Art and Artists

Ricky Huloe is the 2012 Digital Color Artist

2012-01-09T21:01:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year 2012.

Ricky Huloe.
Ricky Huloe is the 2012 Digital Color Artist. Ricky creates public spiritual conscience art.Group consciousness and connectivity to all living beings resonates from his art.His works are influenced by unity, divinity and the ancient Mayans.His part in our galactic collective makes us one.We are one community.We are all superbeings.

Ricky paints large pieces with acrylics on wood, metal, cement, canvas and the unknown ether. His work is everywhere, in shows, in remote spots and in cities.His message is universal: give love deep into the roots of your soul.

New Artists
Welcome to these artists, new to Digital Consciousness:

Bronwyn Woodley Graham.An eternal fascination with light: the effects with various pigments, the source and color of the light, and the way in which it either falls on or emanates from various subjects.
Mary Agarwal.A perspective artist with a background in architecture and fine arts.
Ali Pournoroozy, from Sweden. Art characterized by a passion for nature and birds.
Jaison Cianelli.Abstract landscape paintings expressing his joy of life with others.
Todd Fox.Acrylic surrealistics.
Edward B. Gordon.Painting daily and publishing online. More than 1600 paintings so far.
Tom De Boeck, from Belgium.Abstract oils.
Rajiv Arts, from India.Photo-realistic digital people, portraits and characters.
Eric Bossik.Portraits of adults, children and pets.
Rachael Bennett.Luminal spaces within landscapes; descriptive of form, light and place in an atmospheric way.
Snake Jagger.Whimsical surrealism. Compositional inspiration from Rene Magritte convinces us to accept the entire image, regardless of its disparities, as a wholly realistic depiction.
Sandro Taliani, from Italy.Figurative conceptual acrylics.
Dhiir Kumar, from India.Anchor, standup comedian and mimicry artist known as the copycat of Imran Hashm.
Rudolf Wiedemann.Impressionistic oil landscapes.
Christopher Stone, from Spain. One of the world's foremost stone carvers in the Direct style, an approach to making carved sculpture introduced by Brancusi in 1906.
Karl Joseph Kenda (1923 - 1980.)During the sixties and seventies, Karl had his own gallery in Miami. Psychedelic, spiritual or surrealistic paintings, all of them colorful, unique and thought-provoking. They are on masonite and canvas. He applied acrylics with a brush and palette knife. His paintings reflect world perils of earlier times yet still resonate today.
David Holzman.Visionary portraits. His work has appeared in Graphis Magazine and his Love poster in the Museum of Modern Art, NYC (MOMA) in 1960.
Deborah Crofts.Abstract figurative paintings inspired by a mixture of environmental concerns.
Bo Bakker, from the Netherlands.Monumental Art, record sleeves, illustrations for various magazines and a series of life sized portraits of women.
Khachik Hovhannissyan, from Armenia. Abstract oils.
Giovanni Greco, from Italy.Theatrical and metaphysical. Fundamental problems which do not leave our mind or stage.
Emmanuele Duclot-Haillot, from France. Intimate drawings.
Sue Skitt.Mixed media fine art photography. The power of object to bear witness to intangible ideas and emotional truths.
Antonio Nodar.Post Cards from Year 2222, a photographic sci-fi story. The heating of the planet, sand storms, the extreme sunlight filtered through the frozen clouds, and the change in the magnetic fields, will transform the colors and perception of things around us.
Erella Teitler.Collage, mixed media, altered books and monoprints.
Andrea Raft.Earthen hues, textures and overlapping layers with a quiet, serene meditative quality.
Mel Alexenberg.The interface between art, science and culture. Space-time systems and electronic technologies.
Bart Soutendijk.Murals for public, commercial, and residential locations made out of wire.
Kendra Dixson, from Canada.Watercolors.
Tony Fredriksson.Driftwood sculptures.
Nabeel Muaddi.Deconstruction of the boundaries and injustices that prevail in culture and society.
Eimear Brennan, from Ireland.Drawing.
Anima Somnia, from Spain.Gothic photography, textures and digital painting.
K. Dawne Holmes. Custom motorcycle airbrush, photorealistic painting and metal fabrication.
Greta Perez.Abstract Cuban figures.

Jeremy Robinson

2011-03-31T21:39:00.000-07:00

Jeremy "Maya" Robinson is the 2011 Digital Color Artist. Jeremy often paints live amidst groups of people. Sometimes while he is painting, a calligraphist writes a meaningful phrase on the artwork in a foreign language. Jeremy sometimes paints on people who sit for hours to be adorned.

Many of his pictures are made in phases. The first phase being, just making a simple drawing or painting. He uses colored pencils and pens, technical art pens, gel pens and markers. And also gouache/watercolor paint, acrylic paint and other paints.

The next phase is prints or copies. In making them he may use digital filters or machines to adjust color saturation, contrast, negative/position orientation and brightness. And, also, semi-transparent materials like cloth and paper. Sometimes he moves the original drawing while the copy is being made or draws on the copies or tears the copies into pieces for collage. Once he has a print the process starts over: Collage of collage of collage for many many generations of images. Making artwork through phases like this allows Jeremy to get effects that would not otherwise be possible.

He says "The more I make art in this way the more art there is to make in this way."

Jeremy is a lover of plants, a musician and a traveler. He is available for murals, illustrations, portraits, design work and other commissions.

New Artists
Please welcome these new artists:

1. Giacobbe Luigi. Overlooking. Abstract mixed media from Italy.
2. Olesya Novik. Fantasy from the Ukraine.
3. Emily Dewbre-Young. Sculpture, pyrography and carving.

See http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/ anytime for new artists and artists with new art.

News from the Artists
Harlan Gruber exhibited the skeleton of his Peridot Portal at Circle of Bliss in March 2011. It combines his Diamond Portal's golden ratio based design, with the pentagram plan of the Amethyst Portal, so it has five points instead of two. http://www.transportals.org/

Mahendra Bhatt, Judy Puckett and Arkady Zrazhevsky have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Digital Consciousness News

2011-02-20T19:02:00.000-08:00

New Artists

Please welcome these new artists:

Sylvester Engbrox. Characters moving through strange atmospheres, from France.
Helen Cusack. Realistic oil cityscapes of London and the river Thames.
Johny Alives. Metaphotography to scanography.
Hugo Martinez Rapari. Glass sculpture from Uruguay.
Arkady Zrazhevsky. Landscape and still-life drawing from Russia.
Rayanda Arts. Geometric abstraction and playful nudes from Canada.
Ted Ellis. Passionate folk paintings of the culture of New Orleans.
Martin Koetsier. Geometrical color harmony from the Netherlands.
Melissa Ann Lambert. New media. Light boxes and pixelated surfaces.
Alexandra Orton. Vibrantly colored surreal fish paintings.
Eric Adama. Mixed media on paper.
Ajayi Olaitan. Impressionistic watercolors from Nigeria.
Eva Kryshtapovich. Mystical oils from Belarus.
Hans Leip. Surrealistic acrylics from the Netherlands.
Elaine Griffith. Art teaching methods.
Iouri Galitchenko. Abstract-figurative paintings from Belgium.
Souel Marawi. Expressionistic oils from Cyprus.
Cbogatean Calin Bogatean. Iconography from Romania.
Zdenko Radovanic. Shadows and blank figures from Croatia.
Edward Sherman. Photography of Harlem street scenes and musicians.
Karen Parker. Still life compositions.
Jacopo Zanin. Surrealistic fractals.
Funism Folk Art by Sal Marino. Visionary characters.
Shaista Nadaf. Abstract light and color oil pastels from India.
Katarina Fagerstrom Levring. Abstract photo impressionism from Sweden.
Lynette LT Carter. Visionary digital art.
Juan Carlos Guzman. Acrylic portraits from Argentina.
Tim McMullen. Ceramics and pottery.
Jimmy Devasia. Humorous illustration from India.
Michelle A. duPlessis. Abstract landscapes from South Africa.
Nikolay Karacharov. Landscapes and nature from Russia.
Ruzaick Rushan. Landscape pastels from Sri Lanka.
Conn Hutzel. Grandson photography.
Samuel Junior. Landscapes from Ghana.
Alessandro Rinaldi. Airbrush from Italy.
Aashish Kamble. Actor from India.
April Turner. Mixed media from Germany.
Vondo Sharma. Oils on canvas.
Gabriel Salgado Salgado. Wedding performances from Mexico.
Willi Bauer. Impressionistic landscapes from Germany.
Adam Hemuss. Exhibitions from England.
Shadreck Mpofu. Still life painting from Zimbabwe.
Mitesh Jain. Choreographer and DJ from India.
Fei Chunii Lee. Drawing from Canada.

See http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/ anytime for new artists and artists with new art.

Exhibiting your Artwork

Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their display.
It is inconspicuous in the background under the main table. Payment for Gallery Service is voluntary for 2011.
If you are a Registered Artist who has not yet exhibited in our on-line galleries, just email us.
We will gladly set it up for you whether or not you donate.
If you have Gallery Service that expires, and want to reactivate, let us know and we will do it.
The galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness.

News from the Artists

Thom Millsap is exhibiting his work in Sarasota, Naples, Marco Island and West Palm Beach Florida this spring.
http://www.millsapfineart.web.officelive.com

Gilbert Abric, DanCiva, Nese Ikbal Sen, Kurt Van Wagner, Lise Boucher, Donna C. Willis, Derek McCrea and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries.
http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

2011 Featured Artist

Nominations for the 2011 Featured Artist remain open.

http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/nomform.php

The artist awarded this honor will be announced in the next newsletter.

New in the Directory

Google Art Project. Discover featured artworks at high resolution and use the custom viewer to zoom into paintings.
Studio Vogue Gallery. Canadian & International Art. One of Toronto's most unique venues for Mid-Career and Emerging Artists.
beinArt. Surreal Art Collective: the ever expanding online gallery of surreal, psychedelic and visionary artists.
Irving Norman. San Francisco Bay Area artist, Irving Norman (1906-1989.) His highly detailed paintings are powerful critiques of contemporary life and times.

http://digitalconsciousness.net/directory/

Global Gatherings and Art Events

Gatherings can be the most artistic endeavors imaginable. Probably, even beyond one's imagination. Unless, of course, one is there to witness and participate.
Digital Consciousness has noted the most meaningful gatherings in the world. You can sort them by name or time.
http://DigitalConsciousness.com/media/

This year, consider attending these wonderful monthly Southern California Art Walks: the Laguna Beach, Santa Barbara and San Pedro Art Walks (all 1st Thursdays),
the Downtown Los Angeles Artwalk (2nd Thursdays), the Highland Park Art Walk (2nd Saturdays) and the Venice Art Crawl (3rd Thursdays).
For details and many more listings, follow the links at: http://nanday.com/art

Carol Henry

2010-05-20T18:33:00.000-07:00

The Summer 2010 Digital Color Artist is Carol Henry. Carol is a fine art photographer who does not use a camera. She projects light in the darkroom to create images of unique clarity and saturation. She prints on the archival darkroom material known as Ilfochrome paper. She has been perfecting this experimental process for more than 20 years. She is known for her one-of-a-kind botanicals.

Carol has also painted a series of portraits of Barack Obama that tracks his administration through art. The series is known as the Obama Painting Project. It is about abilities, ideas, and ideals converging to leave a visual record of our changing planet.

Carol Henry's work often reveals playful compositions of water related imagery and thoughtful abstraction. She graduated from Northern Michigan University in Marquette with a BFA in photography. She continued exploring the art of light transmission in her Ilfochrome darkroom at the Lab Ciba in Burbank. She is represented in California by: the Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite, Photography West, Carmel and the Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach. Her studio is located in the historic Whizin's Center Arcade in Agoura Hills, California.

New Contemporary Artists
Welcome to these newly registered artists:

1. Walt Chaney. Watercolors. A background in commercial sculpture and toy art.
2. Mamta Herland. Painting, digital art and video from Norway.
3. John Currin. A dark morphing of subject and medium.
4. Edwin Villavera. Bright watercolor and oil impressions.
5. Pia N8sheim. Warm mystical art from Germany.
6. Helena Szawlowska Human beings, covered by a mild fog. From the Czech Republic.
7. Carol P Kingsley. A beautiful array of light and shadows.
8. Gary James. Ballpoint pen works are of the stipple pointillist tradition.
9. Igor Gustini. Abstracts from Croatia.
10. Atelier Aant-seize Collectif. Life of African women photos.
11. Made gede Suardika. Iron, steel and meteorite sculpture from Indonesia.
12. Wesley Rowe. Watercolors, airbrush, oils, digital photos and silkscreen.
13. Christopher Paul. Light and color acrylic abstracts.
14. Michelle Wrighton. Up close pet portraits from Australia.
15. Linda Paul. Egg tempera painter and bas-relief sculptor.
16. Simon Kontarge. Classical Italian manner portraits and psychological surrealism.
17. Jude Thaut. Brush and blade landscapes.
18. Marco Ambrosini. Trompe l'oeil and affresco from Italy.
19. Craig Hitchens. The auras of living beings from Australia.
20. Nikolay Lukashuk. Realistic landscapes from Russia.
21. Thom Millsap. Impressionistic acrylic seascapes, still life and landscapes.
22. Edward Myers. A generalist photographer and printmaker.
23. Carol Henry. Projection on Ilfochrome. Fine art photography without a camera.

To view their work click on their name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/ or enter it at http://DigitalConsciousness.com

New Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Jason Jenkins, Marijan Gal, Nirvana Blues, Kevin Barr, Nese Ikbal Sen, Barbara Rose Guada and Judy Puckett have added new artwork to their galleries: http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

News from the Artists
The geniuses behind the Mutant Vehicle Photo Booth are going mobile themselves. They are building a rolling studio with a 16 foot high climbable tripod. It will not have a fabric backdrop, or any backdrop at all, except of course the varying themes of the metropolis.

Southern California Art Events
This summer, consider visiting these art walks, gallery nights, festivals and studio tours:

* Jun 3, 2010 Santa Barbara Art Walk (monthly)
* Jun 4, 2010 First Fridays Ventura (monthly)
* Jun 5, 2010 ArtWalk Culver City
* Jun 5-6, 2010 Conejo Valley Art Museum (Thousand Oaks) ArtWalk
* Jun 10, 2010 Downtown Los Angeles Artwalk (monthly)
* Jun 12, 2010 NELAart - Northeast L.A. Gallery Night (monthly)
* Jun 19-20, 2010 Pasadena Chalk Festival
* Jul 2010 Malibu Arts Festival
* Jul 1, 2010 Laguna Beach First Thursdays Art Walk (monthly)
* Jul 2, 2010 First Fridays Long Beach (monthly)
* Jul 3-4, 2010 Pine Knot Village Art Walk (Big Bear Lake)
* Jul 10, 2010 Montrose-Verdugo City Art Walk
* Jul 17, 2010 Miracle Mile Art Walk
* Jul 24, 2010 Glendale Open Studio Tour
* Jul 31, 2010 Pomona Last Saturday Art Walk (monthly)
* Aug 5, 2010 El Paseo Artwalk (Palm Desert) (monthly)
* Aug 6, 2010 Claremont Village Art Walk (monthly)
* Aug 7, 2010 Santa Ana Artwalk (monthly)
* Aug 14, 2010 Long Beach Art Walk (monthly)
* Aug 21, 2010 Santiago Art District Art Walk (Santa Ana) (monthly)
* Aug 28, 2010 Frogtown Artwalk
* Sep 2010 Autumn Lights LA
* Sep 2, 2010 1st Thursday Downtown San Pedro (monthly)
* Sep 25, 2010 Santa Monica Glow Festival

For details and many more listings, follow the links at: http://nanday.com/art

Hopefully these will be as wonderful as the events spring. Highlights include the Angel's Gate Studio Tour (in San Pedro,) the Santa Fe Open Studios, and the Laguna and Santa Barbara Art Walks. At Angel's Gate, one artist created fantastical ceramic musical instruments. As she played one, it emitted many sounds reminiscent of various other instruments, from a flute to a didgeridoo. She played another one which sounded like electronic feedback. And one was a two-person instrument, each blowing into opposite ends while standing and crouching, with a ball rolling inside to change pitch as the instrument's relative elevation changed.

Santa Fe Walk Through was also very good. One artist had an impressive huge papier-mache elephant head and leg coming out of the wall. A light/video artist had a video playing which from a distance looked like horses galloping. Upon closer examination, one discovers that it's actually made up of many human hands and fingers collaged together.

In Laguna, the art museum, featuring a survey of contemporary art and culture in the OC, had a few unusual pieces, including one in an unlimited edition, with viewers allowed to take one home. It was a printout of all of the punctuation and spaces from M. L. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Also, a favorite piece was a tree sculpture with many electronic abstractly bird-like objects in the branches. At seemingly random times, some or all of the "birds" would flap their "wings".

In Santa Barbara the art museum featured an exhibit "Delacroix to Monet: Masterpieces of 19th-Century Painting from the Walters Art Museum" (in Baltimore). It included works by Pissarro, Degas, Millet and many others. It's always great to see new Monets and Pissarros, but the favorite piece was a cafe scene by Manet. Outside the museum was a group performing Celtic music. The Granada theater is a beautifully restored place, which had an interesting exhibit with photo portraits of famous musicians, actors, dancers, and other personalities such as The Beatles, Rudolph Nureyev, Paul Newman, and Michael Jackson.

Exhibiting your Artwork
Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their display. It is inconspicuous in the background under the main table. Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness.

Nese Ikbal Sen

2010-02-01T21:15:00.000-08:00

The February 2010 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Nese Ikbal Sen (b. 1956)
Nese was born in Manisa, Turkey. He holds postgraduate degrees in business and has worked as a teacher and a health manager. He also has had formal training in art history. He paints realistic oil portraits, usually working long hours in his studio. He has exhibited at several group and one-man shows.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Jerome Maggiore. Expressionistic paintings that engage intellectual senses.
2. Michael Sturdy. Abstract-expressionist painter and author.
3. Jerome Poitevin. Giclee, fine art inkjet and digital chromogenic prints.
4. Kalliope Amorphous. Conceptual self-portrait photographs.
5. Cyril Vandenbeusch. Eating time and food and photography.
6. Elin Bogomolnik. Palette knife oil paintings from Israel.
7. Amelia Miholca. Oil abstracts of color and light
8. Elizabeth Lynn Moon. Mystical jewelry.
9. Megan Coyle. Fine collage from portraiture to landscapes.

Gilbert Abric, Kevin Barr and Lisa Putman have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Southern California Art Events
At the January San Pedro artwalk, one gallery featured bold, colorful paintings by Muriel Olguin. It was dramatically lit by projector lights focused on each artwork. Another gallery's exhibit consisted of side-by-side photos. One photo of each pair was of a famous work of art, and the other was a local San Pedro resident recreating the pose as closely as possible.

"Let There Be Light", a project of Phantom Galleries L.A., showed that the bad economy is good for the arts in one respect: temporary "phantom galleries" pop up all over the place in vacant properties. This time, the phantom galleries all consisted of light-themed installations meant to be viewed from the sidewalk through the windows of vacant storefronts. There were 25 locations, each of which contained the work of one to seven artists. This was a very cool experience. There were lots of multicolored neon lights, some kinetic sculptures, some video displays, and just about any medium you can imagine interacting with just about any form of light.

Ongoing is a very good Mercedes Matter exhibit at Pepperdine University's art museum. She's one of those artists whom nobody's heard of, but they should have.

In February 2010 please visit these art walks and gallery nights

* Feb 4, 2010 Santa Barbara Art Walk
* Feb 4, 2010 Laguna Beach First Thursdays Art Walk
* Feb 4, 2010 1st Thursday Downtown San Pedro
* Feb 4, 2010 El Paseo Artwalk (Palm Desert)
* Feb 4, 2010 Riverside Arts Walk
* Feb 5, 2010 First Fridays Ventura
* Feb 5, 2010 Claremont Village Art Walk
* Feb 5, 2010 First Fridays Long Beach
* Feb 6, 2010 Santa Ana Artwalk
* Feb 11, 2010 Downtown Los Angeles Artwalk
* Feb 13, 2010 Pomona 2nd Saturday Art Walk
* Feb 13, 2010 NELAart - Northeast L.A. Gallery Night
* Feb 13, 2010 Long Beach Art Walk
* Feb 20, 2010 Santiago Art District Art Walk (Santa Ana)
* Feb 26-28, 2010 Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts
* Feb 27, 2010 Pomona Last Saturday Art Walk

For details, follow the links at: http://nanday.com/art

Lise Boucher

2009-12-31T19:29:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year.
Lise Boucher is the January 2010 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Lise is a self-taught digital artist from Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. Lise paints and assists with the creation of theatrical displays. Lise also enjoys creating posters and pamphlets.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Nadezhda Strelkina. Nadezhda's works are dreamlike images of angelic women that evoke emotion and spiritual feelings in the viewer. She paints in a most subtle manner and is especially known for her soft, flawless faces, delicate postures, and masterful translucent technique that captures feminine beauty.
2. A J Joji Alphonse. Born in a remote village in Kerala, a small state of India, Joji is a self taught still photographer of human life and nature.
3. Mehtab Ali. Mehtab specializes in portrait, still life, landscape and cultural paintings. He has proven himself in miniatures, portraits and calligraphy, using oil, pen and ink, pastels and water colors. His paintings depicting women in eastern dresses and in typical moods have attracted great attention.
4. Alessandro Iacopelli. Metal insects from Italy. Alessandro has perfected the technical assembly of metals.
5. Ratka Lugumerski. Ratka explores the conscious perception of environmental change. He finds symbols, such as pictures from magazines that belong to the sphere of marketing to compose intuitive concepts with completely new and often ironic meanings. He destroys and rearranges.
6. Massimo Romagnoli. Massimo is a painter and graphic designer from Italy. He creates black and white graphics, drip paintings, digital art and vector illustrations.
7. William Howard. William draws realistic works in charcoal and colored pencil. He pays such attention to detail that at first glance his drawings look like photographs. His subjects range from nautical themes, with a focus on lighthouses, to historical architecture and interiors.

Barbara Rose Guada, Philippe Benichou, Judy Puckett, Kevin Barr and Lisa Putman have added new artwork to their Digital Consciousness galleries http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml Guy Jean Genevier has added work at http://www.ohota-photo.com

Southern California Art Events
In January 2010 please visit these art walks and gallery nights

* Dec 5-Jan 15, 2010 Let There Be Light!, Long Beach
* Jan 2, 2010 Santa Ana Artwalk
* Jan 7, 2010 Santa Barbara Art Walk
* Jan 7, 2010 Laguna Beach First Thursdays Art Walk
* Jan 7, 2010 1st Thursday Downtown San Pedro
* Jan 7, 2010 El Paseo Artwalk (Palm Desert)
* Jan 7, 2010 Riverside Arts Walk
* Jan 9, 2010 Pomona 2nd Saturday Art Walk
* Jan 9, 2010 NELAart - Northeast L.A. Gallery Night
* Jan 9, 2010 Long Beach Art Walk
* Jan 14, 2010 Downtown Los Angeles Artwalk
* Jan 16, 2010 Miracle Mile Art Walk
* Jan 16, 2010 Santiago Art District Art Walk (Santa Ana)
* Jan 30, 2010 Pomona Last Saturday Art Walk

For details, follow the links at: http://nanday.com/art

Philippe Benichou

2009-11-24T23:46:00.000-08:00

The December 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Philippe Benichou. Born in French occupied Algeria in 1957, his family moved to Nantes, France, when he was just a small child. Philippe comes from a family of artists and began studying painting and art history as a youth with his late mother, artist Arlette Oger. He studied at the Sorbonne University, New York University and UCLA. Philippe formally studied and was greatly encouraged by well known art educator, artist and sculptor, Francis Coelho, in San Francisco, CA. In addition to being a painter, Philippe is a successful actor, voice over artist, director and acting coach in Hollywood.

Philippe describes his work as for the most part expressive: abstract and abstract expressionist with an intense and free use of color. He uses various media to produce unusual textures, shapes, compositions and color coordination. He believes color has a primitive healing effect provided it contains and aims at harmony.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Leyla Murr. Stylistically diverse and visually powerful paintings reflect the artist's intuitive process and emotional involvement in the production of each work. Working in both total abstraction and abstracted representation, Murr imparts her distinctive color pallet and dynamic hand to a variety of subjects including geometric shapes, human figures, windswept landscapes, and still lifes.
2. Bo Davidsson. Landscapes and nature photography from Sweden.
3. Umpire Guevara Cesar. Abstract cityscapes from Belgium.
4. Danilo Verticelli. European conceptual aesthetics. Deconstructivism by getting deeply into interpretation of images and architecture. Through bright colors, smart nuances and realist subjects touched by contemporary facts and ways of live, he is able to get the observer into the painting in a very new Pop Art celebration.

Gilbert Abric, Judy Puckett, Robert Chami and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Artistic Interaction
Digital Consciousness promotes interaction between artists. This newsletter is for artists to let the community know about new artwork or gallery exhibits or shows. Please post your news by the 20th of the month to http://digitalconsciousness.com/newslettersubmission.phtml Additionally, an art calendar listing Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals can be found at: http://nanday.com/art

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year. Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Dan Civa

2009-10-26T15:09:00.000-07:00

The November 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Dan Civa. Dan was born in Denmark in 1939. He paints animals, people and nature in warm colors. Long stays in the Far East and kin in Sri Lanka influence his works. Glowing pictures with motifs from Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Denmark depict experiences of colorful people in everyday life.

Dan is known as the painter of 'HumanAnimals', transgenetic motifs in paintings and drawings that symbolize the combination of human beings and animals. His ideas and inspiration for the HumanAnimals comes from a deep interest in science and research.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Lynette Charlie Despanza. Soulful portraits.
2. April Kiessling. The flux and interaction between what is seen and unseen.
3. Jeanne-Marie Meyer. Map and photography collage.
4. Studio Raziel. Occult imagery.
5. Tibor Juhasz. Colored articulation of the purity and glow of passion.
6. Karen McNab. Still Life and florals from Canada.

Kevin Barr, Judy Puckett and Calico have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Pasadena Art Night
Open for Pasadena Art Night and continuing through January was the Pasadena Museum of California Art survey of more than one hundred twenty works drawn from the oeuvre of the celebrated painter Wayne Thiebaud. With his penchant for dazzling sunlight and high-keyed color and a gift for painterly, sensuous handling of oils and other media, Thiebaud's paintings link high art with popular culture while conveying a sunny optimism that is quintessentially Californian. Also at Pasadena Art Night along with exhibits at many other institutions and museums was Mantong and Protong at Pasadena City College. There, material never before exhibited illuminated two of the twentieth century's most unusual theories of human origins and the artists who originated them, Richard Shaver and Stanislav Szukalski .

Long Beach SoundWalk
Many art projects were on display at the 2009 Long Beach Soundwalk. Sound of Silence consisted of a guy sweeping the sidewalk with a broom. He was tethered to electronic devices and several sets of headphones worn by Soundwalk goers. When the sweeper moved, the broom sensors created eerie sounds which played through the headphones. As he swept, the people attached to him by headphone cords moved along with him.

Another one consisted of upright hollow cylinders. Each cylinder held styrofoam pieces with strings stretched over them. At the base of each assembly was a little motor which was activated by the viewers. The motor played the strings, and the sounds could be heard when one put an ear near the styrofoam. The simplest piece was water-filled plastic containers, each with a hole in the bottom, hanging over metal cans and inverted bowls. Other than a few traditional musical instruments, this was the only non-electrical piece. An art calendar listing Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals can be found at: http://nanday.com/art

Owen A. Kelly

2009-09-23T02:02:00.000-07:00

The October 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Owen Kelly. Owen built the Mutant Vehicle Polaroid Photo Booth at Burning Man 2009. It was a large outdoor photo studio for Mutant Vehicles. Mutant Vehicles, or art cars, are great creative achievements. They are vehicles and are driven like cars or trucks or carts or pulled like trailers, but they don't look at all like their original form. They even go through a jury like process by the festival which only licenses ones which are sufficiently mutated. Photo Booth greeters mingled with the artist and crew of each creation before it was photographed. They took time to appreciate the many many details in each art car. Next, a countdown to the opening of the shutter: 3, 2, 1 . . . open. The essence of each of the artists and their work then emerged in the long held poses they struck. Owen then exposed the last remaining Polaroid film of its type.

The Booth was extra large and grand. Huge black tarps were affixed to the vertical surface of a 4 story climbable scaffold. White fabrics were laced together and strung from cables that ran from the top of the scaffold to poles taller than telephone poles. Even vehicles with tall masts fit under this canopy. It was oriented to put the vehicles in the best light during the day and illuminated at night. The Booth was in its full undamaged glory for only a day or so. An antenna from a vehicle tore the canopy and then winds did further damage overnight. The damage was expected, as it was an integral part of its post-apocalyptic vintage-carne poster look.

The 2010 Mutant Vehicle Polaroid Booth is currently looking for sponsors aiming to build a little bigger next year -- 50 feet high and 80 feet wide. Plans are for a system scaffold that has greater rigidity and strength, and also a faster assembly and breakdown. There will be four different teams: one for construction, one for tear down, one for photography and one for greeting, processing and promotion.

Illuminated and Climbable Metal Sculptures
Also at the festival were a great number of climbable metal sculptures. Mentioned here are the Natural Selection Dome built by Jessue, the Amethyst Portal by Harlan, the Rocketship, the Slide and the Portal of Evolution. The Natural Selection Dome was a big uncovered steel geodesic dome. The struts averaged about 5 feet and were painted many different colors. The whole thing was lit with black lights from a dozen columns mounted around it. People climbed on it day and night for a week. The slope of the climb lessened closer to the top. The views were great, of the playa and of the other climbers. They hung on it, rightside up and upside down, from their feet, from silk and from ropes.

The Amethyst Portal was an indigo stellated dodecahedron constructed of wood and steel with an open interior space. Inside it was a subsonic sound device that emitted the deep frequencies. The Raygun Gothic Rocketship was an immersive large-scale installation consisting of a 40 foot tall metal rocketship and scaffold walkway. People climbed into the rocket and explored its interior chambers. The ship was set to launch. At launch time, fireworks went off and then there were plasma gas explosions of most unusual and vivid violets and greens. Then there was a fire and the launch was aborted. The astronaut jumped out of the ship onto the scaffold. He shot so many fireworks out of all parts of his body, front and back, legs and arms that the air about him was completely full of fire and color. He kept it up as he did somersaults down the walkway. The Slide, just like the name suggests, a slide, may have been the only thing bigger than the Photo Booth. Thousands of people climbed it and slid down, ten or more at a time. The Portal of Evolution was also big. It was formed with petal like steel plates from which sprung fallopian tubes and ovaries. Emerging from the top was a kinetic butterfly on which one could perch.

