Mark Yale Harris realized his true passion in the Southwest. Stone carving became his life’s work, as Santa Fe became his home in the late 1990s. He dedicated himself to creating in 1996, and with much to learn, the artist chose a mentor whom he had long admired to assist with honing his burgeoning artistic… Continue reading Mark Yale Harris
Marco Toro lives in London, England, where he has an established reputation for his meticulously crafted portraits of movie icons. Toro’s icons of the silver screen are brought to life by his clean, sharp style, which conveys the essence of the actors and the characters he portrays. When the English actor, Michael Caine, saw Toro’s portrait of him,… Continue reading Marco Toro
My college studies at the Pasadena / Seattle School of Interior Design included classes in color, painting and design perspectives which all helped shape and guide my artistic pursuits of my current life. Upon taking my first class in encaustic painting in 2008, I knew I had found my true artistic passion. That passion evolved… Continue reading Mary Stratton
My love for Art began when I was four years old. I remember drawing my newborn cousin like it was yesterday. I drew him perfectly, like a photograph. The way he would lay there, the colors of his onesie. My relatives flipped out and everyone was in shock. From then on, all my presents were… Continue reading Ziba Afshar
Myung Mario Jung was born on September 14th, 1949 in Seoul, Korea. His promising career as an artist began in the mid 80’s, but his life changed dramatically after a catastrophic fall from a third story balcony left Mario blind, deaf and paralyzed. Not even interested in food, Mario had given up, until he had… Continue reading Mario Jung
Nakisa Seika was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1974. Emerging from this bustling metropolis, where fantasy form meets commercial function, Nakisa was instantly thrust into a collective climate motivated by internal passion and intellectual duty. As instinctively as one would take her first steps or utter words, Nakisa delved deeply into the creative soul that… Continue reading Nakisa Seika
Evolution! This is a recurring theme in the work of this São Paulo artist who has been winning the world. Architect, Neno Ramos began painting professionally in 1994 and since then has been researching materials and developing techniques that repackage and reinvent pop art. He switched the banday reticles, much used in pop art, creating… Continue reading Neno Ramos