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Lisa P. GoldStein is an artist that offers acrylic paintings that are rich in color with just a touch of whimsy. She has a unique ability to allow the personality of each of her subjects shine through, whether it be an animal or plant. She offers an exciting take on what colors can actually occur within our world. Her story is interesting in the sense that her career as an artist started later in life; its apparent through her artwork that she has found a renewal of life through her vision as …

Emerging artist Wyatt Mills, who just finished up his solo show Phantasmagoria, has certainly displayed that he is one to watch. His work takes on a life of its own in its whirlwind of traditional technique coupled with powerful messages that are sure to beg an interpretation from every viewer. These interpretations may be similar, or they may be radically different; but the point is that his art provokes a strong emotional and thoughtful response through its movement, composition, and person …

While compiling my monthly calendar of events, I came across an art opening that I simply could not resist. The opening was an exhibit of Jack Kevorkian’s last 12 paintings at Gallerie Sparta on Sunset in West Hollywood. My first reaction was I had no idea that Dr. Death was an artist. My second thought was I wonder what these paintings could show about Dr. Death. My second thought was right on target. These paintings were both revealing and quite a mystery all at once because while there is so …

CATHERINE RYAN: INTERPRETING A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGEArtist Catherine Ryan developed her curiosity in people and their interaction with the world while working in a photo lab as a student at the California College of the Arts. Hours of staring at people’s color negatives certainly changed her sense of color and composition. But more importantly, it had a strong impact on the subject matter and underlying themes of her artworks. “All of the images I was looking at were simultaneously very personal to …