Day 87: Denise Yaghmourian

Artist Statement: My work explores the connections between all things. I am interested in the collaborations which occur between all forces, be they intentional or unintentional, conscious or unconscious, known or unknown. I am inspired by experimentation and creation involving the use of materials which are new to me and to my development as an artist. It is for this reason that I create my work from a variety of sources and materials. I find inspiration in every aspect of life but seem to be drawn to the universal occurrence of pattern. Patterns in nature, patterns in math and science, patterns of the brain, and patterns in life and relationships are the inspiring and driving forces in my work. It is through the recognition and knowing of these universal patterns that I feel closer to the knowing of myself, the universe, and the true nature of things. I seek to merge naturally occurring and found pattern with my own pattern creation, thereby establishing a collaboration with the selected medium.

 website : http://www.deniseyaghmourian.com also deniseyaghmourianart.com
my instagram name is deniseyaghmourian  twitter is @yagmo (Denise Yaghmourian)

Day 86:Bobo Yo

Bobo Yo lives and works in Phoenix, AZ, USA. His production stretches from painting to street art. Bobo sees art as an ongoing process of improvisational free-play. Outsider art and Japanese cos-play combine with the influence of today’s bubbling verbal culture. 

Different worlds and contexts can happen on the streets, or in the urban landscape. Curiosity and discovery drive the process on a real hunt for the distinction between intellect and transcendence.

Bobo Yo

boboyo@cox.net

Facebook.com/BoboYo

web site: http://www.bobojohns.com/ 

Unlimited

Threatened

Si Lo Hablo

Remains Confident

Focus Pocus

Day 85: Amanda Adkins

Amanda Adkins spends a lot of her time observing the nature of relationships and Mother Nature herself.  Her work has the traditional aspects of oil painting mixed with spray paint that gives it a pop art, street feel. She uses several layers of paint on her canvas before she decides on an initial image to paint. In her paintings she uses a wide array of subjects, such as; models, animals and insects, as personal symbolisms that represent life’s struggles and triumphs. Her paintings come to her from her dreams, inspiration from nature, love and memories. Her artwork is primarily about the inner connectivity that we have to all.   Amanda’s work has been included in group and solo exhibitions and she has painted murals in several locations around Phoenix, Arizona.  

www.amandaadkinsart.com
instagram: amanda_adkins_art

Balanced on the Biggest Wave

Oil and Aerosol

Abundance

Oil and Aerosol

Non-Duality 

Oil on Birchwood

Day 84: Anne Coe

Anne Coe

www.annecoe.com

aecoe@mindspring.com

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Artist Statement 

The land and creatures that surround my desert studio are often my greatest inspiration.  Although I paint many non-desert subjects, it is the solitude and stark beauty of the upper Sonoran Desert that become the metaphor of my work.  My paintings often deal with the conflicts between the wild and tame worlds.  It is filled with irony, humor, pathos and contradiction and as such represents the ambivalence we humans have always felt for the natural world.  We love it and yet want to possess and define it and therefore, by extension, limit it.  This we all know, in the end, is folly.

Bio

Anne Coe is a true daughter of the west, raised in the relentless heat and endless space of the Southwestern desert. She is a fourth generation Arizonan.

She studied Art in Europe and Latin America, receiving her Master of Fine Arts degree at Arizona State University in 1980. Coe's career has brought her recognition throughout the West and beyond.  She has combined her artistic endeavors with a keen involvement in conservation issues during the span of her career. Initiating the Superstition Area Land Trust, she has been a major force in regional and national preservation groups.

Her home and studio are located in the desert east of Apache Junction at the base of the Superstition Mountains. 

Cock and Bull

Range War Refugees

Mood Swings

Eating Disorder

Random Access Memory

Day 83: Aimee Shattuck

I am particularly interested in form and portraiture. I find body shape and facial expression to be extremely expressive of the internal. I  combine the realistic with the fantastic; form paired with irrelevant objects in a majestic, surreal way. I am currently working on a series called "Issues", in which I address emotional struggles where the mind goes to a "place" where  reality feels like a surreal world which cannot be distinguished.
Instagram: @aimeejaq

Day 82: Suzanne Steinberg

I do paintings of flowers...I first started because they reminded me of a happy memory when my mother was pruning roses when I was a child. I now like roses because I feel I can put a great deal of sensitivity in them, and they help me direct my emotions sometimes back to mother earth. I find when I look at the roses I see a fragile piece of my soul, a piece of me that is beyond my own ability to communicate. This visualization of apart of my heart helps bind me to the physical space within my own body and the outside world. I think the roses give me an intimate constant growing piece of myself, like a leaf among the stem of our ever evolving gratification, pain, morality and humanity of the perspective towards contrast. I know they are simple, but they are my own unspoken spaces

