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PORTFOLIOa r t i s t

m a g a z i n e

publisherben walker

editoringrid reeve

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Diana Synatzske

ZippoFire Stoneware, 04 Glaze23" x 14" x5"

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Artist Portfolio Magazine was created by artists for artists.It features artists from around the world, averages over46,000 unique readers per issue and continues to grow. In2013, we decided to start "zooming in" on communities,cities and regions around the world.

TheNorth vs The South is our third issue that is “zoomingin” on the regional art scenes of The Northern US andSouthernUSStates.Choosing theart that came from theseregionswasadifficult task andwe really like the choiceswemade for this special issue of Artist Portfolio Magazine.

Along with our regional art exhibition we are pleased toshowcase selected art from MyArtContest.com’s 2014Realism Art Exhibition.

Thank you to all the artists who participated in our variousart exhibitions that are held throughout the year. Withoutyou we would not exist.

Enjoy!

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CONTENTS

The Southpage 6

Realismpage 48

The Northpage 66

Call for International Artists

International Art Exhibition

ArtistPortfolioMagazine.comDEADLINE: August 3, 2014

2014 Landscapes Art Exhibition

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Art Submission Dates: April 15, 2014 - July 15, 2014

We are pleased to announce an open call for Landscape Art.Open to all artists worldwide.

Landscapes are works of art that feature scenes of nature:mountains, lakes, gardens, rivers, etc. They can be oil paintings,watercolors, gauche, pastels, photographs, phone photos, digitalart, etc ...Landscape can also refer to:cityscapes - views of an urban settingurbanscape - same as cityscapeseascapes - views of the oceanwaterscapes - views primarily featuring fresh water

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Brian SomervilleNashville, TNclaybeast.comclaybeast@claybeast.com

Brian Somerville received his BFA from theUniversity of Evansville in Indiana and an MFAfrom Florida Atlantic University. He has taughtclasses and workshops and worked as acommercial artist for a number of years.

Brian’s work consists primarily of sculpturalanimal figures that are built solid, hollowed,reassembled and then covered with imagescarved by hand. His beasts are oftenentertaining, but carry important social, politicaland personal meanings. Brian is currently theartist in residence at OZ in Nashville, TN.

The Visionaryceramic, metal and epoxy

34”x 21”x 17”

The Darkness is Lighter Four Feet from a Spider - Ceramic - 24" x 22" x 22"

Barnstormer - Ceramic, Foam, Epoxy, Wood & Metal - 76.5" x 84" x 35"

Shell-Shocked - Ceramic, Foam, Epoxy, Wood & Metal - 36" x 13" x 25"

Julia HowellSummerville, SCjuliakim9@hotmail.com

Born and raised in Charleston SC, and now living andworking in Summerville SC. Julia is a self-taught artistworking with charcoal, pen, acrylic, oil, and on occasionfound objects. Started drawing at the early age of 4 usingart as an escape from traumatic events. Her work is basedon inspirations from environmental, cultural, and politicalevents as well as the simple beauty of everyday life. Notafraid of using color and, using color to display theemotional settings of herwork, and howshe has expressesthe world around her. Some of her work is based on actualimagery from everyday life that grab her attention, andothers are based on flights of fancy that occurspontaneously.

Screaming Dryer - Oil - 18" x 24"

Deaths Sacrifice - Oil - 60" x 40"

New Moon - Oil - 22" x 28"

DangerAcrylic28" x 22"

Manns AvalSan Diego, CAmanssaval.com

Manss is an artist and long-time fine art photographer who works and resides in San Diego, California. Inspired byNature’s patterns and textures his works transform inanimate objects into faces, designs and complete figures thatpresent our environment in a different, more intimate perspective.

As primary medium he concentrates on photography, acrylic and oil on canvas, andmixedmedia techniques. Amonghis other interests are sculptures, video and film. He has a broad background in media, communications and thesciences (including a Ph.D.).

