The following artists can be found at the 2015 Windlight Winter Art Show: Skip Staheli, Warm Clarity, and Dawnbeam Dreamscape:
ABOUT SKIP STAHELI:
Hi there, thank you for visiting!
I am Skip, from the Netherlands.. love to make pics in Second Life…and started in august 2008 my photostudio in SL.. Photo Fantasy Studio PURPLE COWS…., never thought it would be THIS busy! Wow.. Im still surprised about the succes and the fact that SL people really seem to love to have their pictures done in SL. And that they choose.. ME to do that.. did u looked around and saw all this huge talents here on SL and flickr.. its amazing!
First I started for fun making pics for friends and myself, but soon I got asked to make pics for friends of friends..and their friends etc đ lol
So I deceided to begin my own studio.
I love to blend rl and sl pics…mixing all the time… I dont see myself as a pro at all or a superb artist.. lol.. Im still and always learning and am always playing and trying stuff….. most of the time I really do not know how I made a piece at the end lol… I just mess around. So dont ask me to make the same piece again.. I simply cant.
Also when people ask me how I do things, and how I achieve some effects ..etc.. most of the time, i cont have clue myself.. seriously!
For my SL work I use now PS CS6 and plugins like FilterForge and Alien Skin… I would be no where without my Bamboo drawing tablet.. a lot of my work I draw by hand. In RL I follow since 2 years art classes, and I draw with pencils and charcoal.. If I wouldnt have found out, through SL, how much fun and heart drawing is for me, I probably would also never learned about this creative side of me…
I won in 2011 the BOSL award “Best Photographer” and in 2012 the award “Photographer of the Year” for Finesmith. I’v been nominated from 2012 to this year, 2015 for the avi choice awards, in both fashion photographer and photographer in the arts and made it to the top 5.. This year, I also won the title Best Erotic Photographer, at the Adult Industry Awards… Can tell you, this all makes me so very proud! đ
Well thats a bit about me…dont hesitate to ask me questions.. u can always drop me a note inworld.. visit my studio…or my flickr stream:
Growing up surrounded by a love of the arts by both parents, my natural instinct to draw and keep drawing obsessively was nurtured by both my parents and the massive collection of fantasy art and fine art books surrounding me in childhood. I spent an entire summer in my teens working endlessly on a series of pieces consisting entirely of flowers in vases and yet another summer the subject matter was trees and eyes.
Inspired by literature, graphic novels of the 1970s and artists of the Impressionist and Surrealist movements my work tends to vary in style and subject matter yet still maintain the trademark flowing natural curves that dominates every piece. As unnatural as my work looks all subject matter tends to lean toward subjects of horticulture and biology â nature. Most pieces are full of vibrant contrasting color combinations through the use of oils, acrylics, opaque water colors (gouache), prismacolor -pencils, markers, and art stix chalk pastels, and oil pastels with the occasional venture into pen and ink, charcoals and graphite.
Inspired by the following artists (this list is definitely not exhaustive…the list is endless)
Vincent Van Gogh
Paul Gaugin
Edgar Degas
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Henri Matisse
Joan MirĂł
Salvador Dali
Maxfield Parrish
Peter Max
Frank Frazetta
Roy Lichtenstein
Janet Fish
Donald Roller Wilson
In a world of fantasy, all things are possible. Â Dawn brings real world and Second Life together in her unique way of viewing both worlds. Â We hope you enjoy the world through her eyes
Artists Ilyra Chardin, Sparkie Cyberstar, & WrenNoir Cerise can all be found at the 2015 Windlight Winter Art Show! Below are the official bio’s for these artists:
ABOUT ILYRA CHARDIN:
Ilyra Chardin is a designer and digital artist, specializing in mixed media storybook and landscape art. Â Sheâs been featured at The Raglan Shire Art Walk, Builders Brewery Relay for Life Art Auction, Windlight Gallery as a Windlight Fellow, The Cheeky Lady Art Gallery, Creations for Parkinson Gallery, and in Art in the Park (a Gallery that she curates.) Â Ilyra was featured in the November 15, 2015 issue of SL Enquirer in an articel by Dean Lawson, entitled, “The Multiple Layers of Ilyra Chardin.” Â She is a Windlight Artist and Feature Contributor for Windlight Magazine.
I bring a style I feel is my own. My photography is all raw and untouched for the most part just cropped , maybe a border and signed. I do play with a few simple textures as you’ll see here and there.
