• “I have been an artist for as long as I can remember,” says Canadian landscape artist @dianelaroucheellard. “I was ‘that kid’ in school who was praised for my skill and creativity. When I attended the University of Saskatchewan in the BFA program my confidence was shaken – my concept of art was challenged. I was asked to look more carefully, feel relationships, see in light and shadow, colour, line, and texture. I fell in love with that new way of seeing and interpreting the world.” Artists, have you ever had a similar experience? Whether in art school or at some point during your art career? The resiliency found in artists never ceases to amaze us! Check out “Prairie Tails” and more from Diane on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #landscapepainting #landscapeart #acrylicpainting #canadianartist #prairieskies #saskartists #artistjourney #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    “I have been an artist for as long as I can remember,” says Canadian landscape artist @dianelaroucheellard. “I was ‘that kid’ in school who was praised for my skill and creativity. When I attended the University of Saskatchewan in the BFA program my confidence was shaken – my concept of art was challenged. I was asked to look more carefully, feel relationships, see in light and shadow, colour, line, and texture. I fell in love with that new way of seeing and interpreting the world.” Artists, have you ever had a similar experience? Whether in art school or at some point during your art career? The resiliency found in artists never ceases to amaze us! Check out “Prairie Tails” and more from Diane on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #landscapepainting #landscapeart #acrylicpainting #canadianartist #prairieskies #saskartists #artistjourney #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • “I am deeply moved by the transformative qualities of wool and plant fibers, which, when plied correctly, parallel environmental transformations; Birth, fruition, decay. Formations of water, earth and sky, emerge as if breathing and alive. My hands translate this energy and these textures from nature into new form using altered methods of a timeless craft,” explains textile artist Kristy Kún. Drawing on 13 years of building mortise and tenon constructed furniture from reclaimed wood, Kristy’s respect for materials and craftsmanship in their reverential structure is planted deep. Her engineered layouts of complex joinery in fiber and finely finished surfaces resonate with the craftsmanship of a fine cabinet-maker, while the organic forms that take rise from her hands capture the mysteries of the living world. Her work is breathtaking, but don’t just take our word for it. Check out more like Kristy’s felt piece “Memoirs of a Dancer” on Discovery (link in bio) and by following her @opulentfibers. - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #handmadefelt #fiberart #fibreart #wetfelting #amplifiedfelt #textilesculpture #sculpture #textileart #contemporarytextiles #woolfelt #organicdesign #portlandartist #pdxart #pdxartist #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    “I am deeply moved by the transformative qualities of wool and plant fibers, which, when plied correctly, parallel environmental transformations; Birth, fruition, decay. Formations of water, earth and sky, emerge as if breathing and alive. My hands translate this energy and these textures from nature into new form using altered methods of a timeless craft,” explains textile artist Kristy Kún. Drawing on 13 years of building mortise and tenon constructed furniture from reclaimed wood, Kristy’s respect for materials and craftsmanship in their reverential structure is planted deep. Her engineered layouts of complex joinery in fiber and finely finished surfaces resonate with the craftsmanship of a fine cabinet-maker, while the organic forms that take rise from her hands capture the mysteries of the living world. Her work is breathtaking, but don’t just take our word for it. Check out more like Kristy’s felt piece “Memoirs of a Dancer” on Discovery (link in bio) and by following her @opulentfibers. - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #handmadefelt #fiberart #fibreart #wetfelting #amplifiedfelt #textilesculpture #sculpture #textileart #contemporarytextiles #woolfelt #organicdesign #portlandartist #pdxart #pdxartist #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • Have you ever been to India? Take one look at @pratimakramerceramics’s work and you’ll know how much beauty there is to be found there. Her ceramic sculptures are inspired by her Indian heritage, in particular Gujarat and Rajasthan. The artefacts that often appear in her work are collected during her frequent travels throughout India, as she tries to encapsulate all aspects of the country including the magnificent sculptures, stunning textures, vibrant colors, and vitality of the subjects. Check out “Anil” and more from Pratima on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #sculpture #sculptor #ceramics #ceramicartist #ceramicsculpture #ceramicart #elephantart #asianelephant #animalart #elephantsculpture #hertfordshireartist #indianart #indianartist #womenartists #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    Have you ever been to India? Take one look at @pratimakramerceramics’s work and you’ll know how much beauty there is to be found there. Her ceramic sculptures are inspired by her Indian heritage, in particular Gujarat and Rajasthan. The artefacts that often appear in her work are collected during her frequent travels throughout India, as she tries to encapsulate all aspects of the country including the magnificent sculptures, stunning textures, vibrant colors, and vitality of the subjects. Check out “Anil” and more from Pratima on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #sculpture #sculptor #ceramics #ceramicartist #ceramicsculpture #ceramicart #elephantart #asianelephant #animalart #elephantsculpture #hertfordshireartist #indianart #indianartist #womenartists #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • “The Junk Boat” by Princess Simpson Rashid. This piece was the beginning of many successful narrative pours that Princess created investigating the collective trauma and implications of exploration, migration and