Manss’ work elucidates dreamscapes and the space postulated, but not yet evidenced by cosmology. String theorysuggests individuals inoneuniversecanhaveacounterpart in anotheruniversesharingcharacteristics. Theseparalleluniverses may also intersect in time and space, facilitating travel between these bubbles. Through a juxtaposition ofimages hiswork captivatesmovements in time and space, creating enchanted scenerieswith animals at center stage.HisHeronDreamsseriesorchestrates thegrace, agility andeleganceof thesebirds intoevocative, dramatic, romantic,sometime surreal symphonies of pure natural beauty. His works levitate between fantasy and mysterious quantumspace, leaving the viewer in meditative explorations of familiar memories, dreams and perhaps alien realities. In hisrecent Eden series, he presents seemingly futile avian attempts to evade environmental infernos of a disintegratingplanet.TheseriesThrough theLookingGlass isan intriguing journey intoa realmwhere imaginationostensiblymorphsinto reality.Areobjects conventionally considered “inanimate” observingus, expressing their sorrowordelight?Mansstakes clues from Nature's patterns and transform these into faces, designs and complete figures that present ourenvironment in a different, more intimate perspective. As one art critic remarked, ’his work is characterized by a senseof impromptu and instinctive freedom’.

His fine art and photographic work has receivedmany national and international awards. He has participated in juriedshows at New York’s See and BWAC exhibitions, the Linus Gallery, Pasadena, CA, San Diego’s Lyceum Gallery,Museum of the Living Artist, William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Bonita Museumand Cultural Center, Rancho Santa Fe Art Gallery, La Jolla Art Gallery, the San Diego Fair Fine Art Show, Art aboveSan Diego, many other national and international venues, including Florence, Los Angeles, NewYork, Paris, TorontoandMerida. He is recipient of an International Fine Art Photography Award, 2013, and was selected by ArtBuzz 2014Juried Fine Art Search, Photoshoot Oceans 2013, Four Points Contemporary, the William D. Cannon Art Gallery forthe 2013 Juried Biennial Exhibition in Carlsbad, California, the 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition of the AthenaeumMuseum, San Diego, a solo exhibit at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, the Rancho Santa Fe Art Gallery andArt San Diego 2013.

Polar Bird - Mixed Media - 26" x 26"

Tidal Wave - Oil on Canvas - 48" x 48"

Artic Volcano - Mixed Media - 48" x 40"

Tony Corbitt Jr is a self-taught artist, living and working in Sarasota FL. His talent was recognized at an early age,placing “Best in Show” in every art contest he entered, often winning over children many years his senior. Corbitt’sfamily was very supportive of his passion and encouraged him to attend a magnet high school. Unfortunately, the artprogram emphasized abstract design over representational painting and he was never completely comfortable withabstract work.

“Itwasabaddirection forme.Everyone inmyclasswasdoing it andof course, I had toaswell. It just endedupconfusingme. It was never my voice.”

With no traditional training available and his finances preventing him from pursuing art school post graduation, heslowly grew disillusioned with the idea of fine art ever being a viable career choice.

“I gave it up upon graduating high school. I didn’t know what to do with my life. I got a job at a vet clinic and thoughtthat was it. I was going to spend the rest of my days walking dogs.”

As much as he tried to ignore it, he kept finding himself drawing the animals he worked with. Over the years his pileof drawings grew and he soon found himself desiring to put his efforts to canvas.

“When I finally decided to get serious about art, inmymid twenties, I foundmyself strugglingwith oil paint until I startedmaking Xerox copies of works by the OldMasters. I would come home frommy day job exhausted and tediously copynumerous Velazquez portraits, note for note, brush stroke by brush stroke. Over time the tones and colors began tomatch more closely. It really helped train my eye and hand.”

In addition to “master copies,” Corbitt started life drawing daily, filling sketchbook after sketchbook with a multitudeof subjects.

“Nothing seemed to escape my attention. I drew everything from the teeth-marks left on a horse stall wall, to a deadrat caught in a trap. Trees, boarding airplanes, people in bars, dogs and wheelbarrow tires… I drew everything!”

Inspired by the French masters of the late 19th Century, Corbitt favors the wet on wet approach of oil painting.Emphasizing tonal relationships with broad sweeps of a loaded brush. He insists on painting from direct observation,as opposed to working from photographic reference.