I am a photoshop/gimp illiterate đ and decided to just work at shooting just a great shot without digital enhancement needed. I take photos of second Life of its beautiful worlds created who need no alteration to me. Sure I use windlight but other then that I would say I’m pretty traditional and my photos are pure through my eyes. I strive to bring out and show SL by shooting my photos as if I was in RL..
Please enjoy the beauty I find in SL.
Contact me for rates for : Portraits/People , couple, DJ & Musician Promo Pics . I Also do advertising photos/flyers
Previous & Current Exhibits:
Village at Eyeflyz since 9/28/2013 – Ongoing
Art in Hats 4/2014
Steampunk Bloggers Exhibit @ Skywalk Gallery- The Station -May 2014
The Black Door Gallery @ Key West – Love Hate exhibit – June 2014
My Gallery @ KW opened March 2015 – Ongoing – A mix of my fav & pretty eclectic pieces
“Reflections” at Rose Gallery @ Angel Manor March 2015
Ce Soir Spring May 2015
Ce Soir Summer Exhibit – July 2015
Exhibit at The Nawty Tiki Resort – Sept 2015 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nawty%20Island/77/140/26
Windlight Gallery September 2015 Fellowship
Thanks for your interest contact me direct for rates & info.
Also if you see a photo online by me you’d like & Its not in my gallery just ask, I’ll get it for you.
I have been creating art in RL ever since I can remember. Drawing, crafting, painting, anything that would be considered visually creative. Making art is something that I must do rather than just being something to do.
For me, the appeal of Second Life is it’s visual richness. The beautiful sims, the equally beautiful avatars, and the originality in the creations we see. All of it is used as inspiration for my inworld photography. And my preference is avatars. I like the personal nature of what is expressed in putting together one’s avatar as well as adornment in general. For this reason, the items made for avatars (clothes, hats, hair, skins, etc.) are usually my biggest inspirations. With the creation of mesh bodies, avatars are even more smooth and sensual, making photography of avatars truly pleasurable.
I work on SL photos every week. If I am not taking a photo it is only because I am scouting out locations or shopping for fun things to put in a photo. Because I came to SL for its visual pleasure, I prefer to take photos in an SL environment rather than a backdrop. Somehow the photo feels more 3 dimensional that way, but it also honors the environment which I love so much. I do use Photoshop in post processing, sometimes a lot, and sometimes very little. It depends on the photo and the mood I want in the photo.
My most recent source of pride is Visionaire Institute of SL Photography, where myself and Nariko Okawa teach new and aspiring photographers how to take the best photos they can. We focus on using SL tools to the utmost as well as teaching them how to truly ‘see’ the ins and outs of what makes one photo great while another photo makes no impact.
I hope you enjoy what you see. It is a culmination of about 4 years worth of finessing my skills which I hope will continue to grow.. Please consider this your personal invitation to join me on this journey of learning and creating fresh new things. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wrennoir/
On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 1pm slt, the Solaris produced Winter Queen Fashion Show will take  place! This event will feature some of your favorite designers! One such designer is Azul! Below is more info on Azul:
-Grand Opening of the Winter Art Show-Live Performer’s Stage-2pm to 6pm slt (2pm to 3pm slt- Live Performer Caasi Ansar, 3pm to 4pm slt-DJ John, and 4pm to 5pm slt-Live Performer Anek Fucks, and Art Show Tour-5pm to 6pm slt) http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Crestwood%20Acres/183/52/323
The Windlight Winter Art Show has over 20 talented artists! Each day we will highlight these artists. Today’s highlights are on Bryn Oh, Cica Ghost, and Secret Rage!
You can read about these talented artists below:
About Bryn Oh:
Education/ Basic Training
Toronto School of Art
Zbrush computer animation
Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario.
Completed degree in Softimage computer animation program.
Bachelor of Art, A.O.C.A.D.,
Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario.
Completed years 1 and 2 at O.C.A.D. in Toronto, Canada, completed my 3rd year in Fine Art at O.C.A.D in Florence, Italy, finished final year in Toronto.
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
Completed 2 years of psychology before attending O.C.A.D.
Selected Independent Art Exhibitions and new media events
A “virtual environment” is an installation that takes place in a virtual world and in some cases it is a “hybrid” which means it is showing in both a virtual world and real world location at the same time. So for example Family unit was shown for a month to thousands of people in the virtual world while also playing on a monitor in a real world museum in Rome, Italy.
