Blue 2022 Show

This show will run December 1-31, 2022. Artists from around the world were called to submit their work. There were 90 accepted entries and they came from 19 different states in the USA, as well as 10other countries: Belarus, Canada, China, Israel, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. A variety of styles and mediums were entered, including but not limited to acrylic, ceramic, digital, encaustic, glass, mixed media, oil, pastel, pen and ink, photography, and watercolor. The judging criterion was originality, interpretation, quality, demonstration of ability, and usage of medium. Other factors, such as the clarity of the images provided and their ability to be viewed online, as well as relating to the theme, also contributed to our decision. “Best of Show”, “First Place”, and “Second Place” winners received a monetary award in addition to special recognition.

We were very happy to donate 10% of all the entry fees from this show to Natural High. They are a nonprofit drug prevention program inspiring and helping youth to discover and pursue their natural high instead of an artificial high. For more information about them, please visit http://naturalhigh.org/. Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, LLC is not affiliated with Natural High. It is our hope that this small act of kindness will blossom and grow to help someone else.

Thank you to all the artists who participated! Your talents and skills gave us a diverse body of work to create this attractive show.

Buyers- Please contact the artists directly for sales. Colors of Humanity Art Gallery does not handle any part of the sale or collect any commission, it is solely between the buyer and artist. You may find a link to the artist’s website or email address below their work.

Brian LaSaga was born in St.Teresa's, Newfoundland on November 1, 1955, and moved to St.George's Newfoundland in 1965. Brian's journey as an artist began when he was just nine years old. He used to draw cartoon characters along with superheroes and colored them with watercolors and colored pencils. Later on he would do watercolors of birds in his teenage years. He has a special place for birds in his life and feeds them throughout the winter months. Although he does not consider himself a bird painter, he may incorporate a bird into his work from time to time. Brian has always been a very visual person and with no formal training, art is more instinctual, full of discovery and experimentation which has continued with him today. Being somewhat of a perfectionist, he has always remained faithful to his subjects, and his imagery. Although he has experimented with watercolors, gouache, egg tempera, and oils, the artist soon realized that acrylics suited his style and technique. Today he paints primarily with acrylics on masonite panels, and prefers acrylics because they dry faster, and this allows him to layer rather quickly. His work is greatly influenced by nature, and feels that he is just a student and instrument of nature. Brian's subjects often include rural settings, weathered textures, landscapes, seascapes, and sometimes he may incorporate figures or some form of wildlife into his work as an extension of nature. The artist prefers to paint familiar experiences and subjects indigenous to his area. An area that he feels is raw and sacred. The artist's main interest is in capturing the essence of his chosen subject.

Brian's studio is located in his hometown of St.George's, Newfoundland. The island of Newfoundland is Canada's most easterly destination and offers the artist a sanctuary for his work. It has many rugged coastlines,rivers, forests, wildlife, ponds and marshes. It has also been the inspiration for Brian's work for over 36 years. When not in his studio, he can be found hiking, kayaking or making field trips to gather material for his paintings. Many of his works hang in corporate, public and private collections in Canada, United States and Europe.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

"Nature is my muse and inspiration simply because of her endless subject matter and surprises. This collaboration offers me something I never even thought of. Although I prefer to paint nature themes, weathered objects and rural settings, I'm open to other things that may catch my eye. As an artist, I feel that I'm just a work in progress, and there is always something to learn. Exploring and collecting material for paintings is a great adventure for me, and always a thrill to wonder what's around the bend or beyond that ridge. I like to create a sense of place that is somewhere but nowhere in particular. I hope each and every viewer sees and takes something a little different from my work and has an experience rather than just viewing a picture. My goal is not to paint life, but to paint life into my work and create an emotional connection that I hope will inspire my viewers."

"ALONG THE HILLSIDE"

Here in St. George's and many communities throughout Newfoundland's coastlines, almost all fish shacks, barns and fences are now gone for good. In my paintings I try to capture these remnants. Many of my paintings over the years have depicted many old houses, barns, fish shacks and fences. They have all since disappeared.

