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The Art of Suzanne Gray

The Art of Suzanne Gray

www.suzannegray.com

Suzanne Bort Gray is an award-winning visual artist with a diverse body of work.  Her paintings, photographs, digital images, and fiber arts hang in private and public collections in the United States and abroad.

As a native of Northeast Ohio, Suzanne has traditional mid-western values liberally peppered with an eclectic creative bent.  A dreamer above all else, she strives to create outstanding work outside the norm.  

In the 90s, Suzanne started a visual merchandising company that catered to malls and retail stores in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. 

Clients included some of the major mall developers in the country.  Her innovative and quirky displays were recognized by Martin Pegler, New York author of Store Windows That Sell.

More than 15 years of extensive travel has inspired Suzanne to combine her love of the creative process with her desire to involve others in that process. 

To that end, she has worked with orphanages, public schools, non-profit organizations, and major corporations around the world, injecting local talent into her vision. 

While her most high-profile achievement was a collaboration with Lawless Industries to create a prototype for Disney World, her most meaningful work is with orphaned, disadvantaged, and AIDS affected children around the globe.

At home in Ohio, Suzanne teaches art at the Davis Family YMCA and art therapy at assisted living and residential facilities.

She  graduated summa cum laude from Youngstown State University where she studied under nationally esteemed professor, artist, and author Alfred L. Bright.  She was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting, with a high concentration of classes in world religion.

Visit her website at: http://www.suzannegray.com

The Art and Photography of Sue Miller Part 4

The Photography and Art of Sue Miller

Sue Miller was raised Susan Pacheco in South Dartmouth Massachusetts. She began painting at a young age and was inspired by her artist father Tony Pacheco. She graduated from Dartmouth High School and attended South Eastern Massachusetts University (now called University of Massachusetts), where she studied fine arts. Sue also had private art lessons with legendary painters Milton Healey and Rachel Farrington and Margret La-shoot.

Sue enjoyed a career of 20 years as a professional graphic artist. She worked in advertising agencies, art departments, newspaper art departments, department store art departments etc. During these years as a graphic artist, Sue was able to express her creativity on the job. She considers herself lucky to have been able to draw and design daily for so many years.

Today Sue runs her own business called The Magic Palette Art Studio where she has taught thousands of students to draw and paint for the past 20 years. In addition to art lessons that she teaches out of her home studio, Sue is almost always involving her creativity to paint in some capacity every day. For Sue this can mean the preparation involved in beginning a new project or putting a brush to canvas. She has been known to be working on two paintings at one time. A day without painting in some faculty is like a day without water for Sue.

Sue’s work has been published in countless magazines and E-zines. She has also been blessed to with Authors to provide the cover art for their children’s books. A visit to Sue’s home or online gallery will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art. Her paintings include a variety of subjects from angels, fairies, elves, nature, wildlife, children and pets. You will also notice that Sue especially enjoys painting the seasons.

There is a vast collection of art to
cover every Holiday of the year. Sue’s models of her paintings are often her art students and her nieces that help bring about the humanistic qualities that adorn her art.

She resides in Northwestern New Jersey with her husband of 30 years, musician Vern Miller and their “baby” autumn their golden retriever.

Their home has been quoted by many people and popular newspapers as “The house of art and music” Sue’s art has been features in the following magazines Faerie magazine, Moon Shadows, The Aquarius,  Skyline Arts and Entertainment Magazine, Mystic Pop, Pathways Magazine, The Writer’s Post Journal, Inner Realm, Dream Weaver, Angels Magazine, Angel Times Magazine. Angel Yellow Pages, The Papoose, Celestopea Times E-zine, Susan Weed’s Wise woman E-zine, Fantasy is Love E-zine, Empowerment for Women E-zine, Painters for Human Rights E-zine and more.

Visit Sue's website here: http://www.suemillerart.com/

The Photography and Art of Sue Miller Part 3

The Photography and Art of Sue Miller

Sue Miller was raised Susan Pacheco in South Dartmouth Massachusetts. She began painting at a young age and was inspired by her artist father Tony Pacheco. She graduated from Dartmouth High School and attended South Eastern Massachusetts University (now called University of Massachusetts), where she studied fine arts. Sue also had private art lessons with legendary painters Milton Healey and Rachel Farrington and Margret La-shoot.

Sue enjoyed a career of 20 years as a professional graphic artist. She worked in advertising agencies, art departments, newspaper art departments, department store art departments etc. During these years as a graphic artist, Sue was able to express her creativity on the job. She considers herself lucky to have been able to draw and design daily for so many years.

