Style File: Chapter 12

Welcome to the 5th edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey in words and pictures of the online artist community. The Pulse is a collaborative project that aims to introduce you to new artists, help you get to know familiar faces even more, and allow you access into the creative hearts and minds of a very talented crew of individuals. More than 130 artists have answered a series of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented in a series of online posts which will run every Sunday.

Style File is the 1st of 6 projects from The Pulse. Participants were asked: How would you describe your artistic style?
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Roseann Cazares

My artistic style is not about making pretty art, but instead, about honesty and what is going on in my life at the moment. I am drawn to journaling and collaging, as well as hands and hearts, which play a huge part in my art making.
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Jodi Ohl

By and large, I think my work is distinctly textured with lots of layers, contemporary in color palette, and almost always inspirational in some way. I oftentimes incorporate hidden messages, inspirational words or free expression journal writing in my pieces. That said, a girl is allowed to change her mind and go in a different direction if she wants to! (fly away with me)
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Pam McKnight

Found object assemblage - Using up all the stuff that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
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Jeanie Thorn

I think it is a combination of two styles: Constructivism which is a precise and logical ordering of space inherited from the Classical world and the second style is Minimalism. I always try to simplify and remove what is unnecessary to tell my style...you know, less is more. Unfortunately less is more difficult...not a lot to hide behind. (Patch)

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debi lynn designs

Gypsyfied  (Mae West meets Stevie Nicks)
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Lynn Cohen

Often my style is wild and colorful. This is the Sunflower art quilt that just won first place in the Yolo county sunflower art show. (Indian Summer)
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Marit Barentsen

That's difficult...right now I am in a 'reflection period'. I am standing at a crossroads, not knowing which way to chose or which direction my art will go. But I will keep my 'weekly journal' going, and that maybe shows a bit of my style. I always include text. My art is personal and on many occasions has a deeper meaning. This is not always visible though. For the 'unsaid' things, I use my own symbols - that way, some emotions stay unseen to the viewer and are just known by me. (The Chronicles of Marit - week 23)
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Laura A. Pace

I paint in an impressionist style. I go back and forth between mixing the paint on my palette and letting the paint just mix directly on the canvas. Many times I start with an underpainting of complementary colors as I feel that brings a certain sparkle and light to my work. I use little to no black, though I harbor no resentments toward it! It is beginning to be mostly about the play of light for me now, as I think this piece shows. (Hot Laundry Alley)
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donna louise rodgers

Everything I make is one of one. People are what fascinate me and everyone is unique so there are endless subjects to draw. And making dolls is an art form that enables me to recreate human based characters in three dimensions and make up stories to go with them. Making 3d bodies is hugely helpful when drawing life figures - your hands begin to 'know' what the image should feel like if it were 'real'. My limited edition salt dough dolls are absolutely me in terms of style.  'adonnalouiserodgersthing' does not try to be anything else.
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AnTonia Griva

SurRealistiC and DreamLike.
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Dave Dube

Realism. That's been my style since I was five years old. I want viewers to see what I see in my visual world of 'storyland'. There is of course a story to go with this piece. (Marianne's Putnam Lightening Jar)
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This posting marks the end of Style File, the first project from The Pulse V. The links to all twelve posts will remain on my sidebar but will drop down toward the bottom with the links to all four previous editions.

There will be no post for The Pulse next Sunday in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. But please join me at The Altered Page on Sunday, September 18th, when the next project from the The Pulse begins...

Style File: Chapter 11

Welcome to the 5th edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey in words and pictures of the online artist community. The Pulse is a collaborative project that aims to introduce you to new artists, help you get to know familiar faces even more, and allow you access into the creative hearts and minds of a very talented crew of individuals. More than 130 artists have answered a series of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented in a series of online posts which will run every Sunday.

