William Kent's Portfolio of Panoramic Landscape Photos
Photographer William Kent evokes the scale of nature in his expansive, panoramic landscape photos. William’s images capture every detail of a scene in crisp, clear detail, inviting the viewer to linger in every corner of the picture plane.
On Road to Cape Blanco 3, infrared photo
In our previous feature of William’s intensely saturated images, we looked at the way William celebrates colour in his works. The artist’s…
Colour and Composition: The Art Portfolio of Jarmila Kostliva
Jarmila Kostliva creates abstracted artworks that focus on texture, colour, and composition, while drawing parallels to human and other biological forms. Jarmila tends to work in a range of mixed media, including both oil and acrylic paint, producing finished products that are striking in their mysteriousness.
In our previous feature of Jarmila’s biomorphic, tactile imagery, we looked at…
Sculptural Artworks: The Portfolio of Sean Sweeney
Untitled, plexiglass, altered ceiling panels, epoxy resin, latex paint
Sean Sweeney is a conceptual installation artist based in Baltimore. The artist creates sculptural artworks from found objects, often using a subdued colour scheme and hard-edged geometric designs with occasional interventions.
Untitled, iPhone photo on paper in artist-made frame
In our previous feature of Sean’s works, we looked at the way the artist’s…
The Jewelry and Bookmaking Portfolio of Char DeRouin
Char DeRouin is a mixed media artist creates works in paint, costume design, jewelry and bookmaking. The artist’s style is one that blends packed, frenetic compositions with subdued pastel colour schemes for an aesthetic that seems soft and inviting.
I quite enjoy the tactile look and feel that Char achieves, especially in her bookmaking works. The pieces in her Paper + Stitch gallery evoke a collaged, found-object…
Jungle Creatures: The Art Porfolio of Jason Shanaman
Mountain Gorilla Silverback and Baby, hydrostone with bronze patina and coloured patina
Jason Shanaman creates beautifully detailed resin sculptures of animals. Most notably, the artist’s work focuses on chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans – though Jason has also produced likenesses of lizards and other jungle creatures.
Primal Thinker Chimpanzee, hydrostone with hand-painted bronze coating and patina
In our previous feature of…
Decorative Art: The Portfolio of Robert Milling
Landscape murals for Lexus dealership
Robert Milling uses his skills with figurative painting and perspective to create realistic murals, faux finishes, and other decorative art projects. Based in California, Robert designs paintings to adorn spaces indoor and outdoor, in public and private.
detail of Lexus landscape mural
I find it interesting how Robert creates a sense of depth in his works. In our previous feature of the artist’s…
Paint and Pencil Photorealism: The Art Portfolio of Jeffrey M. Green
Birdhouse and Blossoms, oil on canvas
Jeffrey M. Green draws images with an eye for paint and pencil photorealism, creating still-life and floral works that look like they could jump right off the canvas – along with landscapes that seem to stretch out into real space.
Illumination, coloured pencils
For Jeffrey, the practice and process of art-making are both ways of working through personal anxieties and connecting to higher…
Animal Portraits: The Art Portfolio of Ronald George Straight
Home on the Range, oil on canvas
Ronald George Straight is an oil painter who produces vibrant landscapes and animal portraits, often combining elements of both into single paintings and even individual figures. Much of Ronald’s work explores personal themes of identity and solitude.
I really enjoy the cohesive colour scheme that Ronald tends to use in his works. Fiery oranges and reds dominate the artist’s…
The Art Portfolio of Watercolour Painter Jane Crosby
Purple Rhoddie, watercolour on cold-pressed paper
Jane Crosby is a watercolour painter based in British Columbia. The artist’s preferred subject matter encompasses flowers and plants from both the coastal landscape and the prairies, as well as still-life imagery, teacups, and other objects.
Oregano "Kent Beauty," watercolour on cold-pressed paper
Jane began painting full time after many years spent working in the healthcare sector.…
Textured Mixed Media: The Art Portfolio of Kenn Raaf
In Memoriam, oil paint and New York Times clippings from 09/11/2001 on panel
Kenn Raaf creates dark, heavily textured mixed media works with subject matter ranging from the abstract to the macabre. The artist sometimes incorporates novel materials into his compositions, such as newspaper clippings, found objects, and elements of sculpture.
Teddy's Psalm, found items and mixed media
The gallery on Kenn’s art portfolio website…
Esoteric and Visceral: The Art Portfolio of John Douglas
Filmmaker and mixed media artist John Douglas has built up a portfolio that spans decades and is packed with work both esoteric and visceral. John’s works often focus on social and economic issues sometimes in a frank way and other times with undercurrents of meaning that leave the exact message up for interpretation.
I find John’s work with computer imaging and digital modelling rather…
The Portfolio of Interdisciplinary Artist Sonny Assu
SNIKT, acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel
Sonny Assu is an interdisciplinary artist based in British Columbia. Sonny’s works combine motifs of west coast First Nations artwork with the contemporary imagery of video games, pop art, comic books, and branded packaging.
Giant Sized Spectacular, #4, acrylic ink, Marvel comic book pages on Stonehenge paper
The artist’s recent series The…
Paintings of Animals: The Portfolio of Jennifer Sparacino
Little Blue Bear, acrylic on canvas
Jennifer Sparacino creates intensely vibrant paintings of animals. Based in Chilliwack, BC, Jennifer’s subject matter includes local animals like rabbits and bears, as well as inhabitants of tropical locales like tigers and colourful birds.
Jungle With Tiger, acrylic on canvas
I really enjoy the sense of focus in Jennifer’s artworks. The artist’s paintings manage to look wildly energetic even…
Photographic Abstractions: The Portfolio of Richard R. Ashby
Artist Richard R. Ashby uses the world around him to create bright photographs and photographic abstractions. The artist’s work explores colour and composition, and often utilizes floral forms.
Richard’s series of rock and mineral abstractions are beautiful – and fascinating. In extreme close-ups, the veins and planes of colour in mineral formations appear as flowing, splashy abstractions.…
Abstract Compositions: An Art Portfolio by Allyson Malek
Chopstix 1, acrylic on Arches watercolour paper
Allyson Malek explores colour contrast and harmony in her mixed media art portfolio. The artist paints with acrylic and mixed media on paper and canvas, creating abstract compositions that vary from blended and serene, to bright, detailed and poppy.
In our previous feature of Allyson’s bright, bubbly abstract art, we looked at the artist’s recent works…