Lithuania-Born Painter Arturas Slapsys Aims to Astound
Arturas Slapsys
Lithuania-born artist Arturas Slapsys never ceases to amaze. His eclectic body of work is certain to please collectors with an eye for diversity.
Sometimes “old-world” traditional, other times distinctly modern, Slapsys is an artist with immense range.
His latest offerings demonstrate this multiplicity; and offer art buyers an immensely wide array of choice. Arturas’ paintings are highly collectible and promise to increase in value – so buy what you love from this gifted painter.
Featured below are an assortment of Slapsys paintings, all representing different styles and price points.
Alchemist by Arturas Slapsys
Lost city by Arturas Slapsys
Last Stand by Arturas Slapsys
Watcher by Arturas Slapsys
Fatally Wounded by Arturas Slapsys
Thanksgiving Day Sale for Italian Photographer, Gianni Fardelli
Gianni Fardelli
Italian photographer, Gianni Fardelli, had one more thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday: a sale on DiscoveredArtists.com!
Gianni sold one of his gorgeous landscape images to a buyer in Southern California. The piece, entitled “Devil’s Marbles”, is a limited edition, signed and numbered fine art print presented on heavy-weight professional satin paper. It’s a fantastic panoramic image sized at 48×16″.
Room View of Gianni Fardelli's "Devil's Marbles"
"Devil's Marbles"
Gianni Fardelli’s work is not limited to traditional landscape photography. He also produces a series of ultra-modern, supremely decorative abstract images based on nature. These are a few our favorite pieces from Fardelli’s series:
Water-Acqua #5 by Gianni Fardelli
Water-Acqua #3 by Gianni Fardelli
New Paintings from Las Vegas Artist Niki Sands
Artist, Niki Sands
Artist Niki Sands is a masterful painter. Her work represents some of the most important Contemporary Fine Art today. Unbelievably, Sands is a self-taught artist – remarkable given the complexity and maturity of her compelling paintings.
Her pieces are rich in color and are born of the artist’s continual experimentation with various styles and techniques.
Niki works with both oils and acrylics to create her passion-filled, wonderful work. Niki’s art is collected throughout the United States, as well as Canada and Europe.
Her artwork is unusual, beautiful, cutting-edge and highly collectible. Interior Designers…take notice. Your clients will love you for introducing Niki Sands to their projects.
Niki’s work can be seen and purchased in her gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com.
Kaliopi by Niki Sands
Artful Love by Niki Sands
Juntemente by Niki Sands
Six new “sexy” images of Russian super-model Daria from London fashion photographer, Clive Arrowsmith
Clive Arrowsmith
London fashion photographer Clive Arrowsmith is back with six new and fairly racy images of Russian super-model, Daria.
The series truly shows-off Clive’s talent as a fashion photographer. The lighting and staging on all of these images is top-level professional.
Enough from me. On to the images…
Daria 1 by Clive Arrowsmith
Daria 2 by Clive Arrowsmith
Daria 3 by Clive Arrowsmith
Daria 4 by Clive Arrowsmith
Daria 5 by Clive Arrowsmith
Daria 6 by Clive Arrowsmith
Pomeranian Artist Anselm Bonies Unveils New Body of Work
Anselm Bonies
After recovering from a selling-spree that left him with 99% of his art inventory sold, Pomeranian abstract artist Anselm Bonies has been back in the studio creating a new, fresh body of work that will undoubtedly please his ever-growing group of buyers and collectors.
Creating and then selling over 50 original abstract paintings over the course of just a few months would leave any seasoned art professional a bit tuckered. But Anslem Bonies is back with a vengeance, unveiling a new series of work, that in this curator’s opinion, takes the artist to an entirely different level.
His new pieces are bigger, bolder, more refined and come with a significantly higher price tag. Given that Anselm has catered primarily to corporate and office art buyers, it will be interesting to see how his new work and higher prices are received.
So far, Anselm has made just three new pieces available in his DiscoveredArtists.com gallery – with many more promised over the coming weeks. We have included images of these pieces below.
"Waiting Woman" by Anselm Bonies
"Body Index IX Girlfriend" by Anselm Bonies
"Thing Big - Faith & Hope" by Anselm Bonies
Popular Welsh Artist, Goff Danter, Now Offering Limited Edition Prints of His Sold-Out Paintings
Goff Danter
Prolific and extremely popular Welsh artist Goff Danter is now making many of his paintings available as limited edition prints – just 50 prints per painting.
