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Wendy Durand has taken a new journey in her life! She now is hand forming beautiful sculptures that have meaning as well as beauty. In each form that she creates, she looks to find elegance and refinement.  Wendy is drawn to unusual, exaggerated shapes.   She is exploring the female form in all its beauty and pain.

 

I am finding my natural rhythm and building my daily life around and with my artistry."

Since 1996 Joice Marie has been working full time as a Graphic Designer and Producer of artwork for hire in the textile industry. She also has done many independent commission projects, including a few mural projects were executed in her career to date making almost 20 years of working in the Commercial Art Field. One important work is a mural of the Cornish, NH original US Post Office located in a rural home. The mural today is still on displayed at the Current US Postal Office location on US Route 120 in NH.

This past spring Joice Marie went to the Everglades National Park spending a month to return to her life work as a "Plein Air" painter of the natural landscapes, where many works will become the source for further artistic exploration. The water colors and pastels she created there will be part of a larger body of work, to be shown as a collection in 2011 and 2012.

She plans a return visit to the Everglades National Park in 2011 to do more painting and recording on location. As a keen observer of nature and details there will be more of a bird's eye view coming in the work to follow as this is the beginning of a Very exciting decade for Joice Marie and her painting.

Discover Original Art is pleased to represent Joice Marie.
 

Discover Original Art has been busy adding new artists from around the world while adding more artwork from current artists! We are committed to bringing fine, authentic, original art to collectors and those afficionados who are starting to collect.

Discover Original Art is able to present artists from around the world and we are proud to present two of our new artists.

Avril Ward is an established fine artist, living and working in the Cayman Islands, born in Scotland, raised in South Africa but has now made Grand Cayman her home.

Avril's work changes and evolves as she is always interested in exploring new avenues in her art. Skilled in oils, acrylic, charcoal, mixed media and clay, she usually works in series of a particular medium and themes.Her appreciation of the environment, her observation of the obscure, her spirituality and her good sense of humour is all evident in her paintings. Her power lies in her rendition of simply daily images we often take for granted.

is an established fine artist, living and working in the Cayman Islands, born in Scotland, raised in South Africa but has now made Grand Cayman her home.Avril's work changes and evolves as she is always interested in exploring new avenues in her art. Skilled in oils, acrylic, charcoal, mixed media and clay, she usually works in series of a particular medium and themes.Her appreciation of the environment, her observation of the obscure, her spirituality and her good sense of humour is all evident in her paintings. Her power lies in her rendition of simply daily images we often take for granted.

"I create because I must! It has become an intricately woven part of my life. There is no separation possible now; if I had to stop it would feel like one of my limbs was lost," she has stated.

Her recent return to sculpture, after a 17 year gap, has seen her spirituality expressed. In poignant elongated figures the delicate nature of humanity is skillfully revealed. Avril sculpts in clay, and casts her works in limited edition bronze.

Avril has participated in many group exhibitions and has had solo exhibitions in the Grand Caymans and South Africa.

Josien Vos was born in the Dutch village Zevenbergen. After graduating high school she wanted to go to art school, but was rejected because she was too young. After a teachers training and several years in education, she made the switch to the arts.

was born in the Dutch village Zevenbergen. After graduating high school she wanted to go to art school, but was rejected because she was too young. After a teachers training and several years in education, she made the switch to the arts.

From 1987 to 1993 she made a living as a rockphotographer. Her pictures received several awards and were published in music magazines around the world and on record/cd covers. After focusing on digital imaging and multimedia production for a while she returned to photography in 2002. Late 2005 Josien took her first steps into the artworld with a series of abstracted macro photographs of flowers.

At present Josien mainly focuses on further developing her artistic talents in the shape of mixed media art wherein all experience and skills in photography, digital imaging, digital printing, drawing and painting are brought together with alternative materials and printing techniques.

Josien is says that she is "Inspired by the human psyche, nature, cosmic processes, the spiritual and occult, voice is given to inner awareness, the whimsicality and stratification of life, the beauty of imperfection, the value of detail, mood and often strong emotions are being expressed. All in a unique personal style that wanders around in the twilight zone between abstraction, expressionism, realism, surrealism, magic realism and spiritualism."

