Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 2014 Vol. 2.

www.kojan.no Toril S.Kojan The Grail acrylic on canvas 80x60 cm 2010Visual artist, living in Oslo, Norway. My starting point are the colours. I paint intuitively in lay-ers, scraping off, building structures. Something turns up, speaks to me, and I help it emerge.Then fantasy takes over and guides me further to the finished painting. To me, this is magic.I have been painting all my life, but the past twenty years actively. 4 years training at local artschool, plus many courses with renowned artists. Toril S. Kojan is also a trained Art Therapist. The Kiss acrylic on canvas 80x80 cm 2009 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 49

HelenKagan www.helenkagan.com In Search of Meaning acrylic, mixed medium on canvas 36x48 inches 2013Sunset Kissoil on canvas30x40 inches2012 Coming from a fam- ily of scientists, Helen Kagan, PhD. was al- ways fascinated by the left and right brain re- lationship. A holistic therapist and artist, she’s been developing her unique technique and style in “Healing Arts” which reflects her own deep view on life, a desire to bridge realities and heal the Past. A refugee from Russia, Helen believes that art as a powerful form of self-expression is a vehicle for emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well- being and can enhance healing to those in need. She believes in mind-body-spirit connection and her passionate art is a statement of her beliefs. “...The light as the apex of Helen’s art is so strong that it reminds us of the sunshine that breaks through the closed window of our visions and compels us to finally open it... for self-healing and self-discovery. “ – Maya Ellenson, PhD.50 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.alexanderlee.artspan.com AlexanderRobertLee The Greatest of Expectations pencil on paper 29x42 cm 2011Alexander was born in the northwest of England but grew up on the west coast of Australia.Alexander studied painting and drawing at the Claremont school of fine art in Perth, West-ern Australia. In 2001 Alexander moved to Stockholm Sweden, spending much of his timetravelling Europe. It was in 2008 that he decided to take up his artwork full time. Since 2013Alexander has been residing in Salzburg Austria, but still spends long periods of time work-ing in his Stockholm studio. Alexanders most recent acheivement was winning 2 awards atthe Chianciano Biennale 2013 in Tuscany Italy. To all that once was acrylic on canvas 120x92 cm 2011Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 51

BrigitteWolf www.Brigittewolf.com Born into a large German family, Brigitte The Road less Traveled first traveled to and lived in England, oil then immigrated to the USA, eventu- ally settling in Chicago. Serious study in 55x45 inches art was put aside until her family was 2013 grown. She has studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Noyes Once Again at Break of Day Center, Palette and Chisel and the Evan- oil ston Art Center. Her works have attract- ed critical atten- 52x48 inches tion and may be 2013found in private collections both hereand in Germany as well as in Galleries.Artist’s Statement Although my earlytraining focused on a study of the oldmasters, my recent work has becomemore abstract. I am exhilarated by thechallenge of evoking ideas in the view-er from the forms that escape from myfingers. Just a brushstroke on a canvasgives me the freedom to do anything Ienvision; there are no limits other thanthe dimensions of the canvas itself.I enjoy exploring the canvas, plumb-ing its depth and dimensions to createa piece that challenges the intellect,invites curiosity, and creates pleasure.52 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.chuckpettyfineart.com ChuckPetty Chuck began his career as a writer and editor before returning to his life-long love of painting. “Both writing and paint- ing require high levels of concentration, thought, preparation and creativity,” he points out. “My paintings, like the articles I wrote, generally deal with people I meet, places I visit and things I like. Because of the similarity, when I’m asked about my painting style I claim storytelling.”Paris When It Drizzleswatercolor on paper22x30 inches2013 Forever Florencewatercolor on paper 22x30 inches 2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 53

