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Marni Spencer-Devlin Creates Joyful, Abstract Sculptural Paintings

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

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 us joy and … [Read more...]

Rohit Shah Creates Formidable and Transcendent “Cosmos” Paintings

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Cosmos IV, oil on board, 34” x 48”

Rohit Shah creates formidable paintings that illuminate his superior proficiency in the realm of Abstract Expressionism and his spontaneous use of color, gestural brushstrokes, and impactful design. His resplendent “Cosmos” series of oil paintings transport viewers on profound and enthralling journeys through a lively colorful spectrum, diverse textures, and dynamic … [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...]

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...]

Chalda Maloff Creates Life-Affirming and Inspirational “Botanic Abstracts”

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October, digital art by Chalda Maloff

Chalda Maloff creates life-affirming, nature-inspired artwork enriched with arresting luminosity and spatial depth. She conveys a profound understanding of our multi-faceted relationship with co-existing life forces and their empowering energies as they impact human experience and emotions. Shown here are her extraordinary works of art "Desire", "Breath", and "October" from her … [Read more...]

Akshita Lad Creates Poetic and Peaceful “Soft Impression” Landscape Paintings

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Spring's Renewal, acrylic and soft pastels on linen, 39.37” x 39.37”, (100 x 100 cm)

Akshita Lad was born in Mumbai, India and currently lives in Dubai, U.A.E. As an artist she conveys a broad and perceptive understanding about human emotions and our relationship with nature. Her “Soft Impression” series is a resplendent collection of landscape paintings that provide a transcendent experience. At first encounter we immediately enter a calm, idyllic world … [Read more...]

Rina Rox Transports Us to Spiritual, Visceral, and Universal Realms of Awareness

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Enigma #4, acrylic on linen, 47.2" 39.37"

Rina Rox is a contemporary abstract artist who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and currently lives in Knokke, Belgium. She possesses extraordinary insight and aesthetic vision which she applies with a bold sense of innovation. Her range of creative attributes encompasses a skillful integration of color, texture, space and design. Rina's imagery conveys associations from both … [Read more...]

Sharon Grimes Creates Gorgeous Abstract Expressionist Paintings

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“Two Moons and A Vessel”, oil on a 2" cradled birch panel textured with black edges and gloss finish, 40" x 40"

Sharon Grimes creates gorgeous abstract expressionist paintings that are imbued with a radiant evanescent glow, rhythmic forms, and luscious tactile surfaces. They immediately captivate us with an alluring atmospheric and ethereal energy that activates a transformative experience. Sharon creates her works of art from her studios in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Longview, … [Read more...]

Susan Jarecky Creates Luminous, Awe-Inspiring Paintings of Nature

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Farm Life painting by Susan Jarecky

Susan Jarecky creates breathtaking, awe-inspiring paintings that are imbued with extraordinary luminosity. She extols the many sublime virtues of the American West and shares her reverence for the natural world. Her spiritually uplifting paintings may be defined as visual poetry. She captures reflected colors of water ripples, transient effects of light, and tactile surface … [Read more...]

Fadia Haddad Jawdat Creates Beautiful and Profound Narrative Works of Art

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Flight, acrylic, pumice gel, painted and found paper, 8.5” x 8.5”

Fadia Haddad Jawdat is a remarkable storyteller with a profound artistic vision. Her art is infused with meaningful visual concepts that evoke myriad visceral and thought-provoking interpretations. With compelling beauty and insight she conveys personal memories about living in the Middle East and observations about the often-complex human experience. With unerring … [Read more...]

Artist Eva Breitfuß Transports Us and Expands Our Consciousness

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From Stillness Into Vast Creation, acrylic, oil pastel, soft pastel on canvas, 24" x 24"

Eva Breitfuss, known as Eva Breitfuß, is a contemporary artist whose paintings transport us on an enthralling, multi-dimensional, visceral journey of transcendent self-discovery. A profusion of abstract styles culminates in her versatile artistic vocabulary. She eloquently orchestrates minimal and reductive imagery and open spaces as she arranges geometric shapes and … [Read more...]

Romeo Varga Creates An Awe-Inspiring Series “The Mystics of Montenegro”

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The Forgotten Women of the Nikšić Ruins Paintings, 63" x 39..4" by Romeo Varga

It is an honor to have been asked by Romeo Varga to write an Art Review about his series “The Mystics of Montenegro”. He is an extraordinary contemporary artist who creates art with skillful Old Master art techniques using a digital artistic process. Romeo Varga is a European-Australian artist who has created an awe-inspiring series titled “The Mystics of Montenegro”. In … [Read more...]

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

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painting by Michael Durst

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. Michael's capacity to express the healing power of art … [Read more...]

Sandy Iseli Creates Serene and Blissful Nature-Inspired Paintings

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Marshland, acrylic on canvas, 39” x 39” by Sandy Iseli

Sandy Iseli creates resplendent paintings that convey her spiritual connection and reverence for the natural world. Having mastered creative skills with remarkable versatility, she illuminates the quintessence of all seasons with their intrinsic and diverse qualities and poetic splendor. In creating her awe-inspiring paintings Sandy uses clear vibrant colors that depict … [Read more...]

Shirley Wallitsch Creates Paintings With A Vibrant Colorful Medley

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Summer Garden 40” x 42” oil on canvas

Shirley Wallitsch is an artist from New Jersey who creates joyful oil paintings. She creates art that exudes an infectious and unbridled enthusiasm and shares her affinity with the natural world. Her oil paintings emanate a resounding vibrant medley of rhythm, colors and forms. Textural qualities applied with confidence and spontaneity bring a luscious depth, dimension, and … [Read more...]

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