Kim Dean: A native
of Orlando Florida, Kim describes her work as objective and non-objective modern abstract. Her inspiration comes directly
from her family and depicts the close relationship she shares with her husband and children. She paints about what she knows
best and that warmth and energy quickly comes through her work. Kim is fascinated with the human form and motivated by her
life's experiences. Her work has been described as playful and child like, showing her inner child at play. Her children are
her muses and with out them, Kim feels her work would lack love, passion, spirituality, empathy and substance."
Allan Cohen: Born in Montreal in 1951, Allan Cohen has produced artwork for over 30 years. He graduated
with a degree in fine arts from Vanier College in the 1970s. As a young man Allan drew portraits in Old Montreal and Stanley
Park in Vancouver. Living in poverty he studied the old masters and traveled by foot through city and countryside finding
inspiration by drawing people and places often using a plain pencil and paper which he felt was the most direct way of connecting
to reality.
After his skill had been honed
to a fine edge, he began to investigate the school of contemporary abstract art. His work can be found all over the world,
and he remains a full time artist to this day. Allan divides his talent between modern abstract and traditional realistic
schools of art.
Naquaiya:
Born in Waterbury, CT, Naquaiya grew up in New England. Country life and wooded hikes laid an important foundation for
her bond with nature. She received her BFA from Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1972, where she was a ceramic
artist for many years before a passion for painting took over. In 1995 she had a solo watercolor show where she sold
out and she hasn’t stopped painting since. Her art studies include workshops with Master Watercolorist Zoltan
Szabo and Contemporary Master, Pong Apinyavat. She continues to improve her craft on her own with joy and experimentation
in this wonderful medium.
Landscapes--particularly trees are a constant inspiration and theme in her
work.
Whether it's a birch tree with its rich white bark against a wooded forest,
or a maple with flaming red and orange foliage in autumn; trees offer a venue for her to express herself through watercolor.
Naquaiya has won numerous awards including the prestigious Winsor & Newton
Watercolor Award of Excellence. She has exhibited in many regional art shows along the West Coast and South West. Her
collectors are now International.
Her name reflects the area in Quebec of her Canadian lineage. She is
a member of Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.
"If I can provide a pleasant escape from the humdrum of our existence by offering
respite and refreshment for people through my painting, that makes me happy. Appreciating the beauty of nature sometimes
takes time and effort we can’t always afford, but having a little piece of art is a way we can feel whole every day."
Elizabeth Schleicher:
For two years Elizabeth has been fortunate to be chosen the 2nd place winner
of the local San Clemente, California quick draw contest held recently. Both prize-winning paintings were watercolors of the
ocean with palm trees. Elizabeth also competes and sells her art at the San Clemente art gallery located in the community
center. She also shows and sells her art at the Mission San Juan gift shop and other local shops and businesses in the area.
Elizabeth was born in Indio CA, and then raised in the Indio, Riverside, and Newport Beach, California areas.
She married while she was young, and raised her four children in the Glendale, Pasadena, Dana Point, and San Clemente areas.
She has been involved with art her entire life but only started painting seriously seven years ago. She now
teaches art through the city of San Clemente recreation department. Elizabeth also teaches adult education at Our Lady of
Fatima Catholic church in San Clemente, and the mission San Juan Capistrano. Before that she worked as a camp director, a
real estate sales agent, and a shop owner. Thanks to all who admire and display my work.
Shannon Girouard:
I am a self-representing artist out of Raleigh NC. A graduate of digital art, I later switched to fine art and home design.
In the last couple of years I have won several awards for my work including, but not limited to, the 'Fine Arts League of
Cary's Garden Gallery Award' and 'EBSQ's Member's Digital Art Award'. My passion with art is that I am not limited in what
I can create, and what I can create with!
Lin Li: I am an artist living in South Carolina of USA. I enjoy
making Chinese painting and calligraphy.
I lived in China until 1990 when I came to USA as a math Ph.D. student. Now I work as a computer developer.
But art is always an important part of my life.
I find peace and happiness through making my art. I hope you do the same enjoying them!
Sandi (Svitlana Pryhodko): Sandi is a contemporary,
self-taught, full time artist working in oil, acrylic and mixed media. Her works can be found in galleries and private collections
throughout USA, Canada, Japan, Cyprus and other countries. Sandi was born in Eastern Europe where she spent the most of her
life. She moved to Canada in 2000 and now lives a few hours west of Toronto. Sandi has a University degree in Commerce and
prior coming to Canada she made had a successful career from a sales person to a store manager. She has also earned a diploma
in computer science from the Centennial College in Toronto, Ontario.
But there was something lacking in her life. That something was the inner urge to express her emotions, feelings and surroundings.