　

Collecting art is exciting and fun and a great place to start is by visiting http://www.discoveroriginalart.com to view the artwork of these artists and to browse the gallery to discover and collect your favorite.

　

 

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Jerry Blank is a wonderful artist who is represented online at Discover Original Art.

Jerry Blank’s current theme in his world premiere historical tribute series The Art of Music captures the movement and sounds of the vibrating beats and rhythms of America and its music greats throughout the decades in jazz, rock and country, in vibrant colors and bold stokes and with all that jazz!
                                         
Each work of art pays a symbolic and historical tribute to the immortal musical giants like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, and Jerry’s Rat Pack - tributes to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr., Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, The Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Cash, Santana, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, Elvis and John Stewart of Kingston Trio. This highly sought after and collected artistic musical tribute painting series, captures the character and musical soul of each artist.

Jerry's raison d’être is to provoke and inspire the viewer's visual memory of these great artists and their music and also to peak the curiosity of a younger generation with these grand salutes to these great musicians and entertainers.
 
Blank’s watercolors, acrylics and oils are in prestigious private and public collections throughout North America and Europe.

Visit Discover Original Art to experience Jerry's artwork!

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Artist Thomas Keller  began creating art as the result of an spiritual awakening in 2001. Prior to that time he was a construction contractor and has continued to be so. When he began painting he felt like a river of creativity was flooding through him and had to be released.

Thomas Keller's paintings are mostly pastels, a medium he was drawn to naturally. Thousands of crystals of pure color comprise pastels so a painting is a crystal field reflecting light.

He then was drawn to free sculpt wood and since moving to Atlanta, Ga., a city carved out of an ancient forest, He again felt compelled to release this river of creativity. Wood is a very feminine medium with it's continuous grain curves and inherent strength.

Thomas has wonderful sculptures that are graceful at Discover Original Art.

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Glorious Days and Nights:  A Jazz Memoir, by Herb Snitzer, one of our fabulous photographers, is being published this year!    The book will contain 80 jazz photographs and text about Herb living and working in the jazz world during the "Golden Age of Jazz."  Music, social, and racial issues are addressed.  There are highlights of many famous music personalities such as Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein and more!  Herb is a fascinating person with wonderful and colorful stories. 

Discover Original Art will keep everyone posted about date the book will be available!  We are really looking forward to the stimulating topics and beautiful and thought-provoking photographs.

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Beata Belansky Demko Joins Discover Original Art

Discover Original Art welcomes artists Beata Belansky Demko, an artist who resides in Hungary.  We are impressed with the texture and depth of her paintings.  In Dreamland, pictured here, is a deeply introspective piece.

Beata writes about herself and her art:  "I am a self-taught artist living as a wife and mom with my little family. In the last year I’ve spent all my spare time painting my emotions, my experiences, my feelings.

One thing drives me, to live the inner silence. Greater silence or peace - before taking a paintbrush - I had never experienced. So my paintings can be considered as byproducts of seeking my inner peace. I have no intention with my paintings. I don't want to make other people happy, change the world or create something beautiful and good. I just want to find myself... inside.

The amazing thing is that this happens many times. I don't say that every time I paint I get into a meditative state. Neither do I say that the miracle happens every time. But it happens often enough to take my paintbrushes again and again and lose myself in my inner world. Who already experienced this knows that you can become dependent upon it and chase this tingly inner peace almost obsessively, this nothing that you can find inside. If during my seeking something for myself an appeal to others is created , it is a double pleasure for me. These times I sell them with pleasure."

Please check out Beata's art at DiscoverOriginalArt.

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New Look for Discover Original Art & New User Friendly Features!

 

We at Discover Original Art are committed to providing our artists and collectors with the best online art gallery!