Autumn Lights LA
Autumn Lights LA 09 was a one day, 7pm-1am, event. Next year it will be expanded to a 3 day weekend event. It was at Pershing Square for the first time. The backdrop of skyscrapers in the midst of a revitalized re-aestheticized downtown LA was spectacular. It was like the Festival of Lights in Berlin and White Nights in St. Petersburg. A Manifestation of Collective Subconscious, a geodesic non-dome steel and canvas assembly by Collabo was the focal target of three projections. Sean Sobczak displayed an illuminated dragonfly and caterpillar sculpture. There was a man sized fish and balancing designs painted on a black lit carpet that took the light so perfectly it looked like illuminated sculpture. Newaje had advanced technology laser walls and fans visible across the entire square. Silvia Rigon projected Dipsy-Doodle, hand-drawn animation exploring the growth and emergence of organic patterns. A multi-colored glow radiated from lights moving under a small cargo parachute covered dome. The parachute was like semi-transparent silk.

Frogtown Art Walk
The artists of Elysian Valley (Frogtown) displayed the creativity and talent that flourishes in the industrial buildings along the LA River. Visitors wandered along the river led by glowing arrows, the sound of music and a trail of flickering lanterns. Steve Graziani had a group of steel sculptures in the from a creatures with large cubical heads. He also displayed wall and functional sculptures and will create unique pieces that fit any contemporary setting. He opened his sculpting studio in 2005 after a film industry career. The Michael McCall photo studio let people see and use its makeup and costume rooms. Gallery Frogtown was open with its many rooms turned into galleries. The living skyscraper works exuded a softening energy. A terrific list of Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours & Art Festivals like these can be found at: http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php See you there.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Maria Beatrice. Polymer dolls and sculptures.
2. Jonhomer. Geometric shapes from architecture and demonstrates a mechanical intuition.
3. Robert Thomas. Realistic portraits and characters.
4. Lise Boucher. Digital orbs.
5. Philippe Benichou. Color coordinated for primitive healing.
6. Owen A Kelly. The Mutant Vehicle Polaroid Photo Booth.

Donna C. Willis, Moustafa Al Hatter, Jaff Seijas, Judy Puckett and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Joan Myerson Shrager

2009-08-23T15:14:00.000-07:00

The September 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Joan Myerson Shrager. She has been a visual artist for over 30 years, working in acrylics, pastels, charcoal and other conventional media. In the last 10 years she has worked exclusively on the computer creating all of her paintings using complex software and then printing the work on fine art papers.

Shrager has exhibited in more than 75 juried, invitational and solo exhibitions. Her digital work is in the permanent collection of the University of Pennsylvania on exhibit at the Graduate School of Education. She is included in two texts printed by Harcourt Press and Ferguson Publishing illustrating digital art. Most recently her digital prints were shown at GFA, a Los Angeles gallery. She is also featured on many digital art web sites.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

Quan La Ba. Palette knife portraits from Vietnam.

S.K. Rajasekar. Abstract depictions of the space above the earth.

Ramesh Kher. Mixed media abstracts from India.

Samuel Monnier. Algorithmic art, patterns so complex that they could never have been imagined.

Moira Coon. Steampunk jewelry and frippery adornments.

Gabor Kruzsely. Stylized portraits from Hungary.

Adrian Sam. Art Deco nightscapes.

George Transcender. Socially conscious art.

Maja Sipilovic. Figurative drawing.

Mahenda Bhatt. Landscapes from Inida.

Igor Tarantul. Relief, three dimensional engraving and gold casting inlay.

Jean Francois Muller, Kevin Barr, Judy Puckett and Jaff Seijas have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Evolution a Tangled Bank
The following artwork is being installed at the 2009 Black Rock Arts Festival, one of the most fascinating and least understood phenomena of our time. For more, use the Burning Man category of the Internet Art Directory. http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/brc.phtml

2:22 Amethyst Portal. A subsonic non-linear dynamic analog feedback device that produces frequencies in the range of brain waves. It is housed in an indigo colored 17 foot high stellated dodecahedron.

Vishnu's Dream. Vishnu reclines on a bed formed by the thousand-headed serpent Shesha and dreams the world into existence as a lotus flower that blossoms from his navel. The sculpture melds whirling images of the playa scene with live infrared images of visitors in a dark chamber.

Cubatron L5. A 3D LED light sculpture. It consists of 5 cubes, each made up of 1000 lights within an 8x8x8ft open aluminum frame, all on top of a 5ft high steel pipe platform.

Fire Of Fires. Encased in thirty-two vertical feet of clear polycarbonate sheeting, nine gas lamps come alive as a tornado of flame.

Incunabulum. Our rational minds tell us that we are an inconsequential part of a vast, uncaring universe; yet, we know, in another sense, that we are responsible for creating our own universe and that nothing exists outside our own experience.

Luminous Passage. Large flower-shaped light sculptures, ten on each side. The design of each flower-lamp becomes progressively more complex and a more vibrant and visually evolved flower form.

H.E.Ai.D. A collaborative, generative experience that culminates in awakening the sentience of a Human Energized Artificial intelligence Device.

Burninator GRID. A fire art installation consisting of a closely packed grid of large flame towers.

Triassic Heron. A large modular sculpture, part prehistoric bird and part oil derrick. At night its wings move with fire, illuminating the skeletal structure.

Jaff Seijas

2009-07-24T01:15:00.000-07:00

The August 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Jaff Seijas. Jaff works on paper and canvas. His paintings and drawings are products of a rich and unique imagination in pursuit of self-actualization. He currently resides in Paris, France, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Jeff studied at the Atlanta College of Art and with Dutch artist Nan Hoover & William VanHettinga. He has had gallery showings since 1970. His work has been shown in New Jersey, Georgia, Oregon, Florida, the Carolinas, California and New Mexico. Also in Amsterdam, Munich and Paris. His Secret Lives Scrapbooks series, Aspects of the Masculine was exhibited at Gallery Nicholas Flamel in Paris this year.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Jason Jenkins. Large scale dark deep thought surrealism.
2. Debra Bretton Robinson. Acrylics on canvas and collage on wood.
3. Jonathon Baker. Art pirate.
4. d.a.gordon dart. Contemporary American Primitive, illustrator and sculptor.
5. Nabakishore Chanda. Spontaneous expression of creative impulse.
6. Franco Anselmi. Abstract animals from Italy.

Eva Gyorffy, Bob Dornberg, Donna C. Willis, Judy Puckett and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Southern California Art Calendar
Summer is a rich time filled with among other marvelous events, the Santa Barbara Solstice parade, Gallery Night Out (a new incarnation of the Miracle Mile Artwalk) the Laguna Beach Artwalk, the Sawdust Festival and the Pasadena Chalk Festival.

At the Pasadena Chalk Festival, large, beautiful, temporary artworks are created in chalk on the pavement. Some are original pieces, and others are reproductions of works such as famous paintings. Each artist created a smaller work on canvas, maybe a foot square, which was generally (but not always) a miniature version of the sidewalk chalk work. One artist, whose chalk creation was a reproduction of the Let It Be album cover, had a set of four minis at silent auction. Ringo's portrait was only bringing in about half as much as the other Beatles'.

A terrific list of Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals can be found at: http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php See you there.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
At the Huntington, the American galleries have been expanded and completely reinstalled. There was even a new room with bold abstracts, quite unexpected for the Huntington. A girl was overheard critiquing a huge abstract Frankenthaler to her father: "That is not art!" The giant stinky flower (Amorphophallus titanum) had bloomed in the Huntington's conservatory a few weeks earlier. This was the third blooming ever at the Huntington, and one of a small number ever in the country.

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year. Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Eva Gyorffy

2009-06-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

The July 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Eva Gyorffy. Eva was born in 1931 in Arad, Romania. She studied painting at the University of Fine Arts in Cluj, Romania. The art of Eva Gyorffy is expressionistic with signs of symbolism. Her portraits have a psychological content, and open up a deeper layer. Since she began working digitally in 1997, her work has become more colorful, without losing pictorial sensibility. One of her most appreciated experiences is redesigning oil paintings in the computer and giving them several different new expressions.

Works of Eva Gyorffy have been exhibited since 1957 at shows in Romania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Yugoslavia, and Italy. Also in museums in Arad and Timisoara, art books, television broadcasts and private collections throughout Europe, Israel, and North America. She illustrates the Hungarian paper of Arad and is the leading member of the Arad section of the Romanian Art Foundation and a member of the Hungarian Art Foundation.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Mimmo Alfarone. Chalk pastel on wood.
2. Gregory Burke. Animals being seen as human.
3. Menachem Yaffe. Stability in a disordered world, and a love of color from Jerusalem.
4. Clint Simmons. Mystical qualities that underlie photographs.
5. Maria Cristina Faleroni. Semi-abstract figures from Argentina.
6. Sahar Aljajeh. Abstract still life from Syria.

Bob Dornberg and Judy Arline Puckett have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Bob Dornberg

2009-05-23T20:01:00.000-07:00

The June 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month is Bob Dornberg. Dornberg was born in Los Angeles in 1940. He and his twin brother, Ken, had painted with their dad since an early age. Dornberg was inspired by Rempel in high school to explore juxtaposition, and by Elgart and Amato at UCLA to paint anything and to do it a lot. Over the last 12 years he has produced over 950 oil paintings. Images of his work appear on websites of poetry, in printed publications and on book covers.

His paintings develop composition through relations of shapes, dark and light patterns, rhythm and color relations. His subjects are slices of life development after Degas, Diebenkorn, Vuillard and Monet.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Moira Buchanan. Explores personal interaction with the painting medium. She constantly adds and subtracts oil paint on the surface, whilst incorporating organic and figurative matter. This act of destruction and creation creates a paradox which captures the artist's subconscious and psyche.
2. Meg MacKenzie. An emerging photographer for a few years now. She studied art at York University.
3. Sajjad Ahmed. A visual artist living and working in Pakistan. He graduated from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan in 2007. In the short time of two years, his work has become sought after by international curators, institutions and art buyers.
4. Tom Repasky. A pioneer in digital fine art with a surrealist orientation. He has been producing works of intricate detail and thought provoking composition since 1995
5. Dutchartistjelke van Beekveld. Creator from the new art style -- spacingart. Born Eindhoven in the Netherlands province of North Brabant, he is an industrial and art academy trained painter

Eugene Becker, Judy Puckett, Joseph DiSipio, Calico, Kevin Barr, David Derr and Gilbert Abric have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

My uncle John died this month. An epitaph:


Which of the two, when God and John meet,
Will occupy—you ask—the judgment seat?
Sure, our old friend—each one of us replies—
Will justly dominate the Grand Assize:
He’ll seize the scepter and ascend the throne,
Claim the Almightys thunder for his own,
Trump the Last Trump, and the Last Post postpone,
Then, if his strong prerogative extends
To passing sentence on his sinful friends,
Thus shall we supplicate at Heaven’s high bar:
Be merciful! You made us what we are;
Our jokes, our joys, our hopes, our hatreds too,
The outrageous things we do, or want to do—
How much of all of them we owe to you!
Send us to Hell or Heaven or where you will,
Promise us only you’ll be with us still:
Heaven, without you, would be too dull to bear,
And Hell will not be Hell if you are there.

David Derr

2009-05-04T15:31:00.000-07:00

David Derr
New Jersey artist David Derr is the May 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month. David has been drawing since he was a small child. He attended the Art Students League in the 1970s and studied life drawing. His passion for life drawing continued as a primary focus for nearly 10 years while he made a living as an artists' model and freelance commercial artist. Derr heads up his own design agency, D2 Studios Inc. Commercial success has never dimmed, in fact, has brought into sharper focus, his love for fine arts, and his expression of deep personal imagery.

His images explore what it is to be an imaginative thinking human being. The visual arts, music, dance, literature, myths, mysticism, spirituality and the sciences as well as everyday life all contribute in the creation of his images. He creates paintings that not only reflect his thoughts but engage the viewer to look deeper into their own thoughts and find the depths to each piece that are not initially apparent. To David, painting is not about technical expertise, but about creating a space where both the creator and the viewers' creative thoughts are set free to explore unexpected paths. His works are created in oil, mixed media and digital forms.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Kevin Rogerson. Rich, bold colors, texture and the effects of light and shadow.
2. Kim Leutwyler. Large scale figure paintings.
3. Jury Novikov. Realistic oils from the Ukraine.
4. Teddy Bozhinov. Pet and animal portraits from Bulgaria.
5. Hassan Hamroush. Cubist drawing.
6. Suman Kabiraj. Surrealistic narrative paintings from India.
7. Anny Cheong. Advertising design.
8. A Santos. Digital art, portraiture and image manipulation.
9. Shefqete Avdush Emini. Figurative abstract expressionism from Holland.

Joseph DiSipio, Judy Puckett, Eugene Becker, Kevin Barr and Calico have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml Joseph's new work uses infrared film, lith prints, tri-x film, frosted glass and selenium tones.

Dark Skies
Dark Skies is an annual Fire Art and burn festival held during the spring new moon near the Grand Canyon. Nightmare Nevada, Gurrwolf and Junior created the Harvesters to burn at the festival. They are three Icons each about twice the size of a man: the Creeper, the Reaper and the Collector. They were positioned in the Burn Bowl in front of the Pagoda Arch. The Creeper had fangs and triangle and square teeth, and an elongated arm stretched out way in front of him all the way to the ground. The Reaper held a scythe on a long pole that extended far above his head. The Collector held a sickle and had pumpkin like head with a green stem growing out of it. The papier-mache in the work was glazed in places so that parts of the sculptures looked to be metal. The Harvesters were dressed in black corduroy shirts and green burlap scarves and hoods. They had elbows and knees and even joints in their fingers and toes all bent in a balanced way.

The Harvesters burned before midnight Saturday. The paper and paint flashed and the cloth went up in flame leaving burning wood skeletons. Their skeletons were wood, built bone by bone. This made their skeletons more in common with humans than their outsides, and they did look more human after burning for a while, but still monstrous. The Reaper's scythe collapsed in the inferno, landing on the Creeper and bringing it down. The Collector's rib cage and mask glowed orange. His head fell off and rolled in front of us. Gurrwolf reached for the head, picked it up by a stick sticking out of it and held it aloft triumphantly as it continued to burn.

The disassembled Pagoda Arch burned pre-dawn Sunday. It was built by Pallet Man. It was 16 feet high and 20 feet wide. It was 65 pallets in the making. It looked like Stonehenge. It made seven piles of pallets stacked 1-3 high with lots of extra wood to keep the bonfires going. People rode a bicycle around the bonfires while they were burning.

Artistic Interaction
The Santa Fe Art Colony held its 20th annual Open Studio event on the first weekend in May. That weekend has been designated as the permanent Open Studio date, when residents of the colony open their private studios to the public. Upcoming Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours & Art Festivals can be found on the Digital Consciousness Art Calendar. http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year. Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Judy Puckett

2009-03-22T23:41:00.000-07:00

Judy Arline Puckett is the April 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Judy is a digital artist and photographer residing in Louisiana. She is also a creative writer, poet and a lover of jazz and blues music.

Her subject is often herself. Her work is a self reflection. Judy believes each of us should find the inner beauty within ourselves.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
We now tweet each new artist who registers with Digital Consciousness with up to 140 characters at http://twitter.com/DigitalCo To view work from an artist, follow the link in the tweet, or enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/ The following artists registered in the last month:

1. Rona Stelzer. Bright, bold, vibrant and visual acrylic paintings.
2. Nataly Samojlova. Painting, illustration and art photography.
3. Helen Moulinos. Portraits that capture what the subject is feeling at
a moment in time.
4. Rachel Lewis. Landscape photography that showcases the beauty of Britain's natural environments.
5. Laura Fowler. Bright fun acrylics from Australia.
6. Marthino Dias. Social and political criticism from Portugal.
7. Olga Levitas. Impressionistic oil landscapes from Canada.
8. Kimber Bosse. Gemstone, silver, gold, and clay sculptures.
9. Forest King. Oil portraits; respectful, yet out there enough to be "Wyoming alternative".

Shepard Fairey, Jason Jenkins, Joseph DiSipio, Gilbert Abric, and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Art exhibits, mostly in the March Pasadena Art Night (PAN)
The work of Edward Biberman, a famous California artist, and some Israeli-Californian artists, including a multimedia video installation of a meteor shower are on exhibit at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park. Biberman taught at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena which coincidentally is in the PAN.

The Norton Simon is a reliable good part of any PAN. Curators' comments about the Don Bachardy portrait of Norton Simon and the Matisse love poems exhibit were on podcasts which were available in advance.

The highlight of PAN was the Pasadena Museum of California Art. The electron microscopy exhibit was beautiful, It included a photo of a human embryonic stem cell. The Data + Art: Science and Art in the Age of Information exhibit was amazing. It included:

1. Little robots who sought out bright lights and left marks on paper as they traveled.
2. A large image of a dollar bill which had been assembled by an artist/supervisor who portioned it into tiny pieces. He subcontracted with 10,000 internet users, each of whom copied one piece. They only knew their own portion and were unaware of the larger project. Each person was paid a penny, so the total labor cost was $100.
3. A video/laser installation which scanned viewers and created beautiful and lingering images on large screens.

A Symphony rehearsal was open to the public. There was also live music at the Jazz Institute and the One Colorado stage. Also showcasing their exhibits at PAN were the Pacific Asia Museum, the Armory, the Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena City College and the Shumei Arts Council. Look for the next PAN and other Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals on our art calendar at: http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

Jason Jenkins

2009-02-27T20:01:00.000-08:00

Jason Jenkins
Jason Jenkins is the March 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Jason was born and raised in Mississippi. He has been drawing and painting all his life. His work mixes realism and overflowing imagination with a unique style of bold, vibrant and energetic paintings.

Jason does live paintings alongside bands to create spectacular visual shows. As of late he is touring the galleries throughout the Jackson metro area such as The Ink Spot, The Artichoke Gallery and the One Blu Wall gallery. He has most recently been painting with the local bands around, and out of, town. He hopes to one day tour the world doing this.

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Geoff Gove. Magazine cover photography.
2. Jason Jenkins. Live painting to Mississippi bands.
3. Christian Bolt. Sculpture from Switzerland.
4. Kenneth Dinkel. Abstracts and landscapes.
5. Beatrice Feo. Artist and director for contemporary art spaces in Italy.
6. Barbara Jaskiewicz. Cityscapes and landscapes from Poland.
7. Alok Badal. Actor from India.
8. Glenn Jacques. Commercial painter and sculptor.
9. Robert Martin. Freelance digital artist.
10. Adam Pakurar. Abstracts from Austria.
11. Suthirak Chantragun. Painterly style abstracts from Thailand.

Joseph DiSipio
Joseph DiSipio has added new artwork to his galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/galleries/JosephDiSipio/

Nicholas Caputi
Long time Digital Consciousness artist, Nicholas Caputi, passed away on January 17, 2009. Some of Nicholas' art will be sold at Clar's auction house in Oakland, California on March 7 and 8.

Shepard Fairey

2009-01-23T21:54:00.000-08:00

Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey is the February 2009 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Frank Shepard Fairey (born 15 February 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina) emerged from the skateboarding scene. He became known initially for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. He usually omits his first name.

Fairey created a series of posters supporting Barack Obama's candidacy for President in 2008, including the iconic "HOPE" portrait. Fairey distributed a staggering 300,000 stickers and 500,000 posters during the election campaign, funding his grassroots electioneering through poster and fine art sales. "I just put all that money back into making more stuff, so I didn't keep any of the Obama money," said Fariey in a December 2008 interview.

Fairey created the portrait of Barack Obama that TIME Magazine used as the cover art for its 2008 Person of the Year edition issue. His influence, particularly with Obama's presidential campaign, contributed to him being named a Person of the Year 2008 by GQ Magazine. In January 2009, the 'HOPE' image was acquired by the US National Portrait Gallery, and became part of the permanent collection. It was unveiled and put on display at the Gallery on January 17, 2009. http://RenownedArt.com/prints.php?a=Shepard+Fairey

Burning Man Art Grants
The deadline for submitting an art grant proposal for Burning Man 2009 is February 1. Every year Burning Man issues a small number of grants for the purpose of partially funding specific art projects. These grants are awarded primarily for interactive art that is based on the annual art theme In 2009 it is Evolution. http://www.BurningMan.com/installations/art_guidelines.html

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Jesus Orendain. Nudes, flora, landscapes, texture and the subconscious.
2. Laura Knight. Handcut steel for catching the light.
3. Shane Crotty. Abstract imagery from Ireland.
4. Slava Deryuga. American landscape photography.
5. Sangeeta Pathak. Drawings of faces in conflict, from India.
6. Steve Fielding. Pen and ink portraits from England.
7. Ramesh Aanadh. Watercolors from India.

Gilbert Abric
Gilbert Abric has added a new gallery: http://digitalconsciousness.com/galleries/ABRICGilbert/Monuments.phtml

Artistic Interaction
Digital Consciousness promotes interaction between artists. Everyone is invited to join the Facebook Digital Consciousness Artists Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38563776510 Both our forum ( http://DigitalConsciousness.net/forum/ ) and the facebook group are great places to post, or read about, new artwork or gallery exhibits or shows. Additionally, an art calendar listing Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals can be found at: http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year. Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Happy New Year

2008-12-21T23:15:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year
Please imagine here a whimsical animated feel-good greeting that will bring you good cheer for all of 2009.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Dan Rohrmann. Unrealistic landscapes from Romania.
2. Albert Sellaman. Digital abstracts from Australia.
3. Russell Scott-Skinner. Cubistic landscapes from the UK.
4. Aniello Scannapieco. Drawing and painting from Salerno, Italy.
5. Irene Bou. Outsider art from Spain.

Gilbert Abric and Jose Carvalhosa have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Artistic Interaction
Digital Consciousness promotes interaction between artists. Everyone is invited to join the Facebook Digital Consciousness Artists Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38563776510 Both our forum and facebook group are great places to post, or read about, new artwork or gallery exhibits or shows. Additionally, an art calendar listing Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals can be found at: http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

Digital Consciousness Facebook Group

2008-11-30T23:39:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving
Let us be thankful for the gentleness around us when we are quiet.

Digital Consciousness Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38563776510 Everyone is invited to join the Facebook Digital Consciousness Artists Group. It promotes global recognition and interaction between artists. It is a great place to post, or read about, new artwork or gallery exhibits and shows. Also, about artwalks or festivals you have participated in or have been to.

Elizabeth Hack
Elizabeth Hack is the December 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Her work consists of inner landscapes. She has created a series of paintings known as the Wave Series. Adding paint and ink to the canvas or paper, she feels the fire or the sea. Excavating through the composition, her paintings express energy and spirit.

The paintings of Elizabeth Hack have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions at galleries throughout California, including the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara; the University of California in Berkeley at the ASUC Studio and the Heller Gallery; the Commonwealth Club Gallery in San Francisco; the Hayward Arts Council Gallery in Hayward; Gloria Delson Fine Art; the Soolip Gallery in West Hollywood; the Berkeley Art Center Gallery in Berkeley; Carol Dabb Fine Art; the Ashkenazy Gallery in Los Angeles; and the Orlando Gallery in Sherman Oaks.

Joseph DiSipio
Joseph DiSipio has a Lith print photography show in Santa Barbara. The opening reception is 5-8ish, December 4th during the Santa Barbara First Thursday Art Walk. It is at the Bookden at 15 E. Anapamu. He hopes to see you there. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/galleries/JosephDiSipio/

Southern California Art Walks
A continuously updated art calendar can be found at: http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php Details about many spectacular monthly artwalks can be found there. The Santa Barbara, Laguna Beach, San Pedro, Downtown L.A., Palm Desert, Santa Ana, Pomona, Long Beach, Miracle Mile and Santiago artwalks all occur monthly. Also on the December calendar are the Ventura and Long Beach First Fridays (coordinated gallery openings), the Northeast L.A. Gallery Night and the Woodland Hills Rotary Club Arts & Crafts Faire.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/
Wojciech Ukianski. Abstract sculpture from Poland.
Kombizz. Macro photography: landscape, old and new architecture.
Marco Battaglini. Mechanical creativity from Costa Rica.
Jane E Porter. Visionary portraits from Scotland.
Nyugen Smith. Symbolic sculpture.
Jamie Thibault. Hardwood and Tagua and Corozo Nut sculpture.
Cedric Mnich. TradeArt. Complex mathematics and profit.
Warrior Richardson. Music and sports caricactures.
Jaclyn Brine. Realistic watercolors.
Hiroko Sakai. Surrealistic oils.
Joseph DiSipio, Gilbert Abric, Nathan Brusovani and Moses Masoko have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Moses Masoko

2008-10-24T20:40:00.000-07:00

Moses Masoko
Moses Masoko is the November 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Moses was born in South Africa in 1979. Inspired by Picasso, Ben Macala and Gerald Sekoto, he started drawing and painting at an early age. In 2000 he studied fabric painting, sculpting and screen printing, in 2001-2004 printmaking and in 2005 graphic design and flexography printing.

Currently Moses paints geometric shapes in water color. He also works as a curator at Gerald A Lee gallery.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

Laviniu M. Draghici. Glass paintings from Denmark.
Fejzi Ali Beqiri. The invisible side of the universe from Italy.
Tomaselli Emilio. Interior design and architecture.
Charles Andraos. Mystical oils from Lebanon.
Stephen Shooster. Music inspired cubistic watercolors.
Andre Pourtales. Impressionistic oils from France.
Osvaldo Cibils. Digital art and drawing from Italy.
Darla Farner. Watercolor in motion.
Gillie and Marc Schattner. Husband and wife collectively on the same pieces.
John Mark. Landscapes and nature.
Danila Altmark. Personalized artworks.
Radomir Djukanovic. Abstract geometry from Serbia.
Calico. Photographs from SoCalDeCom.

Joseph DiSipio, Kevin Barr and Calico have added new artwork to their galleries.http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Ventura Art Walk
The fall Ventura art walk included gifted artists at the Stoneworks. Also of note was the installation called "Tubular Zen" with five black pillars which emit light and sound when buttons on them are pressed. An art calendar listing Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals can be found at:http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

SoCalDeCom
Pirates shot Cabbage Patch dolls and footballs from an air cannon over the Dawnship. The Dawnship was a big Bedouin tent flying Jolly Rogers. The event took everyday items and changed their identity. It brought about new perceptions causing people to question how to see, to re-examine and to re-invent.

On the hill was Hatfield's illuminated Flying Saucer. From its control panel one could program the lighting pattern. The saucer as a symbol of aliens landing on earth could not be suppressed. Yet, beliefs and circumstances about them could be changed.

The Living Room by Taz and Cooper was both an art piece and a chill space. Was it a living room or not? On one hand it had the feel of a living room, because there were two doors, a window, a framed 2D piece of art and miscellaneous furniture. On the other hand there were NO WALLS! Probably was a living room because the couch and chair were really comfortable.

Emerald Portals in San Francisco
From Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. the Emerald Portals art installation by Harlan Emil Gruber will be on public display free of charge in conjunction with the 2012 Conference. The precise location is the Fort Mason Center at the intersection of Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street in the Marina district. There is no street address. 800-984-0897 http://www.2012conference.org They incorporate geometry, sound and color to provide an interactive environment. The intention is to provide a portal to the vibrational dimension of the Earth and the participant's energy bodies. Once a vibrational alignment is achieved between personal, planetary and galactic, a harmonious shift of dimensions can take place.

Jett Vivere

2008-09-23T14:32:00.000-07:00

Jett Vivere
Jett Vivere is the October 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Jett was born 1987 in Paisley and raised in Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. With a history of art in the family, Vivere took an interest in art at a young age and has been a keen artist ever since. After studying fine art and having successful end of year shows and exhibitions in Glasgow and Edinburgh she has embarked on a career as an artist with work on exhibition in various galleries. She has been influenced by many artists including Peter Howson, Gerard Burns, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol.

Vivere’s work, like the artists who inspire her, is unique, stylish and quirky. Unafraid of creating bold images that make a visual statement, she chooses color wisely, using it to create a bigger impact on a large scale. When painting, Vivere uses oil bars for their flexibility and greater control than can be achieved by the direct application of the oils by hand. The simplicity of the lines and marks on the canvas belies the work and preparation required to produce such dramatic images.

Long Beach SoundWalk
Among the exhibits at the September 2008 Long Beach SoundWalk were:
* A room filled with about a dozen roundish sculptures hanging from the ceiling. Each is a bundle of electronics and each emits different soft sounds.
* A Tower of Babel sculpture. You speak or make noises into the nearby microphone, and the sculpture distorts and echoes the sound, mixing it with previous sounds.
* Household percussion jams, where people play mostly pots and pans, but other household items also.
* A station where you select a musical work and listen to it through headphones. The piece is distorted according to the ambient sound level in the room. The quieter the room, the more distorted the sound is.
* Laptop computers hanging by wires from the ceiling. Participants swing the computers, which have motion sensors and play sounds based on their motions.
* Gossip. Two pairs of nude female mannequins separated by some distance on the sidewalk. Tell a juicy secret to one pair, and it's broadcast from the other pair.
* An installation which translates the shape of mountain peaks into sounds. Hundreds of photos of Colorado mountains were digitally traced. These outlines, which resemble the shape of audio waves, were imported into an audio editor. The resulting low register audio waves resemble the rumbling of the earth itself. The installation displays the mountain photo and the wave form, which is traced through as the sound plays.
* A room with four large drums in front of loud amplified sounds. Ping pong balls which are suspended on strings from the ceiling bounce on the vibrating drum heads.
* A virtual maze in which the "walls" are merely sounds which you hear through the large stuffed toy mouse-head headphones you wear. This was called "Mice pace" (get it?).
An art calendar listing Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals can be found at: http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/
Doriana Rada. Spiritual art from Albania.
Taylor Denis. Artist and author from Sweden.
Richard Whincop. Realistic oils from the U.K.
Gilbert Abric, Moustafa Al Hatter, Joseph DiSipio, Kevin Barr, Donna Willis and Nirvana Blues have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year. Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Burning Man 2008

2008-09-09T13:59:00.000-07:00

Burning Man is an annual week long arts festival that takes place in the Black Rock desert in Nevada. This issue of the newsletter describes just a few of the installations there.