Today Sue runs her own business called The Magic Palette Art Studio where she has taught thousands of students to draw and paint for the past 20 years. In addition to art lessons that she teaches out of her home studio, Sue is almost always involving her creativity to paint in some capacity every day. For Sue this can mean the preparation involved in beginning a new project or putting a brush to canvas. She has been known to be working on two paintings at one time. A day without painting in some faculty is like a day without water for Sue.

Sue’s work has been published in countless magazines and E-zines. She has also been blessed to with Authors to provide the cover art for their children’s books. A visit to Sue’s home or online gallery will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art. Her paintings include a variety of subjects from angels, fairies, elves, nature, wildlife, children and pets. You will also notice that Sue especially enjoys painting the seasons.

There is a vast collection of art to
cover every Holiday of the year. Sue’s models of her paintings are often her art students and her nieces that help bring about the humanistic qualities that adorn her art.

She resides in Northwestern New Jersey with her husband of 30 years, musician Vern Miller and their “baby” autumn their golden retriever.

Their home has been quoted by many people and popular newspapers as “The house of art and music” Sue’s art has been features in the following magazines Faerie magazine, Moon Shadows, The Aquarius,  Skyline Arts and Entertainment Magazine, Mystic Pop, Pathways Magazine, The Writer’s Post Journal, Inner Realm, Dream Weaver, Angels Magazine, Angel Times Magazine. Angel Yellow Pages, The Papoose, Celestopea Times E-zine, Susan Weed’s Wise woman E-zine, Fantasy is Love E-zine, Empowerment for Women E-zine, Painters for Human Rights E-zine and more.

Visit Sue's website here: http://www.suemillerart.com/

Kimberley Eve ~ Artiste

Kimberley Eve ~ Artiste

www.kimberlyeve.com

 

Kimberley Eve, illustrator and face painter - has a practiced ability to combine face painting, illustration and other art forms into a sustainable life style while still having time to have fun and travel.

She can be seen painting faces at King Richard's Faire and the Sarasota Renaisssance Faire.

Kimberley Eve is also the illustrator of Ashtree Publishing's Juliette of the Herbs Series

Other publishers include Inner Traditions and Artemesia, Inc.

Kimberley Eve also specializes in pet portraits, which can be seen at: www.your-petportrait.com

The Photography of Sue Miller ~ Part 2

The Photography of Sue Miller

Sue Miller was raised Susan Pacheco in South Dartmouth Massachusetts. She began painting at a young age and was inspired by her artist father Tony Pacheco. She graduated from Dartmouth High School and attended South Eastern Massachusetts University (now called University of Massachusetts), where she studied fine arts. Sue also had private art lessons with legendary painters Milton Healey and Rachel Farrington and Margret La-shoot.

Sue enjoyed a career of 20 years as a professional graphic artist. She worked in advertising agencies, art departments, newspaper art departments, department store art departments etc. During these years as a graphic artist, Sue was able to express her creativity on the job. She considers herself lucky to have been able to draw and design daily for so many years.

Today Sue runs her own business called The Magic Palette Art Studio where she has taught thousands of students to draw and paint for the past 20 years. In addition to art lessons that she teaches out of her home studio, Sue is almost always involving her creativity to paint in some capacity every day. For Sue this can mean the preparation involved in beginning a new project or putting a brush to canvas. She has been known to be working on two paintings at one time. A day without painting in some faculty is like a day without water for Sue.

Sue’s work has been published in countless magazines and E-zines. She has also been blessed to with Authors to provide the cover art for their children’s books. A visit to Sue’s home or online gallery will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art. Her paintings include a variety of subjects from angels, fairies, elves, nature, wildlife, children and pets. You will also notice that Sue especially enjoys painting the seasons.

There is a vast collection of art to
 cover every Holiday of the year. Sue’s models of her paintings are often her art students and her nieces that help bring about the humanistic qualities that adorn her art.

She resides in Northwestern New Jersey with her husband of 30 years, musician Vern Miller and their “baby” autumn their golden retriever.

Their home has been quoted by many people and popular newspapers as “The house of art and music” Sue’s art has been features in the following magazines Faerie magazine, Moon Shadows, The Aquarius,  Skyline Arts and Entertainment Magazine, Mystic Pop, Pathways Magazine, The Writer’s Post Journal, Inner Realm, Dream Weaver, Angels Magazine, Angel Times Magazine. Angel Yellow Pages, The Papoose, Celestopea Times E-zine, Susan Weed’s Wise woman E-zine, Fantasy is Love E-zine, Empowerment for Women E-zine, Painters for Human Rights E-zine and more.

