Milliande Artist Spotlight - Aaron Kraten - Painter

Worlds Apart
2011



Ballad of Lemons
2009
2' x 2'
mixed media on wood





Un Life
this painting is 4 feet by 3 feet
mixed media
on Canvas
2000






Alone Again
2003

3.5 feet by 1 foot
mixed media
on wood




 I love the almost street art graffity like feel of Aaron Kratens Art Pieces..merging an elemnt of printmaking with contemporaty mixed media collage and paint effects  .. almost
has a graphic illustrative feel yet the figurative forms begin to tell stories of their environment for me ..

Aaron Kraten Website

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Milliande Artist Spotlight

Milliande Artist Spotlight - Laura Laine - Illustrator

  

 

Love the expressive portraits of Laura Laine's illustrative works, her play with line reminds me of the type of zentangle / zendoodle play filtered through her figurative workd .. interesting intermingle of line, angles and spot color
Laura Laine Website


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...milliande

Milliande Artist Spotlight : Anne Smith - Painter

Milliande Artist Spotlight : Anne Smith - Painter
from her 100 cups series


 



Anne Smith Website
http://www.annesmith.net

I love her layered artworks telling stories within the given framework of a cup ... it is interesting how a cup seems such an archetypically familiar objects across all cultures and lends itself to interpretative painting...

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Artist Spotlight

" Blessing of Tears"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper



" Wader"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper





" Imminent" encaustic on woodpanel
with paper and drawing



" Wader with Lotus"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper and drawing



"Heart Nest "

" Repair"
encaustic on woodpanel
with paper and drawing




" Supported Meadow"
encaustic on woodpanel with paper and drawing

Andrea Benson BIO EXERPT
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"...My work with encaustic seems like a fusion of many of my past art explorations; which included ceramics, papermaking, printmaking, photography and mixed media collage. There is a sensuality of material and a sense of partnership with the medium that is integral to my enjoyment of the process and to the success of any piece. It is tactile, malleable and rich and also allows the delight of using a fragrant byproduct of the interaction of bees with flowers. It feels akin to cooking, creating a surface that often exudes an edible quality. Unpredictable and surprising effects happen frequently and there is a constant interplay between transparency, opacity, layering and subtle dimensionality. By combining drawing and paper with wax the potential of this interplay seems infinitely expanded ....
The world seems to me mysterious, lush and lovely, dangerous, disquieting and complex and we all totter and balance and dance under a strange accretion of emotion and sensation, culture, memories and media. In the making of these objects I endeavor to expose a moment of that mystery and create a sense of both recognition and visual satisfaction.
Encaustic Painter Andrea Benson Website

I enjoy the soft fragility of Andrea Bensons artwork, her focus on depicting the body and its particular motional poses without the use of expressive faces or any faces at all . The composition is leaving an open ended pathway for personal inner exploration in response to her work ...

There is a fascinating  peek at her studio work available by the Oregon Public Broadcasting Interview ...





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Artist Spotlights

Milliande Artist Spotlight : Sergio Cerchi - Painter

 Milliande Artist Spotlight : Sergio Cerchi - Painter



" Harlequin II"
Oil on Canvas



" The Fan "
Oil on Canvas



" Pause"
Oil on Canvas



" Sitting Red Haired Girl"
Oil on Canvas



"Butterflies"
oil on canvas
I love the unusual compositon and the way my gaze is captured and guided to follow the flow from her face through her heart out of her hands ...
I am really taken with this one :-) the play of light is mesmerizing ..



" The Wind"
Oil on Canvas


" Penelope"
oil on canvas

Sergio Cerchi Bio Exerpt
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"Serchio Cerchi was born in Florence where he still lives and work. He interconnected experiences in music and the visual arts, these became his inseperable passions which he cultivated with tenacity and determination .
"Figures and geometries" constitutes his version of the real , accentuated by an ethical impulse that expresses not only artistic values but also philosophical , historicl and psychosocial ones. .. His style evolved towards cubist evocations and re-workings of his own experiences ...."  THe Oil color tones of his work , from the warm tones of carmine red and the mixed shades of ochre to the antique greens and blues with masterly shadings of luminous greys give substance to the sculptural elements ... Sergio Bio Website

"I love the intriquing layers of perception that nestle amongst the stones of anient times  in his paintings... sumptious color palette too and it makes me want to explore the juxtaposition of these beautiful women and their environment they occupy on the canvas space as if put there by magic ..

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Milliande Artist Spotlight : Ann-Bridges - Painter & Printmaker

Inspired by my recent travels I am beginning a new series of Artist Spotlights I will be featuring Mixed Media Artists from
Wales ..enjoy

Milliande Artist Spotlight : Ann-Bridges - Painter & Printmaker



"If you don't get lost there's a chance you may never be found 30.5cm"
Ann-Bridges
Print-Based Painting




Drawing
Ann-Bridges



" Angel with Dirty Feed"
Ann-Bridges



Ann Bridges Bio Exerpt
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" ... Most of my current subject matter is developed from happy childhood memories of playing in the garden, walking through bluebell woods, making or buying cakes for tea, reading stories (especially the Princess and the Pea), picking and pressing flowers and playing with the contents of the button box. Looking at aquariums and ponds or walking along beaches often become the starting points for compositions. Drawing is the next stage, and I keep a visual diary in the form of a sketchbook. ... "

Ann Bridges - introduced as part our our Contemporary Artists in Wales Series

Ann Bridges Painter& Printmaker Website

I enjoy Ann Bridges use of playful but strong color and her loose lines exploring
a variety of personal yet contemporary subjects ...
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...milliande

Milliande Artist Spotlight : Irma Gruenholz - Clay Illustration

Milliande Artist Spotlight : Irma Gruenholz - Clay Illustration

Using the unusual media of clay for illustration I love Irma Gruenholz Art that pays attention to little details fromed beautifully in 3-d.








" When nighttime came "



" Frogwoman"
clay illustration by Irma Gruwnholz





" Thief of Time "




" Birds on the head"
Experpt from Irma Gruenholz BIO
I love to explore the possibilities of each project working with all kinds of elements and textures. Once the illustration is finished, it is photographed and delivered to clients in high resolution digital format.

Irma Gruenholz Website

I like the idea of using clay as a way for telling intricate stories ... hope you enjoy this artist  spotlight

...milliande :-)

Milliande Artist Spotlight : Marie Fox - Painter

Marie Fox Website

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...milliande