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Laura Hughes

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Laura Hughes is an abstract painter based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is represented in various collections including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and has been awarded grants by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Her work has been exhibited alongside artists such as Gerhardt Richter, Terry Winters, Carroll Dunham, Jack Shadbolt and Guido Molinari.

lynn fraser

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My website is http://lynnfraser.co.uk/ Latest paintings here http://www.flickr.com/photos/nellbelle

Michael Price

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Born Stoke-on-Trent, England. Since 2000 Permanent Residence in New York 1977-1999 Resident in Munich, Germany 1994-1995 6 month residence in Austin, Texas, and visit to South Korea 1991-1992 Regular working visits to the Provence, France 1976-1977 Resident in Rotterdam, Holland

Henning Block

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1991 first joint workshop I am We need to learn to forgot our difference... Art shall, Art can, Art must.... testifies from nothing, however! community of two autodidacts/self taught.Homepage: http://freenet-homepage.de/stahlundfarbe/index1.html http://www.stahlundfarbe.de/index_EN.html

David Kassan

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lisa benoudiz

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Each animal that Lisa paints, has its own caracter and mood. Wrapped-up in their colours, her zebras, giraffes, leopards and tigers look at the spectator right in the eye. A manner of interpreting the emotion that comes from the encounter with these wild and great beasts. A way of translating with an edge, a bit of a sense of humour or tenderness, what the infinity of attitudes and caracter expressed by these masters of the wilderness inspire. Lisa paints essentially with acrylic on canvas, from small to large formats. She uses her experience to teach creativity techniques, help and encourage people to overcome their reluctance and achieve their own dream, whether by drawing, painting, writing or any other creative activity.

Gerard van den Berge

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Photo's from nature in the Netherlands ; sometimes " above us only sky" sometimes the detail and abstractness. I am amased how small the new world seems to be woth all the new technolegy ; it makes my eyes open for alle the influence in the world ; positive and nagative. Anyway you van not close your vieuw.......

Chris MacClure

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A sense of inner confidence has taken Chris to places and studios around the world for more than 30 years, giving him a wide range of opportunities to hone his skills and mediums. During his travels, he attended Sir George Williams University in Montreal and the Emily Carr School of Design in Vancouver, B.C. His works have been exhibited across Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Hong Kong and his paintings can be found in numerous private and corporate collections worldwide. Some collectors include, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, James Whitmore, Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin, Pepsi Co. and the Ford Motor Corp. of Detroit. Chris currently paints and resides in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico and White Rock, BC, Canada (when not on personal tour). "Art, I believe, is high creative play. A combination of wisdom, experience and innocence. By this, all people have the ability to express themselves. The extent of that inspired expression, will be according to each ones' awareness. To be an artist is to be a pioneer. While education gives you the direction, living the life of an artist gives you the inspiration. ART IS ROMANCE."

gordon dickinson

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Willem & Madeleine

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Since 1993 the Dutch couple Willem and Madeleine are working together in different fields of the arts. They chose Hyperborea, which means “ New Found Land ”, as their artist name. Being sculptors by trade, they’ve created a substantial collection of abstract stone sculptures. Some years ago they discovered the realm of computer graphics and started to create surrealistic images of alien landscapes with graceful life forms. Lately they work together on various art projects in which they combine their sculptures, graphics and self composed electronic music into multi media projects that are available on dvd.

ria hills

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steven cogle

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"My paintings display what is in me-tribal Africa crossed with urban blight." A lot of bad stuff went down in East New York when I was growing up. By layering the paint on the canvas, I am also layering the experience of what I saw: tragedy, loss, confusion, hope, prayer, fantasy, survival. "These things swirl around us all the time."

