Unexpected Aesthetic: The Art of Michael David Kozlowski
Still Think About You, bleached raw canvas (unwashed)
Michael David Kozlowski works in a painterly style using nontraditional painted materials such as bleach and plaster. The artist’s works have an unexpected aesthetic that is at times ghostly, and at times laden with heavy texture and suggested figure.
I find Michael’s bleach paintings to be a fascinating reimagining of the traditional paint-on-canvas mode of…
Stained Glass and Mosaic Art by Karen Spears
Starfish Bowl, concrete sculpture, painted and finished with stained glass
Karen Spears is a painter, sculptor, and glass artist The artist combines the aesthetics of stained glass and mosaic art techniques, often blending these techniques with painting or sculpture to create fascinatingly textured and coloured objects.
Monarch & Sunflowers, stained glass with copper wire hanger
Karen’s stained glass mosaic hangings are a…
Aesthetic Possibilities: The Art of Linda Cohen
Linda Cohen is an artist of many talents, working in a wide variety of media and taking advantage of the unique aesthetic possibilities of each. Throughout her practice, Linda explore texture, colour, figurative work, and abstraction, through a lens of joyful experimentation.
Recently, Linda has created a series of gnomes -- sculpted from repurposed clothing and other found materials, these figures have a welcoming…
Fantastic Favourites: Ronnie Spiewak, Douglas Moulden, Jim Holbrook
Let’s take a look at some of our favourite works from three different artists. Though these three artists work in very different media and styles, they share in their well-defined sense of aesthetics and contemporary approach to their subject matter.
Ronnie Spiewak
Ronnie is a Maryland-based artist who works primarily in the medium of collage. Using an exacto knife and various colourful two-dimensional materials, the artist…
Painting, Illustration, and Sculpture by Carolina Seth
Carolina Seth is an artist working in painting, illustration, and sculpture. The artist’s style capitalizes on illustrative techniques, often with a focus on feminine and mythological figures and cool colours.
Nekoland, acrylic on wood panel
A lot of Carolina’s work reminds me of the likes of Megan Majewski, Rebecca Chaperon, or even Clementine de Chabaneix. The artist’s portfolio is a nice balance…
Explorations of Physical Space: The Art of Rachel K. Bury
Rachel K. Bury is an American artist currently based in Austin, Texas. The artist’s portfolio centers on explorations of physical space, and two-dimensional images transformed into three-dimensional objects.
It’s interesting to see examples of artworks in both two and three dimensions in Rachel’s portfolio. The artist has perfected an interesting method of working,…
A Portfolio of Illustrative Pop-Art Portraits by Yume
Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread, acrylic on illustration board
Yume is a Japanese artist currently based in Orange County, California. The artist’s portfolio is packed with stylized, illustrative pop-art portraits and explorations into everything from TV characters to popular brands.
SOUPERGIRL, acrylic on illustration board
I like the way Yume uses colour throughout her portfolio. The artist tends toward uniform, complementary…
Avian, Botanical, and Equine Subjects: The Art of Debbie Hart
Debbie Hart is an artist originally from southern Wisconsin. The artist’s practice has been informed by the natural landscape of the midwestern United States, as well as her background and training in scientific illustration. Debbie’s art portfolio showcases the artist’s skill with all manner of avian, botanical, and equine subjects.
I really appreciate the attention to detail that Debbie devotes…
Geometric Forms and Equations: Art by Amarie Bergman
001-no.1 (detail), found painted board
Amarie Bergman is originally from Edmonton, Alberta, and now lives and works in Bunbury, Australia. The artist favours a distilled, minimalist, abstract style of working that draws on many different media and addresses the geometric forms and equations that are intrinsic in all spaces.
Cosmic Bodies no. 1, Tasmanian oak (1.9cm diameter rod), paper, wire, synthetic fabric, metal attachments,…
The Portfolio of Oil Painter Patty Yehle
Patty Yehle is an oil painter currently based in Boston. The artist’s works straddle the line between straightforward realism and surreal, symbolic painting, often combining elements of both to great effect.
In some ways, the works Patty’s portfolio remind me of pieces by Kevin Sloan or Armando Sebastian. The artist’s use of lattice patterns recalls the painted-porcelain textures in some…
Spiritual Wonder: The Art of Ginger Garrett Arthur
Presence of God, oil on canvas
Ginger Garrett Arthur is a Philadelphia-based painter who works frequently with landscape subject matter, creating images that showcase sweeping vistas while imparting an infectious sense of spiritual wonder.
Ginger tends to work in a loose style, working large, confident brush marks over flat planes of colour to build up textural illusions of skies, clouds, and flat fields. In some works,…
Marketing, Advertising, and Branding by Nathalie Gribinski
Easthill | Tea Shop | Hands-out
Nathalie Gribinski is an artist and graphic designer based in Chicago. In her graphic design practice the artist works with a range of clients, producing both digital and print media for marketing, advertising, and branding.
Firm Roots | Duo Pianist Lara Driscoll and Chris White
As we saw in our previous feature of Nathalie’s informative layouts, the artist is skilled at adapting her personal style and…
Colours and Landscapes: The Art Portfolio of Kathie Selinger
Kathie Selinger is an artist currently based in Chilliwack, BC. In her practice, Kathie is inspired by the colours and landscapes of her travels abroad, as well as local subject matter The artist’s unique style is informed partly by Kathie’s previous work in printmaking media.
From a Friend's Garden, acrylic
I really like the texture of Kathie’s artworks -- the artist tends toward a bold colour…
Energy in All Its Forms: Art by Hooshang Khorasani
Bouquet in a Blue Vase, acrylic on canvas
Hooshang Khorasani is a primarily Louisiana-based artist who works in acrylic and mixed media, producing artworks that express energy in all its forms. The artist’s subjects range from abstraction, to floral, to equines, to landscape.
Roan Runner, acrylic on canvas
I love the way that Hooshang employs lighting in his pieces, using gesturally applied strokes of colour to build up volume,…
Oil, Encaustic, and Watercolour art by Catherine Radix Mansell
Catherine Radix Mansell is an artist based in Rhode Island. The artist paints in a variety of media, including oil, encaustic, and watercolour, with the latter works employing a style influenced by traditional Asian painting techniques.
Even organized into galleries according to very different media and techniques, there’s still a sense of cohesion in Catherine’s portfolio that I…