Goff is in a very unusual position as an artist. Due to popularity, his work has steadily risen in value and continues to do so. New paintings are eagerly anticipated by an avid group of collectors and enthusiasts, regularly being sold out within a day or even hours.
Many now regard Goff Danter’s paintings as sound investment opportunities for the future, and clamor for his originals.
Supply of Goff’s originals is limited, due to high demand. In order to offer his customers selection, he constantly provides a diverse range of images and subjects to cater for a wide range of collectors.
We are honored to have the opportunity to market and sell a terrific selection of Goff Danter limited edition prints on DiscoveredArtists.com. And given that Goff’s originals sell in the mid to upper thousands of dollars, we think it absolutely amazing that Goff is offering his high-quality, limited edition prints to the rest of us for just around $100.
Here are just a few samples of what is now available from artist Goff Danter. To see the full collection of prints, please visit Goff’s gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com.
In the Backroom, by Goff Danter
Big Step, by Goff Danter
Hot Dogs, by Goff Danter
London Fashion Photographer, Clive Arrowsmith, Releases New Work to his DiscoveredArtists.com Gallery
Clive Arrowsmith
Whenever Clive Arrowsmith releases new images to us to market on DiscoveredArtists.com, I instantly feel a sense of peace – as if all the elements have fallen into perfect place and once again the world is harmony-filled.
A bit dramatic, I know. But, who could blame me? Clive Arrowsmith is one of Britain’s most revered fashion, beauty and portrait photographers. He has photographed a plethora of “A-List” artists, including Art Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, Boz Scaggs, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Wings, Jamirequi, Lee Griffiths, and many others.
And we’re darn proud to have the opportunity to be one of the galleries to display, promote and sell Clive’s work.
In fact, the very last sale made on DiscoveredArtists.com was one of Clive’s pieces featuring George Harrison and Ravi Shankar – sold to The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.
Clive Arrowsmith has released 12 new images for sale on DiscoveredArtists.com. I have included a few of these below.
Please take a moment to browse Clive’s entire gallery: http://www.discoveredartists.com/gallery/CliveArrowsmith.
All pieces are available in multiple sizes and price-points. Please contact me directly with any inquiries.
Paul McCartney Portrait | Wings Period by Clive Arrowsmith
Girl With Spinning Wheel by Clive Arrowsmith
Profile in Purple by Clive Arrowsmith
Brian Walker, Owner DiscoveredArtists.com
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Email: brian@discoveredartists.com
Phone: (877) 711-1167
What’s So Unique About Photographer Eileen Harris’ Work?
Eileen Harris
For one: all of Eileen Harris’ images are captured and processed on her iPhone.
Sounds a bit suspect at first, right? But according to Eileen, her low megapixel, prone-to-blurring, aperture-void iPhone is exactly the creative companion that affords her the freedom to capture the spontaneity of everyday life and to beautifully ‘enhance the mood’ of an image with its on-board digital processing applications.
And the results are spectacular!
To be clear, Eileen Harris is NOT an amateur photographer who one day decided to start taking random photographs on her phone.
Rather, Eileen is a seasoned professional with a background in Sporting Event photography who has made the leap into creating impressionistic, abstract photographic images – which happen to have the unusual and provoking twist of being produced on an everyday iPhone. We think that’s neat!
And her work speaks for itself:
"Stepping into Light" by Eileen Harris
Rush Hour by Eileen Harris
Introspection by Eileen Harris
To view more and to purchase works from Eileen Harris, please visit her gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com: http://www.discoveredartists.com/gallery/EileenHarris
A Wonderful New Black & White Piece From Photographer, Nicholas Bell
Knoxville, Tennessee professional photographer Nicholas Bell continues to astound with his hauntingly beautiful black & white fine art photography.
We took particular notice of Nicholas’ latest offering, “Gothic Sunrise” – a wonderfully mysterious Fine Art photograph that, in our opinion, optimizes the splendor of black & white photography.
Gothic Sunrise by Nicholas Bell
See Nicholas Bell’s entire gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com: http://www.discoveredartists.com/gallery/NicholasBell2010
Featured Paintings of the Week, Volume 11
Each week, we select and feature ten pieces of artwork we think you should consider buying for your home or office. To learn more about any of the pieces presented, including a description of the painting, size and price, simply click on the image. You’ll be taken to our main site, DiscoveredArtists.com.
