"Color Play" Watercolor Paintings by Antenna Rae

The work that Antenna Rae exhibits in Second Life is mostly abstract.  She is interested in color as expression and the balance or imbalance of light and dark.  She often works very intuitively, sometimes not even knowing what a piece is about until she is well into it.  She likes to hear what people see in her artwork and is delighted when she encounters someone with a different perspective and interpretation of her work than she had intended.  

Antenna has worked as an artist in different ways over the years, starting out as a scenic artist and properties artisan for various theater and opera companies in the US.  She's been painting in watercolor specifically for about 10 years and after having painted realistically for theater, enjoys working in the abstract now.  In addition to painting and teaching from her studio in real life, Antenna works as an artist-in-residence in a hospital, teaches studio art and art history to high schoolers, and is in grad school part-time studying social work.  

You can view Antenna's wonderful artwork the month of April at the OZLAND Art Gallery.  Don't forget to pick up the FREE gift she has made for all guests visiting the gallery too.

Elbow Muggins - Don' Ration your Passion - Line Drawing Exhibit for March 2013

Rats versus Cats - by Elbow Muggins

"Don't Ration Your Passion" Line Drawings by Elbow Muggins

Elbow Muggins works from his home studio in the USA.

In many of his ink sketches the love he has for the impressionists comes through in their open compositions and quick, rough feel. He generally uses a Cross Ball-Point Pen as it gives him very good line control, no bleeding and wide tonal range. His drawings are most often done traditionally, then scanned and edited and or colored with art programs like Photo Shop.

When Elbow does commercial work, it's done in a medium and style best suited for the given project. Often his commercial work is photo-retouching, color correcting or manipulating to meet a client's needs and likely to be so subtle as to not know it has been worked.

Elbow has been running his SL gallery for over four years, but you can view Elbow's extraordinary artwork the month of March at the OZLAND Art Gallery. Don't forget to pick up the FREE gift he has left for all guests visiting the gallery too.

"Lost Leaf" Original Digital Paintings by Mathilde Vhargon at the OZLAND Art Gallery

Mathilde Vhargon is a former professional classical musician. She began making sculpture in Second Life and then became more focused on digital painting, which she creates using only Gimp software and a mouse or digital drawing pad. She loves the many possibilities digital software offers for creating and saving multiple versions of a piece she is working on. Her paintings suggest themselves to her a little at a time without conscious planning. She often uses small sections of them as materials to develop into new paintings.

Mathilde dislikes sharp corners and edges, so her process usually involves blending and merging for smooth transitions, with dozens of small adjustments to produce the subtle, rich, analogous colour layering she enjoys. She loves strong colours and flowing abstract forms. You will often find ambiguous suggestions that lead the viewer to imagine various possibilities and interpretations. She is most happy when her art creates a chain of associations and questions about life and humanity.  "The possibility that we might touch someone with a common connection, making them think and feel in response to our work, is the most wonderful thing about making art," she says.

You can view Mathilde's artwork at the OZLAND Art Gallery the month of February. Don't forget to take home the FREE gift she has made for all visitors.

Holiday Greetings 2012 with Sven and Llola at the OZLAND Art Gallery

Holiday Greetings 2012 with Sven and Llola at the OZLAND Art Gallery

Enjoy Holiday artwork from our own King Sven and Queen LLola.

Send holiday greetings to your family and friends with our Holiday Greeting Card Exhibit. 

ALL artwork is free to BUY and share with your family and friends. 

Visit our exhibit at the OZLAND ART GALLERY the month of December.

If you like writing or listening to stories then join us on Wednesdays (Noon and 7pm SLT) for our Picture Story Event. This month's inspiration is this picture. For details look at the OZLANDISH Writings Blog

"Noteworthy" Musical Sculptures Artwork by Treacle Darlandes - November 2012

Treacle Darlandes comes to SL to relax from the pressures of RL and loves the visual stimulants in SL. She likes to meet and find out about people both in her own country (UK) and from around the world. The wonderful visual effects of SL she hopes to recreate in her SL art. Colour, texture and shape. Everyone who views her sculptures and wall art likes something different. Many of her sculptures look completely different in SL daylight, midnight, or sunset. As you look at her sculptures try the different environment settings SL has to offer. The collaboration of Treacle's art and the written music of Nicolaus Skytower is available on itunes and cdbaby, and recently a singer songwriter from New York State, USA (Winter Wetherby SL name) has included some of Treacle's SL art on the cover of his latest CD. Enjoy Treacle's artwork at the OZLAND Art Gallery the month of November, and don't forget to take home the FREE gift that she has made for everyone who visits.

Llola Lane - Artist for October 2012

"Halloween with Attitude" 3-D Graphic Artwork by Llola Lane

Llola Lane lives in Ohio with her husband and their 3 kitties. She works out of her home to create her graphic artwork. She uses the DAZ3d Studio Program to set up her characters, scenes, lighting, costumes and props and then snaps the picture. She then uses a drawing program to tweek the artwork.

Her inspiration for this exhibit is Halloween. With attitude... of course to make the exhibit more interesting. She has only been working with the DAZ3d program for 3 months and has 12 wonderful pieces of artwork on display at the gallery.

Come enjoy Halloween at the OZLAND Art Gallery for the month of October, and don't forget to take home the FREE treat that Llola has made for everyone who visits.

JudiLynn India - Artist for September 2012

Controlled Chaos Acrylic Paintings by JudiLynn India at the OZLAND Art Gallery

 JudiLynn India has been drawing since she could hold a crayon. She studied art throughout school, Commercial Art in high school and Graphic Design in college. After the turn of the century, she decided to focus HER creativity on acrylic and digital painting and has totally enjoyed the journey. Known in SL as JudiLynn India and RL as JUDILYNN, her mission is to share her vision and message as an artist with the global community. Her work embodies her spirit and personality. Her goal is to allow the viewer to experience the image with their own mind's eye. Her work is entirely intuitive. She gets lost in the layering of texture and color. Occasionally, she will include figurative work if her spirit is so presented with the composition. Just as there is order in the chaos of the universe, the energy within her is brought into focus one canvas at a time. You can view JudiLynn's artwork at the OZLAND Art Gallery the month of September. Don't forget to pick up the FREE gift she has made too.