Delphiniums
Rebecca Gabriel is an Art Market Magazine Gold List Award Artist. She holds an MFA from UMass. Gabriel was interviewed for Art Market Magazine in 2020. She participated in the XII Florence Biennale in 2019, & has exhibited at the Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR; Denver Art Museum, CO; De Cordova Museum, MA; Oakland Museum, CA; Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, NY; etc. A retrospective was held at the Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR. Awards include First Award, Juror Henry Hopkins, “All California Art Exhibition”; Finalist in Artist’s Magazine; & Jurors Choice award in the “Human Form” exhibit, Newport Visual Art Center, OR.
Gabriel’s work was selected for the Executive Chairman’s office of the NEA in Washington, D. C. She is represented by Gallerie Karon, Ashland, OR; Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR; and Israeli Art Market.
Rebecca Gabriel’s published monograph, “A Woman’s Journey – A Life in Art,” has received critical acclaim. Art critic, Robert C. Morgan, writes, “Her ingenuity in perceiving her subjects…depends on an ability to understand painting as a language.”
Rebecca Gabriel has been awarded a University of Massachusetts Fellowship in Painting and a Haines Foundation Grant. Her work is featured in Art Market International, Calyx, Studio Visit, American Artwork, and World of Art MOMA Issue magazines.
Gabriel is a participating artist in the ISRAELI ART MARKET GROUP EXHIBITION 2020 and 2021, and was a contributing artist in the 2021 national juried exhibition, “PORTRAYED,” at the d’Art Center in Norfolk, Virginia. She is a featured artist in Biafarin and Gallerium’s online exhibitions: “Children-21”, “Emotions”, and “Chasing Ghosts VII” Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR, and Gallerium’s “Cancer 2022” exhibition. Gabriel’s work will be featured in the upcoming Gallerium exhibition “Femina,” and Diversia Gallery’s exhibit “Woman,” in conjunction with Woman’s History Month. 2023
To sit before the natural world and internalize its presence with painting or drawing, is to discover its structure, color, form, and very existence on a profound level. The self must leave “the self” and delve into its living subject, along with all the elements of wind, weather, light, and change. It is almost like a parallel moving hand is working in tandem with your own. This is the alchemy I seek and trust. I lose myself in the natural world before me, yet the core of myself or creativity imprints itself within the painting…The process is both humbling and expansive – filled simultaneously with deeper knowing and astonishing surprise.
Departure
Gina Kingsley is a fused glass artist based in New Rochelle, NY. With a fascination for glass since childhood, she has been working in various forms of glass art glass since 1996. Currently focusing on kiln glass, using both sheet and powdered frit to create functional and sculptural pieces. Her work has been exhibited extensively in the metropolitan area and can be found in private collections around the world. She also had a piece featured in a film that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC.
As a fused glass artist, I am drawn to the captivating beauty of the female form. My work is a reflection of my passion for portraying women’s strength and grace through the vibrant colors and flowing shapes of fused glass.
Through my art, I aim to spark conversations about the importance of women in our lives, and the world, and their tremendous impact on society. My hope is that my work inspires others to appreciate and celebrate the beauty, resilience, and spirit of women, and to embrace their own unique journey of self-discovery and growth.
As a fused glass artist, I am committed to exploring new techniques and mediums to create art that is not only visually stunning but also meaningful and impactful. Each piece is infused with my own experiences, perspectives, and emotions, making it a truly unique and personal creation.
In essence, my work is a tribute to the boundless potential of women, and the importance of embracing our individuality and celebrating our diverse identities.
Derealization
Sarah Marris-Swann is an artist from Utica, New York. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Utica College in 2012 and spent a decade caring for people experiencing chronic homelessness, mental illness, and addiction. While working in healthcare, she also became active in equity work, advocacy, and the labor movement. During this time, she began to turn to art, music, and writing to process traumatic events.
Following her experience with pregnancy loss, the COVID-19 pandemic, and mounting frustration with the work of navigating an obfuscatory and Kafkaesque healthcare system, in 2023 she left the nursing profession to pursue art, community engagement, and advocacy through the formation of a creative reuse center in Utica. Her paintings explore themes relating to mental health, displacement, and loss of cohesion; centering mundane elements that become sacred through these experiences and creating surrealist scenes that capture intimate moments of transformation and the loneliness of the human condition.