EllieDepp www.artbyelliedepp.com Reminiscing Eden acrylic on canvas 100x100 cm 2013Ellie Depp is a self-taught artist from Derbyshire and drawsa lot of her inspiration from the Peak District. After droppingout of University and suffering with depression for manyyears she decided to explore her creative side with paint-ing. It became a great therapy for her mental illness and shedescribes her work as ‘visual utopias of interesting, abstractshapes or vivid colours to combat the dark feeling of depres-sion and aid your imagination’. Alice acrylic on canvas 20x20 cm 201254 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.miriamzevalking.com MiriamZevalking Framed Lily, Number 19 acrylic on canvas 41.5x51.5 inches 2012Miriam exploration of the flower began with the passion “Kitsch Lilies”. She sought to cap-ture the flowers unique mix of delicate feminine features with the stern masculine stigma.This flower fascination sparked fast drawings, progressive sculptures and obsessively largecollection of gigantic canvases. The dancing lily seemed to embodying both the flower andthe artist. “The Dark Matter of Roses”, seesMiriam drawn to painting roses dead and infull bloom. The sinister flower portrayals pro-gressed to sculptures upon the figure. This artand a fashion crossover will unite paintingsand couture, with a runway within a gallery.White on Black Lily, Number 2 55 acrylic on canvas 40x50 inches 2012 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

NormaJeanSquires www.normajeansquires.com Kabloom! acrylic and interference paints on wood panel 18x20 inches 2012 Squires has been dancing Flamen- co for the last 12 years, a practice that has assimilated into her paint- ings. Her earlier work dealt with microcosmic/macrocosmic space and the spiritual that lies therein. Her recent series titled, “Line Trav- els”, assumes a more celebratory stance incorporating the rhythms, energies, and the spins and swirls of the dance, to offer a glimpse of our connections with other worlds. (NOTE: These later works include iridescent and interfer- ence paints which rely on light sources to be noticeable. They are effective, however, because as with any reflective element, another di- mension is brought into play.) Synergies acrylic and interference paints on wood panel 24x24 inches 201256 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.rhymebrowser.blogspot.com RaffaellaCantillo Geometry acrylics on canvas 50x50 cm 2010Raffaella Cantillo was born in Salerno, Italy, on October 8th, 1974. She is PhD in comparedliteratures, (Cagliari, Italy) with an Mphil and an MA from Reading University, UK. She cur-rently teaches English in middle schools, Italy, and resumed painting and writing in 2009. Sheis a self-taught artist, although she attended a yearly painting workshop in Salerno in the mid-1980s. Thus far, she has presented several artworks (abstract and descriptive) in Italy and abroad,some of which are publishedon dedicated networks andcatalogues (Expoart, ICA) andparticipated in exhibitionsaround Italy (Individuart). Shehas recently published a po-ems booklet (Aracne 2012).Her artistic medium is usuallyoils on canvas.Heart huesofblues oils on canvas 70x70 cm 2012 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 57

WilliamStamats www.bastamatsart.comHer wildernessacrylic on canvas48x24 inches2012That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul. -Wassily Kandinsky.With a BFA from Pratt Institute in New York and an MFA from the University of Iowa, BillStamats shows his work extensively in the US. Bill sees his work as a continuous flow ofimages, shapes, marks, and patterns built from years of creating a visual vocabulary thatresonates with him. It is tied to nature, which is also a continuous visual flow of images,shapes, marks, and patterns. All the forces and particles of nature are one, just different rip-ples in the ocean of consciousness. Bill finds that the more tangential the imagery, the moreit becomes metaphorical and open to the viewer’s own interpretation. Ultimately, Bill’sdesire is that the viewer’s interpretation of his artwork relates on a level that connects theviewer to nature and to a spiritual sensibility that is innate. His relic (her game) acrylic with marbled paper & Japanese paper collage on hard- board panel 48x36 inches 201358 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.bastamatsart.com WilliamStamats This is my game he said acrylic on hardboard panel 24x24 inches 2013They show a way acrylic onhardboard panel 24x24 inches 2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 59

ChristineSenger www.atelier-senger.com Feuer acrylic on canvas 60x80 cm 2010 Christine lives and works in Switzerland. She loves to exper- iment and to take the step into the unforeseen with audacity. For her paintings she uses friend- ly, warm and intensive colors. „I fully submit myself to the moment. I don’t have a picture of the final work, but instead, I allow myself to be guided by my emotions and intuition at the artistic process. It is sponta- neity that influences my work“ she articulates. To be engaged with creativity and to dive into it – what a great addition. To inspire people with art fills me with big gratitude. She is pre- senting her work in different worldwide exhibitions. Entstehung acrylic on canvas 100x100 cm 201060 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.leny.info LenyMeulendijksWagemakersAs a child she was always drawing, but painting started when she was A fly came overabout 55 years old. Her paintings are colorful and narrative. They tell oil on canvasabout her life. Travels, events. She leaves her thoughts and emotions 70x50 cmon canvas. With images from the reality she tries to create another re- 2012ality, another world, her world. She likes the spectator to have a lookinto that world, which sometimes is alienated. She also wants, in thistime with so much violence and destroying, to create colorful paintingswhich, maybe, can bring some joy. Spring, are you there? oil on canvas 80x60 cm 2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 61

