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V ictor Grasso’s painting A Darkness To End All Daybreaks is a story

about growing up. “When we’re children, we all have wonder, we
are all artists and we all have soaring imaginations,” he says. “It’s only
when we grow older these things fade, are forced out of us and die.
I told this story by combining one of the things I hold most dear in
this world—my daughter—with subjects that I find interesting like
mythology, fauna and death.”
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A Darkness To End All Daybreaks (detail), oil on linen, 22 x 60". Collection of the artist.
NEWS
Dry Ice, Smoke,

and Fireworks
T
he complete fireworks
archive of visionary
artist and feminist Judy
Chicago was recently acquired by
the Nevada Art Museum and will
debut in an exhibition beginning
in October 2021. The archive,
Judy Chicago: Dry Ice, Smoke, and
Fireworks, contains materials from
Chicago’s extensive body of work
with dry ice, colored smoke and
fireworks—a total of 45 projects
created between 1967 and present
Judy Chicago, Birthday Bouquet for Belen Smoke Test, 2019.
day. Works include photographs, © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
digital images, slides, 16 mm films, Photo © Donald Woodman/ARS, New York. Courtesy the
drawings, maps, clothing and more. artist; Salon 94, New York; Jessica Silverman Gallery, San
Francisco; and Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles.
Canopy
Dawit N.M., Adam’s Eye, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2017,
archival inkjet print. Courtesy the artist.
The Eye That

A
series of surreal tree paintings by Swiss-born
contemporary artist Nicolas
Party are on view in a virtual
exhibition at Hauser & Wirth. Canopy
Follows
N
features 11 watercolors of trees in
ew York-based photographer Dawit
abstracted, transitional forms, “inviting
N.M.’s work is on view at the Chrysler
viewers to consider the relevance of
Museum of Art’s Frank Photography
the landscape painting genre in a
Gallery in Norfolk, Virginia. In The Eye That
contemporary context, in a moment
Follows: Photographs by Dawit N.M., collectors
where the wonder of nature also
can observe poignant photographs taken
provokes complex associations.”
by the native Ethiopian artist in places like
Hampton Roads, New York and Ethiopia, as
Nicolas Party, Trees, 2020,
watercolor on paper, 12 x 12" well as music videos and short films produced
around the world. The exhibition remains on
view through August 16.
Customs House
Museum shows
C
ustoms House Museum & Cultural Center in Clarksville, Tennessee,
presents several exhibitions currently on view through September. The
Bright Life, which runs until September 21 in the Customs House Museum’s
Jostens Gallery, features the colorful paintings of Nashville artist Darlene Shaddon,
while Merica showcases a collection of miniature paintings by Debra Keirce. This
exhibition remains on view through September 3 in the Harvill Gallery.
Debra Keirce, Farmlands, oil

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THE
INFLUENCE
OF
WOMEN
Paintings that celebrate women will be featured in a
collaborative exhibition between Juliette Aristides’
atelier and Maryhill Museum of Art.
BY JOHN O’HERN
J uliette Aristides was trained in the classical tradi-

tion of drawing and painting and has dedicated
her life to passing on the traditions and the basic
displaying works of classical realism since its founding.
For the third consecutive year, Palermo has invited
alumni and current students of the atelier to exhibit at
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Joshua Langstaff,
Citizen of the World,
oil and gold metal
concept of learning to see. She says, “It is craftsman- the museum. The Influence of Women with Aristides leaf on linen, 26 x 16"
ship that opens the door to self-expression. I am Atelier is an online exhibition. Palermo explains, “The
excited about teaching the methods from our artistic theme of this exhibition was chosen to coincide with the
inheritance. I know that once this knowledge becomes 100th anniversary of women in America finally achieving
commonplace again, it can only enrich our cultural their right to vote. Artists were asked to explore the
life.” She is the founder of the Aristides Atelier, women who have influenced their life and art.”
located at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle. The word “influence” comes from the Latin word,
Louise Palermo, curator of education at Maryhill influere, “to flow into.”
Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington, explains, David Dwyer depicts an intimate influence. He
“The term ‘classical realism’ was coined by Richard comments, “This painting is a tribute to my mother,
Lack and a group of atelier-trained realist artists with deep gratitude for the many ways she instilled
communicating their connection to academic tradi- in me a lifelong interest in art. When I was growing
tions, coupled with a modern way of seeing. It embraces up she’d often set up a still life composition on a table
classicism, realism and an impressionist style using after dinner and we’d sit and draw it together. The
rigorous atelier apprenticeships, intensive mentoring, items in this still life painting are very symbolic. As
and an academic method of drawing and painting. a young woman, my mother took ceramics classes at
While ‘realistic’ might, in a narrow way, define a work of the Arts and Crafts Society in Portland, as did I as a
art with recognizable objects, the broad stroke doesn’t teenager, following in her footsteps. The stoneware
do justice to the thoughtful insight of this movement. vase in this painting was thrown by Ken Hendry, the
Simple objects become as beautiful as the most famous first director of Pottery Northwest. My mother also had
portrait. Meaning and insight resonate for those taking a love of gardening and flower arranging—therefore the
the time to ponder.” eucalyptus leaves. The seashell represents one of her
The museum has a tradition of collecting and favorite places, the Oregon coast.”

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The background for Joshua Langstaff’s
Citizen of the World is a rendition of an old
map, Totius Terrarum Orbis, “The Whole
World.” His model is from South Africa
and she overcame numerous hardships “to
become a successful performance artist
and a prominent activist for social justice.
Unfortunately, she has had difficulties
acquiring citizenship in both the U.S. and
in her birth country. This got me thinking
about how the artificial construct of
national boundaries shape lives,” he says.
“I decided to paint her as a ‘Citizen of the
World’ and I depicted her looking strong
and confident with an antique world map
behind her. The background is painted on
gold metal leaf and I was thinking about
medieval icon paintings when I designed
the composition. In iconography, gold leaf
signifies the holiness and importance of
the subject. In my painting, I wanted to
convey the equal importance of this young
woman, and in turn, all of humanity, regard-
less of nationality.”
Farida Abadeen was born in Kuwait.
She says, “Unfortunately, the environ-
ment I was growing in, whether at home,
school or the society was not conducive to
female artists to thrive. To this day, there
is no art academy or art department at the
university for studying arts. So, becoming
an artist was a difficult option for me to
pursue.” She has since moved to Seattle
where she discovered Gage Academy.
“I specifically chose the Aristides Atelier 2
for classical drawing—my passion,” she
says. “Now as the first year approaches its
end, I am glad to have chosen this place
and fortunate to be learning from one of
the best classical and realist artists, Juliette
Aristides. This portrait was done in the
quarantine as part of our online training.”
I met Larine Chung 10 years ago when
she was in Santa Fe studying at The
Ryder Studio with Tony Ryder and have
been following her career online. She had
received her B.F.A. in printmaking and
mixed media at The Chinese University of
Hong Kong and was in the Aristides Atelier
with Juliette Aristides. She is now an art
instructor at Gage Academy.
“My training was more conceptual than
fundamental,” she explains. “I would have
a concept without the means to carry it
out. Following the French atelier method,
Juliette was the first person to help me 3 4
systematically see the structure of light.
Her teaching formed the basis of my knowl-
edge of the western art tradition.
“My Chinese cultural background is an 2 3 4 5
important part of my identity,” continues Grace Athena Flott, Farida Abedeen, John Rizzotto, Hank, Larine Chung, Dream of
Forged in the Flames Self Portrait, pastel on I Figured It Out. Goodbye, Pacific Northeast, acrylic
Chung. “We use an ethereal light rather than (Self-portrait at 28), Canson paper, 25 x 19" oil on canvas, 42 x 30" on Mylar
the light and shadow of Western art and oil on panel, 32 x 28" 5

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aerial perspective rather than the West’s linear perspec- I resonated with Yarrow’s look as I tend to go to that 6
tive. I’m trying to combine the different concepts in my introspective space inside my mind as well.” Tenaya Simms, Semillas,
oil and gold leaf on
work and encourage my students to look into their own linen, 110 x 90"
cultural backgrounds and draw from that.”
Her painting in The Influence of Women is Dream 7
of Pacific Northwest. “I walked into the lunch room at THE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN David Dwyer, Eucalyptus
Leaves, oil on linen
Gage and saw one of the students, Yarrow, sitting at
a table in a quiet introspective moment in the fading
WITH ARISTIDES ATELIER canvas, 14 x 16"
When: Online now

light,” she explains. “As a female painter, I’m not often
Where: Maryhill Museum of Art,
outspoken and am influenced by internal quiet. I think 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale, WA 98620
women exhibit a strong internal strength that is often Information: (509) 773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org
quietly shown though their gesture and expression.
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PORTRAIT
ARTISTS
TO KNOW
RIGHT NOW
by Didi Menendez
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PATRICK EARL HAMMIE
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VAKSEEN
@patrickearlhammie @vakseen
Patrick Earl Hammie is an American artist and storyteller. His current Before becoming a realist painter and moving to Los Angeles,
series, Counterpoint Project, is an ongoing collaboration with dancer Vakseen was a multi-platinum music producer and songwriter. He
and choreographer Endalyn Taylor. In 2018 Taylor and Hammie is known for his Vanity Pop, collaged influenced paintings fusing
worked with six ballerinas, a clothing designer, a documentarian and elements of photorealism, cubism and fashion design into vibrant
Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet to present a public performance, panel abstract portraits. Vanity Pop is a celebration of personal identity,
discussion, website archive and artworks that highlight and reframe luxury, excess, insecurities and vulnerability. His intention as an
black ballerinas’ contributions to dance and visual culture. artist is to present a dialogue with the viewer and bring across the
The concept came to Taylor and Hammie after speaking impact of pop culture and consumerism. Creating art that ignites
together on a panel about mastery in the arts at the University of discussion, captivates the senses and most importantly questions
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where they instruct dance and art, the value placed on the superficial is his primary objective.
respectively. The two connected through their disciplines’ roots Vakseen’s paintings have been exhibited in museums and
in European elitism, and how ballet and painting specifically have fine art galleries worldwide. He was recently interviewed by the
shaped each other for centuries. BBC. He currently has several portraits and paintings available
Hammie’s works are included in public and private collections from 33 Contemporary Gallery, or you may visit his website at
including the JP Morgan Chase Art Collection. www.vakseenart.com.

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HEATHER BRUNETTI
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KATHRIN LONGHURST
@heatherbrunetti @kathrinlonghurst
Heather Brunetti, a representational figurative artist currently Kathrin Longhurst is a figurative realist painter residing in Australia.
living in Louisville, Kentucky, describes her technique as She has been preoccupied for many years with themes of female
scrubbing and scribbling without any grandiose brushstrokes empowerment and the women’s movement. Her latest body of
capturing a moodiness in her subjects. Her intent is to spark work, Still Standing Strong, is breaking away from the imagery of
curiosity, wonder and familiarity from the viewer. dominant, confident, powerful women and instead the women in this
Her fine art portraits have been finalist in the inaugural series are still adorned by symbols of a male hero culture—military
International Biennial Portrait Competition in 2019 at the Wausau jackets, pilot outfits, helmets and goggles—but their poses and
Museum for Contemporary Art, and a finalist in both the 14th gestures are lacking the aggression and anger of previous works.
International ARC Salon and 2019 Portrait Society of America’s Her models in this series are reserved, defensive and contemplative.
Members Only Competiton’s Outside the Box category. She has Longhurst served as the vice president for Portrait Artists
exhibited her paintings across the United States and abroad. Find Australia and was the founder and director of the innovative
her oil paintings and portraits at 33 Contemporary Gallery in Project [504], an art space in Sydney. She is represented by
Chicago and at Artsy. Flinders Lane Gallery in Australia where her upcoming show
will be exhibited.
More Portrait Artists to Follow

Yunior Hurtado Torres: @hurtadopinturas Shana Levenson: @slevenson Felice House: @felicehouse_art
Sarah Muirhead: @sarahmuirheadart Anna Wypych: @wypychanna Tereza Barnard: @terezabarnard
Brianna Lee: @briannaleefineart Hilary Swingle: @gingerbee June Stratton: @june_stratton
Joshua Suda: @joshuasuda Donna Bates: @donnabatesart Tanya Atanasova: @tanya_atanasova_visual_arts
Lucas Bononi: @lucasbononiart Riley Holloway: @hollowayfineart Claudia Kaak: @claudiakaak
Arina Gordienko: @arina_gordienko_art Narelle Zeller: @narellezeller Troy Jones: @troyjonesartist
Shawn Michael Warren: @warrenart Sharon Sprung: @sharonsprung Shelah Horvitz: @shelah.horvitz
Erin Milan: @erinmilanart August Burns: @augustburnsart JuliAnne Jonker: @juliannejonker_fineart
James Needham: @jamesneedhamart Stephen Mangum: @stephenmangumart Madelyn Sneed-Grays: @artworkbymadelyn
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PATRICE ROBINSON
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AIXA OLIVERAS
@patdowart @aixa_oliveras
Patrice Robinson is a representational painter who currently Aixa Oliveras is a contemporary symbolist painter who creates
is working in Brooklyn, New York. Her emotional subjects are narratives based on her own personal cultural experiences. Her
depicted by using heavy brushstrokes in oil on wood panels. She oil paintings are in the realm of classical realism where she pairs
gains inspiration from her personal experiences by exploring figures with patterns and colors. She is inspired by the symbolist
themes of duality and the juxtaposition of lightness and darkness. and art nouveau art movements, as well as the color and vibrancy
Her paintings focus on the complex psyche of her subjects by of Puerto Rico, which is her birthplace. Currently she is working on
using negative space and the cropping of the figure. Her intent the idea of rebirth and identity. Through the combination of these
is to illustrate feelings of displacement in terms of the physical pictorial elements, she creates a visual narrative into the nature of
and the spiritual investigating why anonymity and distance seem femininity, transformation and identity.
to surround some people. Furthermore, her portraits explore Oliveras holds a Master of Fine Arts from Laguna College of
whether our histories, culture and physical bodies define in Art and Design and a BFA (magna cum laude) from the School
society. The narrative of her work asks if it is habitual to anchor of Plastic Arts and Design of Puerto Rico. Her work may be
ourselves to people, places, ideas and objects or if it is instinctual. found at 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, as well as other
Her work is available from 33 Contemporary Gallery and directly fine art galleries.
from her studio.

