All in Painting

Artist Spotlight - Fran Johnson

Likened to an analogy of short stories, Fran Johnson’s art resonates with a merging of color and light. Noteworthy is her ability to balance chaos with control and give the participant a view of connecting patterns of color. Each painting has a story behind it and presents a linear narrative projecting the enduring power of abstract art to captivate.

Artist Spotlight - Richard Michelle-Pentelbury

An impassioned sense of the metaphysical imbues my work. Since art speaks to each of us, but in differing voices during our times with it, we naturally bring our own lives to its presence. The feeling, or reaction, is in the moment. The esoteric depends on one’s knowledge. The spiritual depends on one’s resonance. And the medium, the methods, the skills applied, and the intentions of the imagery are all a part of my mind's metaphorical translations in the making.

Artist Spotlight - Karen Smith

I am a digital artist and illustrator, working primarily with stock imagery and my own illustrations, both in combination and separately. I love to experiment with different techniques and mixed media, and am influenced by street graffiti and crazy abstracts. My main role is in art licensing where versatility is key and has therefore, expanded my art repertoire.

Artist Spotlight - Rob Doeselaar

Since my education at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam I have been an independent artist. I paint with oil or acrylic and make digital drawings on an iPad as well. I lived in many places around the world, making paintings in India, the United States, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, the Netherlands, Mozambique and Switzerland, showing them at important exhibitions in almost all those countries.

Artist Spotlight - Paul Hartel

Hailing from New York and currently residing in the picturesque West of Ireland, I immerse myself in the world of abstract, neo-expressionist, and art brut styles, using a diverse array of mediums such as oil, acrylic, oil stick, pastels, charcoal, and pencil. I firmly believe in creating art for art’s sake, valuing the authenticity of spontaneous artistic expression.

Artist Spotlight - Anna Kovacs

Born in Australia in 1962, AnnaK reflects on the unexpected twists of life that led her to embrace a newfound passion for art at the age of 60. Beginning with tentative explorations into drawing in 2019, AnnaK's artistic journey took flight in 2022 when her creative pursuits blossomed into a nightly ritual, expanding to encompass every available moment.

Artist Spotlight - Rania Abulhasan

Rania Abulhasan is a Kuwaiti multidisciplinary artist whose work is deeply influenced by her background in fashion and product design. Her work is a meditative reflection on the simplicity and beauty of life, using neutral colors, shapes, and subtle contrasts to emphasize life and movement. Designed to create a grounding experience, her pieces emanate calm, peace, and serenity, offering viewers a quiet space for reflection—a moment to escape the hustle of everyday life.

Interview with Sotaro Takanami

The only way to keep myself alive is to paint. Drawing is like drinking water when you're thirsty. That's why I don't pay much attention to the way I express my paintings. I just have to draw everything that is there. The way of expression is taught by the strong desire to draw. To be a little more precise, when you start painting, everyone starts drawing with an image as a starting point. But in my case, that image quickly breaks down, and I start hearing the voice of heaven. That's how I express my paintings.

Interview with Tone Aaness

When I think of myself as an artist I started young to perform, because I liked the idea of an audience. The certainty of a vulnerable position reflected in the exactness of a live theater always thought me to stumble, not to walk. That is often what is reflected in my art as well. I wonder where to go, because the direction is not fixed and the road is not driven before me. We are all drivers in an unknown landscape.

Artist Spotlight - Gunilla Daga

Gunilla Daga is an artist known for her mesmerizing works of art. She draws inspiration from her natural surroundings and the human interactions she experiences. Her artwork results from an ongoing interaction between life and material, in which each image is born from the previous. This cycle of life inspiring art and art inspiring life is what defines Gunilla Daga’s work, making her one of the most intriguing artists of our time.

Artist Spotlight - Melinda Bunjaku

When I was 13 years old I started drawing, a teacher noticed this and showed the pictures to her mother who was an artist. She had told the girl that it is a gift and a talent she has. I have never gone to art school but I'm self-taught, I consider my art as the freedom of art and see art as a development. In my paintings I often have a message behind it. I'm not the one who is afraid to express my feelings through my art.

Artist Spotlight - Karen Kanas

I like capturing the beauty and essence of a moment in time or an idea I have that I want to explore on canvas. The content of my artwork ranges from landscapes, abstract art, portraits, and figures. I paint quite deliberately, engaging both traditional and innovative techniques; creating a custom palate for each painting with one dominant color that takes precedence throughout the piece.

Artist Spotlight - Atom Hovhanesyan

Atom relocated from Los Angeles to New York in 2009 and began painting-- the passion of his childhood and youth. Initially, the focus was on getting a feel for applying paint on canvas. His first paintings were abstract. He then began to paint portraits and landscapes. A considered and methodical autodidact, he busied himself with the study of anatomy, perspective, effects of light, color theory, art history, and the works of the Old Masters and the Modern Masters.

Artist Spotlight - Stanislav Riha

Stanislav Riha Visual Artist, photographer and writer Born in 1952 in Prague, former Czechoslovakia. He grew up in Lesser Town (Malá Strana), surrounded by great medieval and modern art and artists that caused his desire to create. From early childhood, he enjoyed drawing and later painting; as a young man, he focused mainly on surrealism.