Christel Haag

Looking for a Better World 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

2022

In these difficult times for all of us, we wish for a better world - less violence, discrimination, lust for power, cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness. In search of another, maybe ...

In these difficult times for all of us, we wish for a better world. Sometimes we wish we were on a lonely island, far away from the fast, screaming an...

"Can You Imagine" is a vibrant, passionate and energetic artwork on canvas. It is inspired by the beautiful and colorful nature. It has many different layers and is a real statemen...

"Searching For You" is an expressive, dynamic acrylic painting on canvas. Aren't we not all looking for the one person who loves us, understands us, and is always by us - forever and...

Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...

Stenciled floral shapes and sprayed lines are balanced with brushed passages in this lively acrylic on canvas by Fiona Ackerman. The bold, square format composition titled "A World i...

This lyrical, colourful abstract painting is by Canadian visual artist Richard Tosczak- one in a series created in collaboration with an Italian artist, Angela Letizia Renzi, a lover of literature and linguistics. In this dynamic composition, expressive, gestural lines and swaths of colour—yellow, green, turquoise, white, melon and brown flow across the canvas. Tosczak is perhaps best known for his beautiful bronze figurative sculptures. This painting was inspired by a poem entitled ‘L’invitation au voyage” written by C. Baudelaire, a famous French poet. ‘Au pays qui te ressemble’ means ‘the country that resembles you’. “The collaboration, which has its beginnings in the picturesque setting of Lake Como, continues, more productive than ever, on an island in the heart of the Mediterranean animated by the tide, the motion of the waves, the active volcano Etna and tales of local mythology.” Tosczak and Renzi Richard Tosczak was born in Belgium. He studied philosophy and sculpture at the University of Alberta. At that time, Tosczak began working in steel and was influenced by a number of his professors who appreciated the work of a British abstract sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro considered one of the greatest sculptors of his generation. Further studies were pursued in France with another internationally acclaimed classic sculptor, Martine Vaugel...

With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold drips, mixed media and, pieces of glass t...