We invited all of our member artists to send us their new creations. We are delighted they took time away from their studios to send us an image and also a statement about their piece. It’s a pleasure to share this feature of New Art by Manhattan Arts International Member Artists.  Please use the links to the artists’ pages and visit their websites. To view all Artist Members’ art please visit the Members Online Art Gallery. To learn more about our exhibitions go to this page.

Published in 2019

Yvonne Welman

Yvonne Welman, Renate Dorreste, 2019, open acrylic, Golden, 20″ x 20″.

“Renate Dorrestein a tremendous dutch writer died in 2018. She could tell a whole story in just one sentence. Catch a atmosphere in a few words. Critics would say, she did not tackle the big social problems. She did it in such a light and easy way that you could miss that. It was her sp cial talent with words. I want to pay tribute with this painting, because she belongs to the great writers. In the media she gets less attention after het death then her male fellow writers.” Visit Yvonne Welman’s page.

Frantisek Strouhal

Frantisek Strouhal, The Tree of Life, work on paper/oil printing/lithography inks, 24″ x 20″, created February 2019.

“A very simple and obvious observation about a tree is that it is rooted in dirt. The taller the tree, the deeper into the dirt its roots reach. To bring darkness to light, to go beyond good and evil, and bring wholeness to my being, these are the goals of the shadow work. And to do this work I must dive into the depths of my shadows where these tendencies have rooted themselves long ago.” Visit Frantisek Strouhal’s page.

Kari Bienert

Kari Bienert, Cathcing the Thread, oil on linen, 28″ x 76″.

“I painted this work while my outer life was changing. New directions, new surroundings and new studio. While I am accustomed to change, I found this time my work pulled me into a center of discovery. Color connections anchored my soul and layers of life revealed themselves in an inner patterning that dispelled my sense of restless displacement and eased me forward into the next moment. Thank God for my practice, I thought, the one thing that makes sense in a slippery world. This painting took weeks of methodical color mixing and gentle brush strokes. Each color is a unique mix of many oils that are placed in the moment with an incredible amount of trust.” Visit Kari Bienert’s page.

Elliot Appel

Overthrow, NYC, acrylic on canvas, 14″x18″.

“I came across this subject by accident while walking along Bleecker Street in Manhattan. It caught my attention for a few reasons: I liked the unique storefront… I never expected to find a fight club in that neighborhood. Its rundown facade strewn with graffiti also appealed to me. The man on the bench, like the storefront, has seen better days. Subjects like this are just too good to for me to pass up. I was lucky to find it.” Visit Elliot Appel’s page.

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