These are our picks for the week of June 25, 2010. To see previous week’s recommendations, please visit: http://www.discoveredartists.com/featured
In the Forest of the Elfs by Cecilia Flaten
Weathering The Storm by Rebecca Zook
Old Boat by Arturas Slapsys
"ATHENA" Archaic Period Greek Amphorae c.530-520 BC. by Jack Nixon
Oboe by Linda Hutchinson
Fracture 1 by Shelly Peacock
Balance by Niki Sands
Metro Music I by Eleanor Gilpatrick
The Prayer by Wim Wessling
EARTH / 4 Elements by Kurt Merkel
Featured Fine Art Photography of the Week Volume 11
Each week, DiscoveredArtists.com selects and features ten fine art photographs we think you should consider adding to your collection of home or office artwork. To learn more about any of the pieces presented, simply click on the image. To follow are our picks for the week of June 25, 2010.
To see previous week’s recommendations, please visit: http://www.discoveredartists.com/featured
Lila and the Fig by Doug Schwab
The Secret Place by Aage V Skaaret
Yoko Ono Montage. by Clive Arrowsmith
Still Standing by Jim LaSala
Soul's Elements by Davide Dutto
Exude 1 by Niene Nu
Angel Bridge, Rome, Italy by Claudia Bruno
Nude G by Christophe Vermare
Grand Central Terminal - NYC by Frank van Haalen
Boiler Shop Windows by Gordon Osmundson
Photographer, Nicholas Bell
Photographer Nicholas Bell’s primary goal is to capture scenes during rare and dramatic times of beauty.
For him, there is a certain beauty, mystery, and sense of solitude that can only be found in nature. Whether its walking a foggy trail or watching the sun rise in perfect silence, the natural world provides Nicholas with an unlimited source of inspiration.
Bell’s passion as an artist is composing and exposing with a camera in such a way, that his images convey a dream-like quality and evoke emotion in the viewer.
“When my work does this, I consider it a success”, says Nicholas.
About the prints
All prints offered for sale are on premium papers with a standard longevity of 100 years in home display, and 200 years in dark storage. Images in the Nichaols Bell’s gallery are available in various print sizes. If you would like a print in a size not represented in the gallery, please feel free to contact DiscoveredArtists.com at customersupport@discoveredartists.com.
Samples of Photographer Nicholas Bell’s Work
Blue Morning Trees by Nicholas Bell
Daydreaming of Spring by Nicholas Bell
Ruminate by Nicholas Bell
Alley Wisdom by Nicholas Bell
Invincible Spirit by Nicholas Bell
Online Art Promotion Experiments Continue
Over the past year, we’ve experimented with a variety of ways to promote art and artists online. Tweets, videos, Facebook posts, Blog posts, artist promotional videos, commercials, etc. Some have worked, others have not.
One of the promotional activities we’d like to consider “dusting off” is the use of short video productions featuring three artists and their work. A sample of this approach can be viewed below.
The question we’d like to pose to both artists and art buyers: Do you find this to be an effective means of promoting an artist and their work? While these videos are in no way sophisticated, they are, nonetheless, time-consuming in terms of production.
So, what do you think?
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. Your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated.
Artist, Eul Hurley
Animations of Impasto and Sweeping Brush Strokes
My paintings communicate the elements of tension and resolve; thickly exaggerated, agitated gestures that expose the materials and surface of the paint.
I draw my inspiration from the external environment and my internal awareness.
The style depicts sharp circumstances and consequences, as tensions between attraction and repulsion confronts the observer, the dialogue results in a visual copulation, where fabrication amplifies the visual consciousness.
The paint is naive, thick, and viscous it adheres, coagulates, and congeals across the igneous blank canvas. In its wake compositions emerge; forms move and dominate space rich in color; texture develops into environments real or fabricated; into animations of synergy.
The style depicts sharp circumstances and consequences, as tensions between attraction and repulsion confronts the observer, the dialogue results in a visual copulation, where fabrication amplifies the visual consciousness.
