Artists of the Month: May 2024
This month we have selected an eclectic artists for our Artist of the Month of May 2024. We have a unique selection of contemporary artists who have caught our attention. From the earthly sculptures of Martin James, to the contemporary florals of Cinzia Mancini. In fact there is something for all tastes. Art2Arts the first choice gallery to buy art
Heather Boxall
Artist quote: ‘I love working with colour. It is the multifaceted possibilities of colour that I aim to celebrate through my work’.
I am an artist based in West Yorkshire. Holding a degree in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art and later completed an MA in Printmaking at Bradford School of Art.
I have worked in education since the 1990s. Formally a senior lecturer in Fine Art at Cumbria University and Head of School at Bradford School of Art. Currently I am an associate lecturer at Craven College in Skipton.
As a painter and printmaker, my practice is concerned with the ‘stuff of colour’. My work draws on references from texts and poems, historical paintings and artefacts, landscape and the natural world.
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Cinzia Mancini
Artist’s quote: ‘I love to create floral paintings because I feel in connection with nature. Immersing myself in colours represents the status of my soul’.
I am a self taught Expressionist and Abstract artist. Painting was my first passion since I was a child. I love to improve my work day by day, explore the world of nature, where I can loose myself easily.
My main subjects are flowers, as they remind me of my childhood with my grandmother. She had a beautiful garden in Rome (Italy) full of flowers like roses, hydrangeas and lilies… I work with acrylics, inks and oils. My work involves a variety of materials and media, I love to make my paintings very thick and give them a touch of magic. When I paint, I immerse myself into the canvas in the colours, there is no better place to feel my soul.
My paintings have been shipped all over the world , Australia,Canada, Italy,Spain,Germany ,UK,USA,France and many more countries. I know certainly that each of my paintings will find the best home and an owner that will love them like I do.
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Marie Brown
Artist’s quote: ‘What I love about being an Artist is that it feels like a never-ending journey of discovery. I never get tired of turning a blank piece of paper into something beautiful’
I’m Marie, an Artist based in Nottingham in the UK who loves to draw and paint animals, or anything related to nature. About 20 years ago I discovered my enjoyment for drawing animals, and I started drawing Pet Portraits alongside my job as an Embroidery Digitizer. Art became my passion and in 2020 I was finally able to make the transition to become a full-time artist!
My pencil drawings take many hours, creating fine detail, tones and textures, resulting in a delicate finish. I also love to create colourful pieces in watercolour or pastel. Working from photographs, and I seek out images that give me an emotional reaction. When I gasp at the beauty of an animal, I am compelled to recreate it through my art. I hope that it gives the viewer the same appreciation that I have had creating it.
Over the years I have gained many awards for my Art, including the ‘David Shepherd ‘Wildlife Artist of the Year’ 4 x finalist. I regularly attend local Art and Craft fairs in and around Nottingham, and I accept commissions.
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Tanya Stefanovich
Artist quote: ‘In the dance between imagination and reality, I find my greatest joy as an artist’.
Tanya Stefanovich is a London based artist. She expresses the world as she sees it through vivid colours, inviting the viewer to see nature and the world in the most diverse ways. Her paintings are the reflection of intimate feelings by dynamic motion rather than a freeze scene. She often grants colours different meanings: blue can be warm, snowy-white – hot, black expresses fullness, red stands for love.
Tanya was born in 1986 in the family of a famous local artist and sculptor Myroslav Gavrilyv who gave her the passion for art creation. She spent her childhood surrounded by the beauty of the Carpathian Mountains and the wilderness of untouched nature on the border of Hungary and Ukraine.
In 2011, after 5 years of studies, Tanya graduated with the Master’s degree of interior design and art. In 2015, she experienced a turning point in her life — moved to England. There Tanya continued to use oils to display the colours of the world while going deeper within her imagination to shape that vision. Today, Tanya is a professional artist with more than 20 years of experience. She creates extra-large paintings as well as cute small pieces. She also provides commission artworks by exclusive customer orders.
Her paintings are being sold all over the world and represent her on all continents in private collections and galleries. Twice a year she participates in the UK and EU art exhibitions. Tanya states: “My biggest joy derives from seeing someone admiring my work, as to me it signifies that the viewer is able to feel the same charm and bliss of the world as I do through the colours”.
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Martin James
Artist quote: ‘Art is continuously asking questions. Only by doing the work can we hope to answer them’.
Martin James is a contemporary British sculptor whose artistic process is deeply intertwined with the materials he selects. Which often includes stone, steel, and found objects. Music acts as a guiding force during his creative endeavours, serving as a filter through which his works take shape. Despite his initial intentions, Martin finds himself surrendering control to the work itself, assuming the role of a facilitator whose sole purpose is to coax the piece along its evolutionary path. If a work fails to respond to his efforts, Martin knows when to halt his interventions, recognizing the importance of allowing the emergent process to unfold naturally.
Throughout his artistic journey, Martin explores themes of vulnerability and inquisitiveness, juxtaposed with the raw harshness inherent in the materials he manipulates, particularly evident in the exposed skin of stone. Unintentional yet recurrent motifs emerge, reflecting his deep engagement with the creative process and his sensitivity to the nuances of his chosen mediums.
Drawing inspiration from the natural world, music, and industrial landscapes, Martin’s sculptures transcend geographical boundaries, finding homes in galleries across Europe and the United States.
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Mo Parkook
I am a watercolour artist in London, United Kingdom. The canvas of my life unfurled an enchanting path that ignited my love for painting during my teenage years. Alas, as often happens, life’s demands forced my passion to lie dormant.
But in 2020, a serendipitous reunion occurred—my long-lost ardour for painting rekindled. This time, life introduced me to the captivating realm of watercolour, and it was a perfect match made in creative heaven. About my artwork/Style All of my current artworks exclusively feature Watercolour as the medium of choice.
Primarily, I specialise in capturing the essence of Landscapes and Wildlife through my paintings. Throughout the creative process, I adeptly employ various techniques such as wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and dry brush to enhance different stages of my artwork. Watercolour is where pigments roam like wild horses, untamed by water in a magical dance. Mo Parkook.
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