Visit Sue's website here: http://www.suemillerart.com/

The Photography of Sue Miller

The Photography of Sue Miller

Sue Miller was raised Susan Pacheco in South Dartmouth Massachusetts. She began painting at a young age and was inspired by her artist father Tony Pacheco. She graduated from Dartmouth High School and attended South Eastern Massachusetts University (now called University of Massachusetts), where she studied fine arts. Sue also had private art lessons with legendary painters Milton Healey and Rachel Farrington and Margret La-shoot.

Sue enjoyed a career of 20 years as a professional graphic artist. She worked in advertising agencies, art departments, newspaper art departments, department store art departments etc. During these years as a graphic artist, Sue was able to express her creativity on the job. She considers herself lucky to have been able to draw and design daily for so many years.

Today Sue runs her own business called The Magic Palette Art Studio where she has taught thousands of students to draw and paint for the past 15 years. In addition to art lessons that she teaches out of her home studio, Sue is almost always involving her creativity to paint in some capacity every day. For Sue this can mean the preparation involved in beginning a new project or putting a brush to canvas. She has been known to be working on two paintings at one time. A day without painting in some faculty is like a day without water for Sue.

Sue’s work has been published in countless magazines and E-zines. She has also been blessed to with Authors to provide the cover art for their children’s books. A visit to Sue’s home or online gallery will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art. Her paintings include a variety of subjects from angels, fairies, elves, nature, wildlife, children and pets. You will also notice that Sue especially enjoys painting the seasons.

There is a vast collection of art to
cover every Holiday of the year. Sue’s models of her paintings are often her art students and her nieces that help bring about the humanistic qualities that adorn her art.

She resides in Northwestern New Jersey with her husband of 25 years, musician Vern Miller and their “baby” autumn their golden retriever.

Their home has been quoted by many people and popular newspapers as “The house of art and music” Sue’s art has been features in the following magazines Faerie magazine, Moon Shadows, The Aquarius,  Skyline Arts and Entertainment Magazine, Mystic Pop, Pathways Magazine, The Writer’s Post Journal, Inner Realm, Dream Weaver, Angels Magazine, Angel Times Magazine. Angel Yellow Pages, The Papoose, Celestopea Times E-zine, Susan Weed’s Wise woman E-zine, Fantasy is Love E-zine, Empowerment for Women E-zine, Painters for Human Rights E-zine and more.

Visit Sue's website here: http://www.suemillerart.com/

EDIE ART

EDIE ART

Edie grew up in The Netherlands near Rotterdam. She is a self-taught painter and musician. She drew and painted throughout childhood, but did not pursue her art seriously until later in her mid twenties. At the age of nineteen Edie moved to Paris to live and work there as a model. She stayed and worked there for 6 months, then travelled on to Sydney,Australia where she worked as a model as well.

At 20, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue music. She learned to play guitar, started writing, performing and eventually recording and co-producing her first [of now four] album.

Edie stayed in LA for 5 and a half years and within that period she started working on oil pastel drawings. Some of the work from that period was used on her second album’s artwork ["Nu"]
Edie didn’t start exhibiting until she lived in Nashville, TN where she also started painting with acrylics.

Most of her work is figurative or imaginative. Her use of color is bold and vibrant. From her work emanates a certain warmth and happiness, the shapes are often simplistic and the paintings have a lyrical quality.

Her work has been quoted as naive, folk-ish, impressionist. Edie’s influences range from the cities she has lived in to everyday life to more ethereal inspirations like music and dreams.

Some famous artists that she admires are Chagall, Karel Appel, van Gogh, J.W. Waterhouse, Dali, Klimt among many more. Now living and working in New York City, Edie devotes most of her time to painting and experiments with styles and mediums. Stylistically she has been experimenting with more naive, childlike paintings as well as portaits. Edie also paints live at events throughout the city, capturing the feel of an event over the course of the event.

Visit Edie's website at: http://edieart.com/#659

Rhythm and Soul Angels; Art that Heals Artwork by Alyssa Couture

Rhythm and Soul Angels; Art that Heals

Artwork  by Alyssa Couture

Alyssa Couture's high vibe paintings are rooted in the healing relics of story, symbol, and nature. Art, as a healing instrument, a way to commune with heart is why she joins forces with paint brush and gouache.

 

Her latest collection 'Rhythm and Soul Angels'  gives  a musical experience. It's about individuals expressing/feeling their inner rhythms and oceanic cycles. Truly, a rainbow bridge to heart.