A Few Samples of Eul’s Work
The Surrender by Eul Hurley
Cement Truck 3 by Eul Hurley
I Wanna Be Me by Eul Hurley
A Brief Promotional Video Featuring Eul Hurley’s Paintings
To see more of Los Angeles artist Eul Hurley’s work, please visit his gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com: http://www.discoveredartists.com/gallery/EulHurley
California Collage Artist Hope Kroll Refreshes Her Gallery with New, Fabulous Works of Art
New framed 3D collage art on antique paper from California artist, Hope Kroll. “Defending Cells”. 5×9 $1200. http://bit.ly/bvU0V5
Defending Cells by Hope Kroll
Masquerade by Hope Kroll
Triumph of the Machine by Hope Kroll
Featured Artwork of the Week Volume 10
Each week, we select and feature ten pieces of artwork we think you should consider adding to your home or office collection. To learn more about any of the pieces presented, simply click on the image. You’ll be taken to our main site, DiscoveredArtists.com.
These are our picks for the week of May 3, 2010. To see previous week’s recommendations, please visit: http://www.discoveredartists.com/featured
Life on the Edge by David Arsenault
Good Morning by Wim Wessling
The Purest Energy by Stephen Shub
Liquid Space by William Otto
Celebration Day by Elizabeth Peveto
Taos Autumn by Terry Fiala
Chocolate by Ofelia Uz
The Third Script, Nr. 2 by Yari Ostovany
Stubborn Heifer by Dennis Grosjean
Carmella by Linda Hutchinson
Every Monday morning, DiscoveredArtists.com selects and features ten fine art photographs we think you should consider adding to your collection of home or office artwork. To learn more about any of the pieces presented, simply click on the image. These are our picks for the week of May 3, 2010.
To see previous week’s recommendations, please visit: http://www.discoveredartists.com/featured
Hoist the Sails by Nicholas Bell
Portrait of an Aged Woman by Marcia Treiger
Soul's Elements by Davide Dutto
Bringing Up Baby by Bob Estrin
Tree Ste Maxime by Bob Witkowski
The Reoccuring Dream by Ronen Goldman
Camberwell Library by Steve Bisgrove
Touch # II by Aage V Skaaret
Asian Bamboo - 29 by Claude Peschel Dutombe
Soft Guitar by Michael McGlothlen
Sculptor, Sterett Gittings Kelsey
You can almost hear the symphony and feel the joy of the dance when you see these exquisite bronze ballerinas.
These beautiful investment-level, registered bronze figures are cast by world-renowned artist Sterett-Gittings Kelsey. In her own words, the award-winning American artist seeks to “capture the essence of dance in bronze”.
It’s a purpose she clearly has fulfilled as the most sought after sculptor of bronze dance figures in the world. Kelsey is an artist as lovely as the sculptures she produces, always engaged in the creative process, looking forward to the next creative challenge.
Enjoy “hearing the music” as you admire her work and learn more about this amazing artist in her DiscoveredArtists.com artist profile and gallery.
File 208 Swan Lake's Princess Odette by Sterett Gittings Kelsey
File 154 Kasha-Bukowsky by Sterett Gittings Kelsey
File 286 Choreographer Jennifer Lacey of Paris - In her clay form prior to casting.
File 249 Balanchine's Dancer by Sterett Gittings Kelsey
We conducted an impromptu poll this past week asking art buyers, collectors and Interior Designers where they stood in terms of their art buying plans this summer.
Let’s face it: art sales have been in the pits the past 24 months, and any sign of a recovering art market is welcomed by most of us in the business.
The poll results can be viewed below. Let’s hope these numbers stand true and that more and more lovers of art will get back to the business of buying from an increasingly strapped and frustrated art-creating community.
Artists Wonder What Art Buyers and Collectors are Thinking
As the economy begins to recuperate and word on the street indicates the art market is once again showing signs of life, many artists are asking the same question:
“Now that things are returning back to normal, when can I expect to see a steady flow of sales again?
A great question we’re all eager to have answered.
Perhaps a quick poll of those who matter, the art buyers, will shed some light?
Art buyers, collectors, Interior Designers, art lovers… please take a moment to answer two questions. Your response is important to us. Thanks in advance!
How Technology Has Dealt a Blow to the Arts
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge supporter of advancements in technology. In fact, I embrace new software, productivity tools, gadgets… you name it. I’m a guy who works fast to master all of them.
But new technology introduced into the world of art has created unintended results.