Tantalus
Tantalus is a life-size stroboscopic zoetrope. The mechanism produces an illusion of action from a succession of static pieces. It tells the tale of Tantalus, who stole ambrosia from the Gods. His punishment was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches. Whenever he reached for the fruit, the branches raised his intended meal from his grasp. The Tantalus zoetrope at Burning Man presents a revolving Uncle Sam hat. A man's arm reaches for an apple, or golden watch. The object goes up and down, but it is always just out of reach.

Tantalus is the creation of Peter Hudson, a San Francisco visual artist who has installed zoetropes at Burning Man since 2000. In 2000, Playa Swimmers was featured in a Time Magazine article about the art of Burning Man and in filmmaker Renea Robert's award-winning documentary, Gifting It. In 2001, Possession, a collection of six hands strategically placed on a model. In 2002, Sisyphish which depicts strobe-lighted swimmers in motion. In 2004, Deeper; in 2007 Homouroboros and this year Tantalus. Peter Hudson is the September 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

Babylon
The largest installation was Babylon, a 10-story steel frame tower rising 100 feet into the sky, with a stairwell to the top. It was built by union workers out of recycled materials to specifications that allowed for tear down. The festival is a "leave no trace" event, so everything is temporary. The process of quickly and cleanly building and tearing down a structure so big it would be fair to call it a skyscraper is in itself a work of art.

Brainfire
A few hours after dark the artist himself fired up the structure releasing fuel into the ceiling of a small open building. In calm conditions there is mesmerizing, creeping, undulating fire suspended overhead. In windy conditions there is still a partial coating of the fire just beneath the ceiling.

The Apocalypse Lounge Dinosaur Spider
This is a gigantic mechanical beast that looks like a dinosaur, but has eight legs so may be a spider. Three years in the making, it is powered by a single truck motor geared up enough to move the 7 ton object. It tromped across the festival straining to make a step, but doing it, pausing and then making the next. It was two stories high and people climb up and ride on the top story. It cannot turn. It makes loud thumps as it goes and stirs up dust as it pounds the earth.

Bummer
A super size Humvee measuring 38 feet long x 18 feet wide x 16 feet high. Half of the Hummer was painted in military khaki and the other half in bright sporty colors. The headlights were bright enough to bring day to night. The taillights were a shadow show.

Altered State
A symbol of the United States Capitol becomes a mirage of mythical creatures fabricated of elaborately carved white steel. Each cut is rendered in the archetypal graphic style of Pacific Northwest Coast Indian imagery. Gymnasts climbed the interior swing and as intended, a government building was transformed into an Altered State.

Temple of Community
A thirty-foot-high rendition of an origami crane. On the playa, the crane symbolizes the act of letting go â€“ of people, places, feelings, ideas â€“ making wishes, discovering hope, finding peace, and building the wisdom, happiness and longevity of a community that is united in this experience.

Shiva Vista
A circular fire installation with an elevated performance platform in the center. Sixteen large propane guns fire in rhythmic sequences while fire performers, dancers and musicians play along with them. Twelve of the guns are arranged in a 100 foot circle and four more are located at the corners of the platform, controlled from an elevated platform just outside of the circle. It is a place where humans and machines enter into a fusion of fire, movement and sound.

Flamethrower Shooting Gallery
Modeled after a county fair-style shooting gallery, this provides a new twist on a long-standing American tradition and pokes gentle fun at the American fascination with firearms and personal power, as well as the Burning Man fascination with fire and radical self expression. It does this by allowing and encouraging participants to literally play with fire and shoot things.

Emerald Portal
The Emerald Portal was originally made for Burning Man 2006. It is based on 3-dimensional sacred geometry heart chakra colors and incorporates the Quasar Wave Transducer, a subsonic nonlinear dynamic analog feedback device. It is made of specially painted plywood and has seating both within the lower area and on a raised central platform. The outline is a steel tubing version that clearly shows the geometry of the structure and can be climbed on. It catalyzes a personal connection to the Emerald within the participant's heart chakra and facilitates a connection to the Earth and Galaxy's energy bodies.

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. John Torode. Abstract expressionism
2. James Faulkner. Digital collage.
3. Tony Blue. Blutography art, a form of photo-illustration.
4. Cynthia Fusco. Landscape and nature photography.
5. Lewis Liu. Reproduction of famous oil paintings.
6. Liz Rogers. Transparent watercolors.
7. Paul Bonnie Kent. Brilliant abstracts and other offerings from Emilia Romagna, Italy.
8. J P McLaughlin. Image creation from Scotland.
9. Jett Vivere. Dramatic impressionistic oils from Ayrshire, Scotland.
10. Rollo West. Oil and colored pencil animals and wildlife.
11. Cody Wilkerson. Digital graphic photography.
12. Peter Hudson. Life-size stroboscopic zoetropes.
13. Kristina Wentzell. Landscapes and florals.

Gilbert Abric, Kevin Barr and Nicholas Caputi have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year. Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Laura Perry-Eklund

2008-07-25T13:04:00.000-07:00

Laura Perry-Eklund
Laura Perry-Eklund is the August 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Laura is an abstract artist from Olive Hill, Kentucky. Growing up in the heart of Appalachia she understands that happiness comes from the simple, natural things in life. Her interests have always been in the natural world, art and psychic phenomena from which she summons artistic visions.

Her creations are outbursts from these visions. She has to feel completely free from everything to create and so, during several periods in her life has lived in isolation. She paints using the skills and knowledge of a trained artist. She pulls the paint and color into the composition to achieve unity. The paint will do what she wants it to do. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Contemporary Artists and Galleries
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

Jean Francois Muller. Haitian influenced landscape abstracts.

Lara Agnes Szabo. Harpist from Hungary

Bryan Crump. Magazine cover photography.

Ana Maria Barbos. Plastic artist from Romania who creates colorful landscape themes.

Stefania Vassura. Photography from Italy.

Miro Gabriele. Ecology photography from Italy.

Paola González Muñoz. Expressionistic mixed media from Mexico.

John Lathram. The transhumanist experience.

S. Shatrughan Gupta. Impressionistic cityscapes from India.

Zaher El-Bizri. Plastic and watercolor artist influenced by the medieval quarters of the ancient Lebanese port city of Sidon.

Joseph Gooders. Abstract light and color photography from the UK.

Mmoses Masoko. Picasso influenced watercolors from South Africa.

Nicholas Capote has added new artwork to his galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Glow Dusk to Dawn
On July 19 a huge crowd turned out to view art installations in Santa Monica. Among them, seemingly breathing constructions from Shih Chieh Huang. His works, about a dozen of them, each about the size of a person, dangled above the path under the pier. They incorporated plastic bags and fans that turned on and off so that the sculptures expanded and contracted to glowing illumination. Look for Glow 2009 and for more immediate Southern California Art Walks, Open Studio Tours, & Art Festivals on the Art Calendar. http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

First Friday Vegas
On the First Friday of most months, galleries in the Art District in Las Vegas, just North of the Strip, host receptions for their artists. Free trollies run between The Arts Factory, the center of it all, the Commerce Street Studios and other points. http://firstfriday-lasvegas.org/

Guardian of Eden
Following its debut at the 2007 Burning Man festival, the Nevada Museum of Art is pleased to present Guardian of Eden, a large-scale, outdoor sculpture by New York–based artist Kate Raudenbush. The intricately carved, 12-petal lotus flower spans over 19 feet in diameter and is inspired by Hindu and Egyptian creation myths, Buddhist symbolism, and the ancient symbol of the Flower of Life. http://www.nevadaart.org/exhibitions/exhibition_display.php?id=98

Susan J. Sauerbrun

2008-06-23T15:06:00.000-07:00

Susan J. Sauerbrun is participating in the

183rd Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art

at the

National Academy Museum

1083 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

It is an honor to be included in this show. It runs until Sept 7th.

For further information please go to

http://www.SusanJSauerbrun.com/pressroom.html

Colin Tresadern

2008-06-22T17:09:00.000-07:00

Colin Tresadern
Colin Tresadern (b. 1954) is the July 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Colin is inspired by the design of traditional Japanese interiors, and the ideal that 'less is more.' Colin believes that visual opposition and contrast achieve balance and harmony. Colin is also inspired by Kabbalah, and explores mystic concepts which, being essentially abstract concepts, are ideally expressed using abstract visual images.

Colin creates paintings using elemental geometric forms in a non-representational abstract space, in pure minimal designs combining interactive elements of colour, plane, and line. Aesthetic balance is achieved through the use of asymmetrical opposition in the constructional elements of the designs. This complexity underlies their apparent simplicity and the use of primary colours and primary values. Emphasising order, balance, and formal structure, the paintings are reduced to their fundamental essentials and core of self-expression. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph DiSipio and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

Golden Cafe. A bar with art, exotic cocktails and live music on E @ 7:30 in the heart of Black Rock City.

Bill Tennant. Canadian landscape painter focusing mainly upon west coast marine subjects.

Frank To. From Scotland. Paintings inspired by the Renaissance sculptor, Michelangelo.

Michael O'Gorman. Surrealistic light and color oils from Wales.

Ray Laing. Statement Art. The written word.

Glenn James. Fantasy gothic illustrations.

Noureddine EL HANI. Digital abstracts from Tunisia.

Baby Origami Cranes
The Temple of Community is building a large Crane Temple at Burning Man this year. The Temple will fill the void with a place of contemplation, grieving and letting go. It will be a place to say and express farewells. Artists who visit the temple have been asked to create their own wooden scaled-down versions of an origami crane. These smaller cranes will be gathered around the base of the main structure. Please make sure that your crane won't take flight on the playa winds! A burn platform large enough for the baby cranes will be provided. http://tribes.tribe.net/templeofcommunity

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission.
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year.
Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Barbara Bonnie Deutsch

2008-05-29T19:20:00.000-07:00

Barbara Bonnie Deutsch will have her clay sculptures exhibited in the Edward Hopper House Art Center's Juried Art Exhibit and Sale to Benefit Gay Pride of Rockland from Sat. May 31 to Sunday Jun22.

Artist Reception is on Sunday June 1 from 1-4.  The exhibition runs from May 31 to June 22.

The Do LaB

2008-05-27T22:31:00.000-07:00

The Do LaB
The Do LaB is the June 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. The Do LaB is a radical art collective committed to the expansion of minds and the destruction of conventions. Based in downtown Los Angeles, The Do LaB draws inspiration from the organic beauty of the Earth, and from the dazzling lights of its community . . . all of you. The Do LaB's goal is to nurture the creative spark within us all, and to strengthen the connections that bring us together.

Most recently The Do LaB produced Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) a green outdoor art and music festival near Santa Barbara. A record 6,000 people from all over the world attended the 4 day event. Shuttles took people into the festival area, throughout which there were dozens of blank panels. The panels were transformed into murals, some right on the stages while the musicians played. The finished works were auctioned off. The proceeds went to Sonic Muze, a non-profit organization that purchases musical instruments and art supplies for schools.

The forest vibrated to the beats of the Treehouse, Bamboo and Woogie stages. The Treehouse Stage was the steampunk junktification work of master creator Shrine. He made it from discarded windows and cans and other trash. The Bamboo Stage was the creation of bamboo artisan Gerard Minakawa and his crew. The Stanton Warriors, Kan 'Nal, Helios Jive, Yard Dogs Road Show and dozens of other bands played. Cirque Berzerk and Lucent Dossier performed high rope acts. A flat wire was strung out so people could try gymnastics themselves.

People wandered with guitars and ukuleles and jammed in their camps and in the Orchid Lounge in the middle of the festival. Tai Chi and Yoga people practiced and taught. One trail led out of the patches where people camped to and along a river; another up a hill with a view of lake Cachuma. Abundant potable water was pumped, filtered and dispensed with just the right pressure from lots of easy to turn valves. LIB was a leave no trace event with most of the waste recycled. http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Bruce Price, Derek McCrea, Josef Marsal, Gilbert Abric, Joseph DiSipio, Kevin Barr and Robert Chami have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists were registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

Merovee. Digital hermetic art.

Marabeth Quin. Both an earthiness and otherworldly quality.

Glen Allen. Photography of artistic images.

Sean O'Shea. Paintings of movement and grace from Australia.

Yuri Podolin. Oil portraits from Belarus.

Carmen Luna. Collage from Spain.

Cris Acqua. Surrealism from Spain.

Corne Eksteen. Large scale oils exploring sexuality and spirituality.

Christian Demare. Photography from France.

Massimo Caria. Computerized cityscapes from Italy.

The Do LaB. A radical art collective.

Michele Vincent
Michele Vincent has an exhibition from May 27 to June 14, 2008 entitled "The Fantastic Universe" at:
Montserrat Contemporary Art Gallery
547 W. 27th street
New York, New York 10001
http://www.montserratgallery.com
212-268-0088
Gallery Hours : Tuesday - Saturday 12-6pm.
Please join them at a champagne reception Thursday, May 29th, 2008 from six to eight o'clock.

Susan I. Sheehan

2008-04-23T19:16:00.000-07:00

Susan I. Sheehan
Susan Isabella Sheehan is the May 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Susan works digitally on mindscapes and altered landscapes that explore hidden cores of thought. Her style is mostly surreal, often dark and complex, with a spiritual quality. History and mythology emerge from the images she creates. She works intuitively as the energies move her.

Susan began by capturing the natural beauty of the Sonora desert in Arizona and of life around her in pencil etchings and watercolors. Now, composing visions using a computer, the placement, color balance and style from her early work are still present. She loves exploring thought and consciousness, and knows that the potential of the human mind and soul are without limit. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

Lightning in a Bottle
Lightning in a Bottle is a green outdoor music and art festival near Santa Barbara, California produced by The Do Lab artists network. It takes place before, during, and after Memorial Day weekend: the gate opens at 4pm Thursday May 22 and closes at noon Tuesday May 27. The stages will be live starting on Friday from 3pm till midnight, and from around 10am to midnight on Saturday and Sunday. The vending village will have clothing, jewelry, and a wide variety of organic vegetarian food choices. http://lightninginabottle.org/2008/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Joseph DiSipio, Derek McCrea, Nirvana Blues, Kevin Barr, Josef Marsal, Robert Chami and Nicholas Caputi have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

Mariusz Gutowski. Oil and tempera figures from Poland.

Danuta Krajewska. Impressionistic portraits from Poland.

Sergio Fasola. Surrealistic photography from Argentina.

Mark Highton-Ridley. Cityscape photography from the U.K.

Melissa Fair. Vintage photography and texture.

Colleen Gorlewski. Photography of the beauty around us.

Olga Gelfand. Watercolor landscapes from Russia.

Stephen Gomm. Digital landscapes from the U.K.

Colin Bailey. Oil landscapes and beachscapes from the U.K.

Brewery Art Walk
The Brewery is an artist colony in Los Angeles with semi-annual studio tours. The spring tour featured magnificent work. Ann Erpino displayed her Science Series. The Science Series consists of dozens of small complex paintings, each inspired by a different scientific project or scientist at Caltech. Sean Sobczak had illuminated sculpture; Bruce Gray magnetic sculpture. Max Grundy, consistent with his "Fear is the New Beauty" theme, had stylized depictions of people falling out of airplanes. CJ Kang showed abstract paintings about contemporary China.

Marek Swiatecki

2008-03-23T00:35:00.000-07:00

Marek Swiatecki
Marek Swiatecki is the April 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Marek is a Polish painter of portraits, landscapes and masterpiece reproductions. His landscapes, done in pastels, are of forests and lakes where lights, shapes and colors create a rare, unusual atmosphere. His masterpiece reproductions, done in oil, are of works by Rembrandt, Willem Kalf, Willem van Aelst and other XVII Century Dutch still lifes.

Paintings by Marek Swiatecki are displayed in several galleries in Poland: TopArt in Torun; B-Gallery in Gdansk and Gallery Brama in Olsztyn. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Renowned Artists
March is Women's History Month in the United States, and the 2008 theme is "Women’s Art: Women’s Vision". In honor of this, biographies of the following female renowned artists have been added to http://RenownedArt.com/ in the last month:

1. Laura Alma-Tadema (b. 1852), British painter.
2. Sophie Anderson (b. 1823), French-born British genre painter.
3. Sofonisba Anguissola (b. 1532), Italian painter of the Renaissance.
4. Marie Bashkirtseff (b. 1858), Ukrainian-born Russian painter and sculptor.
5. Cecilia Beaux (b. 1855), American society portraitist.
6. Anna Boch (b. 1848), Belgian painter.
7. Fanny Churberg (b. 1845), master Finnish painter.
8. Evelyn De Morgan (b. 1855), English Pre-Raphaelite painter.
9. Adelaide Labille-Guiard (b. 1749), French history and portrait painter.
10. Maria Sibylla Merian (b. 1647), naturalist and scientific illustrator.
11. Marianne North (b. 1830), English naturalist and flower-painter.
12. Liubov Popova (b. 1889), Russian avant-garde painter and designer.
13. Faith Ringgold (b. 1930), African American artist, known for painted story quilts.
14. Olga Rozanova (b. 1886), Russian avant-garde artist.
15. Rachel Ruysch (b. 1664), Dutch painter of floral still-lifes.
16. Jenny Saville (b. 1970), English painter and a leading Young British Artist.
17. Beatrice Wood (b. 1893), American artist, dubbed the "Mama of Dada".

For the full list of female renowned artists, see http://RenownedArt.com/indexfemale.php

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Adib Fattal. Cities and villages inspired by middle-eastern architecture and life.
2. Susan Isabella Sheehan. The deepest hidden cores of thought.
3. Meagan Winterlude Babcock. Fire Art -- art that has been burned.
4. Benetti Andrea. Symbolic interiors from Italy.
5. Lisa Ingrey. Non-objective landscape and nature painting.
6. Dario Mohr. Visual expression of relationships.
7. Sarah Duke. Conceptual abstracts.
8. William Everly. Photorealistic portraits from family photos.
9. Julian CoxARBS. Drawing and sculpture from England.
10. Monica Palermo. Action abstracts from Italy.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Josef Marsal, Robert Chami and Nicholas Caputi have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Gabe Kirchheimer
Gabe Kirchheimer, prolific and outstanding Burning Man photographer has a show in Oregon: Chemeketa Community College Gallery Building 3, Rm. 122 4000 Lancaster Dr. NE, Salem, Oregon April 2–April 30, M–F 10a.m.–6 p.m. Opening reception: April 2, 12–2 p.m. Burning Man Image gallery: http://tinyurl.com/24sl4k Show details: http://www.chemeketa.edu/collegelife/arts/gallery/index.html

Broad Contemporary Art Museum Inaugural Installation
The newly opened Broad Contemporary Art Museum at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art offers visitors the distilled essence of contemporary American art. It provides iconic artworks from some of the most important artists of the last forty years, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, Ellsworth Kelly, Cindy Sherman, Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Baldessari, Jeff Koons, Chris Burden, Mike Kelley, and Richard Serra.

Richard Serra's minimalist steel sculpture, Band, occupies most of the first floor. It is so large, 13 feet tall, 70 feet long and 40 feet wide that the viewer walks inside it. Interestingly, each of about a dozen plates that comprise Band are freestanding. It's not that the structure once put together holds itself up; it's that every part is free in terms of its gravitational load.

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission.
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year.
Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

Art and Robots

2008-03-19T19:43:00.000-07:00

Worth1000 has merged art and robots into contest.

Take any classical work of art and robotize it. Quality is a must. You will have 48 hours for this contest so make your submission count.

MARK FISCHER

2008-03-09T21:07:00.000-07:00

EXPRESSIONS GALLERY

2035 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, California, 94703

AN AFTERNOON WITH MARK FISCHER,

Sunday, March 30, 2008 1-3 PM

"Where Nature, Science and Art Meet"

Mark Fischer will speak on his Cetacean and Avian Art work. The art work is currently on display at Expressions Gallery through April 4th

Engineer/Artist Mark Fischer will give a presentation on 'Whalesong Art', 1-3pm on Sunday, March 30th, 2008, at Expressions Gallery in Berkeley, California.

For seven years Mr. Fischer has been researching ways to visualize the sounds of birds, whales and dolphins. Recent work includes investigations of the sounds of the Minke whale, the subject of 'research whaling' near Antarctica, the sounds of the Blue whale in the north Pacific; and tropical birds native to Kaua'i.

His work has been featured in the New York Times, Utne Reader, Greenpeace (Germany), NRDC's OnEarth, the Discovery Channel, GEO, Expressions and Odyssey magazines, San Diego Union Tribune, and AAHA's Trends.

Alexander Sadoyan

2008-02-29T18:16:00.000-08:00

Alexander Sadoyan
Alexander Sadoyan is the March 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Alexander was born in 1954 in Yerevan, Armenia and has resided in Los Angeles since 1996. He graduated from Terlemezian Art College of Fine Arts and has participated in more than 50 exhibitions.

Alexander paints forms and shapes to convey energy and spiritual conditions. He is inspired from life and nature. The colors and rhythms along with the mysterious inner life of mankind become his themes. His images are put together in a dreamlike sequence to reinforce the realty of metaphysical worlds.

Alexander has sold paintings in numerous auctions and his work is in private collections in the US, France, Germany, Canada, Russia, Switzerland, China, Norway and Lebanon. He is a member of the Artist’s Union of the Republic of Armenia and the International Association of Arts at UNESCO. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

The Renowned Art Domain
Biographies of over 500 renowned artists are now indexed on this domain: by century (13th-20th Century), by artist's name, or from an alphabar. These are the most significant, famous, and influential figures in the history of art. The biographies emphasize the artistic style of the artists. Included is an index of female artists. http://RenownedArt.com/

Art Events
February marked the 10th anniversary of the Laguna Beach First Thursdays Art Walk. At the North end of Laguna, the Whitney Gallery exhibited wonderful pastel portraits by Bradford J. Salamon. The Kush Gallery exhibited paintings of Vladimir Kush, the Russian surrealist painter known for metaphorical realism. More on the Laguna Art Walk and on other Southern California art walks, open studio tours and art festivals can be found through the calandar: http://digitalconsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

New Artwork in the Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Joseph DiSipio, Barbara Rose Guada, Robert Chami, Nicholas Caputi and Nirvana Blues have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Chris Kelly. Interpretation of formative energies that govern seeds and natural shapes.
2. Pam Houle. Watercolor florals.
3. Adam Rowell. Fantasy photography.
4. Sej. Organic abstracts from Australia.
5. Rhonda Hall. Realistic interior landscape and nature compositions.
6. Jan Zaremba. Landscape Sumi-e, East Asian ink and wash painting.
7. Dawn Secord. Pastel dogs.
8. Susan J. Sauerbrun. Light and color abstracts.
9. Eemeel. Portraits and nudes from the Netherlands.
10. Chris Heisinger. Stained Glass mosaics.
11. Peter Hobden. Cityscapes from Switzerland.
12. Renso Castaneda. Photo-realistic portraits from Peru.
13. Miklos Legrady. New media and visual art.
14. Max Conrad. Celebrity photography.
15. Stephen Rivers. Xismtic modernism and cubism.

Mark Fischer

2008-02-10T03:06:00.001-08:00

Acutorostrata yunaska

Lines, Patterns and Textures
Feb. 16 - Apr. 11 expressionsgallery.org
Location: Expressions Gallery
2035 Ashby Avenue
Berkeley, California 94703

Highlight: February 18, 2008: Reception 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Notes: Mark Fischer's sonic mandalas from the sounds of birds, whales and dolphins will be among the works exhibited at the Lines, Patterns and Textures show at Expressions Gallery, from February 16th through April 11th, 2008. Join us for the opening night reception from 6pm until 8:30pm.

Contact: 510.644.4930, expressionsgallery AT msn.com

Norman Engel

2008-01-22T19:49:00.000-08:00

Norman Engel
Norman Engel is the February 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Norman is a prolific artist specializing in contemporary paintings of women. His approach to painting is reminiscent of the painters of the early twentieth century. His style combines the traditions of the Old Masters with contemporary abstraction to create original canvases of layered color, sensitive line and classical composition.

Norman's subjects include modern women, girls, and the nude figure, as well as still life, landscapes and abstracts. He works in oil and acrylic and also sketches and draws. Norman's studio is located in Houston, Texas and he teaches at the Art Institute of Houston. His paintings are included in collections all over the world. Although painting is his full time passion, he is also active in animation, illustration, graphic design, photography, and teaching. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Nicholas Caputi, Maggie Connell, Joseph DiSipio, Gerard Van den Berge and Derek McCrea have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Manfred Kielnhofer. Mystical sculpture from Austria.
2. Nizar Sabour. Internationally exhibited art professor from Syria.
3. Paulina Sydney. Alaskan fantasies.
4. Zsuzsa Doszkocs. Cityscapes from Hungary.
5. Uvi Poznansky. Bronze and ceramic sculpture.
6. Isabelle Hayeur. Installation art and digital montage from Canada.
7. Neil Howe. Surrealistic art and music from Australia.
8. Arash Helali. Landscapes and nature from Iran.
9. Robert Chami. Pastels and inventions from Syria.
10. Alan Estes. Digital abstracts from photographs.
11. Patricia Estes. Florals and still-lifes.
12. b jAXON, E.C.A.D. Realistic pencil drawings.
13. Funism. Art movement started in 1991 by Norm Magnusson.
14. Phil Slattery. Elementalist manipulation of shininess and texture.
15. Jeff Fisher. 3D science fiction, and fantasy modeling.

Avant Duck
The Sullivan Goss Gallery of Santa Barbara, California has an exhibit entitled "Avant Duck." The artist, Martha Mayer Erlebacher, interpreted basically the entire history of art through the filter of . . . a duck. Now, this idea sounds like it could end up being kitschy or too cutesy, but instead it was an extraordinary exploration of art as interpreted by the world of the Duck. There was a Munch ("The Scream" become "The Quack"), a Duchamp/Da Vinci Mona Lisa duck, as well as duck versions of Magritte, Picasso, O'Keeffe, Dali, Warhol, and many other works. Particularly of note was the Ofili. Ofili is famous for using elephant dung in his work, so Erlebacher of course incorporated duck droppings into her work. A spectacular exhibit!

Burning Man Ticket Sales
This year there will be no ticket sales at the event gate. $210 and $225 tickets are sold out. 10,000 third level are available for $250, and after that, fourth level tickets at $295, while supplies last.

Artist live/work Community Survey
The developers of "Artist Walk", an art colony in New Jersey, are conducting a short survey. The purpose of the survey is to help plan and design the community. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=lFDyB6PQsWTj47RqBk6ntw_3d_3d

Gerard Van den Berge

2007-12-20T15:01:00.000-08:00

The Art and Artists Blog
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Gerard Van den Berge
Gerard Van den Berge is the January 2008 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Gerard is a nature impression photographer. He works in the Netherlands. While taking photographs he looks for the horizon and for the abstractness of the sea, the beach and the dunes. His way of taking pictures is spontaneous without aiming for a technically perfect representation. Mostly he wishes to show the opposite; the pure chance; the freedom. http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph DiSipio and Nicholas Caputi have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Durga. Dark Folklore Art from the ancient tribal cultures of Indonesia.
2. Jaroslaw Kukowski. Surrealistic creatures which disturb the spirit of sensitive observers.
3. Leone Holzhaus. Contrasts of subdued interiors and bright sunlight, from Portugal.
4. Jeffrey Dean. Modern Realism.
5. Ann Tracy. Digital collages of the machinery of electricity.
6. Peter Heuscher. Florals from Australia.
7. Melissa Hall. Animals and wildlife.
8. K. Jenkins. Emotive, expressive, figurative oil painting.
9. Jason Shawn Alexander. Expressionistic portraits.

Ad-free Galleries With No Commission.
Artists with Digital Consciousness Gallery Service can create and edit on-line galleries from a control panel. These galleries contain no ads and are among the most prominent pages on Digital Consciousness. Artists may sell artwork from their galleries free of commission. Gallery Service requires registration and $30 a year.
Registration is free and registered artists may create an Artist Page without purchasing Gallery Service. Registered Artists can use the Edit link at the bottom of their Artist Page to edit their Artist Page or to upgrade to Gallery Service.

The Digital Color Art Awards.
Digital Color http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor accepts nominations for art awards. The winner's biography and links to the winner's artwork are placed in the permanent gallery. Gallery Service fees are waived for winners for one year.

John Well-Off-Man

2007-12-17T00:07:00.001-08:00

John Well-Off-Man
John Well-Off-Man is the December 2007 Artist of the Month. John, a member of the Chippewa-Cree tribe, was born and raised in Havre, Montana, and on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. He received his diploma in photography from Ohio Visual Art Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1978, and an Associate of Fine Arts degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1990. John Well-Off-Man produced the visual exhibit "Their Eyes Tell Everything," a photo-history of the Montana Chippewa-Cree with a grant from the Montana Committee for the Humanities. This exhibit is now in the permanent collection of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture.

John Well-Off-Man's artworks are exhibited nationally and internationally and included in the permanent collection of the Westphalian State Museum of Natural History in Muenster, Germany. The artist is well known for his series of oil portraits rendered in brilliant textured colors using nails and tooth picks instead of brushes. These portraits were meant to honor the old timers of Chief Rocky Boy's band of Ojibwe and Little Bear's band of Cree. John is going to set up a printmaking studio in Missoula, Montana. http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Carson Collins, Barbara Rose Guada and Nicholas Caputi have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered since October 23. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Betty Luna. Detailed fantasy drawing.
2. Gustavo Moller. Abstract and geometric printmaking from Mexico.
3. Scott Boote. Stylized, abstract interpretations of landscapes and seascapes.
4. Lian Zhen. Landscapes, nature and animals from China.
5. Armando Bettencourt. Exposure of hidden societal elitist spins.
6. Dj Levi Jones. Ghanaian music on radiofocus.co.uk 8pm GMT Mon., Wed. and Thur.
7. Harold Adler. Events and wedding photography.
8. Lemya el Sophia. Experimentation founded on the collaboration between artists.
9. Roberto Palladini. Photography from Italy.
10. Marat Dusembaev. Light and color abstracts from Italy.

