Although shapes do unfold, most of her works are expressionistic.  The plant and animal life discovered within Dariya Afanaseva’s paintings, though figurative, are more symbolic of growth, change, and beauty.  Other works are more ambiguous in their significance, and thus it is color and brushstroke that indicate their mood

Greg Frumen´s mysterious acrylic paintings reference the psychology of dreams to express his own emotions toward the condition of the world around him.  The Hungarian artist´s paintings of simplified figures in ambiguous settings take the viewer on a visual journey through a mystifying narrative encoded with symbols which are appropriated from the everyday world.  Frumen assigns titles to his works, further enhancing their story-telling quality. Each is evocative in its own emotional connotation and particularly poignant, adding another layer to his rich visual metaphors. 

Taking inspiration from his eclectic background in psychology, drama, and fine art, Greg Frumen´s work is informed by a multidisciplinary education. In addition to exhibiting his paintings in Budapest, Frumen continues his theatrical pursuits, working on stage and in film.  Additionally, he uses his style of bold colors and visual storytelling as an illustrator for children´s books. Whether his works appear on canvas or on the bound pages of a storybook, they are unified by his unique artistic vision. Frumen currently lives and works in Budapest, Hungary.

Sometimes a single question can be infinitely more delightful than a tome full of answers. Tapping into the innate questions of existence, John Lynch's works are the epitome of self taught surrealism. Inspired by science, philosophy, and his own pantheistic view of nature, they have found an avid audience which emerged from Charlottesville, Virgina, and is rapidly expanding. John paints in oil on canvas. His images are rich in color, and every strikingly odd note is laid out with crystal clarity. Viewing John Lynch's works is not just a pleasure to the senses, but an exercise for the mind.

Intertwined with the searching spirit of his works, twists of perspective play an essential role in the execution of his pieces. His images are a collection of questions, each boldly stated to the viewer. The answer may lie within, or it may remain unknowable, but what is certain is that lovers of art philosophy will find this charming blend irresistible.

The Spanish painter Oscar Di Costas, also known as Shalang (a Buddhist word signifying blankness and fluidity), creates colorful abstractions in a hybrid style. Some of Shalang's works draw on the drip painting technique of Jackson Pollock, while others channel the colorful quadrangles of Piet Mondrian and Hans Hofmann. The majority of Shalang's paintings combine these abstract genres, thereby creating an entirely unique fused imagery.  

His stated intent is to create works that flow between possible meanings, but are impossible to fix. Shalang's choice of drip painting, then, could not be more appropriate: his treatment of paint on the canvas makes literal the very fluidity he seeks to convey to viewers. He even extends this impermanence to his rectilinear shapes, which suggest movement and instability despite their flatness. With the units of his drips and shapes, Shalang offers viewers small pieces of a puzzle that extends beyond the edges of his canvases and whose pieces form so many different wholes

Raised in Istanbul, Sema Culam cites the rich civilization of the region as a large influence in her work. Though she initially devoted her talent to figurative abstract painting, she has now embraced a new style, utilizing naïve art techniques. While characterized as simplistic, the beauty of her work delivers a strong impact. Culam’s work offers a guided tour through rural life and agrarian customs. Each painting is like an illustration from a storybook, filled with quaintness and charm and rich with meticulous details. Rhythmic patterns and harmonious colors dominate her paintings and depictions of lush gardens, rolling hills, and common folk working the land evoke a sense of tranquility and ideals of purity and kinship.

Sema Culam is an award-winning painter, having been praised for her talent since she was a young child. Her work has been widely exhibited and collected in her own country as well as throughout the world, including Japan, the United States and France.

James Christopher Hill's skyscapes are inspired by the wondrous skies of this beautiful planet and various exotic locations, his love of the environment and a personal response to the events of September 11, 2001. All of these serve to bring forth a feeling of awe, mystery and appreciation for the fragile beauty of nature, and a love for our innate ability to respond in kind. The sky is Hill's infinite canvas, the backdrop upon which he captures the drama of clouds limned in sunlight or lightning stretching between earth and sky. Air, light and water is Hill's subjects, and there's a transcendent quality to these almost fantastical portraits of nature. It is Hill's sensitive brushwork, combined with his obvious deep respect for nature, which makes each of these pieces an original drama in its own right.

Through these vivid homages to nature's grandeur, James Christopher Hill brings to us the invaluable lesson that to cherish life, one must first cherish the imagination and its infinite capacities.