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GRANT GILSDORF
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VICTOR WANG
@gg_paint @victor_wang_art
Grant Gilsdorf is an emerging figurative painter living and working Growing up in Northern China and a graduate with a BFA from
in Columbus, Ohio. While it is difficult to place his work in the lane the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, one of three top art institutes
of a singular genre, his paintings combine elements of realism, in China, Victor Wang found his way to the University of Illinois
symbolism and portraiture in a uniquely spellbinding way. He creates at Urbana-Champaign as a visiting scholar and earned his MFA
personally and spiritually authentic work while refusing to concern in Fontbonne University. He currently lives in St. Louis, where
himself with genre limitations. His paintings are contemporary amal- he teaches painting, drawing and graduate critique classes as a
gams rooted in pre-abstract tradition often methodically borrowing professor at Fontbonne University. The subjects of his paintings
elements from traditional portrait painting, symbolist painters, are vehicles to convey the human experience, representing the
American realism painters and modern cinema. However, one entity emotional tension and psychological drama of turning points in life.
that remains constant throughout each of his work is the ability draw When viewed closely nostalgia, harmony, passion, agony, sadness
the viewer in and remind them of the dynamic experiences of life: and pleasure are revealed in his heavily brushed artwork mostly
fragility, resilience, fear, isolation and self-actualization. provoked from his childhood memories and past experiences.
His work is found at RJD Gallery, Abend Gallery, Gallery 1261, He has exhibited widely, and his art is found in various fine
33 Contemporary and other fine art galleries. galleries including Duane Reed Gallery and 33 Contemporary.
More Portrait Artists to Follow

O’Neil Scott: @oneilscott Nanette Fluhr: @nanette_fluhr Marianna Foster: @foster.marianna.art
Jesse Lane: @jesselaneart Holly Bedrosian: @bedrosian.art Nicole Finger: @fingerpaintingart
Terry Stickland: @terrystricklandart Chris Herrera: @chrisherreraart Brooke Hunter: @brookehunterart
Anne-Marie Zanetti: @zanetti_art Anne-Christine Roda: @annechristineroda Pegah Samaie: @pegahsamaieart
Scott Hutchison: @scotthutchisonart Eric Johnson: @ericjohnsonartist Michael Hlousek-Nagle: @michaelhlouseknagle
Daggi Wallace: @daggistudio Monica Ikegwu: @monica165 Ray Allen Parker: @rayaparker
Jessica Lewis: @jessica.lewis.art Tanja Gant: @tanja.gant Joshua Dean: @the_joshua_dean
Daevid Anderson: @aendi Nicole Moné: @nicolemonefineart Judith Peck: @judithpeck
Carlos Gallostra: @carlosgallostra Sara Scribner: @scribnerspaint Shana Wilson: @shanawilsonartist
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ALESSANDRO TOMASSETTI
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IRVIN RODRIGUEZ
@sosayssandro @irvinrodriguez
In his bold paintings of contemporary men, figurative painter Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1988 and graduating from
Alessandro Tomassetti combines his naturalistic rendering style FITNYC with a BFA in illustration, Irvin Rodriguez’s oil paint-
with a tenebrous palette and dramatic lighting to create works ings are inspired by the European Masters and influenced by the
that are at once seductive and subversive. Rather than presenting aesthetics of contemporary figurative art. He was a recipient of
his male subjects as mythological heroes or captains of industry, the 2016 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, the 2019 John
Tomassetti paints to reveal their vulnerability and sensitivity. From F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship and the 2019 Donald Jurney
the pose and styling to the glints of light and reflection captured Travel Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Europe to study
in his brushwork, Tomassetti’s work manifests an intimacy most painting and art history in numerous museums and cultural insti-
often seen in paintings of female subjects. By eschewing historic tutions. In 2011, Rodriguez was the Golden Brush Award winner for
expectations, where men were typically viewers of such portraits the 27th L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest.
rather than the subjects, Tomassetti’s oil paintings invite the viewer His work was exhibited at Sirona Fine Art in Florida, and
to explore and appreciate shades of contemporary masculinity currently his paintings are available from various fine art galleries
outside of the norm. via Artsy. He currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.
He lives and works from Barcelona, Spain, and is represented by
RJD Gallery and 33 Contemporary.

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About the Author
Didi Menendez is a Cuban-born American publisher and curator. She is a pioneer in the online publishing
arena since 1998. Her literary journals and magazines have been recognized by the Pushcart Prize, Best
American Poetry and other anthologies. She has placed many artists in prominent art collections and has
exhibited artists in museums worldwide, most recently at the MEAM in Barcelona celebrating International
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Women’s Day simply titled Painting Today, 2019. You may find her at www.poetsandartists.com.
MOVING
FORWARD
AS A GLOBAL
COMMUNITY
OF ARTISTS
Portrait Society of America’s International
Portrait Competition represents some of
today’s top artists from around the world.
BY KRYSTLE STRICKLIN
E very year, thousands of artists from coast to coast and around

the globe submit their artwork for entry into the Portrait
Society of America’s International Portrait Competition,, with the
hopes of being selected as one of a handful of talented finalists.
For many artists, the highlight of being selected is the chance to
display their work at the annual The Art of the Portrait conference,
where friends, family and fellow artists come together to celebrate
their success and behold the winning artworks up close. Sadly,
this year the global coronavirus pandemic has prevented us from 1
safely gathering to view and judge the 2020 competition winners Brittany Ryan,
and their works. However, with a separate and new online event Midwest Mermaid,
aqua resin,
planned for August, the original 2020 conference program and 31 x 14 x 14"
competition winners will move forward to the 2021 conference,
which is scheduled for May 6 to 9 in Washington, D.C. So, while we 2
Pavel Sokov,
wait ever so patiently (or not) to be at arm’s length with each other The Sadhu at the Holy
again, the silver lining is that we have an extra year to highlight Manikarnika Burning
the incredible paintings, drawings and sculptures created by this Ghat in Varanasi, oil,
30 x 20"
year’s 23 finalists. From California to Maine, and from Canada to
China, this group of finalists represent some of the world’s most
talented portrait and figurative artists working today.
From the West Coast, Annie Murphy-Robinson, Olga Krimon,
Oliver Sin and Brittany Ryan are all California-based artists with
their homes and studios spread from Sacramento to Laguna Beach.
Ryan’s sculpture Midwest Mermaid,, made of Aqua resin and oil
paint, is one of four sculpture works in this year’s competition,
and is a whimsical portrait of a young, bikini-clad woman sporting
a pair of orange buns, with her hands placed gently behind her
back. The sculpture, Ryan says, “investigates the beauty and
psychology of people in transition from childhood to adulthood,
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Scott Burdick, Serenity,
oil, 60 x 30"
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Ernest Wood, More than
Material, oil, 44 x 32"
as we become socially aware of the judge-

ment of others and are finding our place
within a social group.” She explains, “I have
placed [her] in one of the most vulnerable
positions we commonly put ourselves in, a
bathing suit.” The work is part of a series
in which Ryan portrays young women in
gestures and poses that go beyond the
common representations of sexuality and
beauty. An active member of the Laguna art
community, Ryan teaches sculpture at the
Laguna College of Art and Design, where
she earned her MFA in 2010.
Born in Hong Kong, but living in San
Francisco for over 30 years, Sin is a truly
global artist, whose charcoal portrait Dad
was drawn as a gift for his father’s 85th
birthday. A graduate of the Academy of
Art University in San Francisco, Sin has
been teaching for the university since
2001, and has recently published his first
instructional book, Drawing the Head for
Artists. On drawing his father’s portrait,
he remarks, “Since moving to the United
States 30 years ago from my native Hong
Kong, I haven’t spent too much time with
my dad, so drawing him was an unforget-
table experience for us to reconnect.”
From the California Coast to the Midwest
and beyond, this year’s finalists also include
Anna Rose Bain in Colorado, Timothy Rees
in Arizona, Thomas Caleb Goggans in
Tennessee and Stephanie Paige Thomson
in Indiana. From Wichita, Kansas, artist
Ernest Wood is one of many first-time final-
ists this year, with his large multi-figural
painting More than Material. According
to Wood, the work “is a portrait of our
collective humanity being drawn up and
out of materialism—a return to our unique
dignity as soul-bearers.” He explains, “We
are not solely what we make, be it good or
ill, though it heaps about us. This image
of restoration is filled with elements of
hope, loss, despair, ruin, redemption and
fortitude.” The three figures who modelled
for the work are friends of the artist and
members of the Wichita community.
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personal trainer, model and dancer, and
Jane and Maggie Neill are Ugandan-born
sisters, also residing in Wichita, who enjoy

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Louise Weir, Claudia in
a Scarf, plaster with oil
paint, 20 x 14 x 14"
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Oliver Sin, Dad,
vine charcoal on
paper, 17 x 14"
immigrated to Montreal, Canada, over 20

years ago. Sokov’s painting The Sadhu
at the Holy Manikarnika Burning Ghat in
Varanasi features an Indian holy man, or
sadhu, in a painting that was inspired by
Sokov’s two-month trek across India with
a friend in early 2019. “Our last destina-
tion in the North was Varanasi, a city that
is considered holy for its burning Ghats,”
Sokov says. “The Manikarnika Burning
Ghat is the most famous of these Ghats,
where bodies are cremated at all hours
of day and night. In Hinduism, death is
considered as a gateway to another life
marked by the results of one’s karma. It is
believed that a dead human’s soul attains
moksha, and hence breaks the cycle of
rebirth when cremated here. Thus, scores
of the elderly from across the country seek
to walk up to its edges, and spend their last
days absorbing the charisma of the Ghat
making death painless and insignificant
to be pondered upon.” This portrait of
the Sadhu is part of Sokov’s Stories of
The World series, in which he focuses on
painting members of traditional cultures
encountered through his many travels.
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Other international finalists include,
school, church and spending time with artist and model,” Burdick says. “I spent Frances Bell in England, Cesar Orrico in
their other siblings,” says Wood. Full of time at Serena’s grandmother’s house near Spain and Paul Newton in Australia, as well
emotion and symbolic details, the work Shawnee and did several charcoal portrait as Konstantin Zhulin in Russia and Fengshi
offers a complex portrait of humanity. drawings of Serena from life. On breaks, Jin in China.
Jumping to the East Coast, three of this we’d take some photographs outside in As I look over this list of winners, who
year’s finalists call North Carolina home. the regalia she and her grandmother had are spread out across the world, it reminds
Louis Carr, who is one of the founding artist created, which is what I painted later in the me that the Portrait Society is truly a global
of East Oaks Studio based in Raleigh, and studio for this full-sized portrait. I’ve done community of artists, always moving
husband-and-wife team Scott Burdick several other paintings of Serena, as well forward together. After the many struggles
and Susan Lyon, who live and work in as her family members. It’s especially fun of this year, it will be even more rewarding
the rural foothills of the Appalachian seeing them year after year and painting to reunite with this incredible community
Mountains. Burdick’s painting Serenity them as they grow up.” and to see the full display of competition
is a richly colored portrait of a young Other East Coast winners in the United artworks at next year’s conference.
Native American girl named Serena, who States include Julie Bell in Pennsylvania,
is half Choctaw and half Ponca and lives Joseph Daily in New York, Morgan Stricklin, guest writer for the Portrait Society
near Oklahoma City. Burdick first met and LaPlante in Massachusetts and Olena of America, is a PhD candidate in the history
painted Serena for a demonstration at the Babak in Maine. of art at the University of Pittsburgh. She
Prix de West at the National Cowboy & Among this year’s international finalists specializes in American art, photography,
Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma are two artists from Canada: Vancouver- and the visual legacies of war and empire.
City, and has since developed a close based sculptor Louise Weir, with her She received her bachelor’s and master’s
relationship with Serena and her family. sculpture Claudia in a Scarf, and artist degrees in the history of art from Florida
“For me, a portrait is a collaboration of Pavel Sokov, who was born in Russia, but State University.
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THE PORTRAIT
SOCIETY OF AMERICA
by Christine Egnoski
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T his year, perhaps more than any other in our 22-year

