2022 Talent Calendar

December 2022

Soho Café | Stephen Ladner | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Soho Café

Digital Photography
Stephen Ladner—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I started my photography journey in the 1970s as a fashion photographer in NYC. I approached the work with the conscious intention, as an artist, to produce something beautiful. And I saw beauty in everything. People and things became elements in a visual story that expressed who I was. I believe that my photographs are self portraits in the sense that they are a reflection of what I feel, what I think, and what I see. The experience that I capture exists by what I choose to see and feel. In this moment as a photographer and artist, my intention is still to define my reality and vision with the choices I make in the moment with the camera's eye.

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November 2022

Dreams of the Future World | Maja Bertole Jeras | London, United Kingdom
Dreams of the Future World

Photoshop
Maja Bertole Jeras—London, United Kingdom

I love to imagine a world where everything is possible.

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October 2022

Reflections on a Budapest Street | Lisa Goldfarb | Los Angeles, California
Reflections on a Budapest Street

Oil on Canvas
Lisa Goldfarb—Los Angeles, California

About this painting: I was in Budapest during the September 2006 anti-government protests which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. It was a bit nerve-racking to be caught up in potential violence and in the midst of angry protesters. Looking down on the rainy sidewalks I reflected on how history repeats itself, just like the seasons and the fallen leaves.

About me: I’m a Los Angeles-based fine art portrait and landscape painter utilizing my love of color, observation, energetic brush work, and empathy to capture a sense of person, animal, or place. I do a lot of dog paintings!

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September 2022

Lake Drive | Bruce Agababian | Detroit, Michigan
Lake Drive

Acrylic on canvas
Bruce Agababian—Detroit, Michigan

Now is the time to fulfill what I’ve always wanted to do, paint landscapes. I have photographed subject matter on my motorcycle tours around the country, but never committed those pictures to paint. I’ve been a Graphic Designer / Art Director for the last 40 years and I’ve decided now is the time to pursue my dream.

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August 2022

View Through The Window | Puthima Wong | Los Angeles, California
View Through The Window

Digital Illustration
Puthima Wong—Los Angeles, California

Puthima is an Illustrator/ Designer and 2D Motion Graphics Designer originally from Bangkok, Thailand. Wong is a team player who loves to collaborate with others to make something powerful.

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July 2022

White Horse Evolution | Dan Buchan | Sydney, Australia
White Horse Evolution

Digital
Dan Buchan—Sydney, Australia

Dan is a Graphic Designer with over 12 years of experience. Along with running his own design business, he’s worked for a number of advertising agencies and design studios, as well as in-house for companies throughout Australia. Dan gains his inspiration from getting off the beaten track and traveling into the unknown, nature, texture and layers, vibrant colour, and the ’60s and early ’70s eras.

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June 2022

My Comfort Zone | Gina Robertson | Atlanta, Georgia
My Comfort Zone

Acrylic paint done with Q-tips and fingers
Gina Robertson—Atlanta, Georgia

I like to draw, illustrate, and paint as often as I can. I mainly paint from memory and love to express myself in art. It’s named “My Comfort Zone” because I feel the most like myself when I have a paintbrush in my hand. I am a military wife with four beautiful kids as my inspiration, and they are my biggest support system.

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May 2022

Cheeky Boy | Katie Lively | Sydney, Australia
Cheeky Boy

Digital artwork using Procreate and Photoshop
Katie Lively—Sydney, Australia

Under the influence of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, my work often explores the beauty of nature. I’m particularly drawn to Australia’s bounty of unique flora and fauna. ‘Cheeky Boy’ is a bold and bright personality I simply couldn’t resist. Messy, unruly, and incredibly noisy, yet so charismatic and full of life. Cheers to the unmistakable cockatoo!

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April 2022

Go Next | Natsumi Tsuchida | Osaka, Japan
Go Next

Digital Illustration (Adobe Photoshop)
Natsumi Tsuchida—Osaka, Japan

Natsumi Tsuchida is an award-winning illustrator based in Osaka. Her love is drawing people, landscapes, and buildings using both digital and analog tools.

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March 2022

The Saints | Scott Erwert | Portland, Oregon
The Saints

Acrylic on canvas
Scott Erwert—Portland, Oregon

My work is a strange mix of observation, pop culture, historical references, free association and being open to where mistakes may lead. It's like the feeling of being inside of a David Lynch film, where you are drawn into the emotion of a non-linear narrative and have to find your own meaning. There’s a connection there or something that draws you in. It’s my job to create that connection through paint and the 2D surface. Sometimes it reveals itself quickly and organically; most times it’s a struggle that takes time and hard work to pull out the connection and uncover the soul of it. I want to share with the viewer the progress of this struggle in my paintings.

My process usually involves sketching plein air to capture the physical place or moment, then bringing those studies into the studio to edit, simplify, and sometimes deconstruct. I utilize my sketchbooks and mediums, which can be used to capture thoughts or moments quickly: graphite, colored pencils, watercolor, and gouache. Paintings based on these studies generally involve the use of acrylic, oil, and sometimes collage. Final paintings are executed on canvas or custom wood panels. I also build custom wood framing for many pieces, which adds to the personalized story I‘m telling.

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February 2022

Scheveningen | Brian Frank | The Hague, Netherlands
Scheveningen

Digital Photograph
Brian Frank—The Hague, Netherlands

I am an award-winning freelance photographer, retoucher, and educator from Des Moines, Iowa that moved to the Netherlands. As a photojournalist, I photographed for Reuters and The New York Times and am in the process of re-releasing my book, "Fight Night," which explores mixed martial arts in Iowa. My work has been seen in publications around the world and displayed in galleries in New York, Minneapolis, and Des Moines. Currently, I am working as a commercial photographer in the fashion industry in Amsterdam.

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January 2022

Decompression | Xavier Divoux-Cailleres | Paris, France
Decompression

Adobe Illustrator
Xavier Divoux-Cailleres—Paris, France

I am a French senior Creative Lead Designer and Digital Artist based in Paris. I have always seen the world around us as an assembly of colors and shapes, and this basic approach to perception is the very essence of my artistic work.

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