Tracy J. Butler

http://tracyjb.deviantart.com/

http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/

http://www.lackadaisycats.com/

Michael Helms

http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/

Rita

http://spasticated-rita.deviantart.com/

Beatrix Cottonmouth

http://sleepyfeet.deviantart.com/

Kimothy photography?

Artist statement:

"I have been doing photography for 6 years now, and standing in front of cameras for 5 years now, and most of the makeup and styling you see in both my modelling and photography portfolio is done by me unless credited otherwise. I am a young hectic artist with No big lights and flashes unless a friend has helped me out for a night with lending me a set of lights, then most of my portfolio is done with natural light. my life is my artwork and basically I feel like I was put on this earth to create.and I hope to force my reality on you.

I have been using devaintart for years now an my portfolio is a journal of my work and development."



http://p3t3r-kurt3n-groupi3.deviantart.com/

Edward Eyth

http://www.edwardeyth.com/

Adam Hughes

Adam Hughes is most commonly known for his stylized renderings of women; super heroines, damsels in distress, figures in fantasy. About the time Adam began making waves in art circles and his artwork really began to be noticed, the term "Good Girl Art" had been coined, and it best describes exactly what Adam does. He is considered by many to be one of a new generation of Good Girl artists inspired by Petty, Vargas and Elvgren. When describing his own work, Adam has used the term "naturalistic" as opposed to the term "realsitic" ; which describes what he does perfectly.

http://www.justsayah.com/

Noah Konigsberg

My art professor;s work from Chichester High School, a brilliant mentor, role-model, and teacher. Noah Konigsberg.

The Rape Tunnel

I was directed to this link by a friend and I felt that I must put it up. It warrants discussion at least. Personally I find this unbelievable and ridiculous but I'm curious to know what others will think of it.

http://www.artlurker.com/2009/09/the-rape-tunnel-by-sheila-zareno/#comment-8947

BrokenCrow

Broken Crow is an ongoing stencil-based large-scale collaborative art experiment between John Grider and Mike Fitzsimmons. After cutting their first large scale stencil in 2005, they quickly realized that it was actually physically impossible to paint large-scale stencils alone, and their working dynamic developed as quickly as the walls materialized before them. Together, they seek to quadruple-handedly paint the largest stencils known to man and womankind.

Through meticulous preparation in their stencils, combined with an aggressive painting style and work ethic, they seek to create a dialog between foresight and spontaneity in the work they produce, while simultaneously reintroducing wild animals back into the urban habitats that we humans live in.

The effects of their efforts live somewhere in the vast gray area between street art and public art, as yet undefined by the art history books and bloggers alike. If they have brightened your city, they are happy to have done so. If you have a wall you'd like them to paint, they'd be happy to know about it.

They live and work in Minneapolis and St Paul Minnesota, but will happily travel wherever they have a wall to paint and a floor to crash on.

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John Bauer

John Bauer was a Swedish painter and illustrator. He was famous for his depictions of trolls and other Swedish traditional folklore. I grew up with his illustrations as part of my fairy tales. His drawing style was always inspirational to me growing up.

Lars Vilks

Vilks became known in 1980 as the creator of the wooden sculptures Nimis and Arx, which are now located in the Kullaberg nature reserve in Höganäs Municipality, Skåne. In 1996, the small area where the sculptures are located was proclaimed by Vilks as an independent country named Ladonia. Nimis was sold to Joseph Beuys as a means to circumvent the Swedish building code laws concerning unlawful building process. The sculpture of Nimis is now owned by concept artist Christo, the legal document documenting the sale is on display at the Swedish Museum of Sketches. The document consists of a piece of drift wood formerly a part of the sculpture.

http://www.vilks.net/

Amy Sol

From the site: Amy Sol spent her childhood years in Korea then moved to Las Vegas, NV where she currently lives and works. She has dedicated many years of her life mixing pigments and mediums to achieve a unique color pallet of subtly muted tones. The artist works intuitively from the beginning to end of each piece, with the intent that each painting’s theme or message can be interpreted subjectively. Within these delicate works, you may often find whimsical landscapes populated with exotic plants, animals and females… Amongst the expressions of each character, notions of peaceful reflection and a sense of companionship is shared.

http://www.amysol.com/

Kris Lewis

Kris says this about his work, “As I begin a painting the subject physically, emotionally and spiritually reveals itself to me. Each brush stroke speaks to the subsequent stroke, carrying out a dialogue, linking my subject and me as if we were meeting for the first time. I find this uncertainty exciting and embrace the indecisive nature of my work.”

http://krislewisart.com/

Scot LeFavor

From the site: Scot Lefavor is a freelance graphic designer & artist from Boulder, Colorado. There, he sits in his studio all day working on a variety of projects from business cards to rock posters. Prior to his seclusion, he and a few others ran a small art gallery in Boulder called Gallery Sovereign which provided monthly art exhibits and rock shows from time to time. Scot is also involved with a jazz, hip-hop and spoken word event called Guerilla Wordfare which plays many exciting gigs around the Boulder area. Each summer he hosts a breakdancing competition called Breakout and still tries to have art shows at his house.

http://www.scotlefavor.com/

Stella im Hultberg

http://www.stellaimhultberg.com/index.html

From her website: Stella Im Hultberg* is a painter currently living and working in Brooklyn, NYC.
Born in South Korea, raised in Seoul, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and later in California,
she studied Industrial Design and worked as a product designer before so fortunately
returning to art (and coming back to life).

