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Emerald grasses sprawl into the distance of an open landscape. A peaceful scene as the sun rises. Trees stretch into the gradient sky drawing the eye to a flock of birds flying free. "I find that getting away to the country offers a quiet and peace that lends itself to times of reflection and meditation," shares artist Posey Gaines.

About the Artist
Using flowing watercolors, artist Posey Gaines creates atmospheric, high-contrast landscapes developed mostly from intuition. He often starts a piece by simply putting paint to paper and then decides on the elements to bring the composition together. He draws on memories of places he has lived and reference photos taken on road trips to arrive at the final serene and eye-catching view. Posey says that from a young age artistic inspiration has touched everything he's done in life. He plays the piano, the guitar and the bass guitar, writes poetry and wrote a book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s while auditing art classes at East Central College near his home. Over the years, he's honed his skills attending workshops and watching DVDs. Today, he enjoys painting from a tidy home studio while listening to music. True to his well-rounded personality, when he’s not making art, he works as a web developer.

Words that describe this painting: landscape, morning, sunrise, nature, quiet, hike, sky, clouds, desert...

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Cool air blows as the sun radiates warmth into the atmosphere. The early morning light glows from behind a stretch of mountains in the far distance. "I find t...

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"No matter where they are, a flower is a flower!" says artist Sharon Sieben. She offers an expressive portrait of a hummingbird attracted to a blooming flower...

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Deep blues flow across an abstract seascape, with scattered mirrors of light on the surface. This piece was inspired by the many times artist Kajal Zaveri has...

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A woman poses in a flowing dress of blooming geometric flowers. Her confident stance emits a powerful aura, lit by the radiant background. Part of artist Diana Elena Chelaru's ongoing series of women adorned with colorful flowers.

About the Artist
Romanian-born painter Diana Chelaru’s paintings are colorful and contemporary interpretations of human emotion. For Diana, art is a means of communication. “It is how I express my thoughts, hopes, regrets and joys,” she says. Though she gets great pleasure from applying paint to canvas, it is the expression of emotions that she finds to be most important. Diana’s style is influenced by Byzantine mosaics as well as Gustav Klimt’s subject matter and use of decorative patterns within his compositions. Each artwork is created intuitively, resulting in paintings that speak to the soul.

Words that describe this painting: pattern, figure, figurative, portrait, floral, geometric, fashion, dress, spring, Klimt, woman, people, fashion, modern , acrylic painting, blue

Woman in a Blue Dress...

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"This piece was inspired by the challenges that we all face at times," shares artist Cynthia Ligeros. "When the world changes for the worse overnight, it's no...

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Glowing rays of sunshine spread across the sky shattering onto the ocean's gentle crashing waves. Artist Jesse Aldana depicts a panoramic view between two jet...

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Artist Nicole Lamothe paints a charming pink peony framed by a neutral patterned background. Her distinct brushwork creates a delicate softness about the piec...

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Part of artist Terri Bell's Geometria Grid series. This piece incorporates geometric shapes into organic arrangements. The painting's color palette emphasizes...

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Vibrant red and pink circles figurately dominate the coast on a hot summer day. An abstracted view from above of colorful bucket hats and beach umbrellas, the...

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A luminous combination of red, blue, and white circles radiate from above, silhouetted by the bright morning sun. They cascade down like individual rays of li...

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Dainty happy orbs of blue, purple, and red transform from cool to warm. Illuminated from above by early winter sun, they fall unhurriedly to the soft pristine snow. Part of artist Natasha Tayles's signature Circle series.

About the Artist
Vibrant colors makes Natasha Tayles happy. She enjoys discovering new methods and techniques of painting and creativity. For her, art is an important form of self-expression. "It's about being in my own world where it feels free, fun, easy and enjoyable," she explains. She feels the most liberated when working in an abstract style and prefers everything bright and colorful.

Words that describe this painting: circles, abstract, sun, morning, kids, children, nursery, abstract, acrylic painting, purple, red

Blue, Purple and Orange...

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A grid-like pattern forms a golden wall, exemplifying artist M. Clark's expressive medium. The technique used to create this is one where gold foil is sculpted using an innovative process M. developed. "This work has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point," says M. "This provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience. The edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece."

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M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

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A gentle touch, a delicate figure, a woman glows under a warm dappled ray of sunlight. "I especially enjoyed painting all of the beautiful colors in this scene," artist Sherri Aldawood says about capturing her model Alana, posing in a garden one spring morning.

About the Artist
Sherri Aldawood didn't intend to always paint flowers, but over time her love of gardens started to permeate her art. She focuses on the light and color of the flowers on the canvas. Sherri prefers alla prima, working with wet layers of paint instead of letting them dry. She keeps the paint as wet as possible by using walnut and clove oil to extend the drying time.