history, the Portrait Society of America’s commitment
to providing access to information, mentorship and
stay engaged and deliver meaningful online experiences.
We hope you will join us for this new way of learning!
In addition to The Art of the Portrait conference, the
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The much-anticipated
Face-Off event
showcases a wide variety
educational opportunities for artists feels paramount. Portrait Society works all year to educate, promote and of instruction, style and
At a time when we are all searching for moments of support the traditions of fine art portraiture and figura- techniques. The Online
deeper connection and occasions for meaningful tive works. Contact us today by calling (877) 772-4321 Webinar in August will
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N ashville, Tennessee, artist Michael Shane Neal has recently

completed a portrait of Georgia lawmaker and civil rights hero,
U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis, in a stunning tribute to an extraordinary man.
powerful, earnest orations on human rights and civil liberties have
often moved crowds to their feet.
Born in 1940, the son of Alabama sharecroppers, Lewis grew
In the painting, Neal portrays the 17-term congressman standing up in a segregated America where his daily experiences with
resolute, with his left hand tucked in his pocket and his right hand racism would compel him to a lifelong fight for change. His many
gripping the corner of an abstractly rendered ledge. With parted achievements and contributions to the civil rights movement are
lips, Lewis appears ready to speak—the perfect pose for a man whose too numerous to list here in full. To name just a few, he was one
of the original Freedom Riders, a founding member and chair of
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and
a leader in the Selma to Montgomery marches. In 1963, during
the historic March on Washington, Lewis spoke alongside Martin
Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial, on that unforgettable day
in August when Dr. King shared with us his dreams of freedom and
equality for all. In 2011, Lewis was awarded a Presidential Medal of
Freedom from President Barack Obama.
Known as the “godfather” of the National Museum of African
American History and Culture, Lewis fought against Congress for
15 years to establish the museum now located on the National Mall
in Washington, D.C. Speaking at the museum’s opening in 2016,
Lewis proclaimed, “As long as there is a United States of America,
now there will be a National Museum of African American History
and Culture. We gather here today to dedicate a building, but this
place is more than a building, it is a dream come true.”
This painting is Neal’s second portrait of Lewis, having painted
him in 2016, a work that now hangs in the Nashville Public Library.
Lewis attended college in Nashville at Fisk University, a well-known
historically black university, where he organized sit-ins at segre-
gated lunch counters all around the city. On working with Lewis,
Neal said, “I enjoyed an amazing journey painting Congressman
Lewis. His life, especially as a civil rights activist is a remarkable
example of resilience and unwavering determination. Such an
honor to portray a man who bravely tackled so much injustice. As
he used to tell his mother, when she asked him to stay out of trouble,
‘I told her that I got into a good trouble, necessary trouble.’” This
portrait was commissioned by Jeffery and Cindy Loring, longtime
Nashville residents and supporters of the congressman.
Neal is a sixth-generation native of Nashville, and has painted
U N V EI L I NG
such notable figures as Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day

O’Connor, U.S. Senator and Majority Leader Bill
Frist and actor Morgan Freeman, among others.
Congressman
John Lewis, He currently maintains studios in Nashville and
New York City.
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reat Britain and Ireland lost his father, Edward VII, in 1910. Edward’s die in the war or in succeeding wars and
over 750,000 soldiers in World reign was known as the Edwardian even some of the high fashion and style
War I. The futurist H.G. Wells Era, familiar to everyone who watched crops up from time to time. Edwardian
wrote an article in 1914 titled Downtown Abbey. period beards are familiar from period
“The War That Will End War,” a phrase One hundred years after the fact, this portraits by John Singer Sargent and in
that is now considered paradoxical. When country will soon have a National WWI almost any town in America today.
I first went to England, the sculptures on Memorial with an extraordinary bronze Ben Lupkin works in his family’s stained-
World War I memorials struck me. The relief by Sabin Howard, composed of 38 glass studio in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He
figures seemed to represent real people. figures, each readable as an individual with sports an Edwardian beard and moustache
And, they were young. About 250,000 of a personal story within the overall depic- in a profile portrait captured by his brother,
Britain’s soldiers in the war were under tion of A Soldier’s Journey. painter Peter Lupkin. Profile portraits
18. George V was king, having succeeded The idealism of the prewar period didn’t can be found on ancient coins and were
1 2
1. 33 Contemporary Gallery, Out of the Darkness, oil on panel, 48 x 36", by O’Neil Scott. 2. Gallery Victor Armendariz, Portrait of Ben, oil on canvas, 24 x 18", by Peter Lupkin.
3. 33 Contemporary Gallery, Wisdom, oil on linen canvas, 54 x 36", by Manu Saluja.

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4. Amy Kann, Bloom, forton, 9 x 9" 5. Lotton Gallery, Butterfly Lady, oil on canvas, 16 x 16", by Francesca Strino 6. 33 Contemporary Gallery, Endalyn Taylor, oil on linen,
60 x 50", by Patrick Earl Hammie. 7. Lotton Gallery, The Heart, oil on canvas, 20 x 16", by Francesca Strino 8. James Crowley, Perkins Meets the Pope, oil on canvas, 36 x 36"
9. Linda Leslie, In Place, oil on canvas, 60 x 30" 10. Linda Leslie, A Lovely Time, oil on canvas, 36 x 24" 11. Linda Leslie, Why Should He Think Me Cruel, oil on copper, 30 x 20"
12. 33 Contemporary Gallery, Carter, graphite/charcoal on paper, 30 x 24", by Shawn Michael Warren.
popular on medallions and in paintings of apprenticeship in the stained-glass studio. Bloom is cast in Forton, which retains the
the Italian Quattrocento (1400-1499). He says, “Ultimately my goal is to use marks of her sculpting yet resembles the
Ben can be distinguished from his modern imagery in conjunction with smooth surfaces of cameos and traditional
Edwardian peers by his 21st-century base- traditional techniques and connect them casts in plaster.
ball cap and pocket tee. He gazes at a with contemporary society, showing both Kann’s model is, indeed, in the bloom of
higher light, inspired perhaps as his father the narrative’s and the method’s continued youth and has a similar gaze to that of Ben,
was when he saw a stained-glass window relevance.” aware of the tangible and intangible world
of St. George and the Dragon, which later Amy Kann was commissioned to create around him. He has a gaze of innocence
inspired him to become an artist. a bas-relief of her clients’ son. “I called it distinct from naiveté, a wisdom he was
Peter paints exuberantly yet captures Bloom,” she says, “because it felt like a boy born with and hasn’t yet lost. Kann says,
a private, contemplative moment in his just blooming into manhood. The boy had “In the art that I view and in the art that
brother’s life. He describes his symbolism a Peter Pan (almost growing into a man) I make, I value a clear and honest voice,
as traditional, learned in a period of quality to him, so Bloom felt just right.” I value beauty. When I am working well,

I have the feeling of quiet clarity—a still-
ness that allows the work to flow through
me. This stillness feels magical to me.
Everything external falls away and what is
left is my connection to the clay. I hope to
convey that stillness in both my bas-relief
work and in my torso work.”
In the pages of this special section are
portraits that build on the classic tradi-
tions. They highlight an array of styles and
techniques, and the artwork shows how
portraiture has evolved for the modern era.
At 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago,
collectors will find an array of contempo-
rary portraits by some of today’s emerging,
midcareer and master artists including
Patrick Earl Hammie, Manu Saluja, O’Neil
Scott, Vakseen, Shawn Michael Warren
and Madelyn Sneed-Grays.
From Hammie are works from his
Counterpoint Project, a co-creation with 9 10
dancer and choreographer Endalyn Taylor

that reframes the cultural and critical
contributions of Black ballerinas. Among
them is a work of Taylor against a vibrant
purple background.
Saluja’s painting Wisdom, depicts a
woman named Wisdom who modeled
for art classes the artist was teaching.
“After Aretha Franklin passed away in
2018, ‘Respect’ signs were installed at the
Franklin Street subway station in New York
City as an homage to the singer and her
rendition of the 1960s song, which was a
bold feminist statement in its day within
the backdrop of the civil rights move-
ment,” says Saluja. “I felt inspired to create
a portrait of a strong woman of color within
a setting that tilts its hat not only to her
dreams and past strides made for equality,
but also reminds us there is so much more
work to be done.”
Among Sneed-Grays’ paintings is
Still A Negro. Describing the work, she 11 12 CO LLE C TOR'S FOC US: PO R TR A I T A R T
says, “Being Black in America, or really
anywhere in the world, can be a challenge cally encoded will be a threat to some. No that serves as a primary source of inspira-
emotionally and mentally. To better fit into matter how much a Black person assimi- tion, when it comes to creating portraits
the bulk of society and its norms, there is lates their livelihood to white culture, the and narrative works of art, is the work of
a constant assimilation to white culture, skin pigment given from birth, mark all the late Charles White. Growing up, it was
whether that be to dress, talk or behave a Blacks as a target for some who believe it rare to see Black artists in museums, and
certain way just to be accepted amongst to be a terrorist trait.” when I was first introduced to his work,
the majority. Unfortunately, no matter how Of his painting Out of the Darkness, it was as if I found my calling and I knew
hard Blacks try to be accepted and assimi- Scott says, “2020 has brought about a time what I wanted to depict in my own work.
late to augment the comfort of the majority, of unprecedented darkness. This painting His work, much like my own, portrays the
which has been engraved in the livelihoods points to hope and sheds light on the humanity, beauty, struggle, experiences,
of Blacks for hundreds of years, and/or try beauty coming out of that darkness.” culture and history of African Americans
to seem less of a threat to the eyes of some Carter is just one of Warren’s pieces and the African diaspora.”
who deem so, the melanin that was geneti- available at the gallery. He says, “An artist Vakseen’s work New Growth is available
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at the gallery. The artist explains, “New Lotton Gallery, which features the work include commissions in glass, bronze,
growth is fragile. The transition a Black of Francesca Strino of Naples, Italy. As paintings and murals in the collections
woman’s hair takes is fragile. While in the gallery explains, “Francesca Strino, of celebrities around the world. “I have
its infant phase, new growth is expected daughter of Gianni Strino, is an estab- always loved the magic of art and its power
to pull its weight during its growth with lished artist on her own merit. Her two to move and inspire, to give us vision and
the rest of the natural hair. A common newest pieces Butterfly Lady and The help us transcend the mundane bonds of
theme amongst our Black women, playing Heart are portraits done of her sister and the day to day,” he says.
catch up in a system not built for them. friend. Strino often features her sisters, His painting Best Friends is a colorful
I believe there’s beauty in every texture so Eleanora and Serena, in many of her paint- portrait with a unique concept. “This is
I wanted to celebrate our values of beauty, ings as models. The love she has for her actually an image of man at age 6 and at
as well as Black feminism in my painting. sisters is evident in her portraits.” age 66,” says Uhl of the painting. “The idea
New Growth is a celebration of the beauty, Anton Uhl has been a professional artist behind this is about keeping our sense of
power, and resilience of Black women.” for the past 51 years. A former set designer curiosity and joy alive as we grow older.
Another Chicago-based art dealer is for opera, TV and movies, his works Dana Cook Lombardo’s passion for
FE AT U R ED DANA COOK LOMBARDO

