When I draw these characters, I imagine them from a photojournalist perspective – as if the character knows someone is snapping a quick drawing of them in their own world and mindset. I feel it brings a sense of depth to their modesty, they pose and maybe move on, continue [...]
I like to explore the figure and representational painting in general. By adding some slight distortion at times, it adds a bit of fun and creates a bit of a twist. Thanks to an excellent Art School experience, I also thoroughly enjoy studying the Masters always trying to use each [...]
Artists Ingrid Holden and Cle’ operate Exhibition, at 3204c State Street, as a working studio gallery for art. Open Wed-Sat 2-5, as well as Fri & Sat evenings. www.exhibitionstate.com
Vortices draw into their powerful currents all that surround them. My series of paintings is inspired by this sense of energy. A thought or idea sparks a creation that starts the transfer to a two-dimensional surface. Each piece is intended to convey a sense of motion and an energy that [...]
Michael Matheson was born and raised in Santa Barbara where he began his love of the arts and his passion for creating. His devotion to the arts became woven into his life as he drew inspiration from his grandmother’s artistic influence as well as his surroundings and community. At an [...]
One of the most artistic things you can do is fall in love- With yourself, with another, with the world. Like her art on Facebook
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I paint to survive, not out of fiscal need but out of fear, the fear of life’s degenerative cadence. I flounder and fly to capture any amount of beauty or tragedy in the face of infinity. Death is the final masterpiece. Perhaps this is why many artists take it upon [...]
Creating art is my way of expressing myself and how I see the world. I enjoy using a variety of different brushes and materials especially oil paint because of it’s elasticity and smoothness. When I work in mixed media I use a variety of paints, my photographs, drawings, patterns and [...]
For me, the intention behind painting is vital. My goal is to create artwork that is beyond myself while searching for truths in this world and my own life. I paint in oils, finding a balance between my deep appreciation for mark making in the tradition of the abstract expressionists, [...]
“Everything I do, I believe in challenging the oligarchy.” Musician, professional stand-up comic and visual artist Nicky Shane has spent forty years toiling the verisimilitude of his many art forms. “Being an artist is the only thing that makes sense to me.” www.nickyshane.com
Art has always been a form of breathing for me. I have never been without it in my life and I couldn’t imagine it not being a part of my life. I grew up in an environment that nurtured not only the artist’s lifestyle but the opportunity to try whatever [...]
Being creative has always been a passion of mine. Painting has become my main medium, since some of the things I enjoyed have become less accessible. Putting colors together that one might think shouldn’t work, because of the subject, and having them pop and actually come together is really fun. [...]
By: Jill Littlewood Why zombies? That is what I wanted to know. My sons and their friends talked about them incessantly, creating elaborate scenarios for evacuation and defense when they attacked. Each scenario had to take into account the exact nature of the zombie population, as different kinds were incapacitated in [...]
Light of the Storm – This painting (above) followed Ocean Essence and depicts our vulnerability in this world as well as the Black Swan theory of believing that the impossible is possible. Before I learned to make paper, this was where my heart was at. It is my desire to [...]
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In 1941 a young Japanese-American artist looked forward to a promising career in the Bay area art scene, until one day, he was hauled away to an interment camp in Utah. This is his first posthumous exhibition. To learn more visit www.sullivangoss.com. Through May 29, 2011 [...]
By Marlene Struss – Understanding the photage process gives insight into the unique abstract images I achieve in digital painting. Photage is not the odd juxtaposition of visual language you generally associate with collage. For me it is an expressionistic, painterly, problem-solving process that begins with finding a rich and [...]
By Timothy Bruehl – Click images to view larger size Los Angeles NYNY Phoenix Rio From mysticism and mythology to rank in zoological nomenclature, the term ‘kingdom’ conjures many dimensions of thought. The 500 Kings in 500 Kingdoms project is an attempt to bolster a global identity of solidarity that [...]
