Featured Artist – Anindita Dasgupta

Featured Artist

Anindita Dasgupta – Dallas, TX
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A self-taught artist, I make abstract, intuitive and impressionistic floral art, occasionally foraying into landscapes. Use of colors is very vivid in all my pieces. They are mostly acrylics on both canvas and paper, a few are mixed media (mostly acrylic and soft pastels) and watercolor too. I have also started with Digital Art form, and there are a couple of those pieces that you will find in my shop.

Art has been my passion from the time I was a little girl, however, I had to navigate through life’s very arduous challenges for over two decades. During this time of severity, when I had a formidable task of just surviving with dignity, my art was all forgotten. Though I always wanted to paint but I kept losing touch and more importantly I started losing my confidence and I felt my brushes would not be in my control, my colors would not look beautiful enough on canvas. But as fate and my undying desire for creating art would have had it, fast forward 2016, one fine day I just walked up to ‘Michael’s’, and bought a bunch of art supplies and that day, it was after after 23 years that I picked up my paint brush once again and I haven’t stopped even for a day ever since.

I am in awe of great artists like Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Gustav Klimt- whose use of gold in his art fascinates me. Among more contemporary artists, I truly admire the works of Karen Silve, Erin Gregory, Flora Bowley and I am also thoroughly inspired by them.

My long lost love and gratification- ART- is my absolute full time engagement now. Learning, painting, experimenting, creating, experiencing the euphoria and marveling at destiny, the opportunity this country has given me and at God’s ways to reward! I have finally started my Etsy shop a little over a month ago. I also direct sell my original art pieces for now. I hope to spread vibes n vibrancy of colors through my work. I also hope that my art will delight people and bring positive energy for all who see and own them!

Spring flora Medium Acrylic on paper Size 8x8 inches — **Spring Flora**
Acrylic on paper
8×8 inches

Summer Medium Acrylic on paper Size 8x10 inches — **Summer**
Acrylic on paper
8×10 inches

Italia Medium Acrylic on Canvas Size 11x14 inches — **Italia**
Acrylic on Canvas
11×14 inches

For Spring Medium Acrylic on paper Size 5x7 inches — **For Spring**
Acrylic on paper
5×7 inches

Featured Artist – Mary Webster

Mary’s pathway began in her teens drawing ponies where she found her love of the ink pen.Living in the UK and working as a practicing registered nurse she continues to develop her art between Erotica and surreal abstracts in Acrylics and ink.She won an award in May 2017 for ‘Award of Excellence for Erotic Drawing ‘ at the Swiss Art Gallery in Lausanne,Switzerland after showing 6 works in a group show in May 2017 .Two of her Erotic artworks were published by Erotic Signature in the books ‘The World’s Greatest Erotic Art’ volume 3 and volume 5.Erotica continued in April 2018 where she showed 9 works in London’s first ever Erotic art show giving Mary a tremendous boost of confidence to carry on her art pathway.

Featured Artist

Mary Webster – Peterborough, UK

V.I.P Medium Watercolor and ink Size 28 cm x 20 cm — **V.I.P**
Watercolor and ink
28 cm x 20 cm

Genesis Gone Wrong Medium Watercolor and Ink Size 28 cm x 20 cm — **Genesis Gone Wrong**
Watercolor and Ink
28 cm x 20 cm

The Beach Medium Watercolor and Ink Size 39 cm x 56 cm H X W — **The Beach**
Watercolor and Ink
39 cm x 56 cm H X W

Dream of Gunvald Medium Acrylic and ink Size 37 cm x 46 cm — **Dream of Gunvald**
Acrylic and ink
37 cm x 46 cm

Featured Artist – Tatiana Klimov

A native Russian from Saint Petersburg, Russia, Tatiana found her second home in Los Alamos 23 years ago. In spite of having a college degree in metallurgy, she has worked in the fashion and beauty business. In Russia, she owned and ran a private crafts school. Shortly after relocating to the US, she opened her own business “Nature Care for Skin & Hair.” She has always enjoyed designing and making clothes, knitting, crochet, quilt, and embroidery based on her own designs. Even as a child she had passion for art and especially drawing. Around last spring 2017 she decided to pursue her desire for expressing her inner self in the form of “Happy paintings.” Her philosophy of paintings is to portray positive energy and happiness by splashing bright colors on canvas to share the beauty and inspiration she finds through her love of nature. In nature, there are shapes, colors, textures, fragrances, sounds, and tastes to be experienced. From rock formations to butterflies, all forms of natural scenery have a deep internal message of their essence. Tatiana is attempting to convey that spiritualis, or “breath,” from the nature around us, to the viewer through her art. She weaves a waltz of colors and shapes into a “happy dance,” to make the day of the viewer a better place.

