Paul Bennett

Alena Koziol

Salja Jahovic

Melisa King

Giorgio Cole

Josh Foley

USA

Russia

Germany

Turkey

Canada

USA

The seascape / Landscape paintings created are inspired by memory and experience and are developed using artistic intuition . They are not tied into any specific region or time , they are an eclectic synthesis of place , weather and season . Paul choose ' s to capture and communicate the experience this way as it reflects life with its unceasing process of observing , experiencing , interpreting , storing – and ultimately – reflecting . The result he strives for is a unique and original visual experience that has captured not only the sense of somewhere / sometime , but also the more subtle notion of recollection .

I try to create artworks that make a particular environment for the audience , like an open window . Not all my work is reflect reality , but its simple forms , unnatural colors and complex textures translate my emotions and attitudes to the image . I think art is my calling , international language , which helps me to speak out and seek new forms of expression . I can range from sculptural depiction to semiabstract images , reaching myself . Constantly being tested , my style can ’ t be defined uniquely , but evolves in ascending order . From work to work my language becomes stronger .

My process starts often with the creation of structures . They have ( beside their optical effects as part of the picture ) a significant role for the behavior of the acrylic color on the canvas . I love the facets that the colors create when they have the possibility to fusion within the structures . Depending on the viscosity of the color , the outcome is a rich spectrum of nuances even on small areas . The structures are mostly made out of surfacer , foils or even acrylic color , formed by water drops , paper or sunlight . A nice example is my painting “ Rainmaker ”, the water effects on the painting are coming from real rain drops . The set up itself is very simple .

" The Sun is God ”: These precious words belongs to Joseph Mallord William Turner , the painter of light , as his last words in his death bed . These words describes my perception of life in the process of painting . I symbolize the sun as the source of creation and I interpret everything it ’ s light touches as divine . I adore natural forms and feel enthusiastic about transferring them on to a canvas to share and celebrate this beauty with the viewer . I have a passion of painting the sky , landscapes animals , flowers as well as I love to paint human beings as natural forms .

How can one simply not be profoundly fascinated and autogenously evoked with the seemingly pure abstraction of legend and mysticism ? Whether it be a devout atheist or a dedicated spiritual being , I believe that we all at some point in our lives question our own faith . Not necessarily speaking of simply religion but faith as a means of essential . In saying so my current work positively attempts to query just that , as an entirety ? Do we believe ? Do we want to believe ? Are we too scared to admit we believe and can one truly believe to the fullest extent of his rationalistic self ?

Predominately the texture represented in my images is an illusion and the paintings surfaces are actually flat . This is not evident if the viewer cannot observe them in the space that they hang . This trompe l ’ oeil ( trick of the eye ) that I work with is not to deceive but to confuse the haptic expectations and bodily position of the audience . I want to disrupt the usual relationships that someone viewing a painting has to create a schism within their mind and in turn the corporeal reality they are situated in . Easel based painting is the material , perceptual and philosophical heart of my art practice .