MollyJ.Schiff www.Art-OriginalArt.comAncient Paracas Inspirations IVacrylic on canvas36x36 inches2013Molly’s professional abilities (BFA-MFA-MAAE) were enhanced through studies at The Art In-stitute Of Chicago (Painting-Drawing-Printmaking-Education). She has acted in the art fieldsas teacher, photographer, lecturer, curator and artist. Travels to almost 100 countries haveoften reflected her impressions within several differing cultures. The two paintings shownhere are part of a body of sixteen large works chiefly inspired by Ancient Chimu and Paracasceremonial textiles from Peru. Ancient Paracas Inspirations acrylic on canvas 36x48 inches 201062 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.konstdirekt.com SergejJakovlevDream Violet Herooil on canvas acrylic105x150 cm2010 150x130 cm 2013 Sergej left studies at the tech- nical university in 1980, when he found that his voca- tion is art. His teacher Vitaly Stasevich, on the speciality of Fine Art at the Pedagogi- cal University (1981-1986), convinced Sergej to follow his vocation independently of any circumstances. His teacher and friend Victor Reikhet, professor of St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1987-1993), is an ex- ample for Sergej of such a meaning of life. Now Sergej is a painter living in Sweden, CEO of the non-profit organization International Society of Artists (ISA). Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 63

SashaRobinson [email protected] Behind you oil on canvas 60x60 cm 2014She was born in 1986, grew up in small region town deep Russia Euphoriabefore moving to London, UK at the age of 21 where she discov- oil on canvasered a new world for me – the world of contemporary art. It drewher in and there is no way back. In her works she imaginatively 70x50 cmtry to show her perception of the beauty of man’s inner world, 2013the brightness and boldness of its external manifestations, simplethings or principles that can explain the inexplicable things done.she draws inspiration from people, their actions or reactions on theevents. She considers herself as an emerging artist who just startedits career in art. Her works are exposed mainly in online galleriesand held in private collections in the United States, UK and Russia.64 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.sophieouellet.ca SophieOuellet Voir au-delà de mon regard acrylic on canvas 30x30 inches 2014Born in the Thetford-Mines area in 1978, Sophie Ouellet has always been interested in visualarts and creativity. She got her multidisciplinary bachelor’s degree from the Université Lavalin 2005 in order to run creative workshops. The power of creation in one’s personal journey,as an introspection and expression tool, as a way to express one’s life experiences and totransform one’s wounds, and as an empowerment tool is what this artist’s calling is all about.Sophie Ouellet’s medium of choice is acrylic paint, but she will never hesitate to use othermedia in her paintings to depict her inner thoughts. Sophie Ouellet’s approach is a very in-tuitive one, in touch with her inner feelings. She lets material come to life under her hands.Shapes appear through a touch of randomness, as feelings come and go.La sauge de ma sagesse acrylic on canvas 36x30 inches 2014 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 65

