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Mark Cross, South Pacific’s leading contemporary realist painter

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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Adrienne Stein, romantic nudes in gorgeous petalled clouds

Adrienne Stein, romantic nudes in gorgeous petalled clouds In a time in which figurative art has reached a pinnacle of quality, up-and-coming painters need more than just the know-how of old master techniques and the ability to paint over-idealized beauty. Perhaps as lovely and as temperate as Shakespeare’s love was to his summer’s day, the

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Karole Marois, emotional spiritual connections with water

Karole Marois, emotional spiritual connections with water Karole Marois is a visual artist based in Prince Edward County Ontario. She was born and raised in the small francophone city of Eastview, east of Ottawa. A graduate of the Fine Arts program at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, she also holds a

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Cheryl Tall, figurative clay sculpture with character

Cheryl Tall, figurative clay sculpture with character Cheryl Tall is a Southern California-based artist whose work focuses on the relationships between people and their environments, and often includes architectural and figurative elements. She is especially known for her pinch coil technique, which gives her work an unusual texture reminiscent of wood shingles or scales. Tall

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Graeme Balchin, the artist’s journey & craft of painting

Graeme Balchin, the artist’s journey & craft of painting I have been diagnosed with cancer myself and the first thing you learn is loving your family is the top priority of life and the balance between time and quality is something you can help with. So take as long as you need. My top priority

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Deborah Bowe, the complex frailty of the human soul

Deborah Bowe, the complex frailty of the human soul ARTIST STATEMENT Creating art is my recollection of fragments of emotions, moods and feelings that are transferred and visualized onto canvas. I portray the beauty and the complex frailty of the human soul in my paintings. My paintings are often inspired by women of divine origins,

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David Mayernik, working in the way of the Old Masters

David Mayernik, working in the way of the Old Masters The classical art of the Renaissance tradition is rooted in drawing. It is this fundamental skill that allows the painter to design buildings, the designer to sculpt, the craftsman to compose. Opera sets, frescoes for theaters and churches, painted doors and frame designs; grisaille, gouache,

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Renee Rouillier, magic & power of long forgotten fables and folklore

Renee Rouillier, magic & power of long forgotten fables and folklore ARTIST STATEMENT My work is greatly influenced by the art of the Surrealist and German Expressionist; art with an edge, dark side, or altered state of reality that resides somewhere in the unknown. Within this reality exists gateways to the magic and power of

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