OZLANDISH ART

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

KenpoKarate Yakubu's OCEANIC EXPLORATIONS Exhibit at the OZLAND Art Gallery

KenpoKarate Yakubu (aka Anthony F. Verburgt in RL) has been an artist since childhood starting with coloring books at a very young age. Having been raised around the influence of his father who was also an artist and told him that anyone who can master drawing the basic shapes of a triangle, square, ball and ribbon considering shadows, reflected light, direct source light and make a rock look hard and water look wet could draw anything. Also if one could draw the human body using these principles then that person can be considered a real artist.

This lead to his becoming a composite sketch artist for the Sheriff's Department where he worked for over 36 years having his sketches lead to the conviction of many criminals as well as forensic crime scene sketches.

His portraits include those of SL avatars and he enjoys giving them life. He is now spending his time doing the art that he loves as he experiments with colors and themes. His preference of medium is oil paint, but he believes in using whatever mediums, supports and methodologies to express his feelings and art at the time. As far as styles of painting, he spent many years developing his style of realism. Now he does his art as he feels at the time, and has no particular style. each work being an expression of love and visual representation.

Come walk by the ocean as you enjoy Ken's art exhibit and make sure you take home the FREE gift that he has made specially for guests to this exhibit.

Are "You" ready to challenge your writing skills? Then participate in our OZLAND Picture Stories writing series.

Each month a new picture will be picked, from our OZLAND Artist of the Month collection, with different themes. Your goal is to write a 500-1000 word... poem... essay... or story about the picture picked. This is a chance for you to challenge your writing skills each month. Story can be written in ANY genre... sci fi... romance... ghost... fantasy... fiction... non-fiction... biography... mystery... historical... whatever your writing genre... feel free to experiment. More Information

Friday, October 1, 2010

Tegan Jenvieve's Halloween exhibit "Dark Beauty" at The OZLAND Art Gallery

Tegan Jenvieve is free spirit in real life and second life in search of emotions and experiences that move her soul. Between intuition and technique she works in different mediums including digital media, photography, words, and prims to show the viewer what lies in between the obvious and mundane. It is the search for that unknown that drives her to try out new techniques, take risks, and explore all that SL can offer. She holds a masters in Education and Bachelors in Math, and is proud mom of 3 out-of-the-box kids who are living proof that magic does indeed exist.

Tegan Jenvieve's Halloween exhibit "Dark Beauty" examines the intense contrasts and images on one moonlit Halloween night. All the images in Black and White harken back to the days when textures and composition alone, not special effects, could transport you to far off places and evoke deep thoughts.

On a lonely walk through a dark forest at midnight in SL, who knows what you will encounter......and if you make it home at all! Don't forget to look for the glowing gifts, these spooky objects want to come home and haunt your house too. See the exhibit at the OZLAND Art Gallery

Are "You" ready to challenge your writing skills? Then participate in our OZLAND Picture Stories writing series.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

"Desert Thunder" photography by Cowboy Darbyshire - OZLAND Art Gallery - September 2010

Cowboy Darbyshire lives in southern Arizona and has been chasing storms for 12 years.

His work has been featured on national TV and on several syndicated channels. He also has multiple storm photographs in various publications primarily in Asia and the South Pacific.

Lightning photography is Cowboy's specialty and his passion for chasing storms at almost any hour of the night or day has been rewarded on several occasions with unique photographs from a variety of places in the desert southwest.

He uses a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi and two primary lenses, a 28-80mm and a 70-300mm for all his photographs. His "trademark" photographs are taken during daylight hours... which are notoriously difficult to capture.

Visit Cowboy's ELECTIFYING exhibit at the OZLAND Art Gallery for the month of September and make sure you take home the free gift that he has made specially for guests who visit this exhibit!