Roman Lukas

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1962 born in Germany

John Koehler

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Born, Dayton, Ohio Currently living and working in Chicago Education The Art Students League New York, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Connecticut College, New London, CT Salzburg College, Salzburg, Austria Exhibitions (*indicates one-person exhibit) 2006 "Night of 1000 Drawings", Artists Space, New York, NY Group Exhibit, Galeri A, Oslo, Norway *The Park Monroe, 55 E. Monroe Building, Chicago, IL Group Exhibit, Gallery Sam, Berkeley, CA * John Koehler: "Journeys and Excavations", Open Studio, Chicago, IL Diesel New Art, Austria and Slovenia, 2006 NOVA Art Fair 2006, Participation with The Chicago Art Project, Chicago, IL chicagoartproject 2005 *John Koehler: "The Language of Paint", Up Gallery, Chicago, IL Summer Group Exhibit, Galleri A, Oslo, Norway "Abstract Expressionism Today", Gallery Sam, Berkeley, CA 2004 Group Exhibit, Tyrifjorden Artcenter, Oslo, Norway Group Exhibit, Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL Group Exhibit, Gallery Sam, Oakland, CA "Summer Group Show", Galleri Elenor, Oslo, Norway Group Exhibit, MG Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 "Night of 1000 Drawings", Artists Space, New York, NY "Spring Salon", Limner Gallery, New York, NY

scott hocking

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"Hocking's approach has always been a varied one, but consistently emanating from a deep commitment to making use of existing derelict materials and finding beauty in decay. He's worked in rust - gaudily framing with the reverence of old master paintings, enshrined objects found in abandoned buildings, even constructed a pyramid of old tires. For the International Shrinking Cities project, he documented aspects of the lives of the scrapper subculture, and from his vast experience with Detroit's abandoned spaces, he's been giving unique Detroit tours to visiting artists...While Hocking maintains that his work is often motivated by irritation at something or other, it would seem it really stems from compassion: compassion for forgotten places and those things we'd rather keep out of sight, and hence out of mind." --Nick Sousanis, Editor - www.thedetroiter.com Born March 4th, 1975, Redford Township, Michigan USA Living and working in Detroit since 1996.

Nolan Haan

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I do paintings of cinderblock walls in acrylic on silk. Recently I have introduced elements of graffiti and narrative into my work. Please visit my website at nolanhaan.com.

Laura Thompson

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Charles Oliver

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JEAN SOBIESKI

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Rebecca York

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Rebecca York began the fine art of mosaic in late 2003. After beginning a six month chemotherapy treatment, Becky was very ill and couldn’t do much. She became stir crazy and decided to use her artistic creativity to keep her mind occupied. Always awed by the beauty of glass, Becky experimented. The result was beautiful mosaic stained glass pieces. She used many different found materials in her work including deer antler, agates, mirror, and clay. For Christmas 2003, Becky gave her art as gifts. Her family was literally amazed at this gift she had tuned into - so was she. For her birthday in January 2004, her family entered her into a juried show. Their goal was to encourage her to share this gift. It worked; everyone loved her work and she continues to share it today. We hope you love it as well.

David Ruhlman

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David Ruhlman is a self-taught artist who has a very personal and unique style. David's art radiates a sense of the fantastical. His paintings show surrealist visions, animals, bugs and birds take on human characteristics; detached molars, pea pods and trees move freely around small groups of brightly dressed children. Each scene plays out floating above dark, murky, ambiguous space. Far from chaotic, Ruhlman's brightly colored works display quiet mystery, meticulous composition and perfect balance. The contrast between the seemingly nonsensical images and the precision of design create a tension that draws us in, yet leaves us searching for answers that are nowhere to be found . David's portfolio includes: pen and ink, collage, found objects, and drawing done in the complete darkness, David has been busy finishing what has become over 40 volumes of idiosyncratic handmade art books which mined a wide variety of topics and inspirations ranging from the obscure mystical work of 12th Century writer, Rulman Mershwin, to luminescent botanical entities and the holocaust. These were executed with an array of materials including oil pastel, pencil, gouache, salvaged materials found in train yards, dirt, hair and the occasional insect. David has worked for the last 3 years on paintings that deal with: Plants, children, and animals who inhabit their own world. He tries to avoid the tendency to burden a piece with overt "social relevance." He also tries to paint as Jean Dubuffet so simply said, "Art should always make people laugh a little and frighten them a little. Anything but bore them. Art has no right to be boring."

