Zhanna Martin, sculptural ceramic portraits I portray people’s emotions, expressions, and human nature through clay. Through clay busts, I evoke the human experience of smugness, carelessness, drunkenness, joy, sadness, melancholy, or sullenness, and shape them into caricatures. My intention is for the observer to find humor in my work, while recognizing the truth of the […]
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Brett Williams, studio visit, Cape Town, South Africa Before recent trip to South Africa, I did an image search for “Cape Town figurative artist.” Images of Brett’s work were very close to the top and I found them quite beautiful and exciting. I started to communicate with him through his tumblr site and twitter account
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Chantal Littleton, painting our guardian angels Chantal works in oils, as well as acrylics, both on canvas as well as tar board and, most recently, plaster board. Her art is characterized by vibrant colors and contrasting shapes, always endowed with a passion for the life she loves. Most recently, she has enjoyed a delightful success
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Rhonda Ferling, romantic contemporary realism from Australia “I try to capture the essense of the sensual women, here in this study, full of attitude, but also somehow fragile. I have used some personal additions here, my own intimate apparel, and accessories, those not normally associated with this high end model study. No photoshop here, I
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Escha van den Bogerd, gorgeous paintings of nudes Escha van den Bogerd was born in The Hague, Holland, and started painting at the age of three. In the Hague, she attended the Rudolf Steiner school, a school with many art subjects including painting, drawing and art history. After leaving school Escha studied art in Florence,
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Becky Gottsegen, wonderful figurative ceramic sculpture I turned 60 last September and have been struggling with the whole aging process. My latest work is an exploration of the psyche of women as they age. I have always been fascinated by the confidence some women portray with their imperfect faces and bodies while others pump up,
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Kristin Ingram, dynamic colorful figure painting I am a fine artist currently working in the Chicago area. After growing up in rural Illinois, I received my Bachelors of Fine Art from the American Academy of Art, Chicago. A lifelong pursuit of art, history, philosophy, and anthropology have influenced my artwork as I capture both the
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Peter Broitman, lawyer turned artist Peter grew up in New York where he went to college and law school. After he received his law degree, Peter moved to Chicago and worked for 31 years as a lawyer prosecuting employers for labor law violations. Peter lives on the north side of Chicago with his wife Amy.
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