Featured Artist

Tatiana Klimov – Los Alamos, NM

Frozen Medium oil Size 24"x24" — **Frozen**
oil
24″x24″

J Medium oil Size 12"x12" — J
oil
12″x12″

Love Medium oil Size 12"x12" — **Love**
oil
12″x12″

Feelings Medium oil Size 12"x12" — **Feelings**
oil
12″x12″

Featured Artist – Robert Frankel

I LIKE TO NOTICE THINGS: patterns of cracks on the street, colors of sprinkles scattered across the white icing on a doughnut, the texture of peeling bark. I try to use my brush to capture the tension between patterns, colors, and textures. If I am successful, those who view my work will feel the same joy I feel when creating it.

Featured Artist

Robert Frankel – Wilmette, IL

Geo 11 Medium Acrylic on canvas Size 40 x 30 x 1.5 — **Geo 11**
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 x 1.5

Geo 10 Medium Acrylic on canvas Size 36 x 24 x 1 — **Geo 10**
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 24 x 1

Geo 20 Medium Acrylic on canvas Size 40 x 30 x 1.5 — **Geo 20**
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 x 1.5

Geo 22 Medium Acrylic on canvas Size 40 x 30 x 1.5 — **Geo 22**
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 x 1.5

Featured Artist – Michael Chomick

Michael Chomick was born in Vancouver, Canada, and is the fifth of 7 children of Andrew and Marisa Chomick.

His first introduction to the world of art-making came during the visits to the basement of the family’s home. This is where both of his parents practiced their hobbies of fine art-making through painting with oil, sculpting with clay, and/or colourful tile mosaics.

Featured Artist

Michael Chomick – Hawthorne, CA

Michael Chomick was born in Vancouver, Canada, and is the fifth of 7 children of Andrew and Marisa Chomick.

At the young age of 11 his parents decided to leave Canada and relocated the entire family to the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. During the two-year stint on the island this is where Chomick began his artistic career by writing and illustrating his own-brand of Super Hero comic books. These early comic books gave way to his current style and technique of painting and drawing – works that are derived from a mind-set of spontaneity, with no preconceived thought, and created from the subconscious.

Two years later, St. Petersburg, Florida became the artist’s next place of residency. There, after the completion of high school, he entered into the world of commercial art.

After 11 years in the aforementioned vocation, September, 1986, he altered his artistic direction and veered his creative force towards what has become his life’s mission – that of a thought-provoking visual artist.

The 30+ years Chomick has been experimenting and practicing his talents as a thought-provoking visual artist delving into a variety of mediums ranging from ink or graphite drawing to figurative oil painting to mixed media constructions.

In his many travels such as Japan, Europe, and the Americas (North, Central and South), in addition to places of residencies, such as Miami Beach, Florida; Austin, Texas; and now Los Angeles, California, Chomick has gathered inspiration and stimulation by such life experiences.

During Chomick’s career as an award winning contemporary artist his works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally in selected solo and group exhibitions.

Cipher Medium mixed media construction Size H96'xW56"xD24" — **Cipher**
mixed media construction
H96’xW56″xD24″

STATIC: Thoughts & Prayers - Kiss 'Em Goodbye!! Medium mixed media construction Size H60"xW32x'D32" — **STATIC: Thoughts & Prayers – Kiss ‘Em Goodbye!!**
mixed media construction
H60″xW32x’D32″

Bob's Annuncuiation: That his pants ain't square but rather cool, man! Medium mixed media construction Size H60"xW32"xD32" — **Bob’s Annuncuiation: That his pants ain’t square but rather cool, man!**
mixed media construction
H60″xW32″xD32″

CA$H COW and The Capitalistic Pig Medium mixed media construction Size H64"x20"xD20" — **CA$H COW and The Capitalistic Pig**
mixed media construction
H64″x20″xD20″

Featured Artist – Cory Graham

In rural Appalachia, where tradition reigns supreme, an emerging art and music scene has dared to challenge the outside notions of the region. Steeped in history, awash in natural beauty and with a culture rarely visible outside of the hills, this oft-forgotten region of America is carving out its place among the most culturally relevant to the 21st century. Among those seeking to change perspectives and bring new eyes to the rolling hills is Cory Graham. With no formal training, and only a passion to break down walls surrounding his community, Graham seeks to share views and moments not typically associated with rural America. Deeply political, often angry, and with a focus on progress at all costs, Cory Graham’s work shouts with the voices of forgotten Americans who demand to be heard.

