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The official website of figurative and portrait painter M Vlasic. Realistic impressionism in oil. -- Delivered by Feed43 service M Vlasic - United States February 3, 2010 at 2:19 AM I have a strange relationship with people. I am at once fascinated and repulsed. Fear and loathing with a joyful embrace. This duality in my at-odds psyche has turned into an obsession, one which I express the only way I know how, and that is to paint. When I render the human form, I am digging into the person, pulling out what and who they are. I want to show their insides, for better or worse. By pushing and pulling the paint, the light and the shadow, I am laying them, and myself, bare on the canvas. It is my attempt to find the humanity, the God-spark, in them, and in me. There is nothing more beautiful and horrible and lofty and base as a human being, and for me, no other subject worthy of deep exploration. I feel my soul in painting the human form, and so the flesh is always calling me. Only oil paint will do for me. I fell in love with the medium, with it's soft, sensual feel and rich intensity of color i! n my first college painting classes. I paint thin, in many successive layers. This time-consuming technique gives my work a luminous quality. Because of the brief, expressive nature of the images I am creating, I work from photographs, many taken myself and some in collaboration with local photographers. I am often asked which painting is my favorite. The answer, the one I am doing now. The process of watching each work unfold, the moment when the flat canvas begins to breath, that is the fuel that drives me to keep creating. Thank you for your interest, -M Vlasic Please see my website for resume' and press information.   Michal Barkai, Paintings & Photographs -- Delivered by Feed43 service Michal Barkai - United States February 3, 2010 at 2:19 AM No Picture Michal was born and raised in Israel and resides in New Jersey. An IT professional by training, Barkai devotes her time now to art and exhibits her paintings and photographs widely. She paints in oil and dry pastels and favors detail and small format. Waterscapes, reflections and the changing seasons are her favorite subjects. Barkai won awards for both her paintings and her photographs and is represented by local galleries. She is active in local art organizations and served as Exhibition and Publicity Chair in several of them.   Michal Barkai, Paintings & Photographs -- Delivered by Feed43 service Michal Barkai - United States February 2, 2010 at 8:58 PM No Picture Michal was born and raised in Israel and resides in New Jersey. An IT professional by training, Barkai devotes her time now to art and exhibits her paintings and photographs widely. She paints in oil and dry pastels and favors detail and small format. Waterscapes, reflections and the changing seasons are her favorite subjects. Barkai won awards for both her paintings and her photographs and is represented by local galleries. She is active in local art organizations and served as Exhibition and Publicity Chair in several of them.   Margaret Zox Brown Art -- Delivered by Feed43 service Margaret Zox Brown - United States February 2, 2010 at 8:58 PM Margaret Zox Brown Statement As I have evolved as an artist, I have gone through various transitions, building on what I have just learned and then working through my newfound curiosity. Currently, I am exploring the human form attempting to break it down to its more simple abstract self. For the past several years, the 2 dimensional canvas has really been my muse with color being the true subject and my subject matter being the introductory form that leads the viewer through the journey of each painting. My paintings are neither representational nor abstract but somewhere in the middle. And, what I have ultimately created is quite simply the emotion behind whatever it is I am expressing. Loose black and white sketches are the bases for all my paintings. I copy them onto each canvas that I have already given a wash of colors from my entire palette. With a thorough, thoughtful, dari! ng and intense exploration of color, I work with my subject matter and deconstruct it and add to it over and over until the entire painting comes together as whatever it is I am feeling and then expressing. I choreograph a harmonious, graceful dance allowing the viewer to freely meander through each painting guided by all the elements; color, emotion, line and shape, paint application, light and depth, subject and mood. My inspirations are many; the beauty I see in nature, the serenity I feel when observing a Still Life or the intrinsic nature of the human spirit. Whether my subject matter is lost in complex abstraction or broken down to its abstract simpler planes, the journey on each canvas allows me to express the essence of whatever it is, what it feels to me. My goal with each painting is for it to be rich and thought provoking and emotionally stimulating. There should be moments of excitement, a rush as well as moments of calm and familiarity! with a continual discovery of something new.   emilianobaiocchi.com -- Delivered by Feed43 service Emiliano Baiocchi - Germany February 2, 2010 at 3:37 PM I was born in Italy in 1979. I took part in several personal and group exhibitions in Italy, France and Germany. I live and work in Berlin.   My art is about a personal exploration of the subject matter to which I choose to create since, inevitably, I am affected by the feeling or mood of the subject. -- Delivered by Feed43 service Alex Molina - United States February 2, 2010 at 3:37 PM For nearly thirty years, Alex Molina has had a passion for the arts. Alex was born in the Bronx in New York City. Alex's mother, who took time out to sketch, and was Alex's first inspiration. Alex recalls, "She had an amazing photographic memory. She would sketch us while we were outside playing. When we'd go inside, she'd continue to draw the scene exactly as it was played out," recalls Alex. "I would beg her to show me how she did it, and she would let me sketch in the corner of the drawing pad." In Alex's first inspirational art class with Ms. Marantz he learned foundational techniques such as perspective, properly rendering figures and creating portraits. "One of the most important techniques I learned was to turn an image upside down to see if it was balanced and in proportion. It was amazing." The other positive influence at that time resulted from visiting Records N Stuff during lunch where loca! l graffiti artist Seen worked. Alex began to emulate Seen's style of graffiti, tagging, and airbrushing tee shirts. Alex continued to develop his passion and talent for art and enrolled into a college program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in textile design, studied Architectural Drafting at the Manhattan Technical Institute, and worked with 11 other artists at the Unique Boutique in the Village. The storefront had a window where Alex could "perform" for passersby as he engaged in his artwork. He created airbrush designs on clothing for music industry celebrities such as New Kids on the Block, Vanilla Ice, KRS 1, Special Ed, George Lamond, and Joey Kid just to name a few. Alex's reputation resulted in commissioned works for NYU fraternities, store fronts, portraits, and murals. Alex also learned the projected grid technique used by renowned photorealist artists such as Chuck Close and Ralph Goings. Alex has described this period as the best ti! me of his life.   Margaret Zox Brown Art -- Delivered by Feed43 service Margaret Zox Brown - United States February 2, 2010 at 3:37 PM Margaret Zox Brown Statement As I have evolved as an artist, I have gone through various transitions, building on what I have just learned and then working through my newfound curiosity. Currently, I am exploring the human form attempting to break it down to its more simple abstract self. For the past several years, the 2 dimensional canvas has really been my muse with color being the true subject and my subject matter being the introductory form that leads the viewer through the journey of each painting. My paintings are neither representational nor abstract but somewhere in the middle. And, what I have ultimately created is quite simply the emotion behind whatever it is I am expressing. Loose black and white sketches are the bases for all my paintings. I copy them onto each canvas that I have already given a wash of colors from my entire palette. With a thorough, thoughtful, dari! ng and intense exploration of color, I work with my subject matter and deconstruct it and add to it over and over until the entire painting comes together as whatever it is I am feeling and then expressing. I choreograph a harmonious, graceful dance allowing the viewer to freely meander through each painting guided by all the elements; color, emotion, line and shape, paint application, light and depth, subject and mood. My inspirations are many; the beauty I see in nature, the serenity I feel when observing a Still Life or the intrinsic nature of the human spirit. Whether my subject matter is lost in complex abstraction or broken down to its abstract simpler planes, the journey on each canvas allows me to express the essence of whatever it is, what it feels to me. My goal with each painting is for it to be rich and thought provoking and emotionally stimulating. There should be moments of excitement, a rush as well as moments of calm and familiarity! with a continual discovery of something new.

2/3 AiO: Artists