Maja Wolf was born in Grudziadz, Poland on February 13, 1981. She is an artist, owner of an art gallery Maya in Torun, painter and drawing instructor, art dealer, organizer of art exhibitions and auctions. She completed a study of advertising, interior design and pedagogy. Since 2013 member of Association of Polish Painters and Graphic Artists in Warsaw. In the early years, she painted for institutions, companies and private persons. However, he paints surreal paintings all his life. She loves to use her imagination in art and create her world. For many years she has been known for drawing realistic portraits and caricatures by pastels, charcoal and pencils.

MAYA GALLERY

Since 2009 to now she has its own gallery in Torun ( Maya Gallery ).

Since 2011 she has organized nearly 100 exhibitions of Polish artists.

She organized three art competition for children and adolescents: Casting for Mona Lisa ( 2011 ), My Mona Lisa ( 2015 ) and Mona Lisa in Torun ( 2016 ).

She organized and participated in numerous auctions and charity exhibitions.

MAYA ATELIER

Since 2013 she has been teaching drawing and painting. In June and September 2019 she organized 2 art workshops where she was also an art instructor.

Since August 2019 to october 2020 she ran her own drawing and painting school in Torun Maya Atelier. The school was closed as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic.

Awards:

1) First Place winner in the 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS in category: SURREALISM - 1st place for painting „Interrupted sleep” 50/70 cm., oil on canvas.

2) Winner in the 2022 „Blue” Art Competition Art Room Gallery ( 3rd place for painting „Virtual love” oil on canvas 50/70 and „Interrupted sleep” 50/70 cm., oil on canvas) and participation in the „Blue” art exhibition.

3) Winner in the 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS in category: SURREALISM - 4th place for painting „Letters From Sicily. Game Of Time” 100/70 cm., oil on canvas.

4) Artistic Excellence Award in Fusion Art's 6th Annual Skies Art Exhibition - November 2022

5) Finalist in Fusion Art's 5th Annual Women Artists International Online Juried Art Exhibition ( „Interrupted sleep”, „Fireflies”).

6) Winner of the first prize in the national competition "Artist, too, a doctor. The extraordinary power of art in non-museum space" in 2011.

7) The author of a series of portraits of Honorary Citizens located in the Grudziadz town hall 2010

Artist statement:

I have been interested in art since I was a child. My great passion was drawing and painting. One of my dreams was to open my own art gallery and painting school. Dream came true. But with dreams it is better to be careful. It soon turned out that managing the art gallery, building offers, contacts with artists, organizing exhibitions and conducting lessons took up all my free time. I had to make difficult decisions to have time to paint. A few months ago I hired competent staff in a gallery and moved to the countryside away from the noisy city. I finally found time to create and show my paintings to the world. I am very glad that I succeeded.

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Art, visual representation, and the embodiment of dreams, reality, thoughts and feelings were always a big part of my life. From an early age growing up in Romania, I was drawn to all forms of creative expression. This passion was always burning inside of me, and after multiple degrees and a short stint in the world of finance, I decided that I would pursue my true passion and start down the long and winding road of becoming a self-taught artist.

Creativity can be achieved in many forms, and the art of creation is an integral part of life itself. I have been inspired by many subjects throughout this creative journey, perhaps most importantly by the distinction between the tangible world that we live in and the mysterious realm of dreams that offers a surreal gateway to our subconscious mind.

For me, painting is a language of its own, from the way the first brush stroke starts a conversation to the way the last one completes a bigger picture with grand statements, abstract feelings, or open-ended conversation. This is about the journey that the artist takes to communicate, as well as the journey the viewer will experience when absorbing a work of art.

Finding myself on a love carrousel of many different influences and styles, the core of my artistic adventure has been about the distinction between the tangible and the subconscious. In my figurative work, I contour a subject through a lens of realism to establish a common understanding of existence. Through the use of mixed media in the surrounding, I reveal a representation of what the subject’s subconscious thoughts are revealing to the viewer.

I like to ask the viewer to consider if the subject is aware of the fine line between dream and reality that they find themselves in. Is the subject conscious of the feelings and thoughts they have, or are we as viewers and creators the ones who are more aware?

In the world of spiritual consciousness, Blue Aura refers to a subject’s feeling of personal truth and means of communication. It is the energy field that empowers the person to speak and live their own unique truth. Irrespective of the relentless timeline of the world around us, human connection with the spiritual self was, is, and always will be the core of what makes us who we really are.

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"Blue" 2022 Show

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"Blue" 2022 Show