VincentMesselier www.vincentmesselier.touchtalent.com Undefinate possibilities acrylic on canvas 95x95 cm 2013I am completely self taught, but passionate and full of love being busy with it. I really paintout of my heart and soul and always begin with a clean sheet and mind; let colours, shapesand lines and stripes lead, my compositions, mostly with some jazz music on the background,although I like all kinds of music and begin with my work/passion/hobby with nothing but awhite canvas… My mind is working while I’m busy with my pallet-knives and mixing coloursand making some kind of performance in my own little town (my canvas), never know whereending, always sudden finishing andsatisfied about the result without somedefinitely and immediately explanation,then I start thinking… Every painting hasa reason to exist and I always find in mypaintings a kind of same structure thatI can recognize as my own kind of style.It’s always returning in horizontal andvertical stripes or lines, I think they giveme structure in my busy, and sometimeschaotic art of living, I should define itas “meridianism”, a new kind of art be-cause I always have the feeling that I ampainting parts of the earth EVEN IF I DONOT ALWAYS REALISE IT. Ice Volcano digital printed on plexiglass, canvas, aluminum or glass 201366 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.zlataart.com ZlataJaanimägi Softly melodic yet spirit- Flower 3 edly rhythmic composi- oil and iron on canvas tions distinguish Estoni- an-born Zlata Jaanimägi’s 33x41 cm paintings. Working pri- 2013 marily in oil on canvas, Jaanimägi’s brushwork is both alluring and ani- mated, soothingly bra- vura and swept through-out her paintings. Though diverse in style andsubject matter, these works convey a certaintranquility, emanating peace and calm to theirviewers. Slightly fantastical in theme, the paint-ings are rooted in tangible forms and instilledwith a rich, playful whimsy. Artistic as a child,Zlata Jaanimägi traveled to St. Petersburg tostudy film and theater directing. With extensiveexperience in art direction, she now lives inStockholm and is devoted to painting. Senseless Grin oil and ceramic on canvas 100x100 cm 2012Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 67

RonAndrews www.ronsartgallery.com Cliff Dweller Mountain Sunset mixed media on paper mixed media on paper 22x30 inches 30x22 inches 2013 2013Ron is self-taught. He has relied on independ-ent studies and workshops with contempo-rary watercolorists with national and inter-national reputations such as Tony Couch,Zoltan Szabo, Frank Webb, Dale Laitinen,Don Andrews, Mel Stabin, Tony van Has-selt, Jane Hofstetter, George James, Cheng- Khee Chee, Barbara Neechis, Katherine Chang Liu, Nicholas Simmons and Frank Francese. Ron is a member of the Califor- nia Watercolor Asso- ciation, the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor So- ciety. He is also Vice President of the PacificArt League of Palo Alto and a Board mem-ber of Silicon Valley Open Studios. He hassold his work locally and on an ongoingbasis he offers his work for sale through anonline gallery at www.RonsArtGallery.com.Ron is recognized in the recent publication,“International Contemporary Artists, Vol I” (ISBN9789609322980)68 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.valetova.info NinaTokhtamanValetovaNina Petrovna Valetova or Nina Tokhta- Creation and Destructionman Valetova born November 19, 1958 oil on canvasin Russia. Graduated as a Specialist 60x86 cmrom the Faculty of Arts and Graphics of 2009Bashkir State Pedagogical University inUfa. She is working in the field paintingand the movement metaphysical realism,visionary art.Event Horizonacryl on canvas76x61 cm2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 69

MonikaRosa www.MonikaRosa.comMonika Rosa’s intention is to ob- Self Portraitscure the line between painting Digital drawingand photography while docu-menting a change in her recent 8x12 inchesfamily history. Questioning what 2014is real and what is fiction plays alarge role in her work. Our mindand eyes can play evil tricks andso can the information in Rosa’swork. Art making is a discovery,even once a piece is completedyou want to go on another ad-venture, to discover somethingnew. Rosa invites the viewer onan adventure, looking for some-thing to experience and discover.Moraiahoil on matte board10x6 inches201370 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.rolandschmidt.info RolandSchmidt Stargate oil on canvas 120x152 cm 2013 I was born in 1972 in Cologne. In my painting I try to transform the instability of the actual moment into a visually comprehensible form. I use music as a devise to enter into an intensive experi- ence of the flow as pattern for my paintings. The brush dances with the flow and by that gets the power to vanquish even the most horrible actions in global news and lead into irregular regular forms as well as vibrating colors as a mirror of live. By that it ena- bles to melt bad things into good, far away into near by, impossible into possible. Capitalism 71 oil on canvas 140x100 cm 2007-2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

