An Interview With Cierra RoweCierra Rowe’s artwork is captivating. Totally unique and powerful, her acrylic paintings have a soulful intensity and ethereal beauty. There is a dark edge to many of them. Yet there is a playfulness and wondrous creativity in all of her ideas, that are exploded onto canvas in her detailed and energetic brushstrokes and vivid colours. Coming from a personal lover of dark film, photography and artwork, I cannot help but admire her awesome paintings of horror icons such as Fred
Marilyn O’Reilly – The Artist’s InterviewNot only is Marilyn O’Reilly a talented artist, with detailed drawings and beautiful acrylic paintings of countryside scenery, people, animals and snapshots, which are exquisite moments in time; she is also an accomplished blogger with in-depth and interesting tips for painting and drawing. Throughout her art and her blog, one can really see Marilyn’s personality shine within. This only allows the viewer to have a deeper connection to her work, something which can not always
Elizabeth Cox – The Artist’s InterviewElizabeth Cox’s amazing paintings and drawings reveal Elizabeth’s passion and attention to detail to her art. Just from a momentary viewing the viewer can see delightful, intricate brushstrokes that come together to produce sumptuously detailed artwork that assaults the senses. Her ‘Water Collection’ has an ethereal depth, displaying vivid and varying colours, elegant shapes (water lilies), and beautifully painting koi carp, that come together in gorgeous oil painted tapestri
Chris Booth – The Artist’s InterviewUnique, beautiful and fascinating. Chris Booth’s art and illustrations conjure up feelings of enjoyment and wonder. Richly detailed, varied styles in his Projects, you can see that Chris delights in creating his elegantly crafted work. His ‘Norfolk’ paintings are beautifully coloured, atmospheric and speak volumes about the care and love Chris put into this project. The detail in the trees, grass, field reminds me of stunningly crafted, 1978 movie, ‘Watership Down’. In Chris
Nadia Chevrel – The Artist’s InterviewTotally original ideas, beautifully realized with bold and bright colours, and lavishly created with a digital medium. Nadia Chevrel’s ethereal artwork is a delight for the senses. From animals to scenery, fantasy, portraits, and more, Nadia takes her inspiration from nature, the urban environment and the outdoors. She uses her skills and her imagination to create unique art that is displayed on canvas, prints, and a whole array of giftware, including clocks, bags and ladies
Katherine Kean – The Artist’s InterviewStunning detail, elegant brushstrokes beautifully toned and soul-stirring. Katherine Kean paints sublime scenes of nature, storms, trees, birds, clouds, landscapes and more. Her oil artworks have so much depth and detail. Katherine captures light beautifully within her clouds, land, and seascapes so that her art has an almost photographic realism, yet at the same time, she creates a gorgeous dreamlike atmosphere that is exquisite and rare. Her work evokes mood, emotion and a
An Interview with Artist Ángeles M. PomataFrom exquisitely coloured landscapes to detailed birds, animals, flowers, castles and much more. Ángeles M. Pomata’s oil and watercolour paintings are elegant, beautifully created works of art. In ‘Dalmatian Portrait’, Ángeles has captured the character of the dog and is exceptionally realized, creating artwork that seems photographic. The depth and texture in ‘Solarized’, awash with colour, create a dreamlike, abstracted field that would be stunning on any wall. You can view
Kathryn Stone – The Photographer’s InterviewBeautiful, colourful and atmospheric. If you love detailed images of nature: flowers, insects, seasonal flora and fauna, then take a look at Kathryn Stone’s elegant photography. Kathryn also creates stunning digital art. Her ‘Four Season’ series of tree images are lushly coloured with warm reds and greens. Pink leaves blowing on deeply toned backgrounds. ‘Little Hummingbird’ has beautiful brushstrokes, colour, and light that creates a unique, ethereal quality to the artwork.
