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“Blues and Oranges”, Blue Fog, Last Leaves, and Dancing in the Light, digitally modified photographs, each 8.5″ x 35″.

Extraordinary Works of Art in Different Styles and Mediums Dive into this series of Art Reviews and discover a treasure trove of art in different styles and mediums created by artists from around the world. Expect to be empowered by positive, inspirational, healing art. Read about their art in the context of art history and their contributions to the realm of contemporary … [Read more...]

A Presentation of Peaceful, Meditative Healing Art

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Bishop Creek, oil on canvas

Art Selected from Our Art Review Series Relax and enjoy this art presentation of peaceful, meditative, healing art. It has been created  for you as a place of solace, respite and restoration. It features 20 artists from the Art Review Series. You will find inks to the artists' pages to view more of their art and to read their Art Reviews. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce … [Read more...]

Dr. Michael Durst is A Colorful Messenger of Elation and Healing

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Spiritual Awakening, acrylic on canvas, 23.4" x 33.1"

Dr. Michael Durst is an artistic messenger of elation, hope, and wellbeing. He combines his masterful skills in color with his proficiency for conveying his love for humanity, nature, and all living creatures.  These admirable artistic and personal attributes lay the foundation for his visionary imagination to flourish. As we enter Michael’s resplendent world of “Heartscape … [Read more...]

Vendula Kalinova Creates Spiritual, Meditative and Tranquil Works of Art

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Golden Whispers of The Soul, mixed media, 48″ x 60″

Vendula Kalinova is a New York-based artist originating from the Czech Republic. She creates spiritual healing works of art that reflect her holistic approach to art and life. This originates from a wellspring of wisdom, knowledge and experience she has acquired as an artist, healing arts practitioner and certified life coach. In addition, her simplified forms from nature and … [Read more...]

The Healing Power of Water Expressed in Art

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Morgan Jane Miller, Down to the Sea #30, photograph

Extraodinary Art by Artists From Our Art Reviews Welcome Art, Water, and Nature Lovers! Art that incorporates the water element expresses a wide range of  life-affirmimng sensations on many visual, aesthetic and visceral levels. Tranquility, purity, fluidity, luminosity, rhythm, contrast, motion and reflection are just a few. And, of course, the myriad of tonal and … [Read more...]

Rohit Shah Creates Formidable and Transcendent “Cosmos” Paintings

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Cosmos IV, oil on board, 34” x 48”

Abstract Art Created with Emotive Versatility As a versatile artist, Rohit Shah has an expansive portfolio of abstract art that comprises a range of vistas – from ethereal and evanescent, dreamlike and transcendent, to bold, intense, richly textured and sculptural. Rohit creates formidable paintings that illuminate his superior proficiency in the realm of Abstract … [Read more...]

Mark Levin Creates Wood Sculpture with Aesthetic Beauty and Functionality

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Hanna Flower Petal Table, 2025, walnut and African sapele, 32"height x 32"diameter (onions and knife are not part of the sculpture)

Mark Levin creates masterful wood sculpture and artful furniture. A sublime elegance permeates his creations for which he combines elements of aesthetic beauty with purposeful meaning, form and function. Free-standing and wall mounted sculptures, tables, desks and more comprise his resplendent, highly praised portfolio. Mark also creates art on commission. Mark’s works of … [Read more...]

Maria Belik Creates Profound Figurative Art With Visceral Impact

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Golden, Digital Fine Art, procreate, A3: 11.69″ × 16.54″ by Maria Belik

Maria Belik creates emotive works of art that resonate with imaginative symbolism and evocative metaphorical references. In her “Illustration” portfolio Maria conveys a range of universal human emotions and concepts fused with an intuitive and sagacious creative energy. Her figurative art evokes a profound and insightful visceral impact that continually transforms … [Read more...]

Guimond Creates Dynamic Paintings with Colorful Fractal Patterns

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Wood Nymph, from Guimond's Soul Fragments Series

Guimond creates ebullient paintings with a rhythmic interplay of bold, vibrant colors, dynamic geometric and fractal patterns, and curvilinear organic forms. Her human and nature-inspired subjects exude a scintillating energy that lifts our spirits and delights our senses. One of Guimond’s many distinctive qualities is her luminous circular motif. As it symbolizes the earth, … [Read more...]

