"Open" 2023 Show

This show will run January 1-31, 2023. Artists from around the world were called to submit their work. There were 57 accepted entries and they came from 10 different states in the USA, as well as 7 other countries: Austria, Canada, China, Israel, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. A variety of styles and mediums were entered, including but not limited to acrylic, digital, mixed media, oil, pastel, 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 Feed the Children. Feed the Children exists to end childhood hunger. For more information about them, please visit https://www.feedthechildren.org/. Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, LLC is not affiliated with Feed the Children. 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.

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) Best in Show Platinum Award Camelback Gallery Realism 2022 International Juried Painting Competition (Interrupted sleep”).

3) 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.

4) 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.

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

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

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

8) 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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No Love as unconditional as a Mother's Love. Mother's Love is the same in animals and humans.

Deimante Bruzguliene, was born in Lithuania on May 20, 1980 and came to the United Kingdom in 2004. Her love of all animals started at a very young age. She was always keen to rescue animals. Deimante is an Artist who is completely self-taught. She is breath taking realistic wildlife paintings of animals. Deimante works in a variety of media including acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolour, graphite and mixed media.

"I have drawn with pencil for longer than I can remember. I love painting. I work with passion and love. It is like a second nature to me. My painting is a kind of therapy for me. It lets me say things that I cannot express any other way and at the same time allows me to populate the space around me with artefacts of myself."

Artist’s statement

“When it is my time to leave this world, I wish to do so knowing that I have left paintings that inspire others to appreciate the beauty of the natural world.”

I have been a lifelong artist. I've been drawing since I can remember. Art class has always been my favourite class. My style is realist, as I am obsessed with detail. I have always had a deep love of animals and nature. I find inspiration in all kinds of creatures, both domestic and wildlife, big, small, or in between. My favourite subjects are wildlife. I love drawing animals as it is a way of accessing the secrets of the natural world. I can see their souls through their eyes, which I try to capture in my paintings. Animals are as individual as humans, but for me they manifest a purer and more genuine spirit to the outside world than do human beings. I can love animals by painting them, leaving a legacy of their existence and hopefully bringing to the viewer the same joy that I experience painting them. I would like more people to be able to experience the connection that I have with animals. I wish to take this further to really convey that animals have their own personality and soul. Every portrait I do enriches my life, for the subject enters my heart.

We are all connected. Connections are magical, providing an opportunity to nurture patience, compassion, love and caring. My art is motivated by my deep conviction that humans and animals share this beautiful earth as brothers and sisters. With my art, I’m hoping to awaken a sense of connection with the animals. Each animal is recognizable, soulful and spirited. Capturing the spirit and emotion of the animal or pet in a drawing is what my animal art are all about. I look into the eyes trying to figure the animals inner soul. For me the eyes tell it all. I want to touch people with my art. I have loved animals all of my life and find it very rewarding to highlight these creatures through my artwork.

Out of the many materials available for artists to use, I particularly like to use pencils. Pencils give me the chance to make mistakes and correct them.

Major achievements

Exhibitions:

2022 ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY SOLO exhibition online.

2022 BROUHAHAART "Lovely Things” VR exhibition online. ,, Leopard’’, ,,Tiger”.

01-31 December 2022 HMVC Gallery New York "Rebel Rebel" online. ,, Leopard’’

Awards:

2022 Camelback Gallery's Realism International Painting Competition Bronze Award.,, A Mother’s Love.

2022 Abstract painting ,,Waves,, been awarded by Northern Light Gallery in England Special Merit

2022 Leopard painting been awarded by Northern Light Gallery in England the Artist Choice 2 show as BEST OF DIVISION , and BEST OF SHOW.

Deimante Bruzguliene was awarded with the The 2022 American Art Awards Awarding 25 best Museums and galleries 3 th Places - Abstract.

Deimante Bruzguliene was awarded with the The 2021 American Art Awards Awarding 25 best Museums and galleries 4 th Places - Abstract.

The 2021 Finalist Circle Foundation for the Arts. Cat.

Deimante Bruzguliene was awarded with the The 2018 American Art Awards Awarding 25 best Museums and galleries 4 th Places - Tie Animals-Realism.

Born in 1952 in central New York State, USA Louis Degni started painting and drawing at an early age. Most of his work centered around landscape painting but he also had a fascination with Disney characters. Teachers advised that Louis should receive formal training beyond regular school but the expense of formal training was too great. Instead, through an arrangement made by his father, Louis trained with an Italian artist involved in religious mural creation and restoration. During that period of training there was heavy emphasis on the human figure and creation of large scale paintings. Following that period of training Louis majored in studio art at the State University at Geneseo, New York, USA and was planning for a career as an artist. Unfortunately, life circumstances changed and the dream of a career as an artist was not possible. Consequently, Louis stopped creating drawings and paintings for many years with the exception of a some small works. More recently, after moving to Italy in retirement, Louis has returned to his passion for oil painting and drawing. With nothing left to prevent him in his pursuit of art Louis can usually be found either in his studio, on site studying a scene such as the one in First Light Venice or at an art museum or cathedral studying the works of the great masters. Not wanting to be known for a particular type of painting Louis tries to vary his subject matter from still-life to landscape and some figure and portrait pieces. He works primarily in oils but also charcoal and pencil drawings and watercolor.

Louis’ writes of his inspiration for the Venice painting, “The painting First Light Venice is a painting of a working class neighborhood in Venice. The dawn light is appearing above the rooftops and traversing the canals. Yesterday's laundry is still hanging in hope of warm sun and a delivery boat is patiently waiting for its crew. Reflections in water are something that has always amazed me and I love painting them. I also have a fascination with Venice but in addition to the more famous attractions I am drawn to scenes of everyday life such as the one in this painting.”

Over the course of many years Louis developed this simple philosophy about artistic endeavors: “After years of training and practice I have come to believe that you are an artist until someone tells you that you are not and you actually believe that. The creative spirit lives in all of us. Only the technical pieces of observation and media usage and control need to be taught. I spend hours looking at water, clouds and flowers before putting a brush to canvas. And each time I paint a cloud or a reflection in water successfully on a canvas I feel a great sense of joy.” The greatest compliment I have ever received about my paintings was when someone once said: “Louis, you paint from your heart.”

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"Open" 2023 Show