Day 81: Choko Art (Dan Aponte)

“I use painting as a way of communication to explain my perspectives and world views. My artwork is a representation of my inner self and the way society has an effect on my way of thinking. There is no better way for me to speak than with brush strokes and symbolical imagery.” The process of my creations begins reflecting on the world we live in and its social polemics. With pen and paper in hand I give color and shape to today's social phenomenons. After a journey of thoughts and pencil strokes I move to the canvas to start creating message composed of symbolism and criticism hoping that anybody can relate to it and help me make some sense of this world we live in. whether it is oil paint or pixel colors; I always find a way to execute my ideas no matter which medium is available at hand. oil paint allows me to enhance my message due its bold colors as well as the high contrast between its bright whites and dark blacks. Digital painting gives me the power to achieve a limitless chromatic array to translate any passionate idea that is better communicated in this medium. Surrealism style is the fittest to my creative needs. This style grants me the opportunity to create social critics, experiences in life and ideals. I deliver a message using symbolism and analogies. “Art is my language and sharing my voice with others is my purpose.“ Dan “Choko” Aponte

IG: artistchoko

FB: facebook.com/mychokoart

Anoxeria

Bread and Butter

Depedencyville

St Elgoog

Day 80: Arthur Owsley

My name is Arthur Owsley, My life has been spent in dedication to bettering my art. When looking at my body of work, one would notice all of the recurring subjects and images. Owls, jellyfish, dragonflies, cicadas, feathers, and bones are only a few of the images that I use to create my compositions. There is purpose to this: each character, each subject, and each image is decorated as a religious figure. 

 

This is where I draw my influence: The importance of religious and cultural art. It's development and repetition throughout history is what I try to exemplify in my work. By combining different cultural and religious symbols, figures, and patterns with modern schemes and styles I imbue an existential importance to the subject matter. 

 

I have an underlying goal in my life when it comes to my work.: I think that legacy is an important concept to any artist, my aspiration for my legacy is a little different from what others may be. If I were buried in a crypt with my body of work and was discovered in the distant future, I would want historians to be able to decipher the narrative and themes hidden in the religion of my work.

https://www.facebook.com/ owsleysartwork/

https://twitter.com/ OwsleysArtwork

https://www.instagram.com/ owsleysartwork/
http://www.owsleysartwork.com/

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Queen Calafia

Bioluminati

Sun and the Moon, Split in Two

Day 79: Chris Saper

“Over the past twenty-four years, I've painted nearly every day, and through a combination of painting, teaching and writing, have learned more than I'd ever dreamed possible about color. It's glorious in every way, from the translucent skin tones of the fairest redhead, to the riotous, explosive colors of bougainvillea.” —Chris Saper

Since beginning her commission portrait painting practice in 1991, Saper has completed almost 400 commissioned portraits nationally, authored four books and filmed four DVDs on portraiture. "I love the discipline of working with clients in a shared vision of the portrait to be painted. There's a satisfying result when I can achieve beautiful skin tones, accurate likenesses, and yet still paint a lovely piece of art."

Chris's newest instructional book, Classic Portrait Painting in Oils: Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Toneswas released by North Light Books in January, 2012. She has also authored North Light Books' Painting Beautiful Skin Tones in Color and Light (2001), For Love or Money: a Business Handbook for Portrait Painters and Mostly Monochchrome (also at www.Blurb.com).

She has also been published in:

Saper's first two instructional DVDs, Painting Oil Portraits in Warm Light and Capturing the Beauty of Monochrome Oil Portraits were created in conjunction with www.artistsnetwork.tv, a division of North Light Books. Her latest DVDs, Painting Oil Portraits in Cool Light and Mixing Skin Tones were released in December 2011.

Saper's passion for color and design is a natural segue into painting the opulent still life and floral work for which she is rapidly becoming known. Saper's body of still life work has been described as lush, confident and lively.

A native of Wisconsin, she holds a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and a Master's Degree in Health Care Administration. She has lived in Phoenix, AZ since 1977. 

In addition to Chris's portrait commission schedule, she is an active public speaker/painting demonstrator. She has served on the Faculty of the Portrait Society of America and has taught portraiture at the Scottsdale Artist's School, the Mountain Artists' Guild in Prescott, AZ, and the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists. Saper has exhibited at the US Senate Rotunda, The Salmagundi Club and The National Arts Club in New York City, the Bennington Center for the Arts, the Tempe Arts Center and the Insight Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX.

