Patricia Watwood, principle subject is the sacred feminine Artist Statement I am a figurative artist working in the classical forms of oil painting and drawing media. I use narrative structures like symbols and myth to explore meaning in our common experience and to evoke a spiritual presence. My work prioritizes aesthetic principles, technical rigor, craft, […]
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Layla Vladi reanimates historical & traditional genres Based in the Bay Area, Layla Vladi has been creating her own unique brand of fantasy-inspired illustrations, establishing a name for herself in the art community. From her studio, Layla approaches her paintings with an atmospheric sensitivity combining shape, tone line, and color. Throughout her formative years, Layla
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Ivan Pazlamatchev, art rooted in the figurative tradition Ivan Pazlamatchev is a Bulgarian-American painter rooted in figurative tradition. His paintings delve into allegorical narratives and compositional tensions, with contemporary interpretation backed by classical training received at the prestigious School for Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria. With over 30 years of experience working as a fine
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Sandra Stanton, exploring empathic connection between humans and animals For the last decade, I’ve been exploring the empathic connection between humans and other species sensed in moments of stillness. In these paintings, this nonverbal primal link lies just below the surface of awareness as it flows through psychological and spiritual levels in a watery landscape
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Michael Price, painting with natural & mineral pigments “The archetypal world inside ourselves is just as real – or imaginary – as the physical world we inhabit.” With Renaissance Art as his ‘guiding star,’ American Michael Price has been a professional painter since the 1980s. Making his own pigments from minerals, rocks and crystals just
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Alan Douglas Ray conveys mystery & wonder When I’m alone, facing my easel, I imagine I’m an illusionist. Not the kind who saws fine ladies in half or who makes elephants vanish in thin air. My trick is to create a convincing optical illusion with paint on a flat surface. I want to engage and
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Kurt Wenner, Master of 3D Street Art Beginnings Kurt Wenner attended Rhode Island School of Design and Art Center College of Design before working for NASA as an advanced scientific space illustrator. In 1982, Wenner left NASA for Italy to pursue his love of classical art. My interest in Renaissance classicism started with the simple
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Mark Cross, South Pacific’s leading contemporary realist painter New Zealand born artist Mark Cross is considered one of the South Pacific’s leading contemporary realist painters. Dividing his time between studios in Auckland and the central Polynesian island of Niue, Mark Cross works are sought after by collectors from the Pacific rim and further afield. Employing
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