Pam Glew

From her site: Pam Glew, born in 1978, is a contemporary British artist who uses unique bleaching techniques with vintage fabrics and flags to create her strong cinematic paintings.

Her current series 'culture clash' references eclectic found imagery, using anything from film noir to contemporary portraiture. Her main objective is to find something beautiful in an image which stems from an unlikely source such as horror films or war photography. The result is often compellingly beautiful and yet has some element of vulnerability.

http://www.pamglew.co.uk/index.php

Akiane Kramarik

Akiane Kramarik was born in Mount Morris, Illinois to a Lithuanian mother and an American father on July 9, 1994. According to her website, she is homeschooled.

Primarily a self-taught painter, however she states that she is taught by God which is unusual for her family, considering they are not religious. Akiane started drawing at age four, painting at six, and writing poetry at seven. Her first completed self-portrait sold for $10,000. A large portion of the money generated from sales is donated by Akiane to charities, and apparently she has sold paintings in the region of $150,000. According to Kramarik, her art is inspired by her visions of heaven, and her personal connection with the Christian God. Kramarik's art depicts life, landscape, and people.

At the age of 10, she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and on CNN at the age of 12.

http://www.artakiane.com/

Helen Masacz

Helen Masacz is a painter with a growing reputation, having been selected for exhibition in the

From her site: BP Award at the National Portrait Gallery in 2004.

In 2005 along with other noted artists such as Frank Auerbach, Tracey Emin and Marc Quinn,Helen was asked by the National Portrait Gallery to contribute work for their exhibition celebrating their 150th anniversary.

Helen works to commission and has lately been compiling a body of work for exhibition in 2009. She concerns herself with the issues of transition; from childhood to adulthood, from the changes in relationships over a lifetime and to the meaning that the passage of time imprints on all our lives.

Helen was born in London in 1964 and still lives and works there.

http://www.helenmasacz.com/

Jenny Morgan

Artist statement: I manipulate the figure to expose the individual’s idiosyncrasies and create a physiological portrait. Working with people from my own life as subject matter allows me to hone in on specifics of their character and present their personalities as I experience them.

http://jennymorganart.com/

Fernando Vicente

http://fernandovicente.es/

Fernando Vicente was born in Madrid, Spain, where he started working as illustrator and painter during the eighties. He creates very beautiful artworks mainly painted or mixing paint and photo. His illustration work can be seen in dozens of publications.

Chrystal Chan

http://www.chrystalchan.com/

Chrystal Chan was born in November 1984 and raised in the Bay Area, California. Being fascinated by the spiritual world since the age of seventeen, most of her works present subjects in metaphorical situations that are derived from visions, supernatural experiences, and beings. Other works are reflective of feelings and situations placed in the everyday life. Each piece states facts of the physical or the supernatural. Chrystal received a BFA in illustration/animation in 2009.

Cherri Wood

http://cherridarling.blogspot.com/

Cherri Wood (aka Fy Simone) is a young illustrator based in Minnesota, USA. Deeply influenced by indie films, comic art, graphic novels and photography, her watercolour and ink studies explore various areas such as alienation, childhood idiosyncrasies, and psychosis.

Each drawing contains quotes and dialogues from classic plays and short stories, which help narrate each inkling.

Cherri is currently working on a new a series, mostly containing animals (at times accompanied by little-willowy girls). She will be using various mediums such tea-stains, flora stains, carmel soda stains, juice mix and scents added with acrylic and india ink.

Eileen Doughty

Artist statement:

I love the concept of “place” and so my preferred subject matter is the landscape. The tactile nature of quilts is explored and celebrated in my art.Currently my work focuses on exploring what makes textile art so unique from much other fine art media: texture, freedom of shape of my “canvas” (using non-rectangular perimeters) and employing three rather than two dimensions. My quilts have been exhibited in numerous quilt and art shows, and at corporate venues. They are in private, government and corporate collections in the United States and Japan.

Lauren Porter

http://www.lauren-porter.co.uk/

By using craft as an art form I am provided with rich social and historical connotations crucial to the work I produce. I created a Ferrari because it is instantly recognisable and the opposite of what people expect from something that is knitted. Bringing binary opposites together results in the work becoming appealing to a mixture of audiences. I want as many people as possible to see and enjoy my work- including those who wouldn’t ordinarily go to an art gallery. I enjoy the fact that people leave my exhibits with a smile on their face. I believe that by using an optimistic slant through creativity, it can be significant in portraying deeper meaning.