“I discovered that painting from direct observation is challenging and often unforgiving, but the sense of immediacyit endows a painting is invaluable. Working from the round creates an intimacy between the subject and myself. Thispersonal connection is paramount, and I just can’t get that working from a photograph, isolated in a studio.”

His subjects are places close to his home, people he knows personally, or even the fish he catches on his Kayak inSarasota.

“I can remember a quote by Toulouse-Lautrec’s grandmother, I’m probably butchering it, but she says ‘whenmy sonsshoot a duck, they take a threefold pleasure in it: with their guns, their pencils, and their forks.’ This is how I live. I can’tseem to fully enjoy an experience unless I’m sketching it or breaking out the easel. I’m obsessed.”

Tony Corbitt continues to sell his original work through his website and avenues of social media. Proving to himselfthat fine art is indeed, a viable career.

Tony Corbitt, Jr.Sarasota, FLselphroadstudios.commailto:tonycorbittjr@gmail.com

Portrait of GregorOil on Linen Panel5" x 7"

Dakin Dairy FarmOil on Canvas

16" x 20"

Sidewalk Fare - Oil on Canvas - 5" x 7"

The Bass - Oil on Canvas paper - 8" x 12"

Laëtitia Lamalle-Donaghy is a multi-media fine artist. She is aphotographer, painter, illustrator, graphic designer and visual communicator.

Born in France, shemoved to theUnitedStates at the age of 15. She speaks French, English and Italian. She receivedher Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in Photography, and aminor in Political Science fromFlorida Atlantic University.A lot of her pieces explore the experience of looking more purposefully at an item or person, and her knowledge andmanipulation of formal qualities allow the viewer to develop a deeper appreciation for her subjects. These samequalities show in her politicallymotivated piece Life on the Farm, a body of work that takes a critical look at the abusivepractices that take place on factory farms. Her work has been featured in juried exhibitions and in printedmedia.Whileshe enjoys creating aesthetically pleasing images, she also uses her medium as social commentary for awarenessand toward the advancement of animal welfare. She lives and works in Boca Raton, FL.

Laëtitia Lamalle-DonaghyBoca Raton, FLlaetitiadonaghyphotography.comlaetitiadonaghyphotography@gmail.com

Life on the Farm - A Commentary on the Brutality in Factory Farms. - Archival Inkjet Print - 16x20

Life on the Farm - A Commentary on the Brutality in Factory Farms. - Archival Inkjet Print - 16x20

Life on the Farm - A Commentary on the Brutality in Factory Farms. - Archival Inkjet Print - 16x20

I grew up inmiddle class Texaswhere the culturewelcomed smoking cigarettes, eating fried chicken onSundays, andriding in cars without seat belts. My work revolves around certain truths andmy experiences as a child. With myworkIwant to openadoor intomypersonal narrative bringing all thewreckage that comeswith it. Mymost personal feelingswill be spelled out in the form of detail, surpassing substance in order for the viewer to experience the discourse. Mysculptures, typically ceramic, tend to examine the corporeal and responsive connections associated with the object.It is my identity of self.

Diana Synatzskewww.dianasynatzske.comdianasynatzske@dianasynatzske.comStudioCurly Tail Panther StudioPO Box 1663Stephenville, TX 76401

Steamer Trunk - High Fire Stoneware, 04 Glaze - 11.5" x 17" x 10"

Zippo - High Fire Stoneware, 04 Glaze - 23" x 14" x5"

Chest of DrawersHigh Fire Stoneware, 04 Glaze

22" x 10" x 6"

Lunch Box - High Fire Stoneware, 04 Glaze - 15" x 17" x 8"

Judie LeeMt. Dora, FLsimplymodernart.com

Judie, a contemporary artist works in amyriad ofmediums such as acrylic, mixedmedia, glass fusing, metal sculptureand recycled art. Her favorite remains acrylic. Intense riffs of color are harmoniously infused into a kaleidoscope oflayers. Being self-taught and quite prolific, she stumbled onto painting in 2008. She likes to create large bodies of workand iscurrentlyworkingonaproject called "KnockersandDaisies", payinghomage towomenover40 isher inspiration.She thinks women are powerful, emotionally charged and resilient Judie, was born in Ohio, lived in Seattle for manyyears and now resides in Mt. Dora, Florida.

