My work is known for being emotive. I like to create pieces that move the viewer, stir some emotional response, and hopefully create empathy and awareness.
Featured Artist Nick Payne
I love the immediacy and brilliance of pastels! The bulk of my paintings are made with this beautiful medium. Painting with professional pastels is as close as an artist can get to painting with pure pigment.
Featured Artist Katy Bailey
From a very early age I never felt that words were enough to express how I felt so I began drawing my feelings. Consequently my work has always been a diary in paint.
Featured Artist Terry Jackson
Over the last couple of years I have also discovered the joys of producing entire works using a single pencil (Derwent Onyx Dark) to create the lightest of greys through to black and every shade in between.
Featured Artist Deborah LaFogg Docherty
Many people think my paintings are photographs, which I take that as a compliment.
Featured Artist Tricia Reust
Exploring art processes, in order to communicate visually my reactions to the people and the circumstances of each day, is the mainstay of my time in the studio.
The Lay of the Landscape
Artsy Shark celebrates the diversity of styles, colors and ideas that our artist friends use in their own interpretations of this popular theme.
Featured Artist Garry McMichael
Do I want my art to be painterly or realistic? It’s a conundrum I try to balance everyday.
Featured Artist Paula Wiegmink
Artist Paula Wiegmink presents her amazing wildlife portfolio. She says, “My artistic journey has always been influenced by nature”
Featured Artist Daggi Wallace
Focusing mainly on portraying the human condition and our connection to each other, my work always begins with a visual trigger that evokes a strong emotional response or with an idea I want to explore.
Featured Artist Megan Strassler
I am truly inspired by the beauty I see in nature, and my goal is to showcase that beauty in artwork so that others can enjoy and appreciate it too.
Featured Artist Ruth Buchanan
I am inspired by the horse’s movement, musculature, and the play of light and shade over different textures.
Featured Artist Lisa Ober
I won’t stop until one of my portraits begins to speak or a vase can actually be grasped and removed from the painting.
Featured Artist Pamela McCabe
My palettes are varied but always retain the exact melody of tones to honestly reflect my intention.
