Mesmerized by the ethereal charm of a girl in solitude who encounters an enchanting journey identifies what lies on the surface immediately upon viewing Los Angeles-based and China born artist Mandy Cao. Her whimsical tales of metaphoric objects and figures instantly forge a bond between the illustrated characters and spectator.
Read MoreProgressing from classic realism to abstraction, one artist that continues to spark intrigue with his intense portraits is Ryan Hewett.
Read MoreBorn in the American South, Sadie Rebecca Starnes prides herself on not being a painter, but rather a narrator. Her work contains allusion to diasporic literature, as well as heavy reference to family histories of the Native Americans. Starnes took her talents to Tokyo, where she has spent the past three years creating visual narratives.
Art serves as a translation of emotion and turns internal abstracts into physical displays. Thus, artists use the product of translating their internal sentiments to express what they feel. Painter Patricia Derks follows the deeply personal approach. She loves to paint and her passion, inherited from her father and driven by the academy, Arendonk, exudes on canvas.
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