Independent:
2014 Retrospective and Singularity of Kumiko, hybrid exhibition for Art & Algorithms digital festival, Titusville Florida http://artandalgorithms.com/virtual-art-initiative/
2014 “The Singularity of Kumiko” immersive environment.
2015 “Obedience”, virtual environment hybrid at the Jewish museum in Berlin with Peter Greenaway, Saskia Boddeke and Jo Ellsmere. Museum computer stations exhibiting the virtual space.
2014 “The Golden age of the Russian Avant-Garde” Moscowâs Manege Museum/ computer stations exhibiting virtual environments hybrid. Peter Greenaway and Saskia Boddeke supported by the British Council. http://www.otr-online.ru/news/news_26123.html
2013 “Danse Macabre” with Peter Greenaway. Basel, Switzerland
2013 “POLVERE DI STELLE” (Stardust) In collaboration with D. D’Art, Francesca, Barbi Marinetti, and Margutta RistorArte of Rome, MIC-Imagin@rium.
2012 SLACTIONS machinima festival.
2012 “The Cube Project” Collaborative build, Linden Endowment for the Arts
curator: Bryn Oh machinima http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9cjH-bwACs&list=UUI7NrJQ5vpg2PmVQKpwXSbw
2012 “Further along the Path”, Collaborative exquisite corpse build, Linden Endowment for the Arts.
Curator: Bryn Oh machinima http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FvFwApBjGo&list=UUI7NrJQ5vpg2PmVQKpwXSbw
2012 Creation of art for Cao Fei. (for upcoming project)
2011 “The Path” Collaborative exquisite corpse build, Linden Endowment for the Arts.
Curator: Bryn Oh Prim perfect
2011 virtual artwork created for the movie âMy Avatar and Meâ, Directed by Bente Milton. http://www.myavatarandme.com
2011 creation of a virtual articulated hand for artist Stelarc.
2010 MaMachinima International Festival (second life/ first life cinema)
2010 âBig Bangâ Peter Greenaway project, Warsaw, Poland.
virtual artwork created for hybrid performance/installation. http://wielkiwybuch.eu/eng/projekt.htm
2009 Nov-Jan Imagine festival, hybrid virtual environment Second Life, Yoko Ono/ University of Texas, San Antonio. Curator: Carmen Fies
2009 âWords Travel Fastâ, Nuit Blanche, Toronto Transit Commission video monitors.
In collaboration with the poet Catherine Graham. (machinima)
2008 Brooklyn is watching, Jack the pelican presents, Brooklyn, U.S.A. (second life/first life mix)
Awards
2014 Received an Ontario Arts Council grant from the Canadian government for new media.
2012 Received an Ontario Arts Council grant from the Canadian government for new media.
Received the Peter Greenaway prize (machinima) (An award presented/selected by Director Peter Greenaway in association with the University of Western Australia.
Received the George A. Reid Award from the Ontario College of Art and Design for painting.
Selected Publications / TV
Cica Ghost
Artist from Serbia, in Second Life since 2010.
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Past exhibitions:
2012, September – 2013, February
LEA 13, full sim
*Cica* (black and white world)
2013, January – February
”Pieces of Cica”, solo exhibition
Nitroglobus Gallery
2013, March – July
LEA 13, full sim
*Rust*
2013, July – September
MetaleS
*Ghostville*
2013, December
MIC-Imagin@rium
RED SHOES, collective exhibition
2013, October – December (extended to June 2014)
LEA 20
“Moving Islands” [Rafts], collective project by Eupalinos Ugajin
2014, February – March
Lost Town La Citta Perduta
*The Visitors*
2014, March – April
Caramel
*Little Village*
2014, October – December
Tabboo Rock
*Little Town*
2015, March
The Living Room
*Small Worlds*
2015, March – April
Wondering Dew
*Ruins*
2015, April – May
Wondering Dew
*Balloons*
2015, May – June
Wondering Dew
*Life in a Bowl*
2015, August – September
Luna Isle
*Strings*
2015, October – November
Blackmoore
*Prison*
current exhibit:
About Secret Rage:
Secret Rage is a very busy avatar!
Linden Endowment for the Arts Committee Member
Chief Operating Officer for Aview.TV
Land Manager for Zen properties
Manager for singer Neal Hoffmann
Machinamatographer
3D Artist
2D Artist
and a Participant in many art exhibits, contests and shows around the grid~
âIt is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.â â Vincent van Gogh
About Cica Ghost:
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