the global slave trade. “Think about the souls in the blue waters beneath the ship. What does that all mean in regards to humanity becoming a multi-planetary species?” she asks. If you are as intrigued with Princess’ work as we are, check out the rest of her portfolio on Discovery where she is our featured artist all week long! Just head to the link in our bio, then be sure to follow her @prashidartist to see more. - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #princesssimpsonrashid #abstractart #acrylicart #acrylicpours #drippaintings #fluidacrylics #afrofuturism #africandiaspora #blackabstraction #blackgirlswhopaint #blackwomenartists #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    “The Junk Boat” by Princess Simpson Rashid. This piece was the beginning of many successful narrative pours that Princess created investigating the collective trauma and implications of exploration, migration and the global slave trade. “Think about the souls in the blue waters beneath the ship. What does that all mean in regards to humanity becoming a multi-planetary species?” she asks. If you are as intrigued with Princess’ work as we are, check out the rest of her portfolio on Discovery where she is our featured artist all week long! Just head to the link in our bio, then be sure to follow her @prashidartist to see more. - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #princesssimpsonrashid #abstractart #acrylicart #acrylicpours #drippaintings #fluidacrylics #afrofuturism #africandiaspora #blackabstraction #blackgirlswhopaint #blackwomenartists #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • “Third Generation” by Marcella Hayes Muhammad, an abstract piece that visits the history of one woman over three generations. She looks into the mirror and sees a reflection of her ancestors—from slavery, to sharecropper, to her own modern image. It’s completed in the style of Plastic Space abstraction, inspired by the cubist style of Pablo Picasso and a flow of forms using light and color, used to tell a story (either historical, current, or cultural) using figures that are both recognizable but abstracted. Want to learn more about Marcella and her style? Head to her beautiful portfolio on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #abstractart #abstractpainting #colorfulart #oilpainting #blackart #supportblackart #womenartists #blackwomenartists #juneteenth #cubism #cubistart #cubistpainting #abstractfigure #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    “Third Generation” by Marcella Hayes Muhammad, an abstract piece that visits the history of one woman over three generations. She looks into the mirror and sees a reflection of her ancestors—from slavery, to sharecropper, to her own modern image. It’s completed in the style of Plastic Space abstraction, inspired by the cubist style of Pablo Picasso and a flow of forms using light and color, used to tell a story (either historical, current, or cultural) using figures that are both recognizable but abstracted. Want to learn more about Marcella and her style? Head to her beautiful portfolio on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #abstractart #abstractpainting #colorfulart #oilpainting #blackart #supportblackart #womenartists #blackwomenartists #juneteenth #cubism #cubistart #cubistpainting #abstractfigure #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • Have you observed an expressionless side face of yourself in an objective way? Have you ever observed the expressionless side face of your people? If you did, it would feel very unfamiliar and strange, says South Korean artist Youngsun Lee. Moreover you would feel they are not the people you used to know. Ever since Youngsun was young, her major interest in psychology has affected her painting. Observing one’s mentality was one of her favorite parts, so she started to paint people who influenced her. A year has passed since she decided to focus on mentality and painting for the rest of her lifetime, paving the way with her “nothing can be concluded” series on the captivating island of Jeju. Can you guess who some of these famous faces belong to? Head to her Public Page on Discovery to find out! (link in bio) - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #gouache #figurativeart #figurativepainting #abstractfigure #abstractart #abstractpainting #koreanartist #bayareaartist #womenartists #womanartist #artinspiration #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    Have you observed an expressionless side face of yourself in an objective way? Have you ever observed the expressionless side face of your people? If you did, it would feel very unfamiliar and strange, says South Korean artist Youngsun Lee. Moreover you would feel they are not the people you used to know. Ever since Youngsun was young, her major interest in psychology has affected her painting. Observing one’s mentality was one of her favorite parts, so she started to paint people who influenced her. A year has passed since she decided to focus on mentality and painting for the rest of her lifetime, paving the way with her “nothing can be concluded” series on the captivating island of Jeju. Can you guess who some of these famous faces belong to? Head to her Public Page on Discovery to find out! (link in bio) - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #gouache #figurativeart #figurativepainting #abstractfigure #abstractart #abstractpainting #koreanartist #bayareaartist #womenartists #womanartist #artinspiration #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • We love hearing about artists who combine their work with another field entirely! Take Chilean artist Paula Valenzuela, for example, who has always combined her passion for art and psychology. After many years in the clinical practice in Chile, Paula returned to the U.S. with the willingness to combine her interests in psychology, mindfulness, and healing arts. How does she do it? Her artwork explores the connection of darkness and light within us, the complexity of layers that we show to others and to ourselves. Covering and uncovering, scratching to unveil the essence. Check out “Under the Fog” and learn more about the psychology behind @paulavalenzuelaart’s work on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #psychologicalart #bayareaartist #bayareaart #artistavisualchilena #artandpsychology #mindfulart #intuitivepainting #paulavalenzuelaart #healingart #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    We love hearing about artists who combine their work with another field entirely! Take Chilean artist Paula Valenzuela, for example, who has always combined her passion for art and psychology. After many years in the clinical practice in Chile, Paula returned to the U.S. with the willingness to combine her interests in psychology, mindfulness, and healing arts. How does she do it? Her artwork explores the connection of darkness and light within us, the complexity of layers that we show to others and to ourselves. Covering and uncovering, scratching to unveil the essence. Check out “Under the Fog” and learn more about the psychology behind @paulavalenzuelaart’s work on Discovery (link in bio). - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #psychologicalart #bayareaartist #bayareaart #artistavisualchilena #artandpsychology #mindfulart #intuitivepainting #paulavalenzuelaart #healingart #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • “On the Sofa” by Laura Hunt, our latest Discovery Featured Artist of the Week! Combining her love for abstraction with her interest in the human face and figure, Laura’s mixed media paintings reveal an attraction to landscapes and interiors, but most of all, the people who populate them. “I paint archetypal subjects in a simplified manner to tell a universal story,” she says. “Several themes are evident in my figurative art. Human relationships. Human emotion. Social issues. Empathy. Color and body language convey the moment’s emotion, the life experienced by each subject. My characters dwell in ambiguous but familiar environments, inviting the viewer into the narrative to understand, but perhaps also to empathize.” Something we need more of in the world! 🧡 Want to see more? Follow @laurahunt_septart and head to Discovery (link in bio) where Laura is featured all week long! - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #figurativeart #figurativepainting #facesandfigures #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #colorfulart #laurahuntartist #fortworthartist #fortworthart #texasartist #dfwartists #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    “On the Sofa” by Laura Hunt, our latest Discovery Featured Artist of the Week! Combining her love for abstraction with her interest in the human face and figure, Laura’s mixed media paintings reveal an attraction to landscapes and interiors, but most of all, the people who populate them. “I paint archetypal subjects in a simplified manner to tell a universal story,” she says. “Several themes are evident in my figurative art. Human relationships. Human emotion. Social issues. Empathy. Color and body language convey the moment’s emotion, the life experienced by each subject. My characters dwell in ambiguous but familiar environments, inviting the viewer into the narrative to understand, but perhaps also to empathize.” Something we need more of in the world! 🧡 Want to see more? Follow @laurahunt_septart and head to Discovery (link in bio) where Laura is featured all week long! - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #figurativeart #figurativepainting #facesandfigures #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #colorfulart #laurahuntartist #fortworthartist #fortworthart #texasartist #dfwartists #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
  • Words like “slavery” and “freedom” are sometimes used without much thought of their real meaning and implication to many people. For @selvinnovember, a 49-year-old artist from Cape Town, these words have a particular meaning. Records show that slaves who were sold in Cape Town in the eighteenth century were often given surnames according to the month of the year that they were bought—and to Selvin November the connection is obvious. Selvin’s current abstract work is influenced by street art to express and explore these concepts. “I employ elements of free form, which act as a metaphor for freedom. The bar represents enslavement, the idea that you are imprisoned within the confines and rules of the system, socially, politically or economically. The use of the expressive line drawings serves as an additional metaphor for freedom, thus creating tension and movement within the work,” he describes. Check out “Where do you live?” and more of Selvin’s story and portfolio on Discovery! (link in bio) - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #selvinnovember #southafricanart #selvinnovemberartist #popart #afropopart #streetart #abstractart #abstractpainting #colorfulart #contemporaryart #contemporaryabstract #markmaking #africanartist #capetownart #capetownartist #mixedmediart #oilpainting #spraypaint #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz
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    Words like “slavery” and “freedom” are sometimes used without much thought of their real meaning and implication to many people. For @selvinnovember, a 49-year-old artist from Cape Town, these words have a particular meaning. Records show that slaves who were sold in Cape Town in the eighteenth century were often given surnames according to the month of the year that they were bought—and to Selvin November the connection is obvious. Selvin’s current abstract work is influenced by street art to express and explore these concepts. “I employ elements of free form, which act as a metaphor for freedom. The bar represents enslavement, the idea that you are imprisoned within the confines and rules of the system, socially, politically or economically. The use of the expressive line drawings serves as an additional metaphor for freedom, thus creating tension and movement within the work,” he describes. Check out “Where do you live?” and more of Selvin’s story and portfolio on Discovery! (link in bio) - - - - - #artworkarchiveartist #originalart #artworkarchive #artrepreneur #selvinnovember #southafricanart #selvinnovemberartist #popart #afropopart #streetart #abstractart #abstractpainting #colorfulart #contemporaryart #contemporaryabstract #markmaking #africanartist #capetownart #capetownartist #mixedmediart #oilpainting #spraypaint #workingartist #artinventory #artbusiness #artbiz