Arkiv is an amazing painter, sculptor and toy maker.  His paintings are rich with color and fluid movement and his toys are sculpted with perfection.

Old Wall II - Mixed media on Canvas, primarily Oil with corrugated metal

Many thanks to Art Asylum Boston for introducing me to Kevin Peterson.  Peterson’s paint reveals a sharp contrast between the innocent world of a child and the reality of the world in which they live.

Monopoly - 36"x48" oil on canvas

I find myself drawn to Doug Bloodworth’s “pop” themed paintings. Bloodworth uses a style of idealized realism to transform ordinary popular foods, games, comics, etc. into engaging compositions.

untitled, 15"x13", oil and acrylic on panel

Today’s paintings are by Douglas Degges.

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Are Mokkelbost is a talented artist and musician. The wonderful “Entities” you see here are only a part of his body of work.

encircle 20"x20" graphite on paper

Andrea Ferrigno’s drawings and paintings have a digital look about them.  I don’t know what her process is, but the precision in some of these is quite magnificent.

In case you missed it, a couple of weeks ago 5 paintings with a market value of more than $100 million were stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art.

The paintings include:

• Pablo Picasso’s “Le pigeon aux petits-pois” (The Pigeon with the Peas)
• Henri Matisse’s “La Pastorale” (Pastoral)
• Amadeo Modigliani’s “La femme a l’eventail” (Woman with a Fan)
• Georges Braque’s “L’olivier pres de l’Estaque” (Olive Tree near Estaque)
• Fernand Leger’s “Nature morte aux chandeliers” (Still Life with Chandeliers)

Jorge Galvao is a talented, Brazilian based street artist and illustrator.   Galvao composes some pretty wonderful images, usually figurative.

I am so glad I found Gabriella Barouch’s collection of art. I love how seamlessly she combine various media in her work. The finished pieces feel complete, as if these materials were meant to be combined in the such a way.