Ramesh Chindam, figurative painter from India Painting is to me self expression I grew up in an environment where painting got priority over other forms of art. It is quite interesting to note the fact that my father is into textile design by occupation and weaver by choice without a sound knowledge in either history […]
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Jim Kransberger, humorous figurative ceramic sculpture I am an aficionado of great one liner’s; have a passion for the narrative within editorial cartoons, especially those of The New Yorker magazine; have always had a love of good satire and social criticism from any direction. Good, dry jokes break me up. People who laugh at themselves
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Lee Chapman, gringo painting in Mexican style On our recent trip to Puerto Vallarta, we visited two figurative artists, Jose Marca and Lee Chapman. Artist Lee Chapman and wife Nancy built their home 12 years ago in the hilltops overlooking Puerto Vallarta and huge Banderas Bay. They’ve been in Mexico since 1992. Lee barely even
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José Marca, studio visit Mexico José Marca is a small soft-spoken gentleman living in old town Puerto Vallarta Mexico. We visited his gallery and home studio during a time of renovations just before his new show opening February 14, 2015. The show will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of his gallery and also 33 years
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Petra Beeking, brushy figure paintings from Germany As a sequel to her drawings, Petra Beeking, who was born in East Germany in 1965, also deals with the human figure in her medium-sized acrylic paintings. In increasingly non-defined and pure painterly spaces, the figure takes on a presence that is difficult to ascertain. The images are
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Sol Hill, abstract figurative art photography I call my pieces energy paintings because they are a fusion of a digital photographic process of my invention with manual materials. I use the digital artifacts generated on a camera sensor from the influence of energies other than light. I render the images to emphasize the artifact. I
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Marsha Balian, imaginative mixed media people I am self taught, often inventing my own technique which makes use of collage, drawing and painting. There are three elements that compel the production of art for me. The first is a sense of mystery. I never know what will appear as I am working on a piece
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Toller Cranston, dead at 65 I am saddened to learn that Toller Cranston has died today in Mexico. I was a big fan of his since age 14. He was a larger than life character in his artwork and on the ice where he revolutionized ice skating. See my studio visit to him from last
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