Holy Maiden Goddess Of The Flowers And Fruit
Born in 1947 and raised in Kent, Jeremy Turner’s rural childhood has deeply influenced his career as an artist, sculptor, and woodcarver. The gardener working on his parents’ smallholding taught him how to use a pocket knife to make bows and arrows from hazel sticks. Climbing trees and building miniature castles from garden clay were other holiday pastimes.
In 1965 he began studying at the AA School of Architecture in London, then joined the Foundation Course at Folkestone Art School in September 1966 where he made sculptures in ceramics and plaster. During the Sculpture Course at Bristol Polytechnic he began making things with wood, using timber dragged from the river bank that had fallen off ships in the Bristol docks, graduating with a BA in 1970.
Seeking new experiences Jeremy lived six years in Wales learning about smallholding, building, and woodwork. Moving to London in 1976 to train as an art teacher he became a woodwork teacher in a Hackney secondary school. He left teaching to run a joinery business while still making time to continue making sculptures. Then, after meeting his new partner, he migrated to Gawcott, Buckingham, in 1984, where he began his woodcarving business with the assistance of the government Enterprise Allowance Scheme. This has grown into a career making carved woodware, letter cutting for house signs and memorials, teaching woodcarving in Adult Education, delivering art projects in schools, producing Public Art commissions, and continuing his artwork.
Currently, he teaches woodcarving one day a week and continues to explore the effects on the artwork of his visits to India: a month in 2019 working at the Global Art Festival in Gujarat and three months making giant sculptures at the International Artists Symposium in Odisha in 2023.
Carving wood, particularly relief carving and making carved objects, is, for me, a natural extension of the penknife whittling skills learned in my rural Kent childhood. What later got me started in my woodcarving business was a gift from Mexico of a carved and painted wooden fish. Admiring its crude vitality I knew I wanted to make things like this. I had been already plundering the folk art traditions of the world. My first carving was of Comet Kahoutek, in a style influenced by Mexican folk art on a piece of firewood. Then I learned about woodcarving on a summer school course with Howard Raybould, whose work I admired, following this with a cabinet-making summer school course with Robert Ingham, principal of the John Makepeace Furniture School. Wood as a material, the tools to cut and shape it, the making of objects, having to work slowly and deliberately, then adding color to the play of light and shade over the finished piece – all of this grounds me through the tools and skills I use, and connects me with the earth that provides the material I use. To support my artwork I have collected many photograph albums of wildflowers, trees, butterflies, and frogs. Along with studying natural forms, I seek ways to express concerns about current issues: from our predilection for shopping, the quest for satisfaction, our sexual desires, the cars we inhabit, and the myths that drive us, to growing anxieties and concerns about human conflict and the increasing threats, through war and climate change, to the delicate ecosystem we all inhabit. Besides making sculptures and objects, I continue to develop my drawing work as a parallel means of expression.
Homage To Gerstl
James Hartel, A.W.S. American Artist. (b1951-)
A career that has spanned over 50 years and includes Artwork for private clients, Hotels, Luxury Apartments, and Galleries. He exhibited at Hansen Gallery in Soho New York in 1976, the following year he was accepted into The American Watercolor Society at the Salmagundi Club, New York. Acceptance and accolades have continued throughout his career.
2018 National Watercolor Society Members Show, 2018 N.W.S, International Show (Award) 2018 Watercolor Wisconsin (Award) 2019 American Watercolor Society International Show 2020 American Watercolor Society Show (acceptance as a Signature Member).
2021 Appears in Spotlight Magazine Circle Fine Arts Europe 2021 appears in The Art of Watercolor Magazine
2021 Racine Art Museum purchases Hartel’s painting Gravity for permanent collection.
2022 Art in the Time of Corona Austin, Texas
2023 Story real or not so much California, 2023 Group show Grimandi Gallery Columbus Avenue New York
2023 Art Boxy Soho New York
2023 Artboxy Miami Wynwood
In the late 80’s I was fortunate to meet and become friends with an engineer visiting and working in the States for a wine distribution company, I was an assistant to a Chef in a French restaurant.
Many conversations about Art, and of course, I was fascinated by the Likes of Hauser, Klimt, Kokoschka, etc. He invited me to Austria if the occasion presented itself as it did in the early 90s when I was living and working in London, I decided to reach out, and he said I could stay at his parent’s home in Krems, and we could travel to the city, he had friends at The Academy of Fine Arts, and could give me audience with Assistant professor to the esteemed surrealist painter, poet, musician, writer Arik Brauer.