Kate Krakow

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Kate Krakow is a digital photographer and photojournalist who lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is an Art Therapy major at Alverno College. Her plans are to get her masters in Art Therapy or Dance/Movement Therapy. Kate is working on improving her photography skills and is working towards showing her photographs professionally. Her first debut was during the Alverno Student Art Show of 2007 where her photo, Milwaukee Fog 14, won third-in-show. Kate Krakow is a member of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Photography Council (MAM), and the Print Forum (MAM). Kate is saving up to participate in one of National Geographic’s On-Site Assignment workshops. She also is looking forward to traveling to Poland next summer where she will create the Polska Series. One of her goals is to create a book of her strongest works thus far.

Daulby

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Alberto D'Assumpcao

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Son of the Portuguese painter Manuel D'Assumpcao was born in Lisbon in 1956 and lives now in Guimaraes, north of Portugal. He exhibits regularly since 1989, either alone or in group. He is also a Member of Portuguese Authors Society, Portuguese Artists Association, International Illustrated Letter Writing Society and CECLART. His paints are showed in several collections such as Bank of Portugal,Cupertino de Miranda's Foudation, J.P.F., Pascoaes House, and the poet António Pinheiro Guimaraes Family and other private collections in Portugal and other Countries. He has participated as a member of the Jury in the 2nd and the 3rd Biennale International of Youth Art of Vila Verde village. He was selected by the International Jury to participate at the 4th International Biennale of Contemporary Art of Firenze (2003), Italy. He was selected to participate at BIRD 2005 International Art Award, Beijing, China. Together with Maria Isabel D'Assumpcao, creates modern tapestry in typical Portuguese Arraiolos with exclusive designs.

Susi Galloway

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Born and raised in Switzerland, Galloway's career started at age 15 under a master with formal studies and training in heraldic arts. Further inspired by old masters and surrealists she broadened her scope from heraldic art to fine art and illustration . Her work reflects a fascination for ancient arts, illusion, vibrant colors, beautiful scenery and unique viewpoints. They have garnered international awards. She currently resides with her husband in Florida, USA.

David Rockwell

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Nick Raybould

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Dave Rothwell

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"With a network of colour, texture and the line I aim to transfer energy and movement into static objects that I have chosen as my subject matter." It is this sort of thing that deters everyday working people, from the "Arts", People are looking for something different but without the baggage that comes attached to it. This is what I am about. Yes I use all the above but in an honest manner. My work is eye candy, music for the eyes, fun and exciting-it does not pretend to be something its not. I suppose its the punk in me that dislikes pretentious, that whole justification over the work. When the justification outweighs the work-thats just not me. I want to put the beauty back into the world. I for one am sick, to death of the power's that be of the art world that rely on SHOCK, rather than the BEAUTY that comes from hard work, dedication and love of the subject matter. Welcome to the world of Dave Rothwell, Artist.

Sharon Teague

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After studying Graphic Design in Ipswich, and having worked in design and advertising for over 20 years, I am currently a graphic designer/digital artist based in Suffolk, England. Using my design skills in conjunction with computer software, I digitally combine, manipulate and enhance digital images to create contemporary works of art which are suitable for both the modern business environment and the home alike. The images can be viewed at www.outflux.co.uk and ordered in any size and on a variety of print media including canvas, perspex and photograph (framed or mounted on to 9mm mdf). The flexibility of the digital process enables the finished artwork to be tailored to the clientÂ’s requirements, such as changing colours to suit decor or company branding. The images are produced only once as artworks on to each type of print media (so therefore are unique) and signed. Signed greetings cards of all images are available to order