Southern California Art Walks and Studio Tours

* Dec 1, 2007 Santa Ana Artists Village Open House
* Dec 6, 2007 Santa Barbara Art Walk
* Dec 6, 2007 Laguna Beach First Thursdays Art Walk
* Dec 6, 2007 1st Thursday Downtown San Pedro
* Dec 6, 2007 Art on the Avenues, West Hollywood
* Dec 7, 2007 First Fridays Ventura
* Dec 8, 2007 NELAart - Northeast L.A. Gallery Night
* Dec 8, 2007 Pomona Art Walk
* Dec 13, 2007 Downtown Los Angeles Artwalk
* Dec 15, 2007 Miracle Mile Art Walk

http://digitalconsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

Carson Collins

2007-12-17T00:05:00.001-08:00

Carson Collins
Carson Collins (b. 1953) is the November 2007 Artist of the Month. Carson was born in Oklahoma and raised and home schooled in the techniques of painting in Florida. He received a B.A. in psychology and chemistry at the University of South Florida at Tampa in 1973 and an M.D. from the University of Texas at Galveston in 1977. A passionate traveler, he has painted in Mauritius, the Stockholm Archipelago, St. Barthelemy, Honolulu, Manhattan and Costa Rica. He works in studios where the dominant light source comes from the west.

Carson's life work, The Ocean Series, is a post modern response to the color field paintings of Mark Rothko. Intriguing, relaxing, and evocative, these richly colored and detailed images are minimalist in composition and appeal to serious art lovers, those who meditate, and ocean lovers. The subject of The Ocean Series is the four elements -- earth, air, fire, and water -- in their most majestic setting: the shoreline. They are seascapes with a western horizon, an ancient and universal meditation on a setting sun; incantations to an idealized father descending below the horizon, or body, of an equally idealized mother.

Abstracted as a circle within a square, the sun is never seen as such in the paintings but implied through the reflection of sky into ocean. The horizon is the base of the square, the top edge of the canvas being the upper edge, the right and left vertical edges completing it. The transcendental nature of the intense colors at sunset, due to the acute angle of the sun and the ocean as the source of all rivers is a metaphor of death and reincarnation. They are a monument to something that is already, forever, lost. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Derek McCrea, Nicholas Caputi, Nirvana Blues and Ernesto Silva have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered since September 23. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Senthil Nathan. Spiritual calligraphy from India.
2. Telmo Mota. Warm shape sculpture from Portugal.
3. Michael Miller. Reference object sculpture.
4. Rajiv Vyas. Singer from India.
5. Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988). Landscapes from Vietnam.
6. Eduard Manukyan. Ethnic Artistic still life.
7. Dick D’Agostino. Stylized fish and flowers.
8. Garima Gupta. Fantasy oils from India.
9. Heinrich Gustav. Architectural painting from Japan.
10. Hans Holtkamp. Realistic figure sculpture from Canada.
11. Shivaji Shet. Realistic landscapes from India.
12. Mark Fischer. Voice prints of whales and other animals.
13. Eveliene Deraedt. Fashion photography from Belgium.
14. Jose Carvalhosa. Realistic drawings from Portugal.
15. Sergio Manzari. Spiritual paintings done by candlelight.
16. Richard Misiano-Genovese. Innovative collage.
17. Nestor Patialiakas. Byzantine and religious egg tempera from Greece.
18. Raymond Marsh. Money and currency themes from Australia.
19. Debi Ireland McSwain. vibrant thick textured florals and animals.
20. George Calle. Surplus metal sculpture from Canada.

Southern California Art Walks and Studio Tours
Monthly Art Walks

* Nov 1, 2007 Santa Barbara Art Walk (1st Thursday)
* Nov 1, 2007 Laguna Beach First Thursdays Art Walk
* Nov 1, 2007 1st Thursday Downtown San Pedro
* Nov 1, 2007 Art on the Avenues, West Hollywood (1st Thursday)
* Nov 2, 2007 First Fridays Ventura
* Nov 3, 2007 Santa Ana Artists Village Open House (1st Saturday)
* Nov 8, 2007 Downtown L.A. Artwalk (2nd Thursday)
* Nov 10, 2007 NE L.A. Art Walk (2nd Saturday)
* Nov 10, 2007 Pomona Art Walk (2nd Saturday)
* Nov 17, 2007 Miracle Mile Art Walk (3rd Saturday)

Other Art Walks and Open Studio Tours

* Nov 3, 2007 Ventura ArtWalk
* Nov 3-4, 2007 Silver Lake Open Studio Tour
* Nov 3-4, 2007 Santa Monica Art Studios Open Studio Tour
* Nov 18, 2007 Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour ($11)

http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php

Derek McCrea

2007-12-17T00:03:00.000-08:00

Derek McCrea
Derek McCrea (b. 1969) is the October 2007 Artist of the Month. Derek was born in Albany, Georgia. He paints in a whimsical impressionistic style in plein air settings. He first started painting with oils in the summer of 1984. From 1985 to 1986 he painted under the instruction of Jimmy Peterson, a well known artist from Georgia. In 1986 he won first place in the Georgia Arts Exhibition. Derek's works can be found in galleries in North Carolina, Georgia, Spain, France and Austria, frame and arts and craft shops in the Southeastern United States and numerous online galleries.

Derek has completed over 20 commissions in the past couple of years. His art was selected for the cover of The Eclipse. The Eclipse is a publication where poets write about the artwork of a selected artist once per quarter. Derek McCrea is a US Army Infantry Combat Soldier with two tours in Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division. http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/

Southern California Art Walks and Studio Tours
Digital Consciousness has launched a calendar listing the dates of art walks, studio tours, and other art-related events in southern California. http://DigitalConsciousness.net/directory/artcalendar.php Links are provided for more information about each event. These events are so good it is worth a trip to Southern California if you live out of the region. At the Laguna Beach artwalk, one gallery had etchings and other works by many renowned artists including Renoir, Dali, Chagall, Miro, Matisse and Rembrandt. There were also etchings by Camille Pissarro as well as paintings by his grandson H. Claude Pissarro.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Kevin Barr, Nirvana Blues, Lisa Putman, Nicholas Caputi, Jan Kolling and Jonathan Eoyang have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered since August 23. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Mirko Sevic. Surrealistic drawings from Croatia.
2. Jarig Straatsma. Landscapes from the Netherlands.
3. Juan Herrera. Digital photography from Argentina.
4. Michelle Frost. Ceramics from Canada.
5. Ilr Berhami. Geometric and futurist shapes from Albania.
6. Rita Slotteroy. Light, color and flower abstracts.
7. Marie Hermance. Abstracts from France.
8. Alberto Thirion. Mystical and spiritual romantic subjects from Mexico.
9. L Day. Landscape and nature photography.
10. Jason Howard. Abstracts and Perspex art from the U.K.
11. Colin Tresadern. Elemental geometric forms in a non-representational abstract space.
12. Donna Mae Montgomery. Visionary portraits and interiors.
13. Jan Kölling. Spiritual portraits from the Netherlands.
14. Shefqet Avdush Emini. Expressionistic oils from the Netherlands.
15. Craig Perry-Ollila. Abstract and quirky photography.
16. Tara Amodini. Mystical watercolors.
17. Didier Hirsch. Digital collage from France.
18. Harlan Gruber. Burning Man art installation.
19. Henk Klinkhamer. Figurative paintings from the Netherlands.
20. Angelina Dellner. Sensuous mysterious deep enigmatic painting from Norway.
21. Rob Collins. Oil, marble and linen; amalgamation of painting and sculpture.
22. Farnoosh Ahmadi Shirazi. Abstract landscapes from Iran.
23. Martin Am. Hand painted famous icons.
24. Ilgvars Zalans. Expressionistic cityscapes from Latvia.

Orange County Museum of Art. Currently exhibited is Art Since The 1960s: California Experiments

* Large blueprints which the artist had constructed of Gilligan's Island, the Addams Family mansion, and Rob and Laura Petrie's home. They were wonderfully nostalgic pieces, and also worked as art.
* Several pieces executed in the medium of smog. Silk or Plexiglas canvases had stencils placed over them and they were exposed to the air. Then the stencils were removed, and smog images remained. A few of the images were relevant to the medium, such as lungs or a gas mask.
* Vija Celmins. An extremely realistic oversized acrylic on wood sculpture of an eraser.
* A 32 minute long film of artist John Baldessari repeatedly writing "I will not make any more boring art."
* A few slices of plaster "wedding cake" created by Claes Oldenburg. Imagine attending a wedding and going home with a work of art by a famous artist!
* An Ed Ruscha piece entitled "Every Building on the Sunset Strip."

Harlan Emil Gruber

2007-12-16T23:59:00.000-08:00

Burning Man 2007 Friday and Saturday
The Artery.
Friday morning I rode toward the Artery with a friend from the Golden Cafe. We took the roundabout way and came across a camp that made pancakes. They served us pancakes on frisbees that had "Burning Man 2007" printed on them. They coated them with warm syrup from a big vat with a nozzle controlled by a foot pedal. We also stopped at a camp that had just opened a bar and was playing one of the BRC radio stations. When we got to the Artery, a camp in city center that coordinates placement of art installations, we read about the art. A few of the projects are funded from the ticket sale money. Most are not. We got more maps and saw all of the city center funded art. The highlights were the super 3D images viewed through binoculars at the cafe and the big gate sculpture made from discarded bikes. Dozens of artists contributed to the art around city center. One was a painting in glow in the dark paint that stood out beautifully at night.

El Museum de Materiel Retrieve.
Next we rode to the art on the near playa. Interesting was El Museum de Materiel retrieve or Museum of Reused Items by Traipse Treyfidis. It is an art museum dedicated to recycled materials. The structure is built from reclaimed cardboard. Its interior contains reproductions of famous modern artworks done entirely in recycled materials. A hilariously narrated fake history of Western art runs continuously referencing these works, that include a tomato soup can and a fake Picasso.

Under the Man.
The Hexayurt and generator exhaust exhibits were useful. A Hexayurt is a living area made from low cost high insulating material and sealed with tape. One was set up in the sun and it was surprisingly cool inside. The temperature of the earth just beneath the surface is pleasantly cool. So, in the yurt, the earth's surface, shielded from the elements will approach this temperature. I am building one next year. The generator exhaust exhibit showed generator exhaust cooled and pumped through tubes of growing algae. The algae fed on the exhaust and the result was a decrease in carbon emissions.

The Big Dust Storm.
There had been intermittent dust storms, even short white out conditions throughout the week, but Friday was the worst. I was on the playa when it hit, on my bike wearing sunglasses. I switched to goggles, but it was too late. Playa dust was in my eye. The wind blew so hard I walked the bike. The wind picked up even more. It was a total gray out. All that could be seen was the white gray color of the playa dust through the tears pouring out of my eye. I stopped completely and stayed motionless except to turn my head away from the shifting directions of the winds. During a remission in the immobilizing conditions I made it to the Kitchen. A few of us sat out the storm in the Kitchen drinking liqueurs and talking. The Golden Cafe members are interesting people doing creative things in the real world. As the storm seemed over I went to my tent and shady structure. Everything was okay. I set out again but the storm came back even harder than before. This time everything was not okay. The metal horizontal struts at the top of the shade structure had snapped causing the tarp to come loose. It was flapping loudly and violently in the wind. The wind was so fierce I could not remove the tarp although it was obvious it was only a matter of time before it would blow off. I sat in my camp chair and held it for quite a while. It was a workout, the blowing tarp versus my biceps. This was the only time at Burning Man I was outside and yet could see no other people. Everybody was huddled in their structures, RVs, buses, domes and yurts, and sealed in to minimize the penetration of playa dust. My goggles were working now. My eye was better, my neighbor had tended to it with saline solution, and the temperature had dropped. Even in the midst of the storm and the structure collapse I was having a blast. Other structures were also damaged by the storm. One of the huge rave domes collapsed. A person was lying on the floor, but was uninjured as the debris fell around him.

Double Rainbow.
After the storm it rained, and a beautiful double rainbow formed. Both arches were thick and full and stretched from horizon point to horizon point; from one end of the city to the other. I met the person who had spray painted "Colbert Says," next to older "N-gon" and "Nude Volley Ball 5pm" tags. He painted my clothes for me with stencils of those slogans and "Free Paul Addis" too. They all had graphics with them. Paul was back in Black Rock City with a sign saying "meet the man who burned the man," and giving autographs.

Bartending.
Saturday I was a bartender at the Dome. The bar was immensely popular and people crowded in for drinks. The drinks were gifts, but we had rules: 1. drink it in our glassware; 2. drink it here; and 3. drink it all. It is just natural to serve the people you like first. For me, they are usually the quieter people who are extremely happy to get their drink first. Golden Cafe drinks are very very good. They are often made with top brand liquor and in batches. An exception is the using up of the donations of more down scale and generic liquor and wine. The Golden Cafe gets a lot of liquor donations and serves it all. The bar is also where the medallion system comes into play. It is part of the bartender's job to recognize the medallions and provide the wearers with the best drinks. I took breaks from bartending to visit people in the neighborhood, and to rest on the couches at the 7:30 plaza. When I would return I would get a heartfelt hug and resume bar tending.

Naked Volleyball, the Blue Pig and the Burning of the Man.
At sunset we played naked volleyball. Afterwards I ate a big meal in the Kitchen with a cup of delicious white wine. The Blue Pig President art car was leaving for the Burning Man soon, but the food was so good I decided to savor it and walk. Serendipitously, the Blue Pig was still there when I was ready to go. It is a two story art car and I rode on top sharing drinks. It positioned itself upwind from the Man to avoid the smoke. I got out not sure of where I was and met several groups of people waiting for the Man to burn. More to my liking was a college freshman from CU and his friends, than a middle aged Brit in a blue blazer. The crowd was too thick to move far. The burning of the Man was preceded by the most massive fireworks display I had ever seen. Then there was an explosion and he was on fire. The explosion did not knock off his arms or even kill the green neon lights on his head right away. After a second the neon went out and after a few minutes his arms fell and the crowd cheered. After some more time he fell over.

The Real Explosion.
After the Man burning I walked quickly toward the Derrick. I picked up a companion and Dutch flag on the way. The companion parted ways with me not wanting to go to the backside to get a front row seat. I did. The front row was on a 1000 foot perimeter around the Derrick. It was a long time until the show began, as the area filled with people. The man sitting next to me had been to almost every Burning Man. He volunteered for entry patrol. People who try to sneak in are usually caught, double fined, and charged for a maximum priced ticket. Some people can however get in Thursday with a discounted ticket found online. A smoke generator poured a thick cloud of smoke. An even more amazing fireworks display than had preceded the burning of the Man began and kept up for a quarter of an hour at least. Big sustained blasts of fireworks of all colors came from several locations in the ground. Then, a 10 foot diameter pipe delivered a mega whoop of nitrogen-propane fuel to the center of the Derrick and there was an enormous explosion. It started with a blinding flash. Then the heat hit us. Then there was a mushroom cloud over the Derrick and it was burning. It was 2.4 gigawatts of raw power in only one minute. The largest flame cannon in history. The tower burned for some time and then fell. The giant sculptures remained.

A Synchronistic Epiphany.
After the explosion I walked to the Sapphire Portal for the last time. Its back door was open and the mixer guy was creating music a little more intense than had been playing there before. I went in the front and moved to it a little, and then out back and spotted a parked art car. It belonged to the Portal and the creator was inside. The girls who had gotten off of it gave me a bracelet and chocolate and told my fortune: "A revelation awaits you. Pause for reflections & a synchronistic epiphany will flash." I gave them the Dutch flag. They left and I climbed to the roof of the project with the people who were hanging out in back. From the roof I saw the Portal car leave. I got high with the guys on the roof. We were sitting, it was a perfect peaceful time. I walked back to camp through the ruins of the Derrick and the Man.

Harlan Emil Gruber.
Harlan Emil Gruber (b. Jan. 14, 1959, NY) is the September 2007 Digital Color Artist of the Month. He created the Sapphire Portal. Harlan has combined his interest in science and art to shape a respected design career. A student of Physics at Emory University and of Electrical Engineering at University of Miami and Georgia Tech, Harlan subsequently received a degree in the field of Environmental Design from Parson School of Design, New York (1985). Harlan has been attending the Burning Man festival in Nevada since 1999 and has created a series of bicycles for it called Playacycles. He has also created large scale sculptures for it: the Mutant Vehicle Labyrinth in 2003, the 11:11 Diamond Portal in 2004 & 2005 and the 12:12 Emerald Portal in 2006. He has become deeply committed to the vision of Burning Man, as it combines his interests in art, design and future habitation.

Burning Man 2007 Wednesday and Thursday.

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Burning Man 2007 Wednesday and Thursday.
The Perimeter.
Wednesday I rode the perimeter. Out on the open playa past the campers, going counterclockwise there was first, the place where the water trucks go, and then an emergency services area. Next the Greeters Stations and then the airport. RVs and buses as well as cars were streaming into the Greeter Stations and planes were landing at the airport. The population of Black Rock City was increasing. It reached over 47,000 at its peak. People parachuted in. The air force flew cutting edge fighter jets over the city and they did stunts in mid air. At 2 O'Clock Street (2:00) I took a break from the perimeter to drink at the Skateboard Camp. 2:00 borders the playa so the camps there face out onto the playa. Many of the camps there are dance clubs that have stages and people dance out into the playa. The biggest is Opulent Temple. BRC is set up so the locations of many camps don't change much from year to year. After drinking, I rode out into the playa and encountered a wind skateboarder. He had a board that was like a four wheel furniture cart and a large sail. The winds were gusty but not steady and trouble tacking had left him almost at the perimeter. I rode to a meditation shack. It was red inside and had candles to light and a book to look at and write in. Everything was red. I had the shack to myself for only half a minute or so. Although it was near the perimeter, a long long way out, there were still lots of people there. Most on bicycles, but some walking, most in groups, but some by themselves, like me, all happy to be there and easy to talk to.

Sapphire Portal.
Next came one of my favorites -- the Sapphire Portal. It is a large round roofless aquamarine building with one opening through which people can crawl in. Inside you can see the sky, but not the horizon. A good part of the walls are part of a sophisticated sound system that lets you feel as well as hear music. There is a guy at a mixing board in back creating more meditative music than the punks or ravers, that is to say no electronic drumbeats. He appears to contemplate every movement he makes at the board, even measuring some with a calipers. In the middle of the structure there is a two story platform with pillow and mirrors. People are doing yoga on the platform.

Technology and Art.
Many of the installations were a fusion of technology and art. One was an extremely rapidly rotating stand of LED lights that made 3D images. I pedaled toward it seeing the 3D image of a burning man dissolve in and out of the patterns of light. The artist was there running the device. He told us that they had just finished installing it and had never fully tested it. He saw it work for the first time the same time I did -- in its fully glory at night on the playa. After some time he turned it off and the magic was revealed to be technology.

Big Rig Jig.
Big Rig Jig is a sculpture fashioned from real oil tankers. It kept to the theme of Burning Man 2007 -- the Green Man, instilling thoughts of wonder, fear, instability, nature, and beauty. Mike Ross, the artist, says of his work "Our source objects are fundamental to the world's oil distribution infrastructure, and are pertinent examples of our culture's unmatched production of carbon dioxide. By altering these symbolically rich objects, the sculpture is a celebration of humankind's raw power on earth, a visual metaphor for non-sustainability, and a contemplation of our unique ability to recognize and change our most destructive actions."

Homouroboros.
Another marvel I saw that night was gorillas that appeared to be swinging from monkey bars due to a strobe light effect. The gorillas are mounted on a carousel that is activated by participants pedaling stationary bicycles. The bicycles are arranged in an outer circle beyond the carousel. I later found out this is one of the most popular installations. It is called Homouroboros and is Peter Hudson's third large-scale stroboscopic zoetrope. I knew almost nothing about any of these installations before I came across them. They gave me an enduring sense of awe and wonder.

A Pyramid and a Sunrise Bar.
Another very large installation was a pyramid that shone a spotlight into the sky. The skin of the pyramid inside and out was a planetarium like canvas onto which green dots of light were projected. Inside the pyramid were consoles with colorful images that changed as you touched them. In the middle there was an inner chamber with a keyboard. People played the keyboard and it caused discordant tones to reverberate throughout the installation. A ways away there was a bar that opened at sunrise. I never made it to sunrise, but I will next year.

Neighborhood Walk.
One of the joys of Burning Man is walking around and meeting people. Many people set up their camps to make it inviting for people to visit. I met people who had come as groups of friends, and people who came as natural families. During a walk around I stood still in front a woman on a bike. She stopped in front of me and asked where the center was. I turned around to point to the center and saw, for the first time, the fully reconstructed Burning Man, including his head. He had been headless for a day, but was now fully rebuilt! I sat in a camp with a trampoline and a guy with a lime mohawk who I recognized entered. We hugged in greeting and talked about naked trampoline jumping. I said I would do it if other people did. He said "let's go," and took everything off. I did too and we jumped on the trampoline. It was so fun! We walked out of that camp together and into another one, where they were singing Freebird, and joined them.

Crude Awakening
Thursday night I returned to the Derrick. Its official name is Crude Awakening, by Dan Das Mann, Karen Cusolito, Black Rock FX, Pyrokinetics, Nate Smith, Mark Perez and MonkeyBoy. Nine figurative steel sculptures, weighing 7 tons each and standing 30' tall, embody the faithful. In their various poses of worship from around the world, they bow down and reach forth to the Revered Oil Derrick, that icon of the religion which now stands above all others. The nine faithful belch their fiery prayers from within and around their bodies. Each figure is bound by a participant-activated fire effect, created by Pyrokinetics. The Derrick is a 90' tall wooden tower. The stairs to the upper platform had just been completed and I climbed up and stayed for a long time looking out on Black Rock City -- the Rave domes, the strobing Homouroboros, the gleaming Sapphire Portal and a million other lights.

The Firetruck.
After the climbing down from the Derrick I returned again to Skateboard camp. They recognized me now. I had given them apples, tomatoes, nectarines and candy. They filled one of my water bottles with Rum and Coke. I sat down on one of their couches and shared the drink with the guy who was sitting there. He told me that his bike had been stolen, so we made plans to get on an art car. The first one we tried to board said they were full, and they added vodka cranberry to our drink making it taste funny. The next art car we didn't even ask. There was room enough and we ran after it and jumped on the back. It was a converted fire truck. They added a massive amount of vodka to our drink which made it taste wonderful again. The Firetruck blasted music with a beat and stopped at the Sapphire Portal. We went in and my drinking buddy stood on the pedestal in the middle and felt the music through his feet. The Firetruck also stopped at the Homouroboros and other far out installations. When the Firetruck was about to leave a location it spouted fire and honked so all the people could get back on before it left.

Burning Man 2007 Monday and Tuesday.

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Burning Man 2007 Monday and Tuesday.
Welcome Home.
On Monday a dust storm blew as I entered the Burning Man gates into Black Rock City for the first time. Greeters in fanciful dust masks and goggles got me out of the car and spanked me. I rolled around in the dust and rang a gong. They gave me maps, a Schedule of Events and said "Welcome Home."

Building the Kitchen.
At my camp, the Golden Cafe, the bar, a large dome, was complete. The kitchen, a huge steel pipe structure was, however, only partially up because the pipe wouldn't fit into the couplings. They were grinding down the steel to make the pipes fit. A lot of steel had to be ground off. I helped a little. The process involved pressure, persistence, patience and enduring lots of sparks.

A Ride in the Dark.
After sunset I rode my bicycle into the playa toward the Burning Man. The playa is a dry lake bed. Art vehicles roamed around, some small, some huge like parade floats. They blasted rave and techno music, some Grateful Dead too. They had different themes that are hinted at by their names: Blue Pig, Firetruck, Fire Breathing Dragon, Mushroom, Rabbit, Duck, Pirate Ship, etc.

Eclipse.
I passed a camp with a half pipe. A kid jumped out and yelled, "Stop, you gotta stop . . . and get some booze." I did. Their camp was like a three room house constructed of 2x4s. They had lots of couches, inside and out. We got high. After some time they cut their lights, as did the neighboring camps, to view the total lunar eclipse. I saw the green neon on the Man blink off. Somebody yelled "the Man's on fire." He was! The man had been burned prematurely by Paul Addis.

More Fire!
There is a lot of fire. Fireworks go off at random times. There are fire jugglers. Iron cauldrons of burning wood put out so much heat you cannot get too close. Then there are fire shows. At one, people hit a lever with a mallet to send a metal disc up a tower. Sometimes, if the disc goes high enough fire shoots out the top of the tower. But, watch for a while and you will see there is really a guy with a button and the fire shoots out when he presses it! And, of course, dance immolation. Players dance frenetically with fire suits on and fire shoots out of many different places on the set in step with their dancing. Lots of art cars and art exhibits also shoot flames, big ones.

Completing the Kitchen.
Tuesday, after sunrise I found people had been working all night on the Golden Cafe infrastructure. Again, I helped, a little. When we were done, we had a magnificent 15' high, 30' wide, 60' long structure with a tarp ceiling and sides. It was powered by a bank of fan cooled generators surrounded by sound dampening panels. The generators powered lights, freezers, refrigerators, a microwave, a hot water heater and pumps. The hot water heater heated water to 122 degrees for two camp showers and a carved marble sink behind the Kitchen. The sink was connected with pipe, not tubes, so that it wouldn't clog.

Skateboard Camp.
A musician went with me on a daytime bike ride. We went to the Derrick, the largest art installation, a wooden oil derrick and wire sculptures of giants praying to it in different positions. We went then to the Skateboard camp. They played original punk rock on the roof. Their main carpenter had a crutch and hobbled along the bike filled street pretending to be crippled and falling down. We laughed from the couches and ate fruit. We listened to the music and doodled on the wood. I briefly rode one of the green "Free Yellow Bikes" that had been donated.

Distant Art Installations.
After parting with my musician friend, I rode out to the most distant art installations. Several of them were shady places to rest with interesting furnishings. Some had roosts to climb on and look out. Some had keyboards or a piano to play. Many had mirrors. Many had sounds. Some were just a few artfully placed lights powered by a solar generator. Not all of them are running all the time. Sometimes the artist is hanging out at the installation she has created.

Nakedness and Costumes.
Many people go about the festival naked in the day. Most are tattooed. At night people wear costumes. Popular are skirts for the men and anything with lights or that glows. Bicycles are decorated too, with blinking lights and glow sticks.

Black Rock City.
Black Rock City has streets radiating outward from the inner playa. Center Camp has art exhibits, stages and performances. The major streets are lit by lamp, but the light is dim compared to the brighter lights of the camps that line the streets. Water trucks drive slowly on the streets spraying water out the back to keep the dust down. Naked people follow behind to keep cool. Art cars drive along too, barking which camp they are from and why everyone should go there. Spaces are reserved for theme camps and villages, which do have themes, such as raves, circuses, bars, art modeling, pancake making, musical style, trampoline jumping, nude volleyball or other things. There is also space reserved for walk-in camping. Otherwise, one can camp anywhere in the named street area.

The Golden Cafe.
The theme of Golden Cafe is drinks in glassware and gourmet food and its mascot is a golden calf. All camp members pay dues that go to camp expenses. Some people also make substantial additional donations. The centerpiece of the Golden Cafe is a dome with a bar. Wonderful musicians perform as we serve drinks and 'tapas.' Tapas means appetizers in Spanish cuisine, but in the Golden Dome they were a variety of delicious food from everywhere. Bread crusted eggplant, spicy bread, brownies, salads, potato tacos, vegan burritos, banana pancakes, lamb, flank steak, coconut chicken, tandoori chicken, sausage, shrimp, veggie chili in bread bowls, even lobster. The lobsters swam in a tank in the bar before they were cooked. Golden Cafe campers had gold medallions to identify themselves. Friends of the the camp had copper medallions and the musicians had blue ones.

NirvanaBlues

2007-12-16T23:53:00.001-08:00

NirvanaBlues
NirvanaBlues is the August 2007 Artist of the Month. NirvanaBlues, the Art of Fractals and Philosophy, are the creations of Jamie Austin Paige. Her inspiration is the stirring language of poets and philosophers. Jamie, the only child of an artistic family, spent her youth in her father's studio on the island of Malta.

Her work juxtaposes the planned with the unplanned, culminating in vibrant expressions of chaos. The intellectual vibrancy of her fractals flies in the face of representative arts. "It's a spiral into the unplumbed depths of vortex mathematics," she explains. "The numbers, you see, take on a life of their own, dividing and subdividing like amoebae on speed."

New Artwork in the Galleries
Kevin Barr, Nicholas Caputi and Jay Anthony have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. L. Ray. Los Angeles City Hall and Long Beach airport murals.
2. Gian Genta. Sculpture from Italy.
3. Yuri Pugachov. Portraits of ballet dancers.
4. Silano Battimiello. Painting and performance art from Italy.
5. Faiza Bahna. Painting from the U.K. influenced by Egyptian murals.
6. Sonja Kobrehel. Abstracts from Canada.
7. Emmanuel Laflamme. Geometric shapes from Canada.
8. E. Marie Francis. Abstract digital art.
9. Damian Ramis. Expressionistic sculpture.

Nahid Navab

2007-12-16T23:51:00.000-08:00

Nahid Navab
Nahid Navab is the July 2007 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Nahid has exhibited at juried fine art shows in the Washington D.C. area, Virgina and Iran. Nahid has won an Honorable Mention, Best Of Virginia Artists & Artisans 2005 juried book competition (Kennedy Promotions), the People's Choice Award, Fairfax Art League Nov, 2004, First Prize Painting "Trip" art work, Northern Virginia Community College April 2003 and other awards.

Nahid's work "Dream" was purchased by and is now part of the permanent collection of NOVA College, Annandale Campus.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Kevin Barr, Lisa Putman, Nicholas Caputi and Jay Anthony have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
There are now over 3000 contemporary artists exhibiting on Digital Consciousness! The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. David Tobey. Music influenced sculpture.
2. Travis Apel. Insect and organisms jewelry and sculpture.
3. Edward McClenahan. Metaphysical visions.
4. Alexander Bogomazov. Landscapes and nature from the Ukraine.
5. Willian Kilborn. Jazz scenes from Canada.
6. Ricardo G. Silveira. Digital arts from Venezuela.
7. Dimitri Tsutskiridze. Cityscapes from Georgia.
8. Mary E. Whitehill. Watercolor landscapes.
9. Elaine Knight. Landscapes and flowers from New Zealand.
10. Jamie Struth. Abstract landscapes from Scotland.
11. Ivy Klingbeil. Pop art portraits.
12. Artur Zurawik. Portraits from Poland.
13. Nina Gabriel. Abstracts.
14. Vincent Michele. Fantasy landscapes from France.
15. Joe Hendry. Portraits from the U.K.

