo, Ecuador
pencils

21.59x27.94 cm
2013

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JenniferMrozekWeiss www.jennifermrozekweiss.com

Dark Star Crashing Jennifer’s creativity is a powerful
acrylic on canvas purpose in her life. During intensely
36x60 inches challenging or joyful times, she chan-
2012 nels and releases her emotion into
her paintbrush and onto her canvas.
Jennifer’s art practice helps her climb
to a meditative state as therapy for
the twists and turns in her daily life.
She produces
flowing forms,
alive with ex-
pression, in an
intricate dance
between bal-
ance and en-
ergy. Jennifer’s
recent works
have a new depth and dimension
with the addition of layering and
transparency of forms, shapes and
colors on each level. Jennifer’s artis-
tic influences are Joan Miro, Wassily
Kandinsky, and Paul Klee. She loves
the spirit and life in Miro’s expres-
sion. She senses familiarity in Kan-
dinsky‘s shapes and drawn to Paul
Klee’s great sense of color and form.

Sensory Explosion
acrylic on canvas

36x60 inches
1989

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kerbyrosanes.com KerbyRosanes

The Gioconda Project
Ink on paper
11x16 inches
2013

Philippines – based illustra-
tor Kerby Rosanes works
mainly with ordinary black
pens to magically illustrate
his “doodle” world. The
23-year old artist considers
his art as a personal hobby
which turned out to be his
part-time freelance work af-
ter being recognized by vari-
ous design blogs, interna-
tional magazines and online
communities.

Most of his works are characterized by whimsical lines, patterns, characters and little elements
that are spontaneously combined to create massive compositions depicting his everyday ex-
periences or anything that
inspires him. He currently
works as a graphic designer
in a local company by day
while making doodles by
night for various clients and
collaborating with other
artists and design agencies
around the world.

The King’s Awakening
Ink on paper
7x5.5 inches
2013

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MariannaVenczák www.venczakmarianna.com

Awareness
watercolour, pen and cold

gold enamel
210x297 mm

2013

Marianna Venczák’s figurative and cityscape works provide lyrical figurative reflections and
adagio impressions. With symphonic tributes to the elements of fortissimo form and musi-
cal color, she orchestrates soulful figurations and joyful entertainment scenes, utilizing an
aesthetically unique color palette accompanied by a compelling viewpoint. Like a musician
who plays with sounds, she mixes her vivid colors to become a rhapsody of chords, which
metamorphose into an integral part of her compositions: she conducts a symphonic overture
of beauty, emotion and depth. Marianna has showcased her art throughout the world, and her
artwork is held in private collections worldwide.

Caprice Bar
watercolour, pen
and cold gold
enamel
222x156 mm
2010

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www.paintingsilove.com/artist/mattfoley MattFoley

A Brand New Day, oil on canvas, 45x60 cm, 2012

Dream and abstract landscapes are the themes of most of Matt’s paintings. Images often come
to him from dreams, or when he is in that brief state between sleep and wakefulness when
“imagination reigns free”. He tries to communicate ideas, feelings, mood, or atmosphere in
his paintings. In particular he likes art to present a different perspective and give the viewer
something to think about.

Eterne
oil on canvas

75x90 cm
2008

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JuanCarlosWang juancarlos.wang.77

Mother and son
oil on canvas
100x120 cm
2013

Oedipus
oil on canvas
100x120 cm

2013

Juan Carlos Wang was born in 1946,
Tai pei, Taiwan. Graduated from the
University World Journalism. Crea-
tive theme for the analysis of life,
praising nature as well as motherly
love and healthy sex. Rebellious
childhood, do not like strict, anti-tra-
ditional, anti-thinking, free-sway rich
imagination, interpretation hearts in-
tense passion. This is the body torso
is also a language that can express
emotions, variation limbs, to share
life, love and dreams.

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Beach, oil on canvas, 120x100 cm, 2013

JAZZ, oil on canvas, 120x100 cm, 2013

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JuanCarlosWang juancarlos.wang.77

Mountain Smile
(Fingers Hand painted,
without brushes)
oil on canvas
100x120 cm
2013

Autumnal Equinox

(Fingers Hand painted,
without brushes)
oil on canvas
120x100 cm
2013

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www.flickr.com/photos/kai-li_wu KellyWu

Kelly Wu is a Graphic Designer from Taiwan.
At the moment, she lives in New Taipei City
and specializes in illustrations and handmade
arts. She believes that painting is an emotional
release. Especially prefers simple and rustic
style. On top of that, to enjoy in creating fun is
very important.

Courage
sculpture
12.7x27x8.8 cm
2013

Hatch up
watercolour, digital art

21x29.7 cm
2012

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BelaGold www.belagold.org

Bela Gold is PhD in Design, Visual Arts and New Technologies-Uni-
versidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico. M.A in Visual Arts-UNAM-
México. B.A. in Fine Arts from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design,
Jerusalem, Israel. Since 1979, Gold has been a professor/researcher at
the UAM-A in Mexico City. Work included in art collections and muse-
ums in different countries Received more than 10 International awards,
scholarships and grants FONCA, Mexico residence at the Banff Center
for the Arts, and actually awarded with grants as a member of SNCA.
Workinng different media: drawing, intaglio-mixed techniques, neo-
graphics, electronic media, autonomous, conceptual, expanded drawing and printamaking,
electronic embroidery and art-books. Illustrated several magazines, and published books.
Awarded ACADEMIC MERIT MEDAL. Participated in over one hundred solo and group shows.

Portraits - (No name 3)
laser shot on slate-stone and mixed media

80x65 cm
2013

Portraits - (No name 2)
burnt paper-and collage on paper
120x96 cm
2013

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