 

Go to our Landing Page!  Across the top you will see beautiful artwork scrolling across the page.  Hover over one with your mouse----the others will fade.  Click on one and you will go to the artist’s Gallery.  There you can see that artist’s work.  Click on a piece and a blurb will appear next to the art.  In that blurb will be the price, size, medium, and….the figure of a person.  The 5’8” figure will show the proportion to the art you have selected. 

And, of course, you can buy the piece!

 

Our check out is easier!

 

The quality of our photos is better!

 

We have videos of some of our artists and will add more.  What a wonderful way to become better acquainted with the artist!

 

New artists have joined us!  We have a wonderful selection of original art:  oil paintings, photographs, pottery, sculpture, acrylics, etc!  

 

You can also sort the art by artist or price.

 

Discover Original Art is on Facebook, Twitter, Blog.com, You Tube!

 

Watch for future newsletters and press releases where we will  describe our new artists and their artwork.

 

And remember, an investment in art is an investment in your well being!

 

 

 

 

 

International artists are choosing Discover Original Art, an online art gallery, as their gallery of choice for representation in the art world!

Constantine Mogilevsky, born in Lugansk, graduated with honors from the Kharkov Art and Design Academy.  He is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and works in oil painting and monumental art.  
Constantine has participated in numerous exhibitions of art in Ukraine, Hungary, and Croatia.  His main theme is still life as a beauty of things which tells us about our past.  The combination of perfect technique and philosophical thoughts and moods make his paintings unforgettable.
He is represented in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Hungary , Poland, Austria, Croatia, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA.

Rony Shubich grew up in a world of art in Mexico, a country that provided her with colorful, complicated backgrounds and people that spread across her canvases.   Her work "protest the dis-illusions of growing up in a complicated, overwhelming city like Mexico City The reflect the colors of the arts and crafts of Mexican culture.  They echo the shouts of children on the streets.  They whisper the hidden sadness of our secret selves disguised as the clowns that made us smile when we were growing up."
Rony's work has a style that is very individual.  She has had many exhibitions and is represented in private collections all over the world.

DiscoverOriginalArt.com is proud to represent these world-renowned artists. 
We are representing other international artists and will update continually.  Watch for our press releases and newsletters.  
Go to the site and browse.  The collectors will be pleased and will need to decide which pieces will be theirs!  Original art provides us with beauty in our lives.  Buying from us is guaranteed!  http://www.discoveroriginalart.com  

Who:  Brian Wiltshire and Susan Taylor, Residents of Tierra Verde and St. Petersburg, Florida

What:  New Business:  Online Art Gallery: Discover Original Art   

website:  http://www.discoveroriginalart.com

 

 

Starting a business in this economy may seem to be risky but Brian Wiltshire (Tierra Verde) and Susan Taylor (St. Petersburg) , both art connoisseurs and collectors, have confidence that people still love and appreciate fine art and want to be able to collect affordable original art and photographs.  Discover Original Art is an online art business they started first to represent several good friends who are exceptional artists being successful within their geographical areas, even with their own artist websites, but lacking global visibility.  Out of that grew the idea to start the online art gallery.

 

Discover Original Art is dedicated to being the link, via the internet, between artists and art collectors.  The goal is to broaden the opportunity for artists to sell original art; and for potential collectors, seeking exceptional art, to add original works of art to their personal galleries. We can link to the artist websites if neccessary.

 

The site is easy to maneuver and the collector can view paintings and photographs and can easily order a beautiful piece of art.  The art works may be rendered in many different media, dimensions and price ranges. No longer does the collector have to go to many galleries but can select art from the comfort of home or office.   The artist can show art in an online gallery without the hassles of transporting artwork to one site.  And there is the convenience of being on the worldwide web!

 

Hoping to have the gallery online by April 2, the two partners soon found how complicated a good website that is secure yet accessible is to design.  But they persevered and the site is now up and running!  They are proud that their site is different.  “We wanted people to arrive at the site and feel as if they were entering a real gallery so we used a gallery store front as the home page.”

 

Local and national artists have registered and more artists are being added weekly.  The partners encourage everyone to check their website frequently for updates, blogs, and additional artists and artwork.