Featured Artist

Cory Graham – Stanton, KY
Instagram

Silence Medium Oil on Canvas Size 18 X 24 — **Silence**
Oil on Canvas
18 X 24

Rapture Medium Photography Size 11 X 14 — **Rapture**
Photography
11 X 14

Collapse Medium Mixed Media Size 24 X 36 — **Collapse**
Mixed Media
24 X 36

Chechnya Medium Digital Size 18 X 24 — **Chechnya**
Digital
18 X 24

Outsider Art Magazine – Issue zero

Outside art magazine issue zero

Issue zero is here! Digital version is available for free and can be downloaded. Print version will be available on Feb 3, 2019.

http://issuu.com/artistportfoliomagazine/docs/oam_zero_b?e=2382761/68149497

issue zero

Featured Artist – Matthew Clarke

Featured Artist

Matthew Clarke – Kirkstall, Victoria, Australia
Instagram

selfie Medium Acrylic on linen Size 122 x 94 cm — **selfie**
Acrylic on linen
122 x 94 cm

between heaven and hell Medium Acrylic on canvas Size 130 x 205 cm — **between heaven and hell**
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 205 cm

Future me of the Barossa Medium Acrylic on canvas Size 190cm x 110cm — **Future me of the Barossa**
Acrylic on canvas
190cm x 110cm

Barry Tate and balke Medium acrylic on canvas Size 122cm x 91cm — **Barry Tate and balke**
acrylic on canvas
122cm x 91cm

Featured Artist – Sue Moerder

I grew up in an Art home with a Photographer Father, an Elementary School Art Teacher Mother, and Artistic Sister and Brother. Art was always a huge part of my life so going to the Art school where my parents met was probably meant to be. I studied Illustration at Philadelphia College of Art (when it was called that) and then got side tracked in Advertising when I graduated.

Featured Artist

Sue Moerder – Hammonton, NJ
Instagram

While I was in college and a few years after I exhibited my Soft-Sculpture in Galleries in Phila, New York, New Jersey, and Baltimore. Was published in the books “Outstanding American Illustrators” and “3-Dimensional Illustration” and magazines “Print Magazine” and “Baltimore Magazine”.

A weird sequence of events landed me in Tattooing for the past 16 years, with my own Tattoo Shop/Art Playground for last 7 of them.

I love Tattooing but the Sculptor in me couldn’t be denied and I started sculpting again with skulls – I love taking skulls and assembling them with manmade objects that are old and discarded, but still beautiful in their own way. It’s like putting together a puzzle of shapes and textures – and giving new life to the dead and discarded.

I’ve been told what to do with my talents most of my life, and it has definitely influenced my art – this is my own personal artistic voice – my sanity – my passion.

Still Born (Collaboration w/ Mari Bennett - the Mummy Baby) Medium Mixed Media Size 24"x32"x12" — **Still Born (Collaboration w/ Mari Bennett – the Mummy Baby)**
Mixed Media
24″x32″x12″

Fallen Angel Medium Mixed Media Size 68"x24"x24" — **Fallen Angel**
Mixed Media
68″x24″x24″

Bare Back Medium Mixed Media Size 28"x28"x11" — **Bare Back**
Mixed Media
28″x28″x11″

Mermaid Floor Lamp Medium Mixed Media Size 67"x12"x15" — **Mermaid Floor Lamp**
Mixed Media
67″x12″x15″

Featured Artist – Goda Mačėnaitė

Featured Artist

Goda Mačėnaitė – Vilnius, Lithuania

i was born to be a painter therefore i am one. when i paint i feel invincible. i feel life flowing through me. i feel a like a fraud and i love myself. i feel horrible, great and delusional all at the same time. its wonderful.
with all that in mind i work as a programmer during the day. oh life, you cruel, blind son of a bitch.
i dream of the day when i will be able to wake up and go my own, separate way.
but then i wake up, look through the window to the other windows in front of me, listen to the birds chirping, eat my buckwheats and go on with my life. kicking every trashcan that i can and drawing on every surface that i’m able to find. feeling happy just by thinking about all these things, about the future and stuff, going by the places where people study art. this is my home now. i know i’m not one of them, but
“I’ll sleep by your door, lay my life on the line
You probably don’t know but I’m gonna make you mine”
to quote Bob Dylan.
in conclusion. i know what i am. and now, i guess, you do too. you can see me walking down the street, wearing the same damn thing every day. white shirts. blue jeans. talking about art and bob dylan with some randos and fellow programmers who’ll listen. you can imagine me laying in my bed at night anxious about my future, feeling as if everyone hates me just because i still haven’t found my place under the sun, quoting Allen Ginsberg under my nose and eating buckwheats. buckwheats. always buckwheats.
i hope thats enough. i hope i can consider you my friend now.

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Mary Webster – Peterborough, UK

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Tatiana Klimov – Los Alamos, NM

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Robert Frankel – Wilmette, IL

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Michael Chomick – Hawthorne, CA

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Cory Graham – Stanton, KY Instagram

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Matthew Clarke – Kirkstall, Victoria, Australia Instagram

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Sue Moerder – Hammonton, NJ Instagram

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Goda Mačėnaitė – Vilnius, Lithuania

Cory Graham – Stanton, KY
Instagram

Matthew Clarke – Kirkstall, Victoria, Australia
Instagram

Sue Moerder – Hammonton, NJ
Instagram