Rick Griffin (1944-1991)
A exhibit of the work of Rick Griffin opens June 24 at the Laguna Art Museum, http://www.lagunaartmuseum.orgRick Griffin (1944-1991), a cult figure, has had a significant impact on our culture overall. The exhibit includes 140 paintings, drawings, posters, album covers, and artifacts, surveys thirty years of work from the 1960s until his death in 1991.

Before Griffin begins to revel in the art and politics of the counterculture, he is a surfer. Griffin develops the well-known cartoon-strip character Murphy, which is regularly published in Surfer magazine, the preeminent surf magazine of the era. Griffin is renowned as a surfer artist when he arrives in San Francisco in 1966, just in time to earn a poster commission for the first Human Be-In, setting into motion the Summer of Love.

Creating a simple, yet powerful design for that event, he quickly makes a name for himself with his brilliant lettering, nineteenth-century graphics, breathtaking color combinations, and humorous approach to advertising motifs. His new media is the psychedelic rock poster and his artwork permeates urban cores, where emerging bands that he designs for, such as Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead, give concerts.

Global Arts Village, New Delhi, India
Call for Early Winter Fellowship Applications 2007. Celebrating Art, Culture and Consciousness!

An emerging multi-cultural residential art center located in New Delhi, India, is a community of creative individuals celebrating life through art and heart. Their programs are based on the ancient Indian principle of Satyam, Shivam, Sundram. Their programs are meant to create an environment that fosters awareness and enhances your creative process. Their international arts center is unique because it combines artist residencies with Indian traditions such as yoga and meditation in a village community setting.

Creative people of all types including fine artists and craftspeople, designers, architects, writers, art administrators, curators, social development volunteers, researchers and healing art therapists can apply for full or partial fellowships or full fee residency programs. 60-day Early Winter Fellowships for 2007 begins on Oct 3 – Dec 2. Deadline for submitting your application is September 30, 2007 and can be submitted via email or post. For complete details please visit their website http://www.globalartsvillage.org

Roger Cummiskey

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Roger Cummiskey
Roger Cummiskey is the June 2007 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Roger is a Dublin watercolourist, living between Ireland and southern Spain. He has developed a unique individual style and specializes in paintings that take their themes and titles from the wanderings and writings of James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Miguel de Cervantes and other literary and historical personalities. He is a recognised Joycean artist.

Roger´s paintings have been exhibited in Australia, China, Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, and in many national and private shows in Ireland. His paintings have represented Ireland at the Florence Biennale and also at International Art Exhibitions in London, Stockholm and New York. Roger is Chairman of the AIA – The Andalusian International Artists Group – based in the Fuengirola/Mijas area of southern Spain.

He has painted a series of Bloomsday paintings. Bloomsday - June 16th - is an annual celebration among Joyce fans throughout the world, from Fort Lauderdale to Melbourne. It is celebrated in at least sixty countries worldwide, but nowhere so imaginatively, of course, as in Dublin. The novel, Ulysses, by James Joyce recounts the hour-by-hour events of one day in Dublin - June 16, 1904 - as an ordinary Dubliner, Leopold Bloom, wends his way through the urban landscape, the odyssey of a modern-day Ulysses. http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Connie Hummel-Kornell, Joseph DiSipio, Kevin Barr, Fuzzworks and Nicholas Caputi have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Cynthia Yosef. Oil painting influenced by Pop Art and hair design.
2. Khachatur Martirosyan. Abstract oils from Armenia.
3. Ato Abe. Humans and the natural world.
4. Marilyn Davenport. Still life photography.
5. Dirk Petzold. Surrealistic interiors from Germany.
6. Antan Tutra. Mystical cityscapes.
7. Kurchi Dasgupta. Abstract landscapes from India.
8. Chris Mills. Acrylic abstracts from the UK.
9. Connie Hummel-Kornell. Nostalgic landscapes. Victorian cottages.
10. Monique Wegmueller. International fantasy abstracts.
11. Bertrand Gadal. Close-up facial expressions.

Garry Andrews

2007-12-16T23:49:00.001-08:00

Garry Andrews
Garry Andrews is the May 2007 Digital Color Artist of the Month. He was born in Sydney Australia and has recently completed a Master of Arts in Visual Arts. Garry was a founder and the first chairman of Kick Arts, a progressive artists collective in Cairns. He was a critical influence in the philosophy and early direction of that arts organization.

Garry has an extensive record of solo and group exhibitions -- more than 60, including drawing survey exhibitions at Queensland Art Gallery. He is the recipient of over 36 Art prizes and awards for painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking including the Jacaranda Drawing Prize for emerging artists. He has had numerous major commissions for Government and corporate clients including the Dept. of Environment, Optus, Cairns Port Authority and the Cairns Regional Gallery. He is represented in National and International Art Collections including the Faber Castell International Collection. http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/

Free Museums in May Present your Bank of America or MBNA credit card to selected museums in the Northeastern US and in California during May, and get free admission for yourself and a guest. For the list of participating museums or for more information, go to http://www.bankofamerica.com/museums/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Kevin Barr, Nicholas Caputi, Bruce Price and Fuzzworks have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Leon Dolice. Cityscape etchings.
2. Jason Buroker. Phosphorescent pigments.
3. Aakash Anand. Burnt paper and fabric from India.
4. Toni Milaqi. Cubism from Albania.
5. Gjorgi Jakimovski. Computer art from Macedonia.
6. Maximin Lida. Aestheticism and reflection.
7. Tekosher Najat. Computer art from Iraq.
8. Vincenzo Fiore Marrese. Exploration of matter from Italy.
9. Alvin Gill-Tapia. Semi-abstract architectural images.
10. Norman Engel. Women and free-form abstraction.
11. Eszra Tanner. Landscape photography.
12. Nino Leselidze. Surrealistic photography.
13. Roy Laskar. Cubistic fantasy from India.
14. Dawk McFarlane. Photo-digital collage montage cartoons.
15. Antonio Narducci. Fantastic surrealistic oils from Italy.

R.W. Firestone The March 2007 issue of ARTNEWS has a review of Santa Barbara author, psychologist and artist R.W. Firestone's solo exhibition at the Walter Wickiser Gallery in New York City. A catalog with an essay by Edward Lucie-Smith is available upon request. http://www.theartofrwfirestone.com

Thomas Broadfoot

2007-12-16T23:47:00.000-08:00

Thomas Broadfoot
Thomas Broadfoot is the April 2007 Digital Color Artist of the Month.

Thomas Broadfoot, also known as BySilent, is a native of New Jersey living in Illinois. He creates computer graphics, digital abstracts, surreal spacescapes and fantasy works. He uses nature and architectural photography and innovative molding and framing techniques. His work is filled with perspective and vivid in colors and scope. http://renownedart.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Michaela Mrafkova Martinez, Barbara Rose Guada, Kevin Barr and Nicholas Caputi have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see these most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Mike Hernandez. Haitian influenced primitive folkloric post-modern oils.
2. Shelley Malcolm. Abstract watercolors from Canada.
3. Dane Willers. Depictions of the unique Botswana landscape.
4. Irina Uriupina. Freelance photo model from the Ukraine.
5. Hasan Temizturk. Mystical Arabic calligraphy from Germany.
6. Val Bishop. Dream and meditation portraits.
7. Mike Cressy. Retro, fun, wild, quirky, bizarre and accessible.
8. Fernando Lopezlago Motorcycle detailing from Chile.

Michaela Mrafkova Martinez

2007-12-16T23:46:00.001-08:00

Michaela Mrafkova Martinez
Michaela Mrafkova Martinez is the March 2007 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Michaela Mrafkova Martinez, originally from Bratislava-Slovakia, now lives and works in sunny Miami, Florida. She is inspired by the study of color therapy, color theory and how color affects our bodies, moods and feelings. She shows this in her art.

Michaela's original paintings, digital art works and fine prints are exhibited in the famous Art Deco District, Espanola Way. Her art was also shown and sold in the famed "heart" gallery - Pierre Marcel Gallery - in 2002 and 2003. She also exhibited early drawings in the Zichy Palace, Bratislava in the collective exhibition "Art Youth of Slovakia".

Michaela completed a one year course in advanced drawing with Academic Painter E. Kuzmova in Bratislava. Presently she is enrolled in a two year program with the American Art Institute.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph DiSipio, Kevin Barr, Heinrich Wagner, Nicholas Caputi and Jay Anthony have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Daniel Rodriguez Rulli. Symbolic surrealism from Argentina.
2. Lita van Engelenhoven. Expressionistic, figurative landscapes from the Netherlands.
3. D.J. Boos. A convergence of Pollock, Kline and Motherwell.
4. Martha Ashkenazi. Lost wax sculptures from Australia.
5. Santiago Martinez Delgado. Realistic people, portraits and character murals.
6. Etienne Fouche. Oil portraits from South Africa.
7. Doris B. Lambling. Expressive color metric quantum-femi-fauvi-synergism from Germany.
8. Stephen Warde Anderson. Anthropomorphic fantasy tableaux and faux pulp art.
9. Mary Quinn. Realistic iron sculpture from England.
10. Seyo-Sead Cizmic. Dynamic realistic portraits.
11. Kelley Patterson. Native American animals and wildlife.
12. Ian Macintosh. Rural historic landscapes and dramas from the United Kingdom.
13. Thomas Jewusiak. Detailed illusions of actuality.

Tantra Bensko

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Tantra Bensko
Tantra Bensko is the February 2007 Artist of the month. She paints rapturous vivid lucid visions that will haunt you into new corridors of consciousness and chase you down them until you wake. Tantra resides in San Francisco. She is the Art Director of the multimedia magazine, Mad Hatters Review. Some of her art takes the form of recycled sculptures with photography. She also makes movies from her art, which are projected at events.

Tantra is a model, and her image appears in her own art, as well as in others. She has worn costumes in surreal movies directed by Paul Wilm. She has an ongoing solo show, "Reality Burn!," that travels from venue to venue. Every opening has an exciting act with music and speakers.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Kevin Barr, Nicholas Caputi, Fuzzworks, Donna Sakamoto Crispin and Jay Anthony have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Tracey Costescu. Charcoal and graphite portraits.
2. Konti Amel. Still life from the Benin Republic.
3. Jean Petree. Abstract expressionism and color fields.
4. Thai Phien. Photography from Vietnam.
5. NirvanaBlues. Abstract fractals.
6. Fuzzworks. Artistic photo manipulation from the UK.
7. Jean-Paul Opperman. Collage from the Netherlands.
8. E.A. Feliu. Organic Kafkaesque experimentation.
9. Cheri Homaee, Still life photography.

Mina Momeni

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Mina Momeni
Mina Momeni is the January 2007 Artist of the Month. Mina was born in Tehran in 1976. She has an Art Diploma in Painting from the Visual Art School, Tehran and a B.A in Photography from Azad University, Tehran.

She has had Individual Exhibitions: 2005 Exclusive Photography Exhibition, Naghsh-o-Mehr Art Gallery, 1996 Exclusive Photography Exhibition, Zarabi Art Gallery, Iran. And, Group Exhibitions: 2006 Saba Cultural & Artistic Institute, Ashora, Iran, 2004 Participated in Tehran Art Expo, Iran 2002 Freelance Photographers Exhibitions, Sweden 2002 Tehran University - Women in Mirror, Iran 2001 Ashora Group Exhibition, Iran 1995 Aftab Art Gallery - Youth Artists Group Exhibitions, Iran 1994 Jamshidiye Art Gallery - Tehran, Iran.

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Luigi Rossetto. Impressionistic oil portraits from Italy.
2. Arevik Mkrtchyan. Abstract oils from Armenia.
3. Alejandro Niz. Realistic portraits with abstract backgrounds from Argentina.
4. Naomi Hare. Woodscapes from Scotland.
5. Grant Netherlands. Realistic animals from South Africa.
6. Oscar B. Expressionistic human mechanics.
7. Fredy Dominguez. Bronzed clay sculptures.
8. Peter Schwartz. Abstract paintings and poetry.
9. Paul Gavin. Abstract digital landscapes.
10. Graphic Iran. Game and Advertising graphics.
11. Solmaz Zand. Photography from Iran.
12. Kombizz Kashani. Portrait photography.
13. Marc Nobecourt. Symbolic photography.
14. Nancy Mayer. Realistic pencil portraits.

News and Shows of the Artists
Edith Suchodrew invites you to her New York exhibition at World Fine Art Gallery. 511 West 25th Street, Suite 803, Manhattan, NY 10001 (train C to 23d Street) January 2 through January 27, 2007 Monday to Saturday 12-6 pm Opening Reception: Thursday, January 11, 6-8 pm
R.W. Firestone invites you to his Solo Exhibition at Walter Wickiser Gallery. 210 11th Avenue, Suite 303, New York, NY 10001 January 2 through January 31, 2007. Opening Reception: Saturday, January 13, 6-8 pm

Ernesto Coelho Silva

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Ernesto Coelho Silva
Ernesto Coelho Silva is the December 2006 Artist of the Month. Ernesto Coelho Silva is from Portugal. He has a style of abstraction that distorts reality so as to make it difficult to spot the subject of his work.

Transcendent to the exterior appearances and without material base, his art exists in the domain of the ideas. It starts as thought, the wakening of reasoning, or in a process of mental creation. It ends as the protagonist of a history, recognized for the press and painters, propagated for the world.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Kevin Barr, Nicholas Caputi, Adelle Jean, Gillian Sneed, Van Renselar and Jay Anthony have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Ronald Schwarze. Abstract oils from Germany.
2. Michael Turville. Fantasy portraits from Australia.
3. Airton Sobreira. Expressionism from Brazil.
4. Paula Franco. Oil landscapes from Argentina.
5. Tomas Castano. Realistic cityscapes from Spain.
6. Cris Orgescu. Nanotechnology imaging.
7. Mark Ridley. Photographs of light, texture, pattern and tone.
8. Boro Ivetic. Impressionistic oils from Serbia.
9. Enrico Campioli. Abstract interiors from Italy.
10. Temur Edjibadze. Realistic oil portraits from Canada.
11. Maria Pia Sapenza. Expressionistic pastels from Italy.
12. George Marks. Diffuse color landscapes.

Van Renselar

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Van Renselar
Van Renselar is the November 2006 Artist of the Month. Van Renselar produces colourful works for home interiors and corporate spaces concerned more with form, composition and colour than subject matter. He uses colour, shape and line to make pictures which involve and intrigue the viewer. He takes ideas from around and within him, and uses intuition and imagination to create a new context.

Van Renselar grew up in South Wales and London, where he now lives and works. He has exhibited at many venues in the UK and the USA.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Kevin Barr, Alexandra John Petrie, Joseph Di Sipio, Pilar Bamba, Nicholas Caputi and Jay Anthony have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. AldÃ©hy A. NumÃ©rique art and CrÃ©ation numÃ©rique from France.
2. Kevin Heaney. Montana landscapes.
3. Patrick Egarter. Analogical Digitization - painted pixels from Italy.
4. Lynda Lehmann. Urban Wallpaper from New York.
5. Steve Hogle. Detailed landscape and nature photography.
6. Mohammed Yasin Saddique. Portraits, still life and landscapes from the U.K.
7. Joseph Krick. Digital animals.
8. Josef Ralt. Expressive realism from Israel.
9. David Allio. Photos of nude figures.
10. Sibsankar Roy Laskar. Fantasy portraits from India.
11. Saint Virgin Peter. Surreal portrait and figurative paintings in oils.
12. Kasia Blekiewicz. Light and color abstracts from Poland.
13. Natalie Kelsey. Fractal frame art.
14. Morrigana Shalafae. Fantasy illustration.
15. Edith Suchodrew. Symphonic landscapes from Germany.

Heinrich Wagner

2007-12-16T21:02:00.000-08:00

Heinrich Wagner (b. 1952)
Heinrich Wagner is the October 2006 Artit of the Month. Heinrich Wagner was born in Austria. He received basic training from Professor Emmy Woitsch and afterwards at the academy of fine arts in Vienna. He paints in with oils. His technique requires that he work so slowly it takes months to complete one picture.

He began exibiting his paintings in 1979. His works have been in galleries in Braunau, Raab, Hoehnhart, Windischgarsten, Vienna, Obernberg, Ried, Reichersberg, Stadttorturm, Linz and elsewhere in Austria and Italy ever since.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph Di Sipio, Jay Anthony, Matthew Bates, Pilar Bamba, Adam McDaniel, Massimo Ridolfi, Gillian Sneed, David Tiger, Nicholas Caputi and Alan King have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Nikolay Pavlushko. Portraits from Azerbaijan.
2. Giuseppe Cascella. Surrealistic oils from Italy.
3. Mina Momeni. Photography from Iran.
4. Niloofar Rahnama. Abstract drawings from Iran.
5. Bita Reyhani. Urban landscapes from Iran.
6. Ted Shado. Abstract farmscapes from Canada.
7. Robin Clare. Realistic cityscapes from the U.K.
8. Ernesto Coelho Silva. Abstracts from Portugal.
9. Martín La Spina. Surrealistic oils from Argentina.
10. Elena Habicher. Cityscapes from Switzerland.
11. Dagrunn Moberg. Pencil drawings of animals. From Norway.
12. Chris Perry. Landscape photography.
13. Scott Hill. Environmentalist pop art.
14. Diezzo :O). Photography from the Netherlands.
15. Jose Orlando. Watercolors from Portugal.
16. Lyuba Zahova. Landscapes from Bulgaria.
17. Karim Chaibi. The locked secrets of dreams.
18. Barbara Rapp. Abstracts from Austria.
19. Josef Maršál. Drawing from the Czech republic.

Alan King

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Alan King
Alan King (b. 1952) is the September 2006 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Alan King is an experienced multi-media artist born in London. He moved away from London in 1977 and after nearly 30 years living and exhibiting in Milton Keynes moved to Dorset during the summer of 2005.

Alan King's skill combined with his own natural sense of creativity enables him to freely express what is in his mind's eye at the point of creation. This results in some strong, vibrant and vividly surreal images which reminds one of the landscapes of the prominent Surrealist painters, but with a definite contemporary edge to them.

By combining traditional methods and photography with software, Alan King's art is defined by his creation of intoxicating landscape compositions: executed in a style recognized and accepted by the Massurrealist movement. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph Di Sipio, Nicoletta Barolini, Pilar Bamba, George Comninos, Nicholas Caputi, David Tiger and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Peter Jones. Photography and printmaking.
2. Stephanie Ziehler. Glassworks from Germany.
3. Barry Orstsky. Photo-realistic painting from Canada.
4. Aldehy. Portraits from France.
5. Robin Hernandez. Anthropomorphic sculpture and painting.
6. Line Brunelle. Pointillist cityscapes from Canada.
7. Mirta Cidra. Visionary fractals from Argentina.
8. Ahmad Elias. Abstract Islamic art from Syria.
9. Esul Walker. Digital abstracts and visual studies.
10. David Howlett. Mural paintings.
11. Dino Mehaffie. Watercolors and bronze sculpture.
12. Margaret Trembla. Imaginative photography.
13. Davis Lisboa. Utopoian expressionism from Spain.
14. Bita Vakili. Abstract landscapes from Iran.
15. Florian Maier Aichen. Visionary cityscape photography.

Pilar Bamba

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Pilar Bamba
Pilar Bamba (b. 1951) is the August 2006 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Pilar works with watercolors, collage, oil and acrylic. She possesses an especially delicate observation of the female mind, attitude and form. Her paintings present expressionist gestures and emotive impressionism in a fresh and instantaneous way. Her colors and faces express feminine spirituality, feelings, hurt and beauty. Her figures show feminine solitude, joy and heartache.

Pilar is one of the great painters who is able to share emotion and everything that is woman. Her works have been displayed in galleries for 20 years, in Barcelona, throughout Spain and Europe and Mexico. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Adelle Jean, Kevin Barr, Miran Kres, Massimo Ridolfi, Nicholas Caputi, Karyelle Starnes, Kumiko McKee, Joseph DiSipio, Jay Anthony, Larz Eldbage and Alexandra John Petrie have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Alexander Selivanov. Realistic oil cityscapes from England.
2. Giuseppe Liotta. Still life, landscapes and nature from Sicily.
3. Sandy Clifton. Landscapes and nature.
4. Christine Cook. Seascapes and abstracts from England.
5. Cindy Lee Jones. Watercolor florals.
6. Arthur Brahinskiy. Fantasy oils.
7. Francesca Dotta. Photography from Italy.
8. Loyde Mcillwain. Impressionistic landscapes.
9. Van Renselar. Digital abstracts from the U.K.
10. Izabella Pavlushko. Abstract geometric shapes from Azerbaijan.
11. Kristine Medestomas. Geometric shapes and symbolism from the Philippines.
12. Vladimir Levestam. Natural wooden jewelry from the Ukraine.
13. Danielle Hartman. Human symbolism with the feminine spirit.
14. Aminta Henrich. Ethnic abstracts from Alemania.
15. Martin Bradley. 60s Psychedelia from Malaysia.
16. Alejandro Cabeza. Realistic oils from Spain.
17. David S. Martin. Portrait photography.
18. Leone Ardo. Humorous parodies of classical works.
19. Manisha Gulyani. Performance dancing from India.
20. Santiago Paulos. Realistic oils from Spain.

News from the Artists
Robert Mileham: Robert Mileham's "Speck", The English Springer Spaniel sculpture has won the award "Highly Commended" at the AFAS Exhibition in the Mall Galleries London England, 4th July 2006. This follows his prestigious award for "Ice Breaker" which won the peoples prize at the William Herschel "Heavenly Bodies" sculpture competition. Robert is best known for his female figures and spaniels. Much of his work is in private collections in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Belgium, Switzerland and of course in The British Isles.

Larz Eldbage

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Larz Eldbage (b. 1938)
Larz Eldbage is the July 2006 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Larz Eldbage was born in Uppsala, Sweden under the name of Lars Wahlberg. In 1997 he adopted his artistic name Larz Eldbage. He has worked professionally as a designer, art teacher and art director and was the owner of several design companies.

Since 1993 he has worked as a professional artist. Several separate exhibitions and a lot of collection-exhibitions have been arranged in Sweden, France, Italy, Spain and USA. He was represented in Stockholm Art Fair, 1998, 1999, 2000 and Euro Art, Barcelona 1999 and Europe Art, Geneva 2000.

He has been awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Medailles in France and Italy, the trophy La dea Alata in Firenze 2003, Solidarite Culturelle Francaise, Medaille Vermeil 2004, and Solidarite Culturelle Francaise, Grande Medaille D´or 2006. He was nominated Professor of art in Accademia Greci-Marino, Italy 2003, and is associated with Int. Accademia Greci-Marino del Verbano and Accademia Centro-Storico, Firenze and Accademia Int. Santarita, Torino and FNCF-European Art Group, France. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Matthew Bates, Nicholas Caputi, Karyelle Starnes, Adelle Jean, Jay Anthony, Joseph DiSipio, Finn Stamp, Alexandra John Petrie and Kevin Barr have added new artwork to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Vladislav Terekhov. Realistic watercolor portraits from Russia.
2. Richard Beaulieu. Abstract geometric sculpture.
3. Magdalene Theocharis. Mosaics from Greece.
4. José Luis Barcia Fernández. Digital portraits from Spain.
5. Seth Collett. Surreal visions from South Africa.
6. Dan Beard. Abstracts from Finland.
7. Roberto Urbina Gajardo. Mosaics from Chile.
8. John Fanning. Pop and abstract art.
9. Tal Waldman. Expressionistic portraits and interiors from France.
10. Eimear Brennan. Drawing and photography from Ireland.
11. Claudia Almansa. Weaving and textile design from Canada.
12. Dov Lederberg. Performance and airbrush art from Israel.
13. John Canning. Hyper-real watercolors.
14. Carl Andrews. Ceramic sculpture from the UK.
15. Hadass Zither. Computer art.
16. Bastian Schreck. Realistic drawing from Germany.
17. David Quinn. Realistic oil landscapes from Ireland.
18. Lana Wolf-Zangeres. Vocal Artist from the Netherlands.
19. Thomas Doyle. Impressionistic landscapes and nature.
20. Révész Éva Gabriella. Abstract still life from Hungary.

Finn Stamp

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Finn Stamp (b. 1980)
Finn Stamp is the June 2006 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Finn was born in Scotland and began painting at an early age. After gaining a B-Tech National Diploma in music technology, he spent time in Thailand, gaining inspiration and insight that furthered his artistic interpretations. Finn's passion for Pop Art is inspired by such postmodernists as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. He has painted cult icons in a contemporary yet personal style and numerous fine art interpretations of personal photos.

His works have been exhibited in numerous places such as the London Art Fair and The Green Room Manchester, and written about in the magazines City Life and The Big Issue. He now runs his own art company, NuVision, which produces a range of Pop Art, landscape and commissioned paintings. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Adelle Jean, Kevin Barr, Nicholas Caputi, Joseph DiSipio, Kimberley Walton, Massimo Ridolfi, Zoran Poposki, Jay Anthony, Maggie Connell and Bruce Price have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Rohit Chowdhary. Meditative photography from India.
2. Helio Rubiales. Sculpture from Brazil.
3. Judy Hall-Grieve. Paper-Mache and oil cityscapes from Australia.
4. Terry LeBlanc. Realistic cityscapes from Sweden.
5. Jeffrey Leclair. Painter and composer with an original clothing line.
6. Felipe Oduardo. Bronze sculpture from Puerto Rico.
7. Miran Mahmoud. Expressionistic oils from Egypt.
8. Bernd Wachtmeister. Digital characters from Germany.
9. Stanislav Hatala. Digital art, photography and fractals from Slovakia.
10. Katherine Pankhurst. Landscape photography from Australia.
11. Glenn Zlanabitnig. Realistic and surrealistic landscapes.
12. Shelley O'Bar. Stained glass mosaics.
13. Annette Kearney. Majolica tiles, tile mosaics and tile murals.
14. Aladin Van-Dunem. Drawings from Portugal.
15. Izak De Villiers. Surrealistic landscapes from South Africa.
16. Scott Menaul. Crystal geometric refacting objects in virtual space.
17. Wolfgang Oehry. Realistic oil portraits.
18. Michael Preston. Impressionistic oils and pastels.
19. Bertha Venter. Realistic natural world oils.
20. Stephen Stewart. Surrealistic drawings.
21. Mark Graham. Impressionistic portraits from England.
22. Danja Mataruga Milutinovic. Oil portraits from Yugoslavia.
23. Ryan Broughman. Depictions of the world through the use of bank notes.
24. Adriana Villagra. Realist landscapes from Paraguay.
25. Carlos Ramirez. Mystical animals from Belgium.
26. VJ Gregory Plouy. Daily abstractions from France.
27. Dalia Rubin. Metallic tint abstracts from Israel.
28. Jerome Deppe. Neo-folk photography,
29. Larz Eldb?ge. Abstracts from Sweden.

Zoran Poposki

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Zoran Poposki (b.1974)
Zoran Poposki (b.1974) is the May 2006 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Zoran is an accomplished abstract expressionist painter and graphic artist from Macedonia. His work has been featured in national TV programs, newspapers and magazines.

Zoran takes a passionate approach to painting. His expressive strokes have been compared to a squid squirting ink all around, defending itself. His paintings are a form of refined lyricism, more emotional than intellectual. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Bob Melnyk, Kevin Barr, Nicholas Caputi, Adelle Jean, Decio Ferreira and Karyelle Starnes have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered in the last two months. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Arno Schaetzle. Digital photoart, photography and comics.
2. Mercedes Fariña. Realistic oils from Argentina.
3. David Wood. Nature photography from Canada.
4. Bob Melnyk. Sculpture, non-objective geometric shapes.
5. Laurent Bruere. Landscape drawings.
6. Marius Pierre Cousin. Watercolors from France.
7. Finn Stamp. Contemporary Pop Art from the UK.
8. Richard Peter David. Cartoon illustration from the Philippines.
9. Michelle Agius. Digital art from Australia.
10. Zoran Poposki. Digital art from Macedonia.
11. Marlies Merk Najaka. Landscape watercolors.
12. Carrie Fell. Icons of the Old West with a thoroughly modern twist.
13. Danny Munn. Animals performing human activities.
14. Koichi Kamidozono. Stylized figures from Japan.
15. Andrew Ek. Solitary female figures in a magic realism.
16. D. C. Herrera. Abstracts from Spain.
17. Exploitme. Political propaganda.
18. Lucjan Kowalewski. Environmental abstracts from Poland.
19. Tony Fling. Visionary landscapes.
20. Greg Manata. Non-representational digital fantasy.
21. Joanna Jesse. Snapshots of daily life from Germany.
22. Rob Lorenson. Sculpture. Geometric shapes.
23. Jonathan Polkest. Drawings of cultural significance from the UK.
24. Jean-Pierre Etienne. Surrealistic landscapes from France.
25. Juan Franco. Documentary photography.
26. Nesrin Elmarakbi. Abstract gouache on paper from Japan.
27. Ismo Jokiaho. Spiritual mental images from Finland.
28. F.M. Kearney. Fantasy photography.
29. Rafael Gallardo. Fantasy portraits.
30. Robot Cossey. Wooden Sculpture from England.
31. Jo Holland. Cameraless photography from the UK.
32. Gerardo Macias-Garcia. Iconographic abstracts.
33. Michael Dettmer. Expressionistic digital art from Cyprus.
34. Jimmy Sainville. Abstract landscapes.
35. Jason Faessel. Non-objective imagery.
36. Nadya Hussain. Drawing from Pakistan.
37. Milt Jordan. Realistic animal sculpture.

News from the Artists
Brian Simons has written a book, 7-STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL PAINTING, an Acrylic Painting Course. http://www.briansimons.com/id14.html

Antar Vartan

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Antar Vartan (b. 1966)
Antar Vartan is the March 2006 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Antar was born as Jitendra in Gujarat, India. In art college he excelled in lithography and drawing. Being a rebel by nature, he experimented with different techniques. He painted on large canvases. He burnt plywood. Once a whole lot of his paintings got burnt in this process.

He took Oshoâ€™s Sanyas and moved to Oshoâ€™s Pune Commune. His Sanyas name was Swami Antar Vartan. His friends call him Vartan. For over a year Vartan worked at the paintings in the Ashram. A number of exhibitions took place around this time at the Commune. Later he moved to â€œMystic Villageâ€ in the nearby mountains. Here he lived close to Mother Nature. He hardly spoke around this time. Three years latter he returned to a normal life. He came out spiritually strong and vibrant.