I could end this post right now by summarizing the negative impact technology has had on the arts in three bullet points:
- Distraction
- Accessibility
- Marketplace Dilution
Take the music industry, for example. It was the first of the main art forms to be negatively impacted by technology. And the impact came in the form of a double-edged sword:
- by serving as an enormous distraction to great song writers and musicians who spent weeks toying-around with new technology trying to “dial-in” the perfect Reverb and Gate on a snare drum or trying to achieve the ultimate sonic range on a guitar lick – all the while the most important element, the song itself, became secondary to the technology.
- literally driving recording studios (the engineers and producers who were already pros at “dialing-in” the sounds) out of business. Everyone and their brother could now afford to set-up recording studios in their basements – and the “wannabes” came out in droves.
Distraction yielded less than stellar songs. Accessibility led to saturation. Saturation resulted in marketplace dilution.
Photography has also been impacted negatively by technology, for primarily the same reasons as music:
- Photographers, who by their nature are technology-loving beings, have been utterly blind-sided by all the new “toys” available. Their original addiction to the camera itself has been displaced by a new drug: Photoshop, Camera Raw and Color Correction. Processing of images seems to be “riding shot-gun” over shooting raw, captivating and marketable pictures.
- Meanwhile, technology has allowed a flood of truly untalented photographer wannabes into the game – diluting the marketplace and burying the true greats.
Just because you own a digital SLR camera and the latest version of Photoshop does not make you a photographer.
Painters have been less affected by application technology, but have nonetheless found themselves caught up in creating and maintaining websites, managing FaceBook accounts, Tweeting to 50 followers and putting their work on every art site they can find. All of this takes an enormous amount of time and energy away from what they should be concentrating on: Painting.
In a follow post to be released soon, I will discuss the good, bad and ugly of Social Media on artists today, and the false sense of security it has created for many.
In summary, technology is a wonderful thing. But if not managed properly, it has, and will continue to have, a negative impact on the arts.
Maybe it’s time we all got back to basics?
Brian Walker, Owner DiscoveredArtists.com
Introducing Boston Paper Cutting Artist, Joe Bagely
Boston Artist, Joe Bagley
Joe Bagley taught himself the ancient art of paper cutting by mimicking the styles of antique paper cuts from around the world. In college, he found his own unique style drawing from architecture and nature in his native New England, and around the world.
Each of his original pieces are hand-cut from a single sheet of black paper and mounted to illustration board and professionally framed with UV glass.
Joe lives in Boston, where he creates his art from his home studio overlooking the city. A full time artist since 2008, Joe has shown is work in galleries and museums around the country. His work can be found in private collections in almost every US state and 14 countries abroad including the collection of Gavin and Yaena Boyle.
Images really help to fully appreciate the painstaking and intricate detail of Bagely’s work. Here are several visual representations of the the steps Joe takes towards his final product:
STEP 1:
Step 1 of Creating Joe Bagley's "I"
STEP 2:
Step 2 of Creating Joe Bagley's "I"
Final Product :
"I" by Boston Artist, Joe Bagley
Here’s another “behind the scenes” look into the creation of Bagley’s “Ropes”:
STEP 1:
The Initial Cutting of Joe Bagley's "Ropes"
Step 2:
The Final Cut-Out of Joe Bagley's "Ropes"
The Final Product:
The Final Masterpiece!
Please take a moment to visit Joe Bagley’s gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com. His work is amazing, contemporary and beautifully priced.
My first job out of college required that I attend a three month training program. Even to this day, I practice one of the main points our trainer continually drove into our brains:
“Never bash or talk-down about the competition. Doing so makes you look unprofessional, the company disreputable and, ultimately, the customer will never do business with you. They may even go directly to the competition.”
Here’s a real-life example of this in action:
A good friend of mine is an art collector. He budgets $15,000 – $20,000 per year for new art. Chris was attending a large, well-known art show here in Chicago. He found the piece he wanted to buy that day, approached the artist to initiate the sale, and two minutes into the conversation, the artist says:
“I don’t know who the show curators are this year, but the majority of the artists in this show are crap. I’m embarrassed to even be here. Look at the work from the guy in the booth next to mine – what an amateur, he calls that art.”
This artist managed to accomplish five things with her snide remark:
- She bashed the competition in front of a prospective customer.
- She discredited the curators of the show – whom selected her for inclusion.
- She lost the sale.
- She made Chris (the customer) feel insecure about his own taste in art (he liked much of what he saw at the show.)