El Mar

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lee goodall

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Lee Goodall Lives and works as a full time artist, in Danbury Ct.. In his many decades as a professional artist,he has found expression in a variety of mediums....Lee refers to his work as, "conveying the humanistic message which crosses all cultral bounderies and subject matter"....His paintings convey personal emotions and feelings we all have.... His work attempts to provoke thought as well as emotion.. From as early as 10 years old,Lee discovered light and shadows and his early primitive art work displayed that special insight that has grown and expanded throughout his many years of painting...... Some of his insites:.... when asked why he has devoted his life to painting,his immediate reply is" because I have to" !. "There's a dimention that art touches that eludes most in real life, we see with only our eyes and paintings add emotions and human realitivity....The longer you look at a painting the more you will see.... and finally you see your self..... Finally, Lee says that after decades of painting that he is just starting to learn about life...He is very thankful for those that share his paintings.....

Tomas Castano

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Spanish Artist with speciality in urban landscapes

Erik Thurm

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Skinned Portraits of Erik Thurm Construction - Destruction. References and creation. These are just some of the items of Contemporary Art, post-utopic, in its eternal quest for the point of no return, in between that limit of the iconoclast and the skills of bringing out its poiesis. Therefore, with what we know as Art History, it has pointed out to various ways of production. Lonely creators; emerging groups - all kinds and types have always been there - from the underground culture, and to the highest elite. Recently, visual arts (especially in Brazil) gained strong outlines from economic influence, from powerful contacts and strategic associations or from enduring concepts. Even so, within the universe of arts, what is left to be explored? The creative groundbreaking comes from the dark places in its own sense –from the more translucent radicalism, or else, without fascist mannerisms. And also we have to consider the ability of time and place observations. This is the art of Erik Thurm. His works are a skinned portrait of this post-utopia, post-contemporary age, accepting its influences, which bring back far more complex manners of dealing with the visual, the plastic, to give a raw and crude answer to the readings of our place in History. Strongly influenced by the names like Kurt Schwitters, Robert Rauschenberg and Dave McKean, Thurm valuates his own output, his own essence to reflect then in a number of forms through unique and selected works from these masters. The using of Collage is fortified in this kind of production – diverse elements exposing our narcissistic and fragmented aspect of reality. The “I” created through random and fused pieces, as the vision of this information overloaded world which molds our own vanity and our own concepts, once made of wood, paper, fashion and the classical. Thurm becomes then the “narcissus of the myth”, but instead of superbly sneaking himself, he detaches his “I” to a frightening and uncovered making. A narcissus doesn’t plowing into the lake, but to the chaos of the modern world. Danilo Corci, editor of Speculum Magazine - http://www.speculum.art.br

Evgeny Malykh

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Evgeny Malykh was born February, 23, 1956. In 1975 he has finished I.D.Shadr art school in Ekaterinburg. In 1981 he entered in the Petersburg Academy of arts. Here he communicates with oustanding masters of the modern Russian Soviet fine arts, studies a classical heritage of the last epoch. Last three years of the study in Academy he is trained under the direction of the national artist of the USSR, professor Andrey Myl'nikov, in studio of monumental painting. In 1987 Eugeny finishes the Academy of arts. His diploma work - a monumental painting " Struggle for peace " was awarded with a praise of Council of Academy, and also put forward on competition of the Big Gold medal. After the successful termination of Academy the artist works in the State Pedagogical institute (Kishinev, Moldova) managing faculty of drawing. In 1992 he comes back to St. Petersburgi n the alma mater, but already as the teacher of drawing painting and a composition where he works and until now.. The Artist accepted and takes part in many exhibitions of the country and behind its limits. His works are in many foreign galleries and private collections (Germany, USA, Israel, France) Now he is constantly exposed in Saint Petersburg, closely cooperates with galleries of Finland. The artist works in different genres, writes portraits landscapes, still-lifes, his light, radiant painting has found a way to heart of the spectator. One of favourite themes of the master is his native city, its history, its today's life,its streets, houses,channels,its suburbs - Tsarskoe Selo,Pavlovsk, Gatchina - original pearls of Russian architecture and landscape gardening art. St. Petersburg - city of artists musicians, poets.Its atmosphere promotes creativity. And, can be, due to this, Eugeny Malykh is full of creative plans, never stops on achieved.