Vartan dives into his painting, flows with it, lives with it; this has been his approach towards his painting. Vartanâ€™s bold abstraction and free brush strokes epitomize spontaneity in a grand scale. He is a master of composition: his paintings emanate a wild energy from what at first appears to be a free, unconstrained and even chaotic form, but a closer inspection reveals a structured dynamic of tranquility and turbulence. His paintings are frequently anchored by a simple yet elegant geometric shape or a region of serene, radiant negative space. Around the anchors there is unceasing motion. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph DiSipio, Matthew Bates, Eileen Kasprick, Nick Biagini, Kevin Barr, Karyelle Starnes, Jay Anthony, Kerry L. Marsala, Decio Ferreira and Adelle Jean have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Kamarudeen Habib. Characters from Ghana.
2. Jenny Fraser. Iconic and everyday symbols of Australian life.
3. Julia Brooks. Bright impressionistic landscapes from the UK.
4. Vassilis Makris. Architectural photography from Greece.
5. Andrea Newell. Landscapes and literature.
6. Joyce Newkirk. Performance art.
7. June Newkirk. Performance art.
8. Santos Diez. Oil portraits from Spain.
9. Timothy Clark. Interactive installations.
10. David Cochran. Digital art.
11. Joachim Schmid. Photography from Germany.
12. Peter Reddy. Landscapes from Australia.
13. Chanin. Mystical B&W Hollywood celebrity portraits.
14. Blair Thomson. Coastal and Japanese temple structures.
15. Andrew Celso. Exciting funky art.
16. Shem Booth-Spain. Hypermedia Synesthesia.
17. Fredy Romero. Spiritual landscapes from Argentina.
18. Sandra Maarhuis. Realistic portraits from the Netherlands.
19. Jitendra Gosai. Elephant art from India.
20. Martin Velez. Watercolor murals.
21. Lauren Stole. Digital art.
22. Andrew Stevenson. Landscapes from the UK.
23. Alexandre Chlenski. Ordered chaos fractals.
24. Kaija Aittamaa. Realistic pencil portraits.
25. Sergio Gaspar. Photo-realistic animals from Argentina.
26. Afrika Abney. Abstract expressionism.
27. Humarea SLG. Fantasy naif.
28. Ognev Vlaminck. Megalomaniac minimalism from Belgium.
29. Dana Marie. Impressionistic landscapes.

News from the Artists
R.W. Firestone has a Solo Exhibition at OMMA Center of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara February 28 â€“ March 26, 2006 Opening Reception Saturday March 4, 5 â€“ 9 pm. â€œTransformationsâ€ is both the title of this show and a key element in the work and life of prominent Santa Barbara digital painter R.W. Firestone. The works on exhibit reflect the transformation of his life from student and artist, to psychotherapist, to renowned psychological theorist and author and to artist once again.

Lou PhinneyStoltz

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Lou PhinneyStoltz
Lou PhinneyStoltz is the February 2006 Artist of the Month. Lou has been creating digital paintings and printing them on canvas and glossy papers for about seven years. Lou is an interior designer with an intrinsic understanding of color. He creates his works from photographs, using a computer to specify colors. Through imagination, and a heaping dose of abstract expressionistic wizardry his work is amazing and cutting edge. Lou lives and exhibits his work in Florida. http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries Alexandra John Petrie, Kevin Barr, Massimo Ridolfi, Adam McDaniel, Nicholas Caputi, Nick Biagini, Kimberley Walton, Maggie Connell, Julie Deane, Adelle Jean and Karyelle Starnes have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Auguste S. Light and color photography from Lithuania.
2. Mens Rea. Surrealistic computer art from Greece.
3. Domen Lombergar. Expressionistic, hyperrealism from Slovenia.
4. David Whitfield. Expressionistic oil portraits from England.
5. Claire Morgan. Visionary photography from South Africa.
6. Eva Gyorffy. Expressionistic digital art from the Netherlands.
7. Kc West. Fantasy digital art from the Netherlands.
8. Brita Seifert. Symbolic portraits from Germany.
9. Zé Cordeiro. Realistic figurative oils from Portugal.
10. Bill Garibyan. Landscapes with intense colors.
11. Adrian Littel. Motion and interior photography.
12. Thomas Olsen. Surrealistic landscapes from Norway.
13. Aleksandar Klar. MAYA and 3DMax modeling and design from Serbia and Montenegro.
14. Shelley Jones. Landscapes and nature.
15. Jean-Jacques Kuntz. Spiritual interiors.
16. Antonino Turano. Expressionistic portraits from Italy.
17. Andy Robbins. Watercolor, acrylic, gouache; Fantasy, sinister, cute.

News from the Artists
R.W. Firestone has a Solo Exhibition at OMMA Center of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara February 28 – March 26, 2006 Opening Reception Saturday March 4, 5 – 9 pm “Transformations” is both the title of this show and a key element in the work and life of prominent Santa Barbara digital painter R.W. Firestone. The works on exhibit reflect the transformation of his life from student and artist, to psychotherapist, to renowned psychological theorist and author and to artist once again.

Karyelle Starnes

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Karyelle Starnes
Karyelle Starnes (b. 1987) is the January 2006 Digital Color Artist of the month. She was born in Houston and now lives in Northern Georgia. Art is her first love. She began creative projects at the age of 8. In 2002 she became more prolific and gained recognition as a gifted artist.
http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Decio Ferreira, Kevin Barr, Nick Biagini, Adelle Jean, Nicholas Caputi, Massimo Ridolfi, Barbara Rose Guada, Rooma Mehra, Matthew Bates, Miran Kres, George Comninos, Donna Sakamoto Crispin and Maggie Connell have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Elaine Berger. Landscapes and nature from Canada.
2. Sappy Sapkin. Sexy loaded images from popular culture.
3. Bob Cauley. Abstracts.
4. Mike Banner. Realistic pen and ink drawings.
5. Denis Taylor. Oils from Sweden.
6. Reno Moreno. Spiritual portraits.
7. Alex Omar Garcia. Realistic egg tempera portraits.
8. Roger Cummiskey. Portraits from Ireland.
9. Lilian Lorenzsonn. Stained glass design.
10. Michael J. Martin. Realistic portraits from Canada.
11. Juan Miano. Visionary still life from Italy.
12. Elisabeth Angelina C.E. Dellner. People, portraits and characters from Norway.
13. Charles Griffith. Realistic oil portraits.
14. Jeremy Ancog. Digital art from the Philippines.
15. Christian Maki. Abstract digital art from Canada.
16. Steen Pedersen. Realistic drawing of the human figure.
17. Sarah Chapman. Photography from the U.K.
18. Collin Jones. Colored pencil, charcoal and marker drawings.
19. Yanco Art. Technical new art in the third millennium.

News from the Artists R.W. Firestone has a Solo Exhibition at OMMA Center of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara February 28 – March 26, 2006 Opening Reception Saturday March 4, 5 – 9 pm “Transformations” is both the title of this show and a key element in the work and life of prominent Santa Barbara digital painter R.W. Firestone. The works on exhibit reflect the transformation of his life from student and artist, to psychotherapist, to renowned psychological theorist and author and to artist once again.

Miran Kres

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Miran Kres (b. 1973)
Miran Kres is the December 2005 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Miran Kreš studied Educational Fine Art at the University of Ljubljana. He explores themes of the mind, body, and spirit with a focus on social codes and space. With a postmodernistic cultural identity and existential personal experience in New York, Amsterdam and North Africa his work explores mortality and alchemy with wit, verve, originality and force.

Analytical Psychology and Hermetic Philosophy is manifested in his most recent paintings and drawings. Notions of chance and automatism are given full expression in Miran’s abstract paintings and automatic gestured drawings, in which line no longer serves to describe shape or enclose form, but exists as an autonomous event, charting the movements of the colour (paintings) or pencil (drawings).
http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Girish Kumar, George Comninos, Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Donna C. Willis, Adam McDaniel, Rhonda Gutierrez, Massimo Ridolfi, Maggie Connell, Kevin Barr, Kerry L. Marsala, Jay Anthony, Glen Savoy, Gilbert Abric, and David D. Tiger have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Lionel Kotlowski. Visionary Outsiderart.
2. Chelin Sanjuan. Magic Realism from Spain.
3. Joe Dimino. Expressionistic textures and colors.
4. Denise Kaarle. Colored pencil illustrations.
5. Michael Burton. Realistic drawings.
6. Maggie Connell. Watercolor symbols and characters from Australia.
7. Asim Butt. Subversive graffiti artist.
8. Decio Ferreira. Xilographs from Brazil.
9. Rajeevan Thiruchelvam. Photography from the U.K.
10. Jon Sorrells. Beaded jewelry.
11. Mohamadreza SaeidiZand. Photography from Iran.
12. Géphil. Mystical drawings.
13. Scott Pynn. Moods and feelings from Canada.
14. Noel Billy. Assembly photographs from India.
15. Matthew Sibley. Expressionistic portraits from the U.K.
16. Chase Steele Greye. Woodcrafting.
17. Thomas Holmes. Backlit collage from Chile.
18. Ramon Castellano de Torres. Expressionism from Spain.
19. Steve Dent. The American West.
20. Katherine McLean. Copper calligraphy from Canada.
21. Erasmo Amato. Symbolic computer art from Germany.
22. Studios Stephano. CNN courtroom sketch artist.

News from the Artists
Robert Mileham has submitted three works for The Nicholas Wylde “Heavenly Bodies” Competition at the William Herschel Museum in Bath. They will be on exhibition until the 14th of December 2005. http://bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/museums/herschel/

R.W. Firestone has a Solo Exhibition at OMMA Center of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara February 28 – March 26, 2006 Opening Reception Saturday March 4, 5 – 9 pm “Transformations” is both the title of this show and a key element in the work and life of prominent Santa Barbara digital painter R.W. Firestone. The works on exhibit reflect the transformation of his life from student and artist, to psychotherapist, to renowned psychological theorist and author and to artist once again.

Adam McDaniel

2007-12-16T19:53:00.000-08:00

Adam McDaniel
Adam McDaniel is the November 2005 Digital Color Artist of the Month.
Adam is a freelance illustrator specializing in hand drawn illustration and painting. He has done portraits, architectural drafting, cartoons, landscapes, and set designs for theater and film. Drawing since an early age, he is largely a self-taught artist with no formal training. While in high school, his artwork won several local and regional art competitions.

Adam has gone on to serve as a technical director and set designer for several theatrical stage shows, and as a production designer and cinematographer for independent films and documentaries. He currently works in southern California within the field of post production for TV and film, and does freelance writing in his spare time.
http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Girish Kumar, Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Kerry L. Marsala, David D. Tiger, Nicholas Caputi, Kevin Barr and Massimo Ridolfi have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Erik Suidman. Sorrowful portraits.
2. Anthony Christian. Portraits of the famous from the U.K.
3. Marian Fanny Christian. A harmony of colour and form upon paper.
4. Marotta Cinzia. Symbolic interiors from Italy.
5. Alejandro Toigo. Computer art from Argentina.
6. Luigi de Giovanni. Impressionistic landscapes.
7. Ed Papin. Realistic still life.
8. clitinc / klitink. Visual performance from the Netherlands.
9. Nino Scimec. Aesthetical surrealism from Italy.
10. Simon Matthieu. Night photography.
11. Phaedon Constantinidis. Miniatures.
12. Luigi Rossetto. Watercolors from Italy.
13. Martina Shapiro. Expressionistic portraits from Canada.
14. Brian Simons. Rainy cityscapes from Canada.
15. Brendan Parker. Photography.
16. Valeriy Grachov. Realistic landscapes from the Ukraine.
17. Monty Shulberg. Emotionally expressive computer art.
18. Jodi Scyphers. Landscape photography.
19. Ron Froim. Digital art from Israel.
20. Norma Mon Desire Toney. Thought provoking urban artist.

T.R. Bishop

2007-12-16T19:50:00.000-08:00

T.R. Bishop
T.R. Bishop (b. 1972) is the October 2005 Artist of the Month. The two most influential groups for him have always been the Expressionists and the Surrealists. He finds it is very important to imbue in his artwork a feeling or sensation yet to leave the message ambiguous. Art should be an enigma. A question that has a unique answer for everyone who ponders on it. That is the wonder and beauty in art... the concept. The act of asking what... or what if.
http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Kimberley Walton, Kerry L. Marsala, David D. Tiger, Rooma Mehra, Joseph DiSipio, Eileen Kasprick, Shaun Parrin, Nicholas Caputi, Jay Anthony, Kevin Barr and Massimo Ridolfi have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Bianca Berends. Portraits from the Netherlands.
2. Don Wisener. Iron sculpture.
3. Chris Kaess. Geometric shapes.
4. Tim Cook. Computer art.
5. George Thompson. Abstract colors and forms from western landscapes.
6. Brenda Chavis. Pencil, oil, watercolor, clay sculpture, wood carving, and natural crafts.
7. Linda Belter. Advertising art.
8. Natasha Pantelyat. Art Nouveau portraits.
9. TJ Haugh. Wood blocks, serigraphs and linocuts.
10. Daniel Moreno. Stylized computer art from Brazil.
11. Phil Dalton. Iconic celebs.
12. Donna C Willis. Stage and set designs.
13. J. R. Seymour. Abstract animals.
14. Tommy Russell. Photography.
15. Susana Bonnet. Spiritual themes from Argentina.
16. Roy Murphy. Abstract landscapes from the U.K.
17. Martin Veselý. Czechoslovakian surrealism from ÈESKÁ.
18. Larry Darnell. California Landscape Art.
19. Heather Jones. Comics.
20. Donna Pidlubny. Realistic digital art. Advertising.
21. Caroline O'connell. Abstract oils.
22. Maria Henriques. Visionary portraits from Portugal.
23. Adam Burton. Realistic cityscapes from England.
24. Jeremy Richards. Minimalist drawings.
25. Oscar Penalber. Colorful landscapes.
26. Dieter Hammer. Photography and drawing.
27. Tim Henderson. Abstracts from the U.K.
28. Ruediger John. Interventionistic Art.
29. Nick Biagini. Expressionism and social commentary from Canada.

Jeremy Webb
Jeremy Webb's book "Creative Vision - Traditional & Digital Methods for Inspiring Innovative Photography", will be published by AVA Publishing on September 30th. Each spread is a minimum 50% visual. The book contains captions, anecdotes, tips and techniques which complement a stunning range of photographs from over 40 contributing photographers, along with over 100 of Jeremy's images. Cecil Herring
Cecil Herring has a show in Historic DeBary Hall, DeBary, FL called "Rediscovering Florida," through September 30. It is a collection of landscapes and floral paintings to be shown. Cecil's on-location painting captures lily ponds standing at pond's edge, tackles Florida cabbage palms, slathers through fields of grasses and crawls in gardens of flowers. DeBary Hall, listed on the Registry of Historic Places, was built 1871 Admission is $3.00 for adults, $1.00 for youth ages 5-12 and 4 & under are free. Hours of operation: Tues. - Sat. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. http://Spacescapes.com

George Comninos

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George Comninos
George Comninos is the September 2005 Artist of the Month. George is a Sydney based painter/print maker and recent graduate of the National Art School, Sydney Australia.

Much of George's work starts around the universal idea of family. The passing of time and its effects on family memories is explored. Nostalgia and transience are also abiding themes. Quite often photos gleaned from old family albums are used to start an image or are assimilated into an image.
http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Nicholas Caputi, Jay Anthony, Kevin Barr, Joan Myerson Shrager, Lidia Kobielski Colman, Michael Tory Baggiano, Kumiko McKee, Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Matthew Bates and Massimo Ridolfi have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Lidia Kobielski-Colman. Watercolor flowers.
2. Tory Baggiano. Retro modern figures.
3. Kevin Aguiar. Visionary architecture from Canada.
4. William Brandt. Landscapes and abstracts from Utah.
5. Linda K. Domec. Abstract-surrealism using gouache and watercolor.
6. Kimberley Walton. Impressionistic flowers.
7. Maria Bemelmans. Glass techniques in combination with other materials.
8. Tyger Valverde. Glass engraving.
9. Michael Crawford. Color and texture photography.
10. Jan Leenders. Abstract portraits from Belgium.
11. Jean Paul Delaye. Fantasy oils from Spain.
12. Ruth Anthea Vickers. Contemporary classic portraits from New Zealand.
13. Dorotea Bagaric. Exotic mystical watercolors from Croatia.
14. Eric Paulson. Surrealistic geometric shapes.
15. Vickie Brooks. Landscapes and nature.
16. Liotta Giuseppe. Impressionistic oils from Sicily.
17. Constantin Kansky. Contemporary romanticism.
18. Anja Brinkmann. Visionary lights and colors from Germany.
19. Chris Mars. Surrealistic characters.
20. Sally Mars. Expressionistic interiors.
21. Lorena Iordache. Expressionistic geometric shapes.
22. Yacov Gabay. Realistic interiors and still life from Israel.
23. Jan Kolling. Spiritual still life.
24. Janet Goertz. Fantasy sculptures.
25. Norma Nava. Abstract interiors from Argentina.
26. Omar Olivier. Clay, lights and shadows from Aruba.
27. Mick Cassidy. Motorcycle airbrush.
28. Andrew Arscott. Abstract landscapes from the UK.
29. David D. Tiger. Portrait drawings.
30. Eleanor Gates Stuart. Digital art and print making from Australia.
31. Bianca Berends. Watercolor portraits from the Netherlands.

Pieter-Jan Fissette

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Pieter-Jan Fissette
Pieter-Jan Fissette is the August 2005 Artist of the Month. Pieter is from Belgium. Most fascinating for him is the illusion of perfection. This perfection does not exist, however, he gives everyone the illusion of perfection. His aim is to idealize the subjects of his creations, making people what they dream of being.
http://RenownedArt.com/digitalcolor/

New Artwork in the Galleries
Julie Deane, Massimo Ridolfi, Nicholas Caputi, Jay Anthony, Kevin Barr, Rooma Mehra, Dragan Katanic, Shaun Parrin, Olga Perry, and Kerry L. Marsala have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

News from the Artists
Richard Chenier has a show and a reception in Montreal. "Passages" Cosmological Paintings by Chard Chénier 5 pm - 9 pm Tuesday, August 9th La Galerie D'Arts Contemporains 2165 Crescent Street Just South of Sherbrooke W. (514) 844-6711 http://www.acmgallery.com/ http://www.chardart.com

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Olaitan Ajayi. Watercolors from Nigeria.
2. Ildyko Horvath. Stained glass from Hungary.
3. Kirti Kaushal Joshi. Landscapes and nature from Nepal.
4. Zahra Quaid. Surrealistic drawings from Pakistan.
5. Tony Natsoulas. Glass block sculpture.
6. Ashley Bates-Ortiz. Tattoos.
7. Nira Singh. Landscapes from India.
8. Cynthia Kaarle. Wildlife photography.
9. David McDaniel. Poetry and stories and nature paintings.
10. Gordana Zlatanovic. Performance art from Slovakia.
11. Saul Kelley. Acrylic forms from England.
12. Brandon Krause. Symbolic representations.
13. Chris Alan. Abstract portraits.
14. Paul Chisholm. Paintings created with laser, electron particles and lenses.
15. Mujeeb Mohammed. Photography from India.
16. Yulia Korneva. Watercolor landscapes from Italy.
17. Christine Bennett. Thoughtful abstracts.
18. Laura Eklund. Non-objective abstracts.
19. Margareta Grossman. Impressionistic portraits from Romania.
20. Victoria York. Post-impressionist abstracts.
21. Robbie K. Burger. Digital art.
22. Srinivasan.n. Holographic art from India.
23. Darrell Youker. Spiritual art.
24. Carla Aguilera. Cityscapes from Chile.
25. Rogerio Silva. Interiors from Portugal.
26. Ian Rees. Drawings of cityscapes.
27. David Stanley. Landscape and nature photography from Canada.
28. Evguenia Men. Still life from Australia.
29. Angel Turner Dyke. Expressionistic cityscapes.
30. LJ Lindhurst. Photorealistic painting.
31. Kay Robinson. Realistic watercolors and fashion illustration.
32. Lynn Padgett. Realistic watercolors, seascapes.
33. George Comninos. Expressionistic portraits from Korea.
34. Kim Mulligan. Realistic watercolors, florals.
35. Javier Corona. Abstract lights and colors.
36. Karrie Barriga. Abstract sculpture.
37. Arnor Bieltvedt. Expressionistic landscapes.
38. Mark Nelson. Social conflict and class issues.
39. Jonna Harris. Abstract watercolors.

Omma Center of Contemporary Art in Santa Barbara - California
To exhibit at Omma Center of Contemporary Art in Santa Barbara - California, visit: http://www.omma.gr/Santa%20Barbara/New%20Omma%20Center.htm If you are interested in participating in a show, please contact Despina Tunberg. For participation in a group show: September: available for two more artists December: available for 2 more artists If you are interested in a personal show, months available are: January 2006, February 2006 & March 2006 1221 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Tel & Fax (805) 963-4606 http://www.omma.gr

Kumiko McKee

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Kumiko McKee
Kumiko McKee is the July 2005 Artist of the Month. Kumiko McKee is a contemporary artist based in the US. She has a BFA degree in painting and while she was a student, she received the Robert D. Coe Fine Arts Scholarship and was granted membership to the Golden Key National Honor Society.

Currently she is working on two series of works called KOTO and Time on the Earth. The KOTO series contains The Tale of Genji, Noh Mask, and Gion, which are paintings based on Japanese culture. The Time on the Earth series contains paintings that combine figures and elements of the earth.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Gillian Sneed, Joan Myerson Shrager, Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Nicholas Caputi, Rooma Mehra, Kerry L. Marsala, Matthew Bates, Barbara Rose Guada, Kevin Barr, Rhonda Gutierrez, and Shaun Parrin have added new work to their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

News from the Artists
Alex Storer added a new gallery of a very different kind of artwork, to a website dedicated to pioneering British musician, Peter Gabriel. Experience synaesthesia, which is best described as a "union of the senses" - and is basically associating colours or sensations with sounds or words. He illustrates a number of Peter Gabriel songs, which have significant colours, textures and shapes in his mind’s eye, thus creating a gallery of interesting and unusually inspired artwork. http://thegabrielroom.free.fr/gabrielArtHome.htm

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Blade Butterworth. Watercolors from England.
2. Elena Esina. Surreal nude and abstract themes from New Zealand.
3. Matthew Calteux. Tribal tattoos.
4. Jeko. Octopus and street graphics from France.
5. Sara Lee. Landscape watercolors.
6. J. Dade. Spiritual digital art.
7. Karen Bamonte. Sculpture of fantasy objects such as hats, coats & gloves.
8. Pietro Calabrese. Primitive art and fractals from Italy.
9. Ivan Riis. Bulls from Spain.
10. Jaromir Svozilik. Symbolic graphic works from Norway.
11. Agnieszka Balut. Photography and painting from Brazil.
12. David Pearce. Sploshtastic canvases from England.
13. Christopher Johnson. Landscape photography.
14. Tania Corsini. New surrealism from Brazil.
15. Claire Moens. Jewelery from Belgium.
16. Larry Mcsweeney. Surrealistic light and color.
17. Luc Moreau. Figurative oils from Thailand.
18. Vickie Brooks. Realistic landscapes.
19. Tobias Brown. Surrealistic drawings.
20. Debbie Palmer. Pop art portraits from the U.K.
21. Michael Abrahams. Photography.
22. Kenneth Russell. Realistic marine art from the U.K.
23. Ellen de Groot. Realistic oils from the Netherlands.
24. Louise Auger. Lladro-type figurines.
25. Thor Johnson. Satirical art.
26. Ann Hamilton. Abstract watercolors.
27. Christine Dehn. Ceramic design with a computer's touch from Australia.
28. Heather Berry. Flower and landscape photography from the U.K.
29. Jacqueline Palmiere. Ink and pencil drawings.

2005 Digital Fine Artwork Exhibition
Agora Gallery is currently organizing a Digital Fine Art Exhibition. Digital artists are invited to submit their slides/photos, curriculum vitae and price list for consideration. Space is limited, therefore only a select number will be accepted for the next group exhibition in December, 2005. http://www.agora-gallery.com/submission_digital.asp

Öp-Be

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Öp-Be
Öp-Be is the June 2005 Artist of the Month. Öp-Be paints and digitally creates a fusion of landscapes and characters. She researched and wrote stories behind composer Murat Ses concept albums and was Murat's inspiration for Anadolu Pop. Öp-Be also designed artwork for Clou Records: Automaton, Binfen, Culduz, Automaton and Vulcha Corp. She lives in Austria and Florida.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Nicholas Caputi, Rooma Mehra, Joseph DiSipio, Kevin Barr, Tory Baggiano, Dragan Katanic and Kerry Marsala have added new work to their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Herman Tascioglu. Computer art from Turkey.
2. Eos Sparks. Fantasy watercolors.
3. Tracy O'Laughlin. Abstracts.
4. Vicki Daniel. Light and color abstracts.
5. Ivan de Monbrison. Brass sculpture from France.
6. Parys St. Martin. Abstract digital art from Australia.
7. Kevin Curtis Barr. Spiritual digital art.
8. Mari Dasacco. Visionary landscapes from Canada.
9. Ade Gasali. Fiberglass sculpture from Nigeria.
10. Peter Hite. Collages of postage stamps.
11. Pieter-Jan Fissette. Abstract oils from Belgium.
12. Pagan Maria Teresa. Abstract nature from Italy.
13. Takesi Tasaki. Digital images from Japan.
14. Ron Anderson. Realistic oils of groups of people.
15. Stephen Stanko. Abstract drawings.
16. Gerard Van den Berge. Nature photography.
17. Clinton Cline. Computer drawings printed by hand.
18. Ann Ann. Pachinko art.
19. Jeanna Gray. Realistic portrait drawing.
20. Bill Thomas. Author writing on human potential.
21. Cretu Catalin. Jewelry and sculpture from Romania.
22. Viny Reed. Apocalyptic art from the U.K.

Rooma Mehra

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Rooma Mehra
Rooma Mehra (b. 1967) is the May 2005 Artist of the Month. The cognitive details of Rooma's intricate and exquisite watercolors reveal a fertile mind of great imaginative reach. Her sensitive faces have a dreamy vapor-like quality that exude secretiveness and magical charm. After seeing her paintings, the predominant feeling that one has is that she is in search of an incomprehensible and invisible truth – a longing for which is reflected in all of her paintings.

Rooma has had solo shows in New Delhi from 1982 to 2002. Her work is in collections in Canada, Switzerland, U.S.A., Denmark, Austria, Spain and Japan. She has published three volumes of poetry.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Julie Deane, Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Nicholas Caputi, Kerry L. Marsala and Dragan Katanic have added new work to their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Zoja Trofimiuk
Zoja Trofimiuk has a solo sculpture exhibition titled Unfinished Conversation, Adam Galleries, 9.11.~28.11.2005. 105 Queen Street, Melbourne 3000 www.adamgalleries.citysearch.com.au

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Khadejha McCall. African fabric designs.
2. Susanna Viale. Expressionistic oil portraits from Italy.
3. Cher Landry. Cultural photography.
4. Tom Szewc. Contemporary colorist painter.
5. Edgar Jansen. Drawings from the Netherlands.
6. Sergey Kovrigo. Surrealism from Balarus.
7. Kevin Wilcomb. Anthropomorphic character and environment design.
8. Robert Barratt. Landscape watercolors.
9. Touth Andrade. Fruits, flowers and birds from Brazil.
10. Alexandra John Petrie. Assemblage and collage.
11. Sergei Chernenko. Reflections of mysticism from Israel.
12. Keith McGee. Pop art.
13. Joshua Nyatefe. Abstracts from Ghana.
14. Jonas Jellestad. Screen prints from Norway.
15. Kim Wyatt. Whimsical horse heads.
16. Hajontaie Mercado. Landscape drawings.
17. Dane Kai Kondo. Watercolor fish.
18. Isabel Frias. Still life from Spain.
19. Anna Ly. Geometic shapes and abstracts.
20. Julie Deane. Pastel portraits.
21. Nancy Toothman. 3-Dimensional assemblage.
22. Donna Sakamoto Crispin. Basketry and woven figures.
23. Gail Caduff-Nash. Wildlife illustrations.
24. Robert Viana. Landscapes and nature.
25. Sidney Ann Pitchford. Landscapes and nature.
26. Mike Elliott. African wildlife watercolors.
27. Aleczandra Kulig. Fantasy drawings.
28. Francis Maina. Writings from Kenya.
29. Yvonne Coleman-Burney. Contemporary abstracts.
30. Ife Fidudusola. Abstracts from Nigeria.
31. Bobby Abate. Media studies.
32. Michael Murray. Computer game art from the U.K.
33. Zhen Lian. Landscapes and florals from Hong Kong.
34. Keith Pomery. Chaos infused abstracts from the U.K.
35. DeBorah Beatty. Light and color abstracts.
36. Val Andre. Pin up and erotic computer arts.
37. Sharon Elliott. Impressionistic oils.

Kerry L Marsala

2007-12-16T19:39:00.000-08:00

Kerry L Marsala
K L Marsala began working with energy art a few years ago. She noticed how the arts helped heal people from all walks of life and she began to develop her own form of energy art. K L Marsala's artwork encompasses Asian landscapes, abstract forms, geometric forms, symbolism and visions. Her medium is acrylic and Sumi Ink.

