All in Painting
What it means to me to call myself an artist. There is no greater feeling to start with nothing To begin a journey with no idea where it will take you To trust in yourself Not worrying about what others think Having the courage to tell the world This is who I am And this is my vision
Hiromi Watanabe, also known as Yuriko, is a contemporary Japanese artist from Tokyo. She specializes in spontaneous watercolor paintings on paper, deeply and intimately expressing her inner emotions. Celebrated for her distinctive sense of color, she demonstrates exceptional skill in watercolor croquis. To date, she has held 18 solo exhibitions and participated in over 130 group shows, presenting her work internationally in four countries.
Gayle Printz, the World-renown Founder of Modern Abstractionism, turned the contemporary art world upside down with an intensity comparable only to the paintings she creates. Based in the United States, Printz achieved professional success practicing law in New York City and Atlanta following a distinguished academic career at the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University School of Law. But it was not until May of 2020 that Printz picked up a paintbrush. Hoping to bring life back to a world plagued by the pandemic, Gayle Printz soared to international fame by creating a revolutionary new style of visual expression articulated through an unprecedented artistic language never before heard. Printz’s paintings speak a uniquely universal language in a voice that embraces our communal soul, making Gayle Printz’s unmatched contributions to the art world historically enduring.
My art is a dialogue between psychology and painting — a space where inner conflicts, fears, and existential questions take visual form. Drawing on psychoanalysis and Gestalt therapy, I explore identity, time, and the fragile boundary between illusion and reality. Each work reflects an emotional experience — despair, anxiety, temptation, or the search for self — embodied through vivid contrasts of light, shadow, and symbolic imagery. My goal is to reveal what is usually hidden and to give voice to the invisible and unspoken aspects of human existence.
As a visionary artist, I embark on a transformative journey to unravel the profound depths of the human experience. My artistic practice is a symbiotic dance between imagination and reality, where I strive to transcend the limitations of the tangible world and explore the infinite realms of possibility. My art should captivate the viewer so that they can get lost in the vast horizons of the present. What triggers me to create a painting are the emotions I want to pass on, which is also why people might identify with my works. Instead of letting myself or my art down on the spectrum of political or elite thoughts, I want the viewer to find truth when decoding my works. The layers I aim at are way above that and deal with consciousness and the highest off all. LOVE
Nathalie Gribinski is a French-American abstract artist born in Algiers, raised in Paris, and now based in Chicago. Originally trained in law, she transitioned to the visual arts after moving to the United States, studying fine arts and graphic design before establishing her studio practice.
I see my work as a parallel system of coded information. The flowers, the forms, the textures—they are not just images but systems of meaning, built through labor, through repetition, through the body’s engagement with the canvas. They are a kind of financial metaphor: not in numbers, but in the way they accumulate, resist, and hold value in a different form.
Dana Ingessons paintings is not to be looked at but to be experienced - to stand in front of it and hear whispers of colors, cracks and silence. Dana Ingesson's art invites a quiet conversation – where color, form and mood together weave stories that have no beginning or end.
In the last three decades, Standa has been creating wall-mounted, cast resin, and aluminum sculptures combined with canvas and gold leaf, and I have been exploring the computer as an art tool for creating digital artwork. All his life, he has loved to create art full of emotions and feelings, "soul," with the satisfaction of fun. He is also interested in the balance and composition of colours and objects rather than the items' reality.
(María Aparici (Valencia, Spain) studies at the School of Applied Arts in Burgos and later moves to the USA where she completes her training, graduating in interior design from the New School for Social Research of New York (1988-1992). Back in Madrid, she continues to study painting with Amadeo Roca and finally obtains a Master’s degree in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts at Madrid’s Complutense University (1998).
First an abstractionist, Malone investigates his themes, people and landscapes in several other painterly genres as well. Lately his approach to painting has evolved into an amalgamation of these influences and, coupled with a renewed emphasis on narrative, has led him to a signature style and palette in his latest series, Rust unto Gold.
I work with fragments, surfaces, and the slow language of erosion. My images are not constructed as scenes, but uncovered as traces – layers shaped by time, interruption, and quiet transformation. What appears is never complete; it lingers between presence and absence, structure and dissolution. The work invites a pause, a moment of listening, where memory settles into matter and silence becomes part of the image.
Tom pursued his natural sciences studies at the universities of Berlin, Rochester (New York), and Paris, while also attending fine arts classes at academies in each of these cities. After earning his PhD in radiation chemistry from the University of Paris, he focused on research and projects in artificial intelligence, knowledge management, and innovation strategy.
John Chehak, life-long resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a self-taught, award-winning artist who has been painting professionally for more than 25 years. John’s medium of choice is acrylic on paper and canvas using brush and palette knife. His original work has taken on new and unique personalities with vibrant colors, symmetry, and compelling presentation. Chehak describes his many mesmerizing styles as having developed from the need to “un-trap himself” from an artistic routine to explore other expressive and imaginative opportunities.
The creation of images in the "New Pointillism" requires a significant amount of time. This highly meditative process stands in stark contrast to the fast-paced, digital age and invites the viewer to appreciate the slow, conscious creation of beauty. The experience of standing before one of these images should be a journey into silence, a rare commodity in today's art world, where shock value is often prioritized over substance. My paintings, beyond their aesthetic beauty, convey a message about the necessity of slowness and contemplation in our fast-paced world.
Stephanie Bing (born 1967 in Mannheim, Germany) is an internationally recognized contemporary artist whose vibrant, multi-layered paintings reimagine interiors as poetic sanctuaries. She studied Fine Arts, Painting, Photography, Art History, German, and Literature at Johannes Gutenberg University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Mainz, graduating with distinction under the mentorship of Professor Klaus Jürgen-Fischer and Professor Dr. Vladimir Spacek.
Stefan Fransson is a Swedish contemporary artist who blends digital collage, sculpture, and organic forms to create layered images. He combines soft tones with sharp contrasts, adding transparency and depth to each composition. His art often features geometric fragments and natural textures that form complex visual structures—through which he explores space, memory, and perception.
While painting the gold, I enjoy it's beauty and the technique I use. I experiment with different colors, in the gold or silver and in the shadows, because the standards are never set. This is the technical part on which I focus, compartmentalized is the connotation of sadness and melancholy. It is an intuitive process rather than something planned or thought out, and it changes as the painting progresses. The figures surely feel protected, but in a certain way are exposed at the same time because you can't help but wondering what lies underneath, which is the relationship between surface and depth.
I’m a contemporary paintress based in Switzerland. My works blends abstraction, symbolism and emotional depth, creating a visual language that feels both intimate and universal. With a distinctly modern sensibility, I’m explore the spaces between forms and feelings, guiding art lovers into dream like atmospheres that often evoke memory, introspection and quiet transformation.
As I approach my 74th year, various happenings have brought about big changes in my art involvements. I now concentrate more on solo exhibitions and have increased time spent on mailart and the making of art books. I prefer solitude, retreating more and more into the silence of my studio. Art continues to soothe the soul, providing a comforting balm for both mind and body.
