H2O
J. Mane Gallery is proud to present our H2O online juried art exhibition.
"The heart of a man is much like the sea. It has it's storms, it has it's tides and in it's depths it has it's pearls too."~Vincent van Gogh
Water is one of the most important elements for sustaining human life. We live on a water planet. It surrounds us, and we cannot live without it.
For this competition, artists were encouraged to share their artistic vision and interpretation of abstract art. The artwork submitted varied from realism to surrealism to abstraction, and all media were accepted, including 3-D. All artists over the age of 18, regardless of location or experience, were encouraged to submit their best inspired work.
Each of our themed exhibitions, awards for Best In Show, Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards.
The remaining artists included in the exhibition serve as an example of impressive talent and we are honored to showcase their artwork on the J. Mane Gallery website.
We thank all the competition participants. If you are interested in purchasing any of the artwork in this exhibition, please contact the artists directly. J. Mane Gallery does not enter into the selling of artwork featured in any of the monthly online exhibitions. You will find the artist's website or email by clicking on the images below.
Thank you for visiting our website and enjoy the exhibition!
Best In Show
Babcock Falls, Photography, 11 x 14
Logan Cook
G. Logan Cook is a passionate photographer hailing from the captivating landscapes of West Virginia. He graduated from Marshall University, where he cultivated his artistic skills and developed a deep appreciation for the power of visual storytelling. Inspired by renowned photographers such as Ansel Adams, Minor White, and many more artists. Cook's artistic vision is shaped by his profound connection to nature and his ability to capture its raw beauty.
@thegiantbehindthecamera
platinum
Murano Glass, Abstract Digital Photography, 24 x 18
Brian Hallas
Brian Hallas is an award-winning abstract digital photographer who celebrates the natural world by creating hallucinatory atmospheres and habitats of the imagination. They are realms of intense colors, shapes, and textures. Currently working exclusively with his iPhone11, from the initial image to the end result, he explores the limitless possibilities that apps and layering provide to create his captivating abstract and frequently painterly photographs. Brian’s photographs have been shown in galleries and museums throughout the world, and hang in a number of private collections.
He has been featured in several magazines, in both print and online editions, and collaborates with assorted artists across the globe. After enjoying a long career in the theater as a sound designer and performer, Brian adopted photography as his medium for expression upon becoming a schoolteacher, where economy of effort to achieve maximum effect is very much a key to survival. Ultimately, his work is infused with lessons learned throughout a life of stumbling among the tumbling tumbleweeds of time.
gold
Carwash Clear Vision, Photography, 21 x 12
John Laue
With five published poetry books and a prose tome that offers advice and assistance for people with mental health challenges, John’ Laue’s writings are widely known. Also a recognized photographer, John has images featured in local, national, and international galleries and magazines. His latest passion is creating photo series combined with poems and prose passages.
silver
Sea Anemone, Soft Pastels, 27 x 33
Nikki Coulombe
Ultimately as a traditional artist most comfortable painting or drawing, my approach toward art emphasizes value in the work process, where means to expression are diverse, and despite the outcome, effort is always worthwhile.
I grew up in Alberta, Canada, where three years of formal education led to a home-based business in eastern Ontario, working freelance while my children were young. Along with a variety of on-site work for Interior Designers, commissions included fabric design, illustrations, people and pet portraits, and customized wall murals for homes and restaurants. Until moving to the U.S. in 2002, volunteer work at schools involved developing educational projects around themes of Art History, multiculturalism, and environmental issues.
Modifying styles is characteristic of my work, mostly dictated by subject matter and the unique challenges presented by each individual piece as it unfolds. I work intuitively and don't really have pre-set, predictable methods, except there is constant concern for negative spaces being as important as the main objects. I'll remove material to create marks, imply structures, backgrounds and spatial movement, using damp cloth and dry brushes on acrylics paintings or watercolors, pottery tool and fingernails with oil pastels, and different sizes of erasers for work in graphite and soft pastels.
Photography is an ongoing interest, where I'm guided by the experiences and observations, influential in my artwork as inspiration and reference. Recently (2020-24) I've been doing large format soft pastels on paper, trying a broad range of subjects representing some of the amazing places I've traveled to.
Bronze
Underwater Art ii, Acrylics & Ink, 12 x 9
Deborah Chaney
Deb Chaney is an artist and teacher of spiritually inspired contemporary abstract mixed-media painting. She is inspired by the question of; how will we live in the frequency of our well-being? Her work is her healing, and creative process, a journey back to her authentic self. Her paintings appear in corporate and private collections worldwide, galleries, public art, TV, and film. Recently, Deb completed a large-scale public art installation in collaboration with Viuva Lamego of Portugal. She has been named twice in the Vancouver media as one of the top 10 artists to watch and has been featured in many publications, including The Georgia Strait, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver is Awesome, and Style at Home Magazine. She believes we are all creators and that consciously being in the creative process is a healing act. www.debchaney.com
The Show