I looked forward to this visit and to my aspirations of greater opportunities to possibly forward my art career. What happened next was beyond my comprehension, Arik had returned from a show in Paris and was willing to meet with me and his senior graduating class, there were numerous questions about the art scene in America, and my question to Arik about my Art and style, he said, Relax and loosen up, let it come out of you! I went to every Museum in Vienna including Kunsthistorisches Museum, of Fine Arts, Vienna…
This is where I discovered, Richard Gerstl, Egon Schiele, and their Self-portraits which have inspired me to this day. These I believe are authentic connections in Art and life.
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Kylo-Patrick Hart is an award-winning photographer and chair of the Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media at Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas, USA). He received his formal training in digital media arts while a student at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, with additional instruction provided by offerings of the Maine Media Workshops and Santa Fe Workshops. His photographs have been exhibited in numerous cities throughout the United States and in several countries abroad.
Photography has been my passion since early childhood. My motivation is to discover and capture the beauty, even when it is not always readily self-evident, that surrounds us continuously in all areas of our everyday lives.
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Bruce Sanders is an expressionist and abstract expressionist painter living in Malibu, California.
Bruce’s paintings are recordings of humble attempts to “look inward.” This process seems to be less of a clinical evaluation and more of a spiritual search. Bruce’s work is the product of reflecting upon the blessings, joys, sorrows, and losses he has experienced over a lifetime. Working mostly in acrylics and texture additives on canvas, Bruce uses dynamic colors, heavy texturing, bold lines, and kinetic forms as vehicles for the expression of his feelings and emotions.
Bruce’s work blurs the lines between representational and abstract art. It delves into a space between the real world and a “mystical-magical” dream-like realm. His hope is that those who view his paintings will be “drawn in” to analyzing, empathizing, and evoking their own feelings and emotions.
Bruce’s work has been exhibited in shows in Laguna, Newport Beach, Santa Monica, Ventura, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Palm Springs, Arizona, and New York. Bruce is a Member Artist of TAG Gallery (The Artists Gallery) in Los Angeles near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). He is a member of the Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825. Bruce is also a Member Artist of Artlounge Collective in Los Angeles; and he is being represented by Blackdog Art Gallery in Tubac, Arizona. Bruce’s work has been acquired by collectors locally, nationally, and internationally. Three of his paintings are in a private gallery in Vienna, Austria. Bruce has authored four catalog art books: INTROSPECTION, I BELIEVE IN ANGELS, THE HEART WANTS WHAT THE HEART WANTS, and IMAGINATION. UCLA School of Dentistry has a collection of eighteen of his paintings.
I am an artist based in Malibu, California.
My paintings are recordings of humble attempts to “look inward.” This process seems to be less of a clinical evaluation and more of a spiritual search. My work is the product of reflecting upon the blessings, joys, sorrows, and losses I have experienced over a lifetime. I try to use color, texture, line, and form as vehicles for the expression of my feelings and emotions.
I believe that my work blurs the lines between representational and abstract art. It delves into a space between the real world and a “mystical-magical” dream-like realm. Working mostly with acrylics on canvas, I try to employ kinetic forms, dynamic colors, and heavy texturing in my art.
My hope is that those who view my paintings will be “drawn in” to analyzing, empathizing, and evoking their own feelings and emotions.
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Andrea Hellman, Ed.D., is an associate professor of English at Missouri State University. She studied studio art at the School of the Worcester Art Museum with masters of painting and printmaking like Tom Lewis, Sally Bishop, and Ella Delyanis. She holds a doctorate in Language, Literacy, and Cultural Studies from Boston University. She is best known for her publications in TESOL and directs a National Professional Development grant project called Show Me Multiliteracy (multiliteracy.net).
Andrea is a prolific fine artist, who maintains an online gallery of her works. Her preferred medium is digital painting although she has worked in oil painting, watercolor, etching, collage, mixed media, and photography. Accolades for Andrea’s art include a Gold Award and a Bronze Award from the J. Mane Gallery, a Second Place Award and an Honorable Mention from the Ten Moir Gallery, three Bronze Awards from the Camelback Gallery, an Artistic Excellence Award and two Honorable Mentions from Fusion Art, a Special Merit Award and a Special Recognition Artist from the Light Space Time Gallery and an Honorable Mention from the Art Show International Gallery. Andrea was a featured artist in Hayden Ferry’s Review Issue 72, Spring/Summer, 2023.