(405) 476-6909, dclfineart@gmail.com
LINDA LESLIE
(505) 690-7008, linda.leslie@gmail.com
Artists &
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Galleries
GALLERY VICTOR LOTTON GALLERY
ARMENDARIZ 900 N. Michigan Avenue, Level 6
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Chicago, IL 60654 www.lottongallery.com
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GALLERY www.galleryvictor.com MARK HOPKINS
Zhou B Art Center, 4th Floor markhopkinsart@yahoo.com
1029 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 GUINEVERE www.hopkinesque.com
www.artsy.net/33-contemporary guinevereart@yahoo.com
www.guinevereartmuseum.com NILS P. JOHNSON
AMY KANN P.O. Box 291, Lyme, N.H. 03768
www.amykannsculptor.com JAMES CROWLEY (330) 518-5031, johnson.nils@gmail.com
Crowley Portraits www.nilsjohnsonartist.com
ANTON UHL kelsey@crowleyportraits.com
artofantonuhl@mac.com www.crowleyportraits.com RHODA DRAWS
www.artofanton.com rhodadraws@gmail.com
www.rhodadraws.com
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17 18 19
13. Rhoda Draws, Betsy, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30" 14. 33 Contemporary Gallery, Still A Negro, oil on canvas, 48 x 36", by Madelyn Sneed-Grays. 15. Nils P. Johnson, Love!,
oil on canvas, 16 x 12" 16. 33 Contemporary Gallery, New Growth, acrylic on wood, 24 x 24", by Vakseen. 17. Guinevere, Kaysia, oil, 72 x 60" 18. Dana Cook Lombardo, A
Peaceful Afternoon, oil, 30 x 24" 19. Anton Uhl, Best Friends, oil on panel, 24 x 24"
painting always starts with people. and elegance of grand classical portrait 1498 to illustrate the Legend of St. Ursula.
“Whether I am working on a commis- paintings, and is proud to be bringing back The castle is Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome,”
sioned portrait or a figurative piece, I am the beautiful fine art of classical portrai- Crowley explains.
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always striving to capture the feeling of ture. She offers portrait commissions to Linda Leslie, who represented by
the person and a sense of who they are,” elite clients, and her works are highly M Contemporary in New Orleans and
says Lombardo. “Often, the clothes, pets, contrasted, where the colors just melt into Radius Gallery in Missoula, Montana, says,
objects and the environment they are in one another, creating a radiant glow. “I feel compelled to use my understanding
are just as important as the face. I know Portrait painter James Crowley does of anatomy and application of paint to
when someone is looking to have a portrait works by commission, such as Perkins create a window on the quiet strength,
completed, I have a responsibility to not Meets the Pope. resilience and beauty of women. And, of
only capture a likeness but everything that “A little girl wears a crown and wields course, my love of costumes, jewelry and
defines that person as well.” a scepter. Does she imagine a retinue accessories gets to come out and play too.
Guinevere is a classical portrait painter. and castle as grand as those depicted I enjoy inhabiting the world I create in my
She is self-taught and a multiple award- in Vittore Carpaccio’s The meeting of paintings.”
winning artist, including being named the Pilgrims with the Pope? [I] thinks Nils P. Johnson’s painting Love! depicts
Kansas City’s “Artist of the Year” in 2002. she does. The original was created by his wife holding their new grandson. “With
She is dedicated to capturing the beauty Carpaccio in Venice between 1497 and Love! I was trying to capture the tender
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20. Guinevere, Josephine, oil, 72 x 60" 21. Mark

Hopkins, Mrs. Sandra Logiudice, oil on canvas, 48 x 30"
warmth of the very young baby’s gaze

into the eyes of his grandmother,” says
Johnson. “I did not paint the face of my
wife so the viewer’s attention is focused
entirely on the child. Hands are notoriously
hard to do, but I sought to emphasize both
pairs here. At this age, the baby could not
grasp anything, so his hands hang limply,
emphasizing the child’s complete loving
dependence on the lady supporting him
with a sure grip.”
Rhoda Draws creates contemporary
figurative paintings and commissioned
portraits of adults in acrylic, oil, pastels
and mixed media. Her style is expres-
sive, with loose and rapid brushwork. Her
background in illustration and gestural life 20 21
drawing brings vibrant energy to her work.
Her portraits and figurative paintings are College in Minnesota. Since the 1980s, he moment of time,” says Hopkins. “Somehow
bold and colorful. Her goal is not just to has traveled the world creating original thought is conveyed. Light shines in the
create a likeness of her subject but also to compositions and painting portraits. He eyes. I am amazed each time I see a face
reveal a glimpse of the personality. currently resides in Rhinebeck, New York. take form on the canvas. It’s a privilege to
Mark Hopkins graduated in 1981 with a “There is a magic to portraiture when a have the skill to conjure up a likeness with
bachelor’s degree in fine art from St. Olaf thin layer of liquid can capture a spirit in a a brush. I work internationally.”
“PORTRAIT OF AVENLEA”
OIL ON CANVAS
DANA COOK LOMBARDO

Specializing in Commissioned Portraits and Figurative Art
www.danalombardo.com / dclfineart@gmail.com / 405-476-6909

CROWLEY PORTRAITS
The Dancer, 60”x36” oil on canvas

ANTON UHL
FRANNIE RUTH SIMPSON (DETAIL), OIL ON CANVAS, 22” X 18”
www.crowleyportraits.com
@crowleyportraits
artofantonuhl@gmail.com • @artofanton
Portraits by commission by James Crowley.
To request information, contact kelsey@crowleyportraits.com ARTOFANTON.COM
NILS P.
JOHNSON
“LOUISE” 16 X 20
nilsjohnsonartist.com @nilspjohnson
PORTRAIT ARTISTS DIRECTORY
ARIZONA CALIFORNIA
NANCY C JACQUES VIRGIL I. ELLIOTT
The portrait is an infinite landscape of a Drawing and painting people has been a
life. I paint them to send messages: age as serious pursuit of mine since 1950, with
beautiful, pride in life experiences. I don’t particular attention always paid to the
paint the best dressed power picture, but personality and mood, which is (or should
images stating another kind of cultural be) the essence of every portrait. I am the
message, rendered from the skin in. author of the book, Traditional Oil Painting.
Price Range: $1,000-$6,000 Price Range: $10,000-$30,000
Contact Information Contact Information
nan.c.jacques@gmail.com virgilelliott@comcast.net
www.nancycjacquesart.com www.virgilelliott.com
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
M. DAVID AIDALA JEAN GATEWOOD
As a work of art, a painted portrait I strive to capture unique character and
has a stately presence. It invites personality. An original oil painting
contemplation in a way that a photograph dignifies a significant individual or
does not. You may commission from honors the memory of a cherished loved
a living master a portrait that equals one. I believe art should celebrate the
ones that hang in museums. strength and passion of the human spirit.
marda5092@gmail.com jeangatewood@jeangatewoodfineart.com
www.studioaidala.com/portraits.html www.jeangatewoodfineart.com
ECHO BAKER EDI MATSUMOTO
I want to reveal the beauty and People’s faces and figures fascinate me,
captivating characteristics of the people and each of their unique qualities inspire
in the portraits I create, which not only me to paint. Painting is a magical process:
reflect the physical likeness but also I create art that captures the essence
capture the essence of that person. of the subject from a blank canvas, to
Price Range: $800-$20,000 something that speaks to human souls.
Contact Information Price Range: $1,000-$10,000

bakerli63@gmail.com Contact Information
www.echofineart.com edi@edimatumoto.com
www.edimatsumoto.com
MATTHEW ALFONSO STEVE OHLRICH
DURANTE Everyone is a character in the story of
I am a figurative draftsman who their life, and I love telling that story
favors graphite to emphasize through portraiture. Through artistic
the diaphanous quality of skin, skill and imagination, I strive to bring
with color accents suggesting the out that story and connect with the
inner vitality of my subjects. subject with compassion and respect.
Price Range: $450-$2,000 Price Range: $800-$7,000
matthewalfonsodurante@gmail.com steve@steveohlrich.com
www.matthewalfonsodurante.com www.steveohlrich.com

WHERE TO FIND A PORTRAIT ARTIST STATE BY STATE
CALIFORNIA FLORIDA
GULSHAN PAGDIWALA PHILLIP ANTHONY
Each person has a wonderful and uniquely My art’s purpose is to bring joy to
intriguing personality waiting to be your home by celebrating the many
graced as a work of art. As an artist, it’s blessings in your life. I also want it
a blessing to have the opportunity to to inspire you to use your unique
translate this inspiration on canvas. gifts to give back and help others.
Price Range: $100-$10,000 Price Range: $4,000-$50,000
gpagdiwala@yahoo.com phillipanthonymarketing@gmail.com
www.gulshanpagdiwala.com www.phillipanthonystudios.com
CALIFORNIA FLORIDA
MISTY SEGURA- PATRICIA CANDELA
BOWERS Portraits of people and pets in pencil,
Misty Segura-Bowers is an award- charcoal, conté, pastel, oil and oil and
winning fine artist known for portrait turpentine wash. I teach portraiture
paintings that capture the beauty and and am currently writing and
soul of her subjects in oil and watercolor. illustrating a book of drawing lessons.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Also available: My book of 500 visual
she can also work remotely by using prompts for young storytellers.
your favorite photos as reference. Price Range: $500-$2,000
Price Range: $2,000-$15,000 Contact Information
Contact Information (352) 447-5149
studio@mistysegurabowers.com patriciacandela@yahoo.com
www.mistysegurabowers.com
CALIFORNIA GEORGIA
ROSALINDA TAYMOR JUNE ELIZABETH
It is my aim as a portrait artist to BLACKSTOCK
connect with my subject in such Influenced by the master portrait painters
a way that is resonates with an of the past, including Bouguereau,
important aspect of myself. Sargent and Henri, I strive to capture not
Price Range: $1,200 only an accurate likeness but also the
personality and the characteristics of
Contact Information
the sitter that define the human spirit.
(650) 888-3873
rtaymor@comcast.net Price Range: $9,000-$18,000
Contact Information
jebportraits@juno.com
www.portraitartist.com/blackstock
PO R TR AIT AR TI STS D IR EC TO RY
CONNEC TICUT ILLINOIS

WING NA WONG PAUL BOND
I’m a photorealist painter whose focus A portrait is forever…I work to very
is portraiture. I am equally passionate high standards of craftsmanship to
about depicting people or animals achieve a finished piece that captures the
with intense detail. An original custom likeness and personality of the client.
portrait painting of people you love Price Range: $750-$10,000
is a wonderful gift for family, good
friends or to keep and treasure. Contact Information
bondpc@ameritech.net
Price Range: $800 and up www.paulbondfineart.com
Contact Information
wingnawong@gmail.com
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www.wingnawong.com
PORTRAIT ARTISTS DIRECTORY
ILLINOIS MARYLAND
JAMES A. BURRELL CAMERON
In my portraiture I am interested not JOHN ROBBINS
only in creating a believable likeness, The right fine art portrait provides you
but also in creating a painting with with three priceless advantages—an
“presence” that engages the viewer inspiring vision of your ultimate
on many levels, including formal and potential, an avatar to help you
psychological grounds. Follow me establish professional dominance,
on Instagram @james_a_burrell. and an immortal family heirloom that
Price Range: $1,500-$5,000 will last for generations to come.
(312) 505-6704 Contact Information
jburrell@james-burrell.com cameronjohnrobbinsart@gmail.com
www.thegentlemanartist.co.uk
ILLINOIS MASSACHUSET TS
IRENE SHERI LINDA PEARLMAN
My aim is to trigger a silent dialogue KARLSBERG
with my audience, to express a pure I find moments of strength, calm or
young female soul through eyes, perhaps vulnerability; traces of pain, self-
fulfilling the age-old adage. In this, my protection, openness, glimmers of
paintings are intimate and personal, joy, pride and earnestness in faces.
without ever being self-portraits. The satisfying challenge is to portray
Price Range: $10,000-$18,000 each individual’s unique presence,
truth and complex humanity.
Contact Information
irenesheri@gmail.com Price Range: $2,500-$25,000
www.irenesheri.com Contact Information
lindapearlmankarlsberg@gmail.com
www.lindapearlmankarlsberg.com
INDIANA NEW YORK

MISSY CAMILLE BARBARA SILBERT
ADAMS When I look for an idea for my next pastel or
Portraiture will always be an essential oil portrait, I use objects that tell a bit about
part of who I am. Painting a portrait is the person. The light source is important
capturing a moment in time with all because it creates drama and mood. I can
the feelings married to the moment. work from a clear color photo and send
I am one with the muse in that moment. progress photos via email. Delivery could be
I am the portrait. The portrait is me. in as little as two weeks. Sittings are possible
if local. More images available on request.
Price Range: $500-$1,000
Price Range: $550-$1,200, 50% deposit
Contact Information
sketchpaintcoffee@yahoo.com Contact Information
www.missycamille.com barbarascanvas@gmail.com
www.barbarasilbert.com
MARYLAND NEW YORK

RICHARD BUSH JESSICA VANDENBURG
I strive to produce top-quality quarter, New York artist with master’s
half and three-fourths length portraits degree from New York Academy of
that not only capture the likeness, but the Art. Portraits available in multiple
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DORA SAVIGNAC STEPHANIE BRITT
I am a portrait and figure painter, I work primarily from photo reference.
sculptor and quilt maker. I love color and Once I have established an accurate
composition. Some of my work can be likeness of the subject, I begin to
seen on Instagram at @dorasavignac. explore the emerging relationships
Price Range: $2,500-$5,000 between pictorial elements within the
painting, creating a sense of movement
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HANS-PETER BOLZ ED HAUSER
I paint because I love it. All of my At age 32, Ed picked up the pencil and
inspirations come from the world developed his own style with graphite on
around me. To create a painting is rag. His short 30 years in the world of art
a process full of challenges: design, included portraits, wildlife and commercial
shapes, forms, colors and values. When illustration. An eye condition forced his
my process of a painting is completed, retirement. However, some of his works
and it pleases me, I am happy. are still available. The word LOVE appears
Price Range: $250-$1,500 in the Marilyn image in three places.