"The Rhythm and Soul Angels" come from cosmic, celestial and earthly realms.  Mother Nature's heartbeat is the heart and home within these realms."

She was the illustrator for Elizabeth Foley's "Nature Spirits Oracle Cards" released in 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Spirits-Oracle-Cards-Elizabeth/dp/0980080630

Her most recent project, illustrator for Sue Singleton, cofounder of  "The Way To balance" and her soon to be released book. http://www.thewaytobalance.com/

Alyssa is currently painting, sipping tea, and living in New Hampshire. Contact Alyssa: leecouture11@yahoo.com Visit her website portfolio to view her latest collection! http://www.wix.com/leecouture11/alyssacouture1#! 

~Love~Spirit~Joy~  

The Mystical Visions of Judy Mastrangelo

The Mystical Visions of Judy Mastrangelo

At this time, my desire is to paint Joyful, Beautiful paintings that people can hang on the wall to look at and live with each day, to give them Inspiration, Guidance, and Happiness.  

I love the Fairy Tale quality of Fantasy Art.  It uplifts me and brings out the childhood imagination that I enjoy.   At this time in my life, I tend more toward the Lightful positive side of Fantasy, rather than the interior dark side of it.  I do enjoy the macabre, it's just that I would rather not be immersed in it myself.  It would tend to depress me. 

My Soul Mate and Husband Michael, a true Renaissance Man, has been the most influential and greatest inspiration to me, in my growth as an Artist, and as a Woman.  

I have always been inspired by great Artists throughout history, and regard them as my teachers.  Some of my favorites are those of the Italian Renaissance, the Pre- Raphealites (I like John W. Waterhouse the most), the Victorian Artists, The Hudson River School of Landscape Painters,The French Impressionists (I love Monet's colors and landscapes),The Brandywine River School of illustrators, etc.  

Maxfield Parrish is my favorite illustrator, and I feel that Sir Joseph Noel Paton is one of the greatest Fairy Artists.  In my small way, I also enjoy continuing in the tradition of Beatrix Potter with her little animal people, and Cicely M. Barker with her lovely Flower Fairies. There are many Artists of today who are my heroes.  There are too many to list here, but many are a great Inspiration to me.

I find my Inspiration everywhere. The Beauty of Nature is a great influence on my Art work, and I try to portray my love for it in my paintings. Fantasy Literature, Movies, Music and other Art forms are a wonderful stimulous to my Imagination. 

I plan a painting in my head, through a technique I am developing that I call Mind Painting. With this method, I close my eyes and envision the finished creation. Then I strive to paint it. I don't do any sketches at all. Somehow, a sketch isn't good enough to portray my ideal vision that I want to paint. I prefer to Day Dream about it, and never loose that ideal image in my mind.

You have to love Art in order to have patience to stick with it and never give up. I have had many set backs in my career, as have many other Artists. But I don't let these bad experiences get me down. I just pick myself up and continue on. That is because I love doing it so much. The world of Painting is a great joy to me, and if I gave it up, there would be a great void in my life.

Please visit my website at: www.themysticalvisions.com and my online store: http://www.judy-mastrangelo-mystical-fantasy-art.com/index.htm

and for the UK and the rest of Europe:

http://www.magicalfairyartshop.com/

The Artwork of Gaia

The Artwork of Gaia

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

About The Artist 

Gaia explores conscious and transformational art themes that manifest in symbolic and archetypal images in her artwork. These images arise from her quest to understand life and her interest in ancient and sacred art.

Focusing on living a simple and healthy life allows Gaia the time and space to be sensitive and express the inspiration that arises.

Gaia originally hails from Paris, France, where she studied and graduated with honour as an architect from Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1997.

She is also an entrepreneur: founder and former co-owner of Sprouts For Life (a certified organic
sprout business) as well as co-owner of The Funky Clothesline (a successful line of hand-dyed and painted clothing).

Gaia, along with her husband and three children, reside north of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) by a river in the bush!

Gaia has had her artwork featured in 18 different publications in Canada, USA, France, UK, Taiwan and China, with cover pages and numerous articles and interviews. She is also the illustrator for the Reiki News and New Moon Girls magazines in U.S.A, Rêves de Femmes publication in France and a contributor for We’Moon date book and calendar which is published worldwide.

For more info about Gaia Orion you can read articles and interviews that have been published in various magazine:

Read the Yoga magazine March 2007 article
Read the Alternative Trends Autumn 2009 interview
Read the article in Touch Magazine, February 2010
Read the interview for Planet Shifter Magazine, September 2010

 

Visit Gaia's website: http://www.artbygaia.com/index.html