Caitlin 2 - Acrylic on Wood Panel - 48" x 48"

Kerstin 1 - Acrylic on Wood Panel - 48" x 48"

Kate 1 - Acrylic on Wood Panel - 48" x 48"

Catlin 1 - Acrylic on Wood Panel - 48" x 48"

Cagney KingFortville, INcagneyking.comcagneyk@yahoo.comKing Studios: 2 West Main Street - #8 – Greenfield, IN. - 46140

Gallery Representation: Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, New York, NY

My current work encompasses layer on layer of textures, and loose palettes designed to invite the viewer deep intothe painting. I want to draw people in; then push them back. This push and pull with mediums and textures takes meon a journey of discovery with each painting. The journey is a path determined both by my desire to communicate theidea, and the paintings desire to exist in a certain energy and light. My desire is to communicate frozen moments inthis otherwise inundated and de-sensitized world, causing people to want to stop, and open themselves up to feelingand experiencing that moment in their own context.

I am working constantly and experimenting endlessly to find the perfect mix of mediums and layered culminations tocreatemy art. I currently utilize graphite, charcoal, sand, cement, spray enamel, acrylic, and oil to build up texture andemotion.

“I encourage EVERYONE to see the world as a painting! Look for colour, not criticism. Look for shapes and tone, notrace. Look for beauty, not cynical distress. See the light out of all the dark. And above all, leave this place better thanyou found it.” -Cagney King

Lash OutMixed Media on Canvas

Charcoal, Acrylic, Spray Enameland Oil

24" x 23"

Blow MeMixed Media on CanvasCharcoal, Graphite, Acrylic, SprayEnamel, Oil Stick and Oil36" x 48"

ExtinctMixed Media

Graphite, Acrylic, SprayEnamel and Oil

30" x 48"

Silent Scream - Mixed Media on Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Spray Enamel and Oil - 36" x 48"

Hayley Gaberlavage2040 Magazine StNew Orleans, LA 70130404-840-3906hayleygaberlavage.comstudio@haleygaberlavage

Inmypaintings I contemporize the out-dated. A self-proclaimed vagabondof theDeep South, My sentiment for bygone attitudes depicts the vibrant slow-pace ofSouthern afternoons. My recent collection of figurative paintings, capture thecomplexity and vitality of the AmericanSouth and the characters that live in NewOrleans. Preferring turquoise blues, olive greens, muted tones and unfinishedbackground surfaces, My technique allows time into the work, theacknowledgment of memory, which is imperfect, always unfinished, andcongruous to the retro aesthetic and mood.

Rosemary - Acrylic on Canvas - 14" x 20"

FieldmanAcryic on Canvas

30" x 40"

Summer SwimAcrylic on Panel24" x 24"

GayleAcrylic on Panel

12" x 12"

Issa Abou-IssaHouma, LAissaart.com

I am NOT Related to the Planet of the ApesCollage5" x 7" opposite page >>

Fuck the WorldCollage11" x 9"

I'm Bringing Sexy BackCollage12" x 9"

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Paul Pinzarronepinzarrone.com

paul@pinzarrone.com

30" x 30" digital print on aluminum

KatieArminieArt.com

Surfboard Sculpturesby

Douglas Crossdcross@oceanarrowhead.com

OceanArrowhead.com

Upcycled MasonDesigns

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Dan McCormackImage: AllisonFay_C_3-18-13--11AD

Dan McCormack13 Beehive Rd

Accord, NY 12404

dan_mccormack@yahoo.com

ulsterartistsonline.org/user/130

Born inQuebec, Canada, raised inCentral Florida, and currently residing in Kyoto, Japan, Phil Couture is a self-taughtrealist painter focusinghisworkon themes from theFarEast. Exploringnewcultures is a constant sourceof inspirationfor Phil's work. "I enjoy painting and drawing what piques my interest, which usually includes visiting cultures fromaround the world." After moving with his wife from Florida to Japan in 2011, Phil became fascinated with Japanesefiguresand landscapesandcontinues toexploreexotic and interesting themes. Aside fromwinningnumerousawards,his paintings and drawings hang internationally in private collections.

