Michael Carson

American artist Michael Carson integrates his love for fashion, architecture, and design in his paintings. As a figurative artist, he likes to depict stories in his works. You'll find his subjects in familiar settings like bars, cafes, and intimate parts of the home. How Michael emphasizes the relationship of light and colors and his brush strokes create drama in each of his pieces. Despite similarities in his subjects, every artwork he makes have a different story. 

I like the subtlety of his works. The figures bring out a familiar scenario but will make the viewer's curious of other underlying tales beyond the painting. 

*All images from Pinterest

Krista Huot

Fairy tale, folklore and vintage kitsch combined-- these generate beautiful masterpieces by Krista Huot. Familiar characters like Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, and Rapunzel are depicted in unique and remarkable features. Krista made a signature of her own in the art world making her paintings stand out and noticeable. 

Advice from a Caterpillar

I find her works are telling the stories of known characters in a different light making them interesting and more enchanting.

Masquerade

Hanami

Rapunzel

Wind-Up

Queen Mab

The Poisoned Apple

Temptresses

See more of her art:

http://kristahuot.com
http://flickr.com/photos/kristahuot
http://twitter.com/kristahuot
http://kristahuot.etsy.com

Celebrating Women's Beauty, Strength, and Grace

March is declared as Women's month, a time to celebrate the beauty, strength and grace of women all over the world. Boholana artists guild, Baji, celebrates it every year with a month-long art exhibit. Being the frustrated artist that I am, I have been participating since the pioneering exhibition last 2011. The theme for this year was Babay'ng Buhat which stands for a woman's way in Bisayan language. Artists submitted works that symbolize the lifestyle and image of women. Artworks ranged from paintings, photographs, poetry, to installation art. I felt honored to join amazing artists from all over the province of Bohol, including renowned ma'am Nene Lungay. 

As for my submission, I created my work especially for the exhibit. My painting symbolizes how a woman endures pain to accomplish goals, entitled Pain=Gain.

My work with artist's note

Below are Baji 2013: Babay'ng Buhat artworks. See how talented Boholana artists are.

Participating Boholana artists for Baji 2013

I'm making it a tradition to take a picture with the logo every year