Showing posts with label #interview. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Self made, inspired by nature, Artist from Bath, England: Bella Bee By Heylos


Bella  believes in bringing happiness through her art works. For her art is an idea which has been formed and honed in a beautiful way, communicating a thought or feeling.



She supports other artists by helping them exhibit locally. She is also the  member of the Bath Area Network for Artists.  She has exhibited at local South West venues such as The Paintworks Bristol, MOMA Wales, RUH Bath. Avon Mill, Devon and a solo exhibition at Thrupp, Oxon.




Bella is an avid art collector  with collections ranging from a glass mosaic bought at an art show in Frome by Jenny Raggety, a charcoal study by Oliver Bedeman, lino cut print by Amanda Coleville, an illustrative mirror by Jack Beaumount, an oil painting by Martin Beek - and many more! 

Millie's tree.
Her favorite piece of work created is usually the piece she is working on at that time as she says : She gives her heart ,love and soul into her creation.But she is attached to some of her past works like  "Lifeboat" – a mixed media ceramic illustrating the little memories we keep to take us through. and "Lightning Tree", an oil painting which she felt represented life of the family which overlook a stricken oak on the horizon.
Life Boat
 
Sharing the sun
Her favorite artist who has influenced her works is Kit Williams who brought art to her attention fully, and children’s illustrators such as Bilibin.

Bella confidence quotes to other artists: 
"Do not listen to what others say, maintain your own integrity.  Stay true to yourself and persevere".






Bella also thinks that one's country’s government should give enough financial support to local artists as it would bring about enhancing creativity and generating a public interest which in turn helps the very cause and existence of artists like the new sculpture ‘The Kelpies’ has proved that with little funding and support it can generate enormous results. 
       

When she is  not creating you can find her spending time with friends, Swimming, reading, listening to music.

When asked about what would people be surprised to learn about you and your works ?

She says that: She is s
een as someone who is quite loud and brimming with confidence, but she is an intrinsically a shy person and often prefers her own company.
In her works : She present the world around her as she see it.  

"The longer I live the more beautiful it becomes and it is impossible not to be inspired and join in with the creation"


 
Ceramic bowls with hand-painted decoration

She is working on lino cutting with hope to print up and add to her portfolio for future card designs.She also sells her works online , people she knows and exhibits at various South West venues.

To get in touch with Bella and purchase your next artworks, you can find her on: 

Love
Heylos

            



     

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Joan Reynolds : Artist working on photographs and photomontages from Dublin


About Joan Reynolds
            Joan Reynolds was born in 1951. She is an artist working in photography for the last few years.  Joan studied drawing at the National College of Art and Design in 1987-88. Joan graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1998, specializing in Florentine artists of the early Renaissance.

She spent 20 years drawing and painting and directed a life-drawing class in Ardgillan Castle where she had a studio in the West Tower, and where she had a number of successful one-man shows in the 1990's and early 2000's.  She has also exhibited in The Daffodil Gallery and The Village Art Gallery in North County Dublin.Joan began using photography as a means of artistic expression in 2008 and to this end she has used a range of digital camera equipment including Pentax and Leica, and process RAW files in a digital editing suite.

Some of her images are intuitive captures, others are photo-montage works inspired by creative imaginative ideas and these are made using her own original photography.
 
Winter of the Soul Receding

Art to her is the most important thing,Joan considers art as,"Art makes us human".Her favorite artist is Lucien Freud. Because of his creativity, he could faithfully reproduce any face or body from any angle. She visits galleries in Dublin and prefers looking at art online. 


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Her favorite piece of work that she has created is "Reflecting on a Dream " http://joanreynolds.org/ref_dream.html 


Reflecting on a Dream
At moment she is preparing her latest photographic work to be entitled "Commuting", It’s intended to be slightly surreal.She exhibits her work on her website and through Twitter. Her website is http://joanreynolds.org. She used to show her work in galleries in her area(Dublin), but they are now closed due to the recession.She works for her passion,Not make her living through art, but she wishes she could do that. She says that government support is inclined to go to regional people, more than people in the capital. As a support for locals she ran a life-drawing class for local artists,


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Other than her art she cooks, and collect colloquial expressions. She thinks that people would find her life story surprising.


Keeping the Dissidents Out
For her art has to have a certain quality about it. Some people can reproduce something faithfully, but they don’t produce art. As an inspiration to other artists she says "If you keep working, you get inspiration to produce more and better, so long as you’re not in a rut." Her way of working is unique than some artists. When she has to work on new art, She gets visual ideas, and then take photos and merge them together to make an image.

