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Charles James, Notorious - This 24”x36” acrylic on canvas painting was created as an homage to Ruth Bader Ginsburg . After she passed, I thought it was appropriate to create an image of her that was rough, colorful and expressive. She was a massive positive force for women’s rights and had the nick name “Notorious RBG” as a play on the rapper “Notorious BIG”. She was a very colorful character, so I tried to create an image to represent that. 

Marta Carceller, Carrer del Lloro - 160cm x 100cm - acrylic on canvas, 2021 - Often, when we think of the streets of a city, noise, traffic, hurry and crowded streets come to our mind, but there are still quiet corners that give us peace, such as the one in the painting; a charming alley in Blanes, a few meters from the sea. Vertical lines are predominant, the shadows of which spread in the liberating space of the background, enhanced by the visual appeal of the telephone booth. The predominant ocher and gray shades create a warm atmosphere, very similar to the low light that the buildings let through to the floor. This work is executed with a loose but detailed technique, which creates the shapes and its textures by using brushstrokes.

Carol Foulger, That Southbank View - The view from the Southbank at low tide on the Thames is quite simply majestic. Low tide adds a whole new layer to the sights and sounds of life on the river and uncovers the multi-faceted structures that line the banks of the Thames.

Lilli Kirschmann, Enchanting Dream - A painting reflecting the life goal and dream of the painter. An enchanting and dreamy sunset while Lilli paints in her own cottage and enjoys the rich colors of Ireland`s nature - the juicy green grass, the fresh and blue ocean/rivers, the colorful cute flowers and a strong sunset to enhance all color shades. This painting is an interpretation of Cahersiveen. A town on the Iveragh Peninsula in South-West Ireland.

Patricia Leona, Come and Find Me - Contemporary Centered Portrait of a Beautiful Strong & Fierce Afro American Woman in Vibrant Colors. The Rich Glowing Shades of Red, with Shadows of Intense Blue, gives this Piece a Modern and Eclectic feel. All done with Acrylic Paint Roughly brushed on Paper in the size 50 x 65 cm, to be Framed to Your Liking. The Head Wrap is done with Mixed Media Paper with Lively Flowers in Ruby Red, Azure Blue and Sweet Orange Tones, which are Overlapping for a Contrasting 3D Effect. Because of the Pale Yellow & Blue Background with an Expressive Stroke Texture, this Proud African Woman Pops out of the

Painting Straight into your Heart.

AKSHITA LAD, GIRL WITH THE GOLD HEADBAND (2022) H=92 cm, W=82.5 cm, Depth =4 cm - Placing women of colour as protagonists in her portraits, Lad inverts the patriarchal canon of history of art, imbuing her subjects with sensitivity and majesty. Using an impressionist style of painting favored by the Old Masters, this work is a modern classic.

Daphne Votanopoulou, SARELLE, 100x130cm, acrylic on canvas - SARELLE is the Portrait of a Strong, Fearless woman that you can see her Soul through her emotional eyes if she will allowed it. She is a Unique character painted only with hands in order to feel the connection with every line in her face. People can imagine a different story that Sarelle hides and that’s the magic behind every painting.

Sara Campaci, Portrait#1 - Collage is for me a metaphor for creativity. Nothing is created from nothing, we start from what already exists, transforming it into new shapes and colours. Collage, as an artistic technique, takes existing images, breaks them down, mixes them up and puts them back together again, giving a new concept to something that previously meant something else. In the new order given to the chaos of images that surround us, unexpected messages sometimes emerge, as in a dream.

Gary Lennie, The Stare - This piece was completed just four weeks ago. It is an oil painting and the dimensions are 14” x 18”. When painting portraits my aim is always to create an image that looks alive yet remains unmistakably a painting as opposed to photorealism.

My method is as follows. I chose a smooth canvas board and stained it with a raw umber wash. I then drew the silhouette of the head and indicated the main features and shadow shapes also with raw umber paint. The painting was then completed in two further sessions. I used the Zorn palette (titanium white, cadmium red, yellow ochre and ivory black)

Marlene Jorge, Residumbre - Residumbre speaks of a self inner journey and the great strength acquired after completing it. A strength that serves to overcome hardships through our life path. This piece was digitally created.

Nasiri Guzman, DayDreamer - Lost for a moment in my thoughts with a nice view, calming environment, and living in a neutral state. Oil on Canvas (24”x36”)

Pue Majumder, Ship of desert - Desert safari is one of the most sought after tourist activities in Dubai. Everyone visiting the country wants to experience that. And one of the most exciting parts of that experience is the camel ride. The camel handlers try their best to make the camels look as beautiful as possible. A common accessory in the ensemble is the drape which they put on a camel. The designs, forms and colors involved are extraordinary. They all have thread works which display the expertise of the traditional craftsmen. So I wanted to capture that essence with bold strokes, bright colors, graphical forms by using needles and threads to make it look extra realistic. It is my humble attempt to do justice to the beauty of the ship of the desert.

Donald Shelar, Brown Pelican - Brown Pelican is a painting I did in oil paint on a 24”×30”×2” gallery wrap canvas. All 4 sides are painted. I would’ve like for everyone to see all the beautiful colors of a male Brown Pelican during matting secession. 

Lotta Blanking, Drift Horse - “Drift Horse” - 012019, glued driftwood sculpture on a mdf foundation, 55x40x10 cm. Lotta Blanking is a Swedish mixed media artist, working from a home based studio in Malmö. Her artwork is about playing with something old, something new and unexpected and at the same time with gentleness to create new contexts. The ”Drift Horse” sculpture is made of various smaller driftwood sticks collected on beaches around the Southern parts of the Baltic Sea. With the Drift Horse sculpture she is aiming to highlight the beauty of natural patina and aging with as few pieces as possible to bring out a Scandinavian minimalistic and pure design of a horse. 

Aleyda P. Olivares, Vincent - The animal as a reference to the human, of their emotions, feelings, behaviors.

Vincent is a sphynx cat - the naked cat breed par excellence - holding a small Alcedo Atthis bird in his right hand that represents kindness and hope. Vincent represents melancholy, the sadness that has taken on lightness. He has two opposite emotions, each one on hand, the right means hope and the explicit reference to the innocence of childhood the left hand which is injured in the wrist, is hugging her waist, denotes a posture of either pain or containment, helping to remain upright, standing. He embraces both sides.

Tiziano Summo - Hello Death Studio, Portray of Time - ‘Portrayal of Time’ reproduces the different colours of the sun during the day, measuring it from 2100 (sunrise and sunset) to 6500 Kelvin degrees (midday). The different shades of white follow the circular shape of the sun, eternally dancing in a circular chromatic motion. Time is an abstract concept that humans do not fully understand, and since the beginning it’s been illustrated with the passage of the sun. Therefore, ‘Portrayal of Time’ aims to facilitate this complex concept in a paradigmatic artwork that shows the time passing, yet not moving.