Her interest in Asian culture has influenced her artwork. She offers healing paintings called Inner Personality Portraits. She interprets onto canvas feelings expressed to her by the sick, and so contributes to their healing.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Gillian Sneed, Eileen Kasprick, Dragan Katanic, Lynda Cookson, Massimo Ridolfi, Shaun Parrin, Werner Hornung, Bruce Price, Nicholas Caputi and Adelle Jean have added new work to their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Christo
Christo Yavasheff (born June 13, 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria) and Jeanne-Claude are an artistic duo famous for wrapping objects and buildings, as well as environmental art. They are the best-known practitioners of what is called installation art. Their most recent project was 2005's The Gates, in New York City's Central Park. Prints, including some signed by Christo, are available from: http://www.nanday.com/christo/ News from the Artists
Bruce Price won an award in Caladan Gallery's Nov 04 show, Exalted Color. His first show as digital artist, Bruce Price: Digital Revolution can be viewed at: CaladanGallery.com under "Gallery Archives." More of his work can also be viewed at ArtNorfolk.com and PRICE.MYEXPOSE.COM

Jamie Morhaim updated his website: www.morhaimart.com with new mixed media abstracts and has an Abstract Art Shop On CafePress.com http://cafepress.com/morhaimart

artcontemporari.tk is inviting contemporary artists to apply for their upcoming featured artist gallery. artcontemporari.tk is a non-commercial on line gallery that is dedicated to showcasing a variety of contemporary artists. Participants are asked to send 3-5 images (jpeg) with title and media - and to write a 1-2 sentence (only) description of themselves - include name, location, and preferred artistic media. If desired the artist may include contact information and a link to their website. There is no charge. The deadline is April 20th. To apply or request further information please contact curator Selavy Bourgeau at: artcontemporari@gmail.com

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Derek Jay Dent. Collage, assemblage and mixed media.
2. Loredana Bell. Abstract florals.
3. Andrew Campbell. Digital art from the U.K.
4. Clay George. Collage and abstracts.
5. Anthony Seeker. Graphic illustrations.
6. Flauberto. Abstract photography from Germany.
7. Roger Armstrong. French landscapes.
8. Tara Sullivan. Meditative visual poetry.
9. Alexis Pope. Light and color abstracts from Germany.
10. Iain Cant. Evolutionary sculpture from the U.K.
11. Douglas Schenck. Light switch covers, lighter cases, metal signs, glass media and furniture.
12. Tahoe Foster. Visionary oils.
13. Gillian Sneed. Stylized ornamentation.
14. Humbert David. Aerosol and acrylic from France.
15. Sarita De Saint. Human and animal portraits.
16. Hank Alexandru. Glass and metal sculpture from Romania.
17. Tsering Nyandak. Expressionistic naive art from China.
18. Charles Summers. Painted a fan for the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
19. Carlos Pereira da Silva. Realistic people, portraits and characters from Portugal.
20. Carme BoschiAgustí. Oils from Spain.
21. Jeffery Wright. Handtinted photography.
22. Dragica Ohashi. Fashion illustration from Japan.
23. Udham Dhindsa. Fantasy digital art from India.
24. Jon Robb. Photography, painting and printmaking.
25. Miran Kres. An exploration of mortality and alchemy from Slovenia.
26. Rod Innes. Photography from Canada.
27. Luca Cappai. Symbolic geometric shapes from the U.K.
28. Alexandria Heather. Video montage and animation.
29. Galleria Space1. Bronze sculpture from Italy.
30. Mathias Will. Performance art from Germany.
31. Zhen Lian. Impressionistic florals and landscapes from Hong Kong.
32. Isabel Chenoweth. Portrait photography.
33. Derrick Fludd. Spiritual abstracts.
34. Ros Callander. Sunset paintings from Scotland.
35. Tuan Do Minh Duc. Abstract oils from France.
36. Rhonda Watson. Tall ships.
37. Eric Deis. Video installation from Canada.
38. Naim Iseni. Abstract sculpture from Canada.
39. Emilio Lopez-Galiacho. Architecture from Spain.

Lynda Cookson

2007-12-16T19:37:00.000-08:00

Lynda Cookson
Lynda Cookson is the March 2005 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Resident in Ireland, Lynda uses mainly acrylic on canvas although she does employ other techniques to satisfy her need for variety and stimulation, such as oil paints. Her work is vibrant and colourful, strongly influenced by her South African roots. She has exhibited in Italy, Ireland, Tanzania, Germany, South Africa and Namibia.

Magazine articles have been written about Lynda in South Africa and Ireland. She is a member of Sculptors’ Society Ireland. She is the 2005 organiser of the annual Art in the West exhibition in Galway.

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph DiSipio, Nicholas Caputi, Rhonda Gutierrez, Eileen Kasprick and Adelle Jean have added new work to their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Mego Medzmariashvili. Ballpen on canvas from Georgia.
2. Kelly Flynn. Fantasy poetry.
3. Eugenio Oller. Optimistic surrealism from Spain.
4. Simon Berson. Explorations into organized chaos.
5. Ben Zvi. Viewpoint Art.
6. Jesus Ruiz. Landscapes and nature.
7. David Kaplan. Nudes.
8. Michelle Bussey. Inner landscape of the alchemical process of transformation.
9. Uwe Haybach. Purist software abstracts from Germany.
10. Sheryl Westergreen. Geometric architecture.
11. Javier Marchán. Perception and meaning from Austria.
12. Denice Lewis. Tribute paintings using the ashes of the deceased.
13. Ian Pearson. A blend of surrealism and pop art from Canada.
14. Liz Hansson. Digital animal and wildlife from Sweden.
15. George Caso. Abstract watercolors.
16. Thomai Kontou. Interior watercolors from Greece.
17. Bui Xuan Phai. Landscapes and nature in oil from Vietnam.
18. Nguyen Sang. Impressionistic oils from Vietnam.
19. Duong Bich Lien. Oil portraits from Vietnam.
20. Bui Thanh Phuong. Impressionistic oils from Vietnam.
21. Steven Garner. Pop culture photography.
22. Kein Gluck. Drawings from Algeria.
23. Antar Vartan. Geometric shapes from India.
24. Joie Coelho. Fiber, quilts, patchworks & painted wearables.
25. Berle Bledsoe. Realistic watercolors.
26. William Williamson Sr. Sports photography.
27. Ambur Guglielmo. Logos and designs.
28. Doria Dphrepaulezz. Abstracts from Italy.
29. Maria K. Lemming. Fractals from Denmark.
30. Peter Sukosd. Abstract oils from Hungary.
31. Véronique Ferrandis. Naked bullfighting from France.
32. Natasha Wescoat. Abstracts from mechanical materials.
33. Shirley Wilberforce. Watercolor wildlife from the UK.
34. Kerry L Marsala. Geometic shapes.

Nathan McClain

2007-12-16T19:34:00.000-08:00

Nathan McClain
Nathan McClain is the February 2005 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Nathan was an accomplished illustrator who died unexpectedly and tragically in 1997 at the age of 24.

Alton S. Tobey
It is with profound sadness that the family of artist Alton S. Tobey must announce that Alton died on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 after a long illness. Alton was an internationally renowned artist whose murals are in public places worldwide from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. to Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. His historical paintings have appeared in Life and many other magazines and dozens of books. He was a founder of the Curvilinear School of painting. For more information, see the full text of the press release on his death at http://www.altontobey.com/PRESS.html

New Artwork in the Galleries
Joseph DiSipio, Nicholas Caputi, Rhonda Gutierrez, Matthew Bates, Diane Lane, Claire McCarthy, Massimo Ridolfi and Adelle Jean have added new work to their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. John Lancaster. Geometric shapes from the U.K.
2. Brian Ussery. Pen and ink architectural renderings.
3. Falasca Dario. Landscape watercolors from Italy.
4. Nathan McClain. Watercolor illustrations.
5. Edwin Chavez-Viza. Watercolor landscapes.
6. J'me. Abstract portraits.
7. Christine Reynolds. Landscape and nature drawing from the U.K.
8. Pierre d'Alancaisez. Fashion and portrait photography.
9. Martin Cooke. Abstract light and color from N. Ireland.
10. Olivier Maceratesi. Fantasy portraits from Brazil.
11. David Ubben. Symbolic drawing from Switzerland.
12. Nevena Stefanova. Realistic portraits from Bulgaria.
13. Pet Campbell. Photographs of flowers.
14. Robert Edgar. Digital Art -- bi-coastal Memory Theaters.
15. Benini. Abstract sculpture and geometric shapes.
16. Nico Soranno. Sculpture and landscape oils from Italy.
17. Johann Eyfells. Sculpture.
18. Iacopo Turnino. Realistic animation from Italy.
19. Danna Tartaglia. Abstract nature paintings.
20. Pessa Marco. Enamels on canvas.
21. Stef Libbrecht. Commercial and fine art photographer from Belgium.
22. N.H. Ring. Visionary surrealistic people.
23. Eric and Donna M. Condida. Nature photography, bladesmithing and woodworking.
24. Julian Merrow-Smith. Realistic still life from France.
25. Debra Amerson. Tra-digital Art.
26. Diane Lane. Realistic dip pen and ink portraits.
27. Debra Lynn Jones. Landscape and nature photography.
28. Oscar Alejandro Poliotto. Collage digital art from Argentina.
29. Gary Gabriel Jun Molleno Jr. Landscape and nature oils from the Philippines.
30. Layachi Hamidouche. Symbolic mixed media from Algeria.
31. Jamie Morhaim. Abstract surreal imagery.
32. Bruce Roberson. Digital interiors.
33. Thom Price. Surrealistic oil paintings.
34. Alexander Lyamkin. Optimistic surrealism from Russia.
35. Paz Winshtein. Fantasy oils.
36. Bruce Price. Life's secret machinery.
37. Linda Eades Blackburn. Landscapes and nature.
38. Richard Young. Realistic oil portraits from the U.K.
39. Jason Nayler. Sculpture and interior design from the U.K.
40. David Lewis. Abstract digital art.
41. Georges Libbrecht. Etchings, drawings and paintings from Belgium.
42. Ana Lonèar. Illustrator, photographer and designer from Croatia.

Claire McCarthy

2007-12-16T19:30:00.000-08:00

Claire McCarthy
Claire McCarthy is the January 2005 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Claire is mainly self taught, although she has had courses and workshops at colleges including the Glasgow School of Art. She is inspired by artists such as Jenny Saville, Lucien Freud, David Donaldson and Edgar Degas. Her paintings are original and refreshing. She paints a wide range of subjects including figures and life, landscapes and animals.

News from the Artists
Rhonda Gutierrez, Massimo Ridolfi, Joseph DiSipio and Adelle Jean have created new galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml Sara Shamma has an exhibition at the Kalemaat Art Gallery Baghdad Station, Amin Al Rihani Street, next to the Indian restaurant, Aleppo, Syria. http://kalemaat.com
Anthony J. Petchkis will be participating in the grand opening of the Anton Fine Art Gallery and Studio 3 Lincoln Street, Wakefield, MA (781) 245-6007. http://anton-art.com

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Helene Khoury. Figurative acrylics from the Netherlands.
2. Iveta Priedite. Symbolic oils from Latvia.
3. Lynda Cookson. Abstract oil impressions from Ireland.
4. William Greiner. Vernacular photographic images made in the South.
5. Denise Lion. Abstract light and color oils.
6. Mark Herbert. Abstract portraits.
7. Susan Peik. Landscape and nature photography.
8. Dorothy Joan Riley. Expressionistic portraits.
9. Matthew Monroe. Fine art photographs made with large format cameras.
10. João Moreira da Silva. Acrylics from Portugal.
11. Satoshi Matsuyama. Spiritual landscapes from Japan.
12. Istvan and Ildiko Parragh. Embroidered animals.
13. Hossei Sharifi. Realistic drawings from Iran.
14. Tara Bishop. Abstract digital still life.
15. Michael Houts. Satellite images printed on canvas.
16. Jean Francois Muller. Primitive still life.
17. Antonio Papasso. Abstract interiors from Italy.
18. Nico Bulder. Wildlife painting from Holland.
19. Victoria Christian. Mystical landscapes.
20. Rhonda Gutierrez. Symbolic, abstract and expressionistic.
21. David Wertz. Expressionistic sculpture.
22. Alton Tobey. Super-realistic figures.
23. Wendy Green. Acrylic inks and watercolors from Belgium.
24. Lisa Ernst. Still life and landscapes.
25. Tengiz Kamkamidze. Impressionistic landscapes.
26. George Ferrell. Landscape and nature photography.
27. Duffy Brown. Contemporary metal jewelry.
28. Angerer der Ältere. Eros, struggle and death.
29. Philippe Conrad. Portraits of yachts, sailing ships and warships.
30. T.J. Salzano. Visions of Energy.
31. Olive. Vampires, spirits, gods and demons.
32. Franco Policastro. Abstract still life from Spain.
33. John D'Agostino. Fantasy portraits.
34. Olivier Panisset. Abstract oils from France.
35. Mark Hollis. Digital art and design from the U.K.
36. Scott Jeffs. Tonalist pastoral landscapes.
37. James Osher. Enhanced photography.
38. Duane Cash. Spiritual cubistic abstracts.
39. Phet Cash. Hot fantasy botanical drawings.
40. William Raymon Sylvester. Impressionistic landscapes and nature.
41. Tanya Schmidtke. Still life photography.
42. Andrew MCDonald. Contemporary figurative representation.
43. Mirek Sledz. Visionary kwadryzm from Poland.
44. Spencer Gregory. Realistic portraits.
45. Vivian Pedley. Portraits and characters from the U.K.
46. Caroline Genovese. Realistic portraits in watercolor.
47. Robert L. Berry. Jazzicatures.
48. Nicholas Caputi. Abstract people.
49. Nesrin Shaba. Impressionistic mixed media from Iraq.
50. Dianne Panarelli Miller. Impressionistic landscapes and nature.
51. Kali Heffernan. Mindscapes with glow paint.

Miguel Angel Avila

2007-12-16T18:37:00.000-08:00

Miguel Angel Avila
Miguel Angel Avila is the December 2004 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Houston-based Avila was born in California in 1975 and raised in Monterrey, Mexico. Driven by a natural talent, he layers his meditative work with references to culture, art and the self.

He offers us works that at first appear direct and simple, but on reflection are complex and vibrant. They describe an ideal world, and at the same time the real one; modern Mexico: industrialized, chaotic and beautiful, a container of naïve memories. And, American society: individualist, highly commercial, superficial and visually attractive, a container of impressive memories and huge disappointments.

News from the Artists
Girish Kumar and Gilbert Abric have created new galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/new/

1. Kumiko McKee. Visionary oil figures.
2. Craig Caldwell. Heirloom fish paintings.
3. Els De Bleeckere. Visual poetry from Belgium.
4. Olga Sugden. Expressionistic illustrations from Canada.
5. Emil Matulewicz. Portraits and backgrounds from the Netherlands.
6. Chris Doll. Advertising, fine art and journalism photography.
7. J&A designs. Photography and furniture design.
8. Gurmeet Singh. Nature watercolors from India.
9. Nicolas Nicolazzi. Figurative sculpture from Italy.
10. Agnex Pointier. Abstracts from France.
11. Johan Van Loon. Blown glass abstracts from Holland.
12. Gokhan Taskin. Abstract light, color and spaces from the Netherlands.
13. Mandy Mojica. Women.
14. Tara Hutton. Art Deco figurative paintings.
15. Gábor Bertalan. Expressionistic sculpture from Hungary.
16. Aleksandar-Atza Visnjic. Intuitive signs from Canada.
17. Albert Solomon. Stone sculpture.
18. Neseikbal Sen. Oil portraits from Turkey.
19. Jeff Wolfram. Architectural photography.
20. Tequila Corbly. Anime Manga.
21. Vidal Centeno. Conceptual art.
22. Stephan Earl. Ethnic art, music & landscapes.
23. Emma Emma. Expressionistic sculpture.
24. Mario Zampedroni. Floral landscapes.
25. Noel Billy. Oneiric landscapes.
26. Jocelyne Lucain. Landscape and nature paintings from France.
27. Sabina Nore. Symbolic art form Austria.
28. Sandra Suarez. Abstract impressionism.
29. Kimberley Korb. Spiritual drawings.
30. Ormetan Wang. Chinese brush painting.
31. Leslie Maracle. Electric eclectic animals from Mexico.
32. Donna Giorgi. Digital abstracts.
33. Luis R. Cancel. Abstract light and color artwork.
34. Nilsen Turan-Kennedy. Contemporary figurative abstractions.
35. Solange Gendre. Landscape and nature paintings from France.
36. Allan Revich. Conceptual art.
37. Susan Smeder. Charcoal drawings.
38. Thomas Broadfoot. Geometric shapes.
39. Patrice Baudouin. Fantasy still life from France.
40. Robert Melvin. Mystical and mythical.
41. Ada De Vito. Mixed media abstracts.
42. Jeremiah Stansbury. Abstract oil portraits.
43. Jules Ruis. Fractals from the Netherlands.

Impressions of Old South Florida Juried Art Competition
Bonnet House Museum & Gardens February 3 to April 3, 2005. All artists living in the U.S. are invited to submit slides that depict South Florida’s architectural, natural or cultural heritage by December 12, 2004. Begun in 1920 and completed in 1938, Bonnet House is located on a 35-acre tropical oasis on the Atlantic Ocean in Fort Lauderdale. For an application to enter Impressions of Old South Florida please call Tom Edmonds (954) 563-5393 ext. 138 and leave your name and address on the answering machine or, email your name and address to curator@bonnethouse.org

Girish Kumar

2007-12-16T18:35:00.000-08:00

Girish Kumar
Girish Kumar (b. 1962) is the November 2004 Artist of the Month. Girish resides in Kerala, the small state of India where he was born. He has had six solo exhibitions in Kerala.

To Girish, painting is a trip to humanity and non-violence, a spiritual trip to peace. His work speaks to the contradiction of violence and serenity in all beings and forms.

News from the Artists
Robin Renton, Adelle Jean, Teresa Muñoz, Eric-Scott Bloom, and Matthew Bates have new galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml
Pascal Jean Delorme has created a gallery of kitesurfing art, which consists of original paintings, limited edition giclee prints and canvas prints. http://kite.artandwindsurfing.com

Renowned Artists
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) and Louise Moillon (1610-1696) have been added to the Renowned Artists Galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/renowned/ The renowned artists are also organized by century. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/renowned/bycentury.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com/database.phtml To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/limit.phtml

1. Gove Geoffrey. Expressionistic montage.
2. BluBark. Sandor Barics and Hernando Rico Sanchez.
3. Elisabeth Angelina Caroline E.Dellner. Spiritual cityscapes from Norway.
4. Timmie Ridge. Sculpture model.
5. King Nitram. Eternal Freedom, Enduring Peace.
6. Trisha Lambi. Realistic oil nudes from Australia.
7. Robert & Teresa Wilson. Spiritual photography.
8. Bashkim Qerimi. Oils from Macedonia.
9. Madonna Paradis. Realistic flowers and figures.
10. Robin Renton. Realistic animals and wildlife.
11. Krystle Gilbert. Surrealistic portraits.
12. Paul Lindsay. Zinc plate intaglio printmaking.
13. Vladimir Zhigulin. Fantasy landscapes.
14. Marnix De Bleeckere. Visual poetry from Belgium.
15. Anna Laurini. Abstracts from recycled materials.
16. David Tom. Still life from China.
17. Monique Catherine Wiedemann. Figure abstracts from Germany.
18. Virginia Arrisueno. Conceptual art.
19. Chris McClary. Photographs of dogs in cars.
20. Michel Leah. Geometric shapes.
21. Michael Auger. Humorous art.
22. Janybek Berdikeev. Landscapes and nature from the Kyrgyz republic.
23. Pepita Selles. Pop art flowers from Sweden.
24. Bart Borland. Computer art.
25. Jose Alfredo Trevino. Mystical works.
26. Mary Baker. Landscapes and nature.
27. Chris Alan Wilton. Digital imaging, sci-fi and UFOs.
28. Matthew Brennan. Narrative oils.
29. Inga Vereshchagina. Expressionistic acrylics.
30. Susan Pizarro-Eckert. Multicultural minimalist painting.
31. Will Bullas. Fantasy animal watercolors.
32. Robin Winter. Conceptual art.
33. Simone Coulars. Mystical oils.
34. Ilona Wellmann. Photography and digital art.
35. Coudert Thierry. Acrylic on wood from France.
36. Coudert Tigermus. Realistic ink on paper from France.
37. Claire McCarthy. Impressionitic landscapes from Scotland.
38. Thomm Quackenbush. A free serialized novel.
39. Felita Gale McNeill. Symbolic acrylics.
40. Tolga Erbatur. Abstract oil portraits.
41. Luigi de Giovanni. Expressionistic oils from Italy.
42. Guy Jean Genevier. Photography from France.
43. Stamrad Selim. Ceramic sculpture from France.
44. Vlado Polgar. Abstract sculpture from Canada.
45. Stefano Rollero. Light and colors.
46. David Hervey. Abstract portraits.
47. Rosiland Solomon. HyperRealism.
48. Tvt Mzamane. Blocks of light and dark aggressively exploiting shadows.
49. John Daugherty. Medical illustrations.
50. Fiona Neil. Landscapes and nature from Scotland.
51. Lucille Quigley. Landscapes and nature from Ireland.
52. David Vincenzi. Pastel animals from Canada.
53. Marina Ibrishimova. Surrealistic dreams from Canada.
54. Orestes Bouzon. Impressionistic oil portraits.
55. George Wagner. Contemplative paintings.

Matthew Bates

2007-12-16T18:33:00.000-08:00

Matthew Bates
Matthew Bates is the October 2004 Artist of the Month. Matthew was born in Washington, D.C. in 1970. He attended the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and moved to Firenze in 1992. He creates images which stretch reality with three perspective points. This technique, “Magic Realism,” allows us to see a realistic image in a magical context. It is as if we had three sets of eyes spying on the world all at once.

Matthew's technique has been molded by mathematical principals as well. In several of his paintings he has used Fibonacci Rectangles, or the Golden Ratio, to create the design of the painting. He has had exhibitions in Washington D.C., Firenze, Spain, New York City and Virginia.

News from the Artists
Gilbert Abric, Teresa Muñoz and Adelle Jean have new work in their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml
Steve Danzig his notified us that the deadline for the 2005 International Digital Art Awards is 30 November 2004; however, those artists who enter before October 30 will be eligible to win the new G 600 Konica Minolta 6 meg Digital Camera. http://www.internationaldigitalart.com/IDAA/idaafront.html
Eva Lewarne has several new works which may be viewed at http://www3.sympatico.ca/eve.designs/

Renowned Artists
Stanton Macdonald-Wright (1890-1973), Claes Oldenburg (b.1929), Christo Javacheff (b.1935) and Edward Joseph Ruscha (b.1937) have been added to the Renowned Artists Galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/renowned/ The renowned artists are also organized by century. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/renowned/bycentury.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of an artist enter the artist's name at http://DigitalConsciousness.com To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/limit.phtml

1. Iran Graphic. 3l3ctrographism design from Iran.
2. Franco Momo. Oil paintings influenced by Precolumbian art.
3. Wechter Krogstad. 21st Century abstract monoprints and pastels.
4. Joan Myerson Shrager. A fusion of art and technology.
5. Cammie Wysocki-Noel. Pre-Raphaelite type portraits.
6. Stephen Charles Long. Drawings and poetry.
7. Tressa Mootz. Landscapes and nature.
8. Stefano Momentè. Enamel, acrylics and collage on emulsioned printing pads.
9. Eileen Kasprick. Watercolor florals.
10. Frank Mothe. Impressionistic light and color from Denmark.
11. Tony Mendoza. Vibrant colorful figures.
12. Yone Lins Marchesetti Sigaud. Mosaics from Brazil.
13. Timothy Stidham. Comic book artwork.
14. Krzysztof Radziewicz. Abstracts from Poland.
15. Karen Stidham. Portraits, illustrations, graphics, cartooning.
16. Michael Stidham. Pencil portraits.
17. Mary Gonzalez. Funny animals and unique characters.
18. Wendy Bandurski. Naive fantasies from Australia.
19. Debbie Jensen. Whimsical Flash and digital art.
20. Charles Joshua. Ragged primal images.
21. Sandra van der Veen. Realistic animals from the Netherlands.
22. Sandra Henke. Whimsical sculptures.
23. Kenneth Stevenson. Re-birth and transformation.
24. Brett Hayes. Realistic seascapes from Australia.
25. Jean Claude Davreux. Political psychedelic art from Belgium.
26. David Price. Layered impressionism.
27. Tessie Lombe Lualse-Angole. Symbolic African style art from Zambia.
28. Alannala Lau. Spiritual paintings of chrysanthemums from Hong Kong.
29. Tobi Held. Abstract oils.
30. Winona Fox. Artwork inspired by a career in electronics.
31. Duggie Fields. Post-pop maximalism.
32. Maximiliane Creutzfeldt. Ceramic sculpture.
33. Girish Kumar. The contradiction of violence and serenity from India.
34. Steven Moore. Celtic knotwork.
35. Johnathan Menashy. Cityscapes from Israel.
36. Elisabeth Angelina C. E. Dellner. Spiritual lights from Norway.
37. Christine Belanger. Soft pastels from Canada.
38. Ronya Shvachka. Computer art from Israel.
39. Mariëlle Supheert. Landscape photography from the Netherlands.
40. Vuljevas Juan Gabriel. Figures from Uruguay.
41. Mohsin Hassan Syed. Oils from Pakistan.
42. Rajiv Seth. Abstract images that blur the line between photography and painting.

Dragan Katanic

2007-12-16T18:32:00.000-08:00

Dragan Katanic
Dragan Katanic is the September 2004 Artist of the Month. He combines different techniques in a single painting. His paintings are on a thin invisible line between fine glamour and the primal scream of birth. Dragan is from Serbia and his works are exhibited in several galleries there.

New or edited Galleries
Dan Civa, Teresa Muñoz, Deborah Ann Duffy, Renee Nemerov, Tory Baggiano, Joseph DiSipio and Eric-Scott Bloom have new work in their galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Renowned Artists
Isadore 'Friz' Freleng (1905-1995), Odilon Redon (1840-1916), Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) and LeRoy Neiman (1927-) have been added to the Renowned Artists Galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/renowned/ The renowned artists are also organized by century. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/renowned/bycentury.phtml

News from the Artists
Sara Shamma was the winner of the Fourth Prize (£2,000) in the prestigious BP Portrait award contest for one of a fascinating series of self portraits. Sara was the youngest of the shortlisted artists. A Syrian artist living and working in Damascus, she is a graduate of the Adham Ismail fine arts institute and Damascus University. She has exhibited and won awards in Syria as well as contributing to group shows in Europe, Canada and the Middle East.
Chard Chenier's painting, "Prayer" is now the cover of a CD titled: Primal Prayer with extraordinary music and songs by Phynix.
Ricardo Baez-Duarte has new exhibitions, The Floor Realm, and Intimacy Series and a blog, Thoughts in Progress at http://artrbd.com

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. Marcos Manuel Nobre de Sousa Girao. Expressionistic oils from Portugal.
2. Gina Marks. Photo-realistic portraits.
3. Waldemar Franz Rösch. Geometric shapes from Germany.
4. Peter Abajkovics. Performance art.
5. Mary Frances Millet. Impressionistic wildlife watercolors.
6. Werner Hornung. Digital art.
7. Natasha Manakova. Realistic oils from Russia.
8. J. W. Gardner. Impressionistic oils.
9. Francis Koerber. Geometric shapes.
10. Schmoo. Light and color from the UK.
11. Devin Gonzales. Expressionistic artwork drawing from a variety of sources.
12. G E Stevens. Jewelry.
13. Sharon Cummings. Abstract light and color.
14. Rebecca Aasop. Abstract, modern and contemporary work.
15. Alfonso Izco. Expressionistic oils from Spain.
16. Zoja Trofimiuk. Figurative sculpture from Australia.
17. Barrie J. Davies. Widely exhibited ink on paper from the UK.
18. Betty Mo. Drawings from Austria.
19. Sohan Jakhar. Rajasthan Pop Art from India.
20. A. Artist. Art for the 31st century.
21. Patricia Madden. Southwestern landscapes with Kachinas, Shamanism.
22. Galina Lopatcheva. Landscapes and nature from Russia.
23. Samantha Peterson. Spiritual pastels.
24. Jorge Gurmandi. Mystical oils from Argentina.
25. Melissa Dadourian. Award winning abstract oils.
26. Brandt Sponseller. Precarious balances in surrealistic oils.
27. Mary Wenrich. Photography, pen & ink with watercolors.
28. Allen Yang. Photography from China.
29. Brad Smith. Surrealistic lights and colors.
30. Mansi Shukla. Fantasy performance art from India.
31. Charles Rudisill. Seascapes.
32. Szeghy. Pastel portraits.
33. Jody Mitchell. Texture color and movement.
34. David Buzzi. Photographic digital art.
35. Joka Lukacs. Granite sculpture from Hungary.
36. Anne Vis. Beeswax paintings from the Netherlands.
37. Nicolaas Maritz. Metaphysical artist of Aquarian consciousness.
38. Shihu Chen. Cement painting from China. Mixes high strength cement with inorganic pigment and chemical additive.
39. Golestaneh. Animation and photography from Iran.
40. Johanna Uribes. Paintings of decadent desserts.
41. Airton Adami. Mosaic tiles from Brazil.
42. Hernando Rico Sanchez. Political and social paintings.

Anthony J. Petchkis

2007-12-16T18:30:00.000-08:00

Anthony J. Petchkis
Anthony J. Petchkis is the August 2004 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Anthony is a Boston based landscape artist who has been exhibiting continuously for the past 20 years. His art has focused on the New England and Adirondack Regions.

Although Anthony continues to be inspired by the great American masters of the Hudson River School, his individual vision is unique. His media include oil on canvas and pastel on rag board or paper, which is painted not drawn to create a homogeneous finish, and can be perceived as photographic. Anthony publishes giclee prints in limited editions to seventy-five.

New or edited Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Joseph DiSipio, Tory Baggiano, Renee Nemerov and Deborah Ann Duffy have new work in their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Renowned Artists
Artists of the American West, George Catlin (1796-1872), Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), Thomas Moran (1837-1926) and Frederic Remington (1861-1909) have been added to the Renowned Artists Galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/renowned/ The renowned artists are also organized by century. http://digitalconsciousness.com/renowned/bycentury.phtml

Artist about which information is sought.
One of out subscribers inherited a A. Kraaijeveld painting from her Dutch grandparents and is seeking information about the artist and the painting. http://digitalconsciousness.com/artists/AKraaijeveld/

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. Stanimira Stoeva. Watercolors from Bulgaria.
2. Paola De Giovanni. Photography from the UK.
3. Jack Bauer. Renditions of the Masters.
4. Berthelemy Julie. Papier mâché from France.
5. Jenny Greene. Realistic watercolors.
6. Yancey Lones. Internet art.
7. Gocha Medzmariashvili. Known as Mego. Pen on fabric.
8. Debbie Flood. Realistic horses in watercolor.
9. Kimberly Santini. Animals and wildlife with bright colors.
10. Massimo Ridolfi. Cityscapes.
11. Robert Coane. Provocative political works.
12. Jana Sesow. Vibrant pop art.
13. James Mlaker. Photographic manipulations.
14. David Buanno. Fractal digital art.
15. Larry Weiss. Realistic light and color.
16. Tapan Kar. Watercolors from India.
17. Jim Lawn. Expressionistic landscapes from Ireland.
18. Pietro Bellani. Abstract interiors from Italy.
19. Swati Parmar. Traditional landscapes from India.
20. Ilir Leonard Berhami. Expressionistic landscapes from Albania.
21. Marcos Girão. Grafismo oils from Portugal.
22. Stephen Rumney. Consumer realism.
23. Darrell Guernier. Geometric shapes in oil.
24. Rick Pirman. Digital art.
25. Michele Mazzitelli. Surrealistic shapes from Italy.
26. Sibylle Pieters. Realistic drawings of animals and wildlife.
27. Silvana Brunotti. Impressionistic cityscapes from Italy.
28. Alix Smith. Portraiture photography.
29. Mark Sedgwick. Geometric shapes from the UK.
30. Sanjay Kumar. Symbolic drawings from India.
31. Sheila Elizabeth Minano. Portrait photography.
32. Bruce New. Expressionistic portraits.
33. Alex Storer. Surrealistic digital light and color.
34. Mano Nogueira. Expressionistic portraits from Cuba.
35. Mauricio Toussaint. Conceptual figurative painting.
36. Cary Charles. Abstract oils.
37. Toomas Altnurme. Spiritual performace art.
38. Darren Smalley. Digital light and color.
39. J. R. Earlbecke. Drawings from the Foothills Art Center.
40. Julie Rasmussen. Abstract light and color.
41. Cocco Carreras Fabio. Abstracts from Sardegna.
42. Leanne Laine. Impressionistic still life.
43. Albert Gehret. Manipulated photography.
44. Ken Christian. Watercolors from Germany.
45. Emzar Mmgebrishvili. Symbolic oils from Georgia.
46. Robert Ciesla. Digital photography, cityscapes.