My current art projects are about play and exploration. I experiment with color schemes, curious shapes, light patterns, varied lines, dynamic compositions, and my own texture brushes. My digital brushwork expresses feelings of warmth and connectedness. I occupy myself with “what if” questions to generate creative imagery: What if I could capture a 360-degree view of these woods? What if a dragonfly’s wing was a stained-glass window? What if these blooms crystallized or melted? What if birds were dancers and dancers were birds? I visualize my musings and sensations in the present. I live in the picturesque Ozarks region in a thriving arts community, surrounded by beauty in all directions. Artists, actors, poets, writers, musicians, and dancers are everywhere, set against a stunning backdrop of scenic parks, hills, woodlands, and lakes. I am a collector of fleeting moments of pure pleasure.
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Karen Safer is a photographic artist, documentary photographer, published writer, and poet with a musical bent. As fifth-generation native Angelino, she was given a camera and crayons at 3 and exposed to dominant California motifs: light, palm trees, the ocean, music, and vernacular architecture that helped define and influence her left-handed aesthetic. She was influenced by her dad (educator and calligrapher) who developed black & white photos in their back washroom/turned darkroom and by her mother’s thirst for knowledge and travel.
She was fortunate to begin a life of travel as a pre-teen which shaped her love of the exotic paired with an eye for the formal, accidental, and unusual while subliminally seeking the “beautiful” that jiggles the lens/frame of her eye. From the onset, she documented her surroundings and family and friends’ events. During COVID she was photographed from her balcony and was dubbed the “Monet of Playa del Rey.”
Not sure if behind or ahead of the times, she has been in over 10 solo shows and 170+ juried and group exhibitions, from London, Rome, Glasgow, Zurich, Barcelona, Budapest, Athens, Prague, Hawaii, Canada, and California to New York, winning 135+ Talent, Merit, Honorable Mention and Special Recognition Awards. Competing in current exhibitions has made her stretch and expand her visual vocabulary. She has traveled and photographed in over 230 countries (and territories).
Initially, she began painting and printmaking alongside the study of art and architectural history before wholly embracing photography with influences from Mesopotamia to Vermeer/Matisse and Atget to Cindy Sherman. She is a self-described “romantic soul” with intellectual cravings, currently residing in Playa del Rey, CA.
She received a bachelor’s and master’s degree with honors in art from UCLA and CSULB. Her career includes work in design and architecture firms and is the principal of ArtFocus International.
I got a camera and some crayons as a kid,
journeyed along a path in life – far from what I’d expected,
moved from youth to middle age,
did some work, had some fun, got high, got low,
and just continue doing it – never tiring of the next visual surprise.
– Life is still a mystery, after all. – kjs
Home Coming
Jerry Weems
Born: Coahoma County, Mississippi
Education: 2007: Master’s Degree, Studio Arts, California State University, Los Angeles, CA.
1995: Bachelor of Science Degree, Regents College, University of the State of New York, NY
2023 27th Biannual Carroll Harris Simms National Art Competition and Exhibition, Dallas African American Museum, Dallas, TX.
2023 Black Joy, National Juried Art Exhibition, ArtsCouncil, Fayetteville, NC.
2023 Human Rights, Art Exhibition College of the Sequoias, CA.
2023 We the People, Ontario Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA.
2022 Dia De Los Muestos, Ontario Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA.
2022 Dysonna Art Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA.
2022 On Different Grounds, Chaffey Community Art Museum, San Bernardino, CA.
2021 Out From Under, Art Council of San Bernardino, CA.
2021 All Media, Irvine Fine Art Center, Irvine CA.
2020 Black History Art Exhibition, Alkebu-lan Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
As an artist, my work delves into the childhood memories of growing up in the segregated South in the early sixties. I draw inspiration from the houses I lived in, often referred to as shacks and shotgun houses, which were originally built on plantations for former slaves and tenants framers. Despite the negative connotations associated with these homes, they held a special place in my heart, encapsulating the true meaning of home. Through my art, I strive to evoke a sense of nostalgia and emphasize the importance of family, friends, and community, showcasing the emotional impact they had on my life. By exploring themes of attachment, belonging, and the power of place, I aim to convey the profound statement that “home is where the heart is.”
Home From The Bar Alone
Stevan Dupus is a San Diego-based LGBTQ+ artist, painter, and educator. Born and raised in a Kansas City suburb, his passion for art ignited at age six during a visit to the Nelson Atkins Museum, where Caravaggio’s St. John the Baptist left a profound impression. Despite frequent moves between Kansas City and Albuquerque due to his parent’s divorce, Stevan found solace in art throughout his education.
Initially pursuing computer programming for stability, Stevan eventually sought a more accepting environment and moved to San Diego with just $650. While bartending and managing an LGBTQ+ bar, he rediscovered his love for art through night classes at San Diego City College, where he first worked with oil paint. He earned his Associate of Arts in 3D Design in 2010 and continued his education at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), where he refined his techniques, found his artistic voice, and graduated in 2014 as the first in his family to earn a Bachelor’s degree.