Tiziano Summo - Hello Death Studio, Black Unicorn - Black Unicorn is part of a series of works, “Light After Death” (2019-2021), which illuminates the relationships between art and science, imperfection and geometry, life and death. Black Unicorn disrupts the conventional way of thinking by twisting the classic iconography of unicorns in a contemporary way. In a world where myths are not widespread anymore, this monochromatic artwork still manages to impose its ancient presence with its geometrical neon horn. The light facing forward becomes a beacon of hope and a direction in this modern sceptical society. Black Unicorn’s light wants to make us feel aware by reflecting on the deceiving binary meaning of life and death.

Kateryna Brovkova, Ukrainian Ethnic Series: Childhood Spirit Vase - Ukrainian Ethnic Series is like coding my genome into the art. In my artworks, there are many references to ancient ornaments, and culture, for example, motifs of the painted ceramics of the ancient Trypillia culture. As well as many references to the ancient ethnic group, and how colors, and shapes were interpreted in ancient times. For example, the oval shape means egg as a symbol of the beginning of beginnings, and cyclicality, a symbol of new life, and rebirth. All of the ornaments are conveying the concept of denoting love, faith, hope, and braveness. In ancient Ukrainian folklore, a very important place was given to celestials, flowers, herbs, and ancient Goddesses. 

Kateryna Brovkova, Ukrainian Ethnic Series: Energy Circle - Ukrainian Ethnic Series is like coding my genome into the art. In my artworks, there are many references to ancient ornaments, and culture, for example, motifs of the painted ceramics of the ancient Trypillia culture. As well as many references to the ancient ethnic group, and how colors, and shapes were interpreted in ancient times. For example, the oval shape means egg as a symbol of the beginning of beginnings, and cyclicality, a symbol of new life, and rebirth. All of the ornaments are conveying the concept of denoting love, faith, hope, and braveness. In ancient Ukrainian folklore, a very important place was given to celestials, flowers, herbs, and ancient Goddesses. 

Miguel E, Story22 – “Ocean’s secrets whispering in my ears…” - ATM’s aim is to celebrate ART showcasing a large range of works from the participant artists. ART is to Miguel E a form of expression that makes us feel something, moves us, giving no room for indifference. Miguel E series “Stories” try to represent the deepest emotions of Woman’s soul, the feelings arisen from subtle single moments, from relations between People.

Following ATM, Miguel E aims to celebrate ART inviting All to “feel the emotions represented in each of the canvases and, due to their own interpretation, to see beyond”.

Miguel E, Story23 – “Ocean’s cool breeze refreshing my thoughts…” - ATM’s aim is to celebrate ART showcasing a large range of works from the participant artists. ART is to Miguel E a form of expression that makes us feel something, moves us, giving no room for indifference. Miguel E series “Stories” try to represent the deepest emotions of Woman’s soul, the feelings arisen from subtle single moments, from relations between People. Following ATM, Miguel E aims to celebrate ART inviting All to “feel the emotions represented in each of the canvases and, due to their own interpretation, to see beyond”.

Tatjana Komso, Natur (75x115cm), acrylic paint and oil pastels on stretched canvas - This piece is actually a repainted one. It is really nice how the underlying layers work with the new one. I started with oil pastels and filled the forms with this awesome color palette. All my art is the reflection of my own self reflection, my way of processing the world and people around me. It is abstract, intuitive, constantly changing. It’s therapeutic,  hygienic for my psych. Since I’ve been working as a clinical psychologist, I needed painting so much. For me it is a resource of energy and understanding for my clients. And ‘Natur’ describes it very well. It calms, gives hope, reconnects us with the important stuff, gives some peace. It grounds us.

Christine Weber-Nolte, Bloom Baby Bloom - What a joy painting this. I need not tell you that I love flowers. At my home I always have the flowers of the season and they of cause are a great inspiration for me. This artwork should inspire people to open up for their inner light ( because everyone has it ). The spray paint gives my artwork a touch of Pop-Art, which I love a lot

Silvia Salvagno, FIRE V - In art, as in life, embracing the inner, ancestral intuition that’s inside one’s soul, is an act of courage, liberation, and rawest honesty. In Fire series, I worked trying to follow the Wild Woman’s[1] intuition, attempting a rendering of the Fire that inhabits our feminine essence. It is a tribute to all the women before us, and that will come after, passing down the “great power of intuition, composed of lightning-fast inner seeing, inner hearing, inner sensing, and inner knowing”[2]. [1]Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With The Wolves, chapter 3: The Retrieval of Intuition as Initiation [2] The concept of Wild Woman, according to Estés, is that of “the wild and innate instinctual Self”

Gabrielle Bill, At One with Nature - My work is all about creating a place to gaze into, away from the worries of the world, an aid to de stressing, a happy place but where one can create one’s own narrative, whilst being mindful. A place to escape the troubled world we find ourselves.  I work as much as possible directly from nature.    Exploring where the light falls on the subject and exaggerating this effect I find very rewarding.  When creating a piece, mark making and depth of field is all important, where the images grow change and develop on the canvas.  Exploring colour and form is an exciting experience! And so worth it!

Lilli Kirschmann, Spring Explosion - Alive - that’s how it feels in spring when all the flowers sprout from the earth and new life awakens. A few rays of sunshine and the meadows and gardens “explode” with all the different blossoms and colors of spring. We feel the new energy of nature transferring to us. Red, yellow, light green and delicate rose tones are the colors of flowers that often come to our mind. All these strong feelings are contained in this painting.

Tannaz Shoaei Rad, Ocean Rock lights - I have been living in Dubai since 1998. Holding a Master of Arts. I’m doing Oil painting and acrylic.There are many ways to show an underwater environment. One of the easiest ways without getting wet is to show it by painting.

Agnes Sheikh, Life will be better soon - This painting is about how to let go, how to recognize and embrace a little moment of “joy” in order to move on…They say “Life goes on…” Je ne sais pas…How do you go on with life?  May be being attentive to little things front of your eyes, on the ground,  and then slowly lifting your eyes and discover a beautiful sky, just for you...

Sheila Romard, Layer by Layer - Sheila Romard original art – Layer by Layer the world recedes into the distance.

Irina Makeev, GAIA - The beauty of the earth cannot be bought. It belongs to those who understand it and who know how to enjoy it.

Jojo Nicholas // Ke Paperart, Fungi No. 3 – Photographed under light - Beautiful relationships between function and form have been curated over eternity by nature, and we have so much to learn from it. Selected from Ke’s recent Fungi Collection, Fungi No. 3 is one of many studies into the functions and ecosystems of fungi and its fruit. The twists and folds in the mesmerising  layers and patterns of fungi hold uncovered secrets, you just have to look and learn. The fragile papercut entices you to seek out the untold knowledge, spilling out fragments of illumination. 

Christy Boaman, Proximity - Proximity seeks to convey that feeling, that knowing, that no matter how much you’re around someone, the depth and meaningfulness of the relationship is always going to be limited. Proximity does not equal closeness.