Words that describe this painting: portrait, woman, figure, figurative, Arizona, southwest, garden, nature, outdoors, spring, flowers, floral, John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla, impressionism, female, romantic, impressionism, people, oil painting, green

Alana in the Flower Garden...

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A beam of light glimmers on the face of a mountain from the low setting sun. Fog forms above a blanket of snow interweaving tall dark trees. Artist Alana Clum...

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Gestural strokes of solid gold spread against a black surface. This energetic piece has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point. "It provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience," says artist M. Clark. She rendered this piece using a technique where gold foil is sculpted using heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. The edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece.

About the Artist
M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

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Painterly strokes of gold move about on a black background. "The edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece," shares artist M. Clark. The technique used to create this is one where gold foil is sculpted using heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. "This work has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point. This provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience."

About the Artist
M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

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In this painting, artist Kristen Brown paints an ethereal translucent shape of a pregnant woman standing at a window. "Overlapping nature imagery merges with ...

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"The Galapágos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is the same genus and size as the North American Red-tailed Hawk, but a little darker," explains artist Emil Morhard...

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A cabin situated on a snow-covered mountainside emits smoke into a purple-tinted sky. With bold painterly strokes, artist Robert Hofherr creates movement amid...

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A blaze of color warms sunset clouds. "It was early autumn and the leaves turned into yellow, orange, and pink, but some were still very green," explains arti...

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Artist Naoko Paluszak paints a figure in a long golden gown floating calmly against a warm-toned atmosphere. Her immaculate wings g...

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"Getting away to the country offers a quiet and peaceful moment," says artist Posey Gaines. "It lends itself to times of reflection and meditation." Posey pai...

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Light seeps between voluminous flowing clouds. A cool wind blows ruffling leaves from tall trees while birds fly away to the distance. "I find that getting aw...

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An autumn mountain meadow glows in evening light, presiding over a small town with a prominent chapel. "The Stowe Community Ch...

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Part of artist Terri Bell's grid series, this piece incorporates geometric shapes into organic arrangements. The painting's complex color palette and grid uni...

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"This ghostly portrait of a man represents a transitory experience and movement between places," says Kristen. Rendered with soft light, the painting mimics t...

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An expressive abstract in rich jewel tones of blue and green, with yellow and orange highlights. Paint flows outward in bursts, evoking joyful energy and tropical waters. For Courtney Jacobs...

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Painted from a photographic reference, artist Joanie Ford rendered this painting with contrasting soft tones. "I wanted to represen...

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"Everyone has a favorite place in nature to visit," says artist Joanie Ford. "This is reminiscent of one of my favorite places. I w...

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"I always love those wet snowfalls when the fresh snow clings to the evergreens," says artist Joanie Ford. "I wanted to capture tha...

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"I love waterfalls, and this painting was inspired by a similar waterfall, although this exact scene doesn’t exist," shares artist Joanie Ford...

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Artist Joanie Ford created this painting from her references of Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona. "I included the springtime trees from my imagination to add...

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Artist Margriet Hogue's process involves layering handmade papers and acrylic paint, which she then sands and scrapes giving the work a rich aged surface. In...

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"This piece was made in the spring and the colors are reminiscent of it, in particular the fresh greens," says artist Margriet Hogue...

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A dynamic modern abstract in natural browns, beiges, cream and white. "This piece is based on the sides of cliffs along a river valley close to where the dino...

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A refreshing basket of juicy red apples after a rainstorm. Raindrops slowly dry under the warm sun as leaves rustle in the cool wind. Artist Nikolay Rizhankov...

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A paper crane flies among a flock of birds against a dusky warm gradient. "The title of this work, 'This Is Not a Flock of Birds,' is a nod to Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte," shares artist Candice Eisenfeld. She takes pleasure in letting her viewers create their own meanings inspired by her work.

About the Artist
As an American exploring issues of identity, artist Candice Eisenfeld paints through the lens of the first American art movement, the Hudson River School. Rather than depicting a specific locale, Candice’s artwork evokes a sense of place. These "inner landscapes" are invented, and often reference photographs taken during travels in southern Appalachia and the Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountains. Whether real or imagined, her paintings are influenced by the Dutch Masters, Tonalists, and Chinese painting. Produced on a single wooden panel, the ethereal landscapes are often joined with segments of aqueous color fields which act as commentary for the landscapes, like the chorus in a Greek play. The crisp, hard edges separating the landscapes from the color fields command a sense of order in an otherwise fluid and painterly surface. With two or three sections of the panel competing for attention, the painting creates multiple focal points. Candice's art has been displayed in embassies in Namibia and Belarus, held in the collections of Norwest Bank and Northwest...

