New York is the most populous city in the United States and is the financial, theatrical and fashion capitol of the country. With Central Park in the foreground and ships sailing in the background, this cityscape is full of architectural landmarks. For more information please visit DowdleFolkArt.com and check out Dowdle’s new TV series “Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle.”
France Malo: “Physical performances correspond for me to the survival efforts for life; expressing it gives me this surprising sense of balance.” Recognized as a Master in Fine Arts by International Artistic Associations, Malo began to teach drawing, painting, and ceramic at the age of fifteen. She has a college diploma in arts in fine arts, a bachelors in communication from Quebec…
“Feline Fashion Harem” depicts the model, Alexandra, attired in brown velvet, lounging with her three cats on a decadent pillowed daybed. Barbara Tyler Ahlfield is a career fashion illustrator who has made a second career as an oil painter. She unites her expertise in fashion illustration with modern portraiture. fashionillustrationandmore.com
Mary Johnston: “Growing up on Lake Superior gave me endless images from which to create my art. This piece is a combination of the far horizon, beautiful skies, the ancient rocks that line the North Shore of Lake Superior along with the copper which is is added as the representational element of all the minerals & ores that are mined…
Art has always been a part of Peter Terrin’s being. There were no defining or pivotal moments which determined the course of his life. His need to paint has always been as vital as breathing and eating; providing necessary fuel for the mind and soul. Terrin’s passion for people was reinforced through years of travel after graduating from textile design school…
This image was taken as part of my new series, “Dancers After Dark,” which will be released by Workman Publishing in the fall of 2016. Lloyd Knight, a principle dancer with Martha Graham, posed in front of this busy tollbooth last December in Miami. I asked him to create a shape that mimicked the architecture of the structure. Oncoming traffic…
Thomas Frontini is an internationally recognized artist based in Cleveland, Ohio. He was educated at the Cleveland Institute of Art, The Institute for Art and Restoration in Florence, Italy, and received his M.F.A at The Ohio State University. His work shows heavy influence from early Italian Renaissance artists, such as Duccio and Sassetta, with the style and composition of a…
Having lived in San Francisco for years I learned that when the sun came out I went out. This work is of Delores and 17th streets in a neighborhood that is colorful and offers brilliant city scenes. My Statement: I love loose media handling mixed with tight draftsmanship. My background in illustration taught me to add details where necessary while…
Astrid Sommer: “I love color and working on large canvases. It is so exciting to have a white canvas in front of you and discover what will emerge next. I like vague titles for my work so as not to guide the reading of a piece, and sometimes find myself really surprised hearing what some people see in one of my…
Irina Gretchanaia: “When I started painting, my biggest inspiration was Georgia O’Keefe. My flowers speak for themselves and this was my main goal: give the voice to fragile creation in nature that only blooms for one day. We as humans destroy many things in nature every day. Maybe if we look closely how beautiful our world is, we will do…
