The Art Portfolio of Anne Farrall Doyle
Calm Winds Blowing, oil on canvas
Anne Farrall Doyle is based in Herefordshire, England, where she uses a contemplative, intuitive process to build her artworks. The artist’s work is usually produced in solitude, with plans and sketches helping to formulate her dreamlike final compositions.
Anna produces artworks in a range of traditional media, including oil paint, watercolour, and pastel. The works are…
Identity, Existence, and Change: Art by B.A. Martel
Warm and Fuzzy, acrylic on wood
B.A. Martel is an artist currently based on Canada’s West Coast. Martel spent much of their childhood in South America and Africa, and has travelled extensively as an adult. The artist’s work showcases a wide range of aesthetic and cultural influences while dealing with themes of identity, existence, and change.
Cold Winter's Day, acrylic on wood
Martel’s latest series, Hodi Mihi Cras Tibi --…
Plein Air and Landscape Painting by June Long-Schuman
Montauk Lighthouse, acrylic on canvas
June Long-Schuman is an artist based in Long Island, New York. The artist has a degree in art from the Pratt Institute, and has focused on printmaking as well as plein air and landscape painting. In her current practice, June produces a wide variety of works, all with a painterly, gestural approach.
Stony Brook Grist Mill, oil on canvas
I find June’s paintings, especially her landscapes, to be…
The Fibre and Textile Art Portfolio of Alison Lang
Roadrunner from the collection of A Flock of Many Colours
Alison Lang is a lifelong artist who, in her current practice, favours fibre and textile media. Her artworks are varied and often utilize a blend of different media, though they tend to have a sense of tactility and softness about them.
The artist’s recent series of wool appliqué pillows have a warm, decorative appearance. The combination of natural…
The Art Portfolio of Brian Rusconi
Brian Rusconi has been interested in art since he could hold a paintbrush, learning, as a child, from watching his grandmother paint. The artist’s current portfolio covers a variety of media and styles, with Brian’s obvious enjoyment of the practice shining through in each work.
As we saw in our previous feature of Brian’s work, one could almost point to Cubist influences in…
Artists at Large: The Portfolio of Erik Sunderman and Liz Mercer
Painted Manikin, acrylic on plastic mannequin display (by Liz Mercer)
Erik Sunderman and Elizabeth Mercer are an artist duo originally from Oklahoma City. Together, Erik and Liz produce work on a commission basis through their company Artists at Large. Each artist also maintains their own personal creative practice.
Pinstripe Skull, hand-painted pinstripes on cow skull
Erik and Liz’ portfolio features examples of larger-scale mural…
The Art Portfolio of Painter and Photographer Linda Richardi
A Thousand Wishes, acrylic and gold leaf
Linda Richardi is a painter and photographer currently living and working in California. In her practice, Linda produces works of abstraction and figuration, working with the advantages and quirks of each of her chosen media.
I like the way that Linda incorporates mixed media into her paintings. In paintings on canvas and wood panel, Linda uses a mixture of metallic leaf,…
Intricate and Delicate Batik Eggs by Eli Bockol
Fuschia tumbling blocks, ostrich
Eli Bockol is an artist produces incredibly intricate and delicate batik eggs in a variety of colours and patterns. The artist’s works incorporate multiple stylistic influences, from traditional quilt-like designs to more contemporary geometric abstraction.
I’m really impressed by the level of fine detail in each of Eli’s works. It’s astonishing how much detail the…
Brighter Than Life: The Photography Portfolio of Dan McGarrah
Dan McGarrah is a photographic artist who uses the medium of photography and combines it with digital techniques and wild, brighter-than-life colour schemes to create artworks that would be at home in a gallery of abstract paintings.
I really enjoy Dan’s FROM ABOVE series, in which the artist photographs the canopies of trees. It appears that the artist, ironically, takes the photos from below, allowing for a few of…
The Art Portfolio of Sebastian Evans
Old Flower #1, housepaint and spray paint on canvas
Sebastian Evans is an artist currently based in London, Ontario. In his practice, Sebastian tends to work with spray paint and other mixed media, producing abstract and geometric artworks with a soft, airbrushed texture.
4/14, spray paint and graffiti mop on paper, mounted on panel
I’m enjoying browsing through the artist’s recent works. In the painting series Old Flowers,…
Exploratory and Experimental Photography by Patrick McGuire
Patrick McGuire is a photographer based in San Francisco. The artist has a background in carpentry, and his photographs tend to be exploratory and experimental, blending a wide range of different subjects and styles to produce colourful images in film and digital photography.
installation on lower Irving street
I enjoy the diversity of subject matter in Patrick’s portfolio. The artist’s works range from…
Repeated Forms: The Art of RainbowMoon
Untitled, ink and watercolour pencil on mat board
RainbowMoon is an artist who creates intricate artworks, often in ink on paper, built up of numerous circles and small, repeated forms. Each of RainbowMoon’s artworks seems to have a dual existence, both as a collection of tiny objects and as one larger, cohesive entity.
Untitled, metallic inks on white paper
I really enjoy the works in RanbowMoon’s Circles Series -- the artworks in…
Amped Art Studio: The Portfolio of Kelly Schafer
Rosie Ledet Zydeco Sweetheart, fine art print
Kelly Schafer produces artwork under the name Amped Art Studio. The artist’s works deal frequently with music as their subject matter, and Kelly has a knack for creating energetic, personality-filled portraits of musicians engaged in their craft.
I really like the energy that imbues Kelly’s portraits of musicians. Like Melvin Clark, the artist focuses as much on…
Layered Narrative: The Art Portfolio of Laurey Foulkes
Laurey Foulkes was born into an artistic family and began studying art at an early age. In her current practice, the artist creates deeply layered narrative illustrations that invite close inspection and imaginative viewings.
I really enjoy the dark, saturated colour palettes that Laurey tends to use in her works, particularly in her painting and mixed media gallery. The works in this gallery tend…
The Photography Portfolio of Dawn Herlihy Reilly
Dawn Herlihy Reilly is a photographer currently based in Nassau County, Long Island, New York. In her photography practice, the artist challenges the medium through traditional and non-traditional means, occasionally introducing digital manipulation and collage techniques into her portfolio.
Though Dawn’s portfolio is highly varied, it’s interesting to see how the artist maintains a cohesive style and…