After I had a miscarriage in January 2022, one of the first things I did was paint Loss. A week later, I painted its companion, Missed Abortion, which is the technical term for the kind of miscarriage I experienced. This was around the same time that Dobbs v. Jackson was being argued in the Supreme Court, so also on my mind, as a nurse, was the importance of access to medications like misoprostol, which has been a vital component of women’s healthcare, and which I myself relied on during this experience. A year later, I began work on the final piece in this series, Derealization, as an exploration of growth after destruction and dislocation.
I tend to paint in intense bursts, working for long stretches at a time until the painting is finished. I love to work in deep, vivid colors, playing with dramatic light and shadow, and I often paint a few related works in a series, exploring different iterations and facets of a subject and its impermanence.
Desert Dance
Shavit Vos, Photographer.
47 years old. Mum to 3 boys. Was born in Kibbutz Zikim.
Today lives in the City of Ramat Gan, Israel.
Photography is her great passion and love for the last couple of years
and it’s her everyday activity. This is the way for her to express her art and creativity.
Shavit creates images to make emotional clay impressions of the things she sees.
Her ambition is to be original, and unique and to have cleanliness and accuracy in her works.
Photography is my passion and great love.
My art is a journey of self-discovery and self-expression. It is the process by which I choose to explore the little things and the world around me.
I think of my photographs as creations. I want to capture a moment and add my own vision to My creation.
Desert Roads Are Callin’ Me
Bryan Bromstrup is a self-taught artist who started oil painting in 2013 after suggestions from family artists going back four generations. He paints what he enjoys in life or whatever excites the artist inside him. Bryan continues to expand his artistic talents in oil painting and photography and other digital mediums. Originally, from Beech Grove, IN he currently resides in Terre Haute IN.
Bryan’s Great Grandmother was an artist. She encouraged and taught his mother to paint and after retirement, his Grandfather took up oil painting completing three generations. For most of his life, his mother had been encouraging Bryan to carry on an artistic legacy and the family tradition. During a holiday discussion in December of 2012, his mother talked him into giving painting a try, and after watching a couple of Bob Ross Joy of Painting episodes he sat down to paint his first piece. Hundreds of oil pieces later you could say the rest is history…
Bryan’s art comes from life experiences. It might be from pop culture or from observing interesting things around him, but it definitely comes from music, travel, and his love for the National Parks. “I’ve learned something new from every painting I have ever done. As I get older, I find the artist in me has come to the forefront, expanding the simple things I always did into pieces of art. When it comes to being creative, I look beyond the how to do it and enjoy the process of just letting the brush work its magic.” Bryan’s artwork rarely overlaps in representation as all have a distinct style. He likes to call his art style, “Bryanism”. You can find his art regularly on display throughout Indiana and online at galleries across the U.S.
Considering the theme, “Hello Tomorrow”, I have the opportunity to express my thoughts on the new year and what tomorrow might lead us towards. It represents where I’d like to go or be in 2023 and I believe will speak to others after the last few years of being somewhat stuck in a rut, at home without the adventure we might all seek in life. The title speaks for itself as we all find ways to seek a fulfilled future!
Desert Rose
As a recent college graduate, I have embarked on a journey of artistic exploration fueled by a lifelong passion for creativity. My name is Ayantu Audrey, and I am a multimedia artist specializing in the dynamic interplay of fabric, plaster, and acrylic. Born from a yearning to express myself authentically, my artistry is a testament to the transformative power of texture, color, and form.
I was born in Ethiopia and when I was seven I remember making colors using wild flowers and pressing them in my school notebooks. I didn’t have access to any art supplies, at that age I didn’t even know that art was a thing. I was just a curious little girl playing around with flowers in my notebook and creating mud figurines of my family members.
From an early age, art has been my steadfast companion, a source of solace and inspiration in times of joy and uncertainty alike. It is through my studies and experiences in college that I honed my skills and cultivated a deeper understanding of my craft. With each brushstroke and sculptural gesture, I discovered new avenues for self-expression, each piece a testament to the evolving tapestry of my imagination.
Now, as a full-time artist, I am committed to pursuing my passion with unwavering dedication and enthusiasm. Each day presents a new opportunity for growth and discovery, as I continue to push the boundaries of my creativity and expand the horizons of my artistic vision. Through my work, I strive to evoke emotion, spark conversation, and inspire others to embrace the beauty of the human experience.
As a mixed media artist, my creative journey is a fusion of tactile exploration and visual storytelling, where fabric, plaster, and acrylic intertwine to evoke emotions and narratives within each piece. My work is a reflection of the dynamic interplay between texture, color, and form, inviting viewers into a realm where traditional boundaries dissolve, and imagination takes flight.
