Compositional Flow: The Art Portfolio of Ruby Lindner
Back to Basics: 123-ABC, acrylic on canvas
Ruby Lindner grew up in Colorado, and lived in Paris and Berlin before moving back to Seattle, where she began painting in the early 2000s. Ruby’s works are abstract, with a focus on colour and compositional flow.
I really like the colour palettes that Ruby utilizes in her paintings. Each work contains a multitude of colourful, textural planes. The variety of…
The Photography Portfolio of Polly Borland
UntitledPolly Borland is an Australian photographer who has worked in both editorial photography and fine art photography. In her portfolio, Borland favours imagery of the human form, but often distorts this form using clothing, nylon fabric, and bizarre or fanciful makeup.
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I find the artist’s work with nylon stockings quite interesting. The focal points of many of Borland’s photographs are bizarre, vaguely flesh-like…
The Bunka Embroidery Portfolio of Mary Lee Chisholm
Mary Lee Chisholm-Morgan works in Bunka embroidery, a style of embroidery that originated in Japan, and became popular in the United States in the 1970s. In her art portfolio, Mary Lee uses the technique to create images of a wide range of subjects.
I’m really impressed by the level of detail that Mary Lee is able to capture in each of her works. Seeing photographs of finished and framed pieces, I…
The Art Portfolio of Kipwani Kawanga
A wall is just a wall (installation view at The Power Plant, Toronto)
Kapwani Kiwanga is originally from Hamilton, Ontario, and is now based in Paris. The artist’s practice is multi-faceted, with Kiwanga often utilizing multiple media and formats in a single work, reflecting a diverse perspective on her socially and culturally charged subject matter.
A wall is just a wall (installation view at The Power Plant, Toronto)
Much of the…
Visual Experiments: The Photography Portfolio of Andy Humphrey
Andy Humphrey was born in Barbados, and is now based in Ohio. In his portfolio, Andy uses photography to document his life and home environment, as well as for visual experiments and vibrant photomanipulations.
Andy doesn’t shy away from saturated colour in his photography, and the bright, true-to-life colours in his photographs lend the works a frank, almost journalistic feeling. In some photographs, the subjects…
A Sense of Spiritualism: The Art Portfolio of Catherine Emile
Bittergreen, acrylic on canvas
Catherine Emile is an abstract painter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Inspired by music, poetry, and a sense of spiritualism and introspection, Catherine creates paintings that embrace a variety of textures and mark-making techniques.
Still soft with sleep, acrylic on canvas
The artist’s recent works have a great sense of fluidity and movement -- long, heavy strokes of paint often appear more poured than…
A Portfolio of Plein Air and Florals by Kathleen Willingham
Kathleen Willingham is a Virginia-based painter and pastel artist. Kathleen was drawn to art by abstract subject matter, and now paints abstractions as well as plein air and florals.
Through the Chasms of my Mind, acrylic on paper
I enjoy the way Kathleen’s style lends itself to the practice of painting en plein air. The artist’s works are slightly gestural and impressionistic, capturing the lighting and…
A Portfolio of Baseball Art by Vincent Bova
Vincent Bova has a varied background in art-related fields, and has had commercial success as a sketch artist for Topps baseball cards and memorabilia. The artist’s current portfolio showcases some of this baseball art, as well as some of the artist’s recent forays into other painted subject matter.
It’s interesting to see the artist’s baseball paintings next to his Koi fish paintings.…
The Art and Design Portfolio of Alex Cruz Studio
Single family residential renovation design, North Burnaby, BC
Alex Cruz works in architecture and design, creating sleek, updated designs for residential buildings and houses through Alex Cruz Studio. Alex also has an impressive photography portfolio, packed with images from his travels around the world.
Real versus Render, Maple Ridge, BC
It’s interesting to see the way that Alex’s studio addresses different concerns for…
Moody Compositions: The Art Portfolio of Clayton R. Jones
Painter and mixed-media artist Clayton R. Jones creates dark, moody compositions that pack in an impressive amount of detail. Combining a variety of figurative subjects, Clayton creates images that are surreal and moody.
In recent works, Clayton has been playing with abstraction, paring down his use of figurative elements to create paintings that capture a deep, dark mood. I like the wide, uneven planes of colour…
The Art Portfolio of Watercolour Painter Linda Hanna
Linda Hanna is a California-based watercolour painter with a background in interior design. In her paintings, the artist embraces a gestural, loose style that seems to work perfectly with the ethereal aspects of her chosen medium.
I really appreciate the amount of colour that Linda is able to pack into each of her works -- even when painting subjects that don’t necessarily evoke a rainbow in the mind. Linda’s…
Futuristic and Fantastic: The Art Portfolio of Andy Hoyos
SYLVIA and SASHA, digital painting, archival quality printing to high-gloss aluminum, acrylic painted birch wood panel and resin
Andy Hoyos was born in Los Angeles and is now based just outside of Seattle. As an artist, Andy favours a combination of digital and traditional media, creating intricate figurative paintings that blend futuristic and fantastic imagery.
FERAL ANGEL, acrylic paint on birch wood panel
I’m really impressed by…
Rural Countryside: The Art Portfolio of Gary Nowlin
Back Road to Lake Sam, Sam Rayburn Lake, Texas
Growing up in Texas, Gary Nowlin was often inspired by the rural landscapes he encountered on long drives. This sense of affinity for the rural countryside is clear in the artist’s current portfolio, where expansive landscape paintings abound.
Reflections on the San Gabriel, San Gabriel Trail, Georgetown, Texas
The texture of Gary’s paintings is oddly satisfying. The works are…
The Contemporary Painting Portfolio of Dennis Noble
Dennis Noble was born in England during World War II, and moved to Ontario as a teenager. Dennis passed away in 2014, leaving behind a legacy of unique contemporary paintings, and a full portfolio of skillful original works.
The works in Dennis’ portfolio exemplify a painting style that grew out of a talent for realistic depictions, with the artist adopting an original style that draws on realism, as…
Balance and Harmony: The Art Portfolio of Matt Kantor
Dutch Tulip Abstract, oil and acrylic
Matt Kantor was born in Key West, Florida, and grew up in Texas. In his practice, Matt seeks to capture a sense of balance and harmony. He works in a range of media including graphite, charcoal, and oil paint, and often used flowers as a motif.
With Matt’s consistent use of floral subject matter, it’s easy to observe the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways in which his style…