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Foxhole. Red fox kit staring out of a hole in a rustic old barn in Breckenridge, Colorado!

i won a watercolor award last year with this piece: Over The Rainbow. Click to see full image, please.

Capture of starting light.

Arches, 36x51cm, rough, 300gsm.

Take the long way home

"Gold at Daybreak"

Fire & Flow

A reflection on balance, transformation, and the interplay of opposing forces. Created with acrylic, mixed media, and gold leaf on canvas.

Between Fire & Water
Oil on board

An abstract exploration of the space between opposing forces—stillness and movement, warmth and coolness, certainty and change. Through layered colour, texture, and gesture, the work reflects the way contrasting experiences can coexist and shape one another.

@shaziartdigital

An Irish storm

The Tree That Holds The Sunset

“Passion in Brass” Acrylic on canvas 24” W x 30” H

This piece captures the raw emotion of a trumpet performance, where every note seems to leap off the canvas. The musician, lost in the moment, pours his heart into his trumpet, and you can almost hear the music echoing in the air. The interplay of light and shadow adds depth, making it feel like you're right there in the front row.

Title: Ember Lillies

Golden glow framed by scarlett blooms.

📍Lake Crabtree, North Carolina

Wild Affection

Nature's

beauty

A vibrant macro shot capturing a Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) delicately perched on clusters of pink wildflowers, likely Eupatorium or Valerian. Its orange wings speckled with black spots contrast beautifully against the soft green background, highlighting the intricate relationship between pollinators and flora

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89 cents/lb

Paper Collage 30" x 40"

89 cents/lb takes me back to 1962, working at a roadside stand where I helped the Morimotos sell fruits and vegetables from their truck farm in Westminster, California. I earned 35 cents an hour. Created with magazine scraps mounted on foam core board, this piece captures the charm of that rustic stand, with hand-painted signs for peaches, cider, and honey adding warmth. It's a tribute to simple moments, hard work, and the beauty of everyday life.

This work highlights the silent presence of a child, through a gaze that is at once gentle, frontal, and deeply attentive. It is not simply a portrait, but a meeting: that of a sensitivity still intact, capable of perceiving the world with intensity, without hardness or cynicism.

Through the textures, the transparencies, the traces of color and the delicacy of the face, Le Regard Clair evokes a beauty that is fragile yet essential. A beauty that does not seek perfection, but that carries a living presence, made of nuances, depth and humanity.

This painting speaks of what we choose to preserve in ourselves: our capacity to be moved, to recognize harmony, to remain open to what connects us to the living. It invites us to slow down, to look differently, and to rediscover that sensitive part that still knows how to see beauty where it resides.

‘Cat - Triple Aspect’

18” x 24” watercolour on Fabriano HP surface.

Ebony and Ivory depicts the subtle blue tones in the raven's plummage that are usually not perceived by the human eye. Raven definitely can see those colors themselves.

The Hour Between I, 50x50cm, oil on board, 2026. My practice is driven by the desire to find connection and emotional resonance in transient, overlooked moments at the thresholds of things. These are the moments, often quite ordinary moments, of quietness and when people become aware of themselves in their surroundings... and something stirs within us.

Whispers of Color

This abstract piece invites viewers into a dreamlike world where soft clouds of color meet flowing golden lines. Rather than telling a single story, the artwork encourages each person to discover their own meaning

Florida Orange Grove at Sunset

This piece is titled "Passionate Walk" it was inspired by my love of watching couples tango, in particular after my husband took me to see "Tango After Dark". Its a mixed media oil painting 23"x44"x2.5"

Canopy in Green

24”x24”

Acrylic and acrylic ink

Original painting

"Rider" acrylic on canvas 100x80cm

"Woodland Window". I love strolling through the woods at daybreak and dusk. The glow is mesmerizing, cocooning me in contemplation and rumination. oil on canvas.

The Ark of Mysteries

40 × 50 cm

Texture on linen canvas, acrylic paints

My best technical work is Dresden in the evening glow.

I was in Naples at the airport walking up some stairs and couldn’t resist taking the shot.

Acrylic on canvas, 40x40 cm, framed

The cloister of Jerónimos Monastery - Belem, Lisboa, Portugal

József Kordás’s painting Carmen is a painterly transcription of Bizet’s world-renowned opera: a visual articulation of music, passion and dramatic fate, brought into a distinct compositional order.

My 10x10 cm miniature from the "Roses" series

"Drift and Dream"
The original acrylic painting sold at an event on Maui called Whale Tales in February 2026.

Ink hatchwork drawing on canvas, a classic BMW, 150 x 80 cm.

Tranquility - Sarah Pagana 2026

Acrylic and Oil

My best work HUMAN MADE

This is my best painting 🧡

SUBMERSIBLE 147x116 cm

Ruth equine photography

Some dry natural details

Known as 'The Wanaka Tree' this is a location on the South Island of New Zealand which has become iconic. I chose a different approach to portraying the scene which I absolutely love.

Reflections of Nature, Sunrise at Miles Weir, Qld, Australia.

"Hang Time", 12" x 16", colored pencil.

Title: Out Standing In A Crowd

This is one of my wife's favorite photos.

Just like this vibrant orange tulip, our true colors are meant to be seen. Don't be afraid to be yourself, embrace your uniqueness and let your authentic beauty shine!