You can find/follow her:
            Website: http://joanreynolds.org 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoanTReynolds   : @JoanTReynolds                 

The Sangreal
            She had one-man shows of paintings in Ardgillan Castle. Joan has shown her photographic works with the Boundless Gallery.
The Portal

Artist's Statement

I work from a combination of visual ideas based on unconscious, dreamlike, visionary inspiration and instinctive captures. 

Because I worked as a painter to begin with, I have an artist’s way of thinking about images, and composition is very important to me, and what lies between the edges of the frame. I work mostly in colour, having a greater feeling for it, rather than black and white.
My finished images are a combination of straightforward photographs and photomontages, the latter created using my own photos from my files.

Some of my imagery is influenced by surrealism, and juxtaposes incongruous elements in order to create something more unconscious in nature.

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Brian Leverton Brian L Art from Australia A realism painter inspired by people and nature

 About Brian Leverton 
            Born in Cornwall in 1945, a B.A (hons) showed interest in art from early age, following his grandfather around Europe painting 

"Coexistence"
Art is very important in people's lives for him, as he believes that:Just the beauty of art can put you in a different place. He likes art in any form, not following any artist but follow the art, is his way.
 
Hand make 999 (symbol of good luck) molted bird feathers for the 9ft tree for Chinese New year at Hong Kong
 
When he is involved in looking at art he forgets the world , for him there is nothing like a favorite place to see art, anywhere he finds art he likes to visit that place.

Magnificent Eagle and chick

 
The above displayed painting: Magnificent Eagle and chick, http://www.brianlart.com ,is his favorite one in his creations list. He has the passion to win prize for his art, so, now he is working on a portrait of a aboriginal to enter in the Mortimer prize. He sells his art through his web site and and has buyers from all over the world.
 
hand make real bird feather flowers and feather flower arrangements using molted bird feathers
Living by selling art alone is difficult is what he thinks. But then he tries his best to make a living out of his art. According to him country’s government doesn't gives enough financial support to local artists. Unlike others who have different hobbies along with art, Brian is different from them. His hobby, passion : everything is art. In short art is his life.

Technically for him art is Something that people are drawn with beautiful color, for him it would be a beautiful painting in realism of any subject. 

Beautiful words for the artist and art lovers  from Brian: "Always do everything with a 100% commitment. You will come up with new ideas when you learn on your own."
He put his 100% and evolved with his method:to draw. 

He is an artist who paints in the style of realism,he paints animals, landscape, people and abstract and donate 25% of any profit to Cancer research

He has displayed his work and won many awards: 
Brendens Gallery Goldcoast Brisbane,
Cedar Galleries Gladstone, 
Rotary Club of Bargara art award 1st cat 2 Paint28-8-04,
Gin Gin A.P & I.Society Inc. art award any medeum any subject 2nd 2005,
Gin Gin & District Fine Arts Society Highly Commended paint 2003,
Gin Gin A>P>& I> Society Inc.fine arts awards open paint 1st 2007,
Mt Perry Fine Arts Exhibition 2nd open portrait 2006 Graphite,
Gin Gin & District Fine Arts Society 1st Paste & Graphite 22-3-07,
Bundaberg Regional Show Fine arts open division painting any subject any medium 2nd open division 2003,

Gin Gin A.P.& I. Society Inc.Art awards 1st open graphite & Grand Champion open graphite & 2nd any medium open Portrait 2006,

Artist and art lovers can follow him here:

Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Creative artist Bodo Vespaciano Omnia Caelum from Paris: His words

Bodo Vespaciano Omnia Caelum
Bodo, Art and Photography, Omnia Caelum, Turquía

Are you an artist/creative person/ art admirer?
            I am an artist because I am a creative person.

How is art important in people’s lives?
            As a tool to fight evil and as a chronicle of the times...plus it brings beauty in always unimaginable.

Do you have a favorite artist? Why do you like him/her?
            Matisse and El Greco.

What's your favorite place to see art? Do you have a gallery/museum-going routine?
            Museums and galleries, like the Met in New York and El Prado in Madrid.

Do you own any pieces of art? If so, what are they?
            I have a collection of my own works.

If you are an artist, What’s your favorite piece of work that you have created?
"Bass & Dancer" from my personal collection. I can link you to my Facebook page, you can see it there plus others that I love as well. www.facebook.com/OmniaCaelum

If you are an artist, What are you working on at the moment?
A graphic novel, "Carpo Cratian, Vampires in New Orleans" (samples are periodically posted in the same Facebook page through the same link, www.facebook.com/OmniaCaelum


Do you sell your work? If so Where all do you sell your work?
            Yes, my work is always for sale,through internet and at galleries I've exhibited in. I will be exhibiting in November in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, USA, details at www.facebook.com/OmniaCaelum

"...It was the lark, the herald of the morning..."
Bodo in Art and Photography at Omnia Caelum in the Aegean Sea

If you are an artist, Do you make a living off your art?
            Yes, I make my living as an artist, but also my loving for I am in love with the work I do.