Marni Spencer-Devlin Creates Joyful, Abstract Sculptural Paintings

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After Labor Day, acrylic and epoxy over plaster, 48” x 48”

Art With An Exuberant Spontaneity Marni is a color virtuoso with a bold, sophisticated and confident approach to creating large-scale sculptural paintings. They emanate a scintillating healing energy that revitalizes the viewer. She infuses her abstract expressionist works of art with an exuberant spontaneity and triumphant spirit propelled by her heartfelt desire to bring … [Read more...]

Mitchell Rodbell Creates Vibrant Nature-Inspired Paintings that Evoke Joie de Vivre

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Rhapsody in Bloom, acrylic on canvas, 36” x 36”

Mitchell Rodbell creates resplendent nature-inspired paintings. With an exuberant color palette and gestural, tactile brushstrokes he produces rhythmic compositions that exude feelings of enchantment, bliss and harmony. Mitchell’s idyllic paintings transcend their aesthetic beauty, physical depiction, and sense of time and space. Images of fleeting moments of atmospheric … [Read more...]

Marianne Goldyn Creates Life-Affirming, Intuitive “SoulChi” Healing Art

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Art by Marianne Goldyn "Ancestor of The Winter Solstice"

Marianne Goldyn creates life-affirming “SoulChi” works of art that illuminate our paths to higher consciousness. Her creative contributions bring much needed restoration to us individually and to our society. As we gaze into her mesmerizing, meditative works of art, we immediately experience a visceral surge of energy, filled with awe, enlightenment and renewal. As our … [Read more...]

Kristen Palana Creates Transcendent “Sacred Geometry” Meditative Healing Art

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Mother, watercolor pens and acrylic, on vellum, 18” x 18”

Kristen Palana is an American/Portuguese interdisciplinary artist, based in Rome, Italy. She is world renowned for creating transcendent, “Sacred Geometry” meditative, healing works of art. Kristen brings the ancient art form of Sacred Geometry as a healing modality to the contemporary realm with her stunning versatility and distinctive creative vision. A transformative … [Read more...]

Cheraine Collette Enlightens Us With Resplendent and Transformative Photographic Paintings

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Cheraine Collette "Tiger's Tranquility"

Cheraine Collette creates resplendent photographic paintings steeped with enlightened symbolic and metaphysical references. Her allegorical panoramas of astonishing beauty and splendor lure us into mystical and mysterious realms and propel us through time and space. We enter altered realities where earthly and heavenly scenarios coalesce and we embark upon a palpable … [Read more...]

Nicole Cromwell Creates Transcendent and Tranquil Nature-Inspired Paintings

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Within Reach, acrylic on linen panel, 20” x16”

Nicole Cromwell creates transcendent paintings that portray luminous, and aspirational interpretations of the natural world. The magnificent, miraculous beauty of our universe permeates throughout her portfolio. She composes meditative visual environments that invite us into blissful realms of serenity and quietude. Indeed, Nicole's works of art are endlessly captivating and … [Read more...]

Poul S. Nielsen Creates Illuminating “Atmospheric Probabilities” in Pastel

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Atmospheric Probabilities (Rosado) pastel on paper 30”x22”

Poul S. Nielsen is a masterful contemporary Color Field artist who creates illuminating and meditative paintings in pastel. His vast, spacious and vaporous “Atmospheric Probabilities” are ephemeral and metaphysical. Poul's awe-inspiring pastels transport us beyond physical and cognitive limitations and levels of consciousness. Through Poul's art we enter a transcendent, … [Read more...]

Alison Thomas Creates Resplendent Nature-Inspired “Serenity Scenes”

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“Blues and Oranges”, Blue Fog, Last Leaves, and Dancing in the Light, digitally modified photographs, each 8.5″ x 35″.

A Sublime, Spiritual Experience for Viewers Alison Thomas creates nature-inspired “Serenity Scenes” that deliver a sublime, spiritual experience for viewers. She shares her profound lifelong reverence and connection with nature, her sensitivity, and talent to express its myriad healing qualities. In the presence of Alison’s works of art, we immediately enter a realm of … [Read more...]

Luba Shapiro Grenader Creates Transformative 3-D “Soul Weavings”

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Searching Through the Trees of Thoughts and Memories, conté, charcoal, watercolor on handmade paper, fabric, thread, found wood, 16” x 20” x 4”

Luba Shapiro Grenader conveys profound insight into human psychology through her visceral, thought-provoking 3-d series titled “Soul Weavings: Transcending Through Deconstruction and Renewal.” She communicates a myriad of complex truths about human existence. Mixed media wall sculptures, partially free-standing pieces, and “sculptures in the round” comprise her compelling … [Read more...]

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