Sandi has always been greatly fascinated by the stained glass windows of chapels and monasteries. The feelings of purity,
mystery, and artistic excellence are indeed overwhelming when one looks at them. The works of art from the medieval ages pushed
her even further towards the decision to find an artistic outlet. Sandi then decided that a canvas would perfectly let her
express her inner self. She self-studied contemporary American and European art and spent long hours in studio experimenting
with techniques and media. Now breathtaking mosaic colorscapes appear under her brushes and knifes, creating an unusual balance
of order and chaos, and changing the way we see the art. Influenced by both American abstract art and stained glass techniques,
Sandi shapes many styles into one - one that lets her creativity run wild, delivering some of the most unusual and innovative
combinations possible.
John David Warner:
Since I was a little boy I have taken photographs and been interested in making blurs with movement. Now I try to push beyond
the boundaries of the traditional "precious" negative. This experimental process began as accident with a blurry photo that
my older brother took of me jumping off of a rock. When I bought my first digital
camera after the military, I discovered a whole new world and point of view with digital painting, drawing and manipulating.
With
no formal training in photography I evolve the objects and different subjects into unusually beautiful, surreal and sometimes
abstract, photographs. Often I create digital negative collages using 2 to 4
images for one piece. The technique continues in various digital imaging software programs where I manipulate the outcome
by adding or subtracting yellow, magenta and cyan. Often I add or fill in certain
areas with another like-photo's area.
With this technique, I photograph old cabins, flowers, mountain landscapes, anything
that I find interesting, and with each try to push the limits of photography. More specifically, I am trying to evoke feelings
ranging from intimacy, comfort, security, caring, meditation, worry, quietness, and thoughtfulness.
Combining these
techniques and the emotional images, I am trying to expand people’s ideas of what photography can be. Many people do not believe it is photography, assuming my photographic artwork pieces are paintings. I
try to push beyond the "photographer" title and use "photographic artist".
Lynda Betz: Born and raised in the Chicago area, Lynda showed
unique artistic talents even as a young child. This talent shown even brighter when while attending school she was awarded
a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. Scratchboards and oils were her first step and though satisfying still did
not fulfill her creative needs.
Turning to watercolors, she took courses in techniques and devoured every book she could find on the medium.
The results are: Marvelous, creative paintings showing her inner feelings and imagination expressed in her own unique style.
Lynda resides with her husband Tom in Palatine, Illinois. Her hobbies include golf, bowling, fishing and painting.
Mariusz (Mario) Idkowiak:
His vibrant realist and impressionist works are highly prized by collectors and is held in personal and corporate collections.
Mario Idkowiak is an active member of many art associations. His work was well liked by critics and the public, and
he received a number of important commissions from private collectors. From the beginning he became influenced by, Impressionism.
He adopted a vivid palette and painted with loose, vigorous strokes, while continuing to portray forms with a firm sense of
reality. In addition to his incredible artwork, he is continuing his teacher work as a Professor of Art.
The quality of the artwork speaks for it self. Painting done by this
highly gifted artist will be greatly appreciated by anyone who is strongly influenced by real French Impressionism.
Dorothy Laz: Dorothy’s
work has been collected by museums and galleries and has been exhibited proudly in many collections around the world. She
studied at WSP (Higher Pedagogical School) in Krakow.
In 1994 she painted "Hanging Bridge". This work of art included 25 paintings
made with pastel technique. It was her first display, as well, which was shown in the gallery of IWP in Krakow, a month
after graduating. In 1996 she had her first display in Mielec. About 50 paintings were shown in the gallery of The Centre
of Culture. In 1997 Dorothy received the distinction on display organized in KBWA in Krakow. In the same year she was choosen
to go to Mukaczewo (Ukraine) on location. In 1998 she founded with her friends a new "Association of Artists" in Mielec.
The association cooperates with artists from Poland and other foreign countries.
Dorothy's works are in private collections in England, France, Poland, Ukraine,
United States and Canada. When it comes to topics she paints everything. What she wants is more common things
to be wonderful. Flowers are never treated as decoration of interior but they are always in the foreground. She
wants flowers and trees to be as portraits.
Jeff Hughart: Ex punk rocker,
Jeff, is a self-taught artist. Some call it "outsider art". Jeff calls it casting out the demons. He also calls
it fun. He started this art trek in early 2002 about 3 years after he played his final gig with the LA punk band, The
Rotters. He had always wanted to be an "artist", a painter and after moving back to his hometown in the suburbs of Los
Angeles and after some recovery of his hearing loss, he decided to very gingerly, bones creaking, pick up some charcoal, a
pencil, some pastels and a paint brush. And then he decided to be with his girlfriend and moved to San Francisco.