- She watched as Chris bought an $8500 piece from the guy in the booth next to hers.
This type of bad artist behavior runs rampant across the web, too. Nasty criticism from “artists” about other artist’s work can be found on art blogs, Flickr, YouTube; all across the web.
Here are several examples I’ve complied from our own blog and other online venues where we have presence:
- “As an artist myself, I can say this artist’s work is sh*t.”
- “Boring- from a slide projected onto a canvas. wow mind blowing. zzzzzz.”
- “While the lay person may be impressed, as a painting major, i still see paint. keep practicing mr. shub. (This one was sent from a self-proclaimed “art major” directed at a 40 year professional artist.)
- “Everything in your gallery is crap. Get some real artists”. (From a small-time, struggling European “artist”)
- “sh*t”
- “Fu**ing horrible painting. You should look at my work to see what real art is all about.”
- “Amateur art that has no chance of ever selling.” (This “artist” comment was directed at a 30+ year professional artist who, at last count, has sold in excess of $400,000 worth of her paintings.)
- “Looks like somebody took a dump on canvas. Have a look at my work (URL provided). “
- “boring piece of bronze sh*t – I think I’ll go take a nap now.” (This comment from a self-proclaimed “artist” was directed at a $500,000 bronze sculpture that took 14 months to complete and sold to a well-established collector.)
And many of these nasty and bitter “artists” defend their comments as art critique. This is not constructive art criticism. This is bad social behavior that many of us would sternly punish our children for if they behaved this way.
One of the trends that emerges from these types of comments is a self-serving “look at me”, Napoleon-complex mentality. These comments serve only to cause pain by demeaning other’s hard work in an attempt to build-up the obvious low self esteem of a bunch of losers who loosely refer to themselves as “artists”.
No wonder the phrase “starving artist” exists. It’s a self perpetuating phenomena brought on by bad karma having its way with those who put negativity and bad energy out there for all to consume.
So, if you’re one of these “artists” who has nothing better to do than write nasty, useless comments about another professional’s art: STOP! Perhaps you should be painting instead – we’re quite certain that you need the practice.
Meanwhile, the rest of us – true art professionals- will continue on fighting the good fight by painting, photographing, promoting and marketing – and ultimately protecting the very foundation of the entire art business.
Stay out of our way. Stay off our blogs. Stay out of our shows. Stop calling yourselves “artists” – you don’t deserve the professional moniker. And, keep your blatantly hateful comments to yourselves. Nobody cares to hear your poorly-written, self-serving criticisms – that you call “art critique”. You’re attempting to ruin it for everyone else. Something we’ll never allow you to do.
Brian Walker, Owner DiscoveredArtists.com
Ten Pieces of Artwork You Should Own, Volume 9
Every week, DiscoveredArtists.com features ten pieces of artwork we think you should consider adding to your collection of home or office artwork. To learn more about any of the pieces presented, simply click on the title of the work. These are our recommendations for the week of April 19, 2010.
To see previous week’s recommendations, please visit: http://www.discoveredartists.com/featured
Urban landscape 1 of 4 by Hans Jorgen Henriksen
Fishing by Lorenzo Castello
Powerball by Garry McMichael
Solace by Arturo Samaniego
Poets Fantasy by V V Sapar
Shadows of Musee de Orsay, France by Elizabeth Peveto
Cousin Betty by Niki Sands
Looking to His Past by Rebecca Zook
I am also a star waiting to be discovered by Birgit Henstorf
Shimmer by Marcus Krackowizer
Ten Fine Art Photographs You Should Own, Volume 9
Every Monday morning, DiscoveredArtists.com selects and features ten fine art photographs we think you should consider adding to your collection of home or office artwork. To learn more about any of the pieces presented, simply click on the image. These are our picks for the week of April 19, 2010.
To see previous week’s recommendations, please visit: http://www.discoveredartists.com/featured
Soul's Elements by Davide Dutto
Monroe County Marble Club by John Bragg
Children Dressing Up by Clive Arrowsmith
Sepia 21 by Jeff Witt
The Seamstress by Alan Hausenflock
Phantom Worshipers by Nathan McCreery
Horse by Aage V Skaaret
L's Back by Eric Kellerman
Still Standing by Jim LaSala
Die Library by Gordon Osmundson
Artist, Stephen Shub
Artist Stephen Shub is one of the most soft-spoken, low-key and humble artists I’ve ever encountered. And given his incredible, obviously God-given talent, you might expect him to act as if he walked on water.