J. Redza

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Hi. Some know me as Zaireen, and some in the arts know me as J. On flickr, I'm Spiral Eye. I am a photographer and artist at heart. I have a 3 year old daughter who loves to dance and boogie and is ever more passionate and full of sunshine than 99.99% of adults and children I have met. I love people and their stories. I am constantly falling in love with their journey. Whether it's pure beauty or sorrow, it puts a colour into life. Whatever the colour may be. Just like music, dance, or any other form of art. Everything in life is a creation,and is art. We are as free as we make our life to be. We are all a part of each other. We are like notes put together to make a piece of music. We are one colour inside.

Massimo Castronuovo

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Paul Herman

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www.HermanStudios.com - Paul Herman is a realist painter working in the Renaissance tradition with impressionist influence. Paintings, murals and sculpture plus Paul's Art-Q quiz, animated shorts, arts and philosophy blog and much more! A letter to painters (2250 words) "Art is not purity it is purification, it is not liberty it is liberation" CLARICE LIPECTOR Since my parents are/were painters, we never lived in one place long & I have travelled a lot since, I think I have known more artists & artist's communities than most (by communities I mean those working in the same place & so, whether friends or bitter enemies, mingle in the same art events, share models or discuss art.) As well as a more rare but delightful sight: actual art communities like one in an abandoned industrial estate taken over by artists outside Madrid or a coal town near Leeds where artists will share anything from materials & opinions, to publication or promotion costs- to shows & the power to attract buyers a group of artist workshops has. This familiarity has shown me many artist stereotypes are often enough true, just as, speaking generally, one might say are of computer programmers or athletes. A painter’s job is a solitary one even, in a sense, when he paints a model; the painter while painting, communes more with his canvas than the other person in the room. This makes us introspective & sometimes awkward in general society. There is jealousy, arrogance, poor work ethics, backstabbing (for instance: painters who turn up at each other's openings to sneakily hand out their business cards to the other’s clients!) In fact this is so common an example, that there are times a painter is trying to charm someone else’s buyer only to discover upon offering a business card that they are both painters at the same game! We are an unruly, eccentric & cranky lot, the only community of its sort: defined by the very fact the members are not like each other. But having been among the first painters (at least here in southern Europe) to embrace the Web (I still have a copy of my first Web-site somewhere- it looks positively Neolithic! And I remember when I switched to handing out CDRom with printed covers & those thick stickers for the disc, instead of business cards, it was long enough ago that people's jaws used to drop!) Since then I have been aware of an evolution in this particular sector of the Web which I think is reaching an important turning point. Let’s define ‘sector’ to start, I am not talking of the boon the Internet has been for big auction houses selling expensive Renaissance or Impressionist work, nor either of the aid to established brick-and-mortar galleries, Web-sites & Web-promotion, has been for them; Nor even the many virtual galleries & agents that exploit the medium but rather the rest of the pyramid, the large base made up of painters themselves through whose Web-sites so few paintings sell. Let us also be honest about our Internet presence, of all the interaction between us which I’m about to talk about, & despite a number of the starry-eyed in search of applause or the few among us with dreams of immortal fame, we are all on the Net for one & the same reason: to sell our product. There are plenty of stereotypically bitter painters who moan about their misunderstood & underappreciated genius, but it is a far more common & simple feeling the majority of painters share: They feel they are involved in a vocation with an extremely long learning arc to reach maturity, at which they work with discipline but are still not remunerated. It is not a very with-it or Web-fashionable corner of the Internet, not to mention one that generates little money. And since actual direct sales of paintings to clients who find them through our