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KIRK GRAHAM GUENNADI KALININE
I have been blessed with the ability to Guennadi Kalinine has a classical
express myself through painting and my approach to painting portraits, based
passion is portraits. I strive to capture the on an academic European education.
feelings, personality and character of my The portraits he makes show personal
subjects by creating a special moment features and inner spiritual content.
in time of their loved ones or animals. The impressionistic flavor of the style
Price Range: $950-$1,700 makes these portraits look alive.
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JULIE WENDE CHER PRUYS
I feel that through portraits, a time “To take my inner visions with my
in life is preserved, whether it’s of hands and create a work of art for you
adults or children. Fine art portraiture the viewer...That is the ultimate in
is a timeless investment. I’m so proud self-expression,” says artist Cher Pruys.
of all of the paintings I’ve done for Pruys is a member of art organizations
families over the years. Price depends such as: ASAA, SCA, IGOR, AAPL, CSAA,
on travel and other factors. AMS, LMS, OSA, MAA and CFA.
jwende@charter.net cher@artrbycher.ca
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The Art Lover's Guide to Collecting Fine Art in
Maine
W
ay, way up in the northeastern most part of the United
States is the coastal state of Maine, sharing most of its
border with New Brunswick, Canada, and the Atlantic
Ocean. The state exudes nautical charm, idyllic fishing
ports and stunning seascapes, with artists like Winslow
Homer, Marsden Hartley, and particularly Andrew Wyeth
known for their depictions of the Pine Tree State. 1
While artists and arts institutions are sprawled Portland’s
throughout the state, the popular downtown Portland Eastern
Promenade.
area’s Arts District houses such institutions as the
Photo
Maine College of Art, State Theatre, Portland Stage by Corey
Company, the Maine Historical Society and the Museum Templeton.
of African Culture. Collectors can also browse galleries
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across downtown. The city also features the Portland
The historic
Museum of Art, which has more than 18,000 artworks in district of Old
its collection, from Andy Warhol and Homer to Louise Port located
Nevelson and Claude Monet. in Portland,
In Brunswick, you’ll find the Bowdoin College Museum Maine. Photo
by Jennifer
of Art; in Rockland, the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Kearns.
Center for Maine Contemporary Art; in Ogunquit, the
Ogunquit Museum-American Art; and many others.
Collectors can also explore the works of such individual
artists as Kevin Mizner in Pittston and Stephen Porter in
Searsmont, both cities a skip and a hop to the coastline.

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STEPHEN PORTER
50 Peters Road, Searsmont, ME 04973
(207) 589-4843, sporter@fairpoint.net
www.stephenporterstudio.com
Three-dimensional artist
Stephen Porter’s sculpture is
based on a formal vocabulary
of geometric shapes arranged
in ordered configurations that
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contain the right sense of Stephen Porter,
balance. Within these arrange- Circle 64, stainless steel,
ments, the size, proportion 23 x 27 x 18"
and material or color of each
2
of the elements combine to Stephen Porter, Cube
form three-dimensional struc- Column 16, stainless
tures that force one to respond steel, 47 x 14 x 12"
to them as purely sculptural
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ideas conveying concepts of Stephen Porter, Circle
weight, tension, space and 68, European beech,
D E STIN ATIO N » MA I N E
gravity. “These sculptures are 11 x 11 x 4"

not concerned with external
subject matter and have no
metaphor,” says Porter. “Their
subject matter, rather, is their
geometry. They are concerned
with the harmony created by
these relationships and are an
attempt to create beauty in
071
formal structures.”
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DESTINATION » MAINE
KEVIN MIZNER
1106 E. Pittston Road, Pittston,
ME 04345, (207) 841-2580
kevmiz@roadrunner.com
www.kmizner.com
Kevin Mizner is a realist painter
with more than 40 years of oil
painting experience. “I want my
viewers to do more than look at
my paintings, I want them to feel
as if they are a witness to a living
scene,” says the artist. “I am very
fortunate that Maine affords me 1 2
the daily inspiration and experi-

ence I need to create my art. As a Series. “Based on candid photos clothes we wear, we are not so 1
lover of nature, I am surrounded of Mainers from the early 20th different from each other after all.” Kevin Mizner, Engineers,
by some of America’s oldest century, I paint the scene in the Mizner is represented by oil on canvas, 20 x 20"
farms, towns and homes, in many black and white world some envi- Bayview Gallery in Brunswick, 2
instances little changed over the sion they lived in, and bring to life Maine, and Folly Cove Fine Art A view of Kevin Mizner’s
years. These serve as backdrops the person who best conveys an in Rockport, Massachusetts. He studio in Pittston, Maine.
for my landscape and figurative emotion that we all can connect is currently showing in Maine
paintings.” with in full color. It’s my hope to Farmland Trust Gallery’s exhibi-
The artist has started a series show that regardless of when we tion, 200 Years Of Maine Farming
of works called The Continuum may have lived and the style of in Belfast, Maine.
K. Mizner Fine Art
“Harbor Morning” Oil on Panel 18 x 24
Kevin Mizner
www.kmizner.com kevmiz@roadrunner.com
Gallery Representation:
Bayview Gallery – Brunswick ME (bayviewgallery.com) “Amish Barnyard” Oil on Panel 24 x 20
Folly Cove Fine Art - Rockport MA (follycovefineart.com)

Circle 68 Cube Column 16
European Beech Stainless steel
11”x 11” x 4” 47” x 14” x 12”
Stephen Porter
50 Peters Road
Searsmont, ME 04973
207-589-4843
sporter@fairpoint.net
www.stephenporterstudio.com
Circle 64 Series 4 #18

Stainless steel Stainless steel
23” x 27” x 18” 66” x 12” x 12”
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART
1/1-1/31 St. Augustine, FL
Family Ties
T here are many familial ties within the art

world, including those of Daud Akhriev, his
wife Melissa Hefferlin and his son Timur Akhriev.
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Daud Akhriev, His World,
oil on linen, 84 x 168"
The artists have studied in the Russian academic 2

Timur Akhriev, I was
tradition and have built on those ideas to carve Dreaming about Alaska,
their own artistic visions. In January 2021, Cutter oil on panel, 14 x 192/5"
& Cutter Fine Art in St. Augustine, Florida, will 3
present an exhibition featuring the work of all Daud Akhriev, Lullaby,
three artists, with them making an appearance at oil on linen, 12 x 12"
the gallery the weekend of January 22 and 23.
Daud, born in the former Soviet Union in 1959,
received a master’s degree in fine art from the Repin
Institute. He met Melissa, an American, while she
was studying at the same school in Leningrad.
She invited him to move back to Chattanooga,
Tennessee, with her after the school year ended in
1991. Timur was born in Vladikavkaz, Russia, and
began studying at St. Petersburg Iaganson Fine Art
School at the age of 12. After graduation, in 2002,
he immigrated to Chattanooga as well.
“One of the advantages of a Russian academic
education is that one is given experience in a broad
range of techniques, and one can respond to a
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subject and decide which technique would trate on the theme of “individualism, strong explains. “Though fishermen and women in
best express the potential of any specific people who find their way in a turbulent interior spaces may at first glance seem to
idea,” says Daud. “At the academy one world.” Included is his masterwork His have little in common, they are both finding
had to copy an Old Master, and summer World, a 7-by-14-foot painting from his a path forward in a turbulent world, while
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students must paint plein air, in addition Weathered People series that touches on maintaining a sense of principle, artistic
to many other technical subjects.” maintaining integrity in a tumultuous joy and integrity.”
This background has allowed Daud to world. There also will be new works that Depicted in His World is a Moroccan
work in oils, pastel and mixed media, and feature two female figures. fisherman. Explaining the work further,
at the exhibition at Cutter & Cutter Fine “The unifying element will be their Daud says, “The fishermen on the coast
Art collectors will find paintings in all strong individual spirits, the strong sense of Maine astonished me with their steadi-
mediums. For the show, Daud will concen- of integrity and a joyful work ethic,” Daud ness and unflappability. After a trip when
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I painted on a coast near Moroccan

fishermen, I realized that the Moroccan fish-
ermen and their work, the wind, their body
language, their work ethic all embodied the
same idea. In His World, I was thinking that
when you are stable within yourself, your
environment doesn’t change you. In this
case, the seagulls represent the racket of
the world, the anxiety, and the fisherman
represents a person complete unto them-
selves; he knows who he is even in the
midst of chaos.”
Another work by Daud is Lullaby, repre-
senting harmony and peace. “Imagine a
day went by well, and this woman has taken
care of her responsibilities; her work is
done, and she is content as the day comes
to a close. She has let her hair down,” he
says. Also presented is Marta, Firebird,
a mixed-media painting of his friend,
flamenco dancer Marta Barroso Fernandez.
For this exhibition, Hefferlin will focus
on narrative still lifes, which highlight her
color harmonies that range from bold to
fine-tuned and subtle, depending on the
work. She also is planning “to have an
accompanying series of small figurative
pieces, almost portable size, of slice-of-life
paintings featuring episodes from travels.”
Colorful Harvest is a 12-by-12-inch still
life inspired by lemons that her friends
with a lemon tree shared. “The aroma
is so heady, so summery, and their form
and color so intense, that the inspiration
is undeniable,” she explains. “Because of
their bold presence, I thought they needed
a powerful background. I selected a silk
scarf designed by Daud, my husband. The
color blocks on the silk were a fantastic foil
to the citrus fruit and their leaves.”
Another painting by Hefferlin, End of
Summer, was designed from a collection
of photographs taken while visiting with
painters Denis Sarazhin and Victoria
Kalaichi. “We went to visit Seville and
Carmona in late September, and on the
drive home to our vacation house along tiny
country roads, there were these enormous,
meaty, almost over-ripe sunflowers on the
side of the road. We cut so many with a
pocketknife that they were bulging out 4
the sides of the car windows all the rest of
the drive home. It was amazing,” Hefferlin show his love of design, drawing and color or, in this case, evening dreaming and
explains. “Victoria and I posed them in our relationships. His painting I was Dreaming being taken to a different place,” he
patio, in old blown-glass wine bottles and about Alaska, is a vivid work of art that he says. “I myself have been to Alaska, but
plastic tubs. Then we took photos of them, wanted to have a feeling of transcendence. have never seen the northern lights.
from which I composed this piece.” “I love how the person in this painting I guess it’s always been a dream of mine to
Timur’s exhibition will include still is in its own state of mind, like someone see them in person. As an additional detail
lifes, landscapes and figurative works that on a break from the world daydreaming for my paintings, I love texture and I enjoy

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4 building up multiple layers in my work.”

