Jimmy Gockel – Q4 Art Competition

Title Voodoo Chile Medium Acrylic on canvas Size 14 x 14

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Jimmy Gockel – Cape Girardeau, MO I am a retiree of the US Air Force and disable war veteran. I took up art about two years ago, which I have found very enjoyable and therapeutic. My inspirations are Andy Warhol and Peter Max. A special thanks to […]

Pamela Ross – Q4 Art Competition

Title man behind the face Medium fused glass fit Size 8 by 10

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Pamela Ross – Tuscon, AZ My love of beauty dominates all the different art forms I use. Art is a way of life for me and effects everything i do every single day. If i give one person happiness, hope, love or understanding from my art its […]

Anya Rubin – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Title Idea Weaver Medium Digital c print Size 40x40

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Anya Rubin – Passaic, NJ Instagram Nature, technological evolution, Biocentrism, Jung, Spinoza, and Daniel Tammet, the mathematical genius who sees numbers as complex, multi-dimensional, colored and textured shapes – All have influenced me to reflect on life from the perspective of pattern in my art. Imagining myself […]

Mary Schwalbe – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Title Vitiligo Medium Oil and dichroic film on wood Size 30x24

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Mary Schwalbe – New York, NY Instagram  My first introduction to drawing was in a first year seminar at Bates College. I really connected with drawing as a medium because of both the therapeutic ‘flow’ I find while drawing and how mark-making can capture an ephemeral moment […]

Elizabeth McGrath – Q4 Art Competition

Title Woman waiting Medium acrylic Size 12x16

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Elizabeth McGrath – Olympia, WA

Marli LaGrone – Q4 Art Competition

Title Snack II Medium Oil Size 11in x 14in

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Marli LaGrone – Portland, ME Instagram  

Anca Stefanescu – Q4 Art Competition

Title The Land Of Dreams Medium Oil on Canvas Size 110 x 100 x 2.5 cm

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Anca Stefanescu – Bucharest, Romania I was always in searching for something… was it identity?… And it is not only my quest. The need for belonging? We belong to a country, a culture, a family, a child… a man or a woman? We belong to a God…? […]

Jillian Van Volkenburgh – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Title Past Present Future: An Existential Crisis Medium Photography Size 10" x 10"

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Jillian Van Volkenburgh – Gary, IN Instagram Jillian Van Volkenburgh is a Northwest Indiana native. Having worked professionally as an educator, an appraiser, a writer, as well as an artist and photographer, these experiences have yielded different perspectives not only towards art, but in everyday observations. She […]

Maidy Morhous – Q4 Art Competition

Title Priority-Special Handling Medium bronze Size 6x7x4

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Maidy Morhous – Del Mar, CA Instagram An accomplished printmaker as well as sculptor Maidy Morhous was born in Upstate New York. She currently creates out of her studio thirty minutes north of San Diego along the coast of California. Morhous received her Master of Fine Arts […]

Gene Jimenez – Photography Competition

Title Christina 8 Medium photography Size 8x12

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Photography Competition Gene Jimenez – Orange, CA Instagram I empower women to see themselves as BEAUTIFUL. I am an artist that uses the camera as a tool for my model to see the beautiful and natural miracle that they are. It’s the simplest way I know to capture the most […]

Jonathan Biggs – Photography Competition

Title Blue Rust Medium Photography Size 12" x 18"

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Photography Competition Jonathan Biggs – Grand Rapids, MI Working out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jonathan Biggs is currently a practicing graphic designer. With a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University, a graphic nature and minimalist approach can be found in his work. With an eye for design and […]

Marc Schimsky – Photography Competition

Title: Turn to the Mirror Medium: Hand-Colofred Solarplate (aka: Photopolymer) Etching Size: 10" x 8"

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Photography Competition Marc Schimsky – Yardley, PA Instagram I like to capture dreamlike situations. My etchings and digital collages of the past few years act as a bridge to an ethereal or otherworldly experience. The content of these etchings is based on my own snapshots as well as bits and […]