Joan Yoshioka - Upcoming Contemporary Artist

Joan Yoshioka

• Gender: Female
• Industry: Science
• Location: United States

About Me

I'm an outdoor-lovin' optimist, biologist/botanist, and habitual creator of art-stuff. I believe that the key to our most fundamental and truest part of ourselves is found in nature and I constantly draw on it for inspiration.

Why does the taste of pennies remind you of losing a tooth?

Yuck! Why would you be tasting pennies!?!

Favorite Movies

• Notting Hill
• Star Wars
• Groundhogs Day
• The Last Samurai
• Love Actually
• The Mummy
• The Red Violin
• The Matrix
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Stripes
• What the Bleep Do We Know?
• Patriot Games.

Favorite Music

• Norah Jones
• Pink
• Melissa Etheridge
• Matchbox 20
• Notis Sfakianakis
• Indigo Girls
• John Mayer
• James Blunt
• Maroon 5
• Kelly Clarkson.

Favorite Books

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
• C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems
• The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
• Ishmael (Daniel Quinn) ... and medical mysteries.

Welcome!

This blog is my opportunity to share my daily paintings and drawings with family and friends locally and abroad. Graphite pencil is my medium of choice but am delving into watercolor, pen and ink, and colored pencils and am loving them all. ................................... New artwork is posted every day (well, almost every day) so I invite you to visit regularly and feel free to leave comments. It's always nice to get feedback. And feel free to subscribe to my daily posts, below. Thanks for visiting! Please come again!



Critique

The works of Joan Yoshioka were done because of her love and reverence for nature. Because of her work as biologist and botanist, she had been exposed to the beauty and wonders of nature which she vividly captured in her paintings and sketching. The colors of her works are so alive and vibrant and show so much promise. Her brushstrokes are firm and steady and she knows how to paint from the emotions of her heart and soul. She loves life as embodied in the myriads of colors of nature and she captures them in the canvas of her mind and paintings. You can see her works of arts in her own blog- Drawing on Nature.

Tags: Joan Yoshioka, Upcoming Contemporary Artist, Art, Paintings, Nature, Biologist, Botanist, Vibrant Colors, Beauty, Sketching, Brushstroke, Emotions, Heart, Soul, Canvas


Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Paintings/Artworks/Upcoming Contemporary Artist

Tomas Karkalas Part 2 - Upcoming Contemporary Artist

Tomas Karkalas

Tomas Karkalas, 53, male from Klaipeda, Lithuania, born in 1955.

Foreword - (Quoted verbatim from his own foreword) - The depth of steps we have in life is defined by our love one to another.

There are great difference between art therapy and the life of art showrooms, yet the pictures look alike- only names of the artists radiate other authority. I'm not going to discuss the above riddle or to dive into specializations, just welcome you to the wonderland of beauty. The blog don't discuss the healing problems but depicts the art therapy from the viewpoint of its participants. I welcome you to glimpse at our diaries. We are sharing not some manuals but the gratitude for the light that warms the hearts of us all. (Quoted verbatim from his own foreword)


Critique

Tomas Karkalas' works fall under a different category than the usual art paintings. His work is what he calls art therapy and is more of an expression of the soul. Art here is taken in the context of a healing therapy that embodies the holistic approach to human expression. His works are not only works of art but longings of one's soul to find expressions and freedom in the art form. His works are neither named (although some of them are) nor formally categorized (categories are by human experience) and he uses different materials in his works of art. The colors of his works are so vibrant and expressive. They burst forth in a cascading landscape of both colors and free form. There is no limit to this kind of art form for who can limit the expression of one's soul as it attains mastery over its fragile body through the art of healing therapy?

Blogs By Tomas Karkalas

1. Art Mirror
2. Art Hiker
3. Dayfly
4. Candleday
5. Modus Vivendi
6. Online Art Gallery
7. karkalas/Transformational Art

Tags: Contemporary Painter, Upcoming Painter, Tomas Karkalas, Lithuania, Painting, Art, Expression, Art Therapy, Healing Therapy, Expression of Soul, Transcendence, Philosophy of Life, Free Form, Freedom of Expression

Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Arts/Paintings

Sarah Pittman - Upcoming Contemporary Artist

Leaf, Original Fairy Art in Coloured Pencil- 266 x 172 mm

(or 10.4 x 6.6 inches) - $ 100.00 USD

Dragon Under the Archway, Original Fantasy Art in Coloured Pencil-

266 x 172 mm (or 10.4 x 6.6 inches) - $ 100.00 USD

Patience, Original Fairy Art in Coloured Pencil- 266 x 172 mm

(or 10.4 x 6.6 inches) - $ 100.00 USD

Baby Gargoyle, Original Fantasy Art in Coloured Pencil- 266 x 297 mm

(or 10.4 x 6.6 inches) - $ 100.00 USD

Cupid, Original Fantasy Art in Coloured Pencil- 210 mm x 297 mm

or 8.3 x 11.7 inches - $ 120.00 USD

Lion, Original Animal Art in Coloured Pencil- 210 mm x 297 mm

or 8.3 x 11.7 inches $ 120.00 USD

Fire Fairy, Original Artwork in Coloured Pencil- 210 mm x 297 mm

or 8.3 x 11.7 inches - $ 120.00 USD

Buzzy Bee, Original ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Original Fairy ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Snail, Original ACEO in Coloured Pencil - 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Tiger, Original ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Original Cat ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Alice in Wonderland- Original ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Mask, Original Artwork in Coloured Pencil- 210 mm x 297 mm