Stevan returned to CSULB in 2016, achieving his MFA in 2019 while gaining teaching experience through internships and courses. Today, he teaches at several colleges, including CSULB, Long Beach City College, and San Diego City College of Continuing Education.
Stevan’s artwork reflects his 18 years immersed in the LGBTQ+ community, capturing its vibrancy and challenges. His paintings have been featured in the KPBS documentary San Diego Gay Bar History and exhibited in California, New York, and Massachusetts, earning accolades such as Third Place in Brea Gallery’s “Made in California” and Best in Show at The Studio Door’s “Proud+” exhibition.
Stevan’s journey from Kansas City to California exemplifies resilience and dedication. Through teaching and creating, he inspires others to embrace their own artistic journeys.
I create paintings that explore the social interactions within San Diego’s LGBTQ+ bar communities, informed by over 15 years as a bartender and bar manager. My work reflects the shrinking role of LGBTQ+ bars as safe spaces, capturing both joyful human connections and the underlying loneliness and contradictions within these environments. Themes include moments of passion, the interplay of public versus private, and the tension between inclusion and exclusion.
My process begins with lived experiences in LGBTQ+ nightlife. I photograph spaces that meet my compositional needs, collage the images physically or digitally, and crop compositions to immerse the viewer while referencing social media’s influence. My palette reflects the dark, neon-lit atmosphere of bars, using saturated colors, glitter, and textured paint to convey time, movement, and intoxication. Flags and abstracted silhouettes reinforce queer identities and reference LGBTQ+ history.
The work examines non-assimilationist politics, highlighting the duality of the LGBTQ+ community striving to preserve its diversity while navigating cultural assimilation. By portraying a homo-normative narrative, I present the community as a reflection of a heteronormative society. Drawing on feminism’s concept of the male gaze, the viewer becomes a voyeur, challenged to question their relationship to LGBTQ+ society.
Influences include David Park, Edward Hopper, Lucian Freud, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, whose work inspires my use of cropping, heavy paint application, and themes of love, loss, and desire. Contemporary artists like John Sonsini and Andrew Salgado influence my approach to color, abstraction, and emotional expression. My work seeks to capture the erosion of these social spaces through the rise of dating apps and broader societal shifts in LGBTQ+ acceptance.
Home Invasion
On a remote island in Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Vivian Cavalieri fashions multimedia assemblages addressing societal issues including equality, victim’s rights, and the environment. A lifetime art lover, Cavalieri is self-taught, her palette and style deeply influenced by her Venetian heritage. She now focuses exclusively on multimedia assemblages after having spent 20 years as an attorney representing non-profits and another 10 designing ornate, multi-strand necklaces sold primarily through boutiques.
Despite her having only recently begun marketing these assemblages, Cavalieri’s work has been included in over 25 juried exhibitions, both in-person and virtual. Six of her works can be seen in the “Woven” exhibit that opened at the Sasse Museum in Los Angeles in May 2023 and travels to France in August, and to Ireland in November. Five of her assemblages were recently shown on screens in London and Athens, and five others will be seen in Tribeca this October.
Home Invasion, these Marine Snails Feed On The Oysters That We Farm Sustainably. We Cannot Keep Them Out Of The Oyster Cages. Out Of Frustration, I Push Their Invasion To An Extreme Imagining That They Have Managed To Travel Through The Pipes Into Our House.
I create conceptual, mixed media assemblages that address societal issues such as equality, climate change, anthropomorphism, pollution, immigration/emigration, and victims’ rights. The structured nature of my small-scale scenes directly contrasts with the amorphous issues addressed. Shy by nature, I convey my concerns with gentle humor, believing this approach is more likely to engage a viewer with a different perspective.
I am drawn to mixed media because it permits me to use an eccentric mix of elements in unconventional ways and create balance by juxtaposing color, form, and texture. I usually include a segment of an ornate necklace I previously designed, along with objects that complement its colors and quality, such as fine dollhouse miniatures and richly textured fabrics. I complete the scene with diverse other materials, including realistic animal models, found objects, digitally manipulated photographs, ribbon, art board, wood, and mirrors. I employ diverse techniques in creating a scene, including sewing, jewelry design, woodworking, Photoshop, and painting with acrylics.
Much of my art is highly symbolic, so I provide guidance on signage at exhibits and on my website. I place the viewer into the scene by setting museum glass in a 4” deep custom frame curving towards the viewer.