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Sue McElligott - An Artist Inspired By Music

Sue McElligott Northern California, USA Mediums: Acrylic/Mixed Media Style: abstract expressionism Favorite Quote:  “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” – Lester Bangs from the movie ‘Almost Famous’ Favorite Books: Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Kite Runner, And The Mountains Echoed, Memoirs of a Geisha Favorite Movies: Almost Famous, Once, Magnolia, Seven Years In Tibet, The Avengers  <img title="Genius On Dope Sue McElligott" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Genius On Dope Sue McElligott" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DOaMTuxzN6U/UsH2C5aqCKI/AAAAAAAATRM/LGtoH4Is2vQ/Genius-On-Dope-Sue-McElligott%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="499"> ‘G.O.D. Genius On Dope’ Acrylic on Canvas; matted and framed This piece is matted and framed and was my first piece sold. It was inspired by a couple of old friends of mine who put together a new band last year. We go back 30 years and just reconnected on Facebook recently. When they decided on a name for the band, I got inspired to create something from it and this is what came out of that inspiration.

Sue McElligott - An Artist Inspired By Music

Sue McElligott Northern California, USA Mediums : Acrylic/Mixed Media Style : abstract expressionism Favorite Quote : “The only true cu...

Artpromotivate Top Monthly Articles of 2013 – Part 1

The new year is almost here! 2013 has been a very successful year for this site – both in readership and followers at social networks. Both have grown substantially in the past year. Below is an overview some of our current stats regarding follower counts. Subscribers: 1950+ (<a title="subscribe here" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/artpromotivate" rel="nofollow">subscribe here</a>) Facebook: 5273 (<a title="follow APM" href="https://www.facebook.com/artpromotivate" rel="nofollow">follow APM</a>) Twitter: 11,913 (<a title="follow at Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/artpromotivate" rel="nofollow">follow at Twitter</a>) This is not to brag of course. I’ve been concentrating on increasing follower counts because I know that this will benefit all the artists who I freely promote via the artist spotlight and other promotions. Each artist spotlight is shared with subscribers and social media followers, and I like to re-promote artists through subsequent “lists of artists”. (one example is here: <a title="Abstract Artists" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/06/20-colorful-abstract-paintings-for.html">Abstract Artists</a>) I’m planning on announcing some new free promotions early in 2014. I’m also have a large, growing list of great topics to be covered. If you have a suggestion on a topic you would like to see here, please let me know in the comments, or contact form at the bottom of this site. I also welcome guest posts, especially from artists. (See: <a title="Guest Posting Guidelines" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/02/artpromotivate-guestposting-guidelines.html">Guest Posting Guidelines</a>) Below is a review of some of the best articles of 2013. I have them listed by month below. This post features January to June.

Artpromotivate Top Monthly Articles of 2013 – Part 1

The new year is almost here! 2013 has been a very successful year for this site – both in readership and followers at social networks. Both ...

Anna JH Artist - Looking For The Unseen

Anna JH London, England Mediums: household/ acrylic/ oil paint, plaster, pva glue, sand, paper, glass Style: Painterly Abstraction Favorite Quotes: “The myriad suggestions by which my head declares its presence elude being skewered by sentences” Raymond Tallis ""Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - <a title="Pablo Picasso" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/11/about-pablo-picasso-paintings.html">Pablo Picasso</a> Favorite Book: Harry Potter Favorite Movie: Any film that will send genuine shivers down my spine.   <img title="lifelines" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="lifelines" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ftBUyAGlckg/UrT_stg7eGI/AAAAAAAATOY/3NlYC5i0iFQ/lifelines%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="435" height="436"> Lifelines 39x39” 2013   I have always loved to paint but drifted away from it while studying Fine Art at University. In 2011 I moved to The Faroe Islands for a year with my partner and living in a wilderness that is so relentlessly bombarded by weather inspired me to rediscover my love for painting for the first time since school. During this time I went walking everyday and became captivated by the effect that nature has on many different textures.

