Shelli Langdale

"Process of Love" Oil Painting

2022

Stacy D'Aguiar's (US based) "Hybrid 11" is an acrylic painting that depicts a colorful butterfly and beetle transposed on a teal background. Artist Statement: My paintings are channeled, Visual Dreamscapes in connection with Unseen Frequencies of the Universe. My exploration of the surreal investigates the mysteries of the energy that connects all things, and the mind's potential to heal through imagery. Each piece is infused with Reiki Healing Energy (a universal healing technique) and Sacred Geometry Symbols, which elevates each magical creation energetically, and emits positivity, peace and tranquility. By showcasing alternate realities on diverse elemental canvases, my art is designed to inspire others to see the nature of the world around and within, as well as influence a sacred space for awakening. I offer you a journey through the garden of my Visions and allow the gift of healing to revive the sacred breath of Oneness. {Sacred Geometry} is a term used to describe patterns, shapes and forms that are part of the make up of all living things and that regularly occur in nature. It is system of universal design in which the energy of creation organizes itself into form. Bio: Stacy D’Aguiar (born in 1974) is a San Diego artist who creates dreamy visual treats using a delightfully vibrant palette and intriguing subject matter, to compose a feast for the eyes and mind. She’s a full-time artist spending most of her days in her studio in North Park creating paintings for collections and exhibits all over the country. Stacy received a BA in Graphic Design from Virginia Tech where she was also enrolled in many art classes ranging from life drawing and painting, to sculpture and digital, but mainly a self-taught artist. She pursued her design career after graduating in 1996, and used her drawing and computer skills to design t-shirt art, toys, costume art, logos, and corporate branding, and more. She picked up a paintbrush again in 2002 and worked in oil, painting mostly fantasy and surreal. Stacy has made her living painting abstracts, landscapes and surrealism since 2010, collaborating with designers, art reps and galleries in Orange County, Laguna Beach, Santa Fe, Charleston, and LA, to name a few. Her work has shown at SCOPE Art Miami, the Laguna Art Museum, Art San Diego, and Art Santa Fe, and published in PoetsArtists, California Homes Magazine, Luxe Magazine, Pacific Magazine, and Nug Magazine. She’s collaborated with Clive...

Claudia Griesbach- Martucci's "The Uninvited Entertainer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white swan and a mask wearing fox in t...

Claudia Griesbach- Martucci's "Mischievous Illusion" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a rabbit or hare with a purple bow as the moo...

Claudia Griesbach- Martucci's "Pink Dreams" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a mallard duck with a blue bow as beautiful sunset col...

Bucking horse with Rider

Susan McDonnell's (U.S. based) "Twins" is an original, handmade oil painting of two birds (Black-throated Sparrows) facing the viewer and clouds in the background. The painting is 20 x 16" and with the frame it is 21.25 x 15.37". Artist bio: Susan McDonnell is a realist painter who has recently moved back to Minnesota after living in Southern California for 30 years. Her paintings are narratives inspired by her observations of wild animals in their natural habitats. Albrecht Dürer and Otto Marseus van...

Ray Richardson is a contemporary British artist known for his cinematic paintings. The artist employs icons of working-class London, including bull terriers, soccer pitches, and grit...

Characterized by his deeply honest means of expression and fascination with Orientalism, Surrealism, and social commentary, Moscow painter Stanislav Plutenko...

Characterized by his deeply honest means of expression and fascination with Orientalism, Surrealism, and social commentary, Moscow painter Stanislav Plutenko brings his vivid dreams to life. Like a rush of blood to the head, inspiration for his next painting overwhelms Moscow realist Stanislav Plutenko with authority — and the artist must act quickly to record his visions before they fade. “At times when I look at the snow-white canvas in front of me, I see obscure images and my mind tries to freeze the moment and not lose any of those feelings or visions,” he writes. “I try to complete and develop these visions in order to transmit the fragile world that I see onto the canvas.” For Plutenko, this fragile world, experienced during his travels abroad to Asia, the Middle East, and India, are focused and reinterpreted artistically. He continues, “Inspiration comes like a hallucination or a vivid dream that only children have. With time, these dreams become bleaker, fainter, and disappear. First, I feel nostalgic, then the artistic drive takes over, I dissolve into the canvas, losing all track of time.” “Cock Fight” is a representative example, recording Plutenko’s observations from India, Pakistan, and the Middle East. As he draws upon his love of Orientalism, we find an energetic group of men who crowd around a pair of cocks, their feathers raised in powerful, aggressive fashion. Despite the painting’s subject, the painting is — in fact — an intense study of emotion, individuality, culture, and expression. Plutenko writes, “This painting is an illustration of human passions and the human character. There are mixed emotions in this work — the excitement of the approaching victory, greed, cruelty, and disappointment. So many emotions at the same time — a treasure trove for genre painting.” Indeed, each onlooker is treated with astonishing sensitivity, their expressions, gestures, individuality, and emotions captured with clarity. The captivating composition and attention to each character recall the traditional works of Baroque masters and has a timeless quality. “Christ in the Desert” is a fantastic modern reinterpretation of a traditional artistic theme. Sitting at center among piles of rubbish and debris, a weary Christ appears in worn white and green robes. Christ does not engage the viewer, but gazes downward with a saddened expression. “This painting is how I see the second coming of Christ,” writes the artist. “War and urbanizations have ravaged the land, physically and spiritually. Who should be saved? Who will listen to the truth?” Especially fascinating is how open Plutenko is to his artistic communication, describing himself like a chef who has several key ingredients or spices at his disposal. He writes, “I am like a chef who has several spices (themes) in my arsenal — Romanticism and sugar, Surrealism and salt, Orientalism and spice, the grotesque and hot peppers. I mix everything and hope to nourish the world with the ‘soup.’” Indeed, Surrealism comes to the fore in works like “Tree-Cloud,” which recalls the famous poetic tale The Little Prince by French poet Antonie de Saint-Exupéry. The painting here shows an otherworldly escape in the clouds. Plutenko describes, “‘Tree-Cloud’ is my escape from the big world into a tiny, quiet and cozy world.” In the future, Plutenko wants to continue pushing his artistic boundaries and working in a variety of mediums. “There are times that I wish to get away from the usual subject matter and paint a series of works that are uncharacteristic of my usual style,” he asserts. “Maybe someday I will do something under a pseudonym!” Plutenko is currently represented through a number of galleries and private collections in the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Monaco, Finland, France, Switzerland, and the United States at East West Fine Art...

This beautiful painting depicts a crowded scene of a watering hole at a well in the midst of a sunny, hot day, located on the street of a provincial village supposedly located somewh...

As we gaze upon this artwork, we are immediately struck by the warmth and tenderness exuding from the scene. The woman, with a gentle smile on her face, carefully feeds the pet calf,...

Signed lower right: Johan Arsenius and dated 1858 or 1853, attributed Johan Georg Arsenius (1818 - 1903), was a Swedish military man, painter and draftsman. Up for sale is important ...