Do you think your country’s government gives enough financial support to local artists?
            Not at all. They do not give anything.

Do you support local artists? If so, how?
            I do what I can when I can how I can.

What are you doing when you’re not creating? What (other) hobbies do you have?
            I write and play jazz with my group AJA, linked here: www.cdbaby.com/AJA

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
            Basically nothing, as an artist I am not important, why would anything be surprising about me to others?

Technically, what would you consider to be a piece of art? Why?
            I am not concerned with the functions of a critic, for me,technically, there must be the knowledge of the craftsman in every artist.


Do you have any tips or inspiring words for others?
            Yes...please do not think you are an artist because you've painted a "pretty" picture or because others have acclaimed your creativeness. An artist must be able to absorb the ugliness, indulge in the cutting edge and be ready to tell the story of the pain that cuts through the bone. Nature is cruel and art must not shy away from the most discordant, abhorrent and irreverent things or people. Art is not decorative piece of artistry...not everyone who paints is an artist...first become  a philosopher then a journalist and if you are truly an artist, put on your crown of thorns and go out and get crucified...

Where else can we find you?
www.facebook.com/OmniaCaelum
@Euskadi_Bakero
and Wordpress
blog:Omnia Caelum

Can you give more insight about you and your work
            My work reflects nature. All art begins in the head and the ideas must flow through the fingers to the canvas, paper or marble...I do not seek to imitate the natural world, I seek to be like nature. However, within my own nature, the influence I was born with there is lots of colour and you will find unending combinations in my work and these tell their own story. You must see my work, I cannot tell you they resemble abstract, figurative or naturalistic art...one thing they are not is pop art or scenes drawn directly from nature.


Have u displayed your works in gallery/art fest ? If yes please share more details
        Yes, I've exhibited in Europe, (Zaragoza, Spain); Asia,(Istanbul, Turkey)and North America,(New York, Sarasota, Bradenton and Miami). In November I will be exhibiting in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, details to follow here:
www.facebook.com/OmniaCaelum


Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Calligraphie Koom: Passion of Calligraphy, Scribbling, handball lettering , the handmade , gifts personalized , the decor




Are you an artist/creative person/ art admirer?
I'd rather say that I practice and develop my creativity through the art of letters that I love particularly!

How is art important in people’s lives?
                I think it permit them, and us, to see special beauty , to reflect  and to be inspired

Do you have a favorite artist?Why do you like him/her?               
I like a painter whose name is Faith (faith-artist.com): her work is gorgeous, it combines arabic calligraphy with colors, graff, a lot of imagination, and references to the nature.. Every painting has its own story to tell

What's your favorite place to see art? Do you have a gallery/museum-going routine?
                I don't really go in museums or galleries, i'd rather find out creative pieces and original artists through internet, social medias


Do you own any pieces of art? If so, what are they?
                No, I don't

If you are an artist, what’s your favorite piece of work that you have created?
                I consider myself as a student, so I don't have a piece that I made that really makes me proud.. For the moment at least!




What are you working on at the moment?
                As I’m a calligray/lettering lover, I keep practicing these both areas and I take orders of customers when there are

Do you sell your work? If so where all do you sell your work?     
Yes, I do, I have a website: www.calligraphiekoom.com where people can order and personalize their creations. I ad new things on the website step by step

Do you make a living off your art?
                It is not, for the moment, my major source of income, because I opened my website just a few months ago, but I hope that I will be able to live off my work, it's one of my goal

Do you think your country’s government gives enough financial support to local artists?               
Hmmm, I don't think so, being a local artist is seen as an insecure position, same thing if you are a small entrepreneur. Some supports exist of course, but they don't really make people want to create/develop their own activity I think..

Do you support local artists? If so, how?
                I try to support in the best way creative initiatives, entrepreneurs, not necessary in my city, but in my country in general (France) and even abroad, by buying their products, sharing their work...

What are you doing when you’re not creating? What (other) hobbies do you have?
         I read, I go to lectures, seminars, I like to learn other languages and keep improving myself in letter art

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
                 that I completely live off my passion

Technically, what would you consider to be a piece of art? Why?
                Something that somebody imagined/created/transformed, and where we can find, just by looking at it, some [subjective] beauty that wasn’t there before the person worked on it

Do you have any tips or inspiring words for others?        
Do what you like to do, don't waste your time doing something you hate, just because people around you say that it's “safer”. Be confident, prove them that you're capable of doing great things!