Style File is the 1st of 6 projects from The Pulse. Participants were asked: How would you describe your artistic style?
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Terry Garrett

I would describe my work as narrative collage. I use my own altered photographic imagery and various kinds of ephemera to create works that can tell a story. (Flickers of Memory)
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Cathie Parreco

I am an amateur and, as such, haven't really developed a style but I lean toward surrealistic-type depictions and like to play with placing images out of context. The relationships I create aren't done to shock or amuse; I mostly do it because I think they look good together. (Church Ladies)
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Eileen Bellomo

Layers, layers, and more layers.
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Shirley Ende-Saxe

I hope it's evocative. I want the work to sidle up to nostalgia without getting on that (rather sticky) horse and riding away. It should speak about the inevitable evanescence of time. One can hope at least.
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Lottie Anderson

Expressionist or responsive.
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Paula Bogdan

I am very much a visual journalist...the words are as important to me as the art. I have a great need to tell my story as it were. My pages jump with color and texture and there are layers upon layers. Paint covers up paper, and then I add more paper, and then more paint. Bits and pieces peek through, but even if they're covered up, each bit lends an energy that would have be lost if I'd only put down a single coat or two. I love the end product, but I love the process even more.
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Robert Stockton

I am not sure that the artwork which I produce can be categorized as being directly connected to a particular artistic style. Most of my artwork falls into one of two distinct types: mixed media pieces on paper or museum board and wooden shadow boxes (which I call "scrapboxes"). I enjoy materials and processes that create an unusual juxtaposition of textures, patterns, colors and ideas, which sometimes lead to surprising visual connections. I like to think of my artwork as brief glimpses into the everyday details of a reality that may exist in another time or place. (Fall into Place).
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Trudi Sissons

What I focus on when I am creating for myself is the 'inspiration' and emotion I experience as I study a certain color, image, or texture. The inspiration provides a starting point. Each day brings with it a blank canvas and an opportunity to explore. Right now, I would say I couldn't imagine not continuing to explore my love affair with colors. So, more often than not, my style normally is colourful! 

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Marion Bockelmann

It's eclectic: I like to use everything that seems to fit a theme, may it be collage, paint or stamping, and I also include digital elements and words. This image is a journal page I've made for a tip-in project. The theme here was "An Italian-Affair". This is the right page incorporating my own photo taken in Florence that I've altered (soaked, scratched and painted) and mixed with papers and stamps. The result is am impression that doesn't try to be realistic at all but evokes memories of some happy days in Italy. (A Corner of Heaven)

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Marianne Konvalinka

I love to incorporate my photos in my art. When I painted, it was landscapes from my photos. My mixed media features my photography. I also love color and graphic elements. I would describe my style as influenced by my observations of the natural world, using colors and imagery that resonate and reflect the mystery of nature. (Sunset)

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Next 'Style File' will be posted on Sunday, September 4th.

Style File: Chapter 10

Welcome to the 5th edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey in words and pictures of the online artist community. The Pulse is a collaborative project that aims to introduce you to new artists, help you get to know familiar faces even more, and allow you access into the creative hearts and minds of a very talented crew of individuals. More than 130 artists have answered a series of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented in a series of online posts which will run every Sunday.

Style File is the 1st of 6 projects from The Pulse. Participants were asked: How would you describe your artistic style?
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Shayla Perreault Newcomb

My artistic style is 'meditative.' The rhythm of the three shapes prompts us to pause. I found out afterwards that this was also used by the ancient Greeks in a similar way to express what they call 'Kairos' or unmeasured time. When in 'Kairos' time, we're free of the daily rush and time stands still. (Sun Stood Still)
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Annie Kerr

How would I describe my artistic style? As I don't call myself and artist and have no art training except just getting on and doing it, this is a difficult question. I'm a musician and writer and spend most of my time with those. The time I get to spend on artwork is very precious and has to make the most of every moment available. So, it tends to be spontaneous and gestural, usually done in one sitting with the weather dictating if a piece gets finished there or not. I think this piece, inspired by a landscape near Wastwater in the Lake District, might show some of that.
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Laura J. Wellner

It is mine, I have no name for it, it's intuitive and natural, random - at times whimsical - it can go from complex to minimalistic from one piece to the next. I have hit a sweetspot creatively these last twelve years or so, these have been happy times. (If Not, Winter)
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Darlene AkA HugGeR Wilkinson

Altered or something where many mediums are used.