$ 90.00 USD

Witch Kitty, Original ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Flame Original Elf ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

Original Dragon ACEO in Coloured Pencil- 2.5 x 3.5 inches

$ 8.00 USD

ArtBySarahPittman's Profile

Bio

Im a fairy, fantasy and animal artist working mainly in coloured pencils. To find out more about me and to see more of my artwork you can visit http://artbysarahpittman.wordpress.com or http://sarahpittman.blogspot.com. Im a proud member of Worldwide Women Artists, and of the FAE (fantasy art of etsy)street team. Please check out my shop policy page for all the info regarding my returns and refunds policies etc. -------------------- My work is available for licensing, so if you would like to use any work seen here or on my blogs, please contact me for more information - using my artwork without consent is not permitted. -------------------- I am open to trading items...so just convo me if you're interested in trading for something in my shop. I like allsorts and everything so theres no point me writing a long list here...but please dont get offended if i have to say no, sometimes i have to force myself to be sensible and only get things i need...otherwise my home would be filled and id be sleeping outside because there'd be no room left for me :)

Female,

Favorite Materials

coloured pencils Blog by Sarah Pittman Art by Sarah Pittman url- http://sarahpittman.blogspot.com/ Etsy Shop Art by Sarah Pittman url - http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5512319 Critique Sarah Pittman is one of those upcoming contemporary artist from UK. Her forte is ACEO art done in colored pencil and have fairies, fantasy, animals and fairy tales for her theme. Her artwork is exceptionally done in vivid and vibrant colors and show her extraordinary talent for expressing her artistic desires and inspiration inside. You can buy her artwork listed in her art shop exclusive of shipping cost. Tags: Sarah Pittman, Upcoming Contemporary Artist, ACEO, Painting Art Work, Fairy, Animals, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Masterpiece, Etsy, Gallery, Art Patron, Vivid Colors, Vibrant Colors, Art World Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla Philippines Art Review/Contemporary Artist

Campbell Jane - Upcoming Contemporary Artist

Original Beach Mermaid Angel - $ 200.00



Juicy Red Pears Original - $ 45.00



Original Day At The Beach - $ 120.00



Green Sprouts Original - $ 36.00



The Swimmer 8 x 10 Signed Print Mermaid - $ 15.00



Summer Breeze 8 x 8 Signed Print - $ 12.00



In The Window Original Mixed Media Painting - $ 65.00



Bedroom Blues Original Mixed Media - $ 65.00



Divine Intervention Original Folk Art Jester Angel - $ 48.00



Aura Angels Large Original Painting - $ 399.00



The Garden II Print 8 x 10 - $ 15.00



Original Brown Eyed Angel - $ 75.00



Original Angel Hollyhock Garden Painting - $ 45.00



Beautiful Aura Angel Original - $ 125.00



Original Pink Aura Angel On Canvas - $ 125.00



Sunday Morning Large Original Oil Painting - $ 250.00

CampbellJane's Profile

Bio

I live in Northern California right in the heart of Gold Country. My home is just miles from where apples are grown, wine is made & gold was first discovered. I was born in South Carolina & spent my early childhood there before moving to Japan , Arizona & finally California. I'm still a Southern girl at heart. My travels add to my varied taste in art. There isn't any style that I don't like! I love painting angels, mermaids & mermaid angels. My art is inspired by sweet things in my life, my loving family , my friends and sometimes by my goofy sense of humor. My life is filled with music, artful things & loving people. I have enjoyed painting for 37 yrs. I am basically self taught but have studied art on my own & taken classes. After losing my job in the mortgage industry I decided to devote myself to my art. In addition to my love for painting, I am a crafter. I learned to crochet at age 7. I was mesmerized by Japanese sparkly yarn! This was the beginning of a lifetime of crafting! I enjoy crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery & other needlework, perfume making, cake decorating, wood crafts, clay work & decorative painting. So in addition to my paintings you never know what you might find here! I am a member of the Folk Art Society of America & Swell Sister Society, a new group of Sacramento women artists. **I'm also a member of the Etsy CAST Team My art has been sold all over the US and internationally. www.folkartbycampbelljane.blogspot.com www.alteredpages.blogspot.com TWEET! www.twitter.com/folkartjane

Female, Born on June 21 Critique- I must admit that I ignored the works of Campbell Jane when I first saw her works in the early stages of this blog's existence. But when I took a second hard look at her art works, I was astounded by the quality of her masterpieces. I was reminded of the great renaissance works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. My favorite is her Brown Eyed Angel. It was love at first sight. I am always reminded of the Madonna works of the great masters by the sheer quality, color and vividness of her work. I highly recommend her art works to all art lovers and I would give her a very high rating of 9.5 in a scale of 1 to 10. She has a great fondness for angels and mermaids a testament to the creative spirit in her soul. Blog of Campbell Jane - Folk Arts by Campbell Jane View Her Complete Works in Her Etsy Shop Tags: Cambell Jane, Upcoming Contemporary Artist, Masterpieces, Renaissance, Great Masters, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Portraiture, Realism, Inspiration, Works of Art, Museums, Painting, Colors, Vividness, Vibrancy, Tone, Expressions Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla Philippines Artworks/Upcoming Contemporary Painters