Phil CoutureKyoto, Japanphilcouture.commail@philcouture.com

Maiko SatohanaOil

53 x 33cm

Aki - Oil - 59 x 44cm

JunihitoeOil on Linen

31" x 17"

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RyoukaOil12" x 9"

Michael DumasLakehurst, Canadanatureartists.com/dumasm.htm

Trade Goods - Oil - 6" x 8"

Mill Cloth - Oil - 6.75" x 7.25"

Dan PyleWest Hollywood, CAdanpyleartist.com

Joyride - Charcoal with Pastels - 16" x 31"

Can Can - Charcoal - 16" x 20"

Michael WardCosta Mesa, CAtmichaelward.com/michaelwardartist.htm

Consequences - Acrylic - 24" 30"

Holly KavonicSouth Lake Tahoe, CA

hollykavonic.com

Massai Mother and Child - Oil on Canvas - 18" x 24"

Craig CosseyEaton Rapids, MIcraigcossey.com

North River Garden Club - Acrylic - 26" x 19"

Gia Elisa HoldermanLeague City, TX

giaelisa.fineartstudioonline.com

Waiting - Oil - 22" x 28"

Ira UpinPhiladelphia, PAiraupin.com

Impossible Burden - Oil on Panel - 36" x 36"

Mairin EggeNorth Wales, PAmairinegge.com

Yun Charm LeungHong Kongleungyuncharm.hk

Whose Kids are They? No. 1 - Watercolor - 104 x 235 cm

Steve KoLewisville, TX

stevekoartstudio.com

Someday - Oil on Canvas - 72" x 48"

Armin MersmannMidland, MIarminmersmann.com

Study of Steve Parkhurst - Graphite - 32" x 32"

Peter GoughNovia Scotia, Canada

petergough.ca

Running for Open Water - Acrylic on Canvas - 25" x 50"

Michael BeneveniaMontclair, NJmbenevenia.commikebenevenia@gmail.com

Michael Benevenia is an artist working out of North New Jersey. His work ispredominately in steel and primarily interested in personally reflective, meditativeforms. He received his BFA fromMason Gross School of the Arts, went to HoHokusSchool of Trades for Structural Plate Welding and worked for The SculptureFoundation supervising installation and building of monumental metal sculpture. Hecurrently works out of his studio inMontclair, NJ andwill be starting anMFAprogramat Maryland Institute College of Arts in the fall.

A More Perfect Union - Cast Gesso and Acrylic on Canvas - 30" x 30"

Paolo - Cast Gesso and Acrylic on Canvas - 48" x 26"

Terremoto - Cast Gesso and Acrylic on Canvas - 48" x 26"

Tartaros - Cast Gesso and Acrylic on Canvas - 50" x 40"

Ira UpinPhiladelphia, PAiraupin.com

Ira Upin was born in Chicago in 1948 and grew up in the city and then the suburbs.

Probably, as has been the case with many artists, as a child he was given positive encouragement about what he didcreatively.Whether it was true or not, at a young age if an adult tells a child he is good at something he tends to believeit.

Hewona scholarship out of high school to theMinneapolis School of Art, but turned it down.Coming froma traditionalsuburban background, therewas a strong influence to do something practical tomake a living. Becoming an artist wasnot one of them. After going to 2 other universities he landed at the University of Illinois to study medical illustration,a logical choice, to put his meticulous drawing skills to use, illustrating medical and biological subject matter. Luckilyhe had a professor who encouraged his fine art possibilities and told him he could make a living by teaching art. Bythe time he entered graduate school on another scholarship at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore hedidn’t want to teach. He just wanted tomake art. Hismentor therewasGraceHartigan the abstract expressionist.Withher influence and insights he became convinced of that choice. He graduated and received a Tiffany FoundationFellowship that paid his living expenses for about a year as he embarked on his career as an artist.