Daud Akhriev, Marta, His forest painting Apollo is a small
Firebird, mixed media
on paper, 46½ x 34½" color study that was inspired by the light
of the sunset. “I wanted to know how far
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Melissa Hefferlin, I could push using two very vibrant
End of Summer, colors. The blue of the tree against the
oil on linen, 30 x 40" sunset was always beautiful to me, as it
6 creates very saturated colors inside of
Melissa Hefferlin, the shadows—the purples, grays, cool
Colorful Harvest, oil
on linen, 12 x 12" reds and blues,” he says. “Seeing the
light coming through the small open-
ings of the branches makes it even more
interesting of me to work on the design of
this painting. There is always something
spiritual to me when I’m in the forest at
the end of the long painting day, seeing
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the last bits of the sun coming through

the leaves and the trunks of the trees.”
Cutter & Cutter Fine Art

25 Main Street • St. Augustine, FL 32084 •
(904) 810-0460 • www.cutterandcutter.com
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UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / ARCADIA CONTEMPORARY
8/1-8/30 Pasadena, CA
Five and Under

T hroughout the month of August,
Arcadia Contemporary in Pasadena,
California, will present its sixth annual
Five and Under exhibition featuring works
less than $5,000. For owner Steve Diamant,
the annual show is an opportunity to offer
works from his biggest stars and his newest
rising artists at an attractive price.
“It’s a very simple premise. We just
want to show quality works from our
established artists and our up-and-comers.
And when everything can be acquired for
$5,000 or less, it makes for an exciting
show,” Diamant says. “And it’s not a
miniatures show, or a small works show.
Some of these are good-sized paintings—2
feet by 2 feet in some cases—and some are
from artists who would normally never sell
anything for $5,000.”
He adds that, because of the price
points, he gets veteran collectors in
buying paintings and also many first-time
art buyers. “It’s an accessible way to get
into art,” he says.
Artists in the show include many of 1
the Arcadia regulars, as well as some new
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names: Jeremy Lipking, Daniel Bilmes, Jane Beharrell,
Michael Chapman, Jeffrey Chong Wang, Crossed Roses, oil on
Matthew Cornell, Shaun Downey, Ron canvas, 8 x 10"
Hicks, Stephen Mackey, Renato Muccillo, 2
Jeffrey Ripple, Alex Venezia, Casey Adam Vinson,
In Cahoots, oil on
Childs, Aron Wiesenfeld, Jeff Bartels, panel, 16 x 12"
3
Nicholas Chaundy,
Portrait with Fur Collar,
oil on panel, 12 x 8"
4
Jesse Stern, Shirt,
oil on panel, 24 x 18"
2 3
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Jane Beharrell, Dana Zaltzman, Adam says. “With Gonzalez, he’s sending us two in-person by appointment. The work will
Vinson, Jesse Stern and many others. pieces and I think people are going to go also be available online via the website, a
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Around 130 artworks are expected to be berserk for this kid. He’s killing it and this virtual walkthrough of the gallery and a
on view in the show. show will be the first time his work has digital catalog. The show will be on view
Two rising artists that Diamant is excited been presented at a gallery exhibition.” throughout August.
to be showing are Nicholas Chaundy While Five and Under won’t include a
and Miguel Gonzalez. “With Nicholas typical opening or reception due to the Arcadia Contemporary
Chaundy, you just get a good vibe looking ongoing health crisis, collectors will have 39 E. Colorado Boulevard • Pasadena, CA 91105 •
at his work. He’s got a lot of potential,” he access to the gallery to view the work (626) 486-2018 • www.arcadiacontemporary.com
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UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY
8/3-8/29 New York, NY
In the City
S ituated in what is essentially the

embodiment of urban atmosphere,
George Billis Gallery in New York City,
explores the eclectic elements of the city
during an exhibition this summer. The
show In the City will include a dynamic
selection of cityspaces from such artists
as Todd Gordon, Paul Chojnowski, Dean
Larson, Karen Woods, David Leonard,
Michael Chapman, James Oliver, Russ
Havard, Andrew Woodward and Nicholas
Evans-Cato.
“I compose paintings using a visual
language that best represents the way
I see things in my mind. The subjects
I use come from the movies, photos and
paintings that I have accumulated in my
mind over the years,” says Chapman, whose
oil P.C.H. Sparkle looks like a blast from the
past with three classic 1940s to ’50s cars
in line along a road. “I feel as though my
choice of subjects from that encyclopedia
of imagery in my mind are the result of
impulsive utterance rather than thought-
out narrative.”
Havard’s work in the exhibition, a water-
color aptly titled Central Park, depicts
the iconic NYC park. “The work...consists
of a combination of urban and nature…
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James Oliver, Crowd
(Composition #16), gouache
on panel, 8 x 20"
2
Andrew Woodward, Liberty II,
acrylic on panel, 12 x 12"
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Paul Chojnowski, Straight into
the Night, burned paper, 30 x 22"
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Todd Gordon, View of
Värtaterminalen, oil on linen,
28 x 63"
My framed trees are usually taken from

shopping center parking lots, where they
are isolated and away from the forest (you
can’t see the tree for the forest). There’s a
surprising amount of nature in the city, on
the streets and in the many parks, where
foliage blends in with buildings. I [enjoy]
the approach of miniaturizing, framing
and isolating parts of such a grand city, to
reconnect to the feeling of being there.”
Modern Sunset, an oil by Leonard,
captures the Hudson Yards area in
Manhattan, where the High Line bisects
the railroad tracks leading into Penn
Station. The sunlight gleams over the faces
of the buildings, creating bright orange
lights that tell of evening. “The Vessel
structure, as it has come to be known, was
just about completed,” says Leonard. “At
the time, I had no idea what it was and in
fact, I thought it was still under construc-
tion. Nonetheless, I was fascinated by the
mosaic of summer sunset colors reflecting
off it and the buildings around it. And in
the background you will see the iconic
Empire State Building.”
A nocturne created through a process
3 of burning paper, Chojnowski’s Straight
Into the Night is striking. “My drawing
process is unique: I burn, scorch and sand
and re-burn paper (or wood) to create my
work,” says the artist, whose piece is part
of his American Nocturne Series, night-
time images of city streets and buildings.
“I begin these cityscapes on paper by
carefully placing water (as a resist) on the
surface of the blank sheet and using a large
industrial torch, slowly burn the paper until
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the image appears.”

The exhibition runs from August 3
to 29.
George Billis Gallery

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525 W. 26th Street, Ground Floor • New York, NY 10001
(212) 645-2621 • www.georgebillis.com
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UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / LOTTON GALLERY
8/1-8/31 Chicago, IL
D M I T R I DAN IS H
Into the Night

M any of artist Dmitri Danish’s paintings focus on
the cityscape, with his newest series primarily
featuring nocturnes. The works show the dramatic
any state, but I find it especially magical and pictur-
esque in rainy or snowy weather and in the evening.
Water reflectance is a valuable part of the landscape.
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Rainy City, oil on canvas,
20 x 12"
tone and colorful artificial light that brings a liveliness Therefore, it is always interesting for me to work with 2
Night in Venice, oil on
and energy to these cities after the sun goes down. A ‘water’ landscapes, weaving into a single palette the canvas, 28 x 16"
number of the new pieces are also during or after a necessary colors, creating a common background, but
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freshly fallen rain, allowing puddles to become reflec- not forgetting the details.” Florida Evening, oil on
tive surfaces and adding another layer of the nightlife Danish’s paintings span throughout many cities, canvas, 8½ x 9½"
to his work. from Venice to Florida, allowing the viewer a glimpse 4
“I grew up in a big city; perhaps, from that I have at places all over the world. He explains, “After trav- Rainy Night, oil on
a love of the cityscape,” he says. “I love the city in eling, I always have a large selection of photographic canvas, 13 x 15"
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materials and sketches that I use in my work.

My main criteria in choosing the composition
are my own feelings and desire.”
The artist’s newest paintings, such as Florida
Evening, Rainy City and Night in Venice, will be
on view at Lotton Gallery in Chicago throughout
the month of August. The exhibition, titled
Summer Nights, “is perfectly timed,” according
to gallery director Christina Franzoso. “His
colorful works reflect the hot summer weather.”
Unifying the artwork is the artist’s distinct
artistic style where his skillful combination of
color and light comes into play. “Color is one
of the most powerful means of the artist to
convey his own emotions and feelings, and the
light illuminates the subject of the painting and
affects our perception of color, tone and even
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our well-being and feeling of comfort,” he says.

“Using these tools, as an artist, I just want to say
that the world is beautiful. Don’t forget it!”
Lotton Gallery
900 N. Michigan Avenue, Level 6 • Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 664-6203 • www.lottongallery.com
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UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / RJD GALLERY
8/1-9/30 Bridgehampton, NY
Mirrors of Curiosity
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F igurative artwork often features strong narratives

that come from stories the artist crafts or ones they
leave open to interpretation by the viewer. In the show
series she says, “The idea of those paintings is to
connect with surroundings. Sky and lizards match to
[a person’s] skin, and that’s where I see the beauty. The
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Kris Lewis, Exit of the
May Queen, oil on wood,
20 x 20"
Mirrors of Curiosity at RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton, portrait of the man [Beautiful People 2] is more personal
2
New York, collectors will explore the works of Kris Lewis, to me because I painted my beautiful son. I wish him to Jesse Lane, Insomnia,
Rachel Moseley, Jesse Lane, Yana Movchan and Jorge live in harmony. The pile of fabric on the back looks like colored pencil on Bristol
Santos. “They each create a mood and vision unique to a mountain—he is the climber—[and it also is a symbol] board, 27 x 23"
themselves, and each leads the viewer to question the of going up in life with the blue sky above.” 3
composition, and challenge their own perspectives of Lane has done many self-portraits, but Insomnia Kris Lewis, Low Tides,
oil on wood, 40 x 30"
the artwork,” says gallery principal Richard J. Demato. is more personal, as it “represents the exhaustion of
The artists use their viewpoints and styles to create facing a difficult challenge,” he says. “I made this at
distinct art. “The beauty of professional art is when the end of a long, trying chapter. This piece helped
seeing a curated collection and we still all recognize me push through it.” Another one of his colored pencil
and know the identity of each artist immediately, for drawings is Gauntlet, which features a model that could
each has their own narrative style and hand,” elaborates resemble an older version of himself “to emphasize
Demato. “We celebrate their strong, creative freedom, the passage of time—suggesting being at the end of a
and hope that each of them might bring more diversity tremendous struggle, triumphant, but exhausted,” Lane
and enjoyment to your own personal collection.” shares. “I chose to portray both these elements because
Movchan’s paintings Beautiful People 1 and Beautiful great victories don’t come without great difficulties.”
People 2 will be included in the show. Discussing the He’s Never Touched Dirt and He’s Never Been Hurt,

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Rachel Moseley, He’s Never Touched Jesse Lane, Gauntlet, Rachel Moseley, End of Season
Dirt and He’s Never Been Hurt, oil on colored pencil on Bristol at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk,
wood panel, 24 x 24" board, 20 x 31" oil on wood panel, 20 x 12"

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by Moseley, is the first in a new series.