Not the case with Stephen Shub. All Shub has ever wanted to be is an artist. And after forty years of pursuing his passion and a body of work that leaves most in awe, Stephen has undoubtedly earned the moniker.
I felt compelled to write something special about Stephen today because here’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, an artist with unbelievable talent, a professional whose work should be hanging in museums, yet he has had difficulty this past year selling his paintings.
Part of the problem may be that when people first encounter his work, they immediately assume that they are looking at a photograph. Not so. These are oil paintings, folks.
A few weeks ago, after promoting one of Stephen’s paintings on Twitter, we received the following message from another artist:
“Why would anybody bother painting something so realistic?”
I had to stop to think about this question for a moment, initially disregarding the comment as a common case of artists criticizing other artist’s work – something that quite frankly is the absolute bane of the art world. But, I did respond on Stephen’s behalf. The only reply I could come up with: “Because he can.”
Today, I reach out to collectors, designers, buyers and art lovers everywhere. Help us put Stephen Shub “on the map”.
Whether you’re a fan of Stephen’s hyperrealist work, or not, an artist of Shub’s caliber deserves our attention.
Steven Shub should be the poster child of “When an artist blows your mind.”
The Purest Energy by Stephen Shub
Sophia by Stephen Shub
Poised For The Dreamer by Stephen Shub
Brian Walker, Owner DiscoveredArtists.com
Now featuring Italian photographer Davide Dutto on the DiscoveredArtists.com homepage
Davide Dutto
Davide Dutto lives in Piedmont, Italy, where he was born in 1961. He has been working as a professional photographer since 1982, dealing with different aspects of photography and keeping his balance between art and technique.
Presently, his works aim to communicate emotions, as he would steal the soul of his subject with his shots and return it through the images. His photos depict geographical and spiritual places, where the photographer’s lens meets real life.
Davide has recently added some terrific new work to his gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com. Please take a moment to visit. http://bit.ly/uBIHd
DiscoveredArtists.com Collage Artist, Hope Kroll, Lands Book Deal With Amazon and Barnes and Noble
Collage Artist, Hope Kroll
All of us here at DiscoveredArtists.com are thrilled for collage artist, Hope Kroll. Hope’s utterly distinctive collage work is part of a new book being published by Lark Books and distributed by both Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. The book will be hitting shelves on June 1, 2010 and is entitled “Masters: Collage: Major Works by Leading Artists“
This is an honor for Hope, to be sure. But it comes as no surprise. Hope’s incredibly unique work is in a class of its own and she undoubtedly deserves the distinction of “Master Artist”.
Pre-orders of the book are available on both Barnes and Noble.com and Amazon.com.
If you’re unfamiliar with Hope Kroll and her work, we’ve provided a short promotional video and samples of her work below. To purchase any of Hope Kroll’s three-dimensional collage work, please visit her gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com: http://www.discoveredartists.com/gallery/HopeKroll
Telling the Time in a Hundred Rooms by Hope Kroll
In Case of Emergency by Hope Kroll
Silent Partner by Hope Kroll
Chicago Landscape Artist William Barron Expands his Repertoire with a Series of Terrific Surrealism Paintings
Chicago Area Painter, William Barron
Chicago artist, William Barron, is a prolific hyper-realistic landscape painter with an inventory of incredible, high-end landscape paintings, all with their own unique and subtle twist.
Barron has recently unveiled a series of surrealistic paintings that are certain to expand his market of buyers and collectors. Surrealism is an obvious natural segue for William Barron, as these works are a perfect evolution from his traditional landscape work.
His surrealism pieces maintain the incredible attention to detail Barron is noted for, while taking a much more progressive and surrealistic approach to his subject matter.
These works are unmistakably “Barron”.
To see more and to purchase, please visit William Barron’s gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com: http://www.discoveredartists.com/gallery/wbarronart
Fallout by William Barron | 48x32 Oil on Canvas | $5000
Wired by William Barron | 36x56 Oil on Canvas | $6000
Search for Perfection by William Barron | 36x56 Oil on Canvas | $6000
“Powerplant Memorial” by photographer Nicholas Bell.
“Powerplant Memorial” by photographer Nicholas Bell. Environmental Fine Art photography. 18×12 digital print. http://bit.ly/cxBH4O