Where else can we find you?
                Blog: calligraphiekoom.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calligraphie.koom
Twitter: @CalligraphieK
Instagram: calligraphie_koom

Pinterest: http://fr.pinterest.com/calligraphiek/
Google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/107543972258008368652/posts (Calligraphie koom)

Can you give more insight about you and your work?
                I love the art of letters, whether it's graff, hand lettering, latin calligraphy etc.. I do personalized cards, bookmarks, creations on paper or any special orders in latin calligraphy and in hand-lettering; My pen's serve your imagination!

Have u displayed your works in gallery/art fest? If yes please share more details

                Not yet, but soon maybe?

Monday, 4 August 2014

Manchester Artist: Fine, Comic, Model and Prop "Sunshinejack"



How is art important in people’s lives?
                Art determines everything from what you wear to what you listen to
Do you have a favorite artist? Why do you like him/her?              
Ed Kienholz
I saw his exhibition at the Baltic (Gateshead, UK) and it was that moment that I knew I wanted to be an artist.

What's your favorite place to see art?Do you have a gallery/museum-going routine?
                I don't really hold Gallerys in high regards, though I do still appreciate them, I don't use them as a means of inspiration.

Do you own any pieces of art? If so, what are they?
                I own a few sculptures and a painting by artists from my University Course.

If you are an artist, What’s your favorite piece of work that you have created? (Including a link and/or photo would be great!)  “Shooting Experiences of US citizens” is a personal favorite but my other videos get better reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKdKTfx_5M


If you are an artist, What are you working on at the moment?
                I'm working alongside other artists to put on an exhibition regarding the relationship between war and video games.

Do you sell your work? If so Where all do you sell your work?
                I try not to.

If you are an artist, Do you make a living off your art?    
                Art is my part-time hobby and full-time passion.

Do you think your country’s government gives enough financial support to local artists?               
No.

Do you support local artists? If so, how?
                Yes, I go to their shows, buy work I like and promote exhibitions

What are you doing when you’re not creating? What (other) hobbies do you have?       
                I'm a bit of a nerd, I like comic books and video games.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
                I used to produce the comic-book “Sunshinejack”

Technically, what would you consider to be a piece of art? Why?
                A piece of art is something made to leave a mark on the world that goes beyond the life of the artist and to make people think.


Do you have any tips or inspiring words for others?        
                Do it for yourself and nobody else.

Where else can we find you?         
                @SunshinejackUK

Can you give more insight about you and your work
                I'm a fairly political artist with a background and interest in military history and global events.
I try to make work that doesn't take a side but instead displays fact, allowing the viewer to draw their own conclusions.

Have u displayed your works in gallery/art fest? If yes please share more details              

                I have shown work in several exhibitions in Manchester and several more to come. Keep your eye on Manchesters art scene and it won't take you too long to find me.

Professional Artist : Ruth Gray Inspired by travel and collaboration


Ruth Gray has been a professional artist for over 10 years it has provided a wonderful mixture of travel and collaboration which continues to inspire her.

Living in some beautiful areas of outstanding natural beauty including six years in the Alpine region of Victoria Australia and currently residing just south of The Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Drawing on her experiences of recreation and living in this wonderful picturesque part of the UK, Ruth produce’s a contemporary depiction of the Peak scenery and towns as well as the more industrial market towns of Derbyshire.

Her works are formed by capturing hundreds of images on camera during everyday excursions, and selecting the best and manipulating them digitally, before again manipulating them further on the canvas. A flourish of colour and texture help to define the characteristics and scenic beauty of her chosen subject. Ruth likes to put pieces together to create a theme or story in order to create exciting exhibitions

 Ruth works mainly in ‘Atelier Interactive Acrylic’ which has both the qualities of watercolour and pastel ,dries beautifully matt to avoid the harsh shine sometimes found in acrylics. The texture is provided by the use of acid free tissue paper, sand or glitter depending on what the intended outcome of the piece is.

Ruth has six solo shows lined up for 2014 along with joint exhibitions and art events full details can be found on her website. http://ruthgrayimages.net/

 Ruth is represented by several galleries in the UK and Australia and regularly takes on commissions and demonstrations for local art groups.


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How is art important in people’s lives?
            Art enables people to see things differently to see the beauty in the insignificant it takes people away from the everyday it is very important.