Upin currently lives and works in Philadelphia, PA where he has resided since 1973.

DrivenOil on Panel36" x 36"

Fat Cat - Oil on Panel - 36" x 36"

Zero Gravity - Oil on Panel - 36" x 36"

Police State - Oil on Panel - 72" x 72"

Britt SnyderNorthborough, MAbrittsnyder.com

DepthOil on Panel

48" x 24"

Swim - Oil on Panel - 48" x 37"

Box - Oil on Panel - 24" x 27"

Tanya GadbawPotsdam, NYtanyagadbaw.comTanyamg@mac.com

Tanya Gadbaw was born in Watertown, New York in 1983. She receivedher BFA from the State University of New York at Potsdam, NY in 2008and her MFA at the Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, IL in 2011.Gadbaw has exhibited in the US and abroad in solo and group exhibitionsincluding shows at Lexington Art League LAL Loudoun House Gallery inLexington, KY, Museo Regionale Di Scienze Naturali in Turin Italy andZhou B. Art Center Chicago, IL. Her work has also been featured in ThePopcorn Farm, a literary journal, and The Fresh Paint Magazine Issue III.Tanya Gadbaw lives and works in Potsdam, New York. You can find more work atwww.TanyaGadbaw.com.

Transition of MemoryOil on Canvas20" x 20"

Exploration of Bits and Pieces - Oil on Canvas - 14.5" x 16"

Memory of a Ceramony - Oil on Canvas

Hunting Season 1Oil on Canvas19" x 24"

Karli HennemanNew York, NYkarli-henneman.comkarli@karli-henneman.com

Karli Henneman was born in Idaho. She spent her teenage years working internationally in the fashion industry, before attendingParsons and receiving her BFA in Fine Art. After graduating from school she created an art workshop for children in Rwanda,with RwandaWorks. Upon her arrival back to the United States, Karli relocated to San Francisco, where she spent several yearsbefore returning to New York to study art therapy at NYU. This element of her life merged art making along with her study ofpsychology. Karli’s current body of work embodies conceptual ideas of self-perception and identity. She pulls images fromfashionmagazinesandvintage images fromLIFEandcollages themuponher abstractpaintings.Bydeconstructingmassproducedfaces, she intends to create “masks” for the viewer to find themselves in her work.

Lonely, NYMixed Media40" x 30"

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With MyselfMixed Media

72" x 48"

My Type - Mixed Media - 48" x 36"

Life and Worth - Mixed Media - 60" x 40"

Pedestal of Desire - Oil on Paper - 49" x 28"

Hildy MazeEast Hampton, NYhildymaze.comhmaze@optonline.net

Hildy Maze was born in Brooklyn, NY,USA, educated at Pratt Institute studying graphic design. While at Pratt Hildyworked part time and after graduation full time at Push Pin Studios with Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast. Shecontinuedworking withMiltonGlaser Inc. while free-lancing as a graphic designer/illustrator doing three- dimensionalassemblages and constructions. After several years of working commercially, she turned her attention to morepersonal work of painting and drawing in her loft in Tribeca, NYC. However.....

Hildy's genuine education began upon meeting Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation master.Spending 10 years with Trungpa Rinpoche until his death in 1987 she studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhistmeditation, Shambhala art and culture, Dharma Art, brush stroke meditation practice, Ikebana (Japanese flowerarranging), all based on the mirror-like expansive wakeful nature of mind. Reflecting on the years with TrungpaRinpoche and her ongoing meditation practice and study she absorbed and translated into her process and imageswhat he transmitted, along with her personal experience of the recognition of the awakened nature of mind.

After 12 years of living in New York City Hildy moved to East Hampton, NY in 1984 to live and work in an environmentshe truly considers home, the ocean and bay. During the last several years Hildy Maze's work has involved simplepaper. She says," paper has an organic environmental quality. It responds immediately to causes and conditions, isimpermanent meaning it ages, becomes fragile, is affected by light yet will remain as those things we search for andcherish possibly in the attic or basement, an archeological site, or a memory.