Explaining the piece, she says, “I’ve always
been drawn to the campiness and nostalgia
of Western art and have wanted to make
Western paintings that fit my body of work.
Recently I’ve been playing with illustrative
and flat, paint-by-number inspired elements
in my paintings and working to find a way
to combine these components with tight
realism. This painting is the first in a new
series that celebrates fantasy and the
cowboy as a sex symbol. My cowboys aren’t
working the land or rounding up cattle; they
are manicured and fancy, a façade like the
backgrounds they stand before.”
A work in her more signature style, End
of Season at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, she
says, “encapsulates the feeling of the end
of summer or a long day spent in the sun.
I wanted to capture a long day, sun-kissed
skin, heat and the untroubled feeling we asso-
ciate with summertime. After moving back
to the California coast from the desert, I was
also excited to capture the sky, which has a lot
more moisture in it and a very different look.” 6
In Low Tide, Lewis depicts a timid
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and humble child. He says, “A young life that surrounds them.” Other works by Lewis, past the confines of the painting and into the
that needs guidance, direction and offers such as Forage and Exit of the May Queen, distance,” he adds.
examples of their early courage to navigate have elements to enhance the viewer’s Mirrors of Curiosity will be on view at the
the intimidating and often turbulent world imagination. “Using symbolism from various gallery August 1 through September 30.
around them. Nevertheless, even at such a Northern European springtime and summer
young age, a child can contribute, inspire solstice traditions, Exit of the May Queen is RJD Gallery 2385 Main Street • Bridgehampton,
others, and work toward improving the world a portrayal of a distressed young girl looking NY 11932 • (631) 725-1161 • www.rjdgallery.com
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UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / VANESSA ROTHE FINE ART
8/1-9/1 Laguna Beach, CA
Summer Showcase
B eauty, light and color will be on full
display in the upcoming Summer
2020 exhibition at Vanessa Rothe Fine
Art in Laguna Beach, California. Gallery
owner and artist Vanessa Rothe curated
the show to evoke those qualities as
well as “suggest subjects of rebirth.”
On view will be works by new artists at
the gallery as well as freshly imported
Russian realism and impressionist paint-
ings. Among those participating are
Rothe, Trent Gudmundsen, Derek Penix,
Michelle Dunaway, Karen Werner, Jim
Wodark, Suchitra Bhosle, John Cosby,
Olga Krimon, Jesse Powell and Vadim
Kornichuk.
Included in the show will be several
works by Sam Robinson. In his painting
Garden Dahlias “the figure is lit well in the
sunlight, and his visible brushwork with
dappled light on the plants and clothing
of the figure give a sense of warmth and
movement,” says Rothe.
One of the new works by Nicolas
Martin is Portrait of Mel, which was
derived from photographing his wife in
a series of underwater scenes. “The artist
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has successfully captured the beauty of a
moment in this portrait with glistening peach and pale blues can be seen on the is The Ballerina by gallery newcomer
water droplets and a fresh out of the water forehead as he blends reality with a little Andrei Pyonkovskii, who studied at the
look,” Rothe explains. “His iconic laying bit of impressionism.” Repin Academy. “The figure is drawn with
of small brushstrokes with light yellow, Imported from St. Petersburg, Russia, accuracy and the proportions and pose
[are] just beautiful. Then the application
of paint on the flesh is calm, tonal and
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Andrei helps create believable realistic volume
Pyonkovskii, The in the work,” Rothe shares. “The handling
Ballerina, oil on of the skirt and clothing is slightly more
linen, 26 x 32"
impressionistic and colorful, which draws
2 our attention there to it. This large work
Sam Robinson,
Garden Dahlias,
is a fine example of what is being created
oil on linen today there at the academy and follows the
board, 16 x 20" great master artists who taught there previ-
3 ously such as Ilya Repin, whom the school
Nicolas Martin, is named after.”
Portrait of Mel, oil
on panel, 12 x 9"
The exhibition will be available to view
online and in-person Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays, as well as any time by
appointment.
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8/14-9/6 Santa Fe, NM
Sapient Symbolism
T hree women who experience and revel in
the mysteries of nature are featured in the
exhibition Sapient Symbolism at the Canyon
Road facility of Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, opening August 14 and continuing
through September 6.
The gallery notes that the exhibition “features
three women who focus on regional landscapes,
animals and its peoples in an effort to convey
our relationships with all three and our connec-
tion with Earth Mother.”
Sushe Felix was brought up in Colorado,
influenced by the American regionalist and
modernist art movements from the 1930s and
’40s, especially those who painted in Colorado
and New Mexico. She paints landscapes in
which she seeks to “instill a sense of joy along
with a feeling of mystery and playfulness.”
The energetic, sinuous and geometric
patterns of modernism inspire her painting
Upon Reflection, with the forms of the moonlit
landscape reduced to elemental, suggestive
shapes. Her landscapes are imagined from her
experiences of them on road trips and walks.
She often photographs an interesting group of
forms and translates them into a drawing for
her finished paintings, striving for a balance of
energy and stillness.
Robin Laws sculpts the animals that have
surrounded her throughout her life. She says,
“My husband Myron and I share our ranchland
home with three Angora goats, 20 chickens,
five geese, four ducks, two ponies, two horses,
eight cats, one dog and three much-loved
burros.” The three much-loved burros—Jennifer,
Elizabeth and Libby—appear in her sculpture
Swat Team. During one hot and muggy summer
“flies arrived in droves.” Animal owners treated
them with fly repellant to lessen their relent-
less attacks. Laws looked out one day and saw
the burros huddled unusually close together.
As she watched them she realized a recent
heavy rain had washed off the repellant and
they were taking matters into their own hands.
She says, “No fly in his right mind would brave
the gauntlet of switching tails, flapping ears,
stomping hooves and flying dirt. It was a team
effort and it was working.”
Liz Wolf moved to Santa Fe in 1997 from
the Midwest. She says, “If I had to describe my
work in one word it would be animism, which
is derived from the Latin word anima meaning
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2
1
breath or soul. Animism is one of man’s Liz Wolf,
oldest beliefs, that in every object a spirit or Shapeshifter,
bronze, ed. 8 of
soul exists. When I am sculpting, I feel the 25, 12 x 4 x 6"
sculpture takes part in its own creation.”
2
She is a keen observer of animal life and
Sushe Felix,
is particularly attracted to the hawks that Upon Reflection,
soar over her garden or sit elegantly in the acrylic on
panel, 12 x 18"
trees. “I see hawks perched high in a tree or
flying endless circles in the sky observing 3
their surroundings with extraordinary Robin Laws,
Swat Team,
vision,” she says. “The hawk teaches me to bronze, ed. 2 of
become like them and pay close attention 17, 45 x 52 x 24"
to all that surrounds me, to see my bound-
less world from a bird’s-eye view.”
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physical transformation, “the taking on or
understanding what I see in a hawk.”
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225 Canyon Road • Santa Fe, NM 87501 •
(505) 986-9833 • www.manitougalleries.com
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8/1-8/31 Park City, UT
W E N DY CH I D E S T E R
Vintage Recollections
F rom August 1 to 31, for show Survivors at Trove

Gallery, viewers will get a look back at the old
world through Wendy Chidester’s still life oil paintings.
in displaying each facet of an item. “I work with about
10 to 12 layers of paint on canvas before I finish,” she
explains. “I block it all in, then I start getting into
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Limited, oil on canvas,
36 x 60"
She depicts antique pieces such as typewriters, rotary details and then add more paint and glazes. It gives 2
Peel, oil on canvas,
dial phones and luggage without wheels, ranging me the aged look I want…I’m also trying to get that 19 x 33"
from the early 1900s through the 1950s. In addi- depth and age on canvas through scratching, sanding
3
tion, Chidester will be revealing new subject matter and flicking paint.” Filmo, oil on canvas,
involving vintage motorcycles, further encapsulating “Chidester’s skill is evident,” Schumacher says. 36 x 32"
history and recalling fond memories. “When observing her work, one realizes that the shine 4
Chidester likes to paint items that have been of a typewriter key is a mere flick of white paint. Up Oliver, oil on canvas,
forgotten or replaced and gives them new life, evoking close her paintings reveal a quality of abstraction, but 32 x 32"
memories from the viewer. “Everything has changed from a distance they become almost photographic.”
so fast that it’s fun to bring those things back into our Chidester was an avid landscape plein air painter but
fast-paced world,” she says. had an experience that changed her direction. “It started
“Her work speaks to the old soul in all of us; people raining when I was outside painting one day, so I had
love to reminisce,” furthers Jen Schumacher, owner of to go back inside,” she says. “I then decided to visit an
Trove Gallery. “Her subject matter hearkens to times antique store nearby and found an old camera I thought
where things were made to last and only got better would be fun to paint while I waited out the rain. I started
with use.” thinking about where the camera had been, what photos
Not only does Chidester choose subject matter it took and just the story behind the object itself. That’s
from the good ol’ days, but she manages to convey what changed me. I also realized that I didn’t have to
the antiqued feeling in her style and technique, and be at the mercy of the weather and lighting conditions

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3 4
when working with still life.” been painting, but they’re fun to do. I’m not from around the 1950s.
More recently, Chidester has diverted exactly sure why I was so drawn to them. Stop by Trove Gallery starting the first
her subject matter to include vintage There’s just such a history, a story of where of August to experience Survivors, and
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motorcycles from the early 1900s, after an they’ve been. They were pretty beat up.” “appreciate the past as a contribution to
inspirational visit to Legends Motorcycle There will be a few motorcycle paintings where we are now,” Chidester says. “It’s
Museum in Springville, Utah. “I’m always in the show collection including Limited, nice to step back in time and try to have
interested in the more intricate, heavy and a beautifully detailed vintage motorcycle an appreciation for the subject itself.”
cumbersome things,” she furthers. “[The against a black background. In addition,
motorcycles] are very intricate and take there will be paintings such as Filmo, an Trove Gallery 804 Main Street • Park City, UT 84060
a lot more time than the other items I’ve old film reel, and Peel, a child’s pedal car (435) 655-3803 • www.troveparkcity.com
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A R T I S T F O C U S
Don’t Fight on Jeans, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60"
Artaud, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36" Dressing La Catrina, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48"
Alvaro Segura
A lvaro Segura comes from the world
of visual effects. He has been an
artist for movies such as the 2019 edition
who turned their portrayal of the world
into images in my mind,” he says. “As
with many painters, I’m curious about
been deified. Mermaids and nymphs are
born from women. It is such a strong
spiritual entity that it requires evolution
of The Lion King, Terminator: Dark Fate, the human body, and especially the to understand it.”
Ant-Man, a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel female body. The female body is quite
and many others. Though this has helped indecipherable. From the energetic and
him understand ideas including shapes spiritual point of view, her presence is Want to See More?
and light, the interpretation of his acrylic never quotidian. In history, they have (310) 729-3816 | www.alsegura.com
paintings is quite Fauvist in nature. been judged and subdued for their
“I grew up reading the symbolist poets magical and spiritual beauty; persecuted @art_alsegura
and essayists like Artaud, Baudelaire, when showing an ankle in a medieval
Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine—writers Middle Eastern religion, but it has also /in/alvarosegura

The Ghost, oil on panel, 36 x 24"
Sweet Jesus, oil on panel, 24 x 18" Holy the Ghost, oil on panel, 24 x 18"
Carrie Pearce
Carrie Pearce was born in Peoria, Illinois, dedicated to the 16th-century techniques like to write a short free verse poem with
in 1969. She has been drawing and of the Masters, she also finds room for the every painting,” she says. “I think it helps
painting as long as she can remember. Her occasional scribble, inspired by children’s the viewer understand my direction. More
earliest memories include a Walt Disney drawings. Pearce describes her work as importantly, it is a part of my creative
light-up table and asking her mom to emotional portraits rather than portraits process. I don’t feel as though a painting
draw her pictures as she described them. of people. The people are inspired by turn is complete until I do so.”
Pearce’s first major inspiration came from of the century photos that she finds at Pearce is a “Living Artist” with the Art
Ann Adams, an artist who drew with a antique stores and estate sales. Renewal Center and was one of the 10
pencil between her teeth. At the age of 6, Pearce believes that every artist is finalists for the prestigious Bennett Prize.
Pearce was amazed at her ability and tried unique, and her works express her own This year she will participate in a number
to duplicate her drawings with and without vision, voice, imagination, humor and of exhibitions around the country, with
a pencil in her teeth. Pearce attended the emotions, as seen through turn of the updates available on her website. Studio
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Savannah College of Art and Design in century children often with toys, confec- visits are available by appointment.
Georgia, where she graduated with honors. tionaries and other delights. “What you
In 2007, upon seeing DaVinci’s portrait will find in my paintings are love, tragedy,
of Ginevra de’ Benci, she declared, “I want humor, emotional upset, color, hypnotic Want to See More?
to paint like that.” Her paintings can be faces, darkness, mystery, funny faces, (309) 231-4378 | carrie@carriepearce.com
described as imaginary realism. Although hoopty-do’s and hoopty-don’ts; I also www.carriepearce.com
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Great Expectations, acrylic, 10 x 8" Calling On Hope, acrylic, 4 x 4"
Chantel Lynn Barber

C hantel Lynn Barber’s loose style
draws the viewer’s attention,
visually beckoning them to wonder
awards including, most recently, an
Award of Excellence in the NOAPS
2020 Spring Online International
at the essence of life. Master artist Exhibition. Based out of Tennessee,
and collector Kevin Beilfuss says, Barber travels throughout the United
“Since the first time I saw Chantel’s States and Canada teaching tips and
work, I’ve been in love! As an artist techniques learned over 30 years of
myself, I know how hard it is to paint working in the acrylic medium.
in a more ‘suggestive’ manner, rather Capturing Character: The Portraits
than spelling everything out for the of Chantel Lynn Barber will be on view
viewer. Chantel does just that! Through November 3 to January 3 at Customs
impressionistic brushwork, she edits House Museum & Cultural Center in
out unimportant information and shows Clarksville, Tennessee.
us just enough for our minds to fill in
the gaps. Her sense of design and use
of color are breathtaking! I am blessed
enough to own one of her paintings, Want to See More?
and every time I see a new painting, chantel@chantellynnbarber.com
www.chantellynnbarber.com
I covet that one for my collection as
well.” Barber does it all in acrylic—with Represented by Richland Fine Art
4009 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 203
strong color, energetic brushwork, light
Nashville, TN 37215
and story. (615) 292-2781 | www.richlandfineart.com
Barber is a Signature member of
the International Society of Acrylic /thefineartofchantel
Painters, as well as a member of the
Portrait Society of America and the @chantelbarber
She Wrote Her Own Fairytale, acrylic, 12 x 7"
National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society.
Her work has received numerous @chantelbarber