Do you have a favorite artist? Why do you like him/her?        
Turner a very obvious choice but I choose him because he changed art by painting his emotions into a scene.

What's your favorite place to see art? Do you have a gallery/museum-going routine?     
I find art everywhere I go but I love Tate Britain for blockbuster shows.

Do you own any pieces of art? If so, what are they?    
I own many pieces of art collected through my life from friends and travels it’s like having my life on the wall.

What’s your favorite piece of work that you have created?     
From my last series “Waiting at the bus stop Ripley” was my favorite.  http://ruthgrayimages.net/   
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What are you working on at the moment?
            I’m currently trying to get a collection of landscapes together.
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Do you sell your work? If so where all do you sell your work?
            I sell my work in several galleries and also I attend art fairs and have exhibitions throughout the year.

Do you make a living off your art?           
I try to.

Do you think your country’s government gives enough financial support to local artists?           
I think the way the money is distributed could be better as some projects and artists seem to be favored over others.

Do you support local artists? If so, how?
            I work with others in the local community to plan events and opportunities also I support via social media.

What are you doing when you’re not creating? What (other) hobbies do you have?        
There is no time for anything other than art!

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
That I quite like conceptual art.

Technically, what would you consider to be a piece of art? Why?
            A piece of art can be anything that serves no other purpose than to be art. If it became a useful object then it would be craft.

Do you have any tips or inspiring words for others?
            Let art into your life and you will never be alone.

Where else can we find you?
http://ruthgrayimages.net/ 
Twitter @ruthgrayimages
facebook http://facebook.com/Ruthggray 

Can you give more insight about you and your work  

Prizes
1990: Stapleford Parish Council, Coat Of Arms Design Award, 1st prize 
2003: Hume Community Health Art Prize, 1st Prize
2004: Headway Art Prize, 1st Prize
2008: Derwent Pencil Calendar 2008. Runner up. Exhibited
2011: SAA New Members Postcard Competition Winner, November Issue.
2012: SAA Members Competition Winner ‘My Home’
2012: Sunday Shares Winner Seeking Artists 30/09/12

Current Memberships
Banks Mill Studio Associate Member
SAA, Society for all Artists.

Gallery Representation
Studio 61 Gallery, Matlock, Derbyshire.
Cromford Studio and Gallery, Derbyshire.
Leabrooks Art Gallery, Derbyshire.
St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
The Rook Gallery, Hartington, Derbyshire.
Gallery Argentum, Collchest,Essex / Covent Garden London
The Buzz Gallery ,Castle Donington, Leicestshire
The Gallery Sutton Bonnington, Leicestershire
Dayspring Gallery, Beechworth , Victoria, Australia

Regional Annual Exhibitions
2003-2008: Arts Yackandandah, ‘Fresh and Unframed’ 
2004-2005: Albury Museum, ‘Albury-Wodonga Artist Society Exhibition’
2006-2007 Creators Art space ‘Albury Wodonga Artist Society Exhibition’ 
2004-2007: Chiltern, ‘Visual Art Exhibition’ 
2004-2007: Tumbarumba, ‘Art Exhibition’ 
2004-2008: Wodonga, ‘St Augustine’s Art Exhibition’ 
2004: Holbrook, ‘Rotary Club Art Exhibition’ 
2004- 2005: Albury, ‘Paint box Gallery Exhibition’ 
2006-2007: Wodonga, ‘St Johns Anglican Church Art Exhibition’ 
2006-2007: Creators Art space‘Postcard Exhibition’ 
2007-2008: Bright Art Gallery, ‘Autumn Exhibition’ 
2008: Corowa, ‘Corowa Art Exhibition’ 
2009: Rutherglen, ‘Women in art’
2012-2014: Studio 61 Gallery, Matlock, ’Derbyshire Open Arts’
2012: Strutt House Belper, ‘Derwent Business Fair’
2012-2014: Cromford Mill, ‘Arts and Makers Festival s‘
2012-2014: Cromford Mill, November ‘Arts & Artefacts’
2012-2014: Derby College, Broomfield Hall, ‘Spring/ Autumn/Christmas Fairs’
2014: Derby College, Roundhouse, ‘Art Fair’
2012-2014, Banks Mill Studios, Derby,‘November Open Studios Event’
2014: Buxton Pavillion ‘Designer Fair’

Articles Written By Ruth Gray
2006: Australian Artist Magazine, How did you paint that?
2007: Artist Palette Magazine, ‘How an Idea Became an Exhibition’ 
2007: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘Beyond Reasonable Drought’
2008: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘How to use computers for your art.’
2008: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘Albury Wodonga Artist Society.’