MariaJoseFernandezHermosilla www.galeriamaja.comCrowed María José Fernández is a prominent Chilean painter who is intriguedacrylic on canvas by the art history of Jackson Pollock from which she derives her paint-120x80 cm ing method, a new technique that the artist calls “Controlled Dripping“.2011 With this technique she paints with colours by the style of Vincent van Gogh and mixes figuration with abstraction. María José is inspired by nature and by the human body through observing their movements and studying their colours. Each of her pieces is the result of a passionate pursuit of fundamental life improvement. Elyptical Energy acrylic on canvas 120x80 cm 201372 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.anherndon.com A.NighHerndon Red de Marcel mixed media 91.44x91.44 cm 2014A Nigh Herndon is an artist from Tulsa Oklahoma, USA; currently residing in Osage CountyOK. He is an full time artist, painter, and experimental composer. Herndon’s paintings areabstractions based on the concept of microsound compositions in experimental music, heutilizes a painterly language of symbolism and an offbeat rhythm. A. Nigh Herndon’s worksare mixed media in construction; using oil, synthetics (acrylic), charcoal and graphite toachieve his vision. The artist is influenced by the works and theories of Motherwell, Still, andKandinsky. A. Nigh Herndon founded Kamagraph Editions and the Harmonic Research Studioin 2011. Harmonic Bridge 73 mixed media 91.44x91.44 cm 2014 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

ClareMcEwan www.cmcewan.com New York oil on canvas 80x100 cm 2014Clare McEwan lives and works in England. She studied an MA in Graphic Communicationand Illustration at Nottingham Trent University and used this opportunity to explore ways ofincorporating formal techniques found in Renaissance painting into a contemporary style.This creative dialogue withmasters from the past con-tinues to influence her paint-ing. Currently Clare is work-ing on a series of cityscapeswhere she aims to commu-nicate her appreciation ofarchitecture and paint thebackdrop of our lives. Paint-ing is both her work and herrelaxation. St Pauls oil on canvas 60x50 cm 201374 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.donsart.de DanielSeanKaiserExtasy Daniel Sean Kaiser is an artist from Germany.aquarell on paper Since the early 90s he works as a professional40x60 cm painter. His acrylic and mixed media works2007 burst of energy and have an expressive color- ing. He also works as writer, composer and musician. For some months a year, he lives for painting and writing in Majorca (Spain). “The more I work, the more desire I have to work”. (Joan Miró) “Art comes from the need to”. (Arnold Schönberg) Wild Life acrylic on canvas 50x70 cm 2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 75

FrédéricSTEINLAENDER www.frederic-steinlaender.frReichshoffen French artist is to age 25 years, Frederic ex-pastel plores the visual arts beginning with water-70x50 cm color. It involves a little bit of everything, from2013 oil painting through the acrylic and even illu- mination. Pastel also attracted him. He took aTrees in the Schwarzbach river series of courses or training in pastels masterspastel of France. The medium of pastel allows him70x50 cm to touch the subject, extending the colors2013 with your fingers and hands. The sensation of feeling the work that is taking shape un- der the hands is great. Living in Alsace, it is a nature that he likes represent the Regional Natural Park of the Northern Vosges.76 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.virgone.com JosephVirgoneDans la forêt Joseph Virgone was born in Italy inacrylic on panel 1946 and lives in France, in Tullins.95x59 cm This internationally-known contem-2012 porary master has devoted the past 50 years of his life to Art, creating several thousand works: painting and sculptures. Joseph Virgone’s art is characterized by a great free- dom of movement which gives life to mysterious inner messages. His works, both imaginary and enigmat- ic, express with passion the spiritual tumult of the artist. This creative energy brings to light his emotions in the form of faces like apparitions emerging from the exuberant fusion of matter and chromatic harmony. Le Génie acrylic on canvas 83x130 cm 2009 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 77

RitLomo www.proon.euKingfisher To me, art is the expression of creativeLamdaprint on Aludibond rebellion and a celebration of life …Ex-180x120 cm perience conceptualized into visual form2011 allowing a variety of existential thoughts and emotions… Moving swells, troubledOdyssee waters, sparkles of joy…Lamdaprint on Aludibond A never-ending cycle of passion and180x120 cm interior conflicts mirroring society2012 challenges and epitomising the quin- tessence of human nature… Shades of black reflecting the depth of our souls and inner feelings, revealing the beauty of our quest for a renewed impetus.78 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.proon.eu RitLomoSonnentauLamdaprint on Aludibond180x120 cm2012 Konstantinopel Lamdaprint on Aludibond 180x120 cm 2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 79