Chandra Ward – The Artist’s InterviewBeautiful, elegant brushstrokes. Rich, warm and subtle colours. Chandra Ward’s contemporary, impressionist landscapes, waterscapes and animal watercolours and acrylic paintings are detailed and striking. The splashes of blue colour in her marvelous painting, ‘The Dovecote’ draws the eye through a uniquely coloured landscape to a detailed and delicately painted Dovecote house. And ‘Listening to the night’ sports a brown hare, in a moonlight setting. The gorgeous shades of blue
An Interview with Photographic Artist Michael KnightStunning, totally unique, digital artwork. Michael Knight’s spellbinding work features an array of beautiful colours, textures, and styles. His photography is vibrant and eye-catching. Dynamic shapes, popping colours aplenty, some of his work evokes the beauty and grandiose of the art deco era; he also creates contemporary artwork, and startling, sci-fi like, and traditional portraits. Works such as ‘Brandy’, a beautifully woven tapestry, where one can see a cat’s face hidden
Tara Appling – The Artist’s InterviewJaw-droppingly detailed, mesmerizing and elegantly painted. Tara Kimiko Appling’s wildlife portraits are a joy to view. Beautiful owls and other birds, stunningly recreated in the art form with textured feathers and eyes that look so real and vivid, they are hauntingly beautiful. Some digitally painted, the tones, the brushstrokes and the sheer depth of detail, all come together creating unique artwork, that has ethereal, spellbinding qualities. The face of the ‘Soft Tawny Ow
Janis Tafoya – The Artist’s InterviewVivid, glorious colours, beautifully painted brushstrokes, Janis Tafoya’s oil artwork is full of detail and exciting! Janis’ work covers numerous genres, including flowers, landscapes, animals, seascapes and underwater paintings. Janis clearly has an eye for the aesthetic. She knows how to use colour and light to create mesmerising art. The eye-catching tones in her sumptuously textured painting ‘Expressions of Love’ would undoubtedly brighten up any living room or bedroom wa
Ismo Räisänen – The Photographer’s InterviewIsmo Räisänen’s exemplary nature photography stands out because of his crisp compositions and astounding vibrancy of colour. Ismo primarily focuses on beautiful country scenes. Ismo clearly knows the right times to venture outside. From magical summertime sunsets to frosty winter mornings, the sheer wealth of quality landscape images, makes me want to book a flight to Finland! In his artworks ‘Small Wonders of Nature‘, Ismo captures the light beautifully on flowers that revea
An Interview with Photographer & Artist Lee CraigBlack and white, or colourful, striking and unique. I use these words to describe Lee Craig’s photography and artwork. Lee delves deeply into the beauty of America. From sublime shots of the Midwest, such as majestic Arizona scenery, the wonders of Route 66, New Mexico and a personal favourite of mine, Sedona’s red rocks. Lee also finds the riches of forgotten Americana in her images. She turns rusty old pick up trucks, ancient mining cars, weather-worn, tool filled, sheds in
An Interview with Abstract Artist Diane MorrisonTruly original, eye-catching and awash with vibrant colours. Diane Morrison’s abstract artwork captures the imagination of the viewer. An explosion on the senses, or an elegant and smooth trip, running through your mind. Diane uses pastels, to create giant swirls of colour, shapes, patterns and even people to create surreal, absorbing art that is distinctive and dream like. Her contemporary painting entitled, ‘The Trip‘, embodies these qualities and in contrast, ‘Ethical Dist
An Interview with Artist Jane Elizabeth Martin‘Intricately detailed, beautiful and utterly engrossing.’ These are the words I use to describe Jane Elizabeth Martin’s pen and ink artworks. Her drawings of animals – dogs (her beautiful dog Harriet) and cats, capture not only the shape and minute detail of the fur with unbound detail, but also the character and the essence of her subjects. You can see in artworks such as ‘Bravado‘ and ‘Harriet Study 3‘, Harriet’s personality and her energy. Jane has literally captured a mo
Sue Hall – The Artist’s InterviewSue Hall’s vibrant Abstract artworks are imaginative and captivating. Richly coloured, full of detail and depth, when viewed on her website www.suehallart.co.uk, you can see the variety and uniqueness of Sue’s work, the imaginary patterns, the beautiful shapes and the colour explosions are all dazzling and punchy. I find artworks such as Breakthrough 10 & Breakthrough 11 to be multi-layered, having a unique deepness. City Lights 23 & City Lights 26 are painted in sumptuous
Kendall Kessler – The Artist’s InterviewKendall Kessler is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited throughout the USA. Her oil and pastel paintings are rich in colour and are varied in subject. From landscapes to people, to Still Life, architecture and much more, Kendall’s beautiful work is detailed and eye-catching. Her ‘Beaches and Bays’ artwork exemplifies the lavishness of colour and intricate brushstrokes. Kendall also has outdoor, wildlife and flower photography and black and white artworks th
An Interview with Artist Carol Finkbeiner ThomasCarol Finkbeiner Thomas paints beautiful, abstracted Landscapes and also figurative and floral work. Using primarily oil paints, Carol works her magic on canvas; her work consists of exquisite tones, textures, and composition and evokes both mood and atmosphere. The rich colours, brush strokes and style is captivating. You can view Carol’s work on her website: http://www.carolfinkbeinerthomas.com Follow her on Instagram Where did you grow up? I grew up in a medium sized town
An Interview with Artist Loren Di BenedettoLoren Di Benedetto’s Still Life artwork are elegantly painted, rich in colour, fascinating compositions. Items from nature, such as nuts, birds nest, fruit and veg, are gloriously displayed with delicately toned backgrounds and cloudy, blue skies. Loren’s floral and landscape work is bold, colourful and captivating and her paintings of dogs and cats are delightful and filled with detail. In all of her work, Loren beautifully captures the engagement of light and shadow, which