Are "You" ready to challenge your writing skills? Then participate in our OZLAND Picture Stories writing series.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Van Caerndow's Western Paintings on Glass at the OZLAND Art Gallery - August 2010

"I paint on glass as a window to the worlds in my imagination"

Van Caerndow has developed a style of painting on glass (mostly miniatures) using a French water based craft paint called Pebeo, which is designed for glass and ceramics. After painting is done he bakes the glass for 20 minutes at 325 degrees. From these finished works he signs, and numbers Giclee prints at up to 400% of the actual size.

His subject matter varies from sports to travel to portraits, but is dominated by his fascination with the American West.

All his pieces on display in SL have been painted in the last five years. Not only are most of the originals (On glass) available for sale in RL, but he also offers the giclee prints for purchase by contacting Phil Strang at houseofstrang@aol.com.

Visit Van's Western exhibit at the OZLAND Art Gallery for the month of August and make sure you take home the free gift that he has made specially for guests who visit this exhibit!

OZLAND Picture Story Challenge - What does this picture say to you?

Are "You" ready to challenge your writing skills? Then participate in our OZLAND Picture Stories writing series.

Each month a new picture will be picked, from our OZLAND Artist of the Month collection, with different themes. Your goal is to write a 500-1000 word... poem... essay... or story about the picture picked. This is a chance for you to challenge your writing skills each month. Story can be written in ANY genre... sci fi... romance... ghost... fantasy... fiction... non-fiction... biography... mystery... historical... whatever your writing genre... feel free to experiment. >More Information

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Jadyn Firehawk Photography - Christmas in July Exhibit at the OZLAND Art Gallery

Jadyn Firehawk is a professional geographer & amateur photographer. Born in the Philippines she now lives in Texas.

She believes the mind behind the camera is more important then the quality of the camera. Her photos are taken with a Canon PowerShot point-n-shoot digital camera. She's tried a better camera but keeps reverting to her trusty point-n-shoot. She's concluded it's better to have a small camera in her purse at all times, than a fancy camera at home when she needs to capture a spontaneous shot the moment it catches her eye.

Living with bipolar disorder has given an intensity to her vision of the way she sees the world. Most people see things in pictures, she sees pictures in things. She loves to photograph things in daily life "as is" without any staging. Once she started looking for "as is" pictures, the world around her got more interesting and beautiful.

Visit her Christmas in July exhibit at the OZLAND Art Gallery for the month of July and take home the free gift that Jadyn has made!

NEW - OZLAND Picture Story Challenge - What does this picture say to you?

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Satu Gustafson Doodles at the OZLAND Art Gallery - June 2010

Satu Gustafson lives and works in the North West of Germany. Her artwork is all about experimentation with different materials, textures, media and techniques. Though her preferred medium is acrylic paints she has discovered black and white doodling as a form of art that is especially striking when imported into SL.

Satu is fascinated by colour and contrasts, simple shapes that carry powerful emotionality. So she often uses different shades of one single colour using a painter's knife to shape the pastous paint allowing for dynamic, curved shapes and forms. The black and white inks take this a step further, taking out the colour and working with very basic shapes and patterns.

By bringing her art into Second Life, she would like to make people curious, inspire them and encourage them to just take whatever material they can find in ther RLs and express themselves artistically.

Visit her exhibit at the OZLAND Art Gallery for the month of June and take home the free gifts that Satu has made!

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Josina Burgess' Acrylic Bronze Artwork at the OZLAND Art Gallery - May 2010

Josina Burgess studied at famous Art Schools in America and graduated in illustration, advertisement, free painting and drawing, then decided to become a singer.

During her years of traveling as a singer she continued painting and drawing. Her work has many facets. Josina uses mixed techniques she has developed herself. With acrylics she has developed a very personal style. Abstracts, flowers and landscapes are recognizable with her free expression.

The exhibit this month features Josina's RL Acrylic Gold Bronze on Canvas and some painting that have been reworked into SL. Her paintings are "beautiful", not boring, and always a pleasure to look at.

Visit the OZLAND Art Gallery during the month of May to see Josina's most unsual artwork... and make sure you take home the FREE GIFT that Josina has made.