To share a space with someone, to be right next to them for years, and to feel like you’re living on different planets. In this case, venus and mars.

There is a lonliness in that realization, but the idealization must fall away so that true acceptance can be felt

This conceptual piece is acrylic on canvas panel. 

Christy Boaman, Debt - I believe what we bring into this life is exactly what we are meant to have. Both trauma and privledge have their place in self-discovery. Whether generational, social, personal, we all have lessons that we are meant to learn in the process. This work, this effort to grow, is our debt. This Karmic debt must be paid. 

At best, that debt keeps us from others and at worst, that debt keeps us from ourselves. 

This conceptual piece is acrylic on canvas panel. I chose green for the focal point, because it symbolizes growth.

Liz Darrell, Venus Divine - So much of recorded history ignores the leaders and icons of marginalized peoples. So many trailblazers deserved the grandiose portraits of yore, but never got them. The goal of the series this piece is a part of, “Recorded Herstory,” is to take some of the most well known paintings of epic moments in time and replace the subject with a queer icon. These paintings were done by geniuses with a specific message prioritized over accuracy— be it strength, nobility, beauty, or even the divine. Our icons deserve the same treatment. The series is an opportunity to percolate on the fact that despite not being portrayed as some of the world’s most influential members, we are just as deserving. 

Sahar Ehsan, When I Fall, I Fly - This emotive piece is a reminder that not every fall is a failure, but it in fact is a learning experience, essential to fly higher and grow stronger in life. The focal point in this piece portrays imperfect yet glowing butterfly wings (representing strength and wisdom that comes with experience) surrounded by complete darkness (representing hardships) mirroring an abstract representation of ‘light at the end of tunnel’.

Sally Broadbent, Floating (2022) - Sally works with the alternative photographic process of cyanotype. Using a custom-built UV light unit, 3-dimensional objects can be exposed as photograms. Using herself and her children as models, she exploits the ethereal character produced by the process of cyanotype. Research into the differing quality of line produced by using and combining 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional objects informs her practice and represents the spiritual side of our nature alongside what we know to be real. Sally’s interest in duality is echoed by the unnatural blue of cyanotype and the metaphorical allusions of the colour, simultaneously joyful and ominous. 

Pol Petrino, Im 15 - Earth, a suspended place where time has stopped. It is inhabited by drowned giants,

time ago powerful and impenetrable, hosting the most precious asset, Life. These giants will live, again,

generating a new life, in a continuous process of life and death. 

Kateryna Brovkova, Ukrainian Ethnic Series: The Life Circle - Ukrainian Ethnic Series is like coding my genome into the art. In my artworks, there are many references to ancient ornaments, and culture, for example, motifs of the painted ceramics of the ancient Trypillia culture. As well as many references to the ancient ethnic group, and how colors, and shapes were interpreted in ancient times. For example, the oval shape means egg as a symbol of the beginning of beginnings, and cyclicality, a symbol of new life, and rebirth. All of the ornaments are conveying the concept of denoting love, faith, hope, and braveness. In ancient Ukrainian folklore, a very important place was given to celestials, flowers, herbs, and ancient Goddesses. 

Tiziano Summo - Hello Death Studio, Rectangle - The Rectangle model is part of a series of works, “Light After Death” (2019-2022), which illuminates the relationships between art and science, imperfection and geometry, life and death. A male cow skull is augmented with rectangular neon horns, which recall the traditional hunting trophy. The perfect geometry of the artificial hand-made neon clashes fiercely with the organic, natural shape of the skull, creating a surreal harmony. The juxtaposition between these 2 elements embodies and balances the fragility of life and the eternal perfection of mathematics. Beautiful but unnerving, the electrifying neon light serves as a beacon for curious souls and an unmistakable reminder of our mortality. 

Birke Dedig, Calm in the Storm - “Calm in the Storm” reflects the inner turmoil we all experience when we go through hard times. The deep blue in the middle represents what keeps us calm and steady in the middle of whatever storm you are facing - our family, our values, our beliefs and our self respect. Being securely anchored in what gives our life meaning and purpose is what carries us through difficult times, it motivates us to see this through and keeps our focus on the positive rewards challenging times instill in us: patience, endurance, wisdom, greater self awareness and self esteem. 

Leigh Witherell, Ocean Life in Abstract - Ocean Life in Abstract: Florida is populated with fantastic ocean life and reefs, but it is also populated with many talented artists who paint these scenes in stunning realism. I decided to see what I could do with an abstract rendering of these same scenes on a 10x24 inch canvas. I am a fluid abstract artist and I decided to use varying shades of blues, oranges, yellows and silver. There are no brush strokes in this piece as the composition was manipulated using an air blower. I am fascinated with the ocean and all its wonderous colors and beauty and Florida is providing me with an unlimited supply of inspriation. 

Elena Gusareva, RAIN SEASON - Created during the covid-time in 2021, this artwork was inspired by the memory of the rainy season in Indonesia. This was one of our last trips before the pandemic. My husband, little daughter and I walked across rainy rice terraces. The sky was very heavy, and the rain was our companion. We got wet to the skin.

The RAIN SEASON artwork is an acrylic painting on a cotton canvas. Hemp cord was used to create the structure effects. 12 W x 24 H x 0.4 D inch.     

Davide Saco, Moving - “Moving” is a piece of the “Feelings” series,ongoing since 2020. The search for simplicity is the basis of this work. Focusing on the use of a few shades of color, very saturated and widely spatulated and distinct from the others, particular attention is paid to the free and energetic gestures, in the controlled randomness that the artist wants to express in the various forms assumed by the color. Creating an almost whirling movement that makes the various elements amalgamate as a whole, the artist wants to impart this sense of energy to the color that ultimately transmits in the observer.

Corina Missfeld, Emotion, Peaceful and Vanya - After a naturescience education I decided to study socialwork and art education. In my artwork I try to connect both of my sides, like the head and the heart. The result is the passion for abstract painting, which is always intuitive. On the other hand I choose the colors and textures according to a plan. Together it is the opportunity to express different and sometimes opposing emotions and thoughts and its another way of communication.

Corina Missfeld, Emotion, Peaceful and Vanya - After a naturescience education I decided to study socialwork and art education. In my artwork I try to connect both of my sides, like the head and the heart. The result is the passion for abstract painting, which is always intuitive. On the other hand I choose the colors and textures according to a plan. Together it is the opportunity to express different and sometimes opposing emotions and thoughts and its another way of communication.

Corina Missfeld, Emotion, Peaceful and Vanya - After a naturescience education I decided to study socialwork and art education. In my artwork I try to connect both of my sides, like the head and the heart. The result is the passion for abstract painting, which is always intuitive. On the other hand I choose the colors and textures according to a plan. Together it is the opportunity to express different and sometimes opposing emotions and thoughts and its another way of communication.

