Artists Describing Their Art:
I. Joseph - Journey with me through past and present with my special blending of brilliant oils on canvas and watercolors on paper. With these eclectic views of people, nature, animals, and scenes, I have attempted to capture for the viewer what the eye can behold yet only the mind and spirit can interpret....
Dana Zivanovits - Dana Zivanovits was born in 1958 in Columbus, Ohio and received his art training from the Columbus College of Art and Design (1978 to 1982). After art school, he went abroad for a year and studied the art of the old masters in London, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Venice. Returning to his studio in Columbus to develop these influences into a new body of work, he then traveled to Mexico and studied the sculpture and painting of that country for an extended period. The unique and vivid colors of Palenque and Vera Cruz intensified his palette. After a period in Ohio, he then moved to Venice Beach, California where the brilliant light of the region reinforced his desire to capture effects of sunlight and atmosphere. Returning to Ohio in 1995, he has continued to paint themes deriving inspiration form sources such as world mythology, classic and B-grade cinema, literature and dreams. However his primary inspiration is direct observation from nature, versus an approach based in art theories or cultural critique. Dana has been widely represented by galleries and exhibition projects including Julie Rico and Mega Boom in Los Angeles, the Venice Art Detour, Around the Coyote Festival in Chicago ...
Ian Sheldon - Light and sense of place are key elements that inspire Ian Sheldon to paint. His subject is consequently varied, from the open spaces of his native prairie land, to the abandoned buildings of pioneer homesteads in the North American west, or the dramatic architecture of the cities where he has lived. Ian was born in Edmonton in 1971, and was brought up in South Africa, Singapore and England. While studying for his first degree (BA Hons) at Cambridge University, England, Ian began to paint the historical architecture of the city. Since 1994 galleries have exhibited this work, and in 1998, Cambridge Contemporary Art, the city's leading commercial gallery, accepted his watercolours. The City of Oxford, sharing a similar architectural heritage, has become a recent focus, and his work has been shown by Objet d'Art in Woodstock, England since 1996. Ian makes frequent trips to Britain to pursue his architectural passion. Ian is a self-taught artist, who believes that his true understanding of artistic self-expression will come best through his experimentation with various media over time. He believes that as he ages, the wisdom that he gains with experience will be powerfully reflected in his paintings. Ian ...
Andrew Zega - Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams create architectural watercolors of historic American and European buildings and garden ornament. Their work is prized for its realist technique, employed to bring destroyed structures back to life, if only on paper, and is found in the foremost international public and private collections. Trained as both architects and historians, they are also authors of five books on architectural history illustrated with their drawings. They exhibit regularly at Didier Aaron, Inc., the Manhattan-based Old Master paintings and drawings dealers (see "Galleries" below), where a number of their watercolors are on permanent view. They also exhibit at the Galerie de Bayser, 69 rue Ste-Anne, 75002 Paris. Museums and public institutions that collect their work include the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the National Design Museum of the Smithsonian Institution (with three works); The Musee des Arts-Decoratifs, Paris (with six works); the New-York Historical Society; the Museum of the Ile-de-France at Sceaux; Princeton University; and the Avery Architectural Library of Columbia University. Private collectors include several trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as directors and trustees of the National Gallery of Art, the Morgan Library, The Frick Collection, the New ...
Roger Cummiskey - I am a full time visual Artist. www.rogercummiskey.com Membereships: Professional Member of Visual Artists Ireland - VAI. Member The ArtistsaEURtm Resale Right (ARR) (Droit de Suite) In Ireland - IVARO. Chairman of the Andalusian International Artists Group - AIA-Group - PAIA. Member AsociaciA3n EspaA+-ola de Pintores y Escultores - AEPE. Member AsociaciA3n de Acuarelistas de MA!laga - AAM.. Member of NADFAS - Costa del Sol Decorative and Fine Arts Society. I am a Professional Member of the Sculptors' Society of Ireland Ltd. (aka Visual Artists Ireland)
Vani Ghougassian - My Thirst for art is a silent battle of surviaval which started as a childhood curiosity, and quickly grew into my passion. I am always eager to find creative ways to express my emotions and I do so through design, watercolors and ornamental stained glass. Being an Architect allows me to be more versatile and permits me to focus on detail. There is more to being an artist than possessing a particular talent. Art is expressing your view using color, form, light, texture, technique and most of all to complete the work. Old Poeple, still life, demolished houses in the countryside, are my subjects because they hold an unsolvable mistery for me. Sara my only beloved daughter is my inspiration. ...
Andrzej Besz - Welcome to my watercolour store. I hope you will enjoy my paintings, I left a piece of soul on each. I am spontaneous person, inspired by impressionists, the way they use light and colour to create emotional impact. I like expression in painting, my works are bright, full of life and colour. I sell worldwide! Feel free to email me with any questions. In my works i use - paints: St Petersburg and Schmincke Horadam ( absolutely best artist grade paints) - papers: Canson and Fabriano (watercolour dedicated, best quality) ...
Ralph Patrick - All my life I've been involved with some type of artistic expression. I've thrown pottery on a wheel, made my own glazes, made hand crafted furniture, drawn and painted pictures. I am basically a self-taught artist. I do still life paintings, architectural paintings, landscapes, but my favorite subject is cats. My own, my neighbors, and friends. I do work in Acrylic , but my favorite medium is watercolor....