RuthStirnimann www.ruthstirnimann.com Geometric on Green acrylic on canvas 60x60 cm 2013Ruth Stirnimann is an internationally renowned artist born in Switzerland living and paintingin Kaikoura, New Zealand. She works in two juxtaposing styles, complementing one anotherlike yin and yang: informal abstract paintings and geometric works. She loves to go beyondthe known, making intangible energies tangible. She has exhibited in many cities around theglobe. Ruth’s geometric works are expressions of the creative, harmonious vibration underly-ing all life forms. She approaches her informal abstract works with openness, following themysterious, creative force that flows through her. The many layers of each painting produce agreat depth and profound harmony. Geometric on Purple acrylic on canvas 60x60 cm 201380 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.ruthstirnimann.com RuthStirnimannLa Luna – Etherial Vibrationacrylic on canvas100 cm diameter2013New Lifeacrylic on canvas80 cm diameter2013 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 81

WaymondAnthonyGrier (WAG) www.wagartshop.com Cara #1 oil on canvas 50x50 cm 2013WAG is a Paris-based artist, having painted since the 1960s. His recent art work comes afterseveral years as a successful banker and bank trainer. Born in South Carolina (USA) but a nativeof Philadelphia, he attended LaSalle University there, the University of Fribourg (Switzerland),and Yale University. His banking and artistic careers started in Philadelphia and continuedfor several decades in Paris. Hisrecent works reflect a contem-porary style he developed inthe 1970s. Undulating tubularforms define his style but thevertical or horizontal abstracttubes are merely vehicles toexpress pure color-highlightedby shading and light. Carnat #1 oil on canvas 50x50 cm 201382 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.didier-saby.com SabyDidier On the way alkyd on canvas 100x100 cm 2013Didier Saby, painter and plastic Arts professor, was born in Paris in 1954. After a period often years on the Mediterranean seashores, where he discovered watercolours and learns towork with colour, he settled in the Aveyron region, in France, where he became plastic Artsprofessor in high school. At the same time, he continued his research around colour througha figurative painting inspired by his environment. Painting work, exhibitions and art coursespunctuate his life. In 2000, he started to become interested in monkeys as a painting subjectand since Didier Saby continues to explore this. The Indians 83 alkyd on canvas 110x120 cm 2009 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

Adka www.Adka.com “The colorful, vivid Playful Whiskers and above all en- acrylic painting gaging works of 24x18 inches Adka (Andrea Jones) 2013 are character stud- ies written in elabo- rate, mischievous neon. The artist fills her rainbow-hued canvases with net-works of stylized buildings, instruments,bodies or sometimes simply graphic rep-resentations of noise or movement. Facesare half-drawn, but possess twice theemotion and expression as compensa-tion. An entire city is reduced to a singlepiece of iconic architecture, yet throughpictorial pattern, color, and dynamiccomposition the atmosphere and person-ality of the whole is perfectly conveyed.The trick is Adka’s ability to maintain anordered chaos among the competing ele-ments: she always finds just the right ori-entation for her tilted ground, the preciseangle at which one three-fingered hand A Loyal Pawshould grasp another, and the threshold acrylic paintingof stylization that prevents a pared-down 18x24 inchesobject from becoming unrecognizable. 201384 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.paugam-art.com Jean-YvesPaugam Nuclear Plant oil on canvas 81x100 cm 2012Old Gas Stationoil on canvas81x100 cm2013 Born in Antibes in 1956, Jean-Yves Paugam grew up in Senegal before moving back to the French Riviera, where in 1998 opened his own gal- lery/art studio in the Old Town of Vence. After many years working with acrylics and experimenting with mixed media, he now paints exclusively with oils. Particularly aware of environmental degradation, his pictures depict pollution of the seas, smog in big cities, unauthor- ized dumps, and the proliferation of nuclear plants. Portraits of long-gone clean-up workers are a logic devel- opment of his artist statement. Pessi- mism about our planet’s fate and its irremediable damages are nonethe- less aesthetically rendered. Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 85