Gabriela De Paz, Melting Ice - Melting Ice is a watercolor painting based on a trip I took to Iceland ten years ago. I remember feeling that the country was beautiful but also vaguely unsettling due to its inhospitable and barren nature. In my work I relate memories of places with my own emotional states, blurring the lines between abstraction and representation.

Annie Gendreau, Der Einlass - My daily walks along the old walls of the medieval city of Memmingen, Germany, is such a great source of inspiration. So much history hidden in the bricks, stones, rusted metals and old woods. All those wonderful textures are the foundation of my latest collection. “Der Einlass”, is the city gates from the gothic period that has inspired this painting.

Annie Gendreau was born in Quebec, Canada, and has been living in Europe for 18 years. After Amsterdam and Paris, South Germany is now her new home. 

Matina Vossou, Electra’s Mirror & The Birds That Fly In The Underground Tunnels - Although Electra is grieving for the loss of her father, she wears a wreath of pink magnolias and applies lipstick in front of her mirror. Beside her, there’s a “lekythos”, a vessel for libation, with water for the funerary rites. Instead of her face, she can only see her father’s reflection. The mirror looks like a window overlooking a tunnel (the Underworld). A colourful bird (symbol of the suppressed desires) has escaped from the cage of life and is hanging upside down trapped in the shutter of the other dimension. Above it there’s an elm sapling uprooted (elm trees were believed to grow in Hades); a projection of her feelings; detachment, bereavement & loneliness.

Elena Polupanova, BODY TWO / Soul - People are  source of inspiration for me. this is the main theme of my artworks. some things we can’t  see with  our own eyes, but we have a wonderful gift of how to feel. and by art  i transfer to the canvas what the energy of the soul looks like. My painting are just  at the intersection  of portrait and abstraction. I’m interested in creating space and using mixed media to create shapes,  depth and visual form.

Doriana Sinnett, The Dance of The Creator - I was inspired after watching “THIS IS IT”, by Michael Jackson. To create this body of work, a black and white with a hint of color was my goal. This will invoke introspection and sophistication. This is #1 from a four theme series based on the human body and movement. “ To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?” - Michael Jackson 

Maroula Lambis, Marie #2 - This piece brings attention to Marie van Goethem, Degas’ model for Little Dancer. The duality in the piece [sculpture/shadow, image/thread, recto/verso] echoes her life as a ballerina of the Paris Opera Ballet. In the 1800s girls Marie’s age entered the ballet school to earn a wage, ostensibly relieving their families of poverty. Overworked and underpaid, their bodies belonged to the Stage, and behind the scenes to their Protectors - wealthy older men who took them on as courtesans. My intention with these works is to spotlight Womens Rights and the abuse of power against women and their bodies. Although small gains towards Womens Equality have been achieved, many injustices continue to this day.

Petra Forman, Egons dancing Adele, 2022 - Based on Egon Schiele’s works of art, this work of a dancing woman was created, it shows the recently deceased sister in a dancing position of the artist, who always danced with her eyes closed and lips pursed.

Alejandra Valdivia, Gathering II - This picture is part of a series of photographs captured with a drone in the cove of Tongoy, Chile. In this research I focus on fishing boats, the story that each one can tell us and also the relationship between them.

In this image we can see a gathering of these boats just before sunrise. I am interested in the composition in the upper two thirds, which gives a sense of lightness to the image and makes us feel that the boats are moving upwards, towards the horizon.

{Alice}, Testing the Water - 60x80cm Acrylic on wood - I had never been here. This was new. A small body of water, a tiny pool, separated from the ocean. While the ocean is fairly cold, this pond is warm, as it has been heating up peacefully under the sun. A gust of wind or a touch of toes creates small ripples, in circles that go away and never come back. The surface of the water also reflects what is above: clouds, birds and planes. My feet are discovering what lies at the bottom. Unknown sensations, as I step on rocks, sand, algae or twigs. I still get shivers when I get in. And when I get out of it, the clouds of disturbed matter settle under the water, the surface comes back to its tranquil stillness, reflecting the sky creating new pictures, connections in my mind.

George Agapitidis, Dive into it - The diver is lunging into a sea of changes and new experiences leaving behind his older self and his comfort zone. A transformative event that many people were seeking and experienced during the pandemic. Changing yourself is the probably the hardest thing someone will experience. The diver is in the process of that, diving and entering a new world where he is trying to wash his problems, regrets, mistakes and  self-doubts behind. Despite that, all of these dark feelings - represented by the shadow - still follow him till the the end of the transformation and might even stay with him afterwards, it’s up to him.

Donald Shelar, King Neptune - King Neptune is a piece I did on a 24”x36”x2” gallery wrap canvas. All 4 sides are painted. This artwork is an oil painting of a statue on Va. Beach boardwalk. As the sun rises behind him, he stands before you as a reminder that we share the ocean with these creatures. 

Jiiho, Esquisse for Golden Crutches (Daedalus) - The bodies of mythical beings with wings are usually described as having both a healthy human body and elegant wings. However, the relationship between the human body and the wings that cannot fly is similar to the relationship between the legs and crutches that cannot walk. Accordingly, unlike angels created by God (nature), humans Daedalus and Icarus will have to experience the artificial body transformation process. Wings are elegant aids that prove high-dimensional physical abilities and at the same time become prosthetic devices that prove unstable physical conditions that lose stable walking ability.

Charles James, Innocents of War - This 30”x30” acrylic on canvas painting was created in response to the Ukrainian War. Every day I see the people of Ukraine being killed and displaced from their country. The innocent people, especially the children are affected in ways most of us will never know or understand. The children have lost their innocence...at a time in their lives when they should be learning, growing, and being excited by life, they are thrown into this senseless war Putin has started. It’s very sad. The kids are full of life and hope and I know are resilient. 

Charles James, Basquiat 62 - This 48”x60” acrylic on canvas painting was created as an homage to Basquiat. He died in 1988 at the age of 27. Today, he would be 62 years old! I imagined that if he were alive now, he would be pretty amazed at the technology (iphones, NFTs) and all the events he’s missed since his passing. The painting is a representation of his 62 year old self, done in his neo-expressionistic style. 

Oksana Lozynska...Ksu..., missed... - 

...for you...

...behind a smile...

...tenderness...

...with your hand...

...behind the moving shadows...

...lives...

...bodies...

...time in the sand...

...missed...

Mia Delores, Cielo - This a 40x30 portrait painting of my brother who passed away two years ago. Cielo means heaven in Spanish and I named it that because he’s truly my angel and I know he’s in a better place. As my medium I used oil/acrylic. I also painted light glares around him to represent how a camera can create a glare from light.

He was very photogenic and always loved being in front of the camera. I really enjoyed using a mix of both oil and acrylic paint. Oil paint helped me blend certain parts of his face to make it more realistic and acrylic paint helped me create more texture to make the painting more 3D like.       

