Artists of the Month: February 2024
This month we have selected 6 amazing artists for our Artist of the Month of February 2024. We have a unique selection of contemporary artists who have caught our attention. From the abstract landscapes of Sandra Haney to the classical portraits of Veronica Ciccarese. In fact there is something for all tastes. Art2Arts the first choice gallery to buy art
Veronica Ciccarese
Artist quote: ‘Art contains pain and my repressed emotions. She activates my senses and releases my emotions. It gives me what I’m missing and reveals who I really am. Painting for me is like breathing.’
Veronica Ciccarese was born in 1972 in Mesagne, Italy. From childhood she showed a keen interest in painting and drawing.
She enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lecce but did not finish her studies. However she did continue to paint. She continued her passion with self-taught studies and also enrolled in artistic workshops. Following the advice and lessons from artists Angioletta de Nitto, Maestro Igli Arapi and the Jara Marzulli. Veronica found herself attending courses and workshops in their artistic studios.
The core of Veronica’s inspiration is women. With many of her exquisite paintings paying homage to them. Often serene portraits of beautiful women, delicately painted and emotionally intense.
Her works are in oil paint, often on a uniform coloured acrylic background on linen canvas. Veronica says her painting is like breathing; ‘A necessity of life! The core of my inspiration is women. Mysterious, sweet and scandalous creature.
My paintings are like a book written over time about past women. Modern women, women I have known or simply women who don’t exist. Each work is a piece of a mosaic of the female universe. Every tile has a profound reason for having been painted. It’s like a metronome that oscillates between dream and reality. I tell you about women, about women beyond time.’
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Soos Roxana Gabriela
Artist Quote: ‘When I am painting it’s like dancing with colours that burst from inside.’
Gabriela Roxana Gabriela is Contemporary full time professional artist based in Romania. Working alongside her husband Soos Tiberiu, who is also an artist. Her subjects range from seascapes, floral and abstract. She usually paints at a large size and uses a mixture of acrylic oil and spray paints.
Her artworks are brightly coloured, often in the striking neon colour tone. As well as being so colourful, her brush marks are strong, free and spontaneous. This creates an emotionally charged artwork. She uses palette knives and brushes, onto stretched canvas. Her medium of choice being oil, acrylic and spray paint.
Roxana has an energetic and vibrant personality, which transcends into her vibrant artworks. She has been involved in many projects over the years, which include monumental painting in fresco technique and al secco.
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Emma Loizides
Artist quote: ‘I love the freedom of being an artist, creating work is fun and also challenging, it brings me a lot of joy.’
Emma Loizides is a British cityscape painter based in London. She creates oil paintings of urban landscapes, candy hued street scenes and playful paintings of ice creams, palm trees and fast-food menus.
Travel is a resource for her work. Sketching and photographing road trips, recording moments of curiosity moving through a place, of being present. She is drawn to colourful sunsets, interesting architecture, and all things Americana.
Emma’s work is rich with texture, inspired by artists like Wayne Thiebauld, who creates a creamy consistency with paint. Her romanticised paintings feature quirky buildings and expansive skies with pops of pastel neon paint. The saturated cityscapes are about escapism, which offer the viewer a moment to contemplate, or daydream. A short break from the chaos of city life. They are also about fun and enjoyment, sharing the feeling of nostalgia of looking over a twinkling skyline. Painting an ice cream van or mixing that Florida pink that brings happy memories.
Her work has been shown at The Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts and Christie’s Auction. She has sold work globally, and had work featured in the Hollywood Reporter.
Teodora Totorean
Artists quote: ‘Art has many functions in my life right now. It’s a hobby and a business but it is also therapy, given its power to heal. It provides that creative outlet that I am constantly craving for, which allows me to express myself freely. Also giving me something to look forward to, every single day.’
Teodora Totorean is an emerging artist based in Devon, United Kingdom. She creates colourful floral and still life paintings using acrylics and a mixture of other mediums to create her artworks. Which are are beautiful and inspired by nature, music and poetry.
She strives to learn and develop her style, exploring various techniques. Using all the tools available in her little studio, include using both ends of brushes. She also uses palette knives, fabric, fingers, sticks to create her artworks.
Teodora is inspired by nature, archetypal images and her childhood memories. She is also inspired by music and poetry. As well as experimenting with colour and texture, she enjoys experimenting with techniques. Including the incorporation of mixed media such as fabric and vintage paper. She describes her style as ‘lyrical, semi abstract and decorative’.
Her artworks have been published as greetings cards and CD covers. She has also exhibited with gloss-Art Gallery in Exeter, West Country Galleries in Weston-Super-Mare and The Moreton Gallery in Gloucestershire.
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CK Wood
Artist Quote: ‘I find my inspiration in the natural beauty of my surrounding landscape. I try to capture the atmosphere in my paintings.’
Carol is a UK based contemporary artist. She has working as a fulltime professional artist since 2007, from her studio in Leeds, West Yorkshire
She started painting at a young age, finding inspiration in her surrounding Yorkshire Landscape. Training as a Surface Pattern Designer and colour at Leeds College of Art and Design. This led to her love of floral, abstract and textural art.
Her professional career as an artist began with large textured poppy and landscape paintings. Since then, she has continued to experiment with her styles and techniques, which have evolved over the years. Creating sculptural metallics trees, minimal abstracts, and ethereal clouds and forms.
As well as being a popular artist at home in the UK, her works have found homes around the world. Including to clients in Singapore, America, Spain and beyond.
‘I find my inspiration in the natural beauty of my surrounding landscape. From the vibrancy of a flower in bloom, to the gentle haze of a setting sun. I try to capture the atmosphere in my paintings.’
Sandra Haney
Artists Quote: ‘I love exploring the ways that paint can represent the atmosphere in ways that are relatable to others.’
Sandra Haney is a contemporary artist living in the North of England. A painter and creator of handmade prints using a range of processes. She often can be found working en plein air.
Her main focus is landscape painting, in which she uses mainly oil paints. She explores her relationship with the landscape either from direct observation, also from sketches, photos and memory.
Sandra uses varying degrees of abstraction in her work to stunning effect. Focusing on mark-making, colour and atmosphere, which are the main concerns in her work.
As well as being a popular artist in the UK, Sandra’s work has a broad appeal. Many of her paintings finding homes with international clients. In 2023 she was approached by interior designers to supply art for luxury houses. This resulted in some of her artworks now being on the walls of Omaze houses. Where they helped to raise funds for major charities.