Anna JH Artist - Looking For The Unseen

Anna JH London, England Mediums : household/ acrylic/ oil paint, plaster, pva glue, sand, paper, glass Style : Painterly Abstraction F...

Academic Anarchism by Artist Daniil Belov

Daniil Belov Russia, Moscow Mediums: oil Style: realism, impressionism Favorite Quote:  "The people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them. And if you, as you say, are moved only by their color relationships, then you miss the point!" (Mark Rothko) Favorite Books: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Personal Knowledge by Michael Polanyi Favorite Movies: Amelie, Back to the Future.   <img title="Oil landscape with Trains and railways" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Oil landscape with Trains and railways" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-G7pY9t8s3ZM/UreDv39WgLI/AAAAAAAATQA/VU8kpXb36v8/Terminal-station-industrial-landscape-oil-painting-trains-picture-artist-Daniil-Belov%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="548"> Terminal Station - 2013, oil on canvas, 20x20 cm   When I was a child I loved to draw with blue pen all kinds of spaceships and cars, so my parents decided that I should go at <a title="art school" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/08/advantages-of-art-school.html">art school</a>. I didn’t like to draw at school. Artworks “on the theme” were boring to me. And I didn’t like to paint still-lifes and plaster heads, also I couldn’t be proud of my works. After school I was going back home and draw there what I really love: spaceships, for example. But at the ten year of school a new teacher appeared in my life – Daniil Timoshenko, and for the first time I began to get satisfaction of what I was doing. I got excited about painting.    Around the same time my passion for music encouraged my admiration of composers who created it. I was thinking: “What a great man – Beethoven! He wrote his Moonlight Sonata and after two hundred years it still appeals to people, they experience it, and they feel good. He has done something good for all people, something really valuable.” Then I decided that I must create something like the composers did, something that would have the same value as their music. That would give a meaning to my life. But instead of music I happen to have painting. This is how I became a painter.

Academic Anarchism by Artist Daniil Belov

Daniil Belov Russia, Moscow Mediums : oil Style : realism, impressionism Favorite Quote : "The people who weep before my picture...

Sandra Ragan - Showing Lifes Beauty Through Art

Sandra Ragan USA Mediums: Acrylic, Oil, Pastel, Watercolor, Colored pencil, fabric paint, graphite Style: Realism, Impressionism Favorite Quote: And in the End, the Love you take, is equal to the love you make, Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans. Favorite Book: I don't normally read that much, so, I guess I don't have one. Favorite Movie: I love Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful life, 1776, primarily uplifting movies, I cant stand horror flicks, or scary movies.   <img title="beatles painting" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="beatles painting" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GzDBi3hB5wA/UrTM0sulw5I/AAAAAAAATNw/HIvPAbSP7L0/beatles-painting%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="364"> Psychedelic Beatles - Sandra Ragan, Won 2nd place 2013 at the fest for Beatles Fans, Chicago, Diptych, 2 30 by 40 inch canvases.   I have been an artist ever since I can remember. I remember doodling in the margins of the note book as a child, and getting in trouble for not paying attention in class. I have always been fascinated by the effects of light on an object, and have been on a quest to try to paint it. I am a professional artist, and have been since 2002. I primarily paint in Acrylic, but, have been expanding into other mediums and techniques. I paint a variety of subject matters, including nature, sunsets, celebrities such as the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix, etc. I take <a title="commissions" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/08/turn-down-art-commissions.html">commissions</a>, and am a muralist as well. I enjoy challenging myself, and never want to stop learning. Art is a life long journey.

Sandra Ragan - Showing Lifes Beauty Through Art

Sandra Ragan USA Mediums : Acrylic, Oil, Pastel, Watercolor, Colored pencil, fabric paint, graphite Style : Realism, Impressionism Favor...