Paul Ming Tanner, Practice - Drawing inspiration from daily life within a construction company, I begin with a spatial concept for my background and progress gradually with figurative poses that I feel comply with the background.

A gap of ten years from painting after studying it in London, I have resumed my experimental approach by adding colours and switching to realism on certain focused areas to practice my bearings around the canvas and paints; Hence the subject in question and the self explanatory title ‘Practice’. 

Alessandro Villanucci, Waiting for the high tide - An old cannon aimed at the ocean in Mont Saint-Michel: it seems to me the symbol of a challenge that man makes towards nature, but which he is inevitably destined to lose. Man’s weapons age and lose effectiveness, while the power of the forces of nature, such as the high tide, remains unchanged over time.  

Steve Jensen, Nordic Sunken Vessel - For me, the boats are meant to symbolize a voyage or journey, perhaps it is the voyage to the other side or a journey into the unknown. My parents are from Norway. My father was a fisherman. My grandfather was a fisherman. My other grandfather was a boat builder. Upon the death of my parents, I made a boat for their ashes and buried them at sea. Something like a contemporary Viking funeral. I also made a boat for my best friend and former partner, again burying them at sea. These deaths were extremely tragic. My best friend died of AIDS, my father committed suicide, my mother fell apart emotionally and physically and my former partner from alcoholism. 

Monika Majer, without further ado (moment) - without further ado (moment) is a sculpture made of Franconian Jura Limestone, which is quarried in Southern Germany. The photo shows the sculpture in the creek bed of the Zipfelbach stream, which flows through a gorge down the Swabian Albtrauf. Like the sculpture, the Albtrauf is consisting of Jura limestone. The sculpture tells of this connection, the flow of the stone’s history of origin and this one moment experiencing NOW. poetic notes on the sculpture pausing moved / centred in space / spreading out / unnameable specific / in one / recognizing

Lesley Bodzy, ...and I wasn’t invited? - This piece is part of my latest series entitled Is this desire? The gold drapery alludes to the shiny veneer we each present to the world. Taught to play roles that please our parents and society, our challenge is to seek our true selves. The drapes are façades that conceal feelings and emotions we experience every day in the quietness of our own reflections. This series of works attempts to visualize and process the invisible pressures many girls of my generation endured while conforming with the golden standard of stereotypical femininity. 

Jiiho, Sheep Box 1 - The patient gets the observation data from the surgeon who operated on his body, then exercise his imagination to understand what is inside. The person’s interior body exists through the patient’s imaginative faculty receiving the vicariously observed data. The sheep box made of a surgical drape is suggestive of the surgeon’s examination, peering into the body through a hole. Yet, the sheep inside the draped sheep box drawing can’t be confirmed directly through looking into the hole. Without the Little Prince and the surgeon around, a person’s internal body remains the most non-visible area to the owner of the body.

Benjamin Haulenbeek, Eye Candy - As an artist, I like to explore working with a wide variety of vibrant colors, textures, and dimension. My work is meant to be felt and touched.

Eye Candy is a mixed medium piece that displays the thick, dimensional texture I love coupled with simplicity and vibrance. It is inspired by the day to day art that is truly all around us. That could be a fresh snowfall, or the texture of my dog Grace’s beautiful champagne coat.

Benjamin Haulenbeek, Out of Time - As an artist, I like to explore working with a wide variety of vibrant colors, textures, and dimension. My work is meant to be felt and touched.

Out of Time is a mixed medium piece that displays the thick, dimensional texture I love coupled with simplicity and vibrance. It is inspired by the day to day art that is truly all around us. That could be a fresh snowfall, or the texture of my dog Grace’s beautiful champagne coat.

Anthony Ortiz, Untitled # 55 - Is a reflection of Florida and the ocean with its many transforming eco systems. I wanted to create a pour series that captures the essence of the ocean. This was the first of the drip pour series. The painting is 36x48 canvas done with interior house paint and ink.

Anthony Ortiz,  The Mark Collection # 2 - The Mark collection # 2 captures the essence of The Mark Collection #1 and is part of a six-painting series dedicated to a childhood friend that passed away do to covid complication. It captures the spiritual struggle of the soul. The painting is 18x24 on canvas sheets with acrylic paint, charcoal marking and pencil markings. 

Lorna Robertson, Painting for 18 Musicians - “Painting for 18 Musicians” is a painting about using colour to express sound - visualising musical time, movement and rhythm as the subject. The painting took shape while I was thinking about the continuous curves of sound waves, and how a digital sound recording is split into tiny discrete chunks (many thousands per second). The title was inspired by a live performance of Steve Reich’s ‘Music for 18 Musicians’, a minimalist composition written between 1974–1976. On hearing the piece for the first time, the visualisations that occurred during the performance influenced the development of the painting, and encapsulated the ideas around the structure and behavior of music and abstraction. 

Sanjida Sharmin Mity, Music from Heaven - A contemporary artwork. It is painted on a glass piece with alcohol, acrylic, water and oil base colors (18 in X 24 in frame). Variety of naturel elements used for textures.

Shulamit Kopf, Rap in Red - Ink and acrylic on canvas with a bit of collage, this work is filled with intricate ink marks that form intriguing, sophisticated patterns. The colors sepia, red and black are an unusual combination. Is that a flag at the upper left? It is black and white horizontal strips. Is the worship of flags a call to arms?

Alisa Burachuk, The Simple Movements vol.1. - This series of artworks is inspired by Kandinsky’s studies about a dot and a line. I would call this particular direction an organic abstract art. The organic shapes “dancing” in the space, moving gently, pushed by the circumstances of their experience. They represent the seeds of life, living matter which is obliged to deform in the face of an abstract graphic matter. The Simple Movements collection was made using mixed media for the base layers, geometric objects and lines. On the opposite side the oil paint was used for the organic shapes. This approach allows the viewer to distinguish objects and their role on the canvas. 

Alice Gur-Arie, A Tangle of Shadows, from the new series Tende Flowers - The Alps Maritimes in the south of France are rugged, with astounding views over the Mediterranean Sea. Hiking in the mountains is demanding, but it is an inspiring landscape, and I knelt to photograph the many shapes and patterns of the dried leaves and flowers in my path.

I imagined them highly textured, in a palette of rich, saturated colours, so, treating the photograph as my canvas, I interpreted as I repainted the photograph by hand digitally in layers to achieve washes, enlarging the image to paint pixel by pixel where detail required. One-of-a-kind giclee print.

Derick Kurtz, Dia de Los Difuntos - Derick Kurtz, originally from Ft. Collins, Colorado, now resides in the Tampa Bay area, bringing his fresh acrylic funk style to the gulf coast of Florida. Derick has been an artist his whole life, although he’ll be the first to tell you that it’s taken a lot of hard work and dedication to get where he is in his art journey today. He’s developed a lot over his years as an artist and has learned from some amazing mentors who have helped him cultivate his unique style. Derick had the opportunity to learn from Zoey Stevens, previous Art Director for Disney, in his garage in Cali. Zoey taught him how to make his own canvas and really pushed him to test his art limits.       

