I have always been captivated by visual images. Like a poem, a painting can be “read” in any number of ways. The longer the viewer gazes at it, the more meanings, references and associations the painting offers. These simultaneous meanings imbue an image with its intense communicative power. In my own work I seek to… Read more »
I started making dolls In 1992. I had just moved to the Washington, D.C. area and was walking through Old Town Alexandria, VA, and I came upon a shop called Angie’s Doll boutique. The ladies in the shop asked if I was looking for my mother or my girlfriend? I replied that I was a… Read more »
Washington, DC-based artist Joey P. Mánlapaz was born in the Philippines and came to the United States as a young teen. She attended the George Washington University earning a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Fine Arts and Zoology (Pre-Medicine) and subsequently a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting. Mánlapaz exhibits widely and receives… Read more »
ART LIFE / LIFE ART with Anne Marchand Paintings Sculptures The current body of work is a group of paintings that employ a wide variety of materials and processes. These new paintings grow out of an earlier series that was inspired by photographs of galaxies and nebulae seen through the Hubble telescope. The… Read more »
Formed from hundreds of individual pieces of wire, Kristine Mays has developed a way of expressing the human form through wire. “As an artist I am very aware of the impermanence of life. With metal wire I have timelessly captured a fleeting moment that I hope will last for decades. My artwork points to… Read more »
“Fashion is well known as a reliable reflection of cultural trends and historical events. On a personal level, it has become my creative vehicle for exploring mysteries of life. My inspiration arose from contemplating the dichotomy between the perception of women as fragile, delicate creatures, and the reality that most women are defined… Read more »
Sculptures Functional Sculptures Hadrian Mendoza, a stoneware Potter, works with a fearless and audacious search for unusual and indigenous forms, including expressionistic and abstract shapes. Mendoza was a graduate at Mary Washington College in Virginia and a former student at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC, where he was awarded the prestigious… Read more »
PAINTINGS PORTRAITS A BOOK BY DAVIS MORTON In the spirit of “show me … don’t tell me,” this book uses a unique adventure to deliver its message by pairing 40 different paintings with prose, vignettes, and stories that were inspired by those paintings. To see a sample of this book, please click… Look inside… Read more »
When I sculpt, I am recovering hundreds of years of lost harmony of the people. In the past, people were proud of their work and did it with skill and power. People recognized of what you are capable. We have lost this belief. It is up to us the artists, to recover the harmony we… Read more »
Stuck on a proverbial iceberg, disengaged from the rest of humanity, I empathize with the polar bears and other animals soon to be inundated by the global-warming induced floodwaters encouraged by our present politicians and government officials. Artists inform, artists warn, artists engage. This is my scream. Are you listening? Can you hear me? Will… Read more »
Bronze Sculptures Jewelry Outdoor Sculptures I have always felt that the desire to communicate is one of the great universal reasons why artists create their work. It is certainly the main reason why I love to create participatory art. Many of my sculptures are meant to be touched and moved and are purposefully… Read more »
My paintings take advantage of humor. (The absurd rears its ugly head.) The process is as important as the artwork itself. My work is changing and dynamic. Tumultuous materials explode in a rush of energy. Elements of the familiar arise with the repetition of characters and situations. Familiar actions and themes surface as the pieces progress: Business vs. life … Read more »
MARCELO NOVO was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated as a Profesor de Bellas Artes from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “Prilidiano Pueyrredon” and studied painting under Surrealist artist Roberto Aizemberg. He received a Master’s Degree from the University of South Carolina and taught art at Benedict College from 1995 to 1998. His art… Read more »
Creativity is a passion that can be expressed through a variety of mediums. While it may not be readily apparent, all of Katharine Owens work is created using paper with only the auxiliary use of watercolor paint. At first glance, it may appear as if her work is a painting or even a photograph. Viewers… Read more »
For more than 45 years, as President of Foresite Planning, Inc., Jerome Harris Parmet focused his artistic career on planning/designing/rehabbing architectural interiors and buildings for corporations, showrooms and restaurants primarily in NYC and its metro area. However, he always remembered a gratifying experience in a sculpture class in college and upon semi-retirement twenty years… Read more »