personal Sites are still rare, most painters’ Sites haven’t become sophisticated enough in design or 'findabilty' to compare to the slick sector of say, real estate sales. As you all know, there are a gazillion Sites, e-mails, & ‘artist representation’ of all sorts offered whose claims to work for artists is a lie in the converse, they are opportunistic parasites who earn their living off of gullible painters who think the exposure they buy will lead to sales- though it seldom actually does & artists who work day-jobs to pay for it seldom see their investment returned. In-fact, these hub Sites built ostensibly to market paintings to buyers are marketed strictly to painters themselves, & are far more likely to be visited by other painters than collectors of art. I have been noticing over these last couple of years, however, that painters are becoming more Internet savvy & many of the early blood-sucking Sites that used to convince painters to spend money without any return have now folded. A few, however, directed by people with the business skills most painters lack (even if we did have time to run two concurrent careers: painting & selling paintings) are folding money back into the member community in order to keep growing themselves. Prizes are juicier, competitions more frequent & submitting to them just a few clicks of a mouse instead of those expensive, tedious & inconvenient transparencies galleries required. There are even art-hub Sites that have started offering grants. Then there are those like Saatchi’s with important connections to television & the papers where genuine introductions between galleries & artists, press & artist or collector & artist do happen. Someone, a painter, sent out a large mailing to artists with Web-sites one of which reached me with an idea about trying to get together as a community to influence someone like Oprah Winfrey to buy a painting over the Net- or talk about it on her show (no question there are plenty of good & cheap paintings available to someone with good taste & a little money; now that I think of it: I buy paintings on the Net myself!) & how something like that could significantly influence a world of Web users to consider the idea for the first time themselves... & I thought: "You're smart"! I'm finding this new global dialogue among artists as bad in its negative aspects as those of the real world (I've seen art forums where the differences of opinion over painting could only be called 'discussions' because the members were too far from each other to actually draw blood!) but also a far bigger phenomenon- a deep sense of solidarity, courtesy, mutual support & generosity (sharing art opportunities with each other, for example) & even the sporting attitude to congratulate the winner of an exhibit one hoped to win one's self. Why? Well, I think it is because now we can. It is simply so much easier to talk to each other. Friendships form, painters (by definition: art lovers) find each other’s good work & take the trouble to write sincere, congratulatory & admiring notes, often, in turn, returned with warm gratitude or reciprocity of opinion; groups that share lessons or critique each other's work crop up & grow with ease. There are successful art-social-networking Sites with lively & sustained exchange as well as serious art networks within the few big social networking Sites. I was thinking of the death of the artist’s guild which, in one form or another, survived from the Gothic when artists were still artisans to Picasso & the First World War. There are successful art unions like the one that works for Hollywood’s film industry: good pay, good hours, sometimes working in their own studios instead of on-set & with a built-in market for their work: all the other well-paid people who work on sets. Among these painters of matte backdrops, trompe l’oeil cracks in walls, faux ancestral portraits & sculptors of Styrofoam (painted to look like stone, metal or wood) are well-trained, talented & serious artists. The difference between them being able to form a union while the artist-at-large cannot is because the skills necessary to work on-set are quasi-measurable just as art in general was prior to cubism, but which of us today would trust another to separate the bricks* from the Freuds? Unions, apprenticeships or guilds are not the answer for today’s anarchic painter anyway, what I see instead is simply the incipient potential of collaboration. We don’t even need the Ché to unite us, we are already united, we do most of us, belong to the same fifty Web-sites after all. What we need to do is take all this internal dialogue among us & direct it outward to our audience: the buyer