Birth Moon Rises Over the Aires Point - Oil on Paper - 40" x 41"

Woven Into the Pattern of Path - Oil on Paper Collage - 31" x 38"

Not Two - Oil on Paper Collage - 38" x 48"

Jinwoo LeeBrooklyn, NYjinwooart.comleejinwoo7@gmail.comStudio1014 Grand st #6Brooklyn, NY 11206

Sister - Oil on Canvas - 20" x 23"

Birth - Oil on Canvas - 16" x 20"

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BirthdayOil on Canvas16" x 20"

Mary Chiaramontemerrysee.commaryc@merrysee.com

Richard J Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor NY

As a child, Mary Chiaramonte helped her family live simply and farm their land. She had no TV or other distractions,and was encouraged to entertain herself with objects in nature. Left with the workings of her imagination andobservations of the world around her, she translated her understanding into paintings and drawings. She continuesthis practice today, taking much of her momentum from the people that surround and affect her. Hanging betweendarkness and light, Chiaramonte’s paintings offer a narrative that echoesaprovocative daydream, communicating thehuman disposition and the mysteries therein. Her unending exploration surfaces in her paintings with an ambiguitythat asks the viewer to wonder at our world as she does. Chiaramonte lives and works in Bon Air, VA.

The Fables - Acrylic on Wood - 24" x 36"

Coyote - Acrylic on Wood - 24" x 16"

Hex - Acrylic on Wood - 20" x 13"

Day Fade - Acrylic on Wood - 18" x 24"

Tess Barbato70 Chiswick Road Apt 17, Boston, MA 02135tessbarbato@gmail.comtessbarbato.com631-804-0450

Tess Barbato is a young, 21st century American realist oil painter whose work is conceptually driven. She possessesa larger than life vision that results in incredibly detailed portrayals of the most mundane of objects.

Tess inherited her artistic sensibility from a long line of family artists. A lifelong struggle with dyslexia compelled herto use art as her preferred means of communication. And for Tess, communication has always been paramount. Sheis an artist with something to say, a master of delivery in the form of wry paradox.

She is currently working out of her in-house studio in Boston where she lives with her fiancee and two cats.

$20 - Oil on Canvas - 18" x 30"

$2.03 - Oil on Canvas - 28" x 30"

$4.20 - Oil on Canvas - 36" x 58"

$1.63 - Oil on Canvas - 38" x 36"

Alex TaverasOzone Park, NYcelesteprize.com/alex.taveras

I amaself-taught artist ofDominicanAmericandescent. Theseworksof art depictmymost innateprimal feelingsaboutthe experiences of my life. I am inspired to create these works through intuitive visions I receive on a regular basis.May it be a thought or an image that suddenly triggers something internally, directing me thoroughly andsynchronistically without premeditation through my work. I simply follow my intuition and cut off my ego from theprocess .I use acrylic mixed with water, joint compound, plaster wrap, particle board, and found objects. Together Ibelieve they create a synchronized symphony of textural peaks and valleys that create nuances that are onlyheightenedby theadditionof color,which Iapplywithoutusingabrush. I create theworkasa relief sculpturecompletelyvoid of color using various sized spackle knives . Thenwhenmy vision is fullymanifested sculpturally, I place the pieceon the floor and proceed to paint pouring all colors in one sitting without a brush. I then let gravity take its course. Thepainting is most alive at this point because of the pooling of so much liquid the colors literally rub together to give offa gradation of line, color, form, and space. It creates what I believe is the perfect marriage of painting and sculpture.

My work may be steeped in tradition but I believe it is absolute in its uniqueness. I have created my own techniqueand rules, that I continually breakand recreatepushing the limit further every time.My figuratively abstractedsculpturalpaintings will inevitably become audio and visual installations expanding farther and farther from its canvasencompassing all aspects of contemporary art. And in doing so, possibly creating a new archetype.

SacrificioMixed Media on Wood

243 x 213 x 12cm

La Llave Perdida - Mixed Media on Plywood - 121 x 91 x 8cm

MetaphysicMixed Media on Wood

91 x 121 x 12cm

Valentina - Mixed Media - 121 x 205 x 12.7cm

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