Maitha Alazawi, 99 Names of Allah - My 99 names of Allah painting was made with positive energy. The Energy will be to everyone who falls his eyes on it. The colors of the painting make you smile every time you look at it. What is the reason this painting has positive energy and high spirituality? Is that from the day I started with it till the end a special positive vibration has been opened in the space with Qur’an. Meditation Practices were made when I am working with it. I used oil painting in this art piece and it took me 3 months to finish it. Also, the painting was finished on a very special and lucky date which is 10/10.

Matthew Mark, American Dark - This work is based around from a historical image used for this project in the form and technique of “appropriation”. The original image was called “American Gothic” from painter Grant Wood from the modernism period in 1930. The original work depicted an art genre called “social realism” capturing farm workers, working class people during the hard times of being disillusioned during the great depression years. In my latest recreation from the original I put a twist in the image and created a more neo post-modern, contemporary setting and atmosphere, updating the image on how I feel at the moment socially/politically during present time in 2022.  

Elzbieta Zdunek, Tomorrow Belongs To Me - This piece borrows the title from the famous song from The Cabaret. After a sweet and innocent beginning, the message of the song quickly becomes horrifying, and the tomorrow looms like a nightmare. While such an interpretation of the artwork is possible, it also - deliberately - creates a discomfort. The figure looks broken, but is it breaking free? Is it the hero or the villain? Is the hand controlling or protecting? Is the act of rebellion a blessing or a curse? Is the title ironic or a homage? Are we observing a blessing or a curse? I want the answer to depend on the audience’s biases and prejudices. 

Anna Sobkowiak, Through the Looking-Glass - At first glance, the painting is an intimate portrait of a young ordinary woman caught in her daily routine. In the mirror, however, one can see a reflection of another one whose pose and appearance are quite different from the figure in front of the mirror. Flowers, be it hand-held, in a vase or on both of the ladies’ dresses, constitute a significant referential point since a flower — as a symbol of mystery, beauty, grace and wabi-sabi — is the only element known to the viewer that connects both worlds, namely the real one and the one in the mirror. This in turn creates the atmosphere of je ne sais quoi, perhaps somewhere over the rainbow or in wonderland…

Rufus Martin, Ellie - Ellie was sculpted from life in her family garden over 4 hours on an afternoon in the sun. The intention of this work was to capture Ellie’s complex and diverse emotional landscape, is matched only by her apparent intelligence and sensitivity. This work has been cast into Jesmonite to reflect Ellie’s silvery completion, so much a part of her but something hard to express in a medium with little colour. 

Cristian Diez-Sanchez, Confussion 61, In the Street - This work belongs to a series started in 2020, middle of the pandemic, called “Confusion”. Everyone was trying to solve their lives individually, looking for a way to go through the difficulties of the moment by themselves, without worrying about what was happening next door, in the nearby neighborhood or in a distant country; amazingly alone surrounded by the world in the same circumstances. This loneliness being surrounded appears in each work in a different way, expressing different experiences. “Confussion 61” is a large group moving in different directions, just crossing by. Too close and too far away. Barely seeing each other, all together and so far apart. A large crowd and so much loneliness.

Beate Steinmetz, Stay Strong - The protagonists of my portraits are people, mostly women, with attitude, strength and that certain indefinable something. I seek to go beyond the traditional portrait, therefore I focus less on likeness as more on capturingthe beauty and strengh in their characters. I attempt to uncover the unseen qualities of the person ortheir emotions.To describe the fisical appearance I use monocromatic skintones but to reflect their personality or a certain moodI use a palet of several carefully choosed colours. Most of my portraits have a direct eye contact, which aims to establish a connection with the viewer to offer the oportunity to interpret his own perception of the painting. 

Magda Betkowska, Elody - Color influences your soul - My paintings show the beauty of every woman with all her imperfections and suggests to the viewer that each one of them can be who she wants to be and the key to her happiness is self-acceptance. Society`s expectations shouldn`t determine her value and identity. The woman shouldn`t be afraid or ashamed of living in our own way. Every one of us has a right to choose and create her own reality.

Sagie Yakir, Come to the edge - This oil painting was created as an expression of an uncanny feeling towards going forward in life, after two years of world pandemic. It suddenly seemed like the past was no longer relevant, while the future, is not what it used to be. And so, the only question was – Now what? The figure portrayed here, is standing at the top of a ladder in an unclear surrounding, seems uncertain and hesitant, and at the same time, child like curious. For, sometimes, the only way to go, is over one’s own edges (Inspired by the poem “Come to the edge” by Guillaume Apollinaire) 

Pedro Kubrick, Metamorphosis in space - Metamorphosis in Space talks about the evolution that some human beings are experiencing in our world in these changing times. In space we found this character being crossed by a light ray that makes his colors change while being scanned by a robotic arm. Most of my artwork is inspired by music and its sounds, has a futuristic, cyberpunk and neon-laden aesthetic, often manifested with surreal, experimental and sensory scenarios, and that aims you to travel far through music vibrations contained in this artwork within the metaverse. 

Selina Kritikou, Fleeing away - “Fleeing away’’ is a piece born while watching images of people in complete despair , sending their children across the borders , trying to escape the regime and not even knowing if they will ever see them again…Such a devastating scene , one that should never have taken place. This image overwhelmed me and I needed to reflect it through my stones. The magic of this art lies in the fact that simple stones and shells awaken to narrate stories , either pleasant or unpleasant, always a part of reality. Apart from some string and wire, the specific pebble art piece is solely made with stones and pieces of shells. 

Michele Farkas, Speranza oltre l’isolamento  (Hope Beyond Isolation) - At times you may feel isolated, lonely or separated from others for a multitude of reasons. You can live alone and not feel lonely or socially isolated. You can feel lonely while being with other people.

An optimistic state of mind and focus on positive outcomes is critical in the first step of taking care of yourself. Whatever may have happened to cause you distress, is the past. Today is a gift from God. Move forward with a positive attitude and hope in your heart. Surround yourself with positive people who truly care about you. Share your thoughts and feelings, as the power of HOPE is often discovered in unexpected places.

Tara, “The In Between” Ascension Series, 16x20 - In life, there are moments where we are neither happy nor sad, where we are indifferent in our own lives.  When this happens and we find ourselves in this place…we are stuck, in “The In Between”.  “The In Between” is a place where you should not reside but where you can process what has passed and plan what is to come. It is the place where we can chart our next steps and begin the process of ascension to a desired space.

Luchina Akhmad, Vienna - Taking pictures, editing, creating collages, summarized in a simple illustration capturing some personal favorite key objects in shots taken around Vienna. 

Cicci Grensner, Go your own way - I wish we were like flowers. They don’t compare themselves with each other. They are just beautiful all together or solitaire. I call these my flower ladies. And they grow and get more and more every year. Acrylic on canvas size 18 x 24 cm and with homemade wood frame. Art from heart, always.

