Carole Garland

Seagull

2021

Like almost all of us, I grew up fearing sharks and hoping never to meet one. We still see it everywhere, the image of the blood-thirsty man eater, stalking us in the shadows. The ...

On a recent trip to the Tuamotu Islands (our Honeymoon, incidentally) we signed up for an eco-tour to snorkel with Black-Tip Reef Sharks in the Rangiroa Lagoon. While swimming with ...

I am always fascinated with human perception - you could say that it is why I became an artist. One of the most elusive qualities of perception, and therefore one of the greatest ch...

Alongside my wife Nansi, I have been lucky to explore some of the most beautiful and pristine coral reefs in the world. People often think we take pictures of the corals and paint them, but that is far from our process, which involves (at least in this case) working from an abstract design and weaving in memories and imagination until I had this image resolved. This painting is scheduled to be a part of our (Nansi’s and mine) international museum exhibition highlighting the beauty and fragility of our coral reef ecosystems, kicking off at the new ICONIC Museum in Texas in 2024. David C. Gallup has devoted his life to the study, teaching, and creation of art. He graduated from Otis/Parsons in Los Angeles in 1990, and soon found himself supervising a staff of over thirty artists under pop art legend Hiro Yamagata on the Earthly Paradise collection and other projects. He began plein-air painting on mornings, weekends and after work, and eventually left his friend and patron Yamagata to pursue a career as a gallery artist. For over a decade, he was the Vice President of the historic California Art Club...

The ocean never sleeps. For pelagic species such as Blue Trevally this is especially true. While few have the desire to swim in open water at night, these fish have no choice… the ...

While it is true that humans and nature are having some trouble finding a sustainable balance, I believe that it is imperative that we don’t lose hope. There is still so much worth ...

Oil, xerox transfer, and blue and gold foil, metal leaf on wood panel Dinosaur painting, parasaurolophus, extinct animals, animal art, miniature oil ...

Oil, xerox transfer, and metal leaf, gold foil on wood panel Steppe mammoth, tusks, elephant, gold leaf Animal art, miniature painting Hand signed by artist Certificate of Authentici...

Oil, xerox transfer, and blue and gold foil, metal leaf on wood panel Deer, buck, antlers. Animal art, miniature painting Hand signed by artist Certificate of Authenticity Framing av...

Amazon River (2019), oil painting, ecosystem, animals, pastels, jaguar, fauna "Amazon River" by Alexis Kandra. Figurative oil painting with holographic foil on wood panel. Amazonian ecosystem, animals of Amazon River Basin and Rainforest, South America, fauna. Jaguar, tapir, Amazon river dolphin (aka pink dolphin...

Sichuan Forest (2019), oil painting, ecosystem, animals, panda, monkey, fauna "Sichuan Forest" by Alexis Kandra. Figurative oil painting with pigmented metal foil in metallic green ...

Arctic Tundra (2019), oil painting, ecosystem, animals, pastels, polar fauna "Arctic Tundra" by Alexis Kandra. Figurative oil painting with holographic foil on wood panel. Arctic tundra ecosystem, animals of Tundra biome, Arctic Circle, North Pole, South Pole, Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Antarctica, fauna. Arctic hare, polar bear, caribou, Arctic fox, Arctic tern...