Anyway, instead of the screaming fans and the one night stands, Jeff has now
opted for the solitude of painting and drawing inspired by his nightmares and his imaginary friends that like to tell him
what to do. And being the nomadic creature that he is, he recently moved to the northern Idaho woods and now creates
with god’s creatures and the occasional redneck that stumbles into his life.
Niki Sands:
Las Vegas / Nevada - Born to Greek parents in 1960, Niki's passion for the Mediterranean is evident in many of her works,
exhibiting vitality and a vivid use of color, while still maintaining a certain softness. An emerging artist, Niki paints
elusively, yet constructively with both oils and acrylics, with one never quite knowing what to expect from her next, as she
enjoys experimenting with various styles and techniques. Niki's art is collected throughout the United States as well as Canada
and Europe.
She has been selected to participate in the annual Biennale Internazionale
dell’Arte Contemporanea Cittą di Firenze - Italia In Florence Italy for the December exhibit 2005 and also to participate
in the 2005 and 2006 Gallerie Gora of Contemporary Art in Montreal, Canada. She has had the honor of being displayed in a
juried exhibit at the Las Vegas Museum of Art.
"I believe an artist bares his/her soul when painting. I truly paint from
within; my art is inseparably bound up with my personality and soul."
"Painting has been a strong focus in my life
and as I continue to create as an artist I hope to bring a smile to someone’s face or perhaps a connection of some sort,
that to me is true success."
B. Ariel Seilonen:
Ariel lives a beautiful, rural part of coastal Maine. She grew up in a small Maine community, attended the University
of Maine and obtained her Fine Arts degree, Art Education. She has taught art in a variety of places – from an
inner city school, to a juvenile facility and rural schools in Maine.
Ariel works to bring a new consciousness to her viewers and appreciation
for the beauty that is all around.
Stan Jerry Suder:
Suder work has been collected by museums and galleries and has been exhibited proudly in many collections around the world.
S. J. Suder has been documented in many publications and his work is very sought-after. This artist has an international
following.
S.J. Suder's work has been held in high esteem in both public and private
collections including: Royal Museum in London, Barbara & George Bush Collection, The Exhibitions: Dotson Gallery
Hawaii 1990, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey 1996, American Lung Association 1996, University Heights
Newark, From Smoke Garden - New Jersey 1995, EMCEKA Gallery presente a Grenoble 1979, Neue Creativitat - Mannheim 1987, Art
Nurnberg 3 - Norymberga 1988, Sommer Artrium - Mannheim 1988, Nordlingen 1988 Hamburg 1990, Stadt Zeughaus 1990; Donauworth
1990, Kulturzentrum Karlshalle - Ansbach 1991, Phil. Surreale Ausstellung, H.S. Galerie - Heidelberg 1992, Gallery, Plastic
- Krakow 1992, Art Center Jean Rigaux - Bruksela 1992, Galerie bei der Komodie - Augsburg 1992, Gallery , Art Kattle
- Krakow 1993, Dotson Galleries - Lahaina, Maui - 1994, Art Center - Bytom 1994, Gallery , Art Kattle From Marcela
Duchamp garden- Krakow 1995, Medical Association and Botanical Museum, EKO Gallery - Warsaw 1995, Brema - 1995, Art Gallery
- Myglenice 1996, Gallery , Art Cattle - Krakow 1997, Kauffmann Gallery, Bopfingen - Oberdorf 1991.
Margaret Kruk: A contemporary
artist whose work is evocative of the Impressionistic style of painting, her works are painterly visions of her innermost
admiration of God's creation. The wonder of these works are in its fresh liberation of color and light offering the
viewer a sense of awe and peace. The paintings explore atmospheric conditions capturing a moment in time and place invoking
the viewer to intimately see the sublime.
Margaret has created numerous commissioned pieces, both commercial and private.
Magdalene Kruk lives in Mielec, Poland. Her first album of painting "Mielec - The Pictorial Region" was published in
1995. In 1996 the collection of postcards from Mielec came out. The same year she has received a prize of President
of Mielec Town for remarkable achievement in the field of culture and creative activity in cultural life of the town.
In 1997 the next painting album "A Pictorial Beauty of Mielec Region" was published; and in 1998 publication "Uncommon History
And Attractive Present Time of Przeclaw Parish" in which Magdalene Kruk is also the illustrator. Works of this artist
were used in calendars and promotion materials of companies from Mielec region.
Her favorite painting techniques are water-colors and oil paints. The
themes that have inspired the artist: architecture of Old Mielec Town, residences, castles, landscapes, and still life.
Consider Kruk paintings a wise investment for your home, workplace or gift that will bring joy and grace for many years to
come.
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