of paintings. How do we turn the energy & effort we put into our virtual community into something that appeals to our audience? Well, that’s a silly question! Which other group of all in the world has more creative resource? We are a group of people trained to make images, among us visual artists- painters, photographers, graphic artists, comic artists, sculptors, CGI programmers, origami architects, you name it! And among them are a few who know a thing or two about computers or video & animation- together our talents should make an effort to catch the public eye & interest, easy. Who better to make whatever the endeavour- original, good looking, well-crafted, entertaining...? These are the very reasons people hire us to start with. What about money? I hear you ask, (have I read this whole damned article just to reach a sales-pitch at the end? No- of course not.) But yes, I admit, an effort of this sort in whichever form it took, would require some kind of cash investment somewhere along the way. But I say the founding tenet of such a theoretical society as I describe, should be we collaborate, we volunteer our work & time but never ever make money, or ask for money, from painters. The purpose is to make money for artists, not from them; & not as agents or galleries but by influencing the buyer by being loud as a group, in a way we cannot alone… perhaps our motto should be: Only art materials makers make money from painters! If an expense is for instance, a slick & expensive Web-site along with its promotion, the answer is easy: as a huge group with nothing more than the power of their number, instead of using our Internet time visiting art Sites to chat with other artists, we visit the Site it is our objective to see succeed. Our own presence, our number of visits, is enough to sell advertising to, for instance- art materials sellers for a friendly, symbiotic & dignified collaboration of money & creativity. Once we make a certain amount of noise it is only a question of time before the London Times or the Village Voice pick up on the phenomenon & monies can come in the form of anything from grants to public commissions competed for within an easily accessible pool of talent. Another present advantage to this idea is the Obama administration which might not only raise the measly 125 million spent annually on the endowment to the arts to what Holland, a country of fourteen million, spend, but also has interesting ideas about cultural outreach programs to teach the underprivileged the importance of art & tap into the huge potential for this means of expression often practiced informally in urban centres in forms such as painting beautiful & imaginative murals on the walls of subway stations. Committees are being formed, successful artists & big museum directors are already part of the effort but from what I can see on the Internet they have no concrete plan yet & are wide open & interested in listening to anyone with good ideas. Over the Internet through no greater avenue than the art-networks that already exist one might, for instance, organize a national or even international ‘mural day’ where volunteer artists are mobilized in every city possible & charged with finding permission to paint a parking lot wall or one offered by a local business owner. If their numbers were such that a large wall could be transformed overnight & this happened simultaneously around the world or at least across a nation- it would be a sensation that would earn the world’s attention & only cost each of us a day’s work. Don’t think, please I am suggesting this as a course of action or part of a plan, I am just trying to think of examples & am succeeding so well I will restrain myself from a boring list, ehem! I only mean to suggest that if I can think of a hundred ideas & probably one of them is good, & there are millions of us out there, don’t you agree that once our efforts were synchronised we could take a greater control over our market & our perceived rôle in society? Aside from the power our unity gave us, what would be its purpose? Again- to sell the product we so expertly fabricate. We might for example, target the large market slice who haven’t the connoisseur’s money or the faith in their own judgement to search out & buy from unknowns on the Net but do, never-the-less each spend on, & hang, a certain number of framed things on their walls all the same. As the peacock said: What do we have to lose but our feathers? footnote: You remember the bricks, right? Bought by the Tate for half a million if I remember correctly, & were delivered to the museum in a crate with a single sheet of instructions how to pile them on the floor.

