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ABN be the interaction of a couple dancing or a group of strangers standing next to each other in a crowded room, I create an emotional connection for not only the viewer, but also between the people depicted in my work."
LINDA SHINKLE RODNEY & THEODORE MICHAEL SHINKLE www.shinklephotography.com
Linda Shinkle Rodney and T eodore
Michael Shinkle, mother and son, are collaborative photographers who scour the spontaneous tableaux both in the natural and human-centric worlds. T ey can oſt en be found snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking, donning waders or boating, in search of their next subject. T eir eff orts produce a highly nu- anced, stylized body of work that evokes an interpretive emotional response rather than a literal experience. T eir work has been exhib- ited, collected and published in numerous venues in North America, and they have shot on location on fi ve continents.
MARTHA SOTOMAYOR www.marthasotomayor.com.mx
Veracruz, Mexico-based Martha
Sotomayor's work combines the exuber- ance of her region's landscape and the charm of its people in a magical artistic technique that exemplifi es the core richness of the country. For Sotomayor, painting is an existential expression that defi nes her soul. Her surroundings, as well as the diversity of her people, are constant sources of artistic inspiration.
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HEATHER WHITESIDE www.whitesideart.com
A professional artist for An inspired piece by Martha Sotomayor
TAHLINE TORANIAN www.tahline.blogspot.com
"Drawing and coloring were as natu- Eduard Anikonov's 60
ral to me as breathing, thinking back to my earliest memories," says Tahline Toranian, who earned a bachelor's degree in graphic design, plus a diploma in design fundamentals. "Something never felt right though, until I took a random glance at a box I had in the corner of my apart- ment one day," recalls Toranian. "It contained drawings I had completed years earlier. Upon pulling out these works and thinking to myself, 'T ere is no way I can make a career out of this,' it took less than a second for a simultaneous thought to follow: 'I am going to make a career out of this.' I have not looked back."
the past 20 years, Heather Whiteside has lived all over the world, and it shows in her work and penchant for cityscapes. With a keen abil- ity to capture the energy and history of a place, Whi- teside's work is at once mod- ern and nostalgic. Her work has been featured in more than 30 magazines. In the spring of 2012, Whiteside
will begin yet another chapter in her life and career, opening an art studio in the New York City area.
MARTA WILEY www.martawiley.com
Born in Coyocan, Mexico, Marta
Gottfried Wiley had the unique op- portunity to grow up and develop as an artist from a very young age within a diverse, cultural mecca—in the very same place that Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo lived and painted. Wiley was guided and supported in her artistic ex- plorations by her grandmother—herself an accomplished artist, recognized by the Mexican government as a National Treasure. Wiley has shown and sold work in nearly 300 galleries, museums and trade shows throughout the world, and her work has been published and licensed through a variety of major publishing companies. ABN
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