Shadows

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Brian Cho La Canada, California, USA Lilburn Mixed Media Artist Statement Lilburn:50″ x 50″Wood, Acrylic Paint, Acrylic SheetBased on Lilburn Cave, Sequoia National Park (Cross Section / Overhead view) Not For Sale As I walked through the caves of Sequoia National Park, I was stunned by the beauty hidden in the darkness for eons. Some brave explorer entered this abyss, overcame the dangers, and allowed me to see something I will never forget. Why? What possesses a person to enter a cave, climb a mountain, dive deep into the ocean, or shoot into the unknown vacuum of space?Read More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Olivier Tourlet Paris, France Shadow (7) Fine Art Photography Artist Statement What would be a world without shadow? Just a flat blank page. Shadow is the essence of photography, forging the eye with relief and material. Shadow is rhythm , creating matter in infinite shades . It is the “symphony” of perception.Drop shadow by its application to oblique subject is often neglected by the eye, most of the time jilted in the background. I like to give back to shadow his nobility, his mild stroke projecting an image of the subject often mysterious and always sublime. Artistic CareerRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Ulrike Scheuchl Laguna Beach, California, USA Shades of Grey Fine Art Photography Artist Statement Following a move from Europe to California in 2009, I devoted myself more to my passions: photography and art. My artworks go beyond capturing light through a lens. I combine photography and digital media to influence the meaning the artwork carries to the viewer. The picture of the Golden Gate Bridge was taken in the morning from a position that favors the shadow of the bridge. Colors fade into “Shades of Grey.”Read More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Teresa Young Hubbards, Canada Undersea Fantasy Acrylic Painting Artist Statement Years ago, I was quite fond of scuba diving in the northern Pacific Ocean, exploring near the smaller islands around the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The undersea plant life in that cool water is quite different from the bright and colourful areas found in the far southern seas. Since the ocean is so much colder, the colours are muted, and shadows predominate. The diver experiences a subtle, yet dangerous atmosphere, which makes for an enticing and mysterious experience. In this abstract acrylic artwork, a mass of darkRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Leonor Anthony Miami, Florida, USA Snow Storm Armed with Umbrella Oil Painting Artist Statement Why do I paint? Because I breathe. I have been drawing since I could hold a pencil in my hands and hope to draw and paint until I no longer can. I was born in Cuba and left when I was three years old. After years of wandering, my family finally settled in Miami. I have always been a stranger in a strange land. This feeling of alienation led me to live by my own rules and set my own path. My brushstroke isRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Joe Krawczyk Orlando, Florida, USA Sun Spots Acrylic Painting Artist Statement “It’s all about the light and the high drama that can be created. The early subjects I have chosen to illustrate this dramatic light have been primarily baskets. The light beautifully illuminates the basket, then passes through it to create a never ending array of light-speckled shadows. Even as I expand my subject matter beyond baskets, the drama of the light is still my primary focus.Read More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Erika Romero Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Texas, Korea South Constallation III Wood Artist Statement I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, moved to San Antonio, Texas and grew up between both places.I have a MFA from University of California in Davis, a BFA and minor in Art History from University of Texas in San Antonio. I became an artist because I needed to voice my mind, in a visual form. My other job is working as an English teacher at EWHA ALS Academy, in South Korea. I research about light and shadow affecting human perception in painting. As I make sculpturesRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist José M. Gómez-Ros Madrid, California, Spain Luisa Fine Art Photography Artist Statement Photographic images are shadows of physical objects. Nearly two centuries ago, G.A. Becquer wrote that “love is only a ray of moonlight”. A woman may be just a shadow, a presence, a figure… something beyond herself.Read More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Jill Duncan Long Beach, California, USA Pool Tables Digital Art Artist Statement These old poolside tables look as though they marched out one bright sunny morning to mark the passage of time like forgotten sundials. I love how the inky black shadows balance the bright tabletop circles. I have enhanced the color to give the warn pool deck a bit more texture and interest. Digital photograph.Read More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Karl Melton Murphy, Texas, USA Wrench Oil Painting Artist Statement The art I create is my exploration of the unanswerable question, “What is art?” And I find this exploration echoes my desire to know “What is God?” Art is my spiritual pursuit played out on canvas. For me, simplicity unfolds from complexity. I paint a wrench, a fairly simple shape. There’s endless complexity in shadows, the reflected light and the interplay of color. I paint a fire hydrant, a flower, a banana – I become engrossed in the detail. Like the fish whose entire life is spent atRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Karl Melton Murphy, Texas, USA Hammer Oil Painting Artist Statement The art I create is my exploration of the unanswerable question, “What is art?” And I find this exploration echoes my desire to know “What is God?” Art is my spiritual pursuit played out on canvas. For me, simplicity unfolds from complexity. I paint a wrench, a fairly simple shape. There’s endless complexity in shadows, the reflected light and the interplay of color. I paint a fire hydrant, a flower, a banana – I become engrossed in the detail. Like the fish whose entire life is spent atRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Daniel J Victor New York, New York, USA Power Lines Fine Art Photography Artist Statement Informed by a life spent in the disparate worlds of New York City and the rural region of New York State’s Delaware County, my work, in its celebration of authenticity, sensory subtlety, and profound discovery, stands in stark contrast to society’s desperate striving for reinvention, newness and youth. In the lineage of photographers such as Aaron Siskind, Harry Callahan and Edward Weston, my photographs question the indoctrinated definitions of beauty, and illuminate the conflict between the perpetual existence of the natural world andRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Olga Stepanova Long Beach, California, USA Olga Stepanova – Hands Full of Sunshine Watercolor Artist Statement It was a sunny afternoon. I walked as I usually do, looking down and noticing beautiful little things. First I saw two flowers which looked like daisies, but much smaller. They reminded me of me and my sister being kids. And then… I saw this red leaf. It was a little dry, that’s why the sides of it curved so beautifully. This seemed so feminine to me. The grass shadows hugged it and the sunshine filled it up showing each curve evenRead More →

Shadows Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Eleanor Marfoglia Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, USA Crystalline 2 Fine Art Photography Artist Statement Crystalline 2 is an image that I created from my disappointment of an old photo that was faded and discolored on the surface. My vision was to evoke the human spirit beyond the surface, I needed to add the depth and beauty of the world and its natural light to create a renewed lasting impression.Read More →