Featured Artist | Kotaro —

Kotaro — Los Angeles, CA boarandcranestudio.weebly.com instagram.com/boarandcrane Howdy, I am an LA-based illustrator & concept artist predominantly focused on character design. When not in work mode, I usually find myself at my very tiny desk churning out new ideas for my personal portfolio. Rather than think of it as a “portfolio,” though, it’s more like playtime. When free […]

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Featured Artist – Nahoma T. Wallace III

Nahoma is a person born with disabilities. He has Expressive Language Disorder. From the time he was a child, Nahoma’s mom would give him pencils, crayons and paper to keep him occupied when she was busy doing things around the house. She soon realized that art was a possibility of him finding a way to express his thoughts. Nahoma always loved doodling with pencils, crayons and paint. He likes to use anything he can get his hands on as a medium to create his art.

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Artist Portfolio Magazine Issue 39 is Here!!!

Issue 39 is finally here and available at ArtistPortfolioMagazine.com Congratulations to Brian Owens for capturing the cover art for issue 39. If you get the chance check out his Instagram page and watch him spend about 100 hours working on this piece. Of course, it’s condensed down to 1 minute, but it’s a minute worth […]

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Featured Artist – Lennie Peterson

Lennie Peterson has traveled the world several times dedicating his life to visual art, music, and Arts education. He is a former Assistant Professor of Arranging and Composition at Boston’s Berklee College of Music and has performed with some of the world’s most renowned orchestras in prestigious concert halls internationally. Lennie has also worked and performed with a variety of artists including Tony Bennett and Aretha Franklin. He is currently trombonist and multi-instrumentalist with the New England based world music group, Entrain. Lennie’s award-winning artwork has been purchased throughout the world and featured in exhibitions around the United States including solo exhibitions at Harvard University, The Boston Convention Center, and in New York City and Los Angeles. His composer portraits are included in art collections in Japan, Wales, Argentina, Switzerland and throughout the United States. Lennie also travels extensively as a Public Speaker for Arts advocation. His illustrations have been featured in publications and web sites internationally. “The Big Picture”, Peterson’s nationally syndicated daily comic strip, appeared in more than 100 newspapers and was published as a book collection by Andrews/McMeel Publishing. It is currently running as a daily feature on the sydicate’s website, http://www.GoComics.com. In addition, he has written and illustrated over a dozen humor and children’s books. Lennie has also served as Co-Creative Director and consultant for Bose Corporation for various custom projects. This included the overseeing and management of script writing, conducting, composing, producing, animation, recording, and educational aspects of Bose music and film. He was Co-Producer and Co-Creative Director for the film, “Musically Speaking”, developed for public schools world-wide to teach children the appreciation and life enhancing values of music. Other clients include EMC corporation, Colubris, Stratus Technologies and, most recently, Ford Motor Company. Lennie was born in Central Massachusetts, his father a musician and his late mother a visual artist. When he is not traveling, he resides in a seaside community on the South Shore of Boston, MA. He is currently working on his next book, based on his “Seven Laws of Creative Genius” public speaking program.

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Featured Artist – Arjan Winkelaar

Featured Artist  Arjan Winkelaar – Alkmaar, Noord-Holland SUBSCRIBE TO ARTIST PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE Arjan Winkelaar (1971) – A self-educated autonomist draftsman from Alkmaar, The Netherlands. There was a moment in time where he thought about attending Art school, only to decide he rather helped people with psychological troubles and embarked on a study in social work. […]

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Featured Artist – Samuel Dixon – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Featured Artist Samuel Dixon – Silver Spring, MD Samuel Dixon is happiest with a glass of good wine and a clean canvas. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Dixon spent his childhood in New York and New Jersey, and studied art in Maryland. Drawing at three years old and painting on the walls and windows during […]

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Featured Artist – Alfonso Lourido – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Featured Artist Alfonso Lourido – El Pinar Sur, Uruguay Instagram Alfonso defines his art as narrative. “Since I was a child I’ve liked to listen, read, watch and tell stories. I truly believe there is not just one medium to do so; on the contrary, there are infinities. My works “tell” stories, not through “one” […]

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Don Ristow – 10 Art Competition

Artist Portfolio Magazine’s 10 Art Competition Don Ristow – Forest Lake, MN I am an award-winning Graphic Designer and Illustrator with a wide range of both traditional and digital imaging skills. I have earned 2 college degree’s in the arts and have built a strong reputation for producing cutting-edge graphic designs & powerful illustrations for […]

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Kira Od – Q4 Art Competition

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition Kira Od – Sunnyvale, CA Born 1960, New York City. My real talent is imitating animals; but I also have a knack for drawing, painting, and sculpting, which gives me the uncanny ability to not make enough money to survive. My ink portraits of Trump provide a […]

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Wei Feng – Q2 Art Competition

Artist Portfolio Magazine – Q2 Art Competition Wei Feng – San Francisco, CA Instagram Wei Feng started learning art at early young age. He graduated from China Academy of Art with an illustration major and came to Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He has built solid foundation skills and liked to observe beauty […]

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Donna Howard – Q2 Art Competition – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Artist Portfolio Magazine – Q2 Art Competition Donna Howard – Woburn, MA My paintings are meant to be whimsical and kind of quirky despite the sometimes-desperate cry for help they usually are. I needed to twist up my dark world into something colorful, comfortable and safe. Work I could laugh at and ultimately make peace […]

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Sebastien Maillard – Q1 Art Competition – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Artist Portfolio Magazine – Q1 Art Competition Sebastien Maillard – Nice, France My name is Sebastien, I’m a French illuminator and a passionate about art. I studied art in Nice, France for 2 years and illuminated texts for 2 years in Angers, France. I participated in several competitions in the United States, including a Christian […]

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