Varsha Vijayan - Abstract Illustrations and Fan Art

Varsha Vijayan Bangalore, India Mediums: Digital and traditional. Style: Illustration Favorite Quote: "Your self-esteem is like a notch below Kafka's." (Woody Allen) Favorite Book: The Catcher in the Rye. Favorite Movie: The beginners, Woody Allen movies, 500 days of Summer.   <img title="Oh you beautiful thing" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Oh you beautiful thing" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2R7uNaeBQuI/UrNkz3VQVzI/AAAAAAAATM8/dMvdDuk6ZSQ/Oh-you-beautiful-thing%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="390">   All my life, the only thing that I've ever enjoyed doing was doodling. I have a degree in Journalism, Psychology and Literature and I spent the three years in college doing nothing but draw. I was that crazy weird kid who sat in one corner and kept obsessively scribbling in a notebook. I don't regret doing that as that really helped me improve my drawing skills. My works are mostly abstract illustrations. But recently I've started creating a lot of fan art. I'm a crazy Doctor Who fan so I make a lot of fan-art related to the show.

Varsha Vijayan - Abstract Illustrations and Fan Art

Varsha Vijayan Bangalore, India Mediums : Digital and traditional. Style : Illustration Favorite Quote : "Your self-esteem is lik...

Ev McTaggart - An Accidental Artist

Ev McTaggart Ontario, Canada (originally from Newfoundland) Mediums : Acrylic, mixed media Style : Abstract mostly I Always See...

How Can Artists Deal With Rejection When Promoting Art?

<img title="how-to-deal-with-rejection" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 20px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="how-to-deal-with-rejection" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kSF_3F0QBSw/Uq-JylX5tVI/AAAAAAAATLI/JIFMCs-lHcQ/how-to-deal-with-rejection%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="350" align="left" height="300"> I recently received this question on the <a title="Artpromotivate Facebook page" href="https://www.facebook.com/artpromotivate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artpromotivate Facebook page</a>: How can artists not “feel miserable when [their] Art work is not appreciated, when [they] are still a beginner”? All artists deal with rejection at some point. Rejection often is a frequent occurrence at the early part of an artist’s career and can be very discouraging for young artists, who often take it personally. But, remember – rejection is something that all artists go through. Van Gogh, Monet, El Greco, Vermeer, Cezanne and countless other artists have experienced rejections from the art community – but pressed on, and used it as a catalyst to grow and nurture their art. This post has some advice for dealing with criticisms of art: <a title="How to Give and Receive Feedback and Constructive Criticism" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/06/how-to-give-and-receive-feedback-and.html">How to Give and Receive Feedback and Constructive Criticism</a> Here are some points to consider… which will hopefully help you to handle the inevitable rejections. <a name="more"></a> <ol> <li> <h3>Rejection can be a good thing.</h3>  When constructive criticism is given, artists can use this information to become a better artist – and to make better art. “If your work is rejected because your technique is lagging your creativity, consider it a learning opportunity. If your work is rejected because it is not mainstream for the market, consider it a compliment to your originality and continue to look for an opportunity complimentary to your style of work.” Peter Filzmaier   <li> <h3>Look at rejection as a challenge.</h3> Don’t let it get you down, but take each rejection as an opportunity to grow, learn more and try something different next time. “I have won museum commissions among many others from competitions and also lost many I dearly wanted. I used to take it very personally until someone pointed out that it was not nessicarily a rejection of your art so much as a choice for a different style or subject matter that fit their needs better. How true. I also was ashamed if I was a finalist but not the winner. A friend mentioned that he always put those competitions on his résumé because he considered it a great honor to have been a finalist! That changed my perspective.” Lisa Perry <img title="Purple flowers ion vincent danu" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Purple flowers ion vincent danu" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VYeuZEcTSVw/Uq-J0ZAZEjI/AAAAAAAATLQ/00-PGNlTd94/Purple-flowers-ion-vincent-danu%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="511"> Purple Flowers © <a title="Ion Vincent Danu" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/09/ion-vincent-danu-drawing-painting.html">Ion Vincent Danu</a>/ Dan Iordache <li> <h3>Find your audience through rejection – and acceptance.</h3> Through continuous rejections (and through a process of elimination), we can learn where to focus our efforts. Focus on the places and people who accept what you do. <li> <h3>You can’t please everyone!</h3> If people are not appreciating what you put out there, all it means is that you aren’t reaching the right people. We are all different, and everyone has their own taste in art. If you are really serious about your work – don’t change it for anyone. “The world is full of different people with unique taste and many like different things, as the old saying says one mans trash is another mans treasure. But when your an artist you have to be true to your vision and you need to communicate it through your art. You can't please all the people but you must please yourself, and if your passionate about your vision and stay true to it you will find a following that loves your art. Its much like my preacher says, its better to be a really good version of who you really are than a bad version of what others want you to be.” Dave Marsh <img title="Winter Thaw" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Winter Thaw" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xg_rm6esLcw/Uq-J1tNXA8I/AAAAAAAATLY/BWGQmYZerT8/Winter-Thaw%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="375"> Winter Thaw © <a title="Sophie Penstone" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/11/sophie-penstone-artist-power.html">Sophie Penstone</a> - “Early morning across the rolling hills in Cornwall, just as the morning frost was disappearing” <li> <h3>Don’t take rejection personal.</h3>  Maybe you are looking to get your work in a particular art gallery, but they won’t accept you. Or maybe you have entered various art competitions with no success. It’s easy to take it personal, and even feel discouraged – thinking there may be something wrong with you. It has nothing to do with you! All it means is that the particular artwork does not suit the taste of the gallery/ art competition judge. They may very well like other artworks by you. ”Remember it's not personal. It's all about the work. I recently heard a writer speak about having submitted a manuscript to several large publishers only to be refused. She then sought a small publisher with a niche market, and voila! She is now in high demand, but has remained with the original publisher because they value her work, not the dollars she brings in. You have to be confident in your work. Think how many greats were not until their death!” Karol Smith <img title="On the rocks" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="On the rocks" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Hc4xhjsDpX4/Uq-J2uZ7HnI/AAAAAAAATLg/nHI0QthUPzM/On-the-rocks%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="342"> 'On the Rocks' © <a title="Alyson Sheldrake" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/09/alyson-sheldrake-living-dream.html">Alyson Sheldrake</a> - acrylic on board, size 34cm x 49cm “A local scene of a fisherman fishing off the rocks at the end of the slipway. You often see fishermen here - but I'm not sure if they ever catch anything!” <li> <h3>Accept the rejection – and move on!</h3> One of the worse things we can do is dwell on it. It will stunt our artistic growth, making it difficult to focus on other artworks. Accept the rejection for what it is – a chance to try harder, become a better artist or shift promotional focus elsewhere, then move on.</li></ol> Do you have any rejection experiences to share? How have you dealt with rejection and negative comments about your work?

