David Bowering "002" (Energize Exhibition June 09-July 09)

David Bowering
002
Pigment Photograph
16"x20"

Inspiration for some of my works comes from my individuality and my ability to delve into the eternal unknown. Much of my imagination lives in the dark uncharted areas of my soul and form that comes the creation of individuality. For Photojournalism works I try to capture the emotion of the moment as we ourselves are born out of that emotion.
www.hauntingimagrey.com

Seon-jeong Kim " Seascapes III" 2011

Seon-jeong Kim 

Seascape III

Acrylic

18"x24"

April, 2011

 Sometimes I feel nervous when I stand before blank canvas. Soon, I remind myself the reason I paint. I'm not trying to make a masterpiece but amuse myself during the process of making a painting. At a certain point, I get enchanted by my creation. That's my goal.

If anybody feels my amusement through my paintings, I'll feel fulfilled.

Linda Daoust "Goin' Round and Round" 2011

Linda Daoust
Goin' Round and Round
Ink and Acrylic on Paper
2011

From the moment of conception our cells are equal. What exactly happens to these cells to create good or evil? How does evil change us?  How can good change us? Can we change through osmosis…or do we change because of attrition? Do we even have the biological capacity to change? In death we are equal again. As our cells break down we become one and the same. Can we separate “bad” cells from the“good ones”? Is there a difference?

I want to look deep inside us all: to try to understand what we are doing to this planet. Paint on canvas is just touching the surface, however the longer I spend on a particular canvas the deeper I go into my psyche to try to understand what motivates me….and perhaps by spending some time looking at my paintings I can reach inside of you…..and together we can discover something about the human condition, the Human Stain.

linda.daoust@shaw.ca

www.artistsincanada.com/daoust

Willow Studio, Calgary and Saskatoon

Huong Nguyen "My Towel" 2010

Huong Nguyen

My Towel
30x40"
2010

Huong Nguyen a local artist and is relatively new to the Edmonton art scene.  Her unique semi abstract style provides much feast for the eyes.  Her use of color and multiple layers of opacity make her paintings come alive with motion and mystery.  As a self taught artist, she was selected as feature artist at the Spruce Grove Art Gallery and had her 1^st gallery show in January 2011.  She has a keen feel for acrylic, playing with transparent strokes with more translucent and opaque ones that are well executed to capture her theme of water reflecting color and light.  Her work is displayed at the Glenory Gallery in Edmonton.  She also documents all her work on her website at www.huongnguyenmyartlife.wordpress.com.

Acrylic on canvas

Ann Haessel " Signs of Spring" 2010

Ann Haessel

Signs of Spring II              

12 by 14 by 3.5 inches framed    

Mixed Media    

2010

Ann works intuitively while being driven by her inner feelings and views on social issues.   Recent organic pieces are very textural.  These unusual works combine abstraction and realism and are open to interpretation.  She creates three-dimensional images with multiple layers of different media.  Many pieces portray the environment with its continual evolution which is a metaphor for change.  Unusual products are used and often burned to represent the complexity of life.

Ann’s art is has been exhibited in Italy, New York City and throughout Canada.  She hopes her art will create a better understanding among people of the world.

http://www.haessel.net/

Seon-jeong Kim "Seascape II" 2011

Seon-jeong Kim  Titles: Seascape II Acrylic 18x24inch April, 2011  Sometimes I feel nervous when I stand before blank canvas. Soon, I remind myself the reason I paint. I'm not trying to make a masterpiece but amuse myself during the process of making a painting. At a certain point, I get enchanted by my creation. That's my goal. If anybody feels my amusement through my paintings, I'll feel fulfilled.

Father Douglas "Her Beauty sleep" 2009

Father DouglasHer Beauty Sleep                       

Although I enjoy painting and drawing landscapes, I have chosen dogs as my primary subject matter, for dogs are a subject used since cave drawings.  Dogs were a popular subject in hunt scenes from the renaissance through to the genre paintings of the Impressionists and continue to be a popular subject for contemporary artists.

I have now come to comprehend that an artist must truly love or hate their subject in order to paint with conviction.  It is only when this emotional unification exists between the artist and subject can the artist truly paint with the passion necessary to create their art.  I strive as I paint and draw with confidence and an adventurous spirit for this bond.

The images I present to you are of works I have created using one of my favourite models.  The first image is a simple line drawing in graphite which emphases the fluidity and gracefulness of my models movements, while the second work is a painting in acrylics on Mylar.  This work based on the paintings Venus de Urbino by Titian and Olympia by Manet presents a light-hearted look at the theme of Art History.  My third image, also painted in acrylics on Mylar, uses the dog as an allegory for humankind and represents man’s fears of darkness and lightning storms.  The forth image is more enigmatic and presents to the viewer several stories which the most likely story chosen by the viewer will be the most tragic.  In this work I wish to draw ones attention to a very real topic that is often covered up or hidden and needs to be discussed openly and without shame. This work painted in acrylics is on Yupo, another form of plastic film similar to Mylar

9” x 12”             

Graphite               

Jan  2009