African School Girls, oil, 20 x 30"
Laddie John Dill, oil, 36 x 24" Little Buddha and the Dragon, oil, 22 x 30"
Jack Vincent Barnhill

J ack Vincent Barnhill has spent his
life living and working in Europe,
Africa, North and Central America and
Painting and Drawing, and Color Mixing
and Theory. He is skilled in multiple
medias—oil, pastels and mixed media—
America, Portrait Society of America,
National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society
and the Pasadena Society of Artists.
Asia. As a child Barnhill was drawn to and currently teaches at the Naples He is also a founding board member of
the diverse beauty and complexity of the Art Center. His works have been in 16 Warrior Theatre, a nonprofit organiza-
human face. At age 50, he began studying national and international shows and tion dedicated to providing innovative
at Otis College of Art and Design in have been reviewed in three magazines. art therapy to survivors of child abuse.
Los Angeles. Portraiture expresses his In 2015, his Self Portrait won first place Barnhill is also an Associate Artist for
fascination with humanity. He draws and at the TAG Gallery’s California Open Unison Colour. He currently lives in
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paints until the image sees the light and Competition. In November 2019, he was Naples, Florida.
reveals its essence. invited to show three paintings at the 19th
Barnhill enjoys lecturing and teaching International Art Exchange Exhibition at
both private and public classes in the National Art Center in Tokyo, Japan, Want to See More?
Advanced Drawing, History of Pigments, where he won an award of excellence. (310) 804-3424 | jack.barnhill@mac.com
Advances in 3-D Art, Paint Making, Pastel He is a member of the Oil Painters of jackbarnhill.squarespace.com
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Every Which Way, oil on panel, 24 x 24"
To Fly Toward a Secret Sky, oil on panel, 40 x 30" Dreaming of D.C., oil on panel, 24 x 30"
Kim VanDerHoek
A fter years of painting in plein air, Kim
VanDerHoek has deliberately broken
with the traditional method of rendering
a dim, poorly lit photo, shot through an
airplane window,” she explains. “The first
piece was small, 11 by 14 inches, it was
in the show From Above, with artist
Jill Basham at Principle Gallery in
Alexandria, Virginia.
that she was taught and sought out dark, moody and hazy, like a memory with
influences in contemporary art. “Paintings strong emotion attached to it. For the
by other artists that speak to me are always next two years, I’ve explored this theme
ones that ride the line between realism of moody semiabstracted aerial views in
Want to See More?
(949) 510-6921 | www.kimvanderhoek.com
and abstraction,” she says. “In each of my larger works.”
Represented by Principle Gallery
paintings, I aim to accurately represent the The artist adds, “It is important to me
208 King Street | Alexandria, VA 22314
subject while allowing the paint to have an that each painting has the feeling of a (703) 739-9326 | www.principlegallery.com
equal voice and a strong presence.” specific place that I’ve filtered through my
Having grown up in a rural mountain experience of it, all while allowing the paint /kimvanart
town, VanDerHoek finds the geometric enough presence to remind the viewer that
shapes of urban areas juxtaposed with they are looking at a work of art.” @kim_vanderhoek
the soft forms of nature fascinating. “This September 18 through October 9,
new series of aerial views was born from VanDerHoek will exhibit her paintings @vanderhoekart

Shelf Rock Cascade, pastel, 11 x 14"
Sunnyside Farm, pastel, 16 x 20" Waterfall Rocks, oil, 16 x 12"
Marsha Hamby Savage

M arsha Hamby Savage grew up
playing with her friends in the
woods near her home outside of Atlanta.
and around rocks, and the trees and
native flora, and I am in my place of inspi-
ration. I love antiques and old buildings,
from my thousands of photos taken there.
North Georgia and travel to many places
and the landscape in those places is a
“Creating trails and forts, walking and we have found many to paint, hoping combination to inspire me and any artist.”
through creeks, and picking up beautiful the viewer will see a story in them and the
little rocks was our reality and [it] creates landscape,” she explains.
the memories that surface when I am “For almost 30 years, the Blue Ridge
painting,” she says. “We were told to Mountains Arts Association (BRMAA) Want to See More?
(770) 853-4696
stay outside and play. It has translated and representation in the High Country
www.marshasavage.com
into my love of painting nature, and a Art gallery have been instrumental in my
Represented by High Country Art
second home in Blue Ridge, Georgia. This growth and journey,” she says “Blue Ridge
715 E. Main Street | Blue Ridge, GA 30513
town and the friends I have made are a has embraced me as one of their own,
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(706) 632-6882 | www.highcountryart.com

significant part of my art success.” and locals and visitors have purchased
Savage invites her painting friends to many paintings over the years. The plein /marshasavageart
find places for plein air painting while air events, and the workshops I teach
they are in North Georgia. “The Toccoa in and around the area, are memories @marshasavageart
River is often the subject of my paintings. I will always cherish. They are also an
Give me moving water, cascading over inspiration for many of the paintings I do /marshasavageart
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Expulsion, pen and ink drawing on paper, 30 x 36" 2013 Federal Duck Stamp, acrylic on Masonite panel, 9½ x 12½"
Culmination II – a History Painting, acrylic on plexiglass, 19 x 38"
Robert Steiner
R obert Steiner has had a highly
distinguished career in a number
of painting genres, including landscape,
explore the history of Western culture.
He is a graduate of the Rhode Island
School of Design. Steiner has received the
Francisco Chronicle, U.S. Art, Wildlife Art
and Midwest Art, and he has appeared on
local and national television. His works
wildlife, photorealism and conceptual Childe Hassam purchase award from the are in the collections of the Smithsonian
realism. In his paintings and drawings, he American Academy of Arts and Letters, Institution, Duke University Art Museum,
communicates his sense of wonder and and he has been awarded two commenda- the Peabody Museum, the California State
appreciation for the unspeakable beauty tions from the governor and state senate Museum and other public collections.
of the natural world. He has always of California. He has won two Federal Additionally, his artwork is in thousands of
marveled at the minute detail of the Duck Stamp art competitions and 82 state private collections.
universe as well as its vast expanses. duck stamp art contests—the most of any
In his conceptual realist pieces, artist. He has also won numerous other
Steiner focuses on the relationship of purchase prizes and awards. Want to See More?
human beings to each other and to the Steiner’s art has been profiled in (800) 225-3971
world. Artworks such as Expulsion and many newspapers, magazines and books customerservice@steinerprints.com
Culmination II – a History Painting also including The New York Times, San www.steinerprints.com

Joker in the Pack, oil on linen, 24 x 30"
Conversations, oil on linen, 30 x 24"
Stephanie
Deshpande The Traveler, oil on linen, 30 x 40"
A rtist Stephanie Deshpande says, “John Singer Sargent’s

paintings influenced my style at an early age. When I was
in high school, a friend introduced me to his work. I became
Jersey, will show her artwork in Encounters: Oil and Mixed Media
Online Exhibition. Her paintings will also be on view through
August 22 in the New York Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition
fascinated by his painterly brushstrokes and the lifelike expres- Online. She is represented by Arundel Contemporary in Arundel,
sions he portrayed. I aspired to paint in a similar style, but with a West Sussex, United Kingdom.
focus on narrative scenes. Many years later, I approach painting
in much the same way, but my technique and subjects evolve as
I transform as a person.”
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(508) 690-0655 | www.stephaniedeshpande.com
Deshpande’s paintings are usually of one or more figures in
Represented by Arundel Contemporary
dark interiors that use chiaroscuro to create an atmosphere where
53 High Street | Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AJ
“light reveals people or objects from the surrounding darkness,”
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www.arundelcontemporary.com
she explains. “The figures I depict are deep in thought. Each
painting is a glimpse into a moment in time, frozen forever. The /stephaniedesh
themes originate from ideas I contemplate from day to day.
I transform my feelings into visual metaphors.” Deshpande also @stephaniedesh
enjoys painting floral arrangements, still lifes and portraits.
Through August 1, Alfa Art Gallery in New Brunswick, New www.patreon.com/stephaniedeshpande
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Portrait of a Woman, oil on canvas, 24 x 24" Anonymous Portrait #2, oil on canvas, 18 x 18"
Colin
Chillag
C olin Chillag’s work is rooted in a deep
respect for traditional portraiture and
American landscape painting, American
history and the history of painting.
His paintings can best be described
as post-hyperrealism in their ability to
portray ordinary scenes in a realistic way
while also revealing his process and the
structure of how they are made.
In his most recent body of work,
dramatic landscapes from the American
Southwest are juxtaposed with portraits of
ordinary and anonymous people who are
painted in a photorealistic way but often
with exaggerated features. The subjects
of Chillag’s portraits are taken from
amateur photos from the 1970s and ’80s. Anonymous Portrait #3, oil on canvas, 30 x 40"
He is particularly interested in painting
portraits based on photos he finds that the heart of realism.” Treg Bradley Collection in Scottsdale and
exemplify for him what philosopher Chillag cites documentary films, as the Zabludowicz Collection in London.
Roland Barthes called “punctum,” which well as the work of Lucian Freud, Chaim Chillag lives and works in Phoenix.
denotes the details in a photo that trigger Soutine and Alice Neel among his
a memory and establish a personal influences. His work has been exhibited
relationship with the person within it. throughout the United States, and he was
“It seems I work intuitively, and later the the recipient of the mid-career artist award
Want to See More?
Represented by The Secret Gallery
ideas arise and they create the context as from the Phoenix Art Museum. Chillag’s 160 10th Street | Astoria, OR 97103
I go along,” explains Chillag. “The ability works are in the permanent collections of (503) 836-3374 | thesecret.gallery
to find absolute beauty and fascination in Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art,
the everyday experience...for me, that’s at Arizona State University Art Museum, the @thesecret.gallery

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INDEX
ARTISTS IN THIS ISSUE

Abedeen, Farida 40 Felix, Sushe 91 Martin, Nicolas 89 Sin, Oliver 55
Akhriev, Daud 74 Flott, Grace Athena 40 Mizner, Kevin 72 Sneed-Grays, Madelyn 62
Barber, Chantel Lynn 96 Gilsdorf, Grant 49 Moseley, Rachel 86 Sokov, Pavel 51
Barnhill, Jack Vincent 97 Gordon, Todd 81 Neal, Michael Shane 57 Steiner, Robert 100
Beharrell, Jane 78 Grasso, Victor 34 Oliver, James 80 Stern, Jesse 79
Britten 103 Guinevere 63 Oliveras, Aixa 47 Strino, Francesca 60
Brudick, Scott 52 Hammie, Patrick Earl 45, 60 Party, Nicolas 36 Timur, Akhriev 74
Brunetti, Heather 47 Hefferlin, Melissa 75 Pearce, Carrie 95 Tomassetti, Alessandro 49
Chaundy, Nicholas 78 Hopkins, Mark 64 Porter, Stephen 71 Uhl, Anton 63
Chicago, Judy 36 Johnson, Nils P. 63 Pyonkovskii, Andrei 88 Vakseen 45, 63
Chidester, Wendy 92 Kann, Amy 60 Rizzotto, John 40 VanDerHoek, Kim 98
Chillag, Collin 102 Keirce, Debra 36 Robinson, Patrice 47 Vinson, Adam 78
Chojnowski, Paul 81 Lane, Jesse 84 Robinson, Sam 88 Wang, Victor 49
Chung, Larine 41 Langstaff, Joshua 39 Rodriguez, Irvin 49 Warren, Shawn Michael 61
Crowley, James 60 Laws, Robin 91 Ryan, Brittany 50 Weir, Louise 54
Danish, Dmitri 82 Leslie, Linda 61 Saluja, Manu 59 Wolf, Liz 90
Dawit N.M. 36 Lewis, Kris 84 Savage, Marsha 99 Wood, Ernest 53
Deshpande, Stephanie 101 Lomardo, Dana Cook 63 Scott, O’Neil 58 Woodward, Andrew 80
Draws, Rhoda 62 Longhurst, Kathrin 47 Segura, Alvaro 94
Dwyer, David 43 Lupkin, Peter 58 Simms, Tenaya 42
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Aidala, M. David / San Jose, CA 66 Gallery CERO / Longwood, FL 31 Porter, Stephen / Searsmont, ME 73
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Cutter & Cutter Fine Art / St. Augustine, FL 9 Oil Painters of America / Barrington, IL 10-11 Wong, Wing Na / Danbury, CT 67
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