Duke Asidere (Nigeria b. 1961)

 

Soul Music

oil on canvas 45 x 45 cm

Palmgrove for Us All

oil on canvas 104.5 x 91 cm

Exploring Palmgrove (2011)
oil on canvas 102 x 104 cm

Arnoud van Mosselveld (NL 1961)

 

Ave Verum Corpus (2018) - Ink on paper (11 x 18,5 cm)

Blue Tulips (2020) - Mixed Media on paper (50 x 50 cm)

Tulips in blue (2018) - Oil on paper (c. 60 x 40 cm)

Every painting is a struggle. The beginning is always full of optimism and confidence, but in the subsequent phases it appears again and again that each portrait demands its own independent creative process. It is only good if it is good. That means: an interesting painting that invites the viewer to be viewed. But also: well-affected. No photo, but the direct recognition of the person portrayed. It is the challenge to find and capture the true personality of the subject.

After almost 20 years of being the secretary of management of a large Chamber of Commerce, I really had to do something else. A person may not leave unused the talents he is given. That has also been a big struggle: giving up certainty for the uncertain. But it is the conviction that makes the difference. In the end it was not a choice. The roles were reversed: the master in law now was forced to become a master painter.

source: https://arthur.io/art/arnoud-van-mosselveld

Emily Carr (Canadian, 1871-1945)

The Indian Church, 1929

Oil on canvas, 108.6 cm × 68.9 cm

Swirl, 1937

Oil on canvas, 27 x 22.75 in.

Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer known for her paintings of the landscapes and indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest coast of Canada. She was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1871 and began her art studies in San Francisco before studying in London, England. She returned to Canada in 1912, and began to focus on painting the landscape and the Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. She is considered one of Canada's most significant artists and her work was influential in the development of a distinct Canadian art style. She was a member of the "Group of Seven", an influential Canadian artists' group that focused on creating a national art identity. 

Emily Carr passed away on March 2, 1945. Her work is still widely appreciated and can be found in major museums and galleries across Canada.