KADAMBINI CHOUBEY, Mizan (Arabic word meaning Balance) - 

Time is Free, but it is Priceless!

You cannot Own it.. but you can Use it!

You cannot Keep it.. but you can Spend it!

Once you’ve Lost it.. you can never Get it back!!

Life is short.. Time is fast.. no replay.. no rewind.. no refund.. use it with intention.. enjoy every moment! 

Balance work n life!

Thaer Maarouf, effect - The artwork expresses itself! The negative impact of war and climate change! 

Darina Khamzina, 11 years old, World Wonders - Darina was just 10 years old when she created this painting. This is what she said about it: “Every cell on the painting represents the wonders of the world - there is fire, flowers, sunset, space, volcano, trees, hair, different shades of colors, and even human.

All these things have a personal story for me with bright memories and sad feelings at the same time. When you put everything together you get like a kaleidoscope of wonder that is impossible to see all together at once in the real world. And that makes this painting a Wonder by itself, it gives you joy and excitement.”

Supported & curated by Aygul Kuptsova PlayArt_UAE (promotion of talented children artists)

Emily-Rose Thompson, ‘Remnants of Society’ - A watercolour monotype overlayed with a dry-point etch. I have used the subtlest textures, lines and tones almost in a repeating way, to create an encoded print. When examined further, the piece reveals moments of tension found in the cities most familiar to me, Norwich and London. I wanted to build on the idea of contrast, the figurative and architectural but also the contrast of texture and tone. It is the interaction between the fluidity of ink and line seen in the piece above that I am particularly interested in. 

Vinitte Chen, Last Rites - Vinitte Chen is a young artist whose main works break away from common art forms such as painting and installation art. As a result of her experiences in different environments, she has been exposed to various natural landscapes, cultural products, and artistic edification. This has inspired her to express our multifaceted world in her own way.Through controlling the interactions between the UV light and her pieces through viewer involvement, those who interact with her art are able to perceive her works in their own unique way, allowing them to break through the artists intended interpretation and find their own meaning.       

g.f. , The Bare Minimum I - The work is the first one in a series of paintings exploring minimalism through the hardedge heritage with the utilization of vibrant colors to achieve playfulness and a vibrant harmony. For this particular piece, the canvas was prepared with acrylic gouache to achieve a matte finish and to provide a high contrast against the flourescent colors applied.

Christiane Ahlers, Summer tale - My painting “Summer tale” was inspired by the lightness of being which I experience as an artist. Light cloudy structures and soft colours symbolise the light-heartedness of my art, which always captivates me. My art is very varied and with this piece I have had the chance to create something new by experimenting with different colours and textures in a very carefree way. The brush swings across the canvas from deep within my heart, and so this work was created on a beautiful summer evening in my studio - with a feather-light white wine, relaxed jazz and a smile on my lips. Can you also feel the lightness of being?

Nadine Kooiker, Birds of Paradise - Lush and Feathered. Dramatic and Eccentric. Exotic colors in hot and cold tones that show contrast and variety, blend in and stand out. High above the rainforests, birds of paradise gather to display at the break of daylight. Mythical creatures as they are, fan out their delicate wing feathers, as they prepare for their unique courtship dance. My painting captures the beauty of these fascinating creatures. The sun rises and brings out a warm glow. A sheer layer of music tones resembles the bird’s call and tries to portray the erratic movement of their dance.  

Nadine Kooiker, Earth, Wood and Fire - All ancient healing traditions believed that our bodies are made up of a combination of natural elements. Through these lenses, our ancestors were able to understand the human, mental, emotional and physical constitution to successfully heal their body and minds. Feng shui teaches that the elements can be balanced through their interactions with other elements. The energy of this painting represents the colours and shapes of Earth, Wood and Fire. Earth energy is nurturing, caring, grounded and maternal, whilst fire is the most powerful and active of all Feng Shui elements, representing passion, energy and enthusiasm. Wood stands for growth and creativity. This painting awakens, activates and grounds. 

Jean Gonzalez Lomasto, Mama Viva’s - My work comes from glimpses of things that I almost missed, but are stored nevertheless, in memory and rise to the surface.  Mama Viva was an old lady that lived in a Puerto Rican neighborhood in Brooklyn.  My father would take me to see her when I was little.  He had great respect for her relating back to his childhood, the details of which I do not know.  

Mary Trend and Yuliana Sibalo, Flow #3 - Our paintings are not formally created as paintings, as they are non-deliberate and unintentional, the only intention is to let the painting paint itself, formless and without context; using the medium of watercolour allows for us to let the painting create its own flow. This collaborative process is meant to assist us in creating trust with ourselves, each other, and the rhythms of nature. This particular work was created on a sunny Sunday morning while discussing Brazilian jungles. 

When we feel like the painting is finished we notice what we see, and in this one we see a tropical penguin kissing a flamingo. What can you see?

Juan Carranza, Subway 1 - This is a mixed media, (oil, aerosol, airbrush and oil pastels) on paper glued to canvas painting. Measurements are 140 cm x 120 cm.

Loneliness sought as a way of not relating to others is an attitude that is becoming more and more frequent in our society. Although it has always existed, today it is becoming more frequent and I believe that technology encourages this type of attitude more and more. I think it’s very interesting how we don’t relate to others in that cases.

Shawn-Paul Thompson, Making a Spectacle - This piece is a mixed medium, deeply textured Abstract Landscape on Canvas.  It speaks to the freedom to be your authentic self.

I am a Toronto Based Abstract painter.  My journey to Art is an interesting story, as a surprise mentorship with an Artist, re-woke my passion for the visual arts, and motivated me to leap from the Corporate World, to the Canvas.  Here is an article on my journey..: 

Rachel Jag, Feeling the invisible - Feeling the invisible. A digital artwork showing a bright element flying. Fast. something new and unknown. Almost invisible but strong and mystical. You may not be able to see it longer than one second, but it leaves us with a sense of security. In difficult times, we wish for hope and piece, strength and powerful light. 

Every single step creating this artwork happened intuitive. Inspired by sounds and silence. 

Joss Liao, Material Experiment No.64 (the shine) - Research-based and material driven, my practice revolves around sensual representation of the body in pain. Material Experiment No.64 (The Shine) was created using a technique called slumping. I laid a piece of skin-tone glass plate on a cluster of nails and let it sink into the nails as the temperature rises. The plate eventually took shape of the nails and was suspended in the making process, a slice of time. Through this piece, I drew parallel between the elasticity and skin-like qualities of glass and the metaphorical body. It delivers the membrane qualities of glass as well as nuanced emotions that hints at visceral, intimate and tender experiences. This work inspired a subsequent solo show titled A Place To Land.