How Can Artists Deal With Rejection When Promoting Art?

I recently received this question on the Artpromotivate Facebook page : How can artists not “feel miserable when [their] Art work is not a...

Gina Martucci - An Artists Realistic View

Gina Martucci USA Mediums: graphite pencil, colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic, and charcoal Style: Realism Favorite Quote: “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas Favorite Books: My favorite books are any “how to” books about the types of mediums I am interested in. Favorite Movie: Pretty Woman   <img title="gina martucci painting" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="gina martucci painting" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XNP5GdImCLw/UqTWqcxnOhI/AAAAAAAATHI/xDVjavkzxE0/gina-martucci-painting%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="403">   I am a realistic person and I believe that translates through to my artwork. I like to draw and paint what I see because I believe what surrounds me every day is art. My art mostly consists of landscapes, people, cars, animals, and food. I am also a very detailed person and that translates through my artwork as well. I feel I need to add every detail I can possibly see in order to capture the subject I am working on. I am the same way when I tell a story or try to explain something. I want to make sure everyone knows exactly what I am talking about. I think it is ironic my favorite quote is “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see” by Edgar Degas because I think I try to get others to see the beauty in everyday things as I see it.

Gina Martucci - An Artists Realistic View

Gina Martucci USA Mediums : graphite pencil, colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic, and charcoal Style : Realism Favorite Quote : “Art is ...