Greg Gierlowski

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Bio & achievements Born in 1948 in Walcz, Poland. Since age of 6 lives in second biggest polish city of Lodz. Started his visual arts education in primary school at the age of 10, later adding to his interests also sports and music. Playing drums prevailed and he became pro musician for years to come, but not abandoning fine arts where he mainly self-tought himself. He played with best stars of polish jazz and pop scene and led his own bands appearing often also abroad. Playing three years in USA at the end of '70-ies he had a chance to study & practice in stained glass workshop led by L.C. Tiffany student, which was a life-time chance he didn't miss and where he learned basics of this fantastic art & craft. Working later as chief musician for american cruise lines he sailed the world over charging well his visual arts' batteries with best nature views, folk art and by visiting best museums. After such extensive traveling he was back to Lodz and settled down, founding his Stained Glass studio and Gallery in early nineties and which he heads until now. That's where he creates and exhibits his art, which is often music-related and tries to convey music into visuals with all its subtle moods. He's fascinated by the role of light backliting translucent artworks and new possibilities it brings. These experiments led him to create new art movement called Translucent Arts and in which mode he created his Backlit Art Pictures and art-lamps. He's also back with painting, mainly colorful imaginative abstracts in oils & acrylics on paper and canvas. Due to its uniquenes, his works are often written about in polish press and shown on TV. He also got into education leading various workshops, classes and courses as well as has written, performed and published a instructional movie on how to work in stained glass on DVD. Lately his art was well received abroad Poland, which resulted with qualifications of his works for international arts festivals ( twice London in 2004, Berlin 2005, Florence Biennale 2007). 2008 will see his works published in english WOA albums titled "Masters of Today" and "Trends" as well as italian Alba's "Dictionary of Modern/Contemporary Art 2008". He'll be exhibiting on swiss art fair "Art & Style" in St.Gallen, Switzerland in April.

Fabio Carrari Fiori

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I am Italian and Swiss painter, photographer, writer, cameraman and singer...

john lathram

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Alyona Savchenko

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Ivana Hartog

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www.ivanahartog.com

Ansen Seale

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http://ansenseale.com

Andrej Denisenko

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Christia Cummings-Slack

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Chris Tia has been drawing before she could walk. She has always used Nature for her inspiration. In 1991, she spent time in Italy's Umbria region and discovered a new technique for her watercolors. During her Masters Thesis she discovered that her doodles she had drawn all her life were ancient symbols from other cultures. This led her to combine her intuitive abilities with her artistic talents. In 1995, she had a spiritual awakening with an Angel. This was a momentus event in her life. She opened herself up to Spirit and the wonderful, magical, inspirational Universe.Chris Tia believes Art can awaken the unconscious in the viewer. In her work she uses ancient symbols to help awaken the viewer to their Divine potential. She has been working on a series of watercolors entitled "Rainbow Healing Mandalas". She has done over 75 in a year. The Rainbow Mandalas are for the LightWorkers, The Rainbow Tribe. She believes that as we heal ourselves, we heal the world. She also believes that if just one person viewing one of her paintings has a positive response, that positive vibration is a pebble in the pond, sending ripples of positive vibration out into the world. She is committed to creating 144,000 paintings in hope that each ripple will join together becoming a wave of healing washing over the planet, for peace and the Highest Divine Good of All. Her work is collected by people all over the world.

Mary Larsen

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Raised in New York City, Mary Larsen was exposed to art before she could hardly doodle. The taming of her brushstroke began with classical training in painting and drawing at the infamous High School of Music and Art. Leaving the big bad city behind she went to New England where she studied printmaking and film making at Hampshire College. The call of the wild west brought her to San Francisco where she began painting in earnest and unlearned her previous training. She had several one-person shows before returning to her roots in New York City where she continued painting and exhibiting. Using New York as a base, she traveled throughout Europe and Asia with her paints, sketchbooks, and very little money. The years spent in Italy and India had a profound impact on her persona and her work. Later she followed her heart to San Juan, PR where she learned how to drive and curse in Spanish. After a few shows and a half she once again fell prey to the moving bug and ended up in Miami where she currently lives. Mary has exhibited in New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, San Juan, and Miami. Her work is in corporate and individual collections in New York, Miami, and San Juan.

Bobbie Jansen

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Donalee Peden Wesley

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Santiago Taccetti

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orly aviv

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