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Maude May

Ordered chaos. As a graphic designer I strive for order but as a mixed-media artist I lean toward 'more is better.' (donde su alma vida)
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judy sidonie tillinger

This is tough - I'm kind of a dabbler and jump from medium to medium with photography being the through line. The photo represents one theme in my work - going close, finding the overlooked, the torn - an appreciation of the imperfect. I'm drawn to the Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi, defined concisely on Wikipedia as 'a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent and incomplete".
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Sharmon Davidson

My style is an eclectic mix of several, though I suppose it could be described as treading the fine line between realism and abstraction. My work is largely representational, in that real things are depicted, but aside from the fact that the images are layered onto the same substrate, the relationships between them don't usually occur that way inside the confines of physical reality. Content-wise, it probably fits best into the symbolist/surrealist genre.
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Tari Goerlitz

My style is busy and colorful with lots of black lines that confuse the order in which the layers were made. I have a weird compulsion to inter-connect everything inside my artwork. And I'm definitely going through a 'German' Phase!
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Billie's Craft Room

I vary between elegant, clean and minimal designs and grunge. I adore making something new look years old and well used.
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annie!

My artistic style is bohemian - free, loose, fearless and easy. An artist that I greatly admire saw my work on Flickr and commented that she loves my sloppy style...so I guess it's sloppy...but in a good way. An image that shows this off would be a page from my newest book...The Boat Book.
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Next 'Style File' will be posted on Sunday, August 28th.

Style File: Chapter 9

Welcome to the 5th edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey in words and pictures of the online artist community. The Pulse is a collaborative project that aims to introduce you to new artists, help you get to know familiar faces even more, and allow you access into the creative hearts and minds of a very talented crew of individuals. More than 130 artists have answered a series of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented in a series of online posts which will run every Sunday.

Style File is the 1st of 6 projects from The Pulse. Participants were asked: How would you describe your artistic style?
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Adrienne 'Dree' Berry

Inspirational and thought-provoking. For years I have tried to paint faces and it is such a struggle for me. I tried my hand at painting with no faces and love the results. This causes the viewer to put herself (or himself) in the painting and interpret what it means to them.
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Jude

This is a tough question, one I have struggled with over the years. I sometimes describe my style as visionary expressionism. Expressionism because my work comes from my inner experience, and visionary because I am drawn to the transcendent. But if you google 'visionary expressionism', you won't find much and what you do find won't look like something I'd do. Hopefully this image (A Soul Takes Flight) says it better than the proverbial 1,000 words.
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Marsha Jorgensen

'Somewhat awkward digital collage' sums up my opinion of my work at the moment and that's okay. Freak Pride symbolizes my feelings of awkwardness both as an artist an as a person.
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Pat McNally

I don't think I have a particular 'style' and if I do I have no idea what to call it!! I can't describe it really - except 'Jill of all trades, master of NONE'! I like to try everything, and have not narrowed down to any one medium or style. (watercolor of Miss Lilly)
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Natasha White

I would describe my style as painterly intuitive with a love of faces and people. I do use other mediums sometimes but I keep defaulting back to my paint , it is my natural home. This painting titled 'Reflective Resolutions' is a piece about taking the time to reflect on our place in the world, listening to our inner guidance system and following the pathway our intuition shows us.
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Stacey Merrill

Eclectic realism, maybe? I like playing with materials and styles, light and patterns - but most of my pieces include a figure somewhere.
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Gillian McMurray

My primary style is realism, as seen in my graphite pencil work but I also paint stylized pieces of Medieval style birds for fun. My image is of a Eurasian badger in coloured pencil and is called 'Peek-a-boo'.
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Rhomany

My style changes a lot and even looking at things I made this time last year, I see a lot of differences in style and execution. Nut my background is in illustration and I think an illustrative style is the one thing that is common to all my pieces. I like things to be outlined in black with bold colours and not a massive amount of layers. I like the clean look of most illustration work and the use of fine details without being photorealistic.
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Kesha Bruce

My work combines drawing, painting, and collage to explore the connections between memory, personal mythology, and magical-spiritual belief. I work in loose, stream of consciousness, circular narratives that never truly reveal themselves., which leaves room for the viewer to fill in the blanks with their own ideas and stories. I think of every work as a collaboration. (That They Might be Lovely)
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Cathy Minerva aka Minervas Madness

My style of art leans towards the abstract realm with some realism and surrealism involved plus a lot of texture. I like to 'feel' my work with my eyes. I am fascinated and intrigued with faces and in particular, eyes. (Shade of a Glance)
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Liz Hampton-Derivan

This is a new piece which I think is a good example of my often soft, ethereal style, that takes on a dreamlike quality. It is also very feminine. The desert angels are three dancer friends who agreed to model for me. (Desert Angels III)
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Next 'Style File' will be posted on Sunday, August 21st.