Cai Qi Yuan

2007-12-16T18:25:00.001-08:00

Cai Qi Yuan
Cai Qi Yuan is the July 2004 Digital Color Artist of the Month. His painting studio is located in Shaoxing, a well-known city in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. He paints portraits on commission.

New or edited Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Joe Host, Prakash Deshmukh, Tom Brown, Tory Baggiano, Laura Baird, Adelle Jean, Daniel Cuesta and Holly Cornwell have new work in their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Renowned Artists
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) and Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) have been added to the Renowned Artists Galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/renowned/ The renowned artists are also organized by century. http://digitalconsciousness.com/renowned/bycentury.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. Jarvis Grant. Landscape and nature photography.
2. Janice Bailey. Photography of carousel horse heads.
3. Richard Lazzara. Light and color acrylics.
4. Adam S J Costello. Digital photography.
5. Tacha de Karma. Groups of figures from the U.K.
6. Carmelo Pugliatti. Visionary oil cityscapes.
7. Renata Sajko. Realistic landscape oils from Australia.
8. Daniel Cuesta. Digital compositions.
9. Sophia Stucki. Beach folk art.
10. Eliseo Nicolás Alonso, Lise. Carving from Spain.
11. Michael Stephen Fenton. Representational narrative painter.
12. Sharon France. Tonalism and luminism in landscape painting.
13. Gannon Graham. Sculptured furniture.
14. Dominique Kennel. Abstract light and color from France.
15. Michaela Mrafkova Martinez. Visionary lights and colors.
16. Beverley Ashe. Imperfect angels from Santa Fe.
17. popo G5. Graphic art from Iran.
18. Karen Carasik. Papermaking and monotypes.
19. S. A. Oil pastel on canvas paper.
20. Gonzalo Isla van den Brule. Abstract light and color from Brazil.
21. Phornthep Khongsathian. Symbolic art from Thailand.
22. Michael Lowe. Portraits sketched then burned onto wood.
23. Ricardo Matos. Drawings from Brazil.
24. Humberto Benitez. Pastel landscapes.
25. Jivantoro Mentis. Cubistic cityscapes.
26. Jayne Parker. Abstract digital art.
27. Trisha Idoni. Landscape and nature photography.
28. Bjarni Sigurdsson. Digital art from Denmark.

Ayanna Nicole Floyd

2007-12-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Ayanna Nicole Floyd
Ayanna Nicole Floyd is the June 2004 Digital Color Artist of the Month. Ayanna's earliest memories are of family members rendering enchanting expressions in pen and ink, pastels, watercolors and oils. This early exposure fueled by a natural artistic ability enabled Ayanna to begin creating art at a young age. She is also classically trained with a fine arts degree from the Pennsylvania State University.

Her landscapes, adaptations of Chinese water painting, are created with washes of color. The process incorporates countless layers of water that she infuses with acrylic hues. The result is a beautiful balance between calculated brushstrokes and random dripping combined into magnificent compositions.

New or edited Galleries
Gilbert Abric, Renee Nemerov, Devi DeLavie, Holly Cromwell, Anthony Martin, Lia Tejera, Tory Baggiano, Deborah Ann Duffy and Adelle Jean have new work in their galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/gallerylist.phtml

Renowned Artists
Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), Tracey Emin (1963-), and Janine Antoni (1964-) have been added to the Renowned Artists Galleries. http://digitalconsciousness.com/renowned/ The renowned artists have also been organized by century. http://digitalconsciousness.com/renowned/bycentury.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. John van Niekerk. Watercolor and landscapes from South Africa.
2. QiYuan Cai. Realistic oils from China.
3. Laura Baird. Interdisciplinary art. Widely exhibited in Canada.
4. Michail Victorov. Stage design and oils from Russia.
5. A. C. Martin. Dignified oil abstracts.
6. Jesper Jacobsson. Aquarelle drawing from Sweden.
7. Jade Nguyen. Mystical landscapes from Switzerland.
8. Alexander Rokoff. Realistic oils, New Mexico style murals.
9. Sk Hanny. Circle inks from Indonesia.
10. N.Rina Gholson. Digital art.
11. J.Edwards Gemind. Abstracts.
12. Michelle Flanagan. Large scale drawings.
13. Oscar Burd. Mystical fractals from Brazil.
14. Alexander Sutulov. Neo-realism from Chile.
15. Steve Cook. New England landscapes.
16. Ian Campbell. Abstract digital art.
17. Princess Tan. Batik mermaids.
18. Paul Wightman. Portraits of influential people.
19. Patricia Laffrenere. Kitsch, folk, pop art from Canada.
20. Nahid Navab. Expressionistic and mystical portraits.
21. Leila Akhmet-Othman. Tapestry from Kazakhstan.
22. Rachelle Sylvain. Mosaic from Canada.
23. Dennis Nona. Indigenous art from Australia.
24. Tom Brown. Metal sculpture.
25. Hettie Goverts. Drawings from France.
26. Robert Ki. Expressionistic acrylics from Germany.
27. Renee Nemerov. Impressionistic landscapes.
28. Sarbeswar Moharana. Rajasthani tribal art from India.
29. Temo Edjibadze. Expressionistic portraits.
30. Shawna Smart. Fantasy landscapes.
31. Sinisa Nedelkoski. Geometric shapes.
32. Claudiu Victor Gheorhiu. Spiritual watercolors from Italy.
33. Donna Dailey. Symbolic photography.
34. Maria Stella Lattanzio. Light and color abstracts from Colombia.
35. Tor Erik Gorud. Ink drawings from Norway.
36. Roger Poole. Political animals.
37. Sean Durham. Impressionism from Germany.
38. Andriy Ivanov. Mystical photography.
39. Typewriter Tim Jordan. The typewriter as an instrument.
40. Samindranath Majumdar. Abstract watercolor landscapes from India.
41. Augusto Carrillo. Impressionist characters from Argentina.
42. Gemma Orte Ruiz. Watercolor still life from Spain.
43. Helen Lisher. Spiritual digital art from the U.K.

News from the Artists
Sara Shamma has been shortlisted for the venerable BP Portrait Award for a self-portrait. The exhibition opens June 17 at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Cecil Herring has a bronze sculpture, "Maid, 2003," on exhibition at the EPCOT Annual Flower Show in the sculpture garden. This show runs April 16 - June 6, 2004. She is also showing several new large abstract paintings and landscapes at the Orlando Marriott Downtown Art Gallery from May 3 - July 30, 2004.
Steve Danzig, and the International Digital Artists Association have secured funding to publish a book to include essays, articles and approximately 500 images - with subsequent annual periodicals thereafter. He expects early 2005 for the first release.
Erik Pevernagie had a small painting, "Just for a moment" auctioned at William Doyle, New York.
The 2nd art festival Chania, Greece 2004 will start on June 24 and will be on until July 9 2004. http://www.omma.gr/festivalapplyseeprevious.htm

Deborah Ann Duffy

2007-12-16T18:21:00.001-08:00

Deborah Ann Duffy
Deborah Ann Duffy is the May 2004 Artist of the Month. Born in California, Deborah has returned to her birth state. She was raised in Tennessee, lived in Europe for a long period of time and has traveled the world. She uses her natural instincts and skills to create motivational pieces of cultural and historical value.

Her depiction of children, motherhood and women provide a spiritual insight to the characters. Her floral creations have a mystical ethereal mood and mode to them that are accentuated by her effective use of color. Her painting "Teamwork" is displayed in the Heritage Art Gallery, Tennessee. She works mainly in watercolors and pastels.

New Galleries
Joseph DiSipio, Gilbert Abric, Tory Baggiano, Delfina Gimenez, Hank Snow, Lia Tejera, and Adelle Jean have added galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylistnotmb.phtml

Renowned Artists
Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), Caravaggio (1571-1610), Claude Monet (1840-1926), Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), René Magritte (1898-1967), Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) have been added to the Renowned Artists Galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/renowned/

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. Michael Yevdokimov. Photography from the Netherlands.
2. Jim Garrison. Symbolism, Surrealism, and Occultism.
3. Nicolas Wical. Animal photography.
4. Jens Brueggemann. Modern figurative and expressionistic art.
5. Norm Magnusson. Socially relevant Funism.
6. Ghenadie Sontu. Realistic still life from Moldova.
7. Guy Cornelia. Abstract portraits.
8. Ruben Cukier. Surrealistic oils from Israel.
9. Susan Graves. Fractals from the U.K.
10. Bob Worthy. Founder of Exposure Unlimited, Fredericksburg.
11. Louise Winwright. Drawings from the U.K.
12. Predrag Koncar. Digital Art from Serbia & Montenegro.
13. Harriet Pellizzari. Light and Color Acrylics from Austria.
14. Mike Butler. Abstract Digital Art from Canada.
15. Marilena Pilla. Impressionistic interiors from Italy.
16. Cecilia Casariego. Drawings and decorations from Belgium.
17. Anne Charlotte du Tillet. Abstracts from France.
18. Cristian Ianos. Abstracts from Romania.
19. Visual Dhikr. Contemporary Islamic Art from the U.K.
20. Raza Awan. Imaginative abstracts from Pakistan.
21. Jane Duan. Landscapes from Taiwan.
22. Joshua Nyatepe. Spiritual oils from Ghana.
23. Mary Pillot. Expressionistic landscapes from Santa Monica CA.
24. Iurie Cojocaru. Expressionistic spiritual art from Romania.
25. Rakesh Nigudkar. Fractals from India.
26. Bart van Oijen. Light and color from the Netherlands.
27. Seth Lew. Expressionistic skyscapes.
28. LuAnn Jones. Three dimensional art on slate.
29. Kathryn Love. Photography.
30. Ester Avetisian. Customized Mural Art.
31. Alexey Sberegaev. Realistic landscapes.
32. R. Justin Stewart. Clay and fabric sculpture.
33. Ted Grier. Watercolors and oils; landscapes and cityscapes.
34. Mary Woodul. Mixed media with wax.
35. Lisa Reinke. Expressionistic oil portraits.
36. Ted Green. Exotic, beautiful and strong, princess "Divas".
37. Prystrom Bogdan. Surrealistic photography from Poland.
38. Kairi Rohtla. Realistic cityviews from Estonia.
39. Katherine Taylor-Green. Native American portraits.
40. Jasun Martz. Raw, primitive, expressionism.
41. Mihail Victorov. Post-traditional realism from Russia.
42. Jill Musser. Impressionistic landscapes.
43. Olga Perry. Sculpture and oil portraits.
44. Donal McKernan. Acrylics from Australia.
45. Cody Seekins. Between concrete sequentialism and abstract association.
46. Patrick Mock. Abstract light and color.
47. Luis Ruiz del Arbol. Informalismo.
48. Arun Mehra. Digital landscapes from India.
49. Blendi Karaxha. Abstracts using oils and pasteboard, from Albania.
50. Alice Pickler. Illustrations on products.
51. Angharad Howells. Spiritual oils from the U.K.
52. Ruth San Pietro. Animals and wildlife.
53. Jenny Bowen. Expressionistic digital art.
54. Monica Seta. Sculpture from Italy.
55. Marilou Masip. Realistic oils from Australia.
56. Steve Griffin. Semi-abstract mixed media with some portraiture.
57. Glenn Gallegos. Fantasy, seascapes and portraits.
58. Alvaro Morfin. Photography from Mexico.
59. Carlos Milles. Digital video programming and production.
60. Hany Abdallah. Light and color abstracts from Egypt.
61. Andrej Myshkin. Cityscapes from Russia.
62. Thomas Bijon. Digital collage citycsapes from France.
63. Marek Petryk. Light and color abstracts from Sweden.
64. Beatriz Ricco. Nature photography.
65. Angela Tunner. Light and color abstracts from Canada.
66. Katalina Proano. Andean animals and culture.
67. David Vincent Hammer. The human figure and condition.
68. Wim Heesakkers. Sculpture from the Netherlands.

News from the Artists
Ken Schweizer would like to inform all visual artists and photographers about http://www.theartlist.com. It lists art contests and juried art competitions across the United States.
Kelly Moore has had work accepted at the 47th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas, June 3 to July 11th 2004, the Harrison Center For The Arts, Indianapolis, Indiana Auction, May 15, 2004, and the Raw Arts Festival, London, August 1st 2004.

Michael Tory Baggiano

2007-12-16T18:17:00.000-08:00

Michael Tory Baggiano
Michael Tory Baggiano is the April 2004 Artist of the Month. Tory was born in Denver in 1967 of Italian and German descent. He has intensely pursued many forms of expression and creation during his artistic life. Tory broke the world freestyle water-skiing record for most points scored in 1990 and then beat his own record in 1991. After these physical triumphs he shifted his interest to visual art and expressions of the mind.

His art provokes thought. It is not created exclusively for decorative purposes; it captures and lures you in through your mind and spirit. His art shows truth through abstract means and covers a wide range of styles taken from many art movements, from cubism to surrealism, from impressionism to expressionism. His work is new, fresh and real with a style of its own.

New Galleries
Lia Gabriela Tejera de Garat, Delfina Gimenez, Hank Snow, Adelle Jean and Lisa Putman have added galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylistnotmb.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. Michael Black. Computer and digital art from England.
2. Louise McNaught. Spiritual oils.
3. Sateriale Raffaea Maria. Interiors from Italy.
4. Wanda Howe. Cats.
5. Yoni Lab. Cyber-punk photography.
6. Greg Lunger. Abstract light and color.
7. Stephen Rogers. Multiple view photography from England.
8. Richard Goenne. Mystical landscapes.
9. Ashok Govila. Impressionistic landscapes.
10. Maria-Dolores Alvaro-Rodriguez. Etchings.
11. Milena Stamboliyska. Illusions.
12. Matthew Mason. Fantasy illustrations.
13. Amy Millard. Realistic Rocky Mountain animals.
14. Georgia Griego. Surrealistic oils.
15. Hank Snow. Realistic landscapes.
16. Chantelle. Pastel landscapes.
17. Donovan Ball. Watercolor landscapes.
18. Lawrence Trattner. Urrealistic chalk drawings from Austria.
19. George Adamchik. Landscape oils from Canada.
20. Tyler Fenn. Sculpture from Antigua.
21. Rene & Felice Heitmuller & Derkinderen. Photography from the Netherlands.
22. Guéganne Doucet. Geometric shapes from Canada.
23. Buck Vander Kooi. Abstract sculpture from Canada.
24. Matthew Hull. Postmodern illustration concepts.
25. Heather Tharp. Digital photography.
26. Ruta Cepinskaite. Artwork from Lithuania.
27. Ian Ferger. Collage.
28. Remi Bryant. Black and native American art.
29. Georg Hübner. Photo based digital paintings.
30. Delfina Gimenez. Cowboy oils from Argentina.
31. Esther Dyer. Abstract mosaics.
32. H.Cigdem Yorgancioglu. Abstract oils from Turkey.
33. Girolamo Santulli. Spiritual digital art from Italy.
34. Ralph Berko. Hard edged geometric shapes.
35. Lia Gabriela Tejera de Garat. Oil landscapes from Argentina.
36. Alexander Sokht. Abstract symbolism from the Czech Republic.
37. Ali Yilmaz. Acrylics from Turkey.
38. Andrew Stockwell. Expressionistic oils from Australia.
39. David Stacey. Naturalistic works from Australia.
40. Mike Parks. Visionary mixed media.
41. Osawaru Timothy. Watercolors from Nigeria.
42. Connie Haddox. Realistic acrylics.
43. Robbin Wenzoski. Abstract wood sculpture.
44. Tanya Doskova. Surrealistic animals.
45. Adel Bouallagui. Digital photography.
46. Sherman Goodrich. Digital abstracts of light and color.
47. Mona A. El-Bayoumi. Mystical work with a North African influence.
48. Tirrell Grimsley. Colored pencil drawing.
49. Jill-Ann Cherofsky. Realistic portraits.
50. Frederik Van De Siepkamp. Surrealistic oils from the Netherlands.
51. Mike Allen. Photography from the U.K.
52. SK Hanny. Rotating pen on canvas or paper, from Indonesia.
53. Edd Cox. Mystical light and color.
54. Kristina Maskarin. Mixed media from Croatia.
55. Allison Kepley. Expressionism from Australia.
56. Jared Six. Psychiatric ink blots.
57. Bipin Shrestha. Paintings from Nepal.

News from the Artists
Susanna Viale and other Italian artists opened La Mostra Gallery, Cardiff Bay, Wales on March 20.
Ron Gang has painted 15 new pictures. iarc.org/~4x1mk/

Garth Allan

2007-12-16T18:08:00.000-08:00

Garth Allan
Garth Allan is the March 2004 Artist of the Month. Garth works predominately in watercolor with subjects which include waterways and the Scottish landscape. Many of his works have been published as greeting and Christmas cards.

His early married life was spent living on the water, on the UK canals, and his work reflects his knowledge and nostalgia from those years. Today he owns an Edwardian Steamboat which he uses as a floating studio to gather reference material for current works. He has a solo exhibition in Guildford UK every year, and also exhibits at the National Waterways Festival.

New GalleriesTory Baggiano, Adelle Jean and Julie Rodriguez Jones have added galleries. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylistnotmb.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. Dirk Hooper. Fantasy, glamour and model photography.
2. Edward Immar. Landscapes and nature.
3. Kristin Leupold. Realistic drawings from Ireland.
4. Lynda Elliott. Ecclectic mix of photography and digital art.
5. Sascha Omilian. Abstract paintings from Germany.
6. Bill Waldman. Surrealistic photography.
7. Teoman Madra. Performance art from Turkey.
8. Constantin Duvac. Byzantine icons from Romania.
9. Michael Kain. Oils from Germany.
10. Tory Baggiano. Abstract people.
11. Kle Thune. Sculpture.
12. Jon Rattenbury. Visionary landscapes.
13. Minna Sora. Etchings and woodcuts from Finland.
14. Homero Vuljevas. Florals from Uruguay
15. Antonio Zaballos Suarez. Light and color from Spain.
16. Joey Shebester. Surrealistic drawing.
17. Toon Diepstraten. Mystical oils from the Netherlands.
18. ILIA. Landscapes and nature.
19. Vincent Thomas. Abstract light and color from Canada.
20. Garry Cucci. Photography.
21. Peter Cooper. Digital Art.
22. Bill Botten. Eclectic figures from England.
23. Aureo Antunes. Geometric shapes from Brazil.
24. Klaudia Zentinel. Mystical still life.
25. Ayanna Floyd. Impressionistic landscapes and nature.
26. Uche Amadi. Symbolic works from the Ivory Coast.
27. Iko Lucic. Fantasy drawings from Canada.
28. Mickey Pierce. Realistic drawings.
29. JEF- MV. Bright figurative works.
30. Francine Schachter. Figures and their worlds.
31. Wayne Ewing. Digital photography.
32. Nick Socrates. Spiritual illusions.
33. Melanie FerDon. Light and color oils from New Zealand.
34. Ken Macklin. Abstract organic shape sculpture from Canada.
35. Regina Calton Burchett. Spiritual watercolor and pastel landscapes.
36. Alice Burton. Expressionistic landscapes from Canada.
37. Barbara McGivern. Widely exhibited abtracts of light and color.
38. Andrew Watton. Abstract people from the U.K.
39. Paul Cooklin. Computer art held by numerous stock image agencies.
40. Mike Moore. Cartooning and graphic novels.
41. Vlad Tabac. Impressionistic landscapes and nature.
42. Claudiu Presecan. Abstract landscape oils from Romania.
43. Matt Sesow. Expressionistic oils in private collections in Washington D.C.
44. Mandy Speers. Cityscape photography.
45. Olivera Huibner-Stojanovic. Oils from Serbia.
46. grimaldi eduardo c. Surrealistic photography from Italy.
47. Friedrich Walter. Expressionistic landscapes from Transylvania.
48. Jake Stone. Spray paint and comb etchings.

News from the Artists
Chard Chenier has created new paintings, all acrylic on canvas: "And Ne Forhtedan Na", "Phoenix" and "Being".
The life of renowned Odawa artist Daphne Odjig, is being celebrated in a play in Toronto at the Artword Theatre, February 26-March 14.

Embrize Bruno

2007-12-16T18:03:00.000-08:00

Embrize Bruno
Embrize is the February 2004 Artist of the Month. Embrize is a French graphic artist who draws big portraits of movie stars.

New Galleries
Adelle Jean, Scott Kimball and Dan Civa have added galleries. Adelle displays Judaic folk art; Dan part animal, part human creatures and Scott collages. http://DigitalConsciousness.com/gallerylistnotmb.phtml

New Contemporary Artists
In addition to Adelle and Scott, the following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.Com/limit.phtml

1. Dragan Katanic. Impressionistic oils from Serbia.
2. Anthony Petchkis. Boston based landscape artist.
3. Abdul Waheed. Photorealistic oils from Pakistan.
4. Le Chan. Landscapes from Vietnam.
5. Rajat Baran Chakravartty. Illustrations from India.
6. Dana Ellyn Kaufman. Artwork focused on current events.
7. BasslineMassive. Performance art.
8. Schatz Zoli. Depictions of the human body from Hungary.
9. Mani Deli. Surrealistic classical subjects from Canada.
10. Mohammed Ali. Arabic calligraphy and letterforms.
11. Susana D'Momo. Realistic still life from Argentina.
12. Kathi Shotwell. Photographing the absence of light.
13. Marino Enzo. Symbolic interiors from Italy.
14. Margit Hideg. Abstracts with a musical theme.
15. Marijo Swick. Mixed media including snakeskin.
16. Mike Hemsley. Still life photography.
17. Ger Groeneveld. Realistic oils from the Netherlands.
18. Anna Kutishcheva. Free-lance illustrator. Operates Mahnart Studio.
19. Peter Mancus. Visionary oils from Canada.
20. Leonid Golender. Abstract oils and pastels from Israel.
21. Tom Zsolt. Documentary photography from Canada.
22. Irma Wiley. Abstract geometric digital shapes.
23. Neal Barbosa. Spontaneous abstracts done to live music.
24. Peter Alexander. Digital photography and background images.
25. Johanan De Lorenzo. Expressionistic artwork shown in San Diego.
26. Michael Bowdidge. Digitally manipulated photography.
27. Diego Guzman. Symbolic Fashion.
28. Janet Pierre. Acrylic still life from Canada.
29. Tao Fu. Impressionism from China.
30. Alba Simoes. Surrealistic shapes from Portugal.
31. S. Monique Craig. Pen and Ink Sci-Fi illustrations.
32. Deborah Ann Duffy. Realistic watercolor and charcoal.
33. Rae Ann McCurry. Digital art from pastoral to psychedelic.
34. Deon du Toit. Sculpture from South Africa.
35. Davorka Strugar. Spiritual oil land and seascapes.
36. Helene Bied. Symbolic oils from Santa Cruz.
37. Vibha Ghai. Realistic watercolors and acrylics from India.
38. Klaus Lange. Maritime photography.
39. Stoyan Bekarelli. New modern European Art.
40. Robert Vanater. Photography and digital art.
41. Sotirios Panailidis. Byzantine style icons and frescos.
42. George Drivakos. Cartoon drawings.
43. Marcel Brekelmans. Abstract pen drawings from the Netherlands.
44. James Taggart. Fractal based landscapes.
45. Antoon Verbeeck. Minimalism from Belgium.
46. Randall Whited. Impressionist and post-impressionist landscapes.
47. Shylow Pryor. Computer and digital art.

News from the Artists
Heather Tait and the Silence Speaks International Artist Association now provide business resources for artists and writers. http://www.silencespeaks.net
The Arts Center of the Ozarks has scheduled a solo exhibition for Kelly Moore in the McCuistion-Matthews gallery.

Prakash Deshmukh

2007-12-16T01:40:00.000-08:00

Prakash Deshmukh
Prakash is the January 2004 Artist of the Month. He resides in India and practices arts in various media such as oils, watercolors, mixed media and murals, one medium at a time. For the last four years he has been exploring the digital medium. He has participated in many competitions and group exhibitions and has had solo exhibitions at various places in India. His works are in collections of many eminent personalities, art collectors, corporations, art galleries and hotels.

New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month, or were restored. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://DigitalConsciousness.com/limit.phtml

1. Sven Weidner. Realistic cityscape photography.
2. Kealoha Pa. Batiks on wood from Hawaii.
3. Steve McElrath. Platinum/palladium photographs of the West.
4. Boyd Sheissvogel. Cubism.
5. Debie Tregidgo. Encaustic painting from the U.K.
6. Lucian Olteanu. Romanian fantasy.
7. Alfie Sheppard. Symbolic sculptures.
8. Judy Puckett. Writer, poet and photographer.
9. Ed Immar. Surrealistic landscapes.
10. Bruce Barlow. Make-up artist.
11. Travis Yarger. Blacklight painting.
12. Marc Surrency. Chemist and painter.
13. Adam McDaniel. Illustrations of Middle Earth.
14. Rooma Mehra. Watercolors from India.
15. Kobe De Peuter. Abstract acrylics on wood and canvas.
16. Nina Tsaregorodtseva. Mystical characters.
17. Silvio Nocilla. Geometric shapes from Malta.
18. Monalisa Nocilla. Impressionist from Malta.
19. Paul Smulders. Expressionistic characters from the Netherlands.
20. Shaun Parrin. Photography from England.
21. Zoel LeGresley. Rainbows from Canada.
22. Robert J Smerglia. Geometric shapes.
23. Cheryl Casey Sosebee. Realistic drawings.
24. Carol Cooper. Paintographs from Canada.
25. Judith van Bilderbeek. Expressionistic interiors.
26. Mimi Ross Blank. Ceramic tiles.
27. Constantinos Vrahatis. Minimalistic designs from Greece.
28. Robert Wittig. Many styles including political cartoons.
29. Pam Schmidt. Sculpture.
30. Simon Heath. Unique works from England.
31. Mike Janes. Construction influenced abstracts from the U.K.
32. Peter Fishen. Abstracts.
33. Gary Frier. Expressionistic mixed media.
34. James W. Bailey. Wind Painting.
35. Steven Ferguson. Digital expressionism.
36. Zlati Dimov Dezire. Abstract oils from Bulgaria.
37. Amarillo Hector Rafael. Fantasy watercolors from Argentina.
38. Embize Bruno. Big pencil portraits of movie stars.
39. Matthew Noble. Art photography from the U.K.
40. Sharyne Walker. Nature and people in cityscapes.
41. Sarah Fischer. Abstract light and color.
42. Khalid Al-Tahmazi. Impressionistic figures from Bahrain.
43. Gary Woodfield. Historical art from Australia.
44. Larrisa Bray. Animals in freehand charcoal.
45. Dale Walters. Alternative photography.
46. Petrut Calinescu. Photography from Romania.
47. Oza Pazoozoo. Geometric shapes.
48. Lacey Stinson. Active-matrix, Enigmatic truths.
49. Dan Civa. Realisitc oils from Denmark.

News from the Artists
Pat Walker Fields has scheduled workshops at the Turning Leaf Lodge, Long Beach, MS from January-July, 2004 http://artistpatwalker.com/Workshops.html

Bryce Brown

2007-12-15T23:54:00.001-08:00

Bryce Brown
Bryce is the December 2003 Artist of the Month. Bryce has been painting on a semi-professional level since 1998. He was born in 1971 and raised in the lush surrounds of Northland, New Zealand. He developed his own personal style of painting whilst travelling extensively through western Europe, Turkey and the USA. His paintings incorporate strong line, texture and colour, evoking a positive sense of the human condition. Influences on Bryce's work include Modigliani, Rivera, Picasso and Matisse. Bryce's works are in collections in London, Edinburgh and New York. New Contemporary Artists
The following artists registered this month. To view the work of any contemporary artist go to http://digitalconsciousness.com/database.phtml and enter any part of the artist's name. To see the most recent artists go to http://digitalconsciousness.com/limit.phtml

1. Carl Yeager. Computer enhanced photography.
2. Prakash Deshmukh. Spiritual representations from India.
3. Elin Neumann. Abstract landscapes from Denmark.
4. Eric Weiss. Street photographer. Documentaries.
5. Sergey Mertens. Realistic oils from Russia.
6. Johan Nieuwborg. Abstract sculpture.
7. Duma. Pop art from Portugal.
8. David Laguillo. Abstract photography from Spain.
9. Ron White. Petroglyph images in sandstone.
10. Chriss Pagani. Landscape watercolors.
11. Milton Jeronimides. Abstract oils from Brazil.
12. Gina Eaker. Mystical digital art.
13. Salvatore Di Giovanna. Visionary canvases from France.
14. Jayson Myrick. Comic book and fantasy characters.
15. Robert Ives. Cubism, anatomy and animation.
16. Tony Amico. Geometric shapes, organic forms, tech nouveau.
17. Hector Amarillo. Watercolor landscapes from Argentina.
18. Cheryl McClure. Abstract landscapes.
19. David Westling. Surrealistic oils.
20. Paul Cummings. Realistic landscapes from England.