The Best of Portrait Painting Artist's Magazine American Artist International Artist Magazine Pastel Artist International Saper's first two instructional DVDs, Painting Oil Portraits in Warm Light and Capturing the Beauty of Monochrome Oil Portraits were created in conjunction with www.artistsnetwork.tv, a division of North Light Books. Her latest DVDs, Painting Oil Portraits in Cool Light and Mixing Skin Tones were released in December 2011. Saper's passion for color and design is a natural segue into painting the opulent still life and floral work for which she is rapidly becoming known. Saper's body of still life work has been described as lush, confident and lively. A native of Wisconsin, she holds a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and a Master's Degree in Health Care Administration. She has lived in Phoenix, AZ since 1977. In addition to Chris's portrait commission schedule, she is an active public speaker/painting demonstrator. She has served on the Faculty of the Portrait Society of America and has taught portraiture at the Scottsdale Artist's School, the Mountain Artists' Guild in Prescott, AZ, and the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists. Saper has exhibited at the US Senate Rotunda, The Salmagundi Club and The National Arts Club in New York City, the Bennington Center for the Arts, the Tempe Arts Center and the Insight Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX. Heidi, oil, commissioned portrait Charlotte L oil Denise Resnik Boy in Blue, oil, commissioned portrait Catie, oil

Day 78: Marilyn Miller

Marilyn was born in Fargo, North Dakota. Arrived in Phoenix in 1954. She and her four children, six grand children and great grand daughter live in Phoenix Arizona.

She considers her art to be uplifting to her spirit. Her subjects include Minnesota, travels, still life, and landscapes.

Her art has been exhibited at Arizona Art Alliance exhibits, Glendale arts council exhibit at Saguaro Ranch Park, and the Nash Jazz venue on first street and Roosevelt.

She has studied with Raliegh Kinney, Walter Powell, Dick Phillips, and EllenJean Diedrich.  Also at the University of Nevada in Reno.

Social media include, facebook, fineartamerica.com, mnartists.org

mmmiller_1999@yahoo.com

 Homestead Nostalgia   16"x 20"W Acrylic

Sun Bouquet                  15" x 11"W   water color    

Minnesota Log Cabin     11" x 15"W   water color

Grazing in the Meadow   15" x 22" W  water color

Morning Visitor                15" x 11" W   water color

Day 77 :Therosia Reynolds

Therosia is a local artist.  She grew up in South Phoenix and is an Arizona native. Having gone through years of a life threatening sickness called "Pseudo Tumor Cerebra", she endured periods of lost eye sight and decreased mobility as a young woman. While she began drawing at a very young age, her time of illness made her artwork and music even more important to help her develop and maintain mobility as well encouragement. Having been healed, she now uses artwork to inspire hope, faith and love. She consistently uses her talents as an artist, singer and poet to raise funds to free slaves from sex trafficking via her non-profit Love2Life. Her signature on all paintings SDG stands for Soli Deo Gloria meaning Glory for God alone to reflect her belief that all honor ultimately belongs to God.

Instagram: @iamtherosia 

Facebook: Therosia

Youtube: www.youtube.com/thebelovedrose 

Those who wish can join me for art classes through www.yourartparty.com and learn to recreate the piece themselves.Prints are available for all the pieces.

The Greatist $1,800

Sang Your Soul $1,500

Delightful, no longer for purchase

Day 67: David F Horton

David F Horton was born in Tulsa & raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He started to create in 2009 mostly using digital photography and computer software.  Later, David started painting with watercolor and acrylic paint in an attempt to recreate the digital work and eventually started to draw with pen & ink defining his current style. Both parents were artists having a mother who was a talented sketch artist and a father that painted landscapes in oil. David's inspiration was born out of a need to calm post-traumatic stress from the suicide deaths of my mother and older brother. David dedicated his career studying medicine, currently working as an Invasive Cardiac Technologist in an emergency cardiac cath Lab in Fort Mohave, Arizona. 

David is a self-taught artist relying on inspiration from music and intuition to express his type of unique expression. The majority of David's work is expressionism, abstract surreal illustration and abstract photography, having a definite style that is very unique. David uses visualization and music to influence his compositions.   Currently, David resides in Fort Mohave, Arizona with his wife Maureen, five children, Casey, Trevor, Zach, Devin and Drake. He is also Papaw to Rory and Connor.  David has shown internationally and in the US during his 10 year artistic pursuits and is a big donor of art for charitable cause.  David has also dedicated his time to homeless causes and taught art at The Homeless Alliance, in Oklahoma city, after being a homeless teenager himself.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfhorton  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistdavid1111/?hl=en  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartistdavid

Website: http://www.davidfhorton.com

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