My art has been a journey of self-discovery and self-expression as a man who celebrates the African American experience and our achievements in sports and music history. It is the process by which I choose to explore my past, and the past of African Americans in the music and sports Industry, despite the roadblocks that have been thrown at us.
Read More Featured Artist – Dwayne LesterWhen I was eleven years old, my parents moved us across state and I left behind all my childhood friends. I was afraid of meeting new people and going to a new school, so the summer of 2014 I spent a lot of time in my new bedroom with pencil and charcoal. I had never drawn anything and just started playing around. I’ve always been in to music and movies – so I started drawing those people who spoke to me through their words in songs or roles in films. So my very first charcoal was of Adele. I was not sure it looked like her but when I showed it to family and friends – they couldn’t believe the resemblance and my love for the craft was born.
Read More Featured Artist – Grace EitrheimArtist Portfolio Magazine – Q1 Art Competition Len Cicio – New York, NY My background in textile design, helps me see patterns, textures, forms and movement, in the landscapes and architectural subjects I draw. Living more than 20 years right next to Inwood Park, the last natural forest of Manhattan, I found a rich primal […]
Read More Len Cicio – Q1 Art Competition – Artist Portfolio MagazineArtist Portfolio Magazine Paris Meeky – Chicago Heights, IL The 3 works are based off of a show I grew up watching, Charmed, and in one episode these 3 witches were turned into goddess Phoebe goddess of love, Piper goddess of mother nature, and Paige the goddess of war. I named the pieces after tarot […]
Read More Paris Meeky – Anniversary Art Exhibition5 Year Anniversary Art Exhibition – Artist Portfolio Magazine Asaki Okamura – New York, NY I am a Singapore-born, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo-raised, New York City based artist specializing in digital and traditional illustration and graphic design. My works explore psychological and societal facets of humanity through the depiction of fantastic beings and allegorical […]
Read More Asaki Okamura – Anniversary Art Exhibition – Anniversary Art Exhibitionhttp://www.ArtistPortfolioMagazine.com Nataliya Scheib – Houston, TX – http://www.nataliyasgallery.com In my collage portrait work, I make every effort to show the person as a part of his/her own background and not separate from it. While creating a portrait, some artists like to place a person in a particular environment or show them at a specific moment in […]
Read More Nataliya Scheib, Marcela Ifju & Kassidy Robinson – Portraits Art ExhibitionCover Art Exhibit Via MyArtContest.com Kathryn Kick Richard Masters Kerye Hartzell
Read More Kathryn Kick, Richard Masters, Kerye Hartzell: Cover Art ExhibitWe’re thrilled to announce that the following artists from MyArtContest.com’s 2014 Realism Art Exhibition will have their artwork featured in an upcoming Issue of Artist Portfolio Magazine. Shown in no particular order. Top 3 artists have yet to have been chosen from this group as they will receive 4 and 2 page spreads in Artist Portfolio […]
Read More Realism Artists Selected for Artist Portfolio Magazine2014 Midwest vs West Art Exhibition – Artist Portfolio Magazine Ron Weinkauf – Seattle, WA I was born many years ago in Cresco, Iowa. Seattle has been my home since 1946. Attended Franklin High School in Seattle, “majoring” in art. The teacher was extraordinary and inspiring. Attended the University of Washington, majoring in architecture. My fondness for […]
Read More Ron Weinkauf & Susan Wallace – Midwest vs West2014 Realism Art Exhibition – MyArtContest.com Theresa Alo – Indian Head, MD I have been working clay for many years and it never ceases to amaze me the endless ways clay can be manipulated. Clay has an inherent mysterious quality that offers unforeseen potential to be anything. For years my focus was strictly on utilitarian […]
Read More Theresa Alo & Liliane Favresse-Cohen – Realism Art Exhibition2014 Realism Art Exhibition – MyArtContest.com Simone Tocco – Philadelphia, PA Born in Rome, Italy, and currently residing in Philadelphia, PA. I’ve been passionate about figurative art since childhood, but I don’t consider myself an artist: I paint because I have to, it is what keeps me alive.
Read More Simone Tocco – Realism Art Exhibition2014 Realism Art Exhibition – MyArtContest.com Matthew Cook – Maumee, OH My artwork takes a critical look at identity and how we choose to display ourselves to those around us, hiding blemishes, imperfections, impurities and shortcomings and often pretending to have, or exaggerating about nonexistent qualities. In my work I attempt to reveal this hidden […]
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