10 Most Visited Artpromotivate Artist Spotlights of 2013

About this time last year, I presented a list of most popular spotlights of 2012 based on website visits. (<a title="Most Popular Spotlights of 2012" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/12/most-popular-artist-spotlights-2012.html" rel=" ">Most Popular Spotlights of 2012</a>) This list, and the one below, are based on Google Analytics stats. The spotlight with the most traffic is listed first. If you have made it onto this list, Congratulations! I promote each and every artist spotlight here equally, sharing them at the same social networks. The extra traffic is often a result of the artist taking it on themselves to promote their spotlight (and others sharing as well). I have noticed some artists share their spotlights several times throughout the year. As a result, they have landed on this list! Remember, if you are not on this top 10 list, you still have a chance of appearing here next year. Also, I will be continually promoting past spotlights with similar lists. When I do so, I always notify the featured artists. A BIG THANK-YOU and warm wishes for all artists who have submitted their spotlights!!   <ol> <li><a title="Genevieve Esson" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/03/genevieve-esson-art-paintings.html">Genevieve Esson</a> 2604 Visits <img title="genevieve-esson" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="genevieve-esson" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VKKqkJW2GVo/Uqo_mmuVdfI/AAAAAAAATJg/2q8pqCEh6Q0/genevieve-esson%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="277"> Congratulations Genevieve on reaching number one this year in pageviews! ”My artwork is inspired by the natural world, words, music, colors, shapes, mystery, dreams, line, the 80's retro art movement, medieval tapestries and illuminated manuscripts.This all includes: Nature, animals, music, people, art, dreams, movement, the wind, clouds, the moon, sea, trees, beauty, sounds, shapes, texture. Lots of different things.” </li></ol>

10 Most Visited Artpromotivate Artist Spotlights of 2013

About this time last year, I presented a list of most popular spotlights of 2012 based on website visits. ( Most Popular Spotlights of 2012 ...

Julz Davidson - The Sleepy Artisan - Creator of Unique Hand Crafted and Hand Bound Books

Julz Davidson aka The Sleepy Artisan Australia Mediums: Mixed Media; acrylic, watercolour, ink, gouache; waxed linen, watercolour paper, block printing ink Style: Varied - I cover all styles Favorite Quote: We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love. And then we return home. - an Australian Aboriginal Proverb Favorite Books: Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse Favorite Movie: Dead Man   <img title="miss mia malone" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="miss mia malone" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2fiaYyuP480/UqO84Q4oXJI/AAAAAAAATGQ/3yhpKHNFheY/missmiamalone6.png?imgmax=800" width="550" height="412"> Miss Mia © Julz Davidson aka The Sleepy Artisan - a 9x6 inch storybook journal for a little baby girl named Miss Mia. Pages hand torn, painted & dyed. Lace, collage work, block printing and stamp work as well as hand made embellishments adorn this book.

Julz Davidson - The Sleepy Artisan - Creator of Unique Hand Crafted and Hand Bound Books

Julz Davidson aka The Sleepy Artisan Australia Mediums : Mixed Media; acrylic, watercolour, ink, gouache; waxed linen, watercolour paper, ...

How an East London Charity Adapts to its Trendy Environment to Fund Itself - Coffee Shop, Design Festival and Exhibitions

With Government cut backs hitting hard on everyone from small business to families, charities feel the crunch too. One charity based in Shoreditch, East London is hitting back with a set of social enterprises, including Paper and Cup.   <img title="paper-and-cup" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="paper-and-cup" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8_0eInR8XyA/UqeJ2DZczYI/AAAAAAAATI0/nqs7N4xMQqM/paper-and-cup%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="412">   An East London charity which has been running since the 1960’s, Shoreditch Crypt Trust puts homeless, recovering addicts back into work through providing housing and work schemes. Now one of the trendiest, young art scenes in the UK, Shoreditch is where they remain, nestled among the sprawling <a title="street art" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/06/3d-street-art-edgar-mueller.html">street art</a> and overpriced bars and restaurants. So how does a long standing charity fit in the new, gentrified environment?

