Bryan Holland Paintings

Living in the beautiful state of Minnesota, Bryan Holland has worked professionally as an artist, a graphic artist, and a college professor.

Anthem

While working also with clay, mixed media, and digital painting, Bryan's preference is oils. 

Forty-eight
See this painting in progress

Visual and thematic tension is created through the embodiment of text, patterns, decorative motifs, etc., in contrast to the animals and people in the paintings he creates.

Lover

Cut

Sins of the Fathers

Bryan's intriguing paintings and works of collage have been featured in solo, regional, and national juried and invitational exhibitions.

Flotsam

His work has been seen on the MN Public TV show and MN Originals.

Smoke Signals

Remnant

Bryan's publications include features in several journals and Websites such as HI⧫FRUCTOSE and JUXTAPOZ while also being included in collections throughout the world.

Adding a second wildebeest to a painting

Visit the links below to see more amazing paintings, including works in progress, by Bryan. 

This Present Chaos

Sources:

Website

Behance

Facebook

Instagram

MnArtists

Saatchiart

YouTube

Photos used with permission of the artist.

Contemporary Italian Sculptor, Paola Grizi

Mentored by her grandfather, both a famous Italian painter and sculptor while growing up and earning a degree in Italian Literature with first-class honors, Paola Grizi now combines into many of her sculptures the faces which might emerge from the written word.

Looking Ahead - Bronze (Casart, Paris)
Photo:  Paola Grizi by Jose D. Gutierrez Gamarra

Paola’s award-winning sculptures have been featured throughout Italy in exhibits including Rome, Faenza, Venice, Florence, Milan, Pisa, and Ferrara.

Face To Leaf Through 2014 - Terracotta
Ascoli Pieceno Ceramics Museum
Photo:  Paola Grizi

The movement represented within the sculpture itself delivers life to the materializing face on its quest to a new awakening.

Composition 2017 - Bronze (Casart, Paris)
Photo:  Paola Grizi

Her instinctive manipulation of the medium with which she works, builds and imparts the arrival and emotion of the being within.

The Agreement 2017 - Terracotta
Photo:  Paola Grizi

Asked if she had a favorite piece, Paola responded, “Yes, it’s called Ancestral Future: it represents a sleeping newborn that stands on wavy drapes, which follow its shapes. It is one of my favorites, because I feel it is a symbol that links the past and future of humanity, in the common denominator of respect that is due to every fragile and delicate moment of human life, in this case to the nascent life.”

Ancestral Future 2010 - Terracotta
Photo:  Paola Grizi

These mysterious sculpted faces in bronze and terracotta appear to emerge from the book’s pages as if awakened to pursue a new quest for understanding, consciousness, and knowledge.

The Breath 2017 - Bronze (Casart, Paris)
Photo:  Paola Grizi

In an interview with Jessica Stewart from My Modern Net, Paola says, “I hope that whoever looks at my work doesn’t remain unmoved by what they see. I’d like for the emotion and experience generated by a sculpture to move through the artwork, arriving straight to the heart and sensibility of the viewer. And, if possible, to bring forward its meaning, also taking in what’s given by the spectator, in order to generate a continuum that, over time, is enriched by the profound emotions and humanity of everyone.” 

The Node 2019 - Terracotta
Photo:  Paola Grizi

More incredible sculptures from Paola Grizi are available for viewing at the links listed below.

Sources:

Website
Facebook

Instagram

Art Parks International

Ego-Alter Ego

My Modern Met

Zenit

Award Winning Quilts by Barbara Barrick McKie

Caught in the Act
Photo:  Copyright 2010 by Barbara Barrick McKie,
all rights reserved.

Barbara Barrick McKie’s award winning art quilts all have a starting point such as a photograph, a piece of fabric, an idea, a theme or an object. Her wide variety of talents plays a large part in each exclusive creation of her work.

Crested Barbet
Photo:  Copyright 2009 by Barbara Barrick McKie,
all rights reserved.

All of the art quilts Barbara creates begin with a piece of white fabric. 

The Batik and the Iris
Photo:  Copyright 2008 by Barbara Barrick McKie,
all rights reserved.

Her experimental approach to creation pulls from her varied history as a research microbiologist, professional art quilter, bridal gown designer/manufacturer, homebuilder, and computer consultant to bring together strong textures, contrast, and graphic appeal often using only her own fabrics.

Mandarin Duck
Photo:  Copyright 2010 by Barbara Barrick McKie,
all rights reserved.

From her Whimsical Plantimal Series, Barbara's interest in animals and flowers come together combining Vanda orchids and mountain sheep eyes.

Vanda Sheep Orchid
Photo:  Copyright 2010 by Barbara Barrick McKie,
all rights reserved.

Vanda Sheep Orchid
Photo:  Copyright 2010 by Barbara Barrick McKie,
all rights reserved.

Visit Barbara’s Website to see more of her amazing art quilts, beaded jewelry, and wearable art. The detail on each piece of work is unique to the piece and its subject. Here you will also find Jim McKie's sculptures.

Pondering Pelican
Photo:  Copyright 2010 by Barbara Barrick McKie,
all rights reserved.

Barbara lives in a solar home she designed and built in Lyme, Connecticut.



Sources:

McKie Art Studios

Photos used with permission of the artist.

The Things We Never See - Mortar Man

Growing up near Charleston, West Virginia, and walking those streets who knows how many times, I have evidently walked down Capitol Street, passed Mortar Man, and never saw him. An online article brought this hidden sculpture to my attention. Who knew this little guy was hiding there? Obviously, not me!

Photo: Rebecca Anne Recco

Mortar Man is a tiny sculpture approximately two by four inches who hides within the architecture of the building at 108 Capitol Street sitting about twelve feet off the ground.

Photo: Rebecca Anne Recco

Local sculptor, P. Joseph Mullins created Mortar Man with some extra concrete while working on the building next to it and placed the tiny sculpture between the structures. P. Joseph Mullins is best known for the design of the Veterans' Memorial which now stands on the grounds of the West Virginia Capitol Building.

Photo: Rebecca Anne Recco

Photo: Rebecca Anne Recco

The next time I walk down Capitol Street in Charleston, I will definitely have my camera with me.

Have you seen Mortar Man?

Sources:

Atlas Obscura *
e-WV
Rebecca Anne Recco

* e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia "P. Joseph Mullins." e-WV The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 13 June 2017. Web. 09 July 2019.