IvarJohannessen [email protected] Light in my forest acrylic on canvas 70x100 cm 2014Ivar Johannessen was born in Arendal, Nor-way in 1952. He has been participating inmany exhibitions in Norway, his paintingsare presented at Gallery Floistad, Arendaland his paintings are sold international.Over the years he has been exploring manydifferent techniques and his works are veryplayful, yet down to earth and often alle-gorical. One of his many talents is paintingtherapy where his educational skills hasinspired and helped many people releasetheir creativity through the years. Northern Lights far North acrylic on canvas 60x60 cm 201486 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.andresbruno.me AndrésBruno Elephant paper and acrylic 34x24 cm 2014Andrés Bruno was born in 1979 in Murcia (Spain), studied Law and thenVisual Arts in Madrid and now is based in Barcelona, where he worksfull time to illustration, drawing and visual arts. Doberman paper and acrylic 34x24 cm 2014 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 87

ErnieL.Fournet www.elfournet.com The Bugler acrylic 30x40 inches 2007Fat Tuesday’s Tall Clownacrylic30x36 inches2011 Ernie L. Fournet is a contemporary realist from the Acadiana re- gion of southern Loui- siana. He received his art education (BFA) from the University of Southwestern Louisi- ana and his MFA from LSU. After a 25+ year career as a police officer with the Baton Rouge, LA and the New Iberia, LA police departments, he retired to devote his time to artistic pursuits. His subject matter in- cludes dancers (Native American, Laotian, Mardi Gras, and Celtic) and police officers. Freehand airbrushed acrylic and graphite are his primary media.88 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.fc-hauserart.eu/index.html FrankC.Hauser Brother of the Universe oil on canvas 40x50 cm 2013The Key of Secrets Frank C. Hauser is a person without bor-graphite on paper ders. This concerns his residences, his art70x50 cm and other activities. Hauser lives anywhere2013 and nowhere. Artistic disciplines he puts into practice are – among other things – painting and design- ing jewellery and cinematographical sur- roundings. Frank stud- ied at der Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Wien, School of Art Institute Chicago and Wayne State Univer- sity, Chicago and had exhibitions all around the world. His art opens a world of symbol- ism and refers to occult and art historical traditions. He is not a magical realist nor a surrealist, but he calls himself a ‘magical surrealist’. His artwork can be classified as ‘technological surrealism’. Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 89

GerlindeStreit [email protected] Aurora Borealis oil on canvas 60x50 cm 2010Gerlinde Streit was born in Lavamünd, Austria in 1961. She finished Artschool and moved to Norway in 1981. She has been participating in ex-hibitions in Norway and Austria. Gerlinde has over the years used manydifferent techniques as painting on porcelain and on silk. She loves todepict the wild mountains and skies in the north and is especially takenby the lights and contrasts on Iceland.Iceland vulcano aquarelle 50x40 cm 201090 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.fineartamerica.com TetyanaMatkovska Dreaming watercolor, oil pastel on paper 16x20 inches 2012Tetyana was born and raised in Ukraine. Graduated from Republican Technological College.As a child she always liked to draw, but took it seriously at her 40s. She is a self-taught artist.Art is her life, fun, sense of life. She likes to work with any mediums-oil, acrylic, watercolor,pastel. And she likes to use different styles for each subject. She never entirely knows what afinished peace will be. When she starts out, she usually has an idea of what she is trying torepresent, but during the process she could get absolutely different picture.Old London streetwatercolor, pencils on paper 20x16 inches 2012 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 91

RamonaA.Kloos www.ramoart.deThe contemporary artwork of Ramona A. Kloos Orange-Violetemerges art with quantum physics, the intui- Rorschachtion with the rational. Her work is inspired byChaos Theory, recursive mathematical patterns oil on canvasand perception. In her abstract paintings she 210x120 cmopens a hyperspace for the observer withinself-reflection becomes possible. A new depth 2012of introjection occurs, free of analytic thinking.Authentic experience becomes real. Ramona Cosmic RorschachA. Kloos was born 1970 in Arad, Transylva- oil on canvasnia. She studied art and took a degree in com- 210x115 cmputer sciences and medicine, specialized in 2012Neuronal Networks and Artificial Intelligence.Since 2004 she lives and works as an artist inMunich, Germany.92 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.CarolStaub.com CarolA.Staub Road Trip acrylic on paper 22x30 inches 2013Carol Staub was born and raised in Milford, Delaware. She finds her inspiration from natureand all life’s experiences along the way. Having been born in a rural area her senses are keenand appreciative of the simple things in life. This has enabled her to express herself freely and with great warmth. Her works have been featured in many books and magazines some of which include, Masters of Today, International Contemporary Art- ist, Creative Genius, The Artist’s Magazine, Acrylic Artist Maga- zine, Watercolor Magazine and many others. She has received numerous National and Interna- tional awards. Telltale 93 mixed media on canvas 36x36 inches 2014 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

