Mari Kempf

Mari Kempf’s art captivates through its unique ability to convey emotion and form in perfect harmony. Her work is deeply textural, with layers of paint transforming the canvas into a tactile landscape that beckons the viewer to explore beyond the surface. The intricate use of texture provides a visceral connection to her pieces, making them feel alive and dynamic. This physicality, combined with her use of acrylics, demonstrates an intuitive understanding of how materials can evoke both emotion and depth.

Bogdan Kravchenko

At the heart of Bo Kravchenko’s art is a preoccupation with place—not just as a physical locale, but as an emotional and metaphysical concept. His paintings capture the essence of landscapes while transcending their geographic specificity. They evoke a sense of longing, solitude, and quiet resilience, all filtered through his masterful use of light and texture.

Artist Spotlight - Mira Seemann

All my art i am creating from my deep of the soul, it is a New Age fashion with a touch of impressionism. I was participating in many Galleries in Israel and all over the world including the Florence Biennale, the ARTXPO N.Y and Miami and many gallery's in Europe and NY. All my art is an original oil painting that describe the love between all the Humanity, Nature and animals.

Artist Spotlight - Friedhard Meyer

Friedhard Meyer stamps the unmixed, thick acrylic base paints directly onto the canvas using a soft "eraser" cut to a diameter of 7 mm. The result is color patterns with great luminosity. To further enhance the luminosity, Friedhard Meyer frames and connects the color dots with black lines of thin acrylic paint using a very fine hair brush. This process takes place over many hours in rhythmic circular movements and requires a "certain mood," i.e. the willingness to fully embrace the difficulties of this process. This is not always possible on demand.

Artist Spotlight - Max Werner

In my work I use a wide range of different ideas, inspired usually by my surroundings. The common thread is that the images I create always tell a story. Often triggered by simple observation of my immediate surroundings, I love the challenge of an unusual composition and the capture of the diversity of light in the various places where I find myself. Living in Wyoming, I am never short of inspiration on that front. My landscapes, are usually completed in my studio with the help of numerous sketches drawn in situ, photographs and notes. The final result is an image which evokes a mood and I hope conveys what I felt at the time rather than a faithful representation of the landscape in front of me.

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.

Artist Spotlight - Stefano Paradiso

Stefano Paradiso is a photographer and a Cinematographer born in Rome in 1969. Graduated from the R. Rossellini School of Cinematography and Photography in 1988, he works as a director of photography and camera operator in cinema and advertising, boasting numerous collaborations with well-known Italian directors, French and American; for television he has made documentaries and reportages in various countries of the world. A lover and scholar of photography in its broadest sense, he is inspired by great photographers such as Josef Koudelka, Luigi Ghirri, Japanese Nihonga pictorial art, Chinese Guóhuà, impressionism and obviously "le cinéma d’auteur".

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.