Ink Paintings

Artists Describing Their Art:

Alexey Klimov - ARTIST STATEMENT I think that absolute freedom in art is no more than a mirage. Like a vanishing point, not only it is not achievable, but also constant strive for being totally uninhibited fundamentally contradicts the very nature of art. I discovered that by trying to free myself I instead only created un-freedom within, but at the same time I recognized it as a blessing because this un-freedom, to my great surprise, flowered into my very own freedom. I built my personal space inside it, I fenced in all I was made of and then I gladly confined myself into this space and opened all the windows to share whataEURtms inside with others. This is the moment of great joy for me because this space has never existed before I have created it. Not unlike theater, my work attempts to counterpart outside reality with no ambition to compete with it. It is just a window into my parallel world, my very own, not so little Universe. ...

Karen Jacobs - I have always been a nurturer. After raising a family and caring for my disabled mother for eight years, I now nurture using inks. My creative process is akin to preparing a delicious pot of stew. Thrown into the pot are assorted ingredients, vivid colors and unique mediums. I donaEURtmt use a recipe, so my pot of stew never turns out the same That organized chaos is what fuels my art. Each piece I create is unique and nourishes the artistic soul. I studied under watercolor artists Barbara Marlin-Coole and Susan Adams in Petaluma, California. After moving to Arizona in 2008, I studied with Alice Van Overstraeten from Sun Lakes. My art is displayed in New Mexico at Galleria Tamaya at the Hyatt Regency, Yucca Art Gallery in Old Town Albuquerque and Weems Art Gallery. I now live in Placitas, New Mexico where I have a small art studio. Retired from the workforce, I am able to devote more time to art. My recent passion is ink on paper in a loose, free-style form. My scenes of the New Mexico area are noteworthy for their vivid colors and imaginative portrayals of the landscape. ...

Stacie Raglione - Stacie is a self-taught artist from central New Jersey and has had a passion for art since childhood. It wasnaEURtmt until semi-retiring from a long successful career as an infantchild mental health therapist professor that she entered the art world. She quickly discovered the excitement and beauty of painting with ink, in particular alcohol inks on different substrates. Being told by many other artists that this type of ink was not applicable for painting caused Stacie to dig deep and push the limits of this medium and she developed a technique to paint large vibrantly colored flowers that appeared to have intricate yet shaggy details that were favorably noticed by artists and collectors alike. Eventually fellow artists and followers coined her as the painter of shaggy flowersaEUR and many sought to learn her technique used to create the flowers and viewers sought purchase of works. Stacie continues to experiment with the many creative applications of this relatively new medium, producing a broad range of painted subject matter that to date have found great appeal to viewers and collectors. Stacies works hang in private homes and public/private institutions in the trip-state area and have sold to ...

Jane Zhang - Educational experience Major in design and decoration School of fine arts, Shanghai University Major in oil painting East China Normal University art education Major in Product design Guest student of Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden KA1/4nste Karlsruhe Major in art appreciation and collection Shanghai Jiaotong University ...

Chongwu Ao - I, ChongWu AO artist name is Zhongwua>>2a3/4, live in Melbourne, Australia, am an independent contemporary freelance painting Asian artist. I use ink painting on the rice paper and use an abstract approach to depict the feelings and thinking of beauty. My painting shows Asian cultural elements and humanistic spirit and is magnificent, open, natural, and has no limit. Freedom your true feelings is the portrayal of my work. Traditional art is rational, abstract art is irrational. Abstract art pursues the sense of visual pleasure, and pure visual pleasure is the essence of art. Abstract aesthetic is the instinct of human nature, like music and food it is the gift of human freedom. True temperament, true abstraction and figurative art. Let the viewers get free imagination in their appreciation, soar in the space of free imagination... Instagram art_aocwartistwork Twitter ao_work ...