Mariani www.andresmariani.wordpress.com Bubbles acrylic on canvas 150x150 cm 2013Andres Mariani was born in 1970 in Rosario, Argentine. Since 2008 he lives and works in Bar-celona, Spain. In his home country he has been one of the artists with Editorial Profile, pro-ducing campaign work for Coca-Cola and Quilmes and others. In his current job “Inspiration-al City”, Mariani explores the city of Barcelona as inspiration for life. The point where causesand consequences meet. A great reflection of the work of man and the result of this. Definingthe feeling and expressionof its people. The artist isimmersed in the direct con-versation, clear and sincerewith the city of Barcelona.He defines it, draws it, re-veals it and breaks it downto its foundations. Beyond acrylic on canvas 150x150 cm 201394 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.lionelgillet.com LionelGillet Cannibale zeele wax and acrylic on wood 183x200 cm 2012The set of works presented here comes from the art project: BONEHEAD/BORDERLINE, cen-tering on the body, its relationship with power and the mutations induced by this relationship.The body is the only venue for experimentation common to all of us, universal and personal.It is the language when language is dead, it is the tool when power must be destroyed. This artwork is attached in particular to the notions of texture and move- ment through a series of creature portraits, the development of which is a survival strategy. Hang 95 wax and acrylic on wood 120x150 cm 2012 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

FrançoisBresson www.facebook.com/pages/ Fran%C3%A7ois-Bresson/ 559311320784304 Inferno oil on canvas 65x81 cm 2013Ambiguity and ambivalence are at the heart of Bresson’s work. In his pictorial approach andprocess, all tends to cultivate an uncertainty left to the discretion of the viewer’s eye. His com-positions also make space for that which is immediately visible: the movement, the paintingas pictorial matter. An archaeologyof colour, Bresson’s work representsa substrata, a layered fertile groundfrom which the weight of the subjectmatter is derived by contamination.François Bresson (1981) lives andpractices in the south-west of France,Aquitaine. He studied at the Écoledes Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. Untitled oil on canvas 38x46 cm 201196 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook

www.raul.ee Luminoso Pope Benedictus XVI and Secret ReichRajangu, being equally perfect as a painter, actionalist, creator of author’s technique on canvasvideo and spatial installations, 3D aesthetician and trans-media activ- 340x225 cmist, is interested in all kinds of observables/appearances/splendours. 2011The Zen-aesthetical gaze of his paintings, scanning bodies and theenvironment, enables to feel the ‘superluminous darkness’ of reality,this paradoxical metaphysical texture, which is the constituent ele-ment of our sensually perceivable world, while also adding somethingabsolutely supra-sensual, which is simultaneously brightness anddarkness, existence and non-existence. And there is no lust for pow-er, pansexuality or political economy – the only generative principleseems to be an absolutely primal fiat, an act without bounds or rules. Big Punisher and Porsche 911 Carrera author’s technique on canvas 140x100 cm 2006 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook 97

RikkeLøndagerBoisen www.happycolours.dk Push your worries aside and just enjoy life acrylic on canvas 80x80 cm 2013Rikke Boisen was born in 1983, self-taught full-time artist, born and raised in a small town inDenmark and the mother of 3. In 2010 she started painting after a 2 year illness, she was drawninto this amazing world of colours, shapes and forms. In late 2011, she opened her own gal-lery in Aabenraa (Denmark) and has driven it with great success since. What characterise herwork is colour, humour and funny characters, often with titles we can relate to, with a mes-sage behind each painting.The most important thingfor her, is to put smiles ompeople´s lips when they seeher work. The Definition Of Poker acrylic on canvas 100x100 cm 201498 Hidden Treasure Art Magazine Yearbook