Serdar Uzar, Circles - My vision for this artwork was to create a multicoloured piece using papers and quilling techniques. I wanted to make a creation where you can get lost, following the colours and at the same time enjoy the colour movements within the circles. 

Margit Busch, A HUMANIDADE - Minha inspiração sempre está na humanidade em si… As várias culturas, etnias e a sabedoria dos povos ao longo dos séculos… Um rosto, um olhar demonstram toda sua trajetória de evolução. O ser Humano como um todo, aprendendo com suas próprias escolhas. 

My inspiration is always in humanity itself… The various cultures, ethnicities and the wisdom of people over the centuries… A face, a look demonstrate all its evolution trajectory. The Human being as a whole, learning from his own choices.

Tara, “Rooted” Earth Series, 18x24 - This piece uncovers and displays the countless and intricate “Roots” of a person that are normally hidden from view. Daily we are encountered by others that only see our surface, our outer shell. Rooted allows you to see what is beneath the surface, it shows you the vast amounts of roots, their beginnings, their depth, and how they are nourished to grow the person above the surface. Rooted opens the discussion of what makes a person truly themselves and how they are perceived by the outside world, as well as how they present themselves to the outside world.

Nasiri Guzman, Buscando el Punto - My mind is always at work. Overthinking just to try to find the point of action. Oil on Canvas (16”x20”)

Tara, “Octavia” Earth Series, 18x24 - Octavia is a bold and expressive representation of the strength and determination of women. Looking into the future and envisioning the abundance of possibilities ahead. The diverse colors characterize positivity and hope, the right turn of the head illustrates not always staying the course originally laid out but noticing and seizing the opportunity to travel a new, bright and unknown path. This piece pays homage to my favorite author Octavia Butler and her visionary and pioneering “works of art”.

Veronica Larrea Chandler, Free Will - Veronica Larrea Chandler, creates works that embody the power of raw femininity and the human connection to the Earth and Mother Nature.

Inspired by the overturned Roe v Wade she created a candid piece that plays with the idea of liberty, choice and free will trying to evoke a controversial feeling towards the legality of abortion in the USA.

Arani Halder, People, Period. - People, Period. is an artist’s  book that is tailored to women of the Indian Peninsula and is aimed at addressing the stigma surrounding menstruation in South Asia, while also raising awareness on safe menstrual health. It contains anecdotes from the people of the peninsula, age-old remedies for menstrual health issues, suggested sustainable menstrual products, Hindu myths surrounding the process and the science behind menstruation.  

In a time where bodily autonomy and agency are being challenged for people who menstruate and can give birth, People, Period. aims to give back a small aspect of one’s right over their body. 

Christy Boaman, Fear - Fear can be a great inhibitor. We find ourselves stuck in a terrible place, no matter how unsafe or tumultuous. The fear of the unknown, the requirement of risk, far outweighs the misery through which we suffer. 

It is only after the shift, that fear of staying in the known outweighs the fear of the unknown, that we are motivated to cultivate change. Fear can also be a great motivator. 

The abstract piece is acrylic on canvas panel. 

Sophie Ruoyu Zhang, paski. oil, coffee, charcoal on canvas - Sophie Ruoyu Zhang is a Chinese artist born in 1999, currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, US. “Working as a ‘diffraction apparatus’”, her practice utilizes multiple natural materials(napa cabbage, wine, coffee, etc.). Her oil painting, printmaking, and performance respond to and reinterpret the natural objects that are in a limbo of recognition, permeating poetics, on the threshold of the subjecthood, the recognizable and the representable. Under the aspect of asemic arts, the achievement of “words”/”scores” in symbiosis with humans, nature, and the autonomous poetics that adds new perspectives to art by incorporating ideas from material ecocriticism and post-nature.

Christopher Lovesky, The Hand of Mysteries - The Hand of Mysteries (also referred to as ‘The Hand of the Mason’ or ‘The Hand of the Philosopher’) is an ancient symbol first seen in the 18th century derived from the mysterious field of Alchemy. It depicts the symbols of apotheosis, or the transformation of man into “god”. The hand is believed to be an invitation to discover the greatest secrets our universe has to offer as its symbols hold the keys to divinity. However, it’s not just something that can be taught… you must discover them on your own. Once the secrets are learned and the hand is opened you are in a sense reborn. Your view of the world will never be the same.

Nima Javan, Earth 2 - This work is about the lifestyle of creatures that included animals, humans, and all creatures that could exist in the world. The lifestyle I mentioned in this piece is powered by the persian miniature and culture and beauty of colours that provided for good quality of life and activities in the earth.

The connection between humans and nature is a part of my artwork. In the middle of so many activities with my characters inside the painting, you can find a man character who is running or struggling. I think human beings always have challenges beyond life and death. For me, peace is basically the most important element to building a community to start life. And life is trying to be alive against death. 

Tannaz Shoaei Rad, 2020, Ocean secrets and Velvet Ocean - I have been living in Dubai since 1998. Holding a Master of Arts. I’m doing Oil painting and acrylic.There are many ways to show an underwater environment. One of the easiest ways without getting wet is to show it by painting.

Tannaz Shoaei Rad, 2020, Ocean secrets and Velvet Ocean - I have been living in Dubai since 1998. Holding a Master of Arts. I’m doing Oil painting and acrylic.There are many ways to show an underwater environment. One of the easiest ways without getting wet is to show it by painting.

Tannaz Shoaei Rad, 2020, Ocean secrets and Velvet Ocean - I have been living in Dubai since 1998. Holding a Master of Arts. I’m doing Oil painting and acrylic.There are many ways to show an underwater environment. One of the easiest ways without getting wet is to show it by painting.

Alex Khoury, Yellowcraig Beach - This is a 24x18cm oil on canvas board painting of Yellowcraig Beach on Scotland’s East Coast. I painted this from a photograph taken by me late one evening in the Summer. I am a trainee plastic surgeon with a love of painting and this piece was inspired by my recent move to Edinburgh, and the beautiful seascapes that Scotland has to offer. 

Fruits Quartz, Space Bird - If you draw a cosmic flower with fireworks, it will eventually become a bird. It expresses that both flowers and birds were born from the light of the universe. Another feature of my work is that you can see a different picture after the work is completed. This time, when the work was completed, it looked like the bird was in the cup. In my work, I can see the perspective of how much the subject’s structure is complete and how much the current damage is, and how much it can be repaired by this art. I mean you can look at it from an art therapy perspective.

What do you see?

Ria Shanker, Nymph - Ria as an artist  is fascinated by the strength of women of different cultures and the close bond they share with creation. The complexity of the mind, emotions and intuition are common subjects of her work - a homage to the wonders of nature and women alike. She considers this to be beauty in it’s most natural form. Her artwork aims to encourage the viewer to pause for thought and contemplate life’s endless opportunities for learning and how this can be interpreted as an expression of creativity. The artwork combines two of her  

favoured elements: the feminine energy and nature and how both things form the basis for the cycle of 

life and the balance of the universe.