MIXED MEDIA
Featured Artist: Abby Spangel Perry
Sleeping Bunnies
Corporate Rats II
Corporate Rats
Lab Rat
Rebellion
Rebellion II
Featured Artist: Nela Dunato
Cauldron
Nightmare
Like An Hourglass
Featured Artist: Nino Ninkovic
Never Forgotten
Come Back
Direction
Indecision
Drowning And Growing Gills
I'll Be There Soon
Wait. You Forgot Something
I Play And The Voices Come
To contact Nino, please send us a message.
Featured Artist: April Romo de Vivar
Not Even Death
Pax Vobiscum
1st Saddle
Jingle Dancer
Gato
Anger Management Angel
TWO
Queen of Hearts
1950 Scottsdale Model
Face painting, by April
Hermanas Series
Red April
Sioux Dancer
African Baby
Devil Angel
Linda Ronstadt
Featured Artist: Whitney Peckman
Arisaema & Arisarum
Japanese Crest Boxes
Wildflowers
Spring Meadow
UNTITLED ONE
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED TWO
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED THREE
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED FOUR
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED FIVE
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED SIX
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED SEVEN
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED EIGHT
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED NINE
by
Kevin Gregory
UNTITLED TEN
by
Kevin Gregory
Featured Artist: Claire Sallenger Martin
Woman
Butterfly Arms
Lo and Behold
Who Loves You, Baby?
Animal Crackers
Associations: Associated Artists of Southport, and Brunswick Arts Member
Featured Artist: GAETEN
The World Tree
Ashley Daydreaming
Glo Wyrm
Dreamcatcher
The Serpent And The Sparrow
Serepentuus
When Intuition Fails You
A Dead Fish Gains The Power Of Observation
Peacemonger
Featured Artist: Leslie Pearson
These pieces are the first in a new series I'm working on called "Emerging Surfaces". They are more like sculptural wall pieces than traditional paintings. One of the things I wanted to achieve with this series is to use all recycled and repurposed materials. I have been hoarding things for a while now, starting with some mortar shell packaging that my husband picked up at a shooting range in Fayetteville, NC. They are cylindrical in shape and have a hard styrofoam feel to them. I began thinking of a way to make them into art. This was the beginning of Emerging Surfaces. I arrived at this title for the series because all of the pieces are basically emerging from the surface. Many times people think of a painting as a two-dimensional surface, but these are three-dimensional paintings. Plus when they are lit from different angles, shadows are cast and it creates another level of depth and visual interest.
I work in a lot of different mediums and materials and I like getting physically involved in my projects. I'm not afraid to work up a sweat or get a little bloody, as is often the case. Since these pieces are experimental, I decided to set up my camera on a timer and photograph the whole process via a time lapse video which shows everything happening really fast because a photo is taken every 30 seconds. Even though the little movies happen quickly, you can still catch glimpses of my little chihuahua's making their cameos, be it hiding inside my shirt, sitting on my lap, or sleeping soundly in a near by chair.
Emerging Surfaces #1: Watch Short Video
The artist would like you to know, that when you click on the YouTube video link, you can select whether to watch the movie in high or normal quality. Leslie recommends high, but if your internet connection is slow, normal would be best.
Emerging Surfaces #1
17" x 17" x 3", 2008
Mixed media
Emerging Surfaces #1
17" x 17" x 3", 2008
Mixed media
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I created Emerging Surfaces #2 by cutting up some leftover faux wood window blinds. When using power tools, it is usually not a good idea to work on such small work (aka, 2x2 inch pieces), but I took a few chances and didn't end up with any serious cuts. I sanded all the edges and adhered them to a base (in each of these pieces I first start by building a box out of wood and then I stretch the canvas over it. Several coats of gesso (sanding in between each coat) makes a sturdy base to work on)....I also stitched some metal squares in between the layered faux wood squares to add depth. I covered it all with a sand textured paint and then spray painted in black then hand painted it with acrylics to look like tiles.
Emerging Surfaces #2: Watch Short Video
The artist would like you to know, that when you click on the YouTube video link, you can select whether to watch the movie in high or normal quality. Leslie recommends high, but if your internet connection is slow, normal would be best.
Emerging Surfaces #2
13" x 25" x 2", 2008
Mixed media
Emerging Surfaces #1
17" x 17" x 3", 2008
Mixed media
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For ES #3, I cut up some PVC pipes of different sizes that I found in the trash. The cutting was very time consuming but even more time consuming was the part where I hand sanded all the rough edges and sides so they would better accept the paint. I set up all the pieces of pipe on the base and drew a line in each circle and painted them in different shades of gray. Then I used epoxy resin to hold it in place on it's base. I LOVE the "wet" look of the resin.
Emerging Surfaces #3 and #4: Watch Short Video
The artist would like you to know, that when you click on the YouTube video link, you can select whether to watch the movie in high or normal quality. Leslie recommends high, but if your internet connection is slow, normal would be best.
Emerging Surfaces #3
24" x 12" x 4", 2008
Mixed media
Emerging Surfaces #3
24" x 12" x 4", 2008
Mixed media
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Emerging Surfaces #4
24" x 12" x 4", 2008
Mixed media
Emerging Surfaces #4
24" x 12" x 4", 2008
Mixed media
Leslie has received a 2008-2009 Regional Artist Project Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. The artists works full time in her studio at Acme Art Studios. We encourage you to stop by the Acme Art Studios if you're ever in Wilmington. It is an amazing resource for the artist and art collector! We know, we've been there! We give Leslie 10 stars!
Acme Art Studios, 711 N. 5th Ave, Wilmington or call Leslie at 910.494.0690
Featured Artist: Rich Powell
Rich is currently residing in the small town of Asheboro, North Carolina with his lovely wife, Frankie and 10 year old daughter, Bailey.
Rich has been illustrating for the past fourteen yearswhile occasionally art directing for the ugly, ugly world of computer gaming. His work appears in publications,greeting cards, posters, book jackets,
magazine covers, children’s books, and national advertising campaigns. Look forhis most current work in Mad Magazine.
He creates in traditional and digital media from watercolor and ink, toAdobe Illustrator and Photoshop. He shows his large scale acrylic paintings in galleries around the Greensboro region.His Studio is located at his home in the wooded hills near Asheboro.
Featured Artist: Bryan Dechter
Minor Revelation II
Minor Revelation I
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