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Artist Tara Zalewsky-Nease painted this rhododendron forest scene en plein air in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. Bold and gestural brushwork punctuates...

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A scarlet road moves forward into the distance through a soft-focused countryside creating a contemporary atmospheric landscape. "The eye moves around the com...

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Shapely bodies painted all in blue hues pose at ease against a golden background. "In this painting, I depicted four graceful women figures in a floral and my...

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A cluster of butterflies beckons a young woman. Artist Sharon Sieben used graphite and acrylic paint to create this expressionistic portrait. With Sharon's th...

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A small bright yellow bird closely perches beside a young woman. Artist Sharon Sieben rendered this expressionist portrait with thick painterly strokes and fragments of dispersed bright colors. The woman, caught in a moment of thought, stands before a lightly shaded background while she entertains the personal visit.

About the Artist
Sharon Sieben prefers working in a loose, fluid technique and finds inspiration in the most unexpected things. Her parents bought her a set of oil paints when she was ten years old and it sparked her love of art. She especially admires the work of Impressionist artists such as Paul Cezanne because of how they broke tradition. When she's not making art, she enjoys reading and playing classical guitar and piano. She currently lives in Arizona.

Words that describe this painting: portrait, face, expressionism, bird, woman, expressionism, people, acrylic painting, blue

Bird Song...

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A lovely group of waterlilies flourishing near a ripple of shallow water enchanted artist Onelio Marrero. He regards himself as an avid observer of nature. He...

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By combining two different reference photos, artist Fatemeh Kian produced this elegant floral composition. "One photograph featured a wall-mounted light, and ...

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Narcissus is a holy flower for artist Fatemeh Kian. "I painted this with love and passion," she shares. An elegant composition with a delicate balance of oran...

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"This modern abstract painting is an ode to the square," shares artist Terri Bell. Multi-colored squares outlined in black dance on top of a gray background, ...

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"The two nearer whimbrels look to me," shares artist Emil Morhardt. "They look as though they might be discussing whether or not to let junior fly to Florida ...

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A glowing fall landscape under a soft blue sky. In the foreground, the lines of a freshly plowed field lead to the colorful stand of trees on the horizon. George is known for his dramatic landscapes and panoramic ocean vistas. He enjoys painting brief, electric moments in nature. George draws on his surroundings in Michigan but ultimately paints entirely from his imagination.

About the Artist
George Peebles is an award-winning artist specializing in contemporary landscape oils. His paintings are characterized by their pleasing combination of brilliant hues and rich skies. He describes his art as a reflection of the place inside each of us where we connect to nature. Painted from memory, each stroke is an inward expression of his emotions. George views his work as a lifelong process that leads him to new concepts and ideas best expressed on his canvas.

Words that describe this painting: fall, autumn, landscape, trees, field, sky, clouds, nature, expressionism, landscape, representational, oil painting, orange

Brilliant Colors...

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Artist Kristen Brown presents an abstracted landscape of a neighborhood in San Francisco. "Using a custom-made triangular wooden panel and a muted color palet...

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An expressive abstract in interlocking strokes of blues, greens, and orange, recalling the colors of tropical waters. For Courtney Jacobs, painting is an intu...

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An expressive abstract in rich blue and green with orange highlights. Bold paint strokes imitate the energy of crashing ocean waves. For Courtney Jacobs, pain...

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"A young woman appears in an abstracted flowery dress on a very luminous background," explains artist Diana Elena Chelaru. "Tones of greens, yellow, and blue ...

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Monarch butterflies amidst white fluff, in pink, yellow, orange, and red, flying about merrily in a bright blue sky. Their colorful wings fluttering in every ...

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"The green and blue hues give a peaceful and comforting feeling to this piece," says artist Janet Hamilton. Janet's ongoing Stripes collection is a heavily te...

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Artist Janet Dyer captures a quiet strip of road in the rolling hills of rural England. Gestural broad strokes of bold and deep c...

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Artist Janet Dyer captures a verdant meadow on a cloudy day in a delightful palette of varied greens interjected with bright orange. The sky is finished off w...

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"This is somewhat of an exaggerated view of a path in rural France," says artist Janet Dyer. An inspired take on a quiet trail, cutting diagonally across the ...

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"Monterey Bay is one of many iconic spots in California where the Pacific Ocean meets the majestic cliffs," shares artist John Jaster. "It is a wildly beautif...

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"Big Sur is one of many iconic spots in California where the Pacific Ocean meets the majestic cliffs," says artist John Jaster. "McWay Falls is an 80-foot tal...