The fabric serves as the foundation of my artistic expression, each swatch carrying its own history and essence, imbued with memories and experiences. With a keen eye for the beauty in imperfection, I embrace the frayed edges, intricate weaves, and vibrant patterns that characterize the textiles I incorporate into my creations. These fabrics become more than mere material; they are conduits of human connection, linking past and present, individual and collective.
Through the transformative medium of plaster, I mold and sculpt, shaping raw materials into evocative landscapes of texture and dimension. With each stroke and gesture, I seek to capture the fluidity of emotion and the complexity of the human experience. The tactile nature of plaster allows me to explore the interplay between light and shadow, revealing hidden depths and inviting contemplation.
Acrylic paint adds the final layer of depth and vibrancy to my work, infusing each piece with a burst of color and energy. From bold strokes to delicate washes, I manipulate the paint with a sense of spontaneity and intuition, allowing the composition to evolve organically. The juxtaposition of textures and hues creates a dynamic visual dialogue, drawing viewers into a rich tapestry of sensation and meaning.
In essence, my art is a testament to the power of experimentation and the beauty of collaboration between diverse materials. Through the synthesis of fabric, plaster, and acrylic, I seek to transcend the boundaries of conventional artistic practice, inviting viewers to embark on a journey of discovery and wonder. Each piece is an invitation to explore the intersections of the tangible and the ephemeral, the familiar and the unknown, forging connections that resonate long after the final brushstroke is laid.
Desire And Passion
Educated as an engineer, and worked as a programmer long enough to develop an app to create fractal art. As a lightworker, keeping the inner child happy is the highest priority, as this is the seed of divine creative power, and the creation of this art is an act of joy for the heart.
I am a lightworker creating healing magic by generating fractal art from the heart. All my art is made with the intention of unlocking creativity, healing the inner child, and expanding the consciousness of the viewer, to bring a deep and liberating awakening of divinity and infinite, joyous love.
All art in this exhibit can be made available in larger sizes. It all looks awesome at 3600 (poster size). The buyer may contact me to obtain a larger version of the images.
Dessert Delight
Michael Hartstein was born in 1946, in Los Angeles, California. His early interest in art began in grade school. While studying drawing and painting, art became a vehicle in class for learning about the life and culture of Mexico and South America. From that moment on, he was excited to use art as a medium to express the inexpressible beauty in life.
Michael has been painting for the last 50 years and is working out of his studio in Westlake Village, California. He has always enjoyed creating paintings about nature. From his early childhood, he studied every art book that was out there, learning art techniques from famous artists. His education in art has been in classes at The Art Center, Long Beach University, and Santa Monica College. His paintings have evolved over the years to an impressionistic style. In his love for nature, he likes to use bold colors, and textures and create a feeling of movement. Many paintings have water elements. Also, there is a lot of excitement and passion that he brings to his work. As he explores the subject that he wants to paint, he peels away the different layers to get to the essence of the subject.
Over the years Michael has sold many paintings and exhibited his art all around Southern California.
The theme of my artwork is: Bring Nature into Your Home. My paintings reflect some aspects of nature. I paint in an impressionistic style. I like to use bold colors that sometimes become more important than the subject matter. I like to create work that has fewer details.
I would like viewers to use their imagination to draw their own conclusions about what the painting means to them. My goal when someone views my paintings, is to stimulate awareness of how nature enriches our lives.
Dessert Triptych
Karen Safer is a photographic artist, documentarian, published writer, and poet with a musical bent. As a 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 photographed from her balcony and was dubbed the “Monet of Playa del Rey.”
She has been in over 12 solo shows and 220+ juried and group exhibitions in London, Rome, Glasgow, Zurich, Budapest, Barcelona, Athens, Prague, Paris, Amsterdam, Belgium, Hawaii, Canada, and from California to New York and from Minnesota to Santa Fe, to Florida, winning 190+ Talent, Merit, Honorable Mention and Special Recognition Awards. She has traveled and photographed in over 230 countries (and territories). She is a member of many art organizations.
Initially, she began painting and printmaking alongside 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.
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 principal of ArtFocus International.
A photographer has the whole world – big or small – to capture. kjs
Influences: I am a student of art, architecture, history, literature, film, and music. I have been heavily influenced by so many sources but here I’ve chosen to highlight art and photography influences from Hopper to Cartier-Bresson and from Atget to Cindy Sherman. So many influences on life from cities to nature to music and art. The Cartier-Bresson piece shows the influence of staircases and repetitive motifs have been so influential along with Atget’s famous scenes of Paris. William Hopper gave us light shapes and colors to peer into windows of contemporary life. I embrace all the many influences that have touched me deeply.