Artist Spotlight – Virgil Dube

Artist Name: Virgil Dube

Location: Jacksonvuille, Florida

Title of Artwork: The Wavers

Dimensions of Artwork: 24″x30″

Medium: Acrylics

Support: Canvas

Describe this Piece: The Wavers is a country painting depicting a fictional family in north Georgia, all friendly country folk who enjoy waving to cars and people passing their rustic country home on the clay hillside.

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Artist Spotlight – Alan Minshull

Artist Name: Alan Minshull

Location: Lancashire, England UK

Title of Artwork: Rushing In

Dimensions of Artwork: 50cmx50cm

Medium: Acrylics

Support: Canvas

Website: http://www.alanminshull.com

Describe this Piece: This is perhaps my most popular and most publicized work. Created in 2010 and made up of around 5 layers of acrylic paint ranging from darkest bleu/turquoise to light blue and white. It is inspired by nature the artist & sculptor carving rocks and creating new forms over thousands of years.

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Artist Spotlight – Allan kirk

Artist Name: Allan kirk

Location: France

Title of Artwork: Porto Riverside

Dimensions of Artwork: 27 x 22 cm

Medium: Pen and wash

Support: Cartridge paper

Website: http://tarnincolour.blogspot.com/

Describe this Piece: Sketched from a cafe on a short break to Porto in Portugal.. A classic historic european city, down by the riverside has beend designated a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Artist Spotlight – Anita Robbins

Artist Name: Anita Robbins

Location: Flower Mound, TX

Title of Artwork: Sunflowers

Dimensions of Artwork: 24″ x 36″

Medium: Oils

Support: Board

Website: http://www.artography.org

Describe this Piece: Sunflowers is a 24″ x 36″ Oil on board. This piece shows excellent color compliment and contrast along with perspective and design. It was chosen by the CityArtCal calendar project to be included in the listing of 100 best artist of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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Artist Spotlight – Josanne Mifsud Pikutzki

Artist Name:  Josanne Mifsud Pikutzki

Location: Malta

Title of Artwork: Pass it on

Dimensions of Artwork: 40 x 30 cm

Medium: Acrylics

Support: Canvas

Website: http://www.artissa.com

Describe this Piece: This is based on a photograph in a fashion brochure which reminded me of a game we played as children in Malta.

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Artist Spotlight – Leonie

Artist Name: Leonie

Location: South Africa

Title of Artwork: Scheme djy? (Cape slang for: Really?)

Dimensions of Artwork: 130 x 380

Medium: Oil.

Support: Oil on box canvas

Website: http://www.lifeart.co.za

Describe this Piece: Expressionistic realism. Small town lifestyle.

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Artist Spotlight – Kim Leanne Gibson

Artist Name: Kim Leanne Gibson

Location: Gympie Queensland Australia

Title of Artwork: Country Morning Spectators

Dimensions of Artwork: 500mm x 700mm

Medium: Pastel

Support: Art Spectrum Colour fix paper

Website: http://www.kimleanneart.com

Describe this Piece: Country Morning Spectators was compiled from a selection of reference photos. It depicts the atmosphere of a typical farm morning….feed the chooks…milk the cow….. It is my 1st serious self portrait and I wanted to convey my love of the country lifestyle in the painting. The complete process I followed for this is documented on my blog “Art Adventures” at www.kimleanneart/blogspot.com

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Artist Spotlight – Becky Joy

Artist Name: Becky Joy

Location: Phoenix

Title of Artwork: Sunlight Through the Oak

Dimensions of Artwork: 14×18

Medium: Oil

Support: Canvas

Website: http://beckyjoy.com

Describe this Piece: Oil on canvas with sunlight coming through the branches as a focal point. The colors become cooler and less pure as they move away from the focal point of the light. The field in front of the oak tree is a warm gray. All the grays in the painting help to create the glow of the light.

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Artist Spotlight – Guillaume

Your Name: Guillaume

Location: Paris

Title of Artwork: Chistoph Leray

Dimensions of Artwork: 24×32 cm

Medium: Monolith Graphite pencils

Support: 180 g/m2

Website: http://www.tonalpainting.com

Describe this Piece: This is a drawing style I invented that is based on the Tonal Painting Method called an ‘Estompe’ which is ‘to blur’ in French. There are no lines only statements against the form. This is a portrait of the Editor in Chief of ‘Le Courrier’ here in Paris. http://www.lecourrierdelarchitecte.com/expoconcours_352 This work will exhibited in Paris the week of April 14, 2011.

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Artist Spotlite – Walter Lynn Mosley

Artist Name: Walter Lynn Mosley

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Title of Artwork: Leticia

Dimensions of Artwork: 30×24

Medium: Oils

Support: Canvas

Website: http://www.walterlynnmosley.com

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