How an East London Charity Adapts to its Trendy Environment to Fund Itself - Coffee Shop, Design Festival and Exhibitions

With Government cut backs hitting hard on everyone from small business to families, charities feel the crunch too. One charity based in Shor...

Lee Furlong - The Space Between Photography and Painting

<img title="Untitled lee furlong" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Untitled lee furlong" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OTjcXIK9Sag/UqUpg-uF3_I/AAAAAAAATH4/EM2X5Z4Jk7I/Untitled-lee-furlong%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" align="right" height="354">Lee Furlong     Manchester, England, UK Mediums: Photography Style: Abstract, Impressionism, macro, Minimalist, traditional/classical – Whatever I’m feeling at the time Favorite Quotes: (1) I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work! (Thomas Edison) (2) It’s easier to ask for forgiveness rather than permission (Anon) (3) If you’re not <a title="making mistakes" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/05/20-common-mistakes-artists-make-in.html">making mistakes</a>, then you’re not trying hard enough (Anon) Favorite Books: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, The 4 hour work week by Tim Ferris, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, E: A Novel by Matt Beaumont Favorite Movies: Sightseers (A very dark comedy), Amelie, Scott Pilgrim vs the world, Inception   Although I try not constrain myself to any particular style, I keep being drawn back to abstract / impressionist style works. When looking at other peoples works in these styles, I like the sense of having to invest part of myself, to provide my own interpretation that these styles require.  Whilst (although sounding contradictory) enjoying letting them wash over me. With my own works, my aim is to invite the viewer to inhabit another headspace, if only for a moment.

Lee Furlong - The Space Between Photography and Painting

Lee Furlong Manchester, England, UK Mediums : Photography Style : Abstract, Impressionism, macro, Minimalist, traditional/classical ...

Spotlight on Scotland Encaustic Artist Lynn Gibson

Lynn Gibson Strathclyde, Scotland Mediums: Encaustic Style: Organic & Abstract Favorite Quotes:  “Beware of artists, they mix with all classes of society and are therefore             most dangerous” – Queen Victoria “Art is the most intense mode of individualism the world has known” - Oscar Wilde “If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything” – Public Enemy Favorite Books: American Gods – Neil Gaiman, The Quest – Wilbur Smith, Wonders of the Solar System / Universe – Brian Cox Favorite Movies: The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King, Shawshank Redemption, Labyrinth   <img title="Where It All Started Lynn Gibson" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Where It All Started Lynn Gibson" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gl9Dn3gks6w/UqKgvu0qaCI/AAAAAAAATE4/DPB9W-9ZSTM/Where-It-All-Started-Lynn-Gibson%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="412"> Where It All Started © Lynn Gibson This is the first painting I will be using to create a sculpture from; it’s also the primary image I use for promoting my artwork.

Spotlight on Scotland Encaustic Artist Lynn Gibson

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Michael O'Gorman Artist - Narratives of the Subconscious

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<img title="Spiritabundance Elynne Rosenfeld" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Spiritabundance Elynne Rosenfeld" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-j51DcNfq22A/Upt7SvSwsXI/AAAAAAAATB8/n1vXAwmgoIo/Spiritabundance-Elynne-Rosenfeld%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" align="left" height="360">Elynne Rosenfeld Northeastern United States Mediums: acrylic, glass beads, beach glass on canvas     prismacolor on paper Style: stylized abstraction on nature theme Favorite Quote: “Your journey has molded you for the greater good. It was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think you've lost time. It took each and every situation you've encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.” - Asha Tyson Favorite Books: The Age of Innocence  (Edith Wharton)  The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri) Favorite Movie: Local Hero     I believe that total abstraction done well is really the same thing as figurative work.  Some see meaning in one, others in the other.  I explore the transition between figurative and <a title="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/05/10-featured-artists-how-are-they.html" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/05/10-featured-artists-how-are-they.html" rel="nofollow">abstract painting</a> in the compositions of my current series, Succulents.

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