Artists Describing Their Art:
Mario Ortiz Martinez - The main distinction of an artist is, or should be, insanity or, at least, the tendency to think and do absurd, showy, original and little comprehensible things for the common man. In particular, what attracts me the most is sharing my work, to the point of asking for very low prices. simple peanuts sometimes or flatly give it to those who appreciate it. Try me. This site requires a price standard. Very understandable and logical. But I would never refuse a reasonable offer. Just thinking about continuing, about having a penny to buy more colors and keep producing. Even when my works consist of a simple paper and in a small format, I always want to show my commitment to people, in order to brighten up a small corner of the house and invite reflection on the beautiful, the harmonious, the good vibes of the world. Some of these works have served as a study for large-format painting, but I have to honestly say that the study always looks better than the enlarged copy. In art, the first impulse, the first pictorial phrase, the first flash of inspiration, the first painted word that comes from the heart, is the ...
Hampton Olfus - ARTIST STATEMENT Over the past twelve years, IaEURtmve been working in acrylic paint, ink, pencil and mixed media. During this time period, I was inspired by an assortment of topics, while repeating one of my mainstay topics, music, and culture. Creating in the moment, allows the intuitive sensibilities too be part of the process. I bring an eclectic aesthetics with me into the studio, which I transfer into what I create. My true emotions, is what I aspire to transfer, visually to the viewer, through the media. Hampton R. Olfus, Jr. Artist ...
Matthew Morpheus Serhii Matveichenko - List of my application. Participation in contests and exhibitions. Awards GRANT UART 2014 Ukraine aEUR" Finalist Four Points Contemporary 4th Biannual Juried Online International Art Exhibition 2014 USA New-York Realism Fine Art Gallery 2014 USA aEUR" 1st place in the Abstract Category Exhibeo Art Magazine 2015 USA National Literary Prize Heritage 2015 Russia - Nominee London International Creative Competition 2015 Great Britain National Literary Prize Writer Of The Year 2015, 2017 Russia - Nominee 2015, 2017 Special Digital Exhibition Art Takes Miami 2015 USA The World Art Forum Art Geography Award 2017 Russia aEUR" 1st place in Abstract Category Luxembourg Art Prize 2017 Luxembourg 1Aa Open Art Miami International Contemporary Art Competition 2017 USA ArtSlant Showcase Competition 2015, 2017 USA - Winner in the Abstract Category 2017 Competition Young Ukrainian Artists A<
> 2017 Ukraine Competition Graphics For The Portal Of Independent Artists 2017 Ukraine - Peoples Choice Award American Art Awards 2017, 2023 USA Ruminates Kalos Art Prize Prize 2017 USA Scene 360 Award 2017 USA Art Weeks In China 2017 China aEUR" 1st place in the Abstract Category Artist Portfolio Magazines Q4 Art Compatition 2017 USA Blooom Award by Warsteiner 2017, 2018 Germany CAGOaEURtms 4th Annual aEURoeALL AbstractionaEUR Art Exhibition Competition 2017 USA - Competition Winner ...
Philip Hallawell - I work in various media: oil, watercolor, dry pastels, pen and ink and mixed media. My work is a result of a fragmented view of the world, which gives it a surreal quality. However, my process is not surreal, because I start with a definite theme that I wish to investigate. My main area of interest is people and the human form and I am constantly investigating the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual aspects of Man. Over the years I have developed various series, which I revisit periodocally, investigating different aspects. In purely visual terms, what fascinates me is light and form and how I can use diverse visual elements in a complementary way, opposing, for instance, line and form, or rough and smooth textures. The use of diferent materials to achieve diverse expressions, either alone or as mixed media, along with alternating between a graphic representation and a painterly one, or mixing the two, is a very important aspect of the way I materialize my thinking into images. Equally important is the transition from very realistic images to a totally abstract means of expression and alternating between control and expressiveness....
Michael Garr - I have been drawing and painting since Junior High. I enjoy quick art, impressionistic yet realistic, and minimal. There are interesting subjects all around us. My inspirations are architecture, people, light and shadow, the sea and boats, imagination... and the old masters. Get out and enjoy your surroundings. All my works are available as signed and numbered prints. I also do commission works, some examples of which are in the portfolio. I donate all proceeds to charity, and have recently teamed with SAVE THE BAY, a local Rhode Island eco-advocate organization, which receives 30 PER CENT of my proceeds. My opportunities for artistic expression have included drawing on napkins during airplane rides and waiting during my sons music lessons. In 2012 I took up oil painting for the first time, and my mentor is Lorena Pugh of North Kingstown. Ive done both Plein air and studio work in her presence, and am benefitting from the association. We have an informal group who meet and paint in Lorenas studio on Monday nights throughout the indoor season. I will continue to pursue art on a daily basis, and post the finished works here and on facebook for any and all to ...