Five Inspirational Things- COLOR

the Lake

Kennebunkport 

Old Orchard Beach Pier

The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

This dress :]

Imhotep

Imhotep is the first architect that is recoded in history. He was a big man in Egypt; an Architect, a physician, a priest, and a scribe. I always find Egyptian art to be interesting, and so of course, I found his work to be noteworthy.

Emily Marino

I like how well rounded she is as a painter. Not only does she has realism (she does paint portraits) but her artwork can also be imaginative. I also like that she uses her art to make a difference for animals.

“My goal as an artist has always been to make a difference in the lives of animals, animal lovers, and animal advocates. I want to help educate people about important animal issues through my art. Animals cannot speak for themselves, so we must be their voice. I speak through my art.” – Emily J. Marino

Dub FX

"Love Someone"

He creates wonderful music, off the top of his head.. and to top it off, he is a performer!

Elephants?

This wonderful Elephant is named Ramona. She has been taught to paint by the Russian émigré artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid  in part as a way to provide a living for elephants put out of work by the closing of the local timber industries and in part as a sophisticated and amusing art world project.

Ramona was born in Way Kambas National Park in South Sumatra on February 27, 1995. Her mother Karsih was an entertainer there, giving elephant rides and performing simple circus tricks for tourists. Her father was a wild bull elephant, whose name and whereabouts are unknown … Ramona began her painting career in 1999 under the guidance of renowned New York-based artists Vitaly Komar & Alexander Melamid. Within two days, Ramona was deep in concentration, confidently applying paint to canvas (novica.com)

Nathan Sawaya

LEGO Sculptures:

Nathan Sawaya is an artist who creates pretty amazing sculptures out of LEGO bricks. And they're not just recreations of objects, like a car or a building, but actual creative sculptures

Steve Gosling

Approaching Rain

Dawn Light 

X files - I love the motion here.

Dub FX

He makes crazy sounds with his body alone- his work is so interesting :] A perfect modern inspiration.

Watch the video & the sound combined.

Vincent Van Gogh

Birth Year : 1853
Death Year : 1890
Country : Netherlands 

Well, in contrast to the last post, a very modern style to an old school style. And, Van Gogh uses color, instead of black and white.

Samuel Margolies American Printmaker, 1897-1978]

This is connected to my recent conception of Black and White artwork.

Brenda Owen

A self Taught watercolor artist.

I have always found trees very inspiring, so this piece stood out to me as one of her best.
But other images of Maine she has done are very well done also.

Marilyn Farnsworth

In light of the new season approaching, I figured I would find some artwork of how this season would be back home. Unfortunately, I can't change your thermostat, so I will just be able to give you visions of the Maine autumn. She shows off a lot of Maine sites, which is very beautiful.

Keith Saunders

These little Monsters couldn't help but to make me smile, which to me means that Art is successful.

Susan Lamson

"Birch Bright"

This style of artwork was completely new to me when I saw it at the Visual Art Studio on First Walk Fridays. Its New Gicless. I found the off colors were very attractive, and still got the message across of what is in the picture.

Vadis Turner

Vadis Turner works